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Here is a really dumb one. In classic action movies when the heroes get shot or have open wounds they always use gun powder and detonate it to close the wounds. Why does a detonation make the skin whole again?
 
Vamphuntr said:
Here is a really dumb one. In classic action movies when the heroes get shot or have open wounds they always use gun powder and detonate it to close the wounds. Why does a detonation make the skin whole again?
Never heard of that, but I'd guess it cauterizes the wound, like makes a big scab.
 
Red Scarlet said:
I saw the South Park vs Family Guy episodes if that's what you mean, but why did so many of those avatars pop up?

It's not about this episode. Later they did two other ones (episodes 200-201) were the creators said they were forced to censor him again because of some minor group protesting. The episode supposedly was way more censored, some of the characters dialogues at the end are replaced by *beeps*.
 
Kodiak said:
you remember those dinky little calculators from elementary school that ran on a little solar power strip at the top? Why has no one put one of those on a cellphone to extend battery life?

Every time you're talking/texting/playing a game in the sunlight, you'd be charging your phone a little bit and extending your talk time for a bit longer, and also reducing dependence on traditional power sources in a measurable (albeit tiny) way.

If you put one of those in every mobile device in existence, and shit, even put a bigger one on top of cars, wouldn't that be a simple way to change our dependence on oil a little bit?

Can't really answer but I think a full colour LCD screen + speaker/mic uses a fair amount of juice.

Something like this would be pretty cool though:

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A little wind up charger that you can keep in your car or something, that can plug into your phone.
 
Vamphuntr said:
It's not about this episode. Later they did two other ones (episodes 200-201) were the creators said they were forced to censor him again because of some minor group protesting. The episode supposedly was way more censored, some of the characters dialogues at the end are replaced by *beeps*.

So why is it so popular now? Seems like a bunch of people got them at around the same time.
 
Red Scarlet said:
So why is it so popular now? Seems like a bunch of people got them at around the same time.

In the south park thread they wanted to express that they were against that kind of censor. They wanted to put Mohammed as their avatar to show that they are not afraid to show him. They wanted to do a South Park Mohammed your avatar thread but in the end the group did it in the South Park thread itself.

EDIT : You can check it out here. It starts on page 30

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=389865&page=30
 
What is the difference between a Hotel and a Motel.

Never heard of that, but I'd guess it cauterizes the wound, like makes a big scab.

Yeah, it seals it up. That's what Sayeed did to Charlie when he got wounded by one of Rousseau's traps, he put gunpower from a bullet on his face and lit it.
 
If any gaffers use Logitech G35 headsets, I'd appreciate some advice. After about two hours of use, the headset begins to occasionally blast loud static in my ears for roughly 40 seconds. Usually this only happens when audio is playing on my laptop but it's very painful and it forces me to mute my system or take off the headset. What's even stranger is that only certain programs cause this to happen: Video in Opera/IE makes it happen. WMP/iTunes makes it happen. Games are hit and miss: doesn't happen in Unreal Engine games (Borderlands/ME2) but made me give up on Psychonauts and Dragon Age PC.

This leads me to believe that it's a software issue and even with the official drivers this happens on every PC I've used. It's a longshot, but any G35 users here with the same problem?

tl;dr Expensive headphones roar loud static at me sometimes, broadcast to others on VOIP, Logitech don't think it exists and ignore support queries. Windows 7 32bit. Cheers
 
Mikey Jr. said:
http://poststuff5.entensity.net/051410/flash.php?media=monitor.flv

This guy smashes his monitor. Why though? Whats wrong with the monitor that its making him lose?


ROFL at the end of that video:

"look, i should probably quit this game
look! i put my fucking head through my wall
*video cuts off*"

i think nothing is wrong with the monitor, but its possible it doesnt have a fast enough refresh rate or something. he mentioned the new monitor means he cant have a good position for his hands... seems unrelated to me but i dunno
 
Snuggler said:
What is the difference between a Hotel and a Motel.
Hotels have hallways and rooms on the inside.
Motels have walkways and rooms on the outside.

Motels are more "traveler friendly" as you park your car directly outside your door. And as Zoe said, they're often seedier.
 
What's the longest sentence that fits as a response to someone complaining about someone's grammar it's possible to write while having a grammatical error in every single word (for a school project, long story)? I was thinking "U guy's r Grammer Nazi's" but the U and R are forced and look like the person's trying to misspell.
 
I'm babysitting some kids right now, 3 and 4 years old, too old to be placed in a crib. I have to take a pretty bad shit, what do i do with the kids?
 
Rapstah said:
What's the longest sentence that fits as a response to someone complaining about someone's grammar it's possible to write while having a grammatical error in every single word (for a school project, long story)? I was thinking "U guy's r Grammer Nazi's" but the U and R are forced and look like the person's trying to misspell.
Every word?

Their outta they're mind's.
 
ocadman said:
I'm babysitting some kids right now, 3 and 4 years old, too old to be placed in a crib. I have to take a pretty bad shit, what do i do with the kids?
I'm afraid there's no other option than to poop your pants.
 
ocadman said:
I'm babysitting some kids right now, 3 and 4 years old, too old to be placed in a crib. I have to take a pretty bad shit, what do i do with the kids?
This deserves a thread of its own.
 
I see people mentioning magnets all over GAF but I dont know what they are refeering to....what is it all about? I must have missed that thread
 
Vamphuntr said:
In the south park thread they wanted to express that they were against that kind of censor. They wanted to put Mohammed as their avatar to show that they are not afraid to show him. They wanted to do a South Park Mohammed your avatar thread but in the end the group did it in the South Park thread itself.

EDIT : You can check it out here. It starts on page 30

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=389865&page=30

Alright, thanks. Haven't read the thread for awhile.

J.M.Reyes said:
I see people mentioning magnets all over GAF but I dont know what they are refeering to....what is it all about? I must have missed that thread

Probably this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-agl0pOQfs&feature=related

Because really, fuckin' magnets, how do they work?
 
Bioshocked said:
Is there a way to block notifications from Farmville and other usless games that my friends are playing on Facebook?

On your News Feed? Hover on the top right corner of the message and a Hide button will appear.
 
Gaf, I was on my computer and In the corner of my eye I spotted something moving. The creature seemed to be coming under the crack in my bedroom door. At first I assumed it was a large bug, but then I realized it was a MOUSE! Now the crack under my door is about the width of a finger nail and this thing managed to squeeze under my CLOSED door.

The mouse then stared at me for a few seconds and proceeded to run behind my TV stand on the other side of the room. After seeing this gray mouse, I'm pretty concerned. It's about 3am so the only place I could think of that might sell mouse traps thats open is 711. However, I just walked there and they didn't have any.

So heres my questions

1. If theres 1 mouse in my house, does this likely mean theres others?

2. Is there a particular mouse trap or type I should get in the morning when the stores open.

3. Do mice chew on wires ? (My xbox is hooked up along with my TV and computer nearby)

4. Should I not sleep in my bedroom(Typing this from my downstairs living room :lol ) since the mouse might bite me while sleeping or whatever paranoid thoughts come to my head :lol

HELP
 
lifeinthefridge said:
1. If theres 1 mouse in my house, does this likely mean theres others?

2. Is there a particular mouse trap or type I should get in the morning when the stores open.

3. Do mice chew on wires ? (My xbox is hooked up along with my TV and computer nearby)

4. Should I not sleep in my bedroom(Typing this from my downstairs living room :lol ) since the mouse might bite me while sleeping or whatever paranoid thoughts come to my head :lol

1. No. There might be, there might not be. Most mice I've had to deal with have been solo.

2. Depends how you want ot deal with it. You can use a traditional spine shattering murderous mouse trap, or you can use the wee bit more expensive safe mousetraps that 'tip' and lock a door when the mouse goes in, trapping them for release in the morning. But then you have to find somewhere to release it :P. Oh, and use peanut butter to bait.

3. Yes, but they may not do it. I've never had any mice chew on my wires. Just check every now and then and see if they're okay.

4. The mouse will not kill you as you sleep. You're okay.
 
EatChildren said:
1. No. There might be, there might not be. Most mice I've had to deal with have been solo.

2. Depends how you want ot deal with it. You can use a traditional spine shattering murderous mouse trap, or you can use the wee bit more expensive safe mousetraps that 'tip' and lock a door when the mouse goes in, trapping them for release in the morning. But then you have to find somewhere to release it :P. Oh, and use peanut butter to bait.

3. Yes, but they may not do it. I've never had any mice chew on my wires. Just check every now and then and see if they're okay.

4. The mouse will not kill you as you sleep. You're okay.

Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong.

1. Mice always travel in packs of 10-15
2. A shotgun works well
3. They love the taste of electricity
4. Who is known for carrying the Black Death? You guessed it, mr. mouse!

kidding my friend, listen to the nice man in the mario hat, you'll be fine
 
dreamcastmaster said:
What does DLC stand for? Downloadable Content would just be DC.

It is downloadable content, its just to avoid confusion with other already known connotations of the abbreviation. DC also means district of columbia, direct current, etc etc.
 
louis89 said:
What does "infinity ward" mean?
sw33tclyde said:
:lol popcorn.gif
Schmattakopf said:

I'm not sure what the ribbing is over, as a quick google search and wikipedia check doesn't reveal the meaning of the name (which, I assume, is what louis89 is asking, not "where should I know this name from derp!").

To answer the question, Infinity can mean unlimited, great, forever, or perpetual. Ward can mean a sub-division of an area, often fortified, or a person who is under the protection of another.

So, uh, I'm not really sure what it means. They probably thought it sounded cool?
 
morningbus said:
I'm not sure what the ribbing is over, as a quick google search and wikipedia check doesn't reveal the meaning of the name (which, I assume, is what louis89 is asking, not "where should I know this name from derp!").
Oh, honestly I didn't even consider that. If there's any meaning there, it's probably abstract, or an inside thing.
 
The fuck is up with youtube? Anytime i go to my channel, my favourites start playing even though i have autoplay turned off.
 
I have a few subscriptions to some threads here, but I never receive any emails when there are new posts or replies in them. My mail address is correct so I'm not sure why this is happening. Does this happen to anyone else, and how can I fix it?
 
Yackie said:
I have a few subscriptions to some threads here, but I never receive any emails when there are new posts or replies in them. My mail address is correct so I'm not sure why this is happening. Does this happen to anyone else, and how can I fix it?

No idea, but do what I do. Click on 'User Cp' and any threads that have gotten new replies, will be listed right there.
 
Yackie said:
I have a few subscriptions to some threads here, but I never receive any emails when there are new posts or replies in them. My mail address is correct so I'm not sure why this is happening. Does this happen to anyone else, and how can I fix it?
the email function doesn't work, just check usercp (just to the right of the logo) and you'll get a list with all the newly replied to threads that you've subscribed to

edit..
^^^what he said
 
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