The very many questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread XXIV

[Farm Boy]

2: If one wanted a land or code of laws with extremely little or absolutely no laws restricting copulation, would that be considered something like a "sexual anarchist", or something else? (Nothing squicky here, I'm genuinely curious about terminology and such, which to call what, etc.)

"Free love?"

 

[trader/warrior]

Look. I'm having a lot of trouble with this.

I've got a chariot, right? (Actually, I'm well supplied with chariots. Which is just as well.)

But how do I make one into a chariot of fire?

Each time I try to harness a bit of fire to my chariot (at the front end), I just end up with a smoking wreck.

What do I do?

The tractive force of fire seems a bit feeble too. Even doubling up on fire, either side of the pole bit at the front of my chariot, doesn't seem to help.

I don't think regular chariots can be converted to chariots of fire. Assuming your chariots are mostly wood, the best you can do is probably a chariot on fire. You would have to find some way to craft structurally sound fire to truly have a chariot of fire.

Easiest way I can see would be to go on a pyromaniac spree using the chariot as transportation and hallmark, or conversely start a chariot based firefighter service to have your chariots be at least known as chariots of fire.

 

[Cutlass]

Build your chariot out of hollow tubing, and drill a lot of holes in it like a gas grill and pump propane through it.

 

[Farm Boy]

Build your chariot out of hollow tubing, and drill a lot of holes in it like a gas grill and pump propane through it.

Bonus points if you can make it self propelled akin to a potato gun.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Build your chariot out of hollow tubing, and drill a lot of holes in it like a gas grill and pump propane through it.

That sounds like an awesome way to kill yourself.

 

[Cutlass]

That sounds like an awesome way to kill yourself.

Nomex racing suit.

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

So, when complaining about repressed individuals and societies, would "genophobe" be a better or more accurate term than "prude"?

 

[Arakhor]

But how do I make one into a chariot of fire?

Presumably, once you have your bow of burning gold and your arrows of desire, harnessing your chariot of fire should be easy.

 

[bhsup]

So, when complaining about repressed individuals and societies, would "genophobe" be a better or more accurate term than "prude"?

No. Just no. We have enough stupid 'phobe' intentionally implying fear words being foisted on us by the vast left wing menace when it is just disapproval. Prude works just fine.

 

[_random_]

1: Are there any universal knowledge websites with knowledge about anything and everything, that would be a good alternative to Wikipedia? (No, search engines don't count.)

h2g2 is often seen as a predecessor to Wikipedia but is still active. It has a more humorous tone, as well as stricter contribution policies. TV Tropes you probably know about. Of course, the focus is on pop culture, but the Useful Notes section has some decent introductions to things like Objectivism and football. The tone is light and citation is a formality, so take it all with a heaping pile of salt.

 

[Borachio]

Now. I've got a bow of burning gold, right?

Actually getting a bow of gold wasn't too difficult. Though hellishly expensive. And getting it burning hot wasn't too hard, either. Why it has to be so hot I don't know. Seems like a dreadful inconvenience to me. But there you go. Anyway an asbestos glove seems to be a handy thing.

The trouble is: gold isn't really a suitable material for making a bow from. Fine, it's relatively easy to mould into the right shape. But when applying a string to it, pulling it taut and letting go, the result is a rather disappointing "throawk". There's a distinct lack of power in the whole arrangement, if you ask me.

Ideas, anyone?

As for arrows of desire, wot the...?

 

[Farm Boy]

Now. I've got a bow of burning gold, right?

Actually getting a bow of gold wasn't too difficult. Though hellishly expensive. And getting it burning hot wasn't too hard, either. Why it has to be so hot I don't know. Seems like a dreadful inconvenience to me. But there you go. Anyway an asbestos glove seems to be a handy thing.

The trouble is: gold isn't really a suitable material for making a bow from. Fine, it's relatively easy to mould into the right shape. But when applying a string to it, pulling it taut and letting go, the result is a rather disappointing "throawk". There's a distinct lack of power in the whole arrangement, if you ask me.

Ideas, anyone?

Yew and a can of Rust-Oleum?

As for arrows of desire, wot the...?

Well, I don't see desire being specified as applying to the target of this terribly complicated and violent seeming potatofireweaponcontraption, so perhaps it could be configured to fire a small dart filled with tranquilizer? Alas, a quick spin on Wikipedia, keeper of all knowledge, returns no results of safe and effective drugs for use on humans. Is merely effective good enough here? A standard arrowhead may the suffice but would probably be somewhat messy.

 

[Borachio]

Oh I see! You mean viagra-tipped arrows?

Interesting.

 

[Farm Boy]

I like that better than my idea. Though I suppose mine had a certain barbaric quaintness to it.

 

[Synobun]

Playstation+ says you receive 12 free games upon signing up, with a new selection of games every month. Does this mean that you can get 12 games in total or that you receive 12 initially and then get to pick from the selection each month?

 

[Arakhor]

I would imagine the first.

 

[sophie]

My fan theory is that they never actually expected to get a second season from their wild premise, so put no effort into developing a story beyond that point.

See the story I heard was that the fans had correctly identified that

Spoiler In case Hobbs is going to continue watching :

the island was really purgatory

after the first season, a fact that J.J. Abrams vehemently denied on a couple fan forums, and so he spent the next 6 seasons trying to do everything possible to convince people that it wasn't that, just so he could return to it in the final season for the Big Twist Ending.

 

[Traitorfish]

No. Just no. We have enough stupid 'phobe' intentionally implying fear words being foisted on us by the vast left wing menace when it is just disapproval. Prude works just fine.

A touch of the ol' sinestraphobia, there, VR?

 

[Synobun]

I would imagine the first.

Your wording suggests you don't know.

 

[bhsup]

A touch of the ol' sinestraphobia, there, VR?

/me giggles! Things I learn...