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Re: If there is anything in the world you wonder about, please ask.
« Reply #29 from previous page: July 13, 2004, 12:52:51 AM »
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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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Re: If there is anything in the world you wonder about, please ask.
« Reply #30 on: July 13, 2004, 03:30:25 AM »
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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Re: If there is anything in the world you wonder about, please ask.
« Reply #31 on: July 13, 2004, 03:40:26 AM »
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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).


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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Re: If there is anything in the world you wonder about, please ask.
« Reply #32 on: July 13, 2004, 10:15:47 PM »
>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.
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Re: If there is anything in the world you wonder about, please ask.
« Reply #33 on: July 13, 2004, 11:29:57 PM »
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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« Reply #34 on: July 14, 2004, 03:13:51 AM »
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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? :-)

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Re: If there is anything in the world you wonder about, please ask.
« Reply #35 on: July 14, 2004, 11:56:30 AM »
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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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Re: If there is anything in the world you wonder about, please ask.
« Reply #36 on: July 14, 2004, 03:45:42 PM »
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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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« Reply #37 on: July 14, 2004, 07:09:28 PM »
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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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Re: If there is anything in the world you wonder about, please ask.
« Reply #38 on: July 15, 2004, 12:00:35 AM »
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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}!
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Re: If there is anything in the world you wonder about, please ask.
« Reply #39 on: July 15, 2004, 02:33:47 AM »
>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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Re: If there is anything in the world you wonder about, please ask.
« Reply #40 on: July 15, 2004, 02:35:21 AM »
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.
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Re: If there is anything in the world you wonder about, please ask.
« Reply #41 on: July 15, 2004, 04:03:08 AM »
Ugh. Taste the meat, not the heat.



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« Reply #42 on: July 15, 2004, 04:06:16 AM »
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