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Whipping a massive chain

Xaielao says...

The crack at the end of this and other whips when correctly used, is actually a sonic boom, as the very end of the whip is moving faster than the speed of sound.

Tiny, Scared Puppy Falls In Love With A 120-Pound Great Dane

Act cool, act cool

David Ehrlich's 25 Best Films of 2018: A Video Countdown

Xaielao says...

That was insanely well made.

I saw several of those listed, they were all fantastic. Annihilation was probably my fav of the listings, but it's just my kind of movie.

Nice to see a healthy amount of diversity in some of the best movies this year as well.

Trade: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Xaielao says...

Heh I can understand why you think so. No I was talking Truman. Granted he wasn't as completely unaware as Trump was when he was elected. But he'd only served in the senate for two years before he was pushed in as VP. Note that the VP selection process was really different even though it was only ~70 years ago.

Once he got selected he became president that same year. Instead of working along Roosevelt's post-war plan and he refused to be a part of the grand alliance (meetings between the leaders of the big 3 powers that came out of that war).

Instead he started threatening the USSR with nuclear war if they worked toward developing nuclear weapons or expanded their territory... the so called Truman Doctrine.

He also played a fairly big roll in starting the whole middle eastern mess we're still dealing with to this day. Though that obviously goes back to the political failures after the Great War.

Guy was a dumb-ass who by reports of those around him didn't know WTF he was doing half the time.

moonsammy said:

Are you under the impression Reagan started the cold war? If so, you're off by about 34 years - it started in 1947, under Truman. Would be hard to argue he knew nothing about politics, particularly at that point in his life...

Trade: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Xaielao says...

The last stupid fuck who knew nothing about politics when elected started the Cold War. We aren't even 2 full years into this stupid fuck's term and he's already trying to drive the world into a recession.

When dad childproofs the BBQ

The Diversity of Local Independent News

Xaielao says...

This is what happens when one huge conglomerate (an extremely right wing one to boot) is allowed to own more than half of the local news channels in the country.

Mr. Bean Is A Master Of Physical Comedy

Xaielao says...

Heh, I find it pretty common that the most popular role of an actor or comedian is rarely the favorite of their biggest fans. That said, I agree. Being in the US means my introduction to him was Mr. Bean, as I got older and had the chance to experience some of his other work, I came to enjoy his other work much more. His stage performances are hilarious, and yes Blackadder was amazing.

This Video Is 2D And 3D Simultaneously: the Pulfrich Effect

Xaielao says...

I can see the effect, it's a fast switching between the two images in 3d, add the constant spinning camera and it's even more visible. Not to mention nauseating.

Stranger Aliens

Xaielao says...

Exactly. I see a phrase all the time:

'If there are aliens in our galaxy, why haven't we detected evidence of them?'

Perhaps because they are so different from what we even recognize as life that we don't even know what we are looking for. Perhaps the use of radio waves to communicate is something they haven't done in so long, that using it to send a message in space is unfathomable. Or perhaps they never even used that technology in the first place. It's possible that their own physiology would make such technology pointless.

The point is, we're looking for them in very human ways and expecting something very human to come back. Perhaps a civilization at a stage similar to ours out there is asking the same question and using a technology to search that we ourselves have no understanding of. They could be our galactic neighbors and our differing biologies and technology could be so different, that wouldn't even recognize each other as life.

On the flip side of that coin, I once had a UFO experience that was anything but 'lights in the night sky' and the object did things our planes couldn't hope to do. So who knows, maybe they are already here.

Milk?

Xaielao says...

Aren't must asians lactose intolerant, as their ancient ancestors never drank milk on a regular basis? Interestingly it was evolution that gave neolithic european and middle eastern peoples the ability to digest and process lactose as adults, a genetic mutation that soon became widespread.

But for asia, must be a difficult market to break into.

Superheroes look ridiculous without special effects

Xaielao says...

I'd imagine quite a lot of todays TV & Movie acting is like that, even more traditional television. So much more acting on green screens and pretending to do things for the CG than we think.

What would happen if you never showered?

Xaielao says...

Interesting. I shower regularly, but I do not use soap or shampoo. I use good hot water and a wash cloth. I do an oil wash fairly often as well to catch dead skin and bacteria while not removing my healthy microbiome that keeps my skin healthy and without bo.

It was rough at first, my skin and hair were oily and I definitely developed a scent lol, but with time, and working toward restoring my skins microbiome after years of antimicrobial soaps & shampoos, my skin & hair found a natural - and healthy - balance.

Cowboy ridin' a Bull ... dog



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