Wow, I would have never guessed that. Great find!
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Wow, I would have never guessed that. Great find!
Hahaha...sounds like the horse sound in the beginning of this song as well:Quote:
Originally Posted by XanBcoo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8BWBn26bX0
Today i learned how some of LHC sensors work, what exactly gonna be done there, how they use computer clusters, that CERN made the www system, etc.
God - how i love those physics presentations!
@Xan
I always thought that was fairly obvious o_O.
i learned that posting this on 4chan gets you banned
eval(6+1)
Today I learned where the word "Hello" came from:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xXSw07zrio
I always assumed it was a record scratch or some other generated sound effect. Also you could guess the same thing for House of Pain's Jump Around, but you'd be wrong. That one apparently comes from a Prince song.Quote:
@Xan
I always thought that was fairly obvious o_O.
I lolled @ "Call Waiting" :oQuote:
Originally Posted by XanBcoo
I love QI. You could fill up this entire thread with clips from that show. Also Stephen Fry is awesome.
What can't remember anything?
How much of the Earth is water?
Would you undress for a Polar Bear?
How many senses do you have?
Could Jesus walk on Custard?
Lots of Quite Interesting facts, usually debunking popular myths.
The polar bear and senses ones were pretty great =D.
Today I learned that I suddenly became a new editor for SFW (the fansub group).
What was the process like?
The guy asked me to edit the script for Kissxsis episode 1. Apparently I passed the set of arbitrary criteria.
Ah, so you applied. Congrats. I'll be paying extra attention to SFW releases.Quote:
Originally Posted by Board of Command
No pressure or anything. ;)
Yeah, I felt that after years of watching fansubs, I should try to give a bit back to the community. I've been real busy with school stuff this week so I haven't actually started to work on any of their stuff yet. At least the tentative plan right now is taking over some (or all) of the editing for Spice and Wolf II some time soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
What other projects do you plan on taking? I would like to watch those, too!
I'll be editing Gendai Mahou 03 maybe...tonight.
I don't recommend you watch it though. It's a pretty crappy series. I watched the first episode just now to get an idea of what it's about, and I wasn't too thrilled about it.
People swing their arms when they walk. Why?
Because it consumes less energy.
Energy required: Normal swinging < Opposite swinging (left leg, left arm) < still arms.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090728...ncearmsoffbeat
Makes sense, so then why do Chinese girls seem to do it so exaggeratedly?
Once again, unsurprisingly, Evolutionary science strikes out.Quote:
Little or none, some experts have said, contending that arm-swinging, like our appendix, is an evolutionary relic from when we used to go about on all fours.
So then how do we know to walk like that? Do we subconsciously observe the differences in energy output and adjust over time, or is it instinct?
I always found it "easier" to walk like that, though from a balance point of view rather than energy.
It could be linked though, since I might actually find it easier to balance by swinging my arms because it's less tiring.
Funnily enough, all animals AFAIK walk with front-right/back-left paired swinging limbs. All except the camel, which goes right-right, left-left.