PF Random Thoughts

zoobyshoe

No, it means a fox stole their cheese, is all.

OmCheeto

I had put together a 45 minute post this morning about my experience with hefting around 350 bowling ball double mass type things one day, and how I permanently messed up my back, but it sounded kind of sissy.

So I'll just go to bed.



again...

Biosyn

Anyone know where to buy a model steam engine and/or stirling engine under $54.79 (the amount that I just so happen to have left over on Paypal.) ?

:P

ThomasT

Thanks for starting the new thread. I hope you don't start a new thread with this post, because it might lead to some sort of infinite ... thing. I have a problem with infinity, which I don't think developed randomly.

turbo

Infinity (especially infinite branching) has some downsides...

ThomasT

Well, processes iterated indefinitely I can handle. (Which might seem to contradict what I said to Borek -- apparently my thoughts are more random than I had previously ... thought.) But stuff like "the universe is infinite" I have a problem with.

zoobyshoe

Don't want to make your own?

Here's a famous simple one that most can make:



You can make it as nice or as junky looking as you want. This guy went for junky, but it works pretty well.

Biosyn

Thanks, I guess I could make one myself if I put in the effort, but I was just looking for a small version to put up on my desk and amuse myself when I get bored. :)

zoobyshoe

Actually, commercially made ones are way overpriced. I guess they're only made by small companies that end up having to charge a lot because they can't make mega-amounts of them all at once. I haven't seen any at all that seemed to be priced in line with what you get.

jhae2.718

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1201...h_npp_8000.jpg

zoobyshoe

Where did Ryan_M_B disappear to?

lisab

And HeLiXe?

Let's split up and go look for them!

rootX

Nowhere http://www.physicsforums.com/showpos...&postcount=217

rootX

So, I hear www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWrk-brFCrY movie won an Oscar. It looks like a painful and worthwhile movie to watch.

Borek

At the same time, In Darkness didn't won an Oskar

ThomasT

Yes, so sad, so absurd, that beliefs (and actions) of this sort persist in our modern world. But, optimistically, there are people from those cultures who have adopted better, imo, ideas.

Gad

Thanks rootX, I was trying to look for it the other day. My mom told me it was on the news and I couldn't believe it. Sigh, so sad.. :(