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Ptangmatik wrote:Lot of caffeine. Shouting at the screen, because this guy's making facile arguments over and over again, as though repetition can take the place of cogent reasoning. I wouldn't care so much if he knew how grammar works.

I need to remember that he cannot hear me, no matter how loud I shout.

I want to get really passive aggressive in the comments I leave on his paper, but I can't, in case I can convince him to give us repeat business.

Ptangmatik wrote:Anyhoo, not to lead the chat by the nose too blatently, but does anyone have a link to that pre DB prank the guys did where they shrinkwrapped a fake box of magic cards?

ex-Lurker wrote:But pointless arguments can be some of the best ones! I just spent close to an hour arguing the logistics of a man permenently pulled sideways by gravity with friends, t'was awesome.

Geoff_B wrote:

Ptangmatik wrote:Anyhoo, not to lead the chat by the nose too blatently, but does anyone have a link to that pre DB prank the guys did where they shrinkwrapped a fake box of magic cards?

http://youtu.be/ldAgnUwS40A

Dey you go

Merrymaker_Mortalis wrote:

ex-Lurker wrote:But pointless arguments can be some of the best ones! I just spent close to an hour arguing the logistics of a man permanently pulled sideways by gravity with friends, t'was awesome.

I got dragged into a Russian Homophobia argument.
I'm still "ignoring" "discussion" updates to this day.

wikipedia wrote:The cars on a typical roller coaster are not self-powered. Instead, a standard full circuit coaster is pulled up with a chain or cable along the lift hill to the first peak of the coaster track. The potential energy accumulated by the rise in height is transferred to kinetic energy as the cars race down the first downward slope. Kinetic energy is then converted back into potential energy as the train moves up again to the second peak. This hill is necessarily lower, as some mechanical energy is lost to friction.
Not all rides feature a lift hill, however. The train may be set into motion by a launch mechanism such as a flywheel launch, linear induction motors, linear synchronous motors, hydraulic launch, compressed air launch or drive tire. Such launched coasters are capable of reaching higher speeds in a shorter length of track than those featuring a conventional lift hill. Some roller coasters move back and forth along the same section of track; these are known as shuttles and usually run the circuit once with riders moving forwards and then backwards through the same course.

Merrymaker_Mortalis wrote:Dude, Sant Dwynwen's day was weeks ago.