The Big Rip

[i_am_dave]

This article has nothing to do with video, but is interesting to read because of the terms used, such as the Big Rip, Dark energy, and so on.

Who says scientist have no sense of humor.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=96&ncid=96&e=1&u=/space/20030805/sc_sp...seeninnewstudy

[Tommyknocker]

*Yawn*

[tgpo]

Science is all a big joke. The only useful part of it is the part that find medication and helps people to heal. All this space stuff just isn't for me.

[Solarjetman]

Actually, there has been many important advances because of space travel. Some directly from it (such as GPS systems), and others indirectly (like new building materials).

Plus, many advances in medicine as well. In fact the Columbia had several medical experiments on board before she was destroyed. Two I remember were studying the effect of gravity on blood flow to help with heart conditions, and one to help identify cancer genes.

You never know where an experiment will lead you. In fact, Penicillin was discovered because an experiment for a completely different reason was contaminated. So, I usually try to refrain from passing judgement too quickly on the usefullness of an experiment.

Who knows where this dark energy will lead us? Maybe anti-grav cargo haulers like in Star Trek.

[Craig Tucker]

Science is all a big joke. The only useful part of it is the part that find medication and helps people to heal. All this space stuff just isn't for me.

So you could do without your MAC then TGPO. Without Science and Engineering, we would all be back in the dark ages.

[tgpo]

So you could do without your MAC then TGPO. Without Science and Engineering, we would all be back in the dark ages.

Could I do without my mac? There's no way. I'd have to take it with me to the Dark Ages....but finding power for it would be the tricky part.

[i_am_dave]

Power is no problem, you just need copper, zinc, and a whole sh*t load of lemons!!

Or make a stationary bicycle and a generator like the professor made on Gilligans Island

[Craig Tucker]

You still need the fundamentals of Science and Engineering. The copper and zinc ore need to be mined and processed. And the expertise of what to do with the raw components to make a battery would not exist without science.

[i_am_dave]

Of course, if TGPO did manage to get his MAC running, he would be burned at the stake as a witch for keeping evil spirits in his little box!

[flaninacupboard]

Yeah, a lot of people tend to underestimate how important science has been to us over the years. this is one of my favourite quotes

If you can tell me how Science and film making and cameras go together, i'd be thrilled to read it.

I won't say who said it, and given the forum search is down you will never know

[Craig Tucker]

If you can tell me how Science and film making and cameras go together, i'd be thrilled to read it.

OK how about, without science there would be no film making or cameras.

Oh go on who said it

[flaninacupboard]

I'll give you a clue:
he uses an S instead of a C.

take a look here.

I thought his statement was so funny and mind bogglingly stupid i never bothered responding. where did that pic "Captain obvious to the rescue!" go?

[Craig Tucker]

Very entertaining, thanks

[tenders]

@ tgpo


even if you had your MAC and had power to run it, what would you do with it?? there would be no internet,and no one to chat with

[i_am_dave]

tenders,

You just scared the sh*t out of me man. Your Avatar looks a whole lot like my son!

[tgpo]

tenders,

You just scared the sh*t out of me man. Your Avatar looks a whole lot like my son!

It is!!!!

@tenders, I could show off how pretty it is. :P

[tenders]

tenders,

You just scared the sh*t out of me man. Your Avatar looks a whole lot like my son!

my oldest

[i_am_dave]

my youngest:

[tgpo]

That's pretty close.

[i_am_dave]

Yep,

of course, when I was in Scotland a few years ago, 75% of the young boys looked like that also.

[tgpo]

Yep,

of course, when I was in Scotland a few years ago, 75% of the young boys looked like that also.

lol. Were you having to resist the impulse to stop them and see if it was your son?

[i_am_dave]

no, I didn't have time, was there on assignment, my typical day went like this:

Out of bed at 0500
Breakfast around 0600
Organize my thoughts for the day until 0730
0800, arrive at the customer site
1900, leave customer site, place call back to boss the the U.S.
2000, dinner
2100-2300 Hang out in a local Pub
2359 Stagger back to my room and sleep
0100 Get up to pee
0200 Get up to pee

[tgpo]

4:55: Think about calling in sick
4:58: Puke and feel fine for work

[i_am_dave]

I drank a lot of Guiness and stout while I was there, funny, but I didn't have any hangovers.

Must have been the haggis...

[flaninacupboard]

Guiness seems to have the ability to transfer all the power you were expecting to turn into a hangover into an awesome series of farts the next afternoon though

[tgpo]

Guiness seems to have the ability to transfer all the power you were expecting to turn into a hangover into an awesome series of farts the next afternoon though

LOL!!! That's good information. Now I know for when I visit the UK.

[Craig Tucker]

my youngest:

Which one ?

[i_am_dave]

Which one ?

OK sports fans, let's see who can identify where this picture was taken and what is behind him

My guess is that Conquest10 will come in first if he is around.

[Craig Tucker]

Chicago museum of fossilized dinosaur skulls

[tenders]

Chicago museum of fossilized dinosaur skulls

it looks like a big skull to me too