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[OmCheeto]

the screamin' leek made me laugh

OMG!

I'm so bringing leeks on my next boat ride. My friends just bought a new boat.



Umm...

On second thought, it's a Boston Whaler.

They would just say; "Let's eat!"



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ps. Thank you LisaB. That made me laugh too. :)

 

[Enigman]

There's a storm brewing but the sky is as clear as crystal.

 

[OmCheeto]

Floating along in the last double digit prime gap.

 

[lendav_rott]

poured water down 9th floor today, it didn t reach the ground, that's how cold it is xD

 

[zoobyshoe]

poured water down 9th floor today, it didn t reach the ground, that's how cold it is xD

People can check the temperature at the South Pole online. Post when your local temperature is colder than the South Pole (which has actually happened a few times this winter).

http://www.timeanddate.com/weather/antarctica/south-pole

 

[collinsmark]

People can check the temperature at the South Pole online. Post when your local temperature is colder than the South Pole (which has actually happened a few times this winter).

http://www.timeanddate.com/weather/antarctica/south-pole

Interesting!

I just checked the site, and it says,

Wind: 7 mph from 50° Northeast​

I wonder what the 50° Northeast part means.

 

[lisab]

Interesting!

I just checked the site, and it says,

Wind: 7 mph from 50° Northeast​

I wonder what the 50° Northeast part means.

Good point. Wouldn't the wind blow from the Northeast and to the Northeast simultaneously?

 

[Enigman]

I wonder what the 50° Northeast part means.

At the South Pole, grid north conventionally points northwards along the Prime Meridian.[1] Since the meridians converge at the poles, true east and west directions change rapidly in a condition similar to gimbal lock. Grid north solves this problem.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_north

 

[dlgoff]

I wonder what the 50° Northeast part means.

Probably has to do with the station not being exactly at the pole?

This station currently lies within 100 meters (330 ft) of the Geographic South Pole.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amundsen%E2%80%93Scott_South_Pole_Station

 

[Lisa!]

Phew
I've finally finished my paper!

 

[Evo]

Phew
I've finally finished my paper!

Congratulations!

 

[Lisa!]

Congratulations!

Thank you!

 

[Enigman]

Probably has to do with the station not being exactly at the pole?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amundsen%E2%80%93Scott_South_Pole_Station

Nope, its the grid north:
Nathan Tift FAQ
Wouldn’t every direction there be North? How do you give each other directions?

We certainly can’t give directions here like everybody else does. For instance, to go out to the MAPO observatory from the Dome, one would have to walk South and then North without ever turning because they would pass right by the Geographic South Pole. Fortunately, we rarely have to give each other directions because our station is so small and the nearest place that anyone would want to go to is over 800 miles away!

If someone does talk about things being North or South here, they are most likely referring to what we call 'Grid directions' as in Grid North and Grid South. In the Grid system, North is along the Prime Meridian or 0° Longitude, pointing toward Greenwich, England. South would be 180° Longitude, East is 90° and West is 270°. It's actually quite simple. Meteorologists like myself always describe wind directions using the Grid system. It wouldn't mean much to report that the wind at the South Pole always comes from the North!

Phew
I've finally finished my paper!

Hope you are feeling better now?

 

[drizzle]

Phew
I've finally finished my paper!

Congrats! :D

 

[Ashera]

Today's been really good, actually. I loved today's coffee!

 

[lisab]

I wonder if Obama will take up the cause to ban human-animal hybrids.

 

[dlgoff]

I wonder if Obama will take up the cause to ban human-animal hybrids.

Good thing you got your wings before Obama.

 

[Ashera]

I'm thinking about the legalization of marijuana.

 

[lisab]

Good thing you got your wings before Obama.

 

[OmCheeto]

Google is broken...

All I get are TED videos...

Does anyone remember the song, with the premise:

"If (in your opinion) I'm so messed up, then why are you following me?"

 

[Enigman]

I hate sherlockians.

 

[Mandelbroth]

I hate sherlockians.

http://aliimmam.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sherlock-meme.jpg

I discovered differential Galois theory yesterday. I think I'm in love with this concept. It's really beautiful.

 

[Enigman]

http://aliimmam.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sherlock-meme.jpg

Shoot yourself and then fall.
P.S. S4 either Jim has cracked p vs np or Mrs Norton's interfering or Jims's brother's back in London.

 

[Mandelbroth]

Shoot yourself and then fall.

 

[Enigman]

Evil Math
Pi is evil.

 

[OmCheeto]

Google is broken...

All I get are TED videos...

Does anyone remember the song, with the premise:

"If (in your opinion) I'm so messed up, then why are you following me?"

Ah ha!

Band: Collective Soul
Song: December
Lyrics I was thinking of: "Why follow me to higher ground, lost as you swear I am."

 

[Lisa!]

Hope you are feeling better now?

Yeah, I am feeling well! Thank you!

Congrats! :D

Thank you!

 

[DennisN]

Evil Math
Pi is evil.

Surreal numbers - do they exist or not?

"The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad."

 

[DennisN]

Shakespeare's Insult Generator:
http://insult.dream40.org/

 

[Enigman]

Shakespeare's Insult Generator:
http://insult.dream40.org/

Though art a silly dry cheese.