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Title: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: steve dave on July 12, 2013, 07:25:49 AM
Like, I mentioned awhile back that I nerd out over vintage airline and travel agency advertisements. examples:

(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmodculture.typepad.com%2Fphotos%2Funcategorized%2Fhavana.jpg&hash=ff79ed388f31d8976258fa70dcd6f4fc4fc6683d)
(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vinmag.com%2Fonline%2Fmedia%2Fgbu0%2Fprodlg%2FAP755-twa-dc3-airline-poster-1937.jpg&hash=466c7f2e286f09d269cc43206714299852965204)
(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fasset3.cbsistatic.com%2Fcnwk.1d%2Fi%2Fne%2Fp%2F2007%2FNew-York_400x600.jpg&hash=63e56949cfcecc2a5f15c11ee94c9eefcaaa61af)

What are you into that most people aren't?
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: steve dave on July 12, 2013, 07:26:15 AM
also, possible luke thread
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: j rake on July 12, 2013, 07:33:48 AM
the homeless.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: steve dave on July 12, 2013, 07:35:53 AM
the homeless.

well, you live in the right place to study that
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: felix rex on July 12, 2013, 07:42:45 AM
state-run/influenced media and state propaganda/messaging. It's my hobby and other than the cats quite possibly the most interesting thing in the world to me. I haven't worked on Cuba in years, but I still read the main paper a few times every week. And oooooooh man don't get me started on Russia and Venezuela. Maybe the most fascinating media environments in the world.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Trim on July 12, 2013, 07:44:01 AM
the homeless.

well, you live in the right place to study that

That homeless magician at vegasPAK was George Zimmerman to your Trayvon Martin.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: steve dave on July 12, 2013, 07:45:52 AM
the homeless.

well, you live in the right place to study that

That homeless magician at vegasPAK was George Zimmerman to your Trayvon Martin.

I think he was a three card monty guy
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: steve dave on July 12, 2013, 07:46:39 AM
state-run/influenced media and state propaganda/messaging. It's my hobby and other than the cats quite possibly the most interesting thing in the world to me. I haven't worked on Cuba in years, but I still read the main paper a few times every week. And oooooooh man don't get me started on Russia and Venezuela. Maybe the most fascinating media environments in the world.

this is a good one. seems like it would take a lot of time and language skills to get into though so I'm out.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: j rake on July 12, 2013, 07:51:27 AM
the homeless.

well, you live in the right place to study that

many "homeless" in vegas work in teams. you have the super pathetic military guy, and then the funny guy ("why lie? i want weed" sign) operating on both ends of a cross walk.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: SdK on July 12, 2013, 07:55:14 AM
Myself.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: steve dave on July 12, 2013, 07:58:40 AM
the homeless.

well, you live in the right place to study that

many "homeless" in vegas work in teams. you have the super pathetic military guy, and then the funny guy ("why lie? i want weed" sign) operating on both ends of a cross walk.

would be curious which one does better and how their successes vary based on the time of day/drunkeness of patrons.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:08:46 AM
Like, I mentioned awhile back that I nerd out over vintage airline and travel agency advertisements. examples:

(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmodculture.typepad.com%2Fphotos%2Funcategorized%2Fhavana.jpg&hash=ff79ed388f31d8976258fa70dcd6f4fc4fc6683d)
(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vinmag.com%2Fonline%2Fmedia%2Fgbu0%2Fprodlg%2FAP755-twa-dc3-airline-poster-1937.jpg&hash=466c7f2e286f09d269cc43206714299852965204)
(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fasset3.cbsistatic.com%2Fcnwk.1d%2Fi%2Fne%2Fp%2F2007%2FNew-York_400x600.jpg&hash=63e56949cfcecc2a5f15c11ee94c9eefcaaa61af)

What are you into that most people aren't?

interesting that you'd post this.  the last time you talked about this, half the board was drooling over them.  go cats.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: ben ji on July 12, 2013, 08:20:10 AM
Anything about the USSR and Eastern Bloc, from the structure of the economy to their military to their media. I find it all incredibly fascinating.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:35:39 AM
Anything about the USSR and Eastern Bloc, from the structure of the economy to their military to their media. I find it all incredibly fascinating.

lame
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:40:56 AM
video games
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Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:41:07 AM
classic movies
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Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:41:17 AM
booze
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Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:41:32 AM
music
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Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:41:42 AM
photography
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Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:41:51 AM
mountain biking
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Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:41:59 AM
cooking!
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:42:10 AM
the cats
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Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:42:24 AM
technology/the future
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Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:42:36 AM
science
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Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:43:29 AM
i really like the movie "collateral" with tom cruise and jamie fox
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Emo EMAW on July 12, 2013, 08:44:06 AM
I take everything I do waaaay too far and spend too much money, then get bored and move on.  I guess I'm into learning and new things, but I assume that's true for all of us.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:44:27 AM
I take everything I do waaaay too far and spend too much money, then get bored and move on.  I guess I'm into learning and new things, but I assume that's true for all of us.
lame
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:44:47 AM
animals
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:45:10 AM
architecture
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:45:36 AM
i hate boats, so maybe being anti-boats
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:46:01 AM
anti-gross food
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: 8manpick on July 12, 2013, 08:46:13 AM
Pissclams (not yellow) ruining threads
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:47:18 AM
Pissclams (not yellow) ruining threads

oh sorry, thought this was a free country, guess i can't say stuff i am interested in.  guess i'll add you to the commie list with ben ji.  sorry freedom, you have no place here.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:47:39 AM
vintage stuff
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:48:04 AM
i hate antiques, somy interest is in anti-antiques
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:48:24 AM
skiing
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Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:48:38 AM
skateboarding
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Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:49:01 AM
does the beach count?  pacific, not atlantic  :barf:
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:49:21 AM
space travel
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:49:38 AM
ultra high speed terrestrial travel
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:50:11 AM
interested in good restaurants, not interested in/or anti-bad restaurants
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: CNS on July 12, 2013, 08:51:15 AM
Posts about what other people are interested in
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 08:52:32 AM
brain surgery

fyp
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Post by: chunkles on July 12, 2013, 08:59:45 AM
Making fun of string theory because it sounds so stupid.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: chunkles on July 12, 2013, 09:03:07 AM
(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lulusoso.com%2Fupload%2F20110813%2FDaBao8181_3_Wheel_Caster_Scooter.jpg&hash=ae453675230948862c0e7789340425804ab666c2)
These are so fun.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: 0.42 on July 12, 2013, 09:04:52 AM
catlab videos
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Post by: Johnny Wichita on July 12, 2013, 09:05:38 AM
Punk rock music/culture
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: chunkles on July 12, 2013, 09:05:56 AM
Aeon flux was pretty cool.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: 0.42 on July 12, 2013, 09:11:26 AM
physical geography
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Post by: bubbles4ksu on July 12, 2013, 09:21:19 AM
russian literature. the 1 and 3/4 books i've read have been fascinating.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Johnny Wichita on July 12, 2013, 09:22:58 AM
interior architecture
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Post by: Tobias on July 12, 2013, 09:24:34 AM
feminism
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Post by: Bloodfart on July 12, 2013, 09:25:40 AM
Vintage tech manual art.
(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffotos.fotoflexer.com%2F9fc922ad10e60be816bf72bd412927be.jpg&hash=08206924b2b2d895d7d11e7d64f3b698de23b05b)


(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffotos.fotoflexer.com%2F2b1d75b2f255e93d07b60dfcf4c1eed8.jpg&hash=dfb049bf6286cabdc526398ecc77412c097caa32)

Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: felix rex on July 12, 2013, 09:36:10 AM
i hate boats, so maybe being anti-boats

Rebuttal argument:

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Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 09:47:22 AM
i hate boats, so maybe being anti-boats

Rebuttal argument:

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sasha likes boats.  that's well established.  did i tell you he lived on my block for about a year or so?
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: felix rex on July 12, 2013, 09:51:32 AM
sasha likes boats.  that's well established.  did i tell you he lived on my block for about a year or so?

Maybe. But I'm into being anti-boring-stories-about-neighbors so probably forgot.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: pissclams on July 12, 2013, 09:52:14 AM
that's rich coming from the guy who started a thread about moving to cairo
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Bloodfart on July 12, 2013, 09:53:18 AM
feminism

My aunt is the leader of a feminist organization in Michigan.  She is an amazing woman.
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Post by: Winters on July 12, 2013, 09:55:36 AM
polka music
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: mocat on July 12, 2013, 09:57:04 AM
memorizing the 274 (as of 2010) cities in the USA with >= 100k population
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: OK_Cat on July 12, 2013, 09:59:49 AM
the only things that i do besides work and spend time with my family is bbs'ing, playing video games, and watching movies.

i am so un-special.   :embarrassed:
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: asava on July 12, 2013, 10:07:25 AM
Punk rock music/culture

have been meaning to ask you about this for some time now. if you were at all involved with the wichita punk/hardcore scene circa 2002 - 2006, there is a decent chance I may know you.

I really like bikes.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: asava on July 12, 2013, 10:07:40 AM
Ambient music.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: asava on July 12, 2013, 10:07:56 AM
Shoegaze.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Cartierfor3 on July 12, 2013, 10:14:41 AM
BITB's sidekick, Danny Clinkscale.
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Post by: Cartierfor3 on July 12, 2013, 10:17:30 AM
mid-90s Christian Alternative Rock Band: Plankeye

(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSmb_aZxGSxE3xItQ4mH35zQL-8dX_IhM7Wqedwr6dqL0Vssnxc)
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Post by: Cartierfor3 on July 12, 2013, 10:19:04 AM
texting while driving
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Post by: Cartierfor3 on July 12, 2013, 10:20:30 AM
Buying furniture at Aldi
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Post by: mocat on July 12, 2013, 10:22:07 AM
Shoegaze.

good one
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Bloodfart on July 12, 2013, 10:24:13 AM
GIFs
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Tobias on July 12, 2013, 10:25:08 AM
feminism

My aunt is the leader of a feminist organization in Michigan.  She is an amazing woman.

:thumbs:
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Spracne on July 12, 2013, 10:27:47 AM
college baseball... KU football...
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Winters on July 12, 2013, 10:32:39 AM
sparkling water
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: 'taterblast on July 12, 2013, 10:39:38 AM
the adulterous love life of Ron Prince
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: asava on July 12, 2013, 10:41:08 AM
the adulterous love life of Ron Prince

please move to "Things I am interested in that everyone else on the planet is interested in" thread.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: puniraptor on July 12, 2013, 10:42:31 AM
the adulterous love life of Ron Prince

please move to "Things I am interested in that everyone else on the planet is interested in" thread.

these threads are always confusing for people
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: sys on July 12, 2013, 10:45:22 AM
small vertebrates, domestic animals, kstate bball.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: michigancat on July 12, 2013, 10:50:08 AM
the adulterous love life of Ron Prince

please move to "Things I am interested in that everyone else on the planet is interested in" thread.

well, you did include shoegaze. I mean at least half of new bands in the US try to label themselves shoegaze.

I guess the other half try to label themselves ambient, but you're right no one else likes ambient music.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: asava on July 12, 2013, 10:52:29 AM
the adulterous love life of Ron Prince

please move to "Things I am interested in that everyone else on the planet is interested in" thread.

well, you did include shoegaze. I mean at least half of new bands in the US try to label themselves shoegaze.

I guess the other half try to label themselves ambient, but you're right no one else likes ambient music.

ambient-shoegaze music has REALLY been taking off the past couple years. you are right.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: michigancat on July 12, 2013, 10:55:07 AM
the adulterous love life of Ron Prince

please move to "Things I am interested in that everyone else on the planet is interested in" thread.

well, you did include shoegaze. I mean at least half of new bands in the US try to label themselves shoegaze.

I guess the other half try to label themselves ambient, but you're right no one else likes ambient music.

ambient-shoegaze music has REALLY been taking off the past couple years. you are right.

shoegaze really has. :dunno:

Like, to the point of anti-shoegaze backlash.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: felix rex on July 12, 2013, 10:56:15 AM
Well, there's another couple additions for my "michcat and asava use words/terms I don't understand" thread.
Title: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: SkinnyBenny on July 12, 2013, 10:57:03 AM
Grammar/mechanics/style issues within the English language. :excited:

Music Theory :drool:

I also am interested in U.S. cities and their population statistics! And other issues of U.S. Geography.

Asava, I was in a band and am good friends with a guy who now does ambient shoegaze in Chicago. Your friend and my new friend (WVU weekend) J.S. knows him. Do you?
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Dr Rick Daris on July 12, 2013, 10:58:28 AM
"anything not mainstream that i think will make me look unique/interesting"-asava
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: michigancat on July 12, 2013, 10:59:38 AM
I'm interested in pretty normal things.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Tobias on July 12, 2013, 10:59:58 AM
i like to pronounce it like "fugazi" in my brain just for fun.  thankfully i don't think i've ever used the term in public
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: mocat on July 12, 2013, 11:05:54 AM
songs with prominently featured odd time signatures

for example

15 Step by Radiohead
Money by Pink Floyd
March of the Pigs by Nine Inch Nails
Bloods on Fire by Pinback
WTF? by OK Go
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: kslim on July 12, 2013, 11:07:16 AM
volcanoes, most people dont give a crap about volcanoes and i find them frightening/awesome
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: 'taterblast on July 12, 2013, 11:10:10 AM
choral music
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Post by: Stevesie60 on July 12, 2013, 11:13:07 AM
Horror movies.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: AbeFroman on July 12, 2013, 11:26:45 AM
Up until about 2009 it was soccer. Thanks Obama Sporting KC
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: asava on July 12, 2013, 11:27:17 AM
"anything not mainstream that i think will make me look unique/interesting"-asava

you are right, my entire being is predicated on what I think other people will judge me to be. which is why I was the one who got so butthurt about camping in my car. OH WAIT.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Emo EMAW on July 12, 2013, 11:29:18 AM
projectile trajectory physics
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: asava on July 12, 2013, 11:30:07 AM
projectile trajectory physics

can i be interested in this even though i have no idea how it actually works?
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: asava on July 12, 2013, 11:33:37 AM
the adulterous love life of Ron Prince

please move to "Things I am interested in that everyone else on the planet is interested in" thread.

well, you did include shoegaze. I mean at least half of new bands in the US try to label themselves shoegaze.

I guess the other half try to label themselves ambient, but you're right no one else likes ambient music.

ambient-shoegaze music has REALLY been taking off the past couple years. you are right.

shoegaze really has. :dunno:

Like, to the point of anti-shoegaze backlash.

To the music discussion thread...
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep on July 12, 2013, 11:34:29 AM
im pretty interested in both physics and chemistry.

projectile physics is pretty cool stuff. easy to learn, hard to master.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Dr Rick Daris on July 12, 2013, 11:35:25 AM
"anything not mainstream that i think will make me look unique/interesting"-asava

you are right, my entire being is predicated on what I think other people will judge me to be. which is why I was the one who got so butthurt about camping in my car. OH WAIT.

i was making fun of you, not defending myself. actually a pretty big difference there and one you would've caught if you weren't simultaneously trying to read leaves of grass for the fourth time, dork. you are large, you contain multitudes. we get it already.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: asava on July 12, 2013, 11:38:01 AM
"anything not mainstream that i think will make me look unique/interesting"-asava

you are right, my entire being is predicated on what I think other people will judge me to be. which is why I was the one who got so butthurt about camping in my car. OH WAIT.

i was making fun of you, not defending myself. actually a pretty big difference there and one you would've caught if you weren't simultaneously trying to read leaves of grass for the fourth time, dork. you are large, you contain multitudes. we get it already.

never read it. you are an idiot.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Spracne on July 12, 2013, 11:40:34 AM
 :lol:
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Dr Rick Daris on July 12, 2013, 11:42:31 AM
"anything not mainstream that i think will make me look unique/interesting"-asava

you are right, my entire being is predicated on what I think other people will judge me to be. which is why I was the one who got so butthurt about camping in my car. OH WAIT.

i was making fun of you, not defending myself. actually a pretty big difference there and one you would've caught if you weren't simultaneously trying to read leaves of grass for the fourth time, dork. you are large, you contain multitudes. we get it already.

never read it. you are an idiot.

at least one of those is assuredly not true.
Title: Re: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Emo EMAW on July 12, 2013, 12:00:49 PM
projectile trajectory physics

can i be interested in this even though i have no idea how it actually works?
sure.  We have only recently come up with the math that models it exactly.
Title: Re: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: asava on July 12, 2013, 12:04:08 PM
projectile trajectory physics

can i be interested in this even though i have no idea how it actually works?
sure.  We have only recently come up with the math that models it exactly.

good because i really like throwing/launching/catapulting things. pretty much do it whenever i can. that is probably something most people are interested in though.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: wetwillie on July 12, 2013, 12:17:18 PM
Aquaponic gardening
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: star seed 7 on July 12, 2013, 05:58:42 PM
The things JW mentioned
+
The interstate highway system
+
City traffic and mass transit grids
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The cats  :grin:
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Post by: Kat Kid on July 12, 2013, 06:10:05 PM
my son's bowel movements.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Kat Kid on July 12, 2013, 06:10:25 PM
How many teeth my son has.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Kat Kid on July 12, 2013, 06:11:04 PM
Did I pay the water bill?  I don't think that one's auto deduct.  Nope, did not pay that.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Kat Kid on July 12, 2013, 06:11:41 PM
If my mom and wife are riding my ass to get new tires how long can I continue to not get new tires before one of them gets new tires?
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Kat Kid on July 12, 2013, 06:12:55 PM
Is this bratwurst gross for everyone or does my son just not like it?  Hmmm.  Seems kind of spicy.  Wonder how that will go.
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Post by: Kat Kid on July 12, 2013, 06:13:29 PM
Saving for my retirement.
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Post by: michigancat on July 12, 2013, 06:14:54 PM
These would all be interesting to me, KK.
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Post by: Kat Kid on July 12, 2013, 06:18:38 PM
Is Murder She Wrote on Netflix?  Holy crap!  Streaming!
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Kat Kid on July 12, 2013, 06:20:16 PM
Angela Lansberry looks exactly the same in season 1 as she does in season 12.  It is like she did not age for 12 years!  If this is true, then why does she look so old?  Vampire?  Witch?  What the hell?
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Post by: Kat Kid on July 12, 2013, 06:21:48 PM
OMG!  WHAT A FOX!

(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_mbznu5yvJo1rrq4zco1_400.jpg&hash=a052087a0073aa8f6d1fe0ff208d883facfcd8d7)
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: ChiComCat on July 12, 2013, 06:22:05 PM
Angela Lansberry looks exactly the same in season 1 as she does in season 12.  It is like she did not age for 12 years!  If this is true, then why does she look so old?  Vampire?  Witch?  What the hell?

Female equivalent of Bobby Cremins
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: hemmy on July 12, 2013, 06:34:16 PM
computer programming.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: mocat on July 12, 2013, 06:34:22 PM
MSW was such a great show
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Headinjun on July 12, 2013, 06:42:48 PM
state-run/influenced media and state propaganda/messaging. It's my hobby and other than the cats quite possibly the most interesting thing in the world to me. I haven't worked on Cuba in years, but I still read the main paper a few times every week. And oooooooh man don't get me started on Russia and Venezuela. Maybe the most fascinating media environments in the world.

Capitalize your "cats" from now on.

You of all people know better.

Now what types of state influence in the media do you see here in the U.S. ?
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: fun muffin on July 13, 2013, 04:08:42 PM
I love going to the batting cages.  One of the most satisfying feelings in sports is making contact for a solid line drive. 
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: SkinnyBenny on July 13, 2013, 04:44:02 PM
BushBlister the poster is fascinating to me but other people don't seem too into him.
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Post by: chunkles on July 13, 2013, 07:26:56 PM
the undercurrent of sexual tension between Dan Abrams and Nancy Grace. might be manufactured, but I just really enjoy their chats anyway.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: steve dave on July 13, 2013, 07:29:17 PM
BushBlister the poster is fascinating to me but other people don't seem too into him.

people on kstatefans are
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: sys on July 13, 2013, 08:00:38 PM
mint plants.  seems like people are always against them and warn you about them taking over your lawn.  like having a lawn of mint isn't better than having one of grass.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: steve dave on July 13, 2013, 08:02:35 PM
mint plants.  seems like people are always against them and warn you about them taking over your lawn.  like having a lawn of mint isn't better than having one of grass.

good one
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Post by: Cartierfor3 on July 13, 2013, 08:09:00 PM
Royals in August/September.  :facepalm: WFT is wrong with me.
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Post by: FP TC etc. on July 13, 2013, 08:15:50 PM
I really like medieval history.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: WonderMeal on July 13, 2013, 10:31:24 PM
Saving for my retirement.

I am also interested in this. Doesn't matter if it's your retirement or my retirement--I'm into it.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Dugout DickStone on July 13, 2013, 10:50:14 PM
Moscow music peace festival
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Post by: Panjandrum on July 13, 2013, 10:51:27 PM
Circus Peanuts candy.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Hubbs on July 13, 2013, 11:13:06 PM
football and baseball cards
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Trim on July 13, 2013, 11:15:36 PM
Moscow music peace festival

:thumbs:
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Post by: chunkles on July 13, 2013, 11:47:26 PM
MAPS!!!!!  Fun!   :love:
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Dugout DickStone on July 13, 2013, 11:55:05 PM
Moscow music peace festival

:thumbs:

In particular Bon jovi entrance to Lay your hands on me, and Skid Row's whole show
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: tdaver on July 13, 2013, 11:56:12 PM
Strategy board games
Title: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: felix rex on July 14, 2013, 12:12:33 AM
RACHEL MADDOW THREESOMES!!!!!  Fun!   :love:

Who you are is wonderful, chunkles. Don't hide it.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: chunkles on July 14, 2013, 12:42:58 AM
RACHEL MADDOW THREESOMES!!!!!  Fun!   :love:

Who you are is wonderful, chunkles. Don't hide it.

 :blush:
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Post by: star seed 7 on July 14, 2013, 01:37:54 AM
MAPS!!!!!  Fun!   :love:

Totally should have included this.    :thumbs:
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Trim on July 14, 2013, 01:53:53 AM
Moscow music peace festival

:thumbs:

In particular Bon jovi entrance to Lay your hands on me, and Skid Row's whole show

I had the shirt.

(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bandshirtarchive.com%2Fshirts%2F1%2F1284X400X2016.jpg&hash=c188b63ab4f09b08e1f2447466fa1629e66c156a)
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Dugout DickStone on July 14, 2013, 08:42:44 AM
Fantastic
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Post by: CNS on July 14, 2013, 10:32:53 AM
mint plants.  seems like people are always against them and warn you about them taking over your lawn.  like having a lawn of mint isn't better than having one of grass.

True story: planted three tuesday!
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Post by: michigancat on July 14, 2013, 10:39:11 AM
MAPS!!!!!  Fun!   :love:

Totally should have included this.    :thumbs:

yeah, me too, it's a great one.
Title: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: felix rex on July 14, 2013, 10:41:18 AM
mint plants.  seems like people are always against them and warn you about them taking over your lawn.  like having a lawn of mint isn't better than having one of grass.

Mrs Rex is with you on this. We had a short lived herb garden that was overrun with mint and she basically grazed it.
Title: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: felix rex on July 14, 2013, 10:42:52 AM
MAPS!!!!!  Fun!   :love:

Totally should have included this.    :thumbs:

yeah, me too, it's a great one.

You guys are about one more "me too" away from disqualifying this one.
Title: Re: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: michigancat on July 14, 2013, 10:45:54 AM
MAPS!!!!!  Fun!   :love:

Totally should have included this.    :thumbs:

yeah, me too, it's a great one.

You guys are about one more "me too" away from disqualifying this one.

ha, I'm glad someone missed my subtle commentary
Title: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: felix rex on July 14, 2013, 10:47:11 AM
Dammit!
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Headinjun on July 14, 2013, 01:48:26 PM
Old maps of the U.S.

Especially the roadway maps of the 20th century before the interstate system.

Where did this route go to? How did Wichitans get to KC?? That kind of stuff.

Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: bubbles4ksu on July 14, 2013, 02:25:49 PM
choral music

the best kind of music.  :thumbs:
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: SkinnyBenny on July 14, 2013, 02:28:54 PM
Where movies were filmed.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: chunkles on July 14, 2013, 02:33:11 PM
how much taller (or shorter... my god) celebs are in comparison to myself. 
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: SkinnyBenny on July 14, 2013, 04:24:48 PM
how much taller (or shorter... my god) celebs are in comparison to myself.

Ya that's a weird one.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: KST8FAN on July 14, 2013, 05:45:38 PM
Farm Toys


Tom
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Panjandrum on July 14, 2013, 08:59:15 PM
Dialogue.  It makes or breaks TV and movies for me.  Everything else is a distant second.
Title: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: pissclams on July 14, 2013, 09:29:53 PM
Dialogue.  It makes or breaks TV and movies for me.  Everything else is a distant second.
cinematography - boom, roasted.

Michael Mann
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: eastcat on July 14, 2013, 09:39:24 PM
Dialogue.  It makes or breaks TV and movies for me.  Everything else is a distant second.
cinematography - boom, roasted.

Michael Mann

Movie making god.
Title: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: That_Guy on July 14, 2013, 09:53:48 PM
I have a lot of useless knowledge. if you gave me a book with just random facts, I'd enjoy the hell out of it.
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Post by: yoga-like_abana on July 14, 2013, 10:20:49 PM
I have a lot of useless knowledge. if you gave me a book with just random facts, I'd enjoy the hell out of it.
yeah they have a book for that just for the shitter....
Title: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: That_Guy on July 14, 2013, 10:22:37 PM
I have a lot of useless knowledge. if you gave me a book with just random facts, I'd enjoy the hell out of it.
yeah they have a book for that just for the shitter....

Yeah, I forgot what it's called but we had them at our high school for our journalism class. I may have to get one.
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Post by: Saulbadguy on July 14, 2013, 10:47:32 PM
hardware load balancers
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: DQ12 on July 14, 2013, 11:47:50 PM
i like reading about old video games.  i don't really like playing video games though.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: pissclams on July 15, 2013, 07:54:25 AM
where do you read about old video games
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: yoga-like_abana on July 15, 2013, 09:25:34 AM
I like to use the stud finder on myself
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: pissclams on July 15, 2013, 09:49:04 AM
Like, I mentioned awhile back that I nerd out over vintage airline and travel agency advertisements. examples:

(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmodculture.typepad.com%2Fphotos%2Funcategorized%2Fhavana.jpg&hash=ff79ed388f31d8976258fa70dcd6f4fc4fc6683d)
(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vinmag.com%2Fonline%2Fmedia%2Fgbu0%2Fprodlg%2FAP755-twa-dc3-airline-poster-1937.jpg&hash=466c7f2e286f09d269cc43206714299852965204)
(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fasset3.cbsistatic.com%2Fcnwk.1d%2Fi%2Fne%2Fp%2F2007%2FNew-York_400x600.jpg&hash=63e56949cfcecc2a5f15c11ee94c9eefcaaa61af)

What are you into that most people aren't?

http://gizmodo.com/20-gorgeous-posters-from-a-time-when-travel-was-glamoro-758243140

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Post by: asava on July 15, 2013, 10:33:20 AM
where do you read about old video games

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/07/the-worst-video-game-ever-created.html (http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/07/the-worst-video-game-ever-created.html)
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Post by: Dr Rick Daris on July 15, 2013, 11:08:42 AM
where do you read about old video games

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/07/the-worst-video-game-ever-created.html (http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/07/the-worst-video-game-ever-created.html)

 :lol:
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: steve dave on July 15, 2013, 11:24:57 AM
Like, I mentioned awhile back that I nerd out over vintage airline and travel agency advertisements. examples:

(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmodculture.typepad.com%2Fphotos%2Funcategorized%2Fhavana.jpg&hash=ff79ed388f31d8976258fa70dcd6f4fc4fc6683d)
(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vinmag.com%2Fonline%2Fmedia%2Fgbu0%2Fprodlg%2FAP755-twa-dc3-airline-poster-1937.jpg&hash=466c7f2e286f09d269cc43206714299852965204)
(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fasset3.cbsistatic.com%2Fcnwk.1d%2Fi%2Fne%2Fp%2F2007%2FNew-York_400x600.jpg&hash=63e56949cfcecc2a5f15c11ee94c9eefcaaa61af)

What are you into that most people aren't?

http://gizmodo.com/20-gorgeous-posters-from-a-time-when-travel-was-glamoro-758243140

so that lady reads the board, nice.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: KSUblumpkin on July 15, 2013, 02:48:19 PM
Huge fan of Quantum Mechanics and theories regarding time.  I'm specifically intested in the linear perception of a potential curvilinear phenomenon.  I am also very intested in all things sleep. 

My nerd sock has been outed: brown gonna brown.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Emo EMAW on July 15, 2013, 02:51:56 PM
So supposedly the faster you're moving the slower time passes.  Was linked in that article on travelling to Mars or some crap.  But in "Earthly" physics, speed is always relative.  So, this speed, is relative to what "fixed" location in space?
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: puniraptor on July 15, 2013, 03:00:18 PM
So supposedly the faster you're moving the slower time passes.  Was linked in that article on travelling to Mars or some crap.  But in "Earthly" physics, speed is always relative.  So, this speed, is relative to what "fixed" location in space?

relative to the speed of light, which is a constant.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: steve dave on July 15, 2013, 03:01:50 PM
So supposedly the faster you're moving the slower time passes.  Was linked in that article on travelling to Mars or some crap.  But in "Earthly" physics, speed is always relative.  So, this speed, is relative to what "fixed" location in space?

relative to the speed of light, which is a constant.

This explains it pretty well

http://goEMAW.com/forum/index.php?topic=27989.msg847103#msg847103
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep on July 15, 2013, 03:03:23 PM
So supposedly the faster you're moving the slower time passes.  Was linked in that article on travelling to Mars or some crap.  But in "Earthly" physics, speed is always relative.  So, this speed, is relative to what "fixed" location in space?

didnt you say you liked physics?
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Emo EMAW on July 15, 2013, 03:05:51 PM
So supposedly the faster you're moving the slower time passes.  Was linked in that article on travelling to Mars or some crap.  But in "Earthly" physics, speed is always relative.  So, this speed, is relative to what "fixed" location in space?

relative to the speed of light, which is a constant.

I meant relative to position determined by some sort of datum system.

And yes I do like physics, but I really only understand the practical application (engineering) of physics.  This space stuff is very weird for me.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Emo EMAW on July 15, 2013, 03:08:40 PM
So supposedly the faster you're moving the slower time passes.  Was linked in that article on travelling to Mars or some crap.  But in "Earthly" physics, speed is always relative.  So, this speed, is relative to what "fixed" location in space?

relative to the speed of light, which is a constant.

This explains it pretty well

http://goEMAW.com/forum/index.php?topic=27989.msg847103#msg847103

That's the article I was referencing.  I don't think you understood my question.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: KSUblumpkin on July 15, 2013, 03:19:13 PM
So supposedly the faster you're moving the slower time passes.  Was linked in that article on travelling to Mars or some crap.  But in "Earthly" physics, speed is always relative.  So, this speed, is relative to what "fixed" location in space?

The faster you are moving the slower time passes.  However, that is relative to the people outside of the passing object.  Take a jet.  Atomic clocks have been precisely calibrated and put in both a jet traveling at supersonic speeds of pilots and a stationary place.  The atomic clock in the jet will be slower than the clock at the stationary point.  However, I have heard many theories on what the perceptions of time would be like at light speeds.  Some claim that, while on the moving object moving at light speed that time nearly stops relative to the object moving at light speed.  Others argue that time would progress as you currently experience time, but with some dramatic effects while traveling at light speed.  The distance light travels in one year may not feel like a year, but (let's just say for argument) a day.  A day passes for you on the object, but a year travels for everyone else.  Crazy.  Let's say there is a planet 200 light years from here and we have the ability to travel safely at light speeds.  Given the physics in my example (where 1 day for you at light speed = 1 year for everyone else), it would take 200 hundred years for you to arrive to the planet and 200 years to get back, plus the number of days on/near the planet for those that are stationary.  However, for those on the "ship" traveling at light speed it would feel like 200 days to get there, plus the number of days there, plus 200 days to get back (meaning 1.5 to 2 years for you and a little over 400 years for everyone else). 

That is nuts.  In 1.5 years of your experienced time, all that you know and understand is gone.  Nuts I tell you.  Time is always relative whether on Earth or in space.  That is what quantum mechanics stipulates.  1 second of time on Earth is equivalent to 1 second anywhere.  However, the relative nature of that one second is what is interesting.  Just as matter can neither be created nor destroyed, time is a constant on a three-dimensional plane.  However, just like matter, the phase of time can differ and the nature of the constant changes relative to speeds. 

I apologize in advanced for typical the ole' Blumpster's inner head ramblings.
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: steve dave on July 15, 2013, 03:21:19 PM
So supposedly the faster you're moving the slower time passes.  Was linked in that article on travelling to Mars or some crap.  But in "Earthly" physics, speed is always relative.  So, this speed, is relative to what "fixed" location in space?

The faster you are moving the slower time passes.  However, that is relative to the people outside of the passing object.  Take a jet.  Atomic clocks have been precisely calibrated and put in both a jet traveling at supersonic speeds of pilots and a stationary place.  The atomic clock in the jet will be slower than the clock at the stationary point.  However, I have heard many theories on what the perceptions of time would be like at light speeds.  Some claim that, while on the moving object moving at light speed that time nearly stops relative to the object moving at light speed.  Others argue that time would progress as you currently experience time, but with some dramatic effects.  The distance light travels in one year may not feel like a year, but (let's just say for argument) a day.  A day passes for you on the object, but a year travels for everyone else.  Crazy.  Let's say there is a planet 200 light years from here and we have the ability to travel safely at light speeds.  Given the physics in my example (where 1 day for you at light speed = 1 year for everyone else), it would take 200 hundred years for you to arrive to the planet and 200 years to get back, plus the number of days on/near the planet.  However, for those on the "ship" It would feel like 200 days to get there, plus the number of days there, plus 200 days to get back (meaning 1.5 to 2 years for you and a little over 400 years for everyone else). 

That is nuts.  In 1.5 years of your experienced time, all that you know and understand is gone.  Nuts I tell you.  Time is always relative whether on Earth or in space.  That is what quantum mechanics stipulates.  1 second of time on Earth is equivalent to 1 second anywhere.  However, the relative nature of that one second is what is interesting.  Just as matter can neither be created nor destroyed, time is a constant on a three-dimensional plane.  However, just like matter, the phase of time can differ and the nature of the constant changes relative to speeds. 

I apologize in advanced for typical the ole' Blumpster's inner head ramblings.

this explains it pretty well

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091059/
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: puniraptor on July 15, 2013, 03:23:55 PM
So supposedly the faster you're moving the slower time passes.  Was linked in that article on travelling to Mars or some crap.  But in "Earthly" physics, speed is always relative.  So, this speed, is relative to what "fixed" location in space?

The faster you are moving the slower time passes.  However, that is relative to the people outside of the passing object.  Take a jet.  Atomic clocks have been precisely calibrated and put in both a jet traveling at supersonic speeds of pilots and a stationary place.  The atomic clock in the jet will be slower than the clock at the stationary point.  However, I have heard many theories on what the perceptions of time would be like at light speeds.  Some claim that, while on the moving object moving at light speed that time nearly stops relative to the object moving at light speed.  Others argue that time would progress as you currently experience time, but with some dramatic effects.  The distance light travels in one year may not feel like a year, but (let's just say for argument) a day.  A day passes for you on the object, but a year travels for everyone else.  Crazy.  Let's say there is a planet 200 light years from here and we have the ability to travel safely at light speeds.  Given the physics in my example (where 1 day for you at light speed = 1 year for everyone else), it would take 200 hundred years for you to arrive to the planet and 200 years to get back, plus the number of days on/near the planet.  However, for those on the "ship" It would feel like 200 days to get there, plus the number of days there, plus 200 days to get back (meaning 1.5 to 2 years for you and a little over 400 years for everyone else). 

That is nuts.  In 1.5 years of your experienced time, all that you know and understand is gone.  Nuts I tell you.  Time is always relative whether on Earth or in space.  That is what quantum mechanics stipulates.  1 second of time on Earth is equivalent to 1 second anywhere.  However, the relative nature of that one second is what is interesting.  Just as matter can neither be created nor destroyed, time is a constant on a three-dimensional plane.  However, just like matter, the phase of time can differ and the nature of the constant changes relative to speeds. 

I apologize in advanced for typical the ole' Blumpster's inner head ramblings.

this explains it pretty well

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091059/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_relativity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_relativity)
Title: Re: What Are You Interested In That Most People Aren't
Post by: Emo EMAW on July 15, 2013, 03:24:02 PM
So supposedly the faster you're moving the slower time passes.  Was linked in that article on travelling to Mars or some crap.  But in "Earthly" physics, speed is always relative.  So, this speed, is relative to what "fixed" location in space?

The faster you are moving the slower time passes.  However, that is relative to the people outside of the passing object.  Take a jet.  Atomic clocks have been precisely calibrated and put in both a jet traveling at supersonic speeds of pilots and a stationary place.  The atomic clock in the jet will be slower than the clock at the stationary point.  However, I have heard many theories on what the perceptions of time would be like at light speeds.  Some claim that, while on the moving object moving at light speed that time nearly stops.  Others argue that time would progress as you currently experience time, but with some dramatic effects.  The distance light travels in one year may not feel like a year, but (let's just say for argument) a day.  A day passes for you on the object, but a year travels for everyone else.  Crazy.  Let's say there is a planet 200 light years from here and we have the ability to travel safely at light speeds.  Given the physics in my example (where 1 day for you at light speed = 1 year for everyone else), it would take 200 hundred years for you to arrive to the planet and 200 years to get back, plus the number of days on/near the planet.  However, for those on the "ship" It would feel like 200 days to get there, plus the number of days there, plus 200 days to get back (meaning 1.5 to 2 years for you and a little over 400 years for everyone else). 

That is nuts.  In 1.5 years of your experienced time, all that you know and understand is gone.  Nuts I tell you.  Time is always relative whether on Earth or in space.  That is what quantum mechanics stipulates.  1 second of time on Earth is equivalent to 1 second anywhere.  However, the relative nature of that one second is what is interesting.  Just as matter can neither be created nor destroyed, time is a constant on a three-dimensional plane.  However, just like matter, the phase of time can differ and the nature of the constant changes relative to speeds. 

I apologize in advanced for typical the ole' Blumpster's inner head ramblings.

Ok, so it's time with respect to some other "stationary" point's time (which we know is not really stationary).  What I meant by that is I am, in one way, stationary at my desk typing this post, but relative to the sun, I'm flying around it at like 67,000 miles per hour.  And the sun, relative to some other distant point, might be moving at like a billion miles per second.  So it's not time with some accepted standard or base time; it's like a differential time. 
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Post by: KSUblumpkin on July 15, 2013, 03:25:26 PM
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091059/

SD...total boss post.  That would have saved me the 10 minutes of me rambling.  +1 interwebz for you!
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Post by: KSUblumpkin on July 15, 2013, 03:33:26 PM
Ok, so it's time with respect to some other "stationary" point's time (which we know is not really stationary).  What I meant by that is I am, in one way, stationary at my desk typing this post, but relative to the sun, I'm flying around it at like 67,000 miles per hour.  And the sun, relative to some other distant point, might be moving at like a billion miles per second.  So it's not time with some accepted standard or base time; it's like a differential time.

You got it.  It's like differential time relative to speeds.  It gets even more nuts when you think about time as a infinite, but a curvilinear "constant" that continually collapses on itself.  Thus, the big bang is both the beginning and the end.  Some physicists have even argued that the universe is also curvilinear that if you travel at the same heading (let's just say it is possible) for infinity, you will eventually come back to the same point you began the journey at.

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Post by: Emo EMAW on July 15, 2013, 03:36:45 PM
Ok, so it's time with respect to some other "stationary" point's time (which we know is not really stationary).  What I meant by that is I am, in one way, stationary at my desk typing this post, but relative to the sun, I'm flying around it at like 67,000 miles per hour.  And the sun, relative to some other distant point, might be moving at like a billion miles per second.  So it's not time with some accepted standard or base time; it's like a differential time.

You got it.  It's like differential time relative to speeds.  It gets even more nuts when you think about time as a infinite, but a curvilinear "constant" that continually collapses on itself.  Thus, the big bang is both the beginning and the end.  Some physicists have even argued that the universe is also curvilinear that if you travel at the same heading (let's just say it is possible) for infinity, you will eventually come back to the same point you began the journey at.

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Post by: asava on July 15, 2013, 05:22:56 PM
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Post by: The1BigWillie on July 15, 2013, 06:25:14 PM
Whenever I read about someone young dying on a night out or on vacation, commit some awful violent act, or just something really stupid, I  immediately try to find them on Facebook or twitter to see if they posted anything of interest. The last one was a guy who splattered himself all over a bridge on a motorcycle. Lots of pics boozing his ass off from about 2pm that day until about an hour before splatter. There have been others that were more fun.
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Post by: felix rex on July 19, 2013, 10:18:18 AM
SD, not quite the same, but here's a still from a safety video from Fly Dubai:

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BPX83GvCIAMyci_.jpg)
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Post by: yoga-like_abana on July 19, 2013, 10:20:20 AM
 :sdeek:
 :lol: thats awesome
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Post by: felix rex on July 19, 2013, 10:29:34 AM
Hey, here's the whole thing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLm1ccPrPiM
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Post by: mocat on July 19, 2013, 10:31:31 AM
Hey, here's the whole thing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLm1ccPrPiM

I was wondering what the Veggie Tales producers were up to these days!
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Post by: felix rex on July 19, 2013, 10:34:07 AM
Apparently, the characters are from a famous Arab cartoon. Start collecting now, SD. They're gonna be valuable one day.
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Post by: Emo EMAW on July 19, 2013, 11:10:05 AM
Apparently, the characters are from a famous Arab cartoon. Start collecting now, SD. They're gonna be valuable one day.

SD, might hold off until Blump chimes in.
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Post by: michigancat on July 19, 2013, 11:59:48 AM
I'm kind of interested in how bus routes take shape. A lot of them don't seem to make much sense, and I'm curious how they got their irregularities.

I'm not interested enough to actually do any research about it, though, so not sure if that counts.
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Post by: The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep on July 19, 2013, 12:01:26 PM
Hey, here's the whole thing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLm1ccPrPiM

I was wondering what the Veggie Tales producers were up to these days!

underrated post right here
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Post by: CNS on July 19, 2013, 12:05:39 PM
I'm kind of interested in how bus routes take shape. A lot of them don't seem to make much sense, and I'm curious how they got their irregularities.

I'm not interested enough to actually do any research about it, though, so not sure if that counts.

True Story: about half a dozen times within a three year period, I called the KCMO bus folks and said that I needed a new bus stop at certain locations, or bus stops moved blocks away from an existing location.  Every single time, they just did it without checking to see I was who I said I was or whether the project I was working on even existed or not.  No paper work, no permit, no fee, etc.  Just, "no problem", then a couple weeks later, boom.  new bus stop/moved bus stop.

Given that, it's probably good you don't spend much time trying to analyze it.