the random thought thread

[Vuk]

How many flies does it take to screw in a light bulb?



























2 (but the trick is getting them in there)

[Hooahguy]

why arent flies called "buzzes" because they tend to buzz then fly. or maybe its bees?

[miotas]

do sheep shrink in the rain?
how long is a piece of string?
whats my name?
where did all the stars go?
why are there no flies or mozzies in sydney?
why aren't there any frownies?
why aren't i in bed right now?
where can i get a new pair of sunnies just like the pair that i just broke but can't remember buying?

[Subotan]

Did Adam and Eve have navels?

[Vuk]

Did Adam and Eve have navels?

The garden of Eden was on the bank of two rivers, so for all we know they may have had navals.

[Aemilius Paulus]

Did Adam and Eve have navels?

Did Adam and Eve exist?

[||Lz3||]

What am I doing here?

Same...

[InsaneApache]

If a woodchuck could chuck wood, how much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

[Hooahguy]

how much wood could huckchcukchuck chuck, if a chuckchuck could chuck wood?

inside joke- in 3rd grade we had a carpool and our driver was named chuck.

[desert]

...

Ha, that's blasphemy!

How can space have NO temperature?

In fact, space is very cold, and outside of the solar systems and galaxies it get verrry close to absolute zero.

[Aemilius Paulus]

Ha, that's blasphemy!

How can space have NO temperature?

In fact, space is very cold, and outside of the solar systems and galaxies it get very close to absolute zero.

Sorry to say desert, but you have not shown yourself to be especially knowledgeable in astronomy in this thread. Every one of your posts on space have been utterly wrong. Including this one. Temperature is the motion of molecules, how fast and how much they move and bounce off each other. The more and faster motion, the higher the temperature. When there is no matter larger and more than a single atom, then there is likewise no temperature.

Space is vacuum. You know better than to say vacuum has temperature. Space being cold is a common misconception, so I do not blame you, but at least learn now to save you future embarrasement. BTW, what is the highest science class you have taken?

[desert]

I say space is cold.

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/as...s/980301b.html

There is no absolute vacuum, otherwise everything would be a giant crystal (at absolute 0).

And how do you tell which science class is the highest? They're all equal as far as I'm concerned.

[Strike For The South]

Look, EVIDENCE!!!

[Aemilius Paulus]

I say space is cold.

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/as...s/980301b.html

There is no absolute vacuum, otherwise everything would be a giant crystal (at absolute 0).

Well, I was also going to mention that, but it was time for my evening 2K run and I could not make a lengthy lecture. Space is incredibly empty. For millions of square kilometres you will find no more than a single Hydrogen or even a Helium atom (the two most common elements in the Universe composing ~96% of all non-exotic matter. Those measly atoms are not enough to constitute temperature. Desert, think logically. You need not to be informed in sciences to know this. If space was as cold as you say, how is it that we can survive for almost a minute in it?? Such simple argument does not even need sources, SFTS.

[Megas Methuselah]

Can native americans grow a beard?

Only the Metis and other mixed-bloods can grow beards. I'm 18 and all I can get are a few whiskers (even though my dad's Metis ). My cousin was able to get that scarce mustache and partial-goatee that is popular amongst Hispanic gangsters, but then again, he's a bit mixed, too.

[A Very Super Market]

I Lol'd at the sudden derail-meth (Bad pun, I knows)

Just so you know, Asians can grow beards too. Of course, you know Toshiro Mifune and his beard, but the Chinese can too. Full ones.

And AP, wouldn't the emptyness of space constitute a lack of heat, therefore, being cold?

[Strike For The South]

Well, I was also going to mention that, but it was time for my evening 2K run and I could not make a lengthy lecture. Space is incredibly empty. For millions of square kilometres you will find no more than a single Hydrogen or even a Helium atom (the two most common elements in the Universe composing ~96% of all non-exotic matter. Those measly atoms are not enough to constitute temperature. Desert, think logically. You need not to be informed in sciences to know this. If space was as cold as you say, how is it that we can survive for almost a minute in it?? Such simple argument does not even need sources, SFTS.

All arguments require evidence ESP one dealing with science. Surely if this is a fact you can find many a source, yes?

I actually have a beard right now, takes about a week.

[Aemilius Paulus]

And AP, wouldn't the emptyness of space constitute a lack of heat, therefore, being cold?

Good Lord you guys. You are pathetic at science. I am a 15 year old. You two are surely older than me, is that not so? You have taken your Chemistry class. You know that temperature can only exists in matter. It is most certainly not absolute. What the heck do you think causes it?? The theory that heat is caused by special type of waves was abandoned in early 1900s. We all know it is the motion of molecules and atoms that causes it, so the lack of atoms means the lack of temperature. Without a medium to transfer the heat, your body will not cool in the vacuum. On the contrary, vacuum is THE best insulation in the world. Have you not ever heard of the vacuum thermoses? Very useful.

Do I have to source every single piece of obvious data as if you were preschoolers. Gah! Might as well learn a lesson: people here are rotten at science. And science/technology happens to be as large of an interest for me as history. Especially astronomy and chemistry, with astrophysics as well. That and my love of computers. Jeez you guys, just go ask your science professor/teacher tomorrow and they will tel you the same, unless they are complete imbeciles.

[desert]

Well, you wouldn't feel cold. Heat can only radiate from you then, if there are so few atoms around, and after the water boils and whatnot the heat loss would be small enough so that the body doesn't notice it. And then you die. Simple, right?

Also, I'll have you know that I once took a Space class where we all flew around in jetpacks. So I think I know what I'm talking about.

[Strike For The South]

Good Lord you guys. You are pathetic at science. I am a 15 year old. You two are surely older than me, is that not so? You have taken your Chemistry class. You know that temperature can only exists in matter. It is most certainly not absolute. What the heck do you think causes it?? The theory that heat is caused by special type of waves was abandoned in early 1900s. We all know it is the motion of molecules and atoms that causes it, so the lack of atoms means the lack of temperature. Without a medium to transfer the heat, your body will not cool in the vacuum. On the contrary, vacuum is THE best insulation in the world. Have you not ever heard of the vacuum thermoses? Very useful.

Do I have to source every single piece of obvious data as if you were preschoolers. Gah! Might as well learn a lesson: people here are rotten at science. And science/technology happens to be as large of an interest for me as history. Especially astronomy and chemistry, with astrophysics as well. That and my love of computers. Jeez you guys, just go ask your science professor/teacher tomorrow and they will tel you the same, unless they are complete imbeciles.

1.

2.

The temperature of the universe is 2.725 +/- 0.002 degrees Kelvin.

[desert]

If space were such a great insulator we wouldn't exist because the Sun wouldn't be worth jack.

[Aemilius Paulus]

If space were such a great insulator we wouldn't exist because the Sun wouldn't be worth jack.

It is not a prefect insulator. Energy can and is transferred by countless means different from the classic atom-to-atom bashing. There is alpha, beta, gamma radiation. There are countless frequencies of waves that range from ultraviolet to radio, to microwave and to infrared. There are the photons, which are the ultimate riddle, being observed acting as both waves and particles. Then there is a whole plethora of various subatomic particles flying around. All of those things transfer energy and heat. Temperature itself can only change when there is contact with so meting.

Arghh, it is like talking to a wall . Do not just Google it. Use your noggin. You all should know what temperature is. The rest, I have already repeatedly stated. Space is technically cold because after a couple of thousand years, your body will cool down, given the density of loose particles is average. That is what that first source mentioned said. It said that it would take "very, very long amount of time to cool down". And we all know that for an astrophysicist the minimum "very, very long" could be is at the very least a hundred thousand years.

I am giving this up. Even if you are right, which is impossible, you people still know too little of basic mechanics of atoms and space, leading to outrageously inaccurate posts, such as a whole stack made by desert and AVSM. Seriously, so far, nothing they have mentioned was accurate. Thank goodness at least SFTS is not citing himself but looking his crap up. Looking up will not help, because you will get two types of results, ones that support me and ones that do not. This is due to the unique properties of space. Both are right. Short-term, space has no temperature. After drifting around and getting hit by stray atoms for a million years, you are going to be fully crystallised as your body temperature will drop due to contact with outside matter.

[a completely inoffensive name]

AP is right you guys, you all just need to use your brain, think for yourself and disregard all those articles you keep bringing up. mmk?

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

(thinks to myself) Totally worth it.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Guys...you ever go outside on a cold day, and then when the wind starts blowing suddenly you get a whole lot colder?

[a completely inoffensive name]

the...wind chill? yeah.

[miotas]

Hey be fair AP, it is possible, albeit incredibly unlikely, that they are right, everything in science is a theory, just because what you believe has, at this point in time, irrefutable evidence doesn't mean at some point someone may prove them right. Even gravity is a theory if you come down to it.

But i think you will have to concede that space, taken as a whole, is cold. Even though it will take a body thousands and thousands of years too cool down it is still cold. Although you are correct in saying that for all practical purposes, space in a specific area, in a short term period is without temperature.

but i don't think anyone stuck in space will be worrying that in 100,000 their body will finally reach 2.7K they would be more concerned about a distinct lack of oxygen.


*edit*
i find your name incredibly offensive mr internet troll

[Megas Methuselah]

Relax, miotas, he's a good guy. Just strike it from your mind that he was formerly called "Mike Hunt" and you'll feel much better about him.

Anyways, AP, man. Is it that difficult for you to try being a little polite? I mean, common! You're burning everyone in this thread. Try acting like a proper scholar for once and not an immature child; be polite. You'll never become the .Org moderator that you want to be acting like you are now.

[miotas]

Hey, what? I only just noticed, AP's only 15?

Well bugger me, I must say that I'm quite impressed, I'm only a young bloke meself at 20 but 5 years ago I defiantly wouldn't have had the level maturity you display most of the time. In fact the only times I've really seen you act immaturely is when Methuselah gets you riled up.
Which leads me to ask, how old is Methuselah?

[Megas Methuselah]

18. Not that a peasant such as yourself has any business inquiring after his social superiors.

[miotas]

18. Not that a peasant such as yourself has any business inquiring after his social superiors.

lol
sorry milord

in fact, peasant would describe my current situation rather well


*EDIT*

Only the Metis and other mixed-bloods can grow beards. I'm 18 and all I can get are a few whiskers (even though my dad's Metis ). My cousin was able to get that scarce mustache and partial-goatee that is popular amongst Hispanic gangsters, but then again, he's a bit mixed, too.

that isn't just a native american thing(although it is more common for you guys), im of english and irish descent and im quite beardless myself