Is it time for Random Thoughts - Part 4?

[Enigman]

Oh dear...

 

[DiracPool]

I'm forgetting something, what was it? Darn, it was kind of important...oh yeah, now I remember...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=watch?v=8EnsUeR2MyI

Edit: I feel much better now :)

 

[OmCheeto]

A cow produces as much global warming as a family car, if "Horizon" got their sums right. Stick a tube up the cow's ****, collect the methane, stick cow in garden, no more mowing, power the family car.

We've discussed this before.

Though, I didn't calculate a cow in every back yard.

We do outnumber them 7 to 1.

I think Wolram was way ahead of me with this idea. He posted a thread, the day before I joined the forum. I of course, can never pass up a grand idea, and joined in the conversation.

lisab might be part neutrino, as she joined the forum, one day before Wolram posted the question.

Ha! I've never stalked lisab's "thread's started" profile. We both ended up in GD with our 2nd threads.

Wait. What's this? You've never started your own thread? You've been here 10 years and 11 days, and never had a question? hmmm...

ps. Happy belated anniversary mal4mac.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Listening to the Russian Easter Overture for the first time in years. I have the feeling that John Williams learned a lot from this piece. It's very like a movie score in many ways.

 

[edward]

The latest WTF from the UK is 1400 cases of child sex abuse in Rotherham; police and councillors turn a blind eye, get caught, then decide they needn't resign! Makes me ashamed to be British.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...rkshire-police-victims-john-mann-shaun-wright

I read about that. It was in a Pakistani community. That should not make a difference.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/0...igns-of-sexual-assault-on-1400-girls-ignored/

It definitely looks like there was some anti Pakistani sentiment involved. A similar situation occurred in Maricopa county Arizona in the USA. This one involved a Hispanic community.

http://www.theatlantic.com/national...y-harrassed-latinos-but-ignored-crime/257033/

 

[drizzle]

2048

^
Is addictive.​

 

[AlephZero]

I read about that. It was in a Pakistani community. That should not make a difference.

I wouldn't deny some anti-Pakistani or anti-Moslem feeling exists, but there is a track record of convictions for similar offenses in several UK cities, some of which would be hard to describe as obviously prejudiced communities - e.g. Oxford. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-23079649

Of course the preference for European female slaves goes back for almost as long as there has been any recorded history - i.e. for millennia rather than centuries.

The whole subject is a bit of a hot potato in the UK following investigations into allegations about several high profile individuals (some no longer alive), most notably Jimmy Savile and Rolf Harris.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Savile
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Savile_sexual_abuse_scandal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28163593

 

[mal4mac]

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/0...igns-of-sexual-assault-on-1400-girls-ignored/

It definitely looks like there was some anti Pakistani sentiment involved.

Where exactly? Did you miss the colon after "Ludicrous"? It was (rightly) the council and police who were being called ludicrous, not the Pakistani community!

 

[mal4mac]

Scottish Independence campaign is hotting up, an "anti-independence" campaigner canceled his tour 'cause he got egged. I expect a rerun of Bannockburn with real bannocks. The pain! The anguish! Call it off before the flanning starts.

 

[Astronuc]

Some men will be boys, err . . . pre-adolescents, err . . . just gross.

Absurd Treatment of Kirsten Gillibrand Reveals Disgusting Side of Washington's 'Boys Club'
http://mic.com/articles/97546/absur...als-disgusting-side-of-washington-s-boys-club

 

[Psinter]

Whatever you do, don't Google: Australian spiders

...ever.

I did not listen and I regret everything. You've been warned.

 

[lisab]

Whatever you do, don't Google: Australian spiders

...ever.

I did not listen and I regret everything. You've been warned.

I'm certain there is much nope there. Completely sure I won't be doing it any time soon.

 

[HomogenousCow]

Whatever you do, don't Google: Australian spiders

...ever.

I did not listen and I regret everything. You've been warned.

Must resist..

 

[Psinter]

I'm certain there is much nope there. Completely sure I won't be doing it any time soon.

A lot of nope. Very powerful nope.

Must resist..

Don't do it. You shall not do it.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Whatever you do, don't Google: Australian spiders

How about Austrian spiders? Can I google that?

 

[Psinter]

How about Austrian spiders? Can I google that?

Hmmm. Austria is an unknown realm to me so... You can do it.

I won't do it, I'm just saying you can, for I've not done it so I cannot warn of possible dangers that may exist.

As for Australia... what has been seen cannot be unseen.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Hmmm. Austria is an unknown realm to me so... You can do it.

I won't do it, I'm just saying you can, for I've not done it so I cannot warn of possible dangers that may exist.

As for Australia... what has been seen cannot be unseen.

I actually have no inclination to google either. I was just thinking that if, for some reason, I were ever required to google Australian spiders, I could google Austrian spiders instead, "by accident," and avoid bad things.

 

[Psinter]

Makes sense. But be careful of Google auto-correct that kicks in without one's permission. Even in an accident he may purposely send you to Australia (by correcting your keywords without permission). Just to do the damage. :shy:

 

[Lisa!]

Whatever you do, don't Google: Australian spiders

...ever.

I did not listen and I regret everything. You've been warned.

Now I have to do it!

 

[Borek]

Whatever you do, don't Google: Australian spiders

...ever.

I did not listen and I regret everything. You've been warned.

 

[Psinter]

He says to step to the right, but I'll be so nervous I'll probably step to the left.

Now I have to do it!

It is very important that you don't do it. Recovery won't be easy. (This face represent how your nights will be) (sight sense activate!)
____________________________
I've got so much energy today! So hyperrrrrrr! Let's train everybody! Go go go, let's go! Who wants to swim to the South Pole and back?!

 

[dipole]

Wouldn't want to live with them, but I think spiders are pretty fascinating to look at.

 

[AnTiFreeze3]

Man... this article makes me so incredibly upset. I thought we were supposed to be living in the 21st century.

 

[dipole]

Don't tell me jumping spiders aren't adorable... look at this peacock spider.

 

[lisab]

Don't tell me jumping spiders aren't adorable... look at this peacock spider.

Aaaawww, they're so cute :!)!

I thought I'd posted this before, but I can't find it. Turn you sound on:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-tXJmXQ6Is

 

[lisab]

Weird. I haven't been to Amazon in a while, and when I went today the ads were all Barbra Streisand and wristwatches.

I never, ever listen to Streisand, and I haven't worn a watch since...high school? I think there's a glitch in their matrix.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Man... this article makes me so incredibly upset. I thought we were supposed to be living in the 21st century.

The new Rick Roll.

 

[AnTiFreeze3]

The new Rick Roll.

I'm all for it.

 

[DiracPool]

The new Rick Roll.

What's a rickroll?

 

[Astronuc]

What 13 successful people do before going to bed
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/what-13-successful-people-do-before-going-to-bed-164207246.html

These Are The Six Books Bill Gates Thinks You Should Read This Summer

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/bill-gates-summer-reading-list-2014-7

 

[OmCheeto]

I think I'm on the road, again...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ--odAAA1A​

 

[zoobyshoe]

Apparently the Houdini bio now showing on History Channel is as true and accurate as Shark Week.

 

[Borg]

Apparently the Houdini bio now showing on History Channel is as true and accurate as Shark Week.

Then I guess that it will only be a matter of time before they suggest that he was an alien?

 

[DennisN]

Einstein's grades at age [STRIKE]17[/STRIKE] 18, I think (1 = bad...6 = excellent).
From: Einstein Actually Had Excellent Grades (Gizmodo)

I'm saving that image to pull out the next time I hear that Einstein was a bad student .

My translation:

Deutsche Sprache = German language (5)
Französische Sprache = French language (3)
Englische Sprache = English language (-) (I don't know what "-" means)
Italienische Sprache = Italian language (5)
Geschichte = History (6)
Geographie = Geography (4)
Algebra = (go figure) (6)
Geometrie = Geometry (6)
Darstellende Geometrie = Descriptive Geometry (6)
Physik = Physics (6)
Chemie = Chemistry (5)
Naturgeschichte = Natural history (5)
Kunstzeichnen = Art drawing (4)
Technisches Zeichnen = Technical drawing (4)

So he got top grades in history, algebra, geometry, descriptive geometry and... (drumroll) physics.

 

[jim hardy]

Hmmm was that a typical high school curriculum ? Small wonder that part of the world was so productive.

 

[HomogenousCow]

How do you deal with the messy stuff in life you just can't get away from?

 

[zoobyshoe]

Then I guess that it will only be a matter of time before they suggest that he was an alien?

That sort of already happened during his lifetime. Arthur Conan-Doyle apparently actually believed Houdini was physically de-materializing and re-materializing himself to effect his escapes. That's simultaneously sad and a tribute to Houdini's showmanship, I guess.

 

[zoobyshoe]

So he got top grades in history, algebra, geometry, descriptive geometry and... (drumroll) physics.

Just the other day I read:

"Like Einstein, Newton was a very poor student..."

Said in passing in a book called "This is Your Brain on Music," which was a NY Times bestseller when it came out in 2006.

It was true of Newton up to a certain year when he underwent a chaotic reversal and went from the bottom of his class to the top.

In Einstein's case the oft-repeated myth, "He was poor at math in grammar school," is certainly busted.

 

[OmCheeto]

How do you deal with the messy stuff in life you just can't get away from?

Retire.

Then, when your fellow retirees start calling, to do useless retiree stuff, stop answering the phone.

Then, go play.

 

[Psinter]

How do you deal with the messy stuff in life you just can't get away from?

I enter military mode ಠ_ಠ... then it's the messy stuff the one who wants to get away from me.

 

[edward]

My dog Daisy has developed a strange Pavlovian response to a particular sound. Every time the mut hears a toilet flush she gets thirsty.

 

[Evo]

My dog Daisy has developed a strange Pavlovian response to a particular sound. Every time the mut hears a toilet flush she gets thirsty.

Awww.

 

[collinsmark]

'Need more puppy pics!

(On a different note, I haven't had a dream about zombies in quite awhile. I'm rather disappointed; those were some of the best dreams I've ever had.)

 

[WWGD]

Just the other day I read:

"Like Einstein, Newton was a very poor student..."

Said in passing in a book called "This is Your Brain on Music," which was a NY Times bestseller when it came out in 2006.

It was true of Newton up to a certain year when he underwent a chaotic reversal and went from the bottom of his class to the top.

In Einstein's case the oft-repeated myth, "He was poor at math in grammar school," is certainly busted.

So what excuse will those who flunk math use now?

 

[Enigman]

Weekend...
http://rs1ci.memecdn.com/687/4618687.jpg

 

[kay]

Uhm,
Does anyone have riddles?

 

[Chronos]

Your dog is emotionally impaired if it urinates at the sound of a toilet flushing.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Your dog is emotionally impaired if it urinates at the sound of a toilet flushing.

My toilet flushes at the sound of a dog urinating. Explain that.

 

[collinsmark]

Uhm,
Does anyone have riddles?

It has been awhile. I posted a new one here (not my best, but like I said, it has been awhile):
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?p=4843037#post4843037

 

[Enigman]

My toilet flushes at the sound of a dog urinating. Explain that.

You installed a pisser for your toilet instead of a clapper for your lights?
Piss on, Piss off...