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Coffee House => Coffee House Boards => CH / Science and Technology => Topic started by: Im>bE on July 09, 2004, 01:11:24 AM
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I want ppl to understand the world we live in,
so I am now offering to answer anything you wonder about
concerning the world we live in.
I know alot about nature and biology,
but if I dont know the answer to your question,
then I will try to make a theory about it.
Example questions:
-Why is planets shaped like balls?
-Why does fish have finns?
-Why havent trees formed legs so that they can move around?
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but if I dont know the answer to your question,
then I will try to make a theory about it.
Why don't you write full lines?
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Okay, I've got a question.
There is a thread full of "Politcally Incorrect" jokes that proceed to mock and insult "faggots", "jews", Blacks, and several other races and religions, those of us that were incensed were told that we need to get over it because "It's just bleeping jokes guys.",
another thread was later started entitled "how come I am surrounded by so many f'ing BLEEPS...", and when it was later understood that 'f'ing BLEEPS' means f-ing faggots the thread was not in any way censored, moderated, or locked(which would probably be most appropriate), fortunately the majority of the posters managed to turn the thread into something a little more constructive and interesting...
anyway, my question is, how come when threads like these exist we are told to lighten up if we are offended, but when a thread comes by that OBVIOUSLY is joking about potential alternative uses for a bible the thread is locked after 11 posts because "making fun of one's faith isn't funny".
They're "just bleeping jokes" after all.
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I want to know why I bought a SONY CD-RW disc only a few months ago, but it will only support up to 4X ??? :-?
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Re: If there is anything in the world you wonder about, please ask.
Hasn't this type of thread been started in the past? And, with the same user?
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Greets Im>bE,
Got one question here:
How is it true, that life started from chunks of meteorites came from Mars eons before there was even life here on earth?
If it's true then, we are Martians by origin! :-o
regards,
Gizz
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Q. Why do I have I been getting washing powder stuck to my clothes over the last couple of times that I've used the laundromat?
I have never had that problem before. :)
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Wain wrote:
Okay, I've got a question.
anyway, my question is, how come when threads like these exist we are told to lighten up if we are offended, but when a thread comes by that OBVIOUSLY is joking about potential alternative uses for a bible the thread is locked after 11 posts because "making fun of one's faith isn't funny".
They're "just bleeping jokes" after all.
That's an easy one. The powers-that-be must be personally feel attacked by the alternative-bible-usage-thread whereas the why-am-I-surrounded-gay-people-thread had probably no personal impact on the deities.
Apparently insulting one's faith isn't funny but one's sexuality is.
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Wain wrote:
Okay, I've got a question.
There is a thread full of "Politcally Incorrect" jokes that proceed to mock and insult "faggots", "jews", Blacks, and several other races and religions, those of us that were incensed were told that we need to get over it because "It's just bleeping jokes guys.",
another thread was later started entitled "how come I am surrounded by so many f'ing BLEEPS...", and when it was later understood that 'f'ing BLEEPS' means f-ing faggots the thread was not in any way censored, moderated, or locked(which would probably be most appropriate), fortunately the majority of the posters managed to turn the thread into something a little more constructive and interesting...
anyway, my question is, how come when threads like these exist we are told to lighten up if we are offended, but when a thread comes by that OBVIOUSLY is joking about potential alternative uses for a bible the thread is locked after 11 posts because "making fun of one's faith isn't funny".
They're "just bleeping jokes" after all.
This is why (http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame79.html)
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iamaboringperson wrote:
I want to know why I bought a SONY CD-RW disc only a few months ago, but it will only support up to 4X ??? :-?
NOS. ;-)
And do stop trolling.
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Wain wrote:
anyway, my question is, how come when threads like these exist we are told to lighten up if we are offended, but when a thread comes by that OBVIOUSLY is joking about potential alternative uses for a bible the thread is locked after 11 posts because "making fun of one's faith isn't funny".
They're "just bleeping jokes" after all.
Indeed.
No-one in that thwead actually made fun of the Cwistian faith. They may as well have been talking about any other big book, like the Qur'an or the Yellow Pages.
And I tend to think that if one really takes their faith seriously, why care about someone wiping their ass on this book? Now, an age-old artefact of the faith, owiginal parchments or whatever with actual histowical value? I can see why that would be offensive.
But when something is mass-produced and somewhat akin in that wespect to the aforementioned telephone diwectory...
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@iamaboringperson
Q washing powder stuck to my clothes
A Clean the filter...
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Why do I lose twenty minute when walking home from the pub?
Last orders = 11PM
Drinking up time = 11:20PM
Walk home (sober) = 30 minutes
Walk home (drunk) = 50 minutes
What could possibly happen during those twenty minutes that I can't recall the next day? Are the laws of relativity broken somewhere along the route?
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PMC wrote:
Why do I lose twenty minute when walking home from the pub?
Last orders = 11PM
Drinking up time = 11:20PM
Walk home (sober) = 30 minutes
Walk home (drunk) = 50 minutes
What could possibly happen during those twenty minutes that I can't recall the next day? Are the laws of relativity broken somewhere along the route?
Are you taking Paxil or Zoloft :lol:
http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=10078 (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=10078)
;-)
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Im>bE wrote:
I want ppl to understand the world we live in,
so I am now offering to answer anything you wonder about
concerning the world we live in.
The last storm we had, a neighbor said he saw lightning do some really really strange stuff, he explained that it didn't "strike" but rather appeared at the top of his hill and "rolled" down it breaking apart into several smaller balls when it hit a puddle, at which point the balls of light zipped up into the sky and vanished, never making more sound than a buzz.
WTF was that? :-o
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>Why don't you write full lines?
Im not sure what you mean,
but I write this way
so that lines dont get too long
and so that ppl can think more easily while reading.
And its more comfortable for me to write this way.
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>anyway, my question is, how come when threads like these exist we are told to lighten up if we are offended, but when a thread comes by that OBVIOUSLY is joking about potential alternative uses for a bible the thread is locked after 11 posts because "making fun of one's faith isn't funny".
I dont know how the people involved think,
But I can tell you that most humans think differently,
and have their own opinion on what is 'allowed' and not.
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>Hasn't this type of thread been started in the past? And, with the same user?
Not as far as I know.
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>Got one question here:
How is it true, that life started from chunks of meteorites came from Mars eons before there was even life here on earth?
There might have been life on mars
and it might have travelled with a meteor to earth,
but it would have to survive extreme cold
and without an atmosphere, (with ie: oxygen),
so its a bold theory,
tho we know of bacteria here on earth
that can hibernate very effectively,
and thus could survive the journey.
>If it's true then, we are Martians by origin!
Yes.
I would set a 19% chance on that it is true.
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>What could possibly happen during those twenty minutes that I can't recall the next day? Are the laws of relativity broken somewhere along the route?
Because you are drunk
your brain is not as effective as when u r sober
and so every step might take a bit longer
or you dont cut the corners you cut when u r sober.
Additionally, you might be more cautious
when walking drunken.
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Thank you for your questions.
Hope you have more.
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T_Bone wrote:
Are you taking Paxil or Zoloft :lol:
;-)
:lol:
Erm, neither thanks T_Bone...
I think a late night detour for a veggie burger might have something to do with the missing twenty minutes, plus extra time needed to get the key into my front door after a few sherberts.
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I dont know how the people involved think,
But I can tell you that most humans think differently,
and have their own opinion on what is 'allowed' and not.
Got it, thanks for clearing that up.
I guess Judaism isn't a faith.
sorry for sorta' inadvertantly potentially highjacking the thread, I was caught up in the moment.
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The last storm we had, a neighbor said he saw lightning do some really really strange stuff, he explained that it didn't "strike" but rather appeared at the top of his hill and "rolled" down it breaking apart into several smaller balls when it hit a puddle, at which point the balls of light zipped up into the sky and vanished, never making more sound than a buzz.
Ball lightning??
(can't find a good page on it for link)
drugs??
aliens??
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How became Iamaboringperson the way he is? (well at least the way he represents himself on this forum)
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TPG: i thought your arse-wiping comment was funny!
:lol:
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>The last storm we had, a neighbor said he saw lightning do some really really strange stuff, he explained that it didn't "strike" but rather appeared at the top of his hill and "rolled" down it breaking apart into several smaller balls when it hit a puddle, at which point the balls of light zipped up into the sky and vanished, never making more sound than a buzz.
Balls of lightning is a known phenomenon (spelling).
but the reason for it is only in theories atm afaik.
Mixed hot and cold air plays an important role.
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>How became Iamaboringperson the way he is?
I can only guess, since I dont know about his environment off the ao forums.
Pluss I need more information about him to guess better,
so I wont guess now.
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Do you have any other questions,
or do you already know why everything is how it is?
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I've always wondered if dogpoo really tastes digusting...
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Greetings,
Speaking of 'eating dog poo':
Wanna know, Why are there such a thing like cannibalism? I've seen some videos of it in the past. Disgusting!
Is that behaviour natural or just phychological disorder?
Heck I even saw that in animals. Once I had a mother kitten eat her own young!
:-o
Regards,
Gizz
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Ok, here's my question. How come when you're trying to get to sleep and some idiot dog is barking keeping you awake, the moment it stops another one starts?
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odin wrote:
I've always wondered if dogpoo really tastes digusting...
ask Divine :lol:
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KennyR wrote:
Ok, here's my question. How come when you're trying to get to sleep and some idiot dog is barking keeping you awake, the moment it stops another one starts?
they are taking turns :lol:
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gizz72 wrote:
Wanna know, Why are there such a thing like cannibalism? I've seen some videos of it in the past. Disgusting!
If I know it correctly, in the jungle there's a serious lack of proteines. Cannibals eat their enemies to get these proteines (as far as I know cannibalism by humans mostly only occurs in the jungle).
Scientists believe that cannibalism can cause the mad cow disease. A disease quite similar to this disease occured a few decennia ago in Papua-New Guinee.
The bio-industry is so wicked today, that they let cows eat cows (that is, grinded unusable remnants of cows).
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If I know it correctly, in the jungle there's a serious lack of proteines. Cannibals eat their enemies to get these proteines (as far as I know cannibalism by humans mostly only occurs in the jungle).
Scientists believe that cannibalism can cause the mad cow disease. A disease quite similar to this disease occured a few decennia ago in Papua-New Guinee.
The bio-industry is so wicked today, that they let cows eat cows (that is, grinded unusable remnants of cows).
There are many spiritual reasons behind cannibalism among humans too, often times it is believed that to eat a portion of another man is to "gain his power" so to speak.
Among animals, specifically cats, it is most common for a mother to eat her kitten if there is some notable defect with the kitten that the mother has identified.
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Wain wrote:
There are many spiritual reasons behind cannibalism among humans too, often times it is believed that to eat a portion of another man is to "gain his power" so to speak.
I thought that was more the practice of headhunters, to collect heads, and dry it, so these shrink to more portable proportions so they can carry these with them to "gain their powers".
But you're most probably right that cannibals applied it too on their cannibalistic practices.
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Ok, another question then. How come whenever I bite into a rolo, a mars bar or anything like that, my teeth hurt straight away? There's definitely not time for plaque to turn the sugar into acid, so it's not that. Does the government add a secret orthodontal pain component to stop you eating so many? It doesn't work if they do (munch, ow, munch, ow, munch ow).
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KennyR wrote:
Ok, another question then. How come whenever I bite into a rolo, a mars bar or anything like that, my teeth hurt straight away? There's definitely not time for plaque to turn the sugar into acid, so it's not that. Does the government add a secret orthodontal pain component to stop you eating so many? It doesn't work if they do (munch, ow, munch, ow, munch ow).
That used to happen to me too (Before I had the invincible titanium alloy in-the-jaw anchored, nerveless wonders I have now, now I can chew through volkswagons without pain)
Anything chocolate or sweet used to cause almost instant pain. Strontium cloride helps by sealing the pores, but if I remember correctly it wasn't allowed in the UK.
Used to be quite sensitive to hot and cold liquids too, no more :-)
I used to fear losing my teeth, if I only knew then what I know know, I would have had them removed at 18! Teeth are natures way of telling us we were not created. :lol:
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>I've always wondered if dogpoo really tastes digusting...
All poo would taste disgusting
because it contains no usable ingredients for animals. (except water).
The various bacteria in the intestants of an animal
has munched on it so much that no bacteria like it anymore,
Just like with most animals, wich include humans.
Poo might smell and taste disgusting
because our geenes say that it should,
so that we wont waste time inspecting or eating it.
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>Wanna know, Why are there such a thing like cannibalism?
In addition to what already mentioned,
Eating already dead humans in a hunger epidemic/crisis.
Its interesting that mammals generally are reluctant to eating their dead.
I wonder what evolutional benefit that has.
Cannibalism reminds me of the Easter Island history.
After the humans, and rats that followed them,
destroyed the eco system, all bird species, and trees
on the remote island,
they formed clans, and began 'hunting' other clan members
from lack of food.
Something that can/will happen again.
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>How come when you're trying to get to sleep and some idiot dog is barking keeping you awake, the moment it stops another one starts?
Its hard to be serious with such a question,
so they are probably telling goodnight stories.
Seriously tho, 'taking turns' is a good theory
because if they are saying;
'Just so you know, I am here, this is my territory'
or something like;
'oh, im so horny, come and... etc etc'
then it would be a partial waste of energy to bark
when some other dog is,
because the attention would be divided between them.
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>How come whenever I bite into a rolo, a mars bar or anything like that, my teeth hurt straight away?
I seem to recall that that happened to me at some time too.
I have no idea why.
Anyone?
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Hum,
Cool answers
Except that certain herbivores eat their own poo...
My questions a few years ago would have been like why does time have a preferred direction, why there are only 3 dimensions, is there life on mars, why are there three distinct families of elementary particles, what happened before the big bang, what is the final fate of the universe, what is dark matter or energy...
I've answered most of them already, though .
But the dark energy/matter is still puzzling me...
but not long now i think...
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Do you have any other questions,
or do you already know why everything is how it is?
Were you abused by a cotholic priest? :-)
Seriously.
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blobrana wrote:
why there are only 3 dimensions
four, that is (time is considered also a dimension). But humans can only perceive 4 dimensions, but IIRC there are 11 dimensions.
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that_punk_guy wrote:
And I tend to think that if one really takes their faith seriously, why care about someone wiping their ass on this book?
Well, I think that regardless or whether someone will be offended or not, if someone sets out to offend another, or says inconsiderate things about another's way of life, then they should be condemned.
What ever happened to live and let live?
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iamaboringperson wrote:
Were you abused by a cotholic priest? :-)
Seriously.
Taking into account that imbe is from Norway I'd say that's only a very remote posibility(sp).
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Except that certain herbivores eat their own poo...
Many animals eat their own poo in order to restore beneficial gut flora that has been lost in the excrement. It is also common for many baby lizards to eat the poo of their mothers in order to start said bacteria colonies in their own digestive tracts.
Regardless, I imagine that poo would taste like {bleep}!
:-D
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>why does time have a preferred direction,
Why does an addition lead to a sum?
The universe is ruled by fait/destiny.
A sum does not know what its variables were
so it is impossible for it to go back to them.
>why there are only 3 dimensions,
Imo, any true 1D or 2D 'world'
has never existed
because every particle has to be 3D.
3D is needed to fill up a space.
An extra dimension is needed to let it process. (Time)
Its difficult to imagine anything more than 3D, 'space'-wise,
but Time can be imagined as a dimention
that 'makes' more mass, if you imagine the below in your head:
-Setup a camcorder in a fixed position
towards a horizon with a plain sky and ground.
-Then stand to the right or left of the viewframe
and throw a ball into its viewframe.
-take all the individual pictures of the ball
and mix/merge them into one picture.
Then you would see a bow drawn by the ball-image
and maybe also several bows because it bounced on the ground.
So now you are looking at the balls history in the 4th dimension
and it looks like there is more mass than on one individual picture.
>is there life on mars,
Life is also ruled by fait/destiny.
It has no free will
in the sense it can do -ANYTHING- it wants.
The behaviour of an organism
is -always- a product of its geenes,
environment,
and earlier experience for those with a brain.
>why are there three distinct families of elementary particles,
Because some scientist stated that there are only 3
and the others accepted it.
>what happened before the big bang,
Where does the river come from?
The big bang theory says that all mass
was assembled in one single point.
We should rather discuss wether that is possible,
than to accept it blindly
and ask questions while assuming that it is true.
The only ways I can imagine a single point like that
is if it is a -gigantic- particle that we dont know about yet
that produce 10^18465 times more particles when it explodes.
OR
a massive black hole
that crumble and explode due to its own immense gravity.
>what is the final fate of the universe,
I would rather guess that it is a continous cycling universe
before assuming that it has an end,
because if it ends, then what will... -be-?
>what is dark matter or energy...
A theory with 2D roots made in haste for a 3D Universe.
There has even been made a tv documentary
suggesting that it has too many flaws to be true.
The best scientist is the most sceptic one.
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>Were you abused by a cotholic priest?
Never been abused by any priest,
but priests ab-use ppl every day
filling their heads with propaganda.
Forexample, a priest told me once
that the blood flows back to the heart
when we move our legs and arms.
And I even believed it,
so that was one more lie to get rid of later.
Too many lies, and they are too hard to get rid off.
Just look at any religious person.
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>Taking into account that imbe is from Norway I'd say that's only a very remote posibility(sp).
You would be surprised
at all the fanatic christian clubs
and brainwashing christian schools that the kids go to.
Our christian prime minister
is supporting these christians
that dump lies on the kids, and some morals.
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>Regardless, I imagine that poo would taste like {bleep}!
Seriously not tho, because getting the needed bacteria
is beneficial to the offspring in those cases,
so I would think that they like it when they are newly borned
and grow out of liking it when the guts detect a normal amount.
Or they eat it automatically,
just like human babies suck tits.
Geene related.
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Greetings,
Why not take that poo and turn it into an alternative energy source. I've seen some farms here take pig and cow poo, put them in a dug-out field, placed in a plastic with a gas pipe. The methane produced from it cook provide fire for cooking.
Maybe there are other application than just eating it.
Blaaauk!!
regards,
gizz
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Ugh. Taste the meat, not the heat.
(http://www.animaart.com/fox/images/Hank%20and%20guys%20in%20driveway%202100-6445.jpg)
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:lol: