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08-25-2007, 04:54 AM
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If Spider-Man has to wear essentially elastic nylon all over his body to enable his wallcrawling powers to reach through it, how come it's not perpetually dirty? For that matter, why doesn't he just patent his webfluid formula and retire a millionaire?
(I apologize in advance) Why Daylight Saving Time? Just WHY? If the tradeoff for all that hassle is just a couple bucks, wouldn't you all be willing to pay it? (This one occurred to me just yesterday) How do blind people know what the top or bottom of Braille letters are? Here's a diagram (since the forum can't handle spaces properly, each O is a dot and each X is a space): OO XX OX OO XX OX Same dot configuration, but different symbol. How can they tell?
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08-25-2007, 02:50 PM
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08-25-2007, 08:45 PM
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Even so, it must take a long time to train your mind and fingers to detect such subtle differences and read as fast as a sighted person can. On a related note, I'm still curious about Braille letters on the buttons at a driveup ATM. Backseat banking? Probably the real answer is its easier to mass-produce ATMs if there are fewer differences between vestibule and driveup models.
How long has it been since people used brass brads (or whatever those "punch through and fold out the wings" things are) to actually hold real documents together, as opposed to using them as axles for construction paper windmills and such? Why order meat rare? Issues of taste preference aside, don't the customers care about their health, and don't the restaurants get worried about food poisoning lawsuits? Has anyone ever heard someone use the alternative to genericized trademarks? i.e. "I need to buy some facial tissue" as opposed to "I need to buy some Kleenix" especially when they don't intend to buy Kleenix brand? Why do people make movies that set Shakespeare plays in later time periods, but still use the complete Shakespearean dialogue, which is archaic for the time period? There's gotta be a happy medium between authentic Shakespeare and modern vernacular, right? How many people know that Mario the plumber was originally Jumpman the carpenter?
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08-26-2007, 01:05 AM
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I would make this one into a poll, but I've created too many threads lately. Please answer this one if you want...
What's the average number of floors that it takes before a person realizes "whoa, I'm dozens/hundreds of feet up. Yikes! What if the building tipped over?" For me it's about ten. Three or four don't scare me, but ten...
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08-26-2007, 01:59 AM
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I'd say it's about the same for me, granted i've only been up that high about twice in my life... in a bulding anyway.
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08-26-2007, 06:27 AM
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People still BUY brass brads (or whatever) - we sell them and people buy them. Don't know what they use them for though.
And the number of floors up before I freak out, depends on the building and where I am in it. I'm fine if there's a floor below, but if I'm on a balcony or a building on stilts, then I freak. Even on the first storey. I will actually be constantly nervous - how can people handle knowing they're supported by nothing but twig thin beams? Oh and I won't lean on glass windows. And those 'nothing but a plate of glass' balconies seem incredibly dangerous. Why do I want more money even though I can't think of anything I want to buy? Why the hell hasn't everyone done something about global warming and pollution yet? Should I or shouldn't I go to University?
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08-26-2007, 11:11 AM
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The number of floors don't matter. It's that moment at the top of a very crumbly castle in eastern Europe, when you realise that all that's standing between you and going 'splat' is a single crenellation and a lot of air.
This is also a problem in the Whispering Gallery of St. Paul's Cathedral, and going up into the dome of St. Peter's in Rome.
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08-31-2007, 05:44 PM
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*clears throat* Escherichia coli (E. Coli) strain 0157:H7, one of the deadliest forms of E. Coli, (and causes of food poisoning outbreaks) is found predominatly in the intestines of bovines, where it is harmless, when humans eat it, however, that's a different story Beef processing plants are great places for 0157 to spread, because the beef is all processed together, regardless of whether or not a bovine was affected by it. The meat is flash frozen, preserving it for some unsuspecting human to eat it. This happens, almost only, in ground beef. Most beef cuts are just big slabs o' meat, with little to no openings for E. Coli to spread further into the meat, so it can only be found on the surface, so really, all it takes is a quick sear to kill any organisms, E. Coli or otherwise This isn't the case with ground beef, because there are so many pockets for bacterium to hide in, so unless it's cooked well done, there is always a chance of death by E. Coli. This is part of what happened in 1993, when Jack in the Box ran into trouble with E. Coli in their burgers (which were cooked medium rare) It's also why you have to sign a waiver at The WORKS (greatest burger place ever!) if you order you burger anything less then 'completely cooked' That's why ...wow, my glasses got bigger and nerdier looking... Why do I continue to keep cats, even though I'm allergic to them? Why did I completely forget the questions I had in my head whilst answering Nate?
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08-31-2007, 08:15 PM
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So you argue that rare burgers are much more dangerous than rare steaks. I guess I never thought about it from that angle before.
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09-01-2007, 03:00 AM
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Darnit Jim, I'm an engineer, not a doctor!
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mudshark: Nate's just being...Nate. Zeke: It comes nateurally to him. mudshark: I don't expect Nate to make sense, really -- it's just a bad idea. Sa'ar Chasm on the 5M.net forum: Sit back, relax, and revel in the insanity. Adam Savage: I reject your reality and substitute my own! Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Crow T. Robot: Oh, stop pretending there's a plot. Don't cheapen yourself further.
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10-20-2007, 05:47 PM
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Why can't I use the quick reply box?
Why does everyone think I'm crazy when I say global warming can cause an Ice Age? What in the world is Team Stargate? Why did I sign up for Team Stargate if I don't know what it is? What is the purpose of http://www.isitchristmas.com/? Why did I know more about physics when I was ten than my dad did?
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Finally refigured out what the address to this website is.
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10-27-2007, 06:56 PM
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^ With this, I very much agree. At the moment I can't dismount a mountain bike without half falling over at the same time.
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