Those are nice Robin... they look like they are easy to move AND like they are real wood!
Just call me the computer whisperer.
Willow ,'Lessons'
Natter 52: Playing with a full deck?
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.
Sophia Brooks - Jul 23, 2007 7:24:03 am PDT #9500 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
tommyrot - Jul 23, 2007 7:36:30 am PDT #9501 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Famous Poems Rewritten as Limericks
There once was a girl named Lenore
And a bird and a bust and a door
And a guy with depression
And a whole lot of questions
And the bird always says "Nevermore."
There was a man who, at low tide
Would walk with the Lord by his side
Jesus said "Now look back;
You'll see one set of tracks.
That's when you got a piggy-back ride."
msbelle - Jul 23, 2007 7:56:18 am PDT #9502 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
tommyrot - Jul 23, 2007 7:58:46 am PDT #9503 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
MEXICO CITY - A 16-year-old U.S. tourist fell 1,000 feet to his death at an abandoned mine in central Mexico, and rescue workers were trying to recover his body on Saturday.
Witnesses told police that Taylor Crane tried to jump over the 10-foot-wide shaft of the Cinco Senores mine in Guanajuato state and fell in Friday, said Jose Felix Velazquez, a spokesman for police in San Luis de la Paz, where the mine is located.
Damn. How far could a typical 16-year-old jump? An athletic 16-year-old?
§ ita § - Jul 23, 2007 8:04:43 am PDT #9504 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The long jump world record is on the order of thirty feet.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 23, 2007 8:06:40 am PDT #9505 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I'm pretty sure I could clear 10 feet with a bit of a start, but not so sure I'd want to try it over a gaping mine shaft.
Hil R. - Jul 23, 2007 8:07:56 am PDT #9506 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
A quick google shows winning long jumps in high school competitions a bit over 20 feet.
Nutty - Jul 23, 2007 8:08:03 am PDT #9507 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
30 feet, by people with bodies like Plastic Man, and with a nice running start and good form.
More to the point, where does one test one's longjumping abilities? Over a 1000 foot mineshaft is not my first choice.
I need new bookcases -- inasmuch as my old ones are both tippy and ugly -- but I think that I am waiting for the One True Bookcase, which frustratingly does not live at IKEA.
§ ita § - Jul 23, 2007 8:13:07 am PDT #9508 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
30 feet, by people with bodies like Plastic Man, and with a nice running start and good form.
I think 10 feet is reasonable. Stupid place to test...it's not so much about good form and running start as much as it's about a physical configuration tailored to the long jump. One slip on the foot and...well, there's probably a reason they don't have the competitions over a pit.
I need a new bookcase. But I want a new TV.
amych - Jul 23, 2007 8:19:19 am PDT #9509 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I need either a new bookcase (for the still-to-be-shelved), or a half a dozen new bookcases (for above, plus replacing some I don't like). But then, I don't remember ever not needing new bookcases. They're like heroin, but heavier to move.