Today I Learned

[OmCheeto]

TIL that Richard Feynman's second wife divorced him on the grounds of... mathematics?

per wiki on his personal life:

He married a second time in June 1952, to Mary Louise Bell of Neodesha, Kansas; this marriage was unsuccessful:

He begins working calculus problems in his head as soon as he awakens. He did calculus while driving in his car, while sitting in the living room, and while lying in bed at night.
—Mary Louise Bell divorce complaint​

 

[zoobyshoe]

TIL that Richard Feynman's second wife divorced him on the grounds of... mathematics?

Yeah, that was a very unfortunate marriage for Feynman. She completely failed to appreciate him for what he was.

I suppose that goes both ways, though, because Feynman should have realized that before he married her. That is: he failed to appreciate she had no clue about the importance of his work.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

But her complaint polished his name successfully.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Today I learned: According to the show "Tree House Masters" (Animal Planet) Alexander Graham Bell wanted the standard greeting when answering the phone to be "Ahoy!"

 

[Astronuc]

I learned about an organization (Turquoise Mountain) in Afghanistan, which is attempting to rebuild infrastructure and support traditional crafts.
http://turquoisemountain.org/

http://turquoisemountain.org/projects

http://turquoisemountain.org/old-city

Peace be upon them and us.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Today I learned the Japanese word, hibakusha.

It's bad enough to be a hibakusha, but there are 165 known double-hibakushas. Absolutely the worst luck ever: wrong place at the wrong time twice in a row.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I thought the largest airplane ever built was the Spruce Goose, but today I learned it was a Russian cargo plane:

And today I learned this Russian plane won't be the world's largest plane for much longer:

https://www.yahoo.com/autos/s/stratolaunch-soon-largest-plane-world-133041433.html

They are building a yet more ginormous craft to help launch rockets into space.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Today I learned Chin Shi Huang Ti, First Emperor of China, claimed sole ownership of the personal pronoun "I". No one else was permitted to refer to themself as "I" thereafter.

 

[Enigman]

Today I learned Chin Shi Huang Ti, First Emperor of China, claimed sole ownership of the personal pronoun "I". No one else was permitted to refer to themself as "I" thereafter.

We, Equality 7-2521, have sinned.

 

[wukunlin]

Today I learned some companies in Taiwan calculated salary for graduates using English test results, grades in university and... university ranking
I'm glad I graduated from a highly ranked university but geez, having your salary partially decided by something that happened at least 4 years ago kinda sucks

 

[Enigman]

TIL about the interrobang ‽

 

[OmCheeto]

TIL about the interrobang ‽

OMG! It's been around since 1962, and I just now heard about it‽

 

[DiracPool]

I just realized that Hannibal rhymes with cannibal! Now it all makes sense. Silence of the lambs came out in 1991 and I just put that together. Jeez. Now it makes sense why Hannibal Lecturer wanted Chianti with his human brains

 

[Stephanus]

I just realized that Hannibal rhymes with cannibal! Now it all makes sense. Silence of the lambs came out in 1991 and I just put that together. Jeez. Now it makes sense why Hannibal Lecturer wanted Chianti with his human brains

It's Lecter not Lecturer

 

[DiracPool]

It's Lecter not Lecturer

Well, he did lecture Clarise at some point, didn't he?

 

[Stephanus]

Well, he did lecture Clarise at some point, didn't he?

The hell he did! He didn't, he analyzed her.
Why at a certain night the lamb doesn't bleat. Her father killed them. "And you can only get all the way to the F . B . I", the only quote that I remember

 

[Stephanus]

Oh, I remember something. It's Clarice, not Clarise. Clarice Starling. It's been 20 years ago, it's classic all right. Not that I like horor/sadist movie.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I just realized that Hannibal rhymes with cannibal!

How can you only have just realized it‽ The FBI agents refer to him as "Hannibal the Cannibal" right there in the film. That's his official serial killer nickname, just like the other one is "Buffalo Bill."

Now it all makes sense. Silence of the lambs came out in 1991 and I just put that together. Jeez. Now it makes sense why Hannibal Lecturer wanted Chianti with his human brains

Not brains:

"A census taker tried to count me. I et his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti."

 

[DiracPool]

"A census taker tried to count me. I et his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti."

Ok, you got me. It's been close to a quarter century since I've seen that movie, so gimme a break

 

[Stephanus]

Ok, you got me. It's been close to a quarter century since I've seen that movie, so gimme a break

Of all movie, Star Trek, Gravity, I Robot, you guys choose Hannibal Lecter

 

[zoobyshoe]

I just realized that Hannibal rhymes with cannibal! Now it all makes sense.

Of all movie, Star Trek, Gravity, I Robot, you guys choose Hannibal Lecter

O.K. Let's start over...

I just realized Gravity rhymes with depravity! Now it all makes sense!

 

[dirk_mec1]

Today I learned that most people do not realize the importance of vitamin K2 and that it's in availabe in very low quantities in food.

 

[jim hardy]

I sometimes say to telemarketers:

"No, you've reached Hannibal Lecter . Guess who's coming to dinner . "

 

[Silicon Waffle]

I learned about this today. I would also like to know any apparently supportive evidence of positive mutations in human beings (something like gifted X-Man's hands)
.

 

[Zephyr007]

Today I learned that the every action has an equal and an opposite reaction except when Newton started rapping.

DUR!

 

[Enigman]

TIL Hannibal season four is off the table. Dang.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Today I learned that tomato juice is actually ineffective against skunk spray oder.

The effective solution is to use hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, and hand soap:

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Removal_of_Skunk_Odor/Removing_Odor.

Caveat: This remedy cannot be premixed and stored as it will explode(?). So says the article.

 

[Borg]

Today I learned that tomato juice is actually ineffective against skunk spray oder.

The effective solution is to use hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, and hand soap:

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Removal_of_Skunk_Odor/Removing_Odor.

Caveat: This remedy cannot be premixed and stored as it will explode(?). So says the article.

Any particular reason that you were looking that up? Hope you weren't reading out of necessity.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Any particular reason that you were looking that up? Hope you weren't reading out of necessity.

No, no necessity. But a long story:

I just got done reading a novel whose plot revolved around an extinct American species, Miller's Weasel. Googling, I discovered it's completely fictional. Miller's Weasel never existed and was invented by the author to represent a species thought to be extinct but which was discovered to still exist. Regardless, that lead me to look up weasel, which lead me to pole cat. This confused me, since I thought a pole cat was a skunk. I had to google skunk, and happened across tomato juice being a myth.

 

[Borg]

We all Google differently. The phrase "fictional species" led me to think of a Snipe Hunt. Today I learned that there is such a thing as a Snipe which is where the word sniper comes from.

The origin of the term is a practical joke where inexperienced campers are told about an imaginary bird or animal called the "snipe" as well as a usually preposterous method of catching it, such as running around the woods carrying a bag or making strange noises such as banging rocks together. Real Snipe (a family of shorebirds) are difficult to catch for experienced hunters, so much so that the word "sniper" is derived from it to refer to anyone skilled enough to shoot one.

 

[Stephanus]

No, no necessity. But a long story:

I just got done reading a novel whose plot revolved around an extinct American species, Miller's Weasel. Googling, I discovered it's completely fictional. Miller's Weasel never existed and was invented by the author to represent a species thought to be extinct but which was discovered to still exist. Regardless, that lead me to look up weasel, which lead me to pole cat. This confused me, since I thought a pole cat was a skunk. I had to google skunk, and happened across tomato juice being a myth.

Today I learned that somewhere out there, there are people like me. Googling after reading a novel. But in the case of Da Vinci Code, well.. Google, Wikipedia, discussion with my friends and my pastor, but not to my children.

 

[Lisa!]

TIL that google is more paranoid than me! Every time I sing into my account from another device it sends me this email:

Someone just used your password to try to sign into your Google Account

 

[Borg]

TIL that google is more paranoid than me! Every time I sing into my account from another device it sends me this email:

I guess that I can't use Google because I can't sing.

 

[Stephanus]

I guess that I can't use Google because I can't sing.

It's a typo, it's "SIGN"

 

[Stephanus]

TIL that "TIL" is the short for "Today I Learned".

 

[mfb]

TIL that google is more paranoid than me! Every time I sing into my account from another device it sends me this email:

I get that mail with my computer as well, no need to switch devices.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Today I learned that somewhere out there, there are people like me. Googling after reading a novel. But in the case of Da Vinci Code, well.. Google, Wikipedia, discussion with my friends and my pastor, but not to my children.

I think most people at PF would google while/after reading a novel except that most people at PF don't have time to read novels.

 

[Stephanus]

I think most people at PF would google while/after reading a novel except that most people at PF don't have time to read novels.

When character "Robert Langdon" almost shouted to the japanese CIA director woman "Google is not the synonym of research!" I didn't google "The Lost Symbol" I Bing

 

[Lisa!]

I guess that I can't use Google because I can't sing.

Oops! I made that mistake again!

I get that mail with my computer as well, no need to switch devices.

So I'm not the only 1 that Google is worried about!

 

[Stephanus]

So I'm not the only 1 that Google is worried about!

That worried about Google? My English is not good. But I think this is what you mean.

 

[OmCheeto]

We all Google differently. The phrase "fictional species" led me to think of a Snipe Hunt. Today I learned that there is such a thing as a Snipe which is where the word sniper comes from.

hmmm... It's been a while since I've been called a "Snipe".

3. Snipe [urban dictionary]

Navy slang for crewmen who work below decks, especially in the engine room.
Used in a sentence: "The world of the aircraft carrier is largely inhabited by snipes, deck apes, airdales, and zeros."​

I have no idea how we got that name.
hmmmm...
google google google

Ah ha!

TIL:

http://navyformoms.com/group/snipemomsenginers/forum/topics/1971797:Topic:255527 [navyformomsdotcom]
Posted by Becky on June 6, 2008
...
Along about this time came an Engineer Officer by the name of John Snipes.
[...blah blah blah...]
They became known as Snipe's men and over the years as just Snipes.

 

[Lisa!]

That worried about Google? My English is not good. But I think this is what you mean.

Nope, I meant Google is worried about me!

 

[SteamKing]

hmmm... It's been a while since I've been called a "Snipe".

3. Snipe [urban dictionary]

Navy slang for crewmen who work below decks, especially in the engine room.
Used in a sentence: "The world of the aircraft carrier is largely inhabited by snipes, deck apes, airdales, and zeros."​

I have no idea how we got that name.
hmmmm...
google google google

Ah ha!

TIL:

Snipes are birds which inhabit marshy, low-lying areas near bodies of water:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snipe

Because of their erratic flying pattern when startled, snipes are particularly difficult to hunt with a gun, which is why "snipe hunt" stands for a difficult or impossible task.

A "sniper" is one who is especially skilled at using a gun to make a difficult shot, such as bringing down a bird which intentionally flies erratically to escape danger.

 

[OmCheeto]

Snipes are birds which inhabit marshy, low-lying areas near bodies of water:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snipe

Because of their erratic flying pattern when startled, snipes are particularly difficult to hunt with a gun, which is why "snipe hunt" stands for a difficult or impossible task.

A "sniper" is one who is especially skilled at using a gun to make a difficult shot, such as bringing down a bird which intentionally flies erratically to escape danger.

Ummm... I think Borg posted that. But now you've got me thinking. How did John Snipes get the surname?

google google google

Ah ha!

Snipes Early Origins [houseofnamesdotcom]
...
The name is derived from the Old English word "snaep" or the Old Norman word "snap" which means "dweller by the pasture"

This is fun.

 

[Borg]

This is fun.

I agree. It's been a crappy week for me and this is a great way to relieve the stress.

Googling the word 'sniping' led me to XKCD.

 

[OmCheeto]

I agree. It's been a crappy week for me and this is a great way to relieve the stress.

Googling the word 'sniping' led me to XKCD.

Oh. My. God.
That is tooooooo funny.

 

[Borg]

On to something new that I learned.

I wanted to review the sine rules so I Googled sin of x + y and got a 3D rotating plot.

How to Graph Equations in Google:

Tips

• To plot multiple functions together, separate the formulas with a comma.
• To explore the function in more detail, zoom in and out and pan across the plane.

Functions you can graph

• Trigonometric
• Exponential
• Logarithmic
• 3D graphs (for desktop browsers that support WebGL)

 

[nsaspook]

We all Google differently. The phrase "fictional species" led me to think of a Snipe Hunt. Today I learned that there is such a thing as a Snipe which is where the word sniper comes from.

There are other types of Snipes that live deep inside ships.

http://navyformoms.com/group/snipemomsenginers/forum/topics/1971797:Topic:255527

 

[OmCheeto]

There are other types of Snipes that live deep inside ships.

http://navyformoms.com/group/snipemomsenginers/forum/topics/1971797:Topic:255527

/me rolls eyes...

 

[nsaspook]

/me rolls eyes...

I will omit the details of the Snipe initiation rite of passage called greasing as it's not something you want to learn today.