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The forum discussion revolves around the latest installment of the "Random Thoughts" thread on Physics Forums, highlighting various topics including critiques of documentary programming on the History Channel and National Geographic's recent ownership change. Participants express concerns about the quality of content in documentaries and share personal anecdotes, such as a humorous incident involving a clogged kitchen extractor fan. The conversation also touches on mathematical discussions regarding prime numbers and cultural observations about societal norms and language use.

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  • #3,661
Wow, bacon was tasty, but not $5.45 tasty. Will stick to usual breakfast place.
 
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I am not addicted to caffeine ..

.. I'll be right back, need a cup of tea.
 
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WWGD said:
"Every minute counts". Hmmm... I saw a few minutes and I did not see them/ hear them counting.
Every second counts. You were probably observing odd-numbered minutes.
 
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Ibix said:
Every second counts. You were probably observing odd-numbered minutes.
Yes, when I saw the counting minutes, I thought : How odd...
 
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Ibix said:
Every second counts. You were probably observing odd-numbered minutes.
I guess I will listen especially carefully next time an odd minute comes, to hear whether it counts, too, or not. But usually the fireworks are so loud that it's almost impossible to hear it count. Maybe that's why they release it then.
 
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WWGD said:
Deontological, profilactic sausage encryption? I will hire this guy as the PR guy for my group:



It may not be "random enough", but I was wondering if there is more wisdom to be had from In Living Color, perhaps once a week?

:biggrin:
 
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Things I learned from the movies #26: all rooms in Paris have a view of the Eiffel Tower.
 
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Ibix said:
Things I learned from the movies #26: all rooms in Paris have a view of the Eiffel Tower.
Yeah, and all places in Germany are full of flags. If I want to see some, I'll have to watch an American show, 'cause outside it'll be far too troublesome to find any. And of course, the Turkey at the corner selling kebabs automatically turns into some kind of Hofbräuhaus.
 
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Getting up and personal with a landing gear.
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StoneTemplePython said:
It may not be "random enough", but I was wondering if there is more wisdom to be had from In Living Color, perhaps once a week?

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There is Wisdom galore to be gained from Living Color, particularly from Oswald " Wisdom Galore" Bates.
 
  • #3,671
Bear with me: I ran into Yogi at Yellowstone.
 
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WWGD said:
Bear with me: I ran into Yogi at Yellowstone.
Nope, always been a Boo Boo fan.
 
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My friend just sent a message to Pujols in LinkedIn for his 3,000th hit. Wonder if Pujols will reply.
 
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WWGD said:
There is Wisdom galore to be gained from Living Color, particularly from Oswald " Wisdom Galore" Bates.

I guess my question is:

is this one of those "this is left as an exercise to the reader" situations? Or will we have a (weekly?) guided tour here? :oldwink:

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I have a feeling I'll like this Oswald guy. Sounds like a Bond character. I have a feeling DAG may have some wisdom too.
 
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  • #3,675
If I added vitamin c powder to a bottle of water and froze it, would the vitamin be destroyed?
 
  • #3,676
put a piece of lemon (lime) in the water, instead
 
  • #3,677
Or use Litmus paper to check.
 
  • #3,678
Thanks, Iemon is a good idea and I'll get some litmus paper.

"Vitamin C is susceptible to air and the longer a fruit is frozen, the more vitamin C is lost." - Google

I always thought that when something is frozen, all the atoms stop moving. I don't know why something will get more damaged the longer is it frozen.

I have a smoothie chilling in the fridge made of a whole pineapple, 400ml of coconut cream and dark cane sugar.
 
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skyshrimp said:
"Vitamin C is susceptible to air and the longer a fruit is frozen, the more vitamin C is lost." - Google

I always thought that when something is frozen, all the atoms stop moving. I don't know why something will get more damaged the longer is it frozen.

Google is not much of a source, particularly when it comes to things like nutrition. Google is a good first-order tool for finding sources (on nutrition, for example), but is not source in and of itself. (On the other hand, Alphabet's Google division might be a good source on aspects of search engine technology, for example.)

I think the source of the quote you mentioned comes from an article on livestrong.com (not Google), https://www.livestrong.com/article/361456-nutrition-loss-in-frozen-foods/. But I do not consider that a good source either since it provides no sources of its own to back up its claim.
 
  • #3,680
There's nothing under the sky which doesn't exist somewhere: just found a website named: "mathisnoa...le".
 
  • #3,681
Come on, or Ramon (.org)?
 
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(Literally) bit my tongue like 4 times in the last few days. Wonder if it is stress-related. It hurts like $%^
 
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WWGD said:
(Literally) bit my tongue like 4 times in the last few days. Wonder if it is stress-related. It hurts like $%^
Could be worse. It could have bled like $%^\, and it hardly stops if it's the tongue. And as if this wasn't enough, it tastes like licking an I-beam.
 
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fresh_42 said:
Could be worse. It could have bled like $%^\, and it hardly stops if it's the tongue. And as if this wasn't enough, it tastes like licking an I-beam.
Wie Jimmy Sagte : Hast du Ehrfarung?
 
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WWGD said:
Wie Jimmy Sagte : Hast du Ehrfarung?
Sure. But I haven't figured out why, and your report supports my hypothesis, that once it happened once, it will inevitably happen more than once.
 
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And now for a call back to the first of the month
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WWGD said:
(Literally) bit my tongue like 4 times in the last few days. Wonder if it is stress-related. It hurts like $%^

Frequently people choose to to bite their tongue instead of saying something disruptive, like I dunno...

WWGD said:
...he introduces it and I just blurt out a " Oh $%^& " ( I thought they would interrupt my work ) and a bunch of people turn to look my way.
 
  • #3,689
fresh_42 said:
There's nothing under the sky which doesn't exist somewhere: just found a website named: "mathisnoa...le".
Hmm, where's the proof of RH? :D
 
  • #3,690
nuuskur said:
Hmm, where's the proof of RH? :D
Somewhere on the ground of the North Sea between Denmark and England. Hardy lost it there.
 
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