Batman dies

[Chukchi Husky]

I thought this thread was going to be about someone involved in a large way with Batman dyinh, like an actor or an influential comic writer or illustrator.

 

[Leoreth]

... actually I thought this thread was spoilering the plot of The Dark Knight Rises. It didn't stop me from clicking it though

 

[shadowplay]

The first thing I thought of was that Batman bin Suparman guy.

 

[Quackers]

... actually I thought this thread was spoilering the plot of The Dark Knight Rises. It didn't stop me from clicking it though

Aye I was preparing to throttle CH through cyberspace.
He could of been my first ignore

 

[Glassfan]

Today's silly science morphs into tomorrow's breakthrough...

Spoiler :

Members of Congress Defend “Frivolous-sounding” Research That Really Pays Off at “Golden Goose Awards”

On April 27, 2012, In Funding, Policy, R&D in the Press, By Peter Harsha

The Washington Post has a great write-up of an event on April 25th put on by an alliance of academic and scientific societies and a bi-partisan group of Congressmen that sought to highlight the incredible payoff of research that “may once have been viewed as unusual, odd, or obscure.” The event, called the Golden Goose Awards, is a spin on the long-running “Golden Fleece Awards” started by Sen. William Proxmire (D-WI) back in the mid-1970s, which Proxmire used to highlight what he thought was particularly egregious examples of wasteful federal spending. (Last year, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), launched a similarly themed attack on the National Science Foundation, mocking the agency for funding research into towel-folding robots and shrimp on treadmills, among other examples.) Instead, these Members took to the podium to cite examples of odd sounding research that produced enormous payoff.

From the article:

"Federally-funded research of dog urine ultimately gave scientists and understanding of the effect of hormones on the human kidney, which in turn has been helpful for diabetes patients. A study called “Acoustic Trauma in the Guinea Pig” resulted in treatment of early hearing loss in infants. And that randy screwworm study? It helped researchers control the population of a deadly parasite that targets cattle–costing the government $250,000 but ultimately saving the cattle industry more than $20 billion, according to [Rep. Jim] Cooper’s [(D-TN)] office."Cooper was joined by Rep. Robert Dold (R-IL), Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA), and Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) in standing up for odd-sounding science — hardly a collection of free-spending Members.

“When we invest in science, we also invest in jobs. Research and development is a key part to any healthy economy,” said Rep. Robert Dold (R-Ill.) at Wednesday’s press conference. “It’s critical, and the federal government has an important role to play,” said Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Penn.), who described how injecting horses with snake venom might “seem peculiar” but led to the discovery of the first anti-venom.

The group also wants their colleagues–and the broader public–to understand that investing in science means that the research failures are part of the process, as well. “There has never been a scientific project with guaranteed success…a single breakthrough can counter a thousand failures,” says Cooper.

A good counter to Proxmire and Coburn, and just what Congress needs to hear as they figure out how to prioritize the cuts required to tame the federal deficit.

Though I suspect that some sillyness is real sillyness.

 

[ParkCungHee]

Yeah, sometimes silliness is silliness, like in this case, but even that has a purpose.
It was an opportunity for physics students to practice basic physics skills, and learn the publishing process.

It plays the same role as children figuring out when trains are going to collide.

 

[LucyDuke]

Since when do you let science burst your fantastic bubbles?

 

[ParkCungHee]

Who me? I don't. I already pointed out that their math is wrong because they forgot to account for Batman.

"The velocity rises rapidly to a maximum of a little over 110 kilometres per hour,"

I'm fairly certain a Parademon flies a lot faster than that.

 

[Leoreth]

Oh! Oh! I love guessing games!

Is it The Da Vinci Code?

Nope, although that would be fun. With sentences like this:

The Priory believes that Constantine and his male successors successfully converted the world from matriarchal paganism to patriarchal Christianity by waging a campaign of propaganda that demonized the sacred feminine, obliterating the goddess from modern religion forever.

I'm sure you could play fun games to find new and exciting reasons why it is wrong.

 

[Antilogic]

Nope, although that would be fun. With sentences like this:

I'm sure you could play fun games to find new and exciting reasons why it is wrong.

If you weren't thinking of Dan Brown, then you must be thinking of Gavin Menzies. If I'm still wrong, then I must know who this author is, because I'm rapidly running out of guesses. Unless it's Erich von Däniken, but I figure that's an outside shot.

 

[Arakhor]

There is a female Bible scholar who believes that the Bible makes references to a female counterpart to God and has some pretty interesting ideas about this, but if that's true, then said process as been going on ever since the Bible was first recorded!

 

[Leoreth]

If you weren't thinking of Dan Brown, then you must be thinking of Gavin Menzies. If I'm still wrong, then I must know who this author is, because I'm rapidly running out of guesses. Unless it's Erich von Däniken, but I figure that's an outside shot.

I thought it would be obvious by now that I saw a thread by classical_hero complaining about realism in a work that clearly requires you to suspend your disbelief and had to think of a certain, rather old written work that sold rather well.

 

[Antilogic]

I thought it would be obvious by now that I saw a thread by classical_hero complaining about realism in a work that clearly requires you to suspend your disbelief and had to think of a certain, rather old written work that sold rather well.

I know what it is now. You are talking about THE best seller, aren't you?

 

[Arakhor]

Leoreth's point was obvious in his first post in this thread, multiple authors and all!

 

[kochman]

Batman dies

Don't worry, I am sure there will be more re-makes

 

[Formaldehyde]

Batman just needs to land on a bunch of empty boxes and he will be fine:


Link to video.

 

[LucyDuke]

Who me?

Nono, the YEC OP.

 

[Save_Ferris]

I know what it is now. You are talking about THE best seller, aren't you?

Spoiler :

Jesus dies

 

[Traitorfish]

These scientists forgot to account for Batman.

They should really just go ahead and assume Batman until proven otherwise. Imagine how much time and money would have been saved looking for the Higgs boson if we'd just assume from the start that objects possess mass because Batman wills that it be so.

 

[Mad Man]

But Batman only glides relatively short distances, he uses his Batmobile for long distant travel. Also the scientists overlooked the fact that he also carries a grappling gun with him so he could slow down his decent if he really had to.