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im pooping! posted:So I guess the result is if the hanger conducts electricity, there is no discernible difference, but do you have a link or anything? Or is it not silly enough to bother, because the concept sounds pretty silly and I'd like to read it if it's silly.
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edit wrong thread Have a death GIF to make up for it 
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Think I found it:quote:We gathered up a 5 of our audio buddies. We took my "old" Martin Logan SL-3 (not a bad speaker for accurate noise making) and hooked them up with Monster 1000 speaker cables (decent cables according to the audio press). We also rigged up 14 gauge, oxygen free Belden stranded copper wire with a simple PVC jacket. Both were 2 meters long. They were connected to an ABX switch box allowing blind fold testing. Volume levels were set at 75 Db at 1000K Hz. A high quality recording of smooth, trio, easy listening jazz was played (Piano, drums, bass). None of us had heard this group or CD before, therefore eliminating biases. The music was played. Of the 5 blind folded, only 2 guessed correctly which was the monster cable. (I was not one of them). This was done 7 times in a row! Keeping us blind folded, my brother switched out the Belden wire (are you ready for this) with simple coat hanger wire! Unknown to me and our 12 audiophile buddies, prior to the ABX blind test, he took apart four coat hangers, reconnectd them and twisted them into a pair of speaker cables. Connections were soldered. He stashed them in a closet within the testing room so we were not privy to what he was up to. This made for a pair of 2 meter cables, the exact length of the other wires. The test was conducted. After 5 tests, none could determine which was the Monster 1000 cable or the coat hanger wire. Further, when music was played through the coat hanger wire, we were asked if what we heard sounded good to us. All agreed that what was heard sounded excellent, however, when A-B tests occured, it was impossible to determine which sounded best the majority of the time and which wire was in use. Needless to say, after the blind folds came off and we saw what my brother did, we learned he was right...most of what manufactures have to say about their products is pure hype. It seems the more they charge, the more hyped it is.
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Nov 16, 2014 20:42
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If we're talking about stupid poo poo at our workplaces that don't work but for some reason people think they do... At my job at the end of the day we close the big metal shutter and because whoever designed the place was an idiot there's a diagonal gap at the bottom that leaves an open spot at the bottom for about half the length. The people that owned it before started having the employees put a thin strip of metal along this gap to 'keep the rats out'. Even if this tiny bit of metal covered the entire gap (it doesn't) any decent rat could just push it out of the way. As it is they'd have no problems fitting through the gaps at either end of the thing. The new owner and I just can't bring ourselves to explain to them what a stupid waste of time this is so every day I get to watch them carefully pull that metal sheet away, stack it in a corner and at the end of the day drag it out and put it back. We've hinted a few times that it doesn't work but always get 'We haven't had rats once since we started doing this!' I'm doubtful they had rats unless they're talking about decades ago when they used to store different things in the yard like rags and wool.
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Nov 16, 2014 21:01
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Chichevache posted:edit wrong thread That's a good way to gently caress up someone's back.
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Nov 17, 2014 00:20
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:That's a good way to gently caress up someone's back. Helmet to helmet, good way to gently caress up his brain. Schadefreuede for me though, my opponent this week had him
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Nov 17, 2014 00:33
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booshi posted:Helmet to helmet, good way to gently caress up his brain. That's clearly shoulder to shoulder. Defenseless receiver on the other hand...
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Nov 17, 2014 00:36
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Pierzak posted:Link? What?  And on with the schadenfreude. Sexy schadenfreude?        
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Nov 17, 2014 01:09
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Pussy on webcam
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Nov 17, 2014 02:58
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Half a year ago, someone linked HAMBURGER GAME, which was three Japanese exchange students driving around SoCal and making each other eat at various hamburger joints. The same crew has come back and made SUSHI GAME. Watch as three Japanese exchange students drive around Tokyo making each other eat at various sushi joints, and one of them develops a kidney stone. Fur20 has a new favorite as of 04:20 on Nov 17, 2014 |
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Nov 17, 2014 04:11
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The White Dragon posted:Half a year ago, someone linked HAMBURGER GAME, which was three Japanese exchange students driving SoCal and making each other eat at various hamburger joints. Kidney stones are weird. Some people get them a lot and others never will even with the same diet.
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Nov 17, 2014 04:17
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I hear that a regular intake of citric acid can help.
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Nov 17, 2014 04:31
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Yeah some people have gently caress you, you're gonna get them no matter what. Drinking plenty of water helps keep your kidneys flushing out properly, though.
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Nov 17, 2014 04:35
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WarpedNaba posted:I hear that a regular intake of citric acid can help. Even easier just drink a gallon of water a day.
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Nov 17, 2014 04:36
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AzureSkys posted:Parent's are upset about a dollar store toy labeled "Evilstick" that has a hidden picture of a scary thing. Pages back, but I've got this drat thing hanging off a nail in my wall (still attached to engrish packaging cardboard). Mine has a zombie with killer abs doing a sultry pose.
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Nov 17, 2014 04:45
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This one needs that He-Man gif spliced in.
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Nov 17, 2014 06:28
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Chichevache posted:edit wrong thread That's a good way to gently caress up your black.
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BKPR posted:Pages back, but I've got this drat thing hanging off a nail in my wall (still attached to engrish packaging cardboard). Mine has a zombie with killer abs doing a sultry pose. Picture, please!
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Nov 17, 2014 09:57
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Rick_Hunter posted:That's a good way to gently caress up your black. Simpsons did it.
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Nov 17, 2014 11:59
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That's a good way to gently caress up your quarterback (also, I know nothing about football). Content:  
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Nov 17, 2014 13:11
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http://youtu.be/4sY0X_n2fcw?t=1m45s
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Nov 17, 2014 13:28
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Pook Good Mook posted:That's clearly shoulder to shoulder. Yeah helmet came in later  ow
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Nov 17, 2014 15:57
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Take off the helmet and pads and that's basically Rugby. And take away the constant stopping, too.
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Nov 17, 2014 16:04
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WarpedNaba posted:Take off the helmet and pads and that's basically Rugby. And take away the constant stopping, too. Yeah, American football is directly derived from Rugby. And the helmets and the pads came later, after players kept dying in large numbers.
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Nov 17, 2014 16:38
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WarpedNaba posted:Take off the helmet and pads and that's basically Rugby. And take away the constant stopping, too. The schadenfreude is that a televised football games running time is 2/3 commercials, 1/3 game time. If you take away the constant stopping, when are they going to be able to play advertisements!
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Nov 17, 2014 16:41
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WarpedNaba posted:Take off the helmet and pads and that's basically Rugby. And take away the constant stopping, too. Rugby doesn't allow air tackles (well, maybe some Australian version does), so I'd imagine that's why they are wearing all the protection.
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Nov 17, 2014 16:49
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Punc posted:Rugby doesn't allow air tackles (well, maybe some Australian version does), so I'd imagine that's why they are wearing all the protection. The helmets and pads are necessary due to the blocking and generally greater level of physical contact in the game. Rugby is more running around people, American football is more running over people.
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Nov 17, 2014 16:52
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Punc posted:Rugby doesn't allow air tackles (well, maybe some Australian version does), so I'd imagine that's why they are wearing all the protection. Rugby players don't use their heads as battering rams.
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Nov 17, 2014 16:59
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Punc posted:Rugby doesn't allow air tackles (well, maybe some Australian version does), so I'd imagine that's why they are wearing all the protection.
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Nov 17, 2014 17:02
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Hardly seems worth the time putting on all that padding when the average US game of football only lasts for 11 minutes.
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Nov 17, 2014 17:03
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Gorilla Salad posted:Hardly seems worth the time putting on all that padding when the average US game of football only lasts for 11 minutes. American football is a slower, more intellectual sport. I'm surprised that the rest of the world needs the constant stimulation of a nebbish twink running in circles for an hour. The biggest bastion of gridiron football is the American South, so it clearly isn't that difficult to follow. Or else the rest of the world really is that far beneath us. 
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Nov 17, 2014 17:09
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yea id much rather watch the guys kick the ball back and forth for 88 minutes until something of consequence happens, if at all
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Nov 17, 2014 17:09
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Oh no, people like different things.
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Nov 17, 2014 17:11
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its quite possible to enjoy soccer, rugby, and football, and the fact they all share a common history is really cool and good also comparing the hits is dumb because the pads have allowed football players to launch themselves at much higher velocities then generally seen in rugby which then also makes the hits more harmful over time.
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Nov 17, 2014 17:38
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Speaking of American football injuries, here's a documentary from the 80s called "Disposable Heroes": http://vimeo.com/4683642 Bonus schadenfreude: My dad misread the title as "Dependable Heroes" and bought it on tape for my younger brother (who was around 7 years old at the time) as a Christmas present. Oops.
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Nov 17, 2014 17:50
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Psychotic Puggle posted:Speaking of American football injuries, here's a documentary from the 80s called "Disposable Heroes": I'm guessing he never played football
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Nov 17, 2014 17:50
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GOTTA CATCH DAT BUS *crash* Well, still gotta catch dat bus, later!
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Nov 17, 2014 17:50
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Bhodi posted:GOTTA CATCH DAT BUS What is this? The new Portal game? Why can I only see the bus on the other side of the glass that was broken?
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The left side is all reflection from the floor-to-ceiling office window panes. You can see the seam. Also the car passing by reflected in it.
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