>poison: we first have to understand there isn’t really a such thing as “poison” so much as there are “poisonous substances.” For instance most chemotherapy uses “poison” to heal and even salt or water can be a “poison” technically. Wether such substance becomes more or less dangerous post expiration depends on the substance- and often isn’t the substance itself which may be more dangerous but the fact that it may have become a breeding ground for bacteria, fungus, mold, etc. but if we specifically took a product marketed as poison, generally speaking the expiration date is merely a guarantee that within that timeframe the drug will be effective, although testing shows a drug may be effective decades past this date- especially depending on storage. Most “poison” warranties as such would simply become less effective over time past the date.
Silent S or C?: Neither is silent in reality. The two sounds are being pronounced together in a “heterogeneous digraph.” The combination denotes a softer sound which in writing and speech distinguished the word from “sent” or “cent.” Depending on your accent, affectations, etc you might still pronounce some or all of these homonyms identically. If we wanted to get granular we can argue the “C” is “silent” because “SC” is used as a stand in for “S” most commonly- and at their roots most “Sc” words were originally “S” words with the “c” added later for stylistic or other purposes.
Twins: twins are not always unplanned- especially with IVF or where a family has a tradition of twins. Where twins were unexpected we can still argue neither is “unplanned” if the parents intended to make human life together as the results of that act are not wholly predictable. But I have known twins to argue playfully between themselves over who was the “wanted” baby- so those are my answers.
W aka “double U”: this has been done to death. In Germanic languages, “W” makes a “V” sound, the sound we associate with “W” was made by a printed “V,” so this makes sense. “U” started to become its own letter- with “V” being used at the start of words and “U” being used anywhere else in a word regardless of sound. In time as English evolved, “V” took on the sound it makes such as in the English “vampire.” This left no printed letter to represent the Latin sound of “W” since the “V” made a “Wa” sound but now made a “Va” sound in English. The “U” made a similar but different sound and to denote “wa” and differentiate them all it was printed as two “U” like uu. U and V have a history of interchangeability so vv could be substituted for uu which is why you’ll see “W” often written either rounded or pointed. The printing press helped standardize language and at some point it was decided that in font we’d mostly stick with the “pointy” “W”
Oxygen: oxygen is slowly killing you at a cellular level. That’s why humans can’t breath pure oxygen for extended periods. Your retina will be destroyed and you’ll die if you do. Oxidation such as rust in metals is a condition that occurs in living tissues as well. Our bodies are self healing so we do not “rust” like metal- cells are repaired or replaced when damaged most of the time and to a point. So oxygen can and does damage your body, but in average atmospheric concentrations and exposure the damage done doesn’t exceed the bodies ability to repair it. As you age and these processes slow down such damage does begin to accumulate but you’re more likely to die of other causes first. “Natural causes” factors in things like damage caused over time which an older body cannot repair.
Every time you clean something you make something else dirty: Ehhhh.... debatable. Generally humans leave something behind whenever we do anything. It’s the nature of physics. That said... it gets tricky. You cannot “dirty” a laser beam for instance. A sonic cleaning chamber can remove the dirt from an object without physical contact as well. In the case of the laser- the air or the surface below might receive the vaporized or otherwise removed and transformed “dirt,” and the sonic cleaner leaves it in the chamber. But did you “dirty” a thing or is the total “dirt” static and you’ve merely made said dirt “free?” If the “dirt” is transformed by heat or chemical action into a new substance or broken into sub molecular or atomic components is it still “dirt”? Tricky question. It all depends doesn’t it?
Swims upside down: False. If one flips the word “upside down” it is a backwards “s” “m” and upside down “i” etc. uppercase is backwards “S” “M” “I” “W” backwards “S.” One would have to take an all uppercase SWIMS and rotate it to have it be the same word- not simply place it upside down.
Intentionally losing Rock, Paper, Scissors: not necessarily true. To lose a a game one simply has to either Telegraph their move to the opponent or barring that perform an action resulting in a disqualification.
“100 years ago everyone owned a horse and...”:
Not really no. Not everyone owned a horse in the 1900’s- especially in urban areas where horses were used more for drawing buggies. But even if we go back further it isn’t necessarily as common as you might think that everyone would own a horse. In the mid 1800’s a blue collar worker might make about 6 cents an hour. A cheap horse could be had around that time for about $10-15 which would be weeks worth of salary. A “good working horse” like the sort used for long travels would be $25-40 and a “good riding horse” would be closer to $150. A saddle was generally $15-50. What’s more- the cost to feed a horse was often around 20-40 cents a day, a factory worker making 8 cents an hour would need to spend 5 hours wages a day just to feed his animal. The care and ancillary items generally cost more than most horses that would be “affordable” to the masses.
Those with properties had both the need and the means in general to feed their own horses and posses a horse for travel- but that’s literally why towns exist-not everyone or even most people needed or could handle the expense of a horse. Townsfolk would generally stay about town and either pay to use others horses such as a carriage service or pay others to handle business requiring travel for them. Horses tended to be less prevalent than one might think- especially 100 years ago when urban living was the big boom. Horses were still commonly used- militaries into and beyond WW2 still used horses, horses and mules were often used in industry as machines didn’t become so ubiquitous in every task until post war era booms. Rural land owners would also still use horses- especially for transport of goods as it was cost effective and the logistics were in place as opposed to trucks which still were not technologically quite ready and required specialist care and supplies.
@gayassshit- yes. It can. You don’t seem to have anything constructive or to the point to say however. I am having fun. I’m also posting facts I find fun. Perhaps someone else will find them fun. You do not seem to find them fun- perhaps you should post something you do find fun or move on. Unless you find lame bellyaching or negativity fun in which case I will still continue to post so that you will have something to complain about and can enjoy yourself. I’m thoughtful like that.
Your future self is watching you in memories right now: doubtful. Unless you happen to be doing something memorable. We generally don’t clearly recall every moment- not reflect on them. The odds this particular mundane moment would be remembered are slim. Even if we “remember” being at a certain job or etc- we tend to recall it in abstract in the reference to generalities like the emotions we felt or other people, places, etc and not in detail to ourselves. When we do remember upon ourselves it tends to be of specific note or prompted by something like a photograph.
Many animals probably need glasses and nobody knows..: Many animals do need glasses- and many people know it. Much like many animals have allergies- a dog can even be allergic to humans! It’s simply that most people do not bother with seeing their animals get that type of care, or often it’s impractical or otherwise not viewed as prudent. An older dog who can’t see well may need glasses or even eye surgery- but a combination of risk and discomfort to the animal as well as the cost and expected lifespan of the animal make it so that most people wouldn’t elect for treatment.
@guest_ Can confirm. Waking up with a hangover, and trying to get a laugh in only to be hit with a wall'o text from you has happened more than I'd care to admit.
I just take a 15-30 minute break, maybe drink some Powerade or Propel and then come back.
99% of the time it's worth the read >_>d
Lmao. That’s I generous assessment. Maybe 80-90% on the outside. I apologize for any post hangover distress I may have caused over the years though. I’d say without generosity that 99% of your replies I’ve seen to mine or others posts regardless of length are worth the read.
About the rock, paper, scissors thing... that's not entirely true for two reasons: 1) if you have eyes and a brain that can process hand motions fast enough, you can read what someone else will throw and counter it. 2) (This applies to group RPC) You can always conspire with a friend against another friend... or conspire with friends against other friends. Anyway, conspiring is the point.
Maybe your future self is living a life of wall to wall excitement, all your dreams have come true, and you’re thinking back to a time when you lived your life at a less exciting pace- feeling like while you wouldn’t trade all that you’ve gained, you sometimes miss those moments of non excitement in an odd nostalgic way. Or perhaps- future you is thinking back on those unexciting moments and thinking “man, I wish I could tell me to hang in for all the awesome stuff that’s about to happen to us. I wish I could see my face as I lived through all that again.”
Well, nothing is for certain until it happens- and even then that’s debatable- but it was 1 day since I wrote that- so looking back we can say there is a future you. Here you are. If you’re reading this? Future you again. Tomorrow? Who knows. Perhaps if there was no future you after this moment or this day- if you ended prematurely- you might reflect upon this, at that time seemingly prophetic or ironic exchange, and thus it would come to pass that you would in fact look back upon this or that moment before you were no more? I cannot say. Perhaps a cosmic fluke will occur before I finish this post and none of us will.....
.... nope. Still here. Well- at least as of now we all have a future from 30 seconds ago. The next 30 seconds...? Who knows. It’s anyone’s game. We just take it some moment at a time with the next not promised to anyone- for the sake of argument it’s safe to plan ones life in a manner which both makes peace with the fact there may not be a “later” but is cognizant that a later is highly probable and any debt of consequence incurred will likely catch up in the immediate future. Just take it one moment at a time- and I hope there is a future you. I think you are most likely an important person and not having you would be a detriment to the world. It will most likely keep spinning in your absence- but who is to say? Best not to risk it.
Sometimes that happens. It’s valid to feel frustrated, sad, despondent, etc. sometimes. A great fabrication of the modern age is that we have to or should always feel happy. If we almost always feel otherwise that can be a sign to get help- but it’s perfectly ok to feel that way sometimes. I hope you feel better- but until then I hope you are able to endure and make something of your feelings. Is there anything particularly wrong you’d like to speak about?
Intentionally losing Rock, Paper, Scissors: not necessarily true. To lose a a game one simply has to either Telegraph their move to the opponent or barring that perform an action resulting in a disqualification.
Not really no. Not everyone owned a horse in the 1900’s- especially in urban areas where horses were used more for drawing buggies. But even if we go back further it isn’t necessarily as common as you might think that everyone would own a horse. In the mid 1800’s a blue collar worker might make about 6 cents an hour. A cheap horse could be had around that time for about $10-15 which would be weeks worth of salary. A “good working horse” like the sort used for long travels would be $25-40 and a “good riding horse” would be closer to $150. A saddle was generally $15-50. What’s more- the cost to feed a horse was often around 20-40 cents a day, a factory worker making 8 cents an hour would need to spend 5 hours wages a day just to feed his animal. The care and ancillary items generally cost more than most horses that would be “affordable” to the masses.
I just take a 15-30 minute break, maybe drink some Powerade or Propel and then come back.
99% of the time it's worth the read >_>d