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probie says...

Holy shit, I just came up with the best movie ever. Gary Busey stars as the administrator of an insane asylum where doctor Crispin Glover diagnoses patients. Get Phil Spector to do the music and David Lynch to direct.

I smell an Oscar.

*edit: Hey! That's what I'll call it. "I Smell An Oscar"

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probie says...

tmesis - inserting a word inside another word. Ex. Abso-fucking-lutely

floccinaucinihilipilification - the act of determining if something is worthless

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probie says...

I love how the argument could swing both ways:

Oh? So it only increases your shooting time by .5 seconds? Then there isn't a reason NOT to do it either. If it isn't going to put you out, why the fuss? What do you care? There's no discernible difference, right?
So where's the real argument?

Cognitive dissonance is fun.

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probie says...

Yup. 18 so far. Thanks for the kind words!

Reefie said:

You must be racking up those power points! I guess sifting videos would go against your namesake, still it's good to see your contribution is welcomed by many

42 and Douglas Adams - Numberphile

probie says...

42 is also the number of minutes it would take to travel to any point on Earth if you bore a tunnel through it and used a gravity train. Curiously, it is 42 whether you bisect the Earth, or drill a shortcut, say from London to Athens; it still take the same amount of time.

Thanks QI!



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