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Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: Rowdy on June 29, 2007, 04:19:38 am I had heard something in another thread which in turn jogged my mind onto something I have pondered when bored out of my skull...
Why is it when you open your fridge you don't spawn baby tornadoes or at least a mini thunderstorm? Most Oklahoma homes are somewhat "warm and moist" and when you open up the fridge you are releasing a man-made "cold front". When the two interact, you should have at least some funnel cloud action albeit it small in size. What's the difference between the upper atmosphere and what happens in Aunt Betty's kitchen in Weleetka? Air is air and moisture is moisture. I woke up at 3am and couldn't sleep. This does not help but fuel the fire for points to ponder. Now where's my caffeine... Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: sgrizzle on June 29, 2007, 06:22:29 am Maybe you create the world's smallest tornado.
Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: mr.jaynes on June 29, 2007, 03:55:38 pm quote: Hmmm, control of global weather. Where were you back in 2005 whilst we on the Gulf were going through or little crisis? Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: Rowdy on July 01, 2007, 08:46:52 am Does anybody have gloves in their glove compartment? What are some of the items in your glove compartment right now?
I have... Insurance Verification Card Manual eh, that's it. Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: RecycleMichael on July 01, 2007, 09:18:41 am I keep my glove compartment fully stocked.
It contains OJ Simpson's missing glove, a blowgun and some poison darts, passports with multiple names, water purification tablets, an electronic poker game, three bit-o-honey candy bars and a hat that says "I'm with Stupid". Just the essentials. Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: AMP on July 01, 2007, 10:16:31 am Phil Henry, Gary Henry's son and Wat Henry's grandson used to throw major parties at his parent’s home. They had an enormous indoor heated pool and poolroom. Phil would crank the temp gauge on both the room and the pool to the maximum on Friday morning before his parents left to travel out of state. He would also choose the coldest night of the winter.
Around 3am Sunday morning, when it was at the peak of the party and both temperatures inside and outside had also peaked, he would hit the switch that opened the roof of the poolroom. Most times there would be whirlwinds formed which you could see as the high moisture content of the air from the steam off the water in the pool condensed leaving the chamber. This was a major highlight of the winter for many that attended his parties. One of those had to been there to understand type deals. It was quite a sight to see and feel as it almost formed a thunderstorm and the pressure change, sounds and visuals were awesome. Not sure how it affected the structure of that automatic roof system. Both his grandparents and parents have passed on from this world, so I can now tell this story without getting him written out of the Will. Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: Rowdy on July 01, 2007, 05:21:05 pm quote: That brought a tear to my eye. Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: Rowdy on July 10, 2007, 09:15:02 pm We are born with 350 bones, and die with 206.
Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: TheArtist on July 11, 2007, 07:23:32 am Ever notice that after you have done the laundry there is always a missing sock? I have determined that female socks must be like the female praying mantis and will sometimes eat the male sock when mating. This also solves the riddle of where lint balls come from. They are actually sock larvae.
The other day I learned that the earth is actually not round... it is flattened at the poles and bulges around the middle. This shape is called an "oblate spheroid". My never ending curiosity led me on a quest to determine why this is so. At the local library I found a globe and through my keen intellect and vast scientific reasoning skills I determined that this shape is caused by the constant pressure applied by the wing nuts holding it at the poles. Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: cannon_fodder on July 11, 2007, 08:01:30 am Rowdy, it does spawn mini storms.
When you open your freezer on a hot humid day note the fog that rolls out. In essence, these are clouds that are rapidly formed when the warm air in your house is condensed by the cold and the moister is forced to condense into clouds. Fortunately, the effect is extremely localize and as the cold air drops it draws in warmer air as well as descends into warmer air. Allowing the water vapor to be reabsorbed into the air (since the moister came from the ambient air in your home, there has to be room for it to return). In a thunderstorm, the upper atmosphere is equally saturated, but instead of pulling in air that can accommodate the saturation it pulls in more moist air. Leading to a chain of events that culminates in a thunderstorm. I haven't taken a meteorology course since high school, but that's my take. I'd venture to guess I'm somewhat close. Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: sauerkraut on July 11, 2007, 09:57:20 am It's too small to have any effect, and the cold air rapidly warms up in the room. There is also no lightning and they say lightning plays a part in the making of storms. There is also no steady supply of cold air to feed any air currents, and the air pressure is not low enough. JMO, thanx.[^]
Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: shadows on July 11, 2007, 10:05:51 am Wow, that must be strong beer in the ice boxes that you take out at 3:AM causing the atmosphere conditions.
Perchance do you see any little men coming out? Or lightly dressed women? Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: Conan71 on July 11, 2007, 10:06:07 am quote: [}:)] You MUST have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express at some point. [;)] Did you know that on some GPS units, the geometry/trig model does not allow for the bulging at the equator? I've read that GPS units which give altitude measurement and are not equipped with the correction will show you are 25 miles above the earth at the equator! Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: cannon_fodder on July 11, 2007, 11:03:26 am The bulge at the equator isnt 25 miles, is it? I was under the impression that it was a small amount.
Here is some math on the subject. I didnt really try to follow the conversation. I just smiled and nodded while reading it: http://www.mathpages.com/home/kmath182.htm Nasa says the difference in diameter from pole to pole vs. along the equator is 26.58 miles. So at any given point it would be 13 miles higher than at the pole pretending that the satellites orbit at a universal position and all that jazz (que hand shiver). The difference is larger than I thought... but I would think most would be calibrated to work better closer to the equator than the poles... since most people live in the middle areas. I'm way out of my element here. http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/earth_worldbook.html Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: Conan71 on July 11, 2007, 12:56:30 pm Keep in mind, this was something I read in one of my sailing magazines (Good Old Boat, I think). You know how sailors always tell tall tales. [;)]
As I remember from the story there are several GPS protocols. Apparently the lat/long grid is slightly off-set with different protocols depending on where the datum is for the global chart. I think that's the essence of it. That explaination might not pass muster with a room full of tech geeks but it sure would sound impressive in a barroom full of concrete finishers. [:P] Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: Rowdy on July 11, 2007, 09:25:34 pm In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. That's where the phrase, "goodnight, sleep tight" came from.
Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: Rowdy on July 13, 2007, 06:17:00 am It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer, and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honeymonth" or what we know today as the "honeymoon."
Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: cannon_fodder on July 13, 2007, 08:18:12 am Whoa! That's awesome Rowdy. Honeymoon, wow.
ON a similar point, I brewed 5 gallons of mead a couple years back. Vile stuff. Its so sweet (predictably I guess) and at the same time alcoholic. I ended up carbonating it and using it as a mixer with soda water to dilute it a bit. Strong stuff, I think I measure it at 16% - which is about as high as one can get without distilling. I suppose if that's what you have to get drunk on. The Babylonians probably would not be too fond of Jack Daniels. Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: sauerkraut on July 13, 2007, 10:04:35 am quote:We still call the "HoneyMonth" in the sauerkraut household. We are not much into Moons.[:)] Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: shadows on July 13, 2007, 10:09:46 pm How many ponder on the thought of “Who are we”.
Each individual, unique as a guest in a host a generic organism of which he is able to use as a robot. Over time this has been the most confused part of what we call life. Those who came before us created gods in many forms in order to solve their venture into the search for explanations in the world of the unknown. Our host is the model of the perfect organic machine with hundreds of working parts. As long as these parts are functional we are able to be a guest of the host. The separation of who we are hinges on speculation that once the host machine fails we will be able to leave and seek other quarters. The seemly obligation of the organic machine is to reproduce in a limited time frame and once this time frame expires then to the guest the host becomes less functional. Among the reproducing of the machine there seem to be many unexplainable flaws such as a generic life form organism of the male living in the body of a female organism of which they number up to 5 million. Lets see where did I put that methamphetamine that the Chinese’s isolated a few thousand years ago that secretes drugs to the controlling functions of the brain which was synthesized in 1880? Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: Rowdy on July 13, 2007, 10:10:37 pm quote: You're not going to drink the Kool-Aid are you? Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: shadows on July 13, 2007, 10:18:44 pm No and I can't stand beer. Guess I will have to wait and see what the new mayoral drink is for the council to approve for the city.
Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: TheArtist on July 14, 2007, 08:05:32 am And I thought my attempt at being a bit off and strange was pretty good. But dang, there is no competing with you.
Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: shadows on July 15, 2007, 02:44:54 pm quote:We are all strange persons with strange thoughts that we ponder on. Still those thing we ponder lie dormant in the subconscious mind to be recalled by an undefined reason. Most things we accept because we are told to. Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: mr.jaynes on July 15, 2007, 03:23:24 pm quote: So hunt through my old posts for a certain drink recipe that I posted. Name of the thread is "Belly up to the bar." Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: Rowdy on July 16, 2007, 06:04:39 am Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim or handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle," is the phrase inspired by this practice.
Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: cannon_fodder on July 16, 2007, 07:56:26 am Remember, you are a special and unique snow flake. Just like everyone else.
Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: Rowdy on July 16, 2007, 03:48:19 pm quote: I won't accept the fact that Gore invented the Internet. Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: cannon_fodder on July 17, 2007, 08:28:05 am quote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpxtKcLSFWw Classic. Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: shadows on July 17, 2007, 03:42:58 pm quote: Gore seems to have laid the foundation for the internet and since all of the local politicians have been screaming their heads off because sales over the internet has a growing effect on the local sales tax structure. Bad, bad, bad, man He should be made to carry his own cross. Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: Rowdy on July 17, 2007, 07:48:56 pm Hey I can sound Shadowesque too:
"There is a propensity for people to share ideas with those who have the ability to lead others where they themselves would not go." Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: Rowdy on July 19, 2007, 05:52:32 pm Winston Churchill was born in a ladies bathroom.
Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: Wrinkle on July 19, 2007, 10:01:47 pm Under California Law, detonating a nuclear device within the city limits would result in a $500 fine. Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: Rowdy on July 20, 2007, 12:49:40 am quote: I would think it would result in widespread damage. Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: cannon_fodder on July 20, 2007, 07:40:27 am Depends where in California it goes off, some might consider it a cleansing of the Earth.
- - - - Nachos are a Texan invention, not Mexican. Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: Rowdy on July 21, 2007, 12:27:42 pm quote: That isn't entirely correct. They were invented in Mexico. Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: tulsascoot on July 21, 2007, 02:03:10 pm quote: near the border of Texas, but in Mexico, for an American. Their original name was NAFTA chips, but was later truncated to NAFTchos, and ultimately, n.a.c.h.o.s., or North American Cheese Having O-shaped Snacks Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: Rowdy on July 23, 2007, 08:10:06 am The pressure at the Earth's center is 27,000 tons per square inch.
Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: Rowdy on July 25, 2007, 05:19:26 pm In the old days, sea captains kept pigs on board because they believed, should they be shipwrecked, pigs always swam toward the nearest shore.
Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: cannon_fodder on July 26, 2007, 01:00:02 pm Getting stranded in the desert of New Mexico with a sail boat in tow sucks.
Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: iplaw on July 26, 2007, 01:06:59 pm quote:And if I remember correctly with a third nipple that he removed himself with a pair of fingernail clippers. Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: Rowdy on July 26, 2007, 04:23:10 pm My gosh, that is way too much info!
Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: Rowdy on July 30, 2007, 06:24:32 am The male angler fish permanently attaches himself to the female and becomes absorbed by her body.
Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: Wrinkle on July 30, 2007, 08:18:51 am Useful Household Tip:
Those purple lids for 16oz fountain drinks at QuikTrip exactly match the size of a cat food can. Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: cannon_fodder on July 30, 2007, 08:46:01 am Bluebirds cannot see the color blue. (its true, look it up!)
Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: Rowdy on July 30, 2007, 06:07:32 pm Storks can't see Fuschia.
Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: cannon_fodder on July 31, 2007, 08:23:50 am Paris Hilton still stands to inherit $30,000,000.00 in addition to her estimated personal wealth of $14,000,000.00.
In other news: Life's not fair. Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: Rowdy on July 31, 2007, 02:06:27 pm quote: Please! I don't want to ponder that! Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: Rowdy on August 01, 2007, 08:32:42 pm Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: cannon_fodder on August 02, 2007, 07:40:47 am quote: They are "air fluff" dried, no heat. [:P] I google "random fact" and found this in short order. Sorry: The first cause of cancer was identified by British surgeon Percivall Pott, who discovered in 1775 that cancer of the scrotum was a common disease among chimney sweeps. Title: POINTS TO PONDER Post by: Rowdy on August 05, 2007, 07:58:09 pm A person produces about half a liter of flatulence a day.
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