Is it time for Random Thoughts - Part 4?

[OmCheeto]

I always thought the road in front of my house was pretty flat. Once you start doing bicycle physics experiments, you discover it is not so.

The same thing happened to me 5 years ago when I brought my then new truck home for the first time. I always thought my driveway was perfectly level. None of my previous 5 cars moved when I parked. But my truck took off, like a rat out of an aqueduct. Voom! Fortunately, it slopes away from the street, and the lawn gently caught her.

 

[dlgoff]

I always thought the road in front of my house was pretty flat. Once you start doing bicycle physics experiments, you discover it is not so.

The same thing happened to me 5 years ago when I brought my then new truck home for the first time. I always thought my driveway was perfectly level. None of my previous 5 cars moved when I parked. But my truck took off, like a rat out of an aqueduct. Voom! Fortunately, it slopes away from the street, and the lawn gently caught her.

Bicycles? Truck coasting uphill? Level road?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRzwNycQTok

 

[OmCheeto]

Bicycles? Truck coasting uphill? Level road?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRzwNycQTok

Ok. Maybe my road and driveway are flat. But the only explanation of unexplained time-space curvature would be micro, non-evaporative, black holes, planted, by, aliens...

 

[zoobyshoe]

There's something really wrong with the Contour commercials.

 

[Borek]

Bicycles? Truck coasting uphill? Level road?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRzwNycQTok

I know of two similar roads in Poland. One near Wiele, other near Żar mountain.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I fell asleep with the TV on this afternoon and had a long, fascinating dream incorporating dialog and narration from the TV show.

The show was this thing on Sci-Fi where the guy goes all over the world chasing down legendary beasts and myths.

 

[Borg]

I average about 10K miles per year on my car. I've driven over 3000 miles in the last 4 weeks.

 

[Lisa!]

I fell asleep with the TV on this afternoon and had a long, fascinating dream incorporating dialog and narration from the TV show.

The show was this thing on Sci-Fi where the guy goes all over the world chasing down legendary beasts and myths.

I should try that!

 

[Borek]

Absolutely best SF dreams I ever had happened when I had a very high fever from tonsillitis. I was 21 or something at the time. The scene I remember best was in a pilot cabin of some kind of a spaceship (in a way similar to Millennium Falcon). I was talking with someone and he made some gurgling noise. I asked "What's that" and he answered "curse in an high Akiel dialect". "What does it mean?" I asked. "Untranslatable, we lack appropriate organs".

You don't want the fever to go down when you see such things.

 

[Borg]

Absolutely best SF dreams I ever had happened when I had a very high fever from tonsillitis. I was 21 or something at the time. The scene I remember best was in a pilot cabin of some kind of a spaceship (in a way similar to Millennium Falcon). I was talking with someone and he made some gurgling noise. I asked "What's that" and he answered "curse in an high Akiel dialect". "What does it mean?" I asked. "Untranslatable, we lack appropriate organs".

You don't want the fever to go down when you see such things.

After I saw the movie Inception, I had a few dreams within dreams. I actually woke up in my dream and understood that I had been dreaming - then I woke up from that one. It was very surreal but no fever required.

 

[DennisN]

"Untranslatable, we lack appropriate organs".

Very fun!

After I saw the movie Inception, I had a few dreams within dreams. I actually woke up in my dream and understood that I had been dreaming - then I woke up from that one. It was very surreal but no fever required.

I've had a couple of such dreams too. One of the weirdest dreams was one in which I woke up from a dream and told myself to test if I was still dreaming by touching some object (a table or something, I can't remember what it was). I touched the object and decided that it was real and that I was not dreaming. But I was dreaming .

 

[zoobyshoe]

Very fun!


I've had a couple of such dreams too. One of the weirdest dreams was one in which I woke up from a dream and told myself to test if I was still dreaming by touching some object (a table or something, I can't remember what it was). I touched the object and decided that it was real and that I was not dreaming. But I was dreaming .

The opposite of a lucid dream: where you are dreaming but specifically question it and come to the conclusion you aren't. I have had this many, many times, and I hate it!

 

[OmCheeto]

My neighbors abandoned their fish.

They left one person behind to clean up before the landlord showed up, and he asked me if I would take them. Since I have a fish tank, I said yes.

I now have, in addition to my original tribe, 4 comet goldfish, 2 neon tetras, 2 bleeding heart tetras, and a glass cat.

Once I got them home, he asked me if I wanted the aquarium. I said sure, why not.

Anyways, the reason I brought this up is, because there were about 20 kg of "ornaments", half of which were in two boxes. Upon inspection, I decided that none of the ornaments, aside from a few interesting rocks, would have ever graced any of my aquariums. This was obviously a "woman's" fish tank!

Is there a field of study known as ichthyoanthropology? i.e. the study of the determination of the gender and life path of the person, based upon the junk they've had in their fish bowls?

ps. In one of the boxes, was a child's white sock, embroidered with; "HAPPY HOOKER". Not sure what that says about the family. Maybe dad bought them. I saw no signs of embroidery, crocheting, knitting, nor fishing gear, in the house.

pps. Hey! She's still alive! And still looks happy.

ppps. I also got a free wheelbarrow. Had a flat tire. Two punctures. Kinda fixed them. Just long enough to haul all this crap across the street.

pppps. I'm feeling like I'm 16 again. Infinite amounts of free time.

Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game because they almost always turn out to be—or to be indistinguishable from—self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time.

 

[dlgoff]

Absolutely best SF dreams I ever had happened when I had a very high fever from tonsillitis. ... I was talking with someone and he made some gurgling noise. I asked "What's that" and he answered "curse in an high Akiel dialect". "What does it mean?" I asked. "Untranslatable, we lack appropriate organs".

You sure it was fiction?

I've learned a lot from micromass.

 

[lisab]

I've learned a lot from micromass.

We all have .

 

[WWGD]

You sure it was fiction?

I've learned a lot from micromass.

That is not the way I thought he looked!

 

[Medicol]

I don't know who this is (the guy in the image) but people around on the net like to use his picture with words like this.

 

[WWGD]

I don't know who this is (the guy in the image) but people around on the net like to use his picture with words like this.

Didn't you read below the picture ? That's micromass.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Didn't you read below the picture ? That's micromass.

Yes. When we first saw his hair, back in the day, there was a general clamor to make him a mentor.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I saw this very entertaining movie on TV tonight. It was called Red, and starred Bruce Willis as an ex-CIA agent who was targeted for termination. Many guns were fired and many people died during the movie. Somehow, it remained basically a comedy. I understand there's a sequel.

 

[DennisN]

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Look here! Look here! Very important!
Look down!
Further down!
It's amazing!
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--------> Nothing special here. I just stole a couple of more seconds of your life.

 

[Evo]

More Ming for Micro. Look at that tongue!

 

[collinsmark]

Oh, such a sweet puppy! :!)

But, still, Ming does look a little, well, ...

[Image taken from: http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3221199/bd-review-the-last-exorcism-part-ii-boring-horror-loaded-with-filler/]

 

[Evo]

LOL, I don't know how you find those pictures.

 

[zoobyshoe]

"If anything, this new sequel breaks new ground in treading water, wasting time and general narrative inertia. It’s an almost Herculean feat of nothingness.”

They made a movie of my life?

 

[Evo]

For micro, a cry for help

 

[collinsmark]

Such a beautiful puppy. :!)

For micro, a cry for help

But still, ...

[Pazuzu from the demonic horror, cinematic masterwork THE EXORCIST. Image taken from http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/File:Pazuzu.jpg]

Hmm. Regardless, I like Ming (and Chopin).

[Edit: as a matter of fact, I call the Pazuzu resemblance a positive bonus! :thumbs:]

[Another edit: Hee hee! Seriously though, Ming (and Chopin) is (are) adorable. Pairing up these images makes me laugh.]

[Yet another edit: I just realized that this last, puppy image wasn't Ming but Chopin. They both look possessed! (or is one possessing the other?)]

 

[DiracPool]

I would also recommend wearing the 45 SPF factor sunscreen if you're planning on walking on the sun, instead of the usual 15 SPF we use here on Earth, seeing as that you're closer. And if it fits your schedule, go in April, when smashmouth holds their annual shindig.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=watch?v=LQj--Kjn0z8

 

[WWGD]

Just received an e-mail of someone wishing that I "have a great fall". I hope the sender just forgot to capitalize, tho if I do happen to fall, I will make the best of it. Just in case, I replied wishing her a hip replacement; guess some replacements can be seriously hip.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Just received an e-mail of someone wishing that I "have a great fall". I hope the sender just forgot to capitalize, tho if I do happen to fall, I will make the best of it. Just in case, I replied wishing her a hip replacement; guess some replacements can be seriously hip.

About a year ago I was sitting on a wall and actually did fall off. It was not a "great" fall in any sense, and I was back together again within two weeks with no help needed. But I wondered about the strange glitch in balance that caused the fall and whether or not it was the same as Humpty's. History, you may recall, does not record the cause of his accident. Anyway, I did hurt my hip a little, but mostly I scraped an elbow.

 

[AlephZero]

About a year ago I was sitting on a wall and actually did fall off. It was not a "great" fall in any sense, and I was back together again within two weeks with no help needed. But I wondered about the strange glitch in balance that caused the fall and whether or not it was the same as Humpty's. History, you may recall, does not record the cause of his accident. Anyway, I did hurt my hip a little, but mostly I scraped an elbow.

Maybe you fell asleep, like this guy: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-28844764

Is this a new explanation for "having dreams about falling"?

 

[DennisN]

And if it fits your schedule, go in April, when smashmouth holds their annual shindig.

DiracPool, I like the Smash Mouth song, it's been a long time since I heard it, so thanks for posting it!

I would also recommend wearing the 45 SPF factor sunscreen if you're planning on walking on the sun, instead of the usual 15 SPF we use here on Earth, seeing as that you're closer.

Good idea! I did not think about that, people are so stupid. Why do they never think of that? But I still think it's better to go at Winter, it feels more logical to do so.
Let's see how to prepare for a sun walk:
1. Make sure you visit the Sun in the Winter, and at night.
2. Apply a proper sunscreen.
3. Make sure you wear sunglasses to protect your eyes.
4. Construct and wear a full body foil suit:

But the biggest problem, as I see it, would be how to locate the Sun at night. I must know where I'm going. At night it is very dark, and I won't see a thing! Hmm... I'm wondering... would flashlights and binoculars be of any help here? Maybe flashlights are too weak? I know there are very powerful spotlights, though, which might do the job.

EDIT: I just had another wonderful idea! And I have never heard anyone suggesting it before! Imagine building a spacecraft for landing on the Sun - a spacecraft made of ice! An icecraft :!)! Of course, we all know ice can melt if it's hot, but if you make the icecraft big enough, maybe this will work?

 

[Borek]

Science to the rescue! Sun is hot, so to find it during night you can use one of these fancy infrared goggles.

 

[DennisN]

Science to the rescue! Sun is hot, so to find it during night you can use one of these fancy infrared goggles.

Now that is pure perfection! Thanks!

 

[zoobyshoe]

Maybe you fell asleep, like this guy: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-28844764

Hmm, no, I didn't fall asleep and wake up the Thames that I'm aware of. I landed in a parking lot. There were no Royal National Lifeboats needed, either. I just got back up.

 

[WWGD]

About a year ago I was sitting on a wall and actually did fall off. It was not a "great" fall in any sense, and I was back together again within two weeks with no help needed. But I wondered about the strange glitch in balance that caused the fall and whether or not it was the same as Humpty's. History, you may recall, does not record the cause of his accident. Anyway, I did hurt my hip a little, but mostly I scraped an elbow.

If it happened during work hours, I can give you a link I just saw for "small business lawyers"--all lawyers below 5'2'' .

 

[zoobyshoe]

If it happened during work hours, I can give you a link I just saw for "small business lawyers"--all lawyers below 5'2'' .

You're saying "large business lawyers" can only handle it if it was not during work hours?

 

[zoobyshoe]

I was wondering again today when and how bacon got rehabilitated. Not so long ago bacon was considered evil, the very icon of high cholesterol, heart clogging meat. Now the only important thing about bacon is that it tastes really, really good.

 

[HomogenousCow]

I was wondering again today when and how bacon got rehabilitated. Not so long ago bacon was considered evil, the very icon of high cholesterol, heart clogging meat. Now the only important thing about bacon is that it tastes really, really good.

Personally, I find that bacon goes best together with other food. Such as in burgers or in salads.
Bacon on itself is overrated in my opinion, it's a boring dish all by itself.

 

[*now*]

Indeed, bacon is a bit of a boar.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Personally, I find that bacon goes best together with other food. Such as in burgers or in salads.
Bacon on itself is overrated in my opinion, it's a boring dish all by itself.

You eat burgers? You're a cow.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Indeed, bacon is a bit of a boar.

Well, it seems to be hogging everyone's attention lately.

 

[HomogenousCow]

Dem jokes

 

[*now*]

Enough of that hogwash.

 

[edward]

I locked my key in my workshop which I have never done before. I went in the house and was rummaging through the desk looking for the spare key. My 13 year old grandson noticed my predicament and told me he would go get my key from the workshop.

He was back in about 30 seconds with the key. When I asked him how he did that he waved his plastic junior high I.D. card at me and said: "now you know why I never ask for the workshop key anymore."

You can bet I will fix that.

 

[drizzle]

Reminds me of the incident when I locked my keys inside the lab around 2 am and I was still in the middle of the experiment, the lab keys, the car keys, my place's key.. So embarrassing.

 

[HomogenousCow]

Are we being attacked by religious groups?

 

[OmCheeto]

Are we being attacked by religious groups?

I don't know, but I have a 2 gallon sized frog in my front yard.

 

[edward]

I don't know, but I have a 2 gallon sized frog in my front yard.

Frog worshipers will eventually show up.

 

[DennisN]

Reminds me of the incident when I locked my keys inside the lab around 2 am and I was still in the middle of the experiment, the lab keys, the car keys, my place's key.. So embarrassing.

But fun to read here!