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The thread discusses various random thoughts and observations, touching on topics such as media programming, personal anecdotes, language use, and mathematical curiosities. The scope includes informal commentary, humor, and reflections on everyday experiences.

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  • Some participants express frustration with the quality of documentaries on channels like the History Channel and National Geographic, suggesting a decline in factual programming.
  • There is a humorous anecdote about discovering a polythene bag obstructing a kitchen extractor fan, leading to a discussion about the clarity of installation manuals.
  • Participants share thoughts on the nature of prime numbers, particularly regarding the status of the number 2 and its implications for mathematical proofs.
  • There are reflections on language use and the reactions to grammatical errors made by native speakers, with some participants sharing their personal responses to such situations.
  • One participant humorously suggests that if 2 were not considered prime, it would complicate the understanding of prime factors in even numbers.

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The discussion contains multiple competing views, particularly regarding the status of the number 2 as a prime and the quality of media programming. No consensus is reached on these topics.

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Participants express varying degrees of skepticism and humor, with some comments reflecting personal experiences and subjective opinions rather than objective analysis.

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  • #4,201
Seems like average person, living 80 years produces some 43,800,000 liters of urine. Enough to fill up around 18 Olympic swimming pools. You can use this if/when you run out of conversation.
 
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WWGD said:
Seems like average person, living 80 years produces some 43,800,000 liters of urine. Enough to fill up around 18 Olympic swimming pools. You can use this if/when you run out of conversation.
There must be a mistake: ##80 \cdot 365.25 = 29,220## and ##43,800,000 : 29,220 \approx 1,500##. I don't know how you will manage this, but it is definitely beyond my possibilities.
 
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fresh_42 said:
There must be a mistake: ##80 \cdot 365.25 = 29,220## and ##43,800,000 : 29,220 \approx 1,500##. I don't know how you will manage this, but it is definitely beyond my possibilities.
My bad, wrong by a few zeros. 1.5 litters per day, not 1 litter per day: (1.5)(365)(80): 43,800 litters. Maybe initial computation was in cubic cm, not cubic meters. Cubic is some Croatian guy, I guess..
 
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WWGD said:
My bad, wrong by a few zeros. 1.5 litters per day, not 1 litter per day: (1.5)(365)(80): 43,800 litters. Maybe initial computation was in cubic cm, not cubic meters. Cubic is some Croatian guy, I guess..
No, I think Cubic was the guy who placed this stone
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I thought he was from Jupiter.
 

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fresh_42 said:
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That relates well my recent coding experiences. I just want to scream and flail my arms in the air.
 

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  • #4,206
fresh_42 said:
No, I think Cubic was the guy who placed this stone
Wrong again. That was Kubrick not Cubic!
 
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skyshrimp said:
I wonder why the sea isn't made primarily of hydrogen fluoride as fluoride is more negative than oxygen.

So any random thoughts on my fluoride brain fart? I kept it in 'random thoughts' as I don't want to trigger the thought police and get a SWAT team on me.

Sometimes I just want to release a juicy brain fart.

Is this the thread for said farts?
 
  • #4,208
Rada Demorn said:
Wrong again. That was Kubrick not Cubic!
Depends on where you stanleyed.
 
  • #4,209
What's with these puns? :oldlaugh:
 
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WWGD said:
Seems like average person, living 80 years produces some 43,800,000 liters of urine. Enough to fill up around 18 Olympic swimming pools. You can use this if/when you run out of conversation.
Sorry, I will never use a swimming pool filled with urine, even if I have run out of conversation. :eek:
 
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nuuskur said:
What's with these puns? :oldlaugh:
My personal hypothesis, as far as it concerns @WWGD, @Ibix, and me is a certain affinity towards Dadaism.

The best online communication in this respect I ever had (4 people) was an alphabetic flight around the world by IATA codes. It simply developed out of the blue and to the great astonishment to all outstanders what the heck we were talking about. Guess the NSA still tries to figure out what the code words meant.
 
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DrGreg said:
Sorry, I will never use a swimming pool filled with urine, even if I have run out of conversation. :eek:
You and your high standards, la-di-da! ;).
 
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fresh_42 said:
My personal hypothesis, as far as it concerns @WWGD, @Ibix, and me is a certain affinity towards Dadaism.

The best online communication in this respect I ever had (4 people) was an alphabetic flight around the world by IATA codes. It simply developed out of the blue and to the great astonishment to all outstanders what the heck we were talking about. Guess the NSA still tries to figure out what the code words meant.
Last du Mad Magazine? My dream is to have an article of mine accepted there. Working on it.
 
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WWGD said:
Last du Mad Magazine? My dream is to have an article of mine accepted there. Working on it.
No, but I know what you mean. There's definitely a connection.
 
  • #4,215
I don't remember ever hearing someone speaking German or Chinese with a Lisp. Wonder if it is just an English thing. I have a Lisp, but only in writing. And just thometimes.
 
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WWGD said:
I don't remember ever hearing someone speaking German or Chinese with a Lisp. Wonder if it is just an English thing. I have a Lisp, but only in writing. And just thometimes.
We have the same question here: Why is it written with "sp"? Does Chinese, either of the two, have "s" or "sh" sounds at all?
 
  • #4,217
Had a really good drink tonight and was replying to texts from that fit work colleague. She asked for a favour and make a mild sexual joke about repaying me.
I was on auto-pilot.and got extra cringy, chatting to her like she was my fiancé or something. I even typed 'sorry sweetie' at one point. After that text, she cut the convo.

I've realized what I've done and I'm not even sober yet.

To make it worse, I'm going to her flat after work tomorrow to fix her laptop problem, after said cringe attack.

Major failure bro.

I wish I had a time machine. I'd do anything to erase this event of extreme cringe :olduhh:
 
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fresh_42 said:
We have the same question here: Why is it written with "sp"? Does Chinese, either of the two, have "s" or "sh" sounds at all?
Good points. Is there any equivalent, i.e.m Lisp-preserving map between any two? EDIT: You know, Lisp-morphisms of sort.
 
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I had barely recovered from having one of my favorite coffee shops closed -- therapist is out of town -- when they closed down the Churros place. Not so bad now, but needed for Winter. With Hot Chocolate ( The Churros).
 
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I had barely recovered from having one of my favorite coffee shops closed -- therapist is out of town -- when they closed down the Churros place. Not so bad now, but needed for Winter. With Hot Chocolate ( The Churros).
 
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I saw a thread of comments with jokes in German. It looked funny and I wanted to laugh, but I don't understand German.

I know it was jokes because everyone who knew German were laughing and making witty remarks.
 
  • #4,223
BillTre said:
Reminds me of the rocks I've been collecting from our hippy fair for the last few years.

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Of course, I can never remember from one year to the next which planets I'm missing, so I end up with spares.
All natural stones, except for Neptune. But it was half price, so I didn't care.
 

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Psinter said:
I saw a thread of comments with jokes in German. It looked funny and I wanted to laugh, but I don't understand German.

I know it was jokes because everyone who knew German were laughing and making witty remarks.
You don't need to know German to tell jokes in German. Germans have assigned numbers to all their jokes. It is more organized that way.
 
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17! . One of the best, Psinter. Notice how I know how to tell a joke!
 
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It seems Greg B has joined the church. I read something saying msg Greg Bernhardt. Does this mean he has become a Monsignor?
 
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I'm so glad that Linux doesn't have some dangerous command spelled exti. :oldeyes:
 
  • #4,228
WWGD said:
You don't need to know German to tell jokes in German. Germans have assigned numbers to all their jokes. It is more organized that way.
I dare anyone to say I don't recycle ;).
 
  • #4,229
Bookstore has this book : " How to Read a Book". I can't read it until I read it.
 
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WWGD said:
Bookstore has this book : " How to Read a Book". I can't read it until I read it.
Have you opened it? Sounds as if a cat might be trapped in it.
 

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