The questions-not-worth-their-own-question-thread III

[Mesousa]

I'm looking for an online bookstore from the US that accepts Paypal. Amazon appears not to. Any ideas?

 

[Huayna Capac357]

eBay? They has teh bukz.

 

[Bllasae]

I'm looking for an online bookstore from the US that accepts Paypal. Amazon appears not to. Any ideas?

Chapters? Indigo? Same thing?

 

[silver 2039]

Then be prepared for the concequences of psychoactive use. That's really the only solution, unless you're actually mentally ill, in which case, drugs is a bad idea anyway.

It's sleep paralysis. I looked it up, meet's all the symptom's.

Sleep paralysis is a common condition characterized by transient partial or total paralysis of skeletal muscles and areflexia that occurs upon awakening from sleep or less often while falling asleep. Stimuli such as touch or sound may terminate the episode, which usually has a duration of seconds to minutes.

Symptoms of sleep paralysis can be either one of the following or a combination:

* Paralysis: this occurs after waking up or shortly before falling asleep. The person cannot move any body part, and only has minimal control over blinking and breathing. This paralysis is the same paralysis that occurs when dreaming. The brain paralyzes the muscles to prevent possible injury during dreams, as some body parts may move during dreaming. If the person wakes up suddenly, the brain may still think that it is dreaming, and sustains the paralysis.

* Hallucinations: Images or speaking that appear during the paralysis. The person may think that someone is standing beside them or they may hear strange sounds. These may be dreamlike, possibly causing the person to think that they are still dreaming. Often it is reported as feeling a weight on one's chest, as if being underneath a person or heavy object.

These symptoms can last from mere seconds to several minutes (although they can feel like much longer) and can be frightening to the person. There may be some body movement, but it is very unlikely and hard for a person to accomplish.

And I already know the causes, I meet all of these:

* Sleeping in a face upwards or supine position
* Irregular sleeping schedules; naps, sleeping in, sleep deprivation
* Increased stress
* Sudden environmental/lifestyle changes
* A lucid dream that immediately precedes the episode.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis

It has nothing to do with drugs.

 

[West 36]

Make new friends.

Do you feel you should have to do something? Do you think your friends are wrong and feel the need to share your beliefs with them? I disagree with the majority of my friends in the sort of sense you're describing and it's still pretty much a non issue.

I was thinking of killing them in a bad ass way, with me describing what's wrong with them in a dramatic way right before their death. That would teach them, no?

 

[Bigfoot3814]

I was thinking of killing them in a bad ass way, with me describing what's wrong with them in a dramatic way right before their death.

Like Stephen Segal?

 

[CCRunner]

I was thinking of killing them in a bad ass way, with me describing what's wrong with them in a dramatic way right before their death. That would teach them, no?

How were you planning on doing it? I'd make them swallow a bomb that goes off at a random time that even you don't know. It would make it seem like every moment is their very last. And once they get comfy... boom!

Like Stephen Segal?

Who? and check you PMs already! God, it's almost as if you don't want to talk to me

 

[West 36]

Like Stephen Segal?

Precisely!

How were you planning on doing it? I'd make them swallow a bomb that goes off at a random time that even you don't know. It would make it seem like every moment is their very last. And once they get comfy... boom!

.. not like that

Who? and check you PMs already! God, it's almost as if you don't want to talk to me

You'd better check those out Bigfoot, or um... yeah.

 

[Bigfoot3814]

Who? and check you PMs already! God, it's almost as if you don't want to talk to me

You'd better check those out Bigfoot, or um... yeah.

Grrr... I'm too busy. I blew off a gigantic thing over vacation. I shouldn't even be posting... Tomorrow I promise!

Oh and for all you stalkers out there, this is for NotW. We're not secretly plotting your demise.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

It's sleep paralysis. I looked it up, meet's all the symptom's.

Oh wow. I know someone who suffered those symptoms. She said she was being haunted by a ghost who held her down as she slept (actually, she thought she was awake). Now to have that diagnosis confirmed by a physician...

 

[hossam]

back in the middle ages, did they have methods to prevent iron and steel from rusting?and if so how hard was it do so?im talking in the context of armor here btw.

and my second question, is the vast majority of russian land crap( i mean in the context of arctic wasteland that no one wants to live in)?

 

[silver 2039]

back in the middle ages, did they have methods to prevent iron and steel from rusting?and if so how hard was it do so?

Yes.

The iron pillar at Delhi has withstood corrosion for the last 1600 years.

Made up of 98% wrought iron of pure quality, it is 7.21m (23 feet 8 inches) high, with 93 cm buried below the present floor level,[5] and has a diameter of 41cm (16 inches) at the bottom which tapers towards the upper end. The pillar was manufactured by forge welding. The temperatures required to form such a pillar by forge welding could only have been achieved by the combustion of coal. The pillar is a testament to the high level of skill achieved by ancient Indian iron smiths in the extraction and processing of iron.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_pillar_of_Delhi

 

[hossam]

Yes.





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_pillar_of_Delhi

where these methods known in europe?

 

[silver 2039]

where these methods known in europe?

Heard of Damascus steel?

 

[Shekwan]

It's sleep paralysis.

Damn I've experience exactly that too. It happens to me when I'm falling asleep. Really weird stuff.

I don't see crazy people floating above me though.

 

[Globex]

I notice that Tzipi Livni and other Israeli officials on the news make a different sound when pronouncing the h in Hamas and Hezbollah. What is the name of this sound?

 

[Mirc]

Do house flies often form large groups? Do they usually get together and live in one place?

Because my flat is getting invaded by them and I really want to know if there is a way a large group might be hiding somewhere in the kitchen or if they simply get there through the windows which don't close perfectly. I really hope they come through the windows so I can solve the problem somewhat easier. If I have to do a complete cleaning of the whole place and start spraying insecticides... I'm doomed. On this kind of weather it's going to be virtually impossible to clean with the place, considering I will have to do it with the windows open and it's -10C outside, and I'm not feeling well at all (I caught a cold again somehow, probably a bit of an epidemic of colds these days since almost anyone I know has one).

This is unbearable, every time I go in the kitchen I see something like 7-10 flies on the windows (stupidly unable to get out), and I kick out almost all of them every time, yet they keep showing up!!!

 

[Ecofarm]

They definately are not coming in from -10C. That would kill them pretty instantly, right? They're not warm-blooded... they'd freeze.

 

[Mirc]

%$#. Crap. (they don't seem to mind going out in that temperature, though) Well then, time to think of a serious solution.

 

[Ecofarm]

Maybe flies can live in sub-freezing temps, but I don't think so.

They need animal product to eat/reproduce. Go vegan... no more flies (there's nothing that interests them in my house).