Nobody can tell Marmaduke what to do. That's my kind of dog.

Trick ,'First Date'


Natter 34: Freak With No Name  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Topic!Cindy - Apr 14, 2005 4:05:11 pm PDT #5756 of 10001
What is even happening?

centripedal force

Hey, junkie--it's centrifugal.

(This is going to turn out to be some cartoon reference that's flown right over my head.)


Sean K - Apr 14, 2005 4:07:44 pm PDT #5757 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Weird roommate stuff deleted.


DavidS - Apr 14, 2005 4:08:10 pm PDT #5758 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Hey, junkie--it's centrifugal.

Not really. Teppy's using the proper term. "Centrifugal" as it turns out is one of those big science lies like "brontosaurus."


amych - Apr 14, 2005 4:09:13 pm PDT #5759 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

No harshing on the old roomie.

Aww, man, I never meant to harsh on Thomash, but rather on Tucson. Which I've admittedly never been to and might be quite foine, but it's not where you are needing a cooler roomie. Hence the problem.


§ ita § - Apr 14, 2005 4:11:06 pm PDT #5760 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Centripetal.

For the record.


Sean K - Apr 14, 2005 4:12:06 pm PDT #5761 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Aww, man, I never meant to harsh on Thomash, but rather on Tucson.

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!


Aims - Apr 14, 2005 4:12:24 pm PDT #5762 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Seany, speaking of your roommate - that thing he said with the rule in baseball about having to get the runner at first out before you could get another runner out?

TOTAL bullshit.


amych - Apr 14, 2005 4:12:50 pm PDT #5763 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

"Centrifugal" as it turns out is one of those big science lies like "brontosaurus."

Not quite. They're two separate (but complementary) forces -- centripetal ("seeking the center") keeps you in orbit, and centrifugal ("running away from the center like Perkins from the sock-smellingest swiss cheese") keeps you from flying straight into the sun. You need both, in balance with each other.

(eta: Teppy's right about the one in question)


Sean K - Apr 14, 2005 4:14:33 pm PDT #5764 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Weird roommate stuff deleted.


bon bon - Apr 14, 2005 4:16:51 pm PDT #5765 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

David's right. Centrifugal is a useful concept, but as a force, it's fictitious.