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

[spryllino]

The man in the picture on Wikipedia is holding a waterphone in his left hand.

A waterphone is a bowl, with a hollow cylinder, partly full of water, stood up in the middle. Several brass rods connect the top of the cylinder to the edge of the bowl.

Then a bow of the sort that would normally be used for a stringed instrument, like a double bass, is pulled across one of the brass rods.

When the bow is pulled across the glass rod, the waterphone makes a sound.

This sound is vibrant and ethereal. In other words, it sounds quite thin, probably quite piercing, and maybe a bit crackly. I don't really know; I've never heard one.

EDIT: On the other hand, the YouTube clips are probably a better guide than that.

 

[shadowplay]

Okay, not at all like I posted. But the guy playing wine-glasses is what the desciption provided made me think of.

 

[Mango Elephant]

I'm looking to buy apples in bulk, where should I start looking for the cheapest prices? Online? Farmers markets? Anyone have experience in this?

I know of a cool farmer's market near the border between Pennsylvannia and Maryland that sells the best apples.

 

[shadowplay]

I don't know if driving to the country and visiting an orchard is an option but that's what I'd do. They'd probably sell good apples in bulk with no middle man.

 

[Nerowannabe]

What's an example of a famous liberal and conservative couple? I need at least three, but I'm not being too picky.

 

[Huayna Capac357]

James Carville and Mary Matalin.

 

[Traitorfish]

What's an example of a famous liberal and conservative couple? I need at least three, but I'm not being too picky.

Jesus Christ and Mother Church.

 

[madviking]

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver.

 

[Arakhor]

Jesus Christ and Mother Church.

I like that one.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRB3CbvQBJA

Sort of like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo3FKsZhANU

The man in the picture on Wikipedia is holding a waterphone in his left hand.

A waterphone is a bowl, with a hollow cylinder, partly full of water, stood up in the middle. Several brass rods connect the top of the cylinder to the edge of the bowl.

Then a bow of the sort that would normally be used for a stringed instrument, like a double bass, is pulled across one of the brass rods.

When the bow is pulled across the glass rod, the waterphone makes a sound.

This sound is vibrant and ethereal. In other words, it sounds quite thin, probably quite piercing, and maybe a bit crackly. I don't really know; I've never heard one.

EDIT: On the other hand, the YouTube clips are probably a better guide than that.

Okay, not at all like I posted. But the guy playing wine-glasses is what the desciption provided made me think of.

I get that now. And I can hear it in the song that its creditd for.

How do you deal with a scary lurker on the board other than booting them? This person keeps coming online theyre invisible and they never post. Its scaring me.

 

[spryllino]

PM them and encourage them to post and stop being shy, in a friendly fashion.

Or, alternatively, stop worrying, because they're harmless. They can't do you any harm when they're lurking, can they? Maybe they're a bot?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Well I did PM them. my forum has a PM tracking thing. They never opened it.

I dont know if its a bot as theres this thing I added to the top so searchboxes will not index that.

 

[W|M]

What's an example of a famous liberal and conservative couple? I need at least three, but I'm not being too picky.

Abigail and John Adams.

 

[Traitorfish]

Hitler and Stalin, apparently...

 

[Xanikk999]

Well until Hitler delusions of grandeur got the better of him. If he didn't try to invade the Soviet Union he might of been able to keep the western front and his regime even when the United States entered the war.

 

[Atlas14]

I know of a cool farmer's market near the border between Pennsylvannia and Maryland that sells the best apples.

Sweet, do you recall the name of the market?

 

[LightFang]

What's an example of a famous liberal and conservative couple? I need at least three, but I'm not being too picky.

Is this, like, a homework assignment or something?

 

[Atlas14]

Can instant coffee dissolve in cold milk?

 

[ParadigmShifter]

If only you had a research grant to buy the oh-so-expensive ingredients to perform the study yourself.

 

[Atlas14]

If only you had a research grant to buy the oh-so-expensive ingredients to perform the study yourself.

I'm very low on milk and don't care to waste any!

...But I think I might try anyways...