(Also, what do they yell instead of "George Bush!" in "Only For Now" now? Obama??)
Harrow: You didn't have to wound that man. Mal: Yeah, I know, it was just funny.
'Shindig'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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.
Jesse - Oct 17, 2013 4:59:29 am PDT #9298 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
tommyrot - Oct 17, 2013 5:03:28 am PDT #9299 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The great mysteries of life continue to fall before Science:
The Law of Urination: Mammals Urinate for the Same Duration
According to a paper released by Patricia J. Yang, Jonathan C. Pham, Jerome Choo and David L. Hu, mammals pee for roughly the same period of time. Both very large and very small mammals take about 21 seconds to empty their bladders with a standard deviation of 13 seconds.
There you go. I can't wait for the next time I have to pee so I can see how long I take.
Jessica - Oct 17, 2013 5:05:01 am PDT #9300 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Ignobels, here they come!
Tom Scola - Oct 17, 2013 5:05:33 am PDT #9301 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Here's a six-second video of the woman being dragged off the floor: [link]
Jesse - Oct 17, 2013 5:05:56 am PDT #9302 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Standard deviation of 13 seconds means that nearly everyone takes between 8 and 34 seconds, though, right? That seems not at all like "roughly the same period of time" to me, as far as times less than a minute go.
Amy - Oct 17, 2013 5:07:06 am PDT #9303 of 30000
Because books.
Why on earth is approximate time of urination important at all?
Steph L. - Oct 17, 2013 5:08:13 am PDT #9304 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
(Also, what do they yell instead of "George Bush!" in "Only For Now" now? Obama??)
I was wondering this, too.
Tom Scola - Oct 17, 2013 5:08:58 am PDT #9305 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Cory Booker is a Senator now.
Theodosia - Oct 17, 2013 5:09:33 am PDT #9306 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Why on earth is approximate time of urination important at all?
PhD candidates have to justify their existence somehow.
Jessica - Oct 17, 2013 5:09:47 am PDT #9307 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Also, what do they yell instead of "George Bush!" in "Only For Now" now? Obama??
I think they change that line up pretty regularly.