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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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  • #6,541
WWGD said:
Does a Physicist describe their day as in:
" I left the house at 8 a.m., with an initial velocity of 15 m/h"?

Of course not, because you didn't multiply the speed by the unit tangent vector :oops:
 
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  • #6,542
WWGD said:
Does a Physicist describe their day as in:
" I left the house at 8 a.m., with an initial velocity of 15 m/h"?
15 m/h? What are you? A snail?
 
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etotheipi said:
Of course not, because you didn't multiply the speed by the unit tangent vector :oops:
?? Sorry, quality of my Physics knowledge is poor.
 
  • #6,544
fresh_42 said:
Nope. On the rocks wys originally meant literally. Kids were sent to fetch cool rocks from the nearby creek to cool the Whiskey at times when ice wasn't available. But don't do this with a Scotch!
Or do it in Pakistan, which is between Irak and a hard place ( Afghanistan).
 
  • #6,545
It's a beautiful day! The sun has come out, my flowers are blooming, despite a bad frost and snow and terrible weather.
 
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  • #6,546
Where are you? The temperature here dropped 30 degrees, and rain.
Winter seems to have arrived. Ahh well, this too shall pass.
 
  • #6,547
Tom.G said:
Where are you? The temperature here dropped 30 degrees, and rain.
Winter seems to have arrived. Ahh well, this too shall pass.
I'm in Kansas and today I am wearing shorts, a tank top and flip flops, it's 76F and SUNNY. I have the fan on inside because I don't want to run the air conditioner, but I might have to tonight, the low is only going to be in the mid 60's, and after a very warm day, it just won't get cool enough inside for me to sleep.
 
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  • #6,548
I saw for the first time a Rolls Royce today, not in an exhibition, a tv show or an auto saloon. It was a regular car on the streets.
 
  • #6,549
fresh_42 said:
I saw for the first time a Rolls Royce today, not in an exhibition, a tv show or an auto saloon. It was a regular car on the streets.
You mean first time in your life?
 
  • #6,550
fresh_42 said:
I saw for the first time a Rolls Royce today, not in an exhibition, a tv show or an auto saloon. It was a regular car on the streets.
You've obviously never lived near Kensington...
 
  • #6,551
Are they " regular" cars for every day use ir just " hangout" cars?
 
  • #6,552
WWGD said:
Are they " regular" cars for every day use ir just " hangout" cars?
In Kensington? Some of them have a work-a-day Rolls and a Sunday best Rolls, I suspect.
 
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  • #6,553
Ibix said:
In Kensington? Some of them have a work-a-day Rolls and a Sunday best Rolls, I suspect.
Me, I max at Cinnamon Rolls.
(Setup for a failed Python skit)
 
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The reason I hung around Kensington was that I did my PhD at Imperial College, which is there. Not a cheap area, but IC Student Union negotiated 10% discounts for ICSU card holders in a lot of local places. According to legend, this included the car showroom that sold Lamborghinis, Porschesn etc...
 
  • #6,555
fresh_42 said:
I saw for the first time a Rolls Royce today, not in an exhibition, a tv show or an auto saloon. It was a regular car on the streets.
Did you ask or did they ask you for Grey Poupon?
 
  • #6,556
Ibix said:
The reason I hung around Kensington was that I did my PhD at Imperial College, which is there. Not a cheap area, but IC Student Union negotiated 10% discounts for ICSU card holders in a lot of local places. According to legend, this included the car showroom that sold Lamborghinis, Porschesn etc...
Not many fish and chips places, I gather.
 
  • #6,557
Big ass car, eh ? Like, huge. I've seen a couple (and Bentleys). Can't imagine owning one : even if you could pick up a used one cheap (which is definitely possible), maintenance and insurance would kill.
 
  • #6,558
It's Friday.
It's 13th.
I have a black cat and I'm not afraid to ... make it purr :cool:
 
  • #6,559
Her: "It is Friday, 13th, but due to Covid the bars are all closed, so nothing bad can happen."
Him; "See."
 
  • #6,560
Rive said:
It's Friday.
It's 13th.
I have a black cat and I'm not afraid to ... make it purr :cool:
Strangely, in other countries the dreaded date is Tuesday the 13th , not Fridays.
 
  • #6,561
WWGD said:
Strangely, in other countries the dreaded date is Tuesday the 13th , not Fridays.
Wimps! Fridays 13th are more often.
 
  • #6,562
fresh_42 said:
Wimps! Fridays 13th are more often.
Of course, that would be because of the extra leap-Friday added to make 52 weeks exactly in a year (and 2 during leap years).
 
  • #6,563
hmmm27 said:
Of course, that would be because of the extra leap-Friday added to make 52 weeks exactly in a year (and 2 during leap years).
No. It's because of the initial condition of the Gregorian calendar.
 
  • #6,564
fresh_42 said:
No. It's because of the initial condition of the Gregorian calendar.
Which is? Did it leave its house at 10 mi/h?
 
  • #6,565
fresh_42 said:
Wimps! Fridays 13th are more often.
Wonder if the chain of restaurants TGIF will add an asterisk to its name : TGIF*

* Except if it is the 13th.
 
  • #6,566
Wonder if there is a " Solar Bear" club , the Summer version of the Polar Bear club , of people who jump into ice-cold water. Then a " Solar Bear" would wear heavy coats and drink hot chocolate and eat salty potato chips in Summer.
 
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  • #6,567
Google translator is great ( and free!) but for more than a line or two it makes every translation seem like a quatraine from Nostradamus.
 
  • #6,568
For category theorists: Is coconut equivalent to nut? Any functor between them?
 
  • #6,569
Isn't the name " Noelle" self-contradictory ( No-L). ? It contains two L's. Maybe it should be switched for something like " Wannel" ( One L).
 
  • #6,570
Misunderstanding?
I played Sugar Ray's song " I Just Wanna Fly", and now my house is full of flies. Coincidence?
 

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