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The thread serves as a welcome to a new member, Zenmaster99, who is introduced by a friend. The discussion includes light-hearted banter, humorous welcomes, and references to complex physics concepts, particularly related to the motion of polehodes and herpolhodes in the invariable plane. The tone is informal and playful, with various participants engaging in welcoming rituals involving fish and other humorous gestures.

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Main Points Raised

  • Zenmaster99 expresses a desire for clarification on the motion of his polehode and herpolhode, humorously offering to pay for a hamburger in exchange for help.
  • Some participants recall their own experiences with similar concepts during their studies, indicating a shared familiarity with the topic.
  • There are multiple humorous welcomes involving fish, with participants playfully debating the type of fish used and the appropriateness of their welcome gestures.
  • Zenmaster99 mentions pursuing complex topics like fiber bundles, indicating an interest in advanced physics concepts.
  • Participants joke about the upcoming PF gathering and the potential for Zenmaster99 to join, adding a social dimension to the discussion.

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Participants generally agree on the light-hearted nature of the welcome and share a playful camaraderie. However, there is no consensus on the specifics of the physics concepts mentioned, and the discussion remains informal and exploratory without resolving any technical details.

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The discussion includes references to advanced physics topics that may not be fully explained, leaving some assumptions and definitions implicit. The humorous nature of the thread may obscure the technical depth of the concepts being referenced.

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Readers interested in informal discussions about physics, community engagement in STEM fields, or those who enjoy light-hearted banter among physics enthusiasts may find this thread appealing.

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Welcome to Zenmaster99!

Since he hasn't introduced himself yet, I want to welcome a friend of mine to PF. Zenmaster99 is yet another crazy physicist (crazy enough to associate with me :smile:).

Feel free to whack him with as many welcome fish as you want. :biggrin:
 
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Much thanks *bows*

I'll try not to be too dopey. But if someone can illuminate how my polehode rolls around on my herpolhode in the invariable plane, I'd gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.

Or something.
 
Welcome to PF!
 
Welcome to PF, zenmaster! Who knows, I may bump into you at the cafeteria, so you may get your hamburger soon!

:)

Zz.
 
zenmaster99 said:
But if someone can illuminate how my polehode rolls around on my herpolhode in the invariable plane, I'd gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.

Or something.

Huh? :biggrin:

Welcome. :wink:
 
Welcome Zenmaster, hope you enjoy your stay here.
 
Welcome, zenmaster99! Any friend of Moonbear's is, well, suspect... but welcome anyway! :biggrin:

zenmaster99 said:
...my polehode rolls around on my herpolhode in the invariable plane..
Ha! This takes me back to my undergrad days where a professor of mine tried desperately to illustrate this as we sat there, eyes glazed over...
 
zenmaster99 said:
Much thanks *bows*

I'll try not to be too dopey. But if someone can illuminate how my polehode rolls around on my herpolhode in the invariable plane, I'd gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.
Will you have a side of spinach with the hamburger? Welcome to PF, honorable zenmaster.

As for the polehode rolling on the herpolhode, the forces tend to be free, unless of course the polhode slips, in which case, the forces are not mundane, they're nonholonomic. Ref: On the Poinsot Construction, David N. Williams, UMich, 1974, 1999 :biggrin:

Then there is the matter of the hyperbolhode. :cool:
 
Doc Al said:
Welcome, zenmaster99! Any friend of Moonbear's is, well, suspect... but welcome anyway! :biggrin:
:-p Fortunately, I've already warned him of this. :biggrin:


Ha! This takes me back to my undergrad days where a professor of mine tried desperately to illustrate this as we sat there, eyes glazed over...

Oh, good, because that's the reaction I had too. :bugeye: :smile: I keep reminding him I'm NOT a physicist, these words mean nothing to me, as he gave me a quick lesson on fiber bundles last night over the phone (once determining he wasn't talking about nerves or fiber optics and realizing I had no idea what he was talking about). :rolleyes:

He's likely to join us for the PF gathering in Chicago, so I told him he has to sign up before we'll let him have Zz's good food. :wink:
 
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Welcome zenmaster99!

<whacks zenmaster with a partially thawed flounder>

Nice to have you on board!
 
  • #11
Evo said:
<whacks zenmaster with a partially thawed flounder>

Wow, see, Evo likes you already...she partially thawed the fish before smacking you with it! :biggrin: Now, Evo, careful with your aim with him...I kind of want to keep this one in one piece. :wink:
 
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We need to have a hodedown as part of zenmaster's inauguration to PF. :biggrin:

Save that flounder for the fish and chips feast.
 
  • #13
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/9499/welcome38gk.gif

:biggrin:
 
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Astronuc said:
We need to have a hodedown as part of zenmaster's inauguration to PF. :biggrin:

We still desperately need that :groan: smiley! Don't encourage him! :rolleyes: :smile:
 
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Astronuc said:
We need to have a hodedown as part of zenmaster's inauguration to PF. :biggrin:

ha ha Excellent! :smile:

Welcome, new friend, zenmaster. Now hold still..

<Thwack!>

Thought you might like to try the mahi mahi. It's our special today.
 
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I don't have a fish to slap you with, so instead I'll pour some algae over your head. :biggrin: Welcome to PF Zenmaster!
 
  • #17
Moonbear said:
We still desperately need that :groan: smiley! Don't encourage him! :rolleyes: :smile:
Ummm - :rolleyes: - he started it. :biggrin:

Besides a little encouragement won't hurt. o:)
 
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I don't know what's worse, hanging around with Moonbear, or joining PF.


Either way, welcome.

WHACK!
 
  • #19
Ivan Seeking said:
I don't have a fish to slap you with, so instead I'll pour some algae over your head. :biggrin: Welcome to PF Zenmaster!

Wow, I can tell you like him already. Most people just get the frozen broccoli. :-p
 
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brewnog said:
I don't know what's worse, hanging around with Moonbear, or joining PF.
It would appear that zenmaster is doing both.

brewnog said:
Either way, welcome.

WHACK!
brewnog, what kind of fish was that?
 
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Moonbear said:
Wow, I can tell you like him already.

You know as well as anyone how serious I am about my algae. :biggrin:
 
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BTW, since Moonbie has mentioned the upcoming PF Gathering, this would be a perfect opportunity for me to advertise it again here.

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=154000

As of now, the unofficial, tentative date for the gathering will be Saturday, July 7, 2007.

Zz.
 
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Holy crap. Well... I'm honored, I think. And seeing as I was just in Baltimore, I already smell like fish :-)

Alas, cooked spinach and broccoli are rather near brussel sprouts and salmon sushi---but, as a friend of mine once said: "It's a good thing I don't like broccoli because, if I did, I'd eat it; and god knows I hate the stuff."

Astronuc, not only am I associating with a (pretty personable) biologist and posting prose to physics phorums, but I'm also actively persuing pernicious phiber pbundles. ;-) Maybe I'll understand a covariant derivative one day.

Zapper: I'll wistle "It's a Small World" as I pass your office on Tuesday. :)

ZM
 
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zenmaster99 said:
Zapper: I'll wistle "It's a Small World" as I pass your office on Tuesday. :)

See, Zz, I told you he'd pass the Disney test. Of course, ZM (what's with you folks at Argonne choosing nicknames starting with Z?), you may not yet realize the depths of this obsession. :biggrin: Have you seen the Disney Thread yet?! :bugeye: :smile: Just trying to brace you.
 
  • #26
Moonbear said:
See, Zz, I told you he'd pass the Disney test. Of course, ZM (what's with you folks at Argonne choosing nicknames starting with Z?), you may not yet realize the depths of this obsession. :biggrin: Have you seen the Disney Thread yet?! :bugeye: :smile: Just trying to brace you.

Hum... I may be at the experimental floor on Tuesday... or in a meeting (my life seems to fluctuate between those two lately). Damn! I'll miss the It's A Small World tune!

:smile:

Zz.
 
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Astronuc said:
brewnog, what kind of fish was that?

A frozen one! Mwhahahaha!
 
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zenmaster99 said:
Alas, cooked spinach and broccoli are rather near brussel sprouts and salmon sushi---but, as a friend of mine once said: "It's a good thing I don't like broccoli because, if I did, I'd eat it; and god knows I hate the stuff."
Try broccoli with a good cheese sauce. :-p

Astronuc, not only am I associating with a (pretty personable) biologist and posting prose to physics phorums, but I'm also actively persuing pernicious phiber pbundles. ;-)
Phar out! Sounds like phun.


brewnog said:
A frozen one!
Umm, could you be more specific? Are we talking about 0°C or more along the lines of cryogenic - as in liquid N, H or He? I mean we need to be precise here in order to maintain the standards at PF.

I noticed that Evo and MIH have initiated the full seafood buffet treatment, . . . er um, I mean welcome. Whose got the snapper, and where did we put that lutefisk?
 
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Astronuc said:
Umm, could you be more specific? Are we talking about 0°C or more along the lines of cryogenic - as in liquid N, H or He? I mean we need to be precise here in order to maintain the standards at PF.

It was a sea bass. And it had been left out overnight in my yard. Patio. Garden. So probably just below freezing.
 
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Welcome welcome...*Whacks Zen with a dolphin*...wait...a dolphin isn't a fish...I'm bad at this...
 

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