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Thanks for the offer Mathis, but who says I want to be part of your girlie little rat pack anyway? You're taking this way too seriously Ryan. Nobody is really forming a group and switching their names and identity here. This thread is just pretend, it's not real life. But what is serious is the lis...

Matt Gregory! It's nice to have you out on the field. Glad you could make it. I look at it like this, which may not be entirely right, but I think it's basically right: Think of a 3x3 tic-tac-toe grid drawn on the ground (a pretty big one). There's a certain amount of air over each square and say th...

Your act is completely inane and unentertaning kid. That's all I'm going to give you. Well, I'm glad that's all you are going to give, because that means that I get to have the last word: You are jealous of my ability fly like an eagle. We live in two different worlds prince. Me, I live in the worl...

David Quinn wrote, Aaron: David Quinn says balance is unimportant. David Quinn: As I say, my point was that the word "balance" can mean whatever you want it to mean. I do get your point. People in my life who preach moderation often tell me that I'm too extreme. Yet these funny people are ...

Ryan, It appears Cory is too cool to say he's thankful for your contributions. Not me. Thanks for the Skits. I personally laughed my ass off - especially at the Charlie Murphy skit. Those Charlie Murphy spoofs by chapelle are always funny. Without question, you are the missing link to the rat pack. ...

Do you think you are witty, charming, funny or something? Why do you call your self prince? Sounds pretty gay. Nonetheless, I'm not impressed with you so far. You're going down into the pit of ignobility for now. It's been awhile since someone on this forum has misbehaved that badly. I'll let you k...

It all depends on how the term "balance" is perceived. Quinn pointed out that achieving enlightenment is not possible through what today's concept of balance is. Buddha's middle way does not match what today's concept of balance is. That doesnt mean 'balance' is unimportant. And just beca...

Torricellian barometer, atmospheric pressure, and the rest Boy have there ever been some startlingly intelligent developments on my latest thread. I'm very pleased with how things are going and I think you will be too. Please check it out and get those minds working. Meet you over there? Ready? Go!...

Air is a fluid. When the fluid gets stirred up, storms happen. What causes the air to get stirred up Eliz? Using fluid as an analogy for air is helpful. I picture how a paddle, when you stroke it through the water, it often creates a whirl-pool. In regards to the massive ocean of air, what can we i...

David Quinn says balance is unimportant. This appears false to me. My physical human body, like anybody elses, needs balance. Extreme asceticism, where one only eats one kind of food once a week and sleeps only a few hours a night will seriously derange a person. Not sleeping for many days, weeks or...

Aaron wrote: Why does air weigh less when a storm is building up? Why does the air weigh more during times of peace? Seriously though folks. It seems pretty counter intuitive. You would think that a storm brewing would mean extra moisture in the air, and thus heavier air and thus a higher reading on...

Check out my new thread in the science and evolution forum everyone.

Give it some careful thought.

You just might find it a life changing experience.

See you there.

- Mathis

(this thread will self destruct in 48 hours)

Has anyone here given much thought or had much training in regards to barometers and the relationship they have to thermometers? I'm trying to understand how atmospheric pressure effects the resting level of a liquid and I don't feel quite right about how I see it. I'm wondering why temperature does...

Carl, I am humbled by you. I really am. Your such a good sport.

Let's not ever fight again.

V.S. Ramachandran Diana Alstad and Joel Kramer Stephen Batchelor Susan Blackmore Andrew Newberg Huston Smith Rodney Brooks I don't think the great VS Ramachandran needs introduction for most of you. If you don't know him, you will soon. There are a large handful of thinkers to draw from on this site...

joy division I don't know about you, but I love songs written by people who really know what darkness is about AND can express that darkness with good character. Ian Curtis was interesting. Didnt have quite enough character to live truth well, but for a songwriter, he was a good lad. Love those gui...

Imagine they made a movie about Dean Martin. And then imagine a movie about Sammy Davis. Dean Martin's just better. Maybe if Carl was Sammy and I was Dean, then maybe I wouldnt mind you being Sinatra. But that's not the way it worked out. It's just a big painful mess right now. Ok, so the crux of y...

So are you going to let Carl be Dean Martin or not? Well, it's complicated Cory. Sometimes I have the sufficient love to want to see Carl flourish and have him be of the greatness of Dean Martin. Other times I want to see him subordinated to my command, where I decide his name (yes, just like Ted T...

Cory, if that is your way of asking if you can be the Sinatra, in the Sammy Davis, Dean Martin rat pack trio, the answer is no.

Carl and I have a brotherly connection that I am afraid you are not man enough to understand.

LOL - of course, Dino! Look, Carl, you don't have to change your name to be my friend. I was a little excited last night, a little too intoxicated by exciting visions. After thinking it over deeply, I decided that I like you just the way you are. In fact, you calling yourself Dean Martin got me feel...

Thanks for keeping us entertained, Aaron. You are the Sammy Davis Jr of Genius, the sophisticated will-o-the-wisp with the easy grin, schmoozer of widows and kings, piquer of our imaginations where thought is concerned, and, in this case, trumpeting herald of absurdities to come, no doubt. Carl. Co...

So let me get this straight - -- cold water is more dense(more constricted and packed together) than warm water, but ice is less dense than warm water? That's right. Liquid water is totally fluid, so the molecules can bump up against each other in whatever way they "please," but when wate...

Water is odd that way. It expands when it freezes, so when it turns to ice it gets less dense and floats above liquid water. So let me get this straight - -- cold water is more dense(more constricted and packed together) than warm water, but ice is less dense than warm water? That is truly mind bog...

This just occured to me. Warm water tends to rest atop of colder water. But frozen water rests atop warmer water. Bizzare. Searching for the truth, one finds oneself colder, stuck below the shallow warmth of humanity. One hasnt become cold enough. So by undergoing transformation from water into ice,...