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

[PlutonianEmpire]

Is it possible that for a planet orbiting a massive star that goes supernova, the force of the supernova is strong enough to overcome the planet's gravitational pull enough to destroy it? If so, how?

 

[Cutlass]

Is it possible that for a planet orbiting a massive star that goes supernova, the force of the supernova is strong enough to overcome the planet's gravitational pull enough to destroy it? If so, how?

I would take it as a given that a planet orbiting a supernova is going to be reduced to expanding plasma. Supernovas being fairly big compared to planets and all....

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Is it possible that for a planet orbiting a massive star that goes supernova, the force of the supernova is strong enough to overcome the planet's gravitational pull enough to destroy it? If so, how?

You mean like Romulus in Star Trek? Absolutely. A supernova is incredibly powerful and incredibly huge, multiple times the size of the solar system that orbits said star.

 

[Lord Baal]

You mean like Romulus in Star Trek? Absolutely. A supernova is incredibly powerful and incredibly huge, multiple times the size of the solar system that orbits said star.

About the only thing even close to plausible in that so-called film.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

About the only thing even close to plausible in that so-called film.

What, you can't leap out of a 'vette doing 90 whilst spiralling out of control and narrowly dodge a huge desert precipice? Psh, don't even talk to me.

 

[Lord Baal]

What, you can't leap out of a 'vette doing 90 whilst spiralling out of control and narrowly dodge a huge desert precipice? Psh, don't even talk to me.

Of course you can. What makes that scene implausible is that Kirk crashes the 'Vette to begin with. He's Captain Frigging Kirk, he'd jump that sucker.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Point made.

I withdraw to the position I occupied in the Random Raves thread:

Leonard Nemoy objectively makes movies better merely by his presence.

 

[Earthling]

YOU MISSPELLED NIMOY! SERIOUSLY CHEEZY

But agreed, he makes videogames better too...the same is true for Patrick Stewart as well...not just otherwise questionable blockbusters like X-Men but even in such stellar hits as that Moby Dick film, Shakespearean training ftw.

Question: Is there some equivalent phrase to "have your cake and eat it too" in other languages? I always thought this was a horrible phrase without being clear in meaning in English, it's only barely salvageable with my generation knowing the cake is a lie. (edit: I do know what the idiom is supposed to mean, that's not the question to be clear) But does anyone put what the proverb is trying to say better? (Farnsworth: "That was a less stupid question, though you asked it in a profoundly stupid way")

 

[Slim_Shady]

Is it true there is no cure for Rabies?

 

[GoodGame]

Is it true there is no cure for Rabies?

Sort of: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/rabies/DS00484

There's no effective treatment if you have a developed case of rabies, but they give the vaccine as a prophylactic if they even suspect that a patient was recently infected by rabies.

They also have to destroy an animal suspected of having rabies, if it bites someone, so that it's brain can be examined for rabies.

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

Question: Is there some equivalent phrase to "have your cake and eat it too" in other languages? I always thought this was a horrible phrase without being clear in meaning in English, it's only barely salvageable with my generation knowing the cake is a lie. (edit: I do know what the idiom is supposed to mean, that's not the question to be clear) But does anyone put what the proverb is trying to say better? (Farnsworth: "That was a less stupid question, though you asked it in a profoundly stupid way")

I think the British actually say "eat your cake and have it", which does make more sense. In fact, it was seeing it put this way that finally made the phrase make sense to me.

 

[GinandTonic]

Sort of: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/rabies/DS00484

There's no effective treatment if you have a developed case of rabies, but they give the vaccine as a prophylactic if they even suspect that a patient was recently infected by rabies.

They also have to destroy an animal suspected of having rabies, if it bites someone, so that it's brain can be examined for rabies.

Not to mention the almost biblical killing of every animal within miles of the case.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I lost an entire bar of soap down the drain. How did that happen?

 

[Yared]

I lost an entire bar of soap down the drain. How did that happen?

It dissolved in the water?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Who's fault is it here?

I sent a message to somebody with something I think is funny. (It was some Unicode which looked funny when strung together.)
Other person does not think so and sends a message back that if I send it again, she's going to report me.
I overreact and block the person for a day. Then I unblock her and send her a message saying I thought it wasn't very nice what she said. (I said some bad words in it, otherwise I'd copy and paste it.)
She says I'm the one who started it and she won't talk to me again.

Whos fault is it?

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

Yours.

 

[Karalysia]

Are you an aspie by any chance?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I have Asperger's Syndrome.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I accidentally ate a chocolate bar that's a year past the expiry date. How much longer until I drop dead?

It was one of those ones that's like 85% cacao. I've had those before, and the one I just had tasted horrible and bitter. So I looked on the package and noticed the date.

 

[Wahnfried]

I accidentally ate a chocolate bar that's a year past the expiry date. How much longer until I drop dead?

It was one of those ones that's like 85% cacao. I've had those before, and the one I just had tasted horrible and bitter. So I looked on the package and noticed the date.

You will survive.