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

[Perfection]

Not exactly Earth-like, after all, Alpha Centauri is a dual system.

I don't really understand your objection here. A planet could orbit around either of the two stars in the Centauri system (I'm ignoring Proxima for the purposes of simplicity) in an orbit analogous to that of Earth around the sun.

 

[Zack]

Why did my mom just throw all my pants in the garbage?

Do you really expect a serious answer to this question?

 

[Takhisis]

I don't really understand your objection here.

Doesn't perfection imply omniscience?

A planet could orbit around either of the two stars in the Centauri system (I'm ignoring Proxima for the purposes of simplicity) in an orbit analogous to that of Earth around the sun.

But you can't go in a regular orbit around only one of 'em. The other star pulls at you.

Do you really expect a serious answer to this question?

This is OT, so perhaps yes.

 

[Genocidicbunny]

Anyone here ever used chatroulette?

Win!.

 

[BCLG100]

Anyone here ever used chatroulette?


Link to video.

I used to but got tired that every 8 or so people was just some guy wacking off.

 

[Perfection]

Doesn't perfection imply omniscience?

No, your notions of Perfection are imperfect, which is to be expected by a lesser being.

But you can't go in a regular orbit around only one of 'em. The other star pulls at you.

If you are much closer to one star than the other, then the orbit of the star your circling around exerts a far greater force then the other. A planet in orbit 1AU away from Alpha Centauri A is hundreds of times more attracted to A then B. Certainly B will have an effect on the orbit of the planet, even a fraction of a percent is significant, but the result is mere perturbation similar to that of Jupiter on Earth albeit to a greater extent.

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

In entertainment, why is the disaster genre (eg, 2012, deep impact) unpopular?

Spoiler :

Did I ask this question before? I seem to be getting deja vu posting this...

 

[Genocidicbunny]

Because it's been so overdone, and because its mostly a bunch of special effects with little substance behind them.

 

[BCLG100]

Seeing as 2012 is the 30th highest grossing movie ever and Deep Impact is the 164th i wouldn't call them unpopular...

 

[Takhisis]

No, your notions of Perfection are imperfect, which is to be expected by a lesser being.

Enlighten me, o supposedly perfect poster.

If you are much closer to one star than the other, then the orbit of the star your circling around exerts a far greater force then the other. A planet in orbit 1AU away from Alpha Centauri A is hundreds of times more attracted to A then B. Certainly B will have an effect on the orbit of the planet, even a fraction of a percent is significant, but the result is mere perturbation similar to that of Jupiter on Earth albeit to a greater extent.

It depends on the masses of both stars and also on the distances between the planet and each of them.

 

[Elta]

Does anyone know the term for organisms who evolve very little over a long period of time?

Such as some animal is very successful and has their population stay level for a long period of time and it leads to very little genetic variety in between them.

I recall seeing the wiki article with flamingos as the picture on the right....

Does anyone know?

 

[Takhisis]

living fossile?

 

[Elta]

Mollusca have been called that every now and again, but no that's not what I am looking for.

 

[cardgame]

It's on the tip of my tongue Elta... :/

My question, to Missourians/anyone who would know: I'm almost sure Jay Nixon ran his campaign ads as an Independent! Now all I hear is that he's a (D). Who actually ran as Independent?

Other question, if my processor exceeds the recommended processing power, would overclocking it still help performance or do I need MOAR RAM?

 

[Perfection]

Enlighten me, o supposedly perfect poster.

You lack the necessary cognitive faculties.

It depends on the masses of both stars and also on the distances between the planet and each of them.

Sure, but the end result is it is possible for planets to be in Earth-like orbits around either of the two stars.

 

[Lord Baal]

Don't think i've mentioned this but congrats on the baby!

Thanks!

Yeah it is, sometimes i'm not 100% sure on how to use some of the newer equipment. They've now got them vibrating machines at the gym don't even really want to know how to work them. My point is, i can understand people not knowing and even bothering me to ask but perhaps if it is every single machine sign up for an induction! Don't even get me started on the people that go there for a convo.

I've seen the vibrating machines at other gyms I've applied for jobs at - I really should get my instructor's licence, it would open up my employment opportunities quite a bit - but wouldn't know how to use them either. I think they're incredibly stupid. Exercise equipment for the lazy.

I've got no problem with people asking how to use the equpiment, or doing something slightly wrong. It's people that do things like try to prop up the sit-up incline mats to do bench presses on them that drive me insane. Honestly, that's just stupid.

I've not rally done much weights at all tbh, only having recently started doing them. I was informed that there is next to no point in doing them until you have a decent fitness so i spent about 6 months solid on cardio. To the extent that now doing the weights helps with the cardio (better muscles etc). So the actual weight that i can lift is minimal at best, always embaressing having to set it down after watching a woman get off.

I kind of like watching women get off. Wait, what?

Weights help improve fitness, provided you lift small amounts first.

Hmm unfortunatly central london and a student house mean it is next to impossible to 'build a gym' especially seeing as i'm only in this house for another 5 months or so. Does seem that you have a very sweet set up and the exercise bike in the house must be very handy. I get such odd timings of urges to actually do something and so that would be handy as i wouldn't be overly keen to go running in the dark in the area i live in!

I'll have an even sweeter set-up when I move into a bigger place with my girlfriend and swipe all my father's equipment. The exercise bike is incredibly useful. Best $20 I ever spent.

I don't mind it, stick my ipod in and forget about everyone else. I think that if that is there motivation then that's fine, at least they are taking that route than plastic surgery etc. As for attracting the opposite sex i can think of little things more unattractive than a woman during a particularly heavy workout! I mean that's not to say i don't have a quick glance when i first walk in but if i have the energy to talk during a session then i'm not doing it right.

I hate iPods with a passion I reserve for very few things. I will never get one for myself. Ever.

I think if people are shallow enough to care about your appearance - other than in a general "takes care of themselves" sense - then they're not worth your time. If you really want casual sex, be more damn charming. It's not hard.

Women doing heavy cardio can be very, very hot. The best part of working in a gym was the perving.

Tricky in a gym setting though, I'm considering getting a personal trainer for a session to see what they say but tbh i probably know just as much about it as they do. I may just ask a friend to take a look, i think i've already pinpointed the problem. In that I pull back with my arms a little too early putting needless pressure on my back.

That'll work.

I've never been a big fan of neck-bridging i think the risk of injury there is a bit too high for my liking.

Neck-bridging decreases the risk of injury. It strengthens the spine.

should try my old schedules when i was swimming county, i have literally never been more tired in my life. I would say the warmup alone was about 2k with a combination of sprints and technique before lengthy swims and then cool down probably another 2k.

I'm not much of a swimmer. My technique is fine, I just suck at it.

You definitely showed her with the lunch incident though!

Got to keep them in their place.

Yeah, congrats! Are you done with your university stuff?

Yep. Finished last year.

I can't believe we're getting a new Lord Baal within 13 years (I started at 15, but I didn't grow up with a computer, some new kids learn before they're 4), but cognrats anyway.
This question might need a thread of its own: how will the forum survive the presence of two such creatures?

It won't get the chance. The world can't survive the presence of two such creatures. it will be the apocalypse.

Seeing as 2012 is the 30th highest grossing movie ever and Deep Impact is the 164th i wouldn't call them unpopular...

I'd call them critically unpopular, which I think he meant. As for why that is, Genocidicbunny covered it pretty well.

 

[Brighteye]

So i know we have a number of regular gym users on here. I was wondering if any of you went by a set schedule? If so, what are they?

Currently i base my workout on the training schedules on the concept 2 website and just alter it slightly to fit my mood but i've been wondering recently if a set schedule would benefit me more as i am sometimes quite lax about my rest times.

Don't have anything sugary for 2 hours afterwards: it helps recovery, but halves the growth signal. At first you might need to recover, but soon you should be letting the training have its effect.
Stretch afterwards, because it reduces the risk of injury.
Always fail to meet your targets. If you meet one, it's time to aim higher.

 

[BCLG100]

I've seen the vibrating machines at other gyms I've applied for jobs at - I really should get my instructor's licence, it would open up my employment opportunities quite a bit - but wouldn't know how to use them either. I think they're incredibly stupid. Exercise equipment for the lazy.

I've got no problem with people asking how to use the equpiment, or doing something slightly wrong. It's people that do things like try to prop up the sit-up incline mats to do bench presses on them that drive me insane. Honestly, that's just stupid.

think you and I attend very different gyms! (when you did) If anyone did that at mine they'd get a quick cease and desist before one of the meatheads steps in and has a word!

I kind of like watching women get off. Wait, what?

Very liberal gym i go to...

I'll have an even sweeter set-up when I move into a bigger place with my girlfriend and swipe all my father's equipment. The exercise bike is incredibly useful. Best $20 I ever spent.

$20 is nice, not looked at prices over here but i imagine it's more expensive, take it that was 2nd hand?

I hate iPods with a passion I reserve for very few things. I will never get one for myself. Ever.

I think if people are shallow enough to care about your appearance - other than in a general "takes care of themselves" sense - then they're not worth your time. If you really want casual sex, be more damn charming. It's not hard.

Ah, my ipods a godsend, just got back from the gym and felt like i was going to collapse at one point on the elliptical but suddenly a heavy beat kicked in and it was like a second wind.

With regards to the second point i disagree, If, for example, a tubby teenager decides to go to the gym then this is probably with many purposes in mind- perhaps to lose some weight so he does do better with the ladies, generally the appearance can give you more confidence to do this. However, those that simply go to look good (i.e. not bodybuilders but those with slightly more definition than the average guy) annoy me a lot, there is simply no reason to do 5 hours a week of weights and nothing else!.

Women doing heavy cardio can be very, very hot. The best part of working in a gym was the perving.

Mmmm but women smelling quite bad can imo be very off putting. The rowing class at my gym seems to be a good area for them though!

I'm not much of a swimmer. My technique is fine, I just suck at it.
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It probably is the technique and your body not used to it. If you're very fit then there is no reason why you can't keep a decent pace. Also some people just don't float so that makes things tougher!

Don't have anything sugary for 2 hours afterwards: it helps recovery, but halves the growth signal. At first you might need to recover, but soon you should be letting the training have its effect.
Stretch afterwards, because it reduces the risk of injury.
Always fail to meet your targets. If you meet one, it's time to aim higher.

I think the last point is the most valuable, if you're not improving every week- even by a fraction then you're not doing enough!

 

[flyingchicken]

Don't have anything sugary for 2 hours afterwards: it helps recovery, but halves the growth signal. At first you might need to recover, but soon you should be letting the training have its effect.

Um, you have a source on this? I don't know what to believe, and I want to go about resistance training through the path of least resistance.

 

[Lord Baal]

think you and I attend very different gyms! (when you did) If anyone did that at mine they'd get a quick cease and desist before one of the meatheads steps in and has a word!

I wa the only person there, and I was too busy staring at them in shock to tell them how stupid they were.

$20 is nice, not looked at prices over here but i imagine it's more expensive, take it that was 2nd hand?

Nope. Bought it after Christmas. They'd had it sitting around for months unable to off-load it, so the price kept going down, and down, and down. Finally I overheard someone say "I'm gonna get that exercise bike out the front" so I figured I'd watched it depreciate enough and grabbed it myself.

With regards to the second point i disagree, If, for example, a tubby teenager decides to go to the gym then this is probably with many purposes in mind- perhaps to lose some weight so he does do better with the ladies, generally the appearance can give you more confidence to do this. However, those that simply go to look good (i.e. not bodybuilders but those with slightly more definition than the average guy) annoy me a lot, there is simply no reason to do 5 hours a week of weights and nothing else!.

Got no problem with people trying to lose weight, but working out just for appearances - doing anything just for appearances, really - annoys the hell out of me.

Mmmm but women smelling quite bad can imo be very off putting. The rowing class at my gym seems to be a good area for them though!

Fresh sweat smells good. It's only stale sweat that's bad. That's why you make them shower. Rowing machines are a godsend for perving. Love seeing hot young women with push-up bras and tank tops on at those things.

It probably is the technique and your body not used to it. If you're very fit then there is no reason why you can't keep a decent pace. Also some people just don't float so that makes things tougher!

Nah, my uncle actually used to be a swimming instructor, and he says my technique is fine. My body is definitely not used to it though. I am also one of those people who just naturally sink for no good reason, which doesn't help. I can float face-down easily enough, but somehow I don't think that helps me survive in a crisis.

Um, you have a source on this? I don't know what to believe, and I want to go about resistance training through the path of least resistance.

He's right. You can have sugar before you work out - preferably natural sugar, like in an apple - but your body wants to replace sugar aftar a workout. It can do it on its own, it doesn't need your help, no matter how much you crave it.