What I learned today

[Mudflap]

If you learn something new, post it in this thread and help make us more smarter.


Today I learned that microwaved bananas taste horrible.

[PB]

OK what in the hell would ever posess you to microwave bananas?

that's gross..

and I thought you were all gonna say something serious..

hmmm...


I learned something on the same level.. when you put ashed in a cup and let them sit there for alittle while.. do not pour bleach in the cup!!!!

It'll foam like a shaken beer,


yuck!

PB

[SimpleSimon]

Originally posted by PB
OK what in the hell would ever posess you to microwave bananas?

that's gross..

and I thought you were all gonna say something serious..

hmmm...


I learned something on the same level.. when you put ashed in a cup and let them sit there for alittle while.. do not pour bleach in the cup!!!!

It'll foam like a shaken beer,


yuck!

PB

basic chemistry - ashes in water = lye, a basic compound

chlorine in solution = acid



I learned something today - dont pick up a bed today, just cause a year ago i easily could.

Ouch!

[zim]

I learned that if I run commandline applications in a virtual screen, i can transfer them from one terminal to another.

[MAC]

I learned that when your boss depends on hi sdesktop icons...the funniest thing you can do is take a screenshot, photshop OUT those icons and make that his screensaver

true

[zim]

take a screenshot, set that as his background, then toggle view icons.

[Koliedrus]

Bet you didn't know that nuking a banana (especially the peel) is also a fire hazard. The potasium tends to ignite.

Try slicing a white grape so that just a little skin connects the two halves. Nuke that. The area that connects the halves will spark.

EA pointed me to a site a while back that shows you how to make those AOL CD's worth taking out of the envelope.

A small paper cup upside down with a slit in the bottom makes for a stand for the CD. Nuke it for about 10 seconds and watch the fireworks. Be prepared for the stench of burnt plastic.

As for what I learned today: Einstein compared photons to the atoms in a gas. If you continue with the comparison, gases can become liquids once the atoms are slowed down enough, so it might be possible to create what amounts to liquid light.

Some simulations have been run. It's on its way to lab testing while the think-tanks mull over possible applications.

[Mudflap]

Today I learned that 3/4 inch PVC pipe is surprisingly flexible, although it won't return to it's original shape (straight) if left bent for more than an hour or so.

[Lady Sianna]

posted by Muddy:

Today I learned that microwaved bananas taste horrible.

and what on earth made you think that they might taste good?! :p

today i learned that sometimes live music is far greater than the recorded version....and that sometimes love hurts.

[Koliedrus]

Originally posted by Lady Sianna
*snip* today i learned that sometimes live music is far greater than the recorded version....and that sometimes love hurts.



Arrggg! Someone hasn't been paying attention.

The song "Love Hurts", performed by Nazareth, was written by the authors of "Rocky Top". The Vol's host the Hurricanes today.

Here's something that doesn't matter much but it's kinda cool: I ran into a guy that looks just like Mancow. In fact, my thoughts were, "hey, that guy looks just like Mancow!", and then I went on about my bidness.

It was him. If I'd known, I would have had him sign my newly shaven head.

[Mudflap]

Today I learned that investing my time in people eventually pays off quite nicely.

[Billyman]

Posted by sauron in Q&A....

A few more things that happen when you get scared...

The adrenaline has been mentioned, but some of the effects of the adrenaline are pretty interesting..

When there's adrenaline (and, I'd assume a few other things) released, it causes your body to shunt the majority of the blood away from your extremeties (hands, feet, arms, legs, etc) - in case you get hurt as a result of whatever situation you are in, your body tries to limit the amount of blood loss.

I didn't know that. heh

[SatansLeftHand]

i learned, just now, that i have not, in fact, totally given up weed. that is a taste you do not forget, and i just got it in the first few drags off a camel cigarette.

[PB]

Originally posted by SatansLeftHand
i learned, just now, that i have not, in fact, totally given up weed. that is a taste you do not forget, and i just got it in the first few drags off a camel cigarette.

you would be suprised how many different cigarettes have a small amount of weed in them... particularly Newports.. I am suprised that you did not know that SLH ..

V.

[Escape Artist]

Originally posted by PB
you would be suprised how many different cigarettes have a small amount of weed in them... particularly Newports.. I am suprised that you did not know that SLH ..

V.

Got proof to back that up?

[estero]

Nuked apples (with the peel on) with a bit of brown sugar or cinnamon are great ! Try that.

[sauron]

This weekend I learned:

<ul>
<li>Old friends are good friends.
<li>I love eyes that go from green to light brown (outside of the pupil towards the inside of the pupil)
<li>Hanging out with friends and not having ANYTHING planned, is great relaxation, when you're not at home.
</ul>

- d.

[SatansLeftHand]

i learned that sauron doesn't actually call you to head out for drinks, even when he's within 15 miles........

[sauron]

Originally posted by SatansLeftHand
i learned that sauron doesn't actually call you to head out for drinks, even when he's within 15 miles........

Jed, Simon,

I'm sorry I didn't call.. I ended up staying at TRF overnight, and I'm not much for drinking before I have to do a 2 hour drive..

I'll make up for it someday, I promise.

-d.

[SatansLeftHand]

ding ding ding!
we have a winner!!!
that was exactly the right answer.

[Mudflap]

Today I learned...
old timey fuse boxes suck lots of ass I'm a competent electrician while working in the dark I need to replace the check valve on my well The local hardware store sells the same brand of romex cable/50 ft. rolls for 4 different prices :squint:

[MAC]

my guess on the romex thing:
#14
#12
#12 UV
#10
(they all look the same unless you check the wire or read the fuzzy cheap blue-on-black print on the box)

Today I learned:

my vendors new sales girl looks exactly the way she sounds on the phone: pretty gal with too much make & poofy bangs
*theMAC shudders*

To replace the firing pins of a stevens 5100 double barrel 12 ga shotgun you must first remove the two pins holding the sear assemblies and hammers...carefully...little springs...carefully

I can build tiny intricate parts for shotguns that break when you are almost done with your repairs...with alot of patience and filing

I am not the only one who's dreams remind them of what was and what might have been...and gets very sad

[Billyman]

Originally posted by theMAC


To replace the firing pins of a stevens 5100 double barrel 12 ga shotgun you must first remove the two pins holding the sear assemblies and hammers...carefully...little springs...carefully


Hmm, I hope I'm teaching you something.........prolly not though, you've already got a broad band of gunsmithing experience.

If you take a semi-automatic weapon (pistol, shotgun or rifle) and trim the sear a bit, it'll make it fully auto. But, you have to be careful not to trim too much or it wont stop firing once you pulled the trigger until the magizine is empty. It's a trial an error thing. Trim a little, put gun together...try, trim a little, put gun together...try..........................

Just practice on something old and have a new sear on hand for replacement so you can fix the fucked up firearm you now hold. ;) It's been years since I've done such and if I remember correctly you file the little flat locking catching thingie part of it.

[MAC]

:)

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[PB]

I learned today...

the past is not always completely in the past...

that some people just enjoy making you hurt./...

and i learned that I missed my daily sedative more that I thought...

I also learned.. buttery nipples.. are still my favorite shot...

and that i can't whistle while drunk.

and i learned... something really interesting about Mudflap... but i'll never tell.. makes ya wonder huh... probably even he wonders what the fuk i'm talking about.... bring on the more buttery nipples.. i'm wasted...

PB

[orchid_lilly*]

I've learned today that:

being on a MAC can be a lonely world*

~T

[Mudflap]

Originally posted by theMAC
my guess on the romex thing:
#14
#12
#12 UV
#10
(they all look the same unless you check the wire or read the fuzzy cheap blue-on-black print on the box)



Today I learned that theMAC thinks I'm a moron.

12/2 UF with ground / sunlight resistant / UL approved for direct burial

4 identical boxes, all priced differently.

Mud knows romex.

[morgana]

<font color="lime">yesterday i learned that sometimes...well, most of the time...you know the answer to your problem and always have, you just don't like the taste of it.

and i relearn on a daily basis that one of the hardest things in the world is to be professional and still maintain a personal perspective with your coworkers.</font>

[AcidzCraze]

Today I learned:

There <i>is</i> such a thing as being over-worked.
You can't depend on people to work for you forever.
Walmart is the WORST store to buy frames.
Walmart makes me physically ill.
Walmart is the devil.
Walmart is a conspiracy to drive normal human beings insane.
Walmart's employees are really aliens.

[ms. bing]

*ms. bing puts on "everybody hurts" by REM for PB, theMAC, and orchid_lilly, then paints a big red bullseye on her chest.*
i learned micheal stipe is just as whiny in my head as in real life.
and kids really do grow up too fast.

[MuffyTheVampyreLayer]

Hmm, today I learned that the mice lurking in my laundry can get the top off plastic containers in order to eat the yummy pea flour within. I think someone has been feeding them steroids.

[AcidzCraze]

Originally posted by MuffyTheVampyreLayer
Hmm, today I learned that the mice lurking in my laundry can get the top off plastic containers in order to eat the yummy pea flour within. I think someone has been feeding them steroids.

Actually, in the search for curing cancer, the mice have a nasty side-affect of being tremendously hungry.

[AcidzCraze]

Another thing I learned today: You can't put pillows (like the kind for your bed) in the washing machine without the house sounding like its coming down.

[Billyman]

Originally posted by AcidzCraze
Another thing I learned today: You can't put pillows (like the kind for your bed) in the washing machine without the house sounding like its coming down.

Why yes you can.

Just put two opposite of each other.

Heh, women folk.

[AcidzCraze]

Originally posted by Billyman
Why yes you can.

Just put two opposite of each other.

Heh, women folk.

Allow me to make a correction: Not with a bundle of sheets in the bottom. :)

[Koliedrus]

A section of Cosmic Thread with a diameter smaller than an atom and a length of one meter can theoretically weigh as much as the entire Earth.

I say "theoretically" because none have been observed. For now, they exist only in equations.

On top of that, it's theorized that c (as in E = mc^2) might not be constant. If that's the case, travel at light-speed velocities near a cosmic string would decrease time-dilation effects. In other words, the slowing of time at near-light velocities would not be as pronounced.

That means that if you travel interstellar distances by way of a cosmic string (thread), the people you leave behind would age months instead of centuries.

For once, I hope Einstein was wrong.

[Koliedrus]

That and this:

If you set course for a black hole, it will evaporate before you reach it and you'll witness the end of the universe.

During your plunge to the edge of Time, you'll watch events happen faster than you can comprehend.

I can't imagine past that. Maybe tomorrow. This makes my skull hurt.

[Barbie]

WHAT I LEARNED YESTERDAY.

Do no load the dishwasher full of liquid dishwashing soap normally used in a sink.

As well, don't load the dishwasher after taking sleeping pills.

what a fucking mess

[Pianomahnn]

My dad did that one time.

We don't let him near the diswasher anymore.

[Venus]

Originally posted by Koliedrus
I say "theoretically" because none have been observed. For now, they exist only in equations.



Now really, how does something exist in an equation, if we don't really know it's there? I mean, how do we prove these equations, if we....it's just not right!

[Koliedrus]

Originally posted by Venus


Now really, how does something exist in an equation, if we don't really know it's there? I mean, how do we prove these equations, if we....it's just not right!

Consider sub-atomic particles. The Top quark has been theorized to exist for years but has only recently been observed. It takes a lot of energy to break it loose from an atom. Technology had to increase before that could happen.

First comes the theory, then the proof. If you plug the Standard Model into a supercomputer and simulate the birth of the Universe, Cosmic Strings/Threads manifest themselves as a result.

Kinda like that.

As another example, you, Venus, are a theoretical entity to those whom haven't physically met you. Your words exist here in the form of equations that require advanced technology for processing, interpretation and representation. I'm reasonably sure that you exist but I have no direct physical evidence.

I cannot prove "You" but I believe the theory.

[Growing_Mystery]

I learned that Romeo and Juliet was more vulgar than I originally thought...

[Koliedrus]

Originally posted by Pianomahnn
My dad did that one time.

We don't let him near the diswasher anymore.

Bill Cosby :) You're dad isn't "allowed" to wash dishes? That may not have been a mistake on his part.

BTW: Pianomahnn's still a theory to me even though his salsa shipment strongly indicates that he exists in Reality.

I think I've been awake too long...

[Venus]

I learned today that many people will believe in something they can't prove, as long as it isn't religion......

[Billyman]

Interesting Venus. Point made in fact.

I'm still a "show-me" guy. Theories are wonderful things. I accept them for what they are and think of the possibilities. When a theory is proven I say "ooooooooh", when there's no way to do so, I pass if off as someones thoughts and "heh, pffffffft".

[ms. bing]

originally posted by growing mystery
I learned that Romeo and Juliet was more vulgar than I originally thought...

now go read king lear and hamlet....

[Mae]

Forget Hamlet, (though got to be the funniest play I ever read), Reqad Othello! There is funny stuff or read all the sonnets, they all end with "So we should have sex now" Or in some cases, "So we shoud have sex right now".

[Venus]

I learned today, that I am not cut out to be a stay at home mom.

[Billyman]

Well you too can become a stay at home dad for 89 easy installments of only $49.95!

[Venus]

I learned this weekend that it truly upsets men in the military to know that so many people don't support the government and the troups over in Iraq.
I learned this weekend that it upsets them even more to know that some people born and raised in America won't even stand and salute the flag. I believe the exact line was "I didn't spend 8 years dedicated to serving and protecting this country so people could disrespect the flag!" *frustrated growl and cigarette lighting*

I also learned that it fills their hearts with joy to know that the people they love will always support them.

[Pianomahnn]

Originally posted by Koliedrus
BTW: Pianomahnn's still a theory to me even though his salsa shipment strongly indicates that he exists in Reality.


Let's see what this year's garden research produces. . .

[Koliedrus]

Want a puppy? :D

[Venus]

I learned today that the walls of the elevator shaft are magnetic. Don't ask...

[Billyman]

You never end a sentence with "Don't ask". Then I feel the undieing need to do so. "Don't ask" requires a story and I wanna hear it damnit.

[A.D.H.D]

I learned today that Descartes and Berkley had exactly the same intentions and program, but polar opposite methods used to achieve those same ends.

[ms. bing]

i learned this morning that my daughter, unlike her mother, really loves clowns with guitars.
i also learned that there has been way too much marxist criticism written about the melville story "bartleby the scrivener" to read in one afternoon, beer or no.
i also learned that john jacob astor was perhaps the most hated man in america at one time.
and one more thing, that police brutality is not a new concept in this country by a long shot.
i learn many things in the course of one day.

[ms. bing]

i learned about three seconds ago that after careful consideration, my daughter is also afraid of junebugs.
like mother like daughter in some respects i suppose.

[A.D.H.D]

I learned that back pain can be a side effect of an orgasm.

[Venus]

Really? I've never had a problem with back pain after orgasm.

[Billyman]

You didn't do it right.