Random Thought Thread

I want to say Larry Niven wrote a book where someone returns to Earth after a ridiculously long time and discovers it's been moved into an orbit around Jupiter due to the sun beginning to swell. Can't remember anything else sav there was a longevity machine that was a teleporter that removed junk from your cells.

 

Not a bad theory, but Western Dubuque is one of the few Iowa rural districts which is growing enrollment wise so they shouldn't need to.

(Although Cascade High School is declining compared to the rest of the district so maybe they're going into business for themselves.)

 

Another good theory, but Cascade citizens know if there's a gun left laying around, the owner will be back to get it. Just make sure it's in a place where he/she can see it.

 

The "Back to Reality" episode from 1992 is one of the best stories told on television I've ever seen.

 

"That Glock has to be around here somehwere...Or was it a Smith and Wesson?"

 

Not joking, that's almost exactly what Cascade's Solider of Fortune looked like.

 

Apparently, back in ye olde times, they designed clothes that would force people of nobility or royalty to position themselves a certain way. Like with Nelson, his uniform made it so that he couldn't move his arm up above his head. And also, crowns were, like, ten to fifteen pounds so they had to move very carefully if they didn't want to either fall over or break their necks.

In other words, if a king dropped something and demanded someone pick it up, it was less him being snobbish but him going, 'I literally can't bend down because of my stupid clothing, so someone help me!'

 

^ I guess that would force them to move more regally.

 

One grows up in Kentucky.

 

I GET TO SEE MY FAVORITE KID TODAY! I am going to have a great day.

 

There was a bit on the radio yesterday about weird food combos that 'work'. OXO cube crumbled over an orange anyone? Crisps and chocolate (in the same mouthful)?

 

They sell something similar to chocolate coated Pringles here.

Blue cheese also goes well with chocolate.

 

Are there any wood experts among us? I'm trying to find out if this is a natural formation of wood grain or does it indicate some kind of plying process?

 

Thanks. A quick search on spalted beech confirms your thoughts I'd say. I guess in that it's sort after by woodworkers, it doesn't weaken the wood to an overtly detrimental degree?

 

Gonna have to agree, that it is a laminate job, since the wood in
the cutouts is a different shade and grain to the outside. So it is
essentially a solid body, with a 'wrap' on it.
Traditional solid body builds are usually a bit less refined and
of one type of wood.

 

So that's good, yes? If it was solid spalted it would be weak.

 

Is it possible that it's spalted maple instead? That's what I would expect on a guitar.

 

Cool. I know my temperament well enough to avoid things like lathes, but I find watching woodturning vids on youtube very relaxing.

Unless they talk. Gods I hate the yappers