emb3750 9398 Report post Posted October 5, 2012 http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/10/05/buy-booze-poured-over-boobs-before-bottled ...Cerb ladies....we await your bottles, lol!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phaedrus 209521 Report post Posted October 6, 2012 So, first up: if there's anyone out there of an even slightly nerdy disposition who doesn't read XKCD, you're seriously missing out. Secondly: interview with Randall Monroe, who writes it. Well worth your time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Phaedrus 209521 Report post Posted October 10, 2012 This bird is awesome. That is all. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=uBuPiC3ArL8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NotchJohnson 214123 Report post Posted October 10, 2012 Lynx body wash commercial is so cool, I need to take a shower before I see any ladies. http://youtu.be/jsvgufeKPsI Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Mister T 45020 Report post Posted October 13, 2012 Mmmmmmmm Lost in translation??? Private sector helping improve the state of roads?? This road financed by .... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Emily J 172062 Report post Posted October 13, 2012 (edited) A hilarious classic. Still as funny as the first time. :biggrin: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/7cd2e1d8f0/dick-in-a-box-uncensored# Edited October 13, 2012 by Sweet Emily J Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoyfulC 132299 Report post Posted October 13, 2012 I love this! ______________________ This was sent to me and it gave me a laugh. No known author, one of those chain emails and it obviously never happened. Still. "Thinking Unconventionally A Letter from a College Professor Some time ago I received a call from a colleague, who asked if I would be the referee on the grading of an examination question. He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a physics question, while the student claimed he should receive a perfect score and would if the system were not set up against the student. The instructor and the student agreed to an impartial arbiter, and I was selected. I went to my colleague's office and read the examination question: "Show how it is possible to determine the height of a tall building with the aid of a barometer." The student had answered: "Take the barometer to the top of the building, attach a long rope to it, lower it to the street, and then bring it up, measuring the length of the rope. The length of the rope is the height of the building." I pointed out that the student really had a strong case for full credit since he had really answered the question completely and correctly. On the other hand, if full credit were given, it could well contribute to a high grade in his physics course. A high grade is supposed to certify competence in physics, but the answer did not confirm this. I suggested that the student have another try at answering the question. I was not surprised that my colleague agreed, but I was surprised when the student did. I gave the student six minutes to answer the question with the warning that the answer should show some knowledge of physics. At the end of five minutes, he had not written anything. I asked if he wished to give up, but he said no. He had many answers to this problem; he was just thinking of the best one. I excused myself for interrupting him and asked him to please go on. In the next minute, he dashed off his answer which read: "Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean over the edge of the roof. Drop the barometer, timing its fall with a stopwatch. Then, using the formula x=3D0.5--a--t^2, calculate the height of the building." At this point, I asked my colleague if he would give up. He conceded, and gave the student almost full credit. In leaving my colleague's office, I recalled that the student had said that he had other answers to the problem, so I asked him what they were. "Well," said the student. "there are many ways of getting the height of a tall building with the aid of a barometer. For example, you could take the barometer out on a sunny day and measure the height of the barometer, the length of its shadow, and the length of the shadow of the building, and by the use of simple proportion, determine the height of the building." "Fine," I said, "and others?" "Yes," said the student." There is a very basic measurement method you will like. In this method, you take the barometer and begin to walk up the stairs. As you climb the stairs, you mark off the length of the barometer along the wall. You then count the number of marks, and this will give you the height of the building in barometer units. "A very direct method." "Of course. If you want a more sophisticated method, you can tie the barometer to the end of a string, swing it as a pendulum, and determine the value of g at the street level and at the top of the building. From the difference between the two values of g, the height of the building, in principle, can be calculated." "On this same tack, you could take the barometer to the top of the building, attach a long rope to it, lower it to just above the street, and then swing it as a pendulum. You could then calculate the height of the building by the period of the precession". "Finally," he concluded, "there are many other ways of solving the problem. Probably the best," he said, "is to take the barometer to the basement and knock on the superintendent's door. When the superintendent answers, you speak to him as follows: 'Mr. Superintendent, here is a fine barometer. If you will tell me the height of the building, I will give you this barometer.'" At this point, I asked the student if he really did know the conventional answer to this question. He admitted that he did, but said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors trying to "teach him to think"." _________________________________ Goes well with: Source: I Fucking Love Science https://www.facebook.com/IFeakingLoveScience 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Emily J 172062 Report post Posted October 13, 2012 I love this!______________________ This was sent to me and it gave me a laugh. No known author, one of those chain emails and it obviously never happened. Still. "Thinking Unconventionally A Letter from a College Professor Goes well with: Source: I Fucking Love Science https://www.facebook.com/IFeakingLoveScience I also love this. Awesome. Unconventional thinking makes me wet. This is unrelated, but the pic of Neil deGrasse Tyson reminded me of this amazing video... gives me goosebumps every time: Just one of his many awesome clips on youtube. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Mister T 45020 Report post Posted October 13, 2012 I feel like having samuri deli Samurai Deli goes well with Soup Nazi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Malika Fantasy 144625 Report post Posted October 16, 2012 Caption, anyone? why isn't she in my kitchen making me a sammich? or why isn't she in my bed right now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Phaedrus 209521 Report post Posted October 21, 2012 Which pill would you choose? I'm torn between yellow, pink and black. And now for something completely different... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites