John Cuthber

When the ladies have finished laughing, they may wish to consider this "The first modern brassiere was patented by the German Christine Hardt in 1889" Also, re. Moontanman's comment that "Also alligators are harmless unless you let get them a lot closer than this photographer was.." Alligators are also potentially harmful if they get closer to you: they have legs.

Sorry, can we just clarify something (see picture)? Also, when you say "The brain injuries suffered by soccer players are going to be getting better known in the near future.", on what basis do you make that assertion? I'm not saying it's an unrealistic idea, I'm just wondering if you can explain the asserted timing.

I can't be bothered to find the video but "Ain't nobody got time for that". It might be quicker to see if any of it is actually correct.

OK, sorry to dig up an old thread but what do people think about this? http://www.clarionledger.com/story/opinion/columnists/2014/06/25/coulter-growing-interest-soccer-sign-nations-moral-decay/11372137/

He might be a chef in a chili restaurant, rather than a chemist.

Fresh, you seem to have missed my earlier question in all the excitement. How are you ruling out coincidence as an explanation? http://en.wikipedia....rgo_propter_hoc

How are you ruling out coincidence as an explanation? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_hoc_ergo_propter_hoc

"which doubtless incapacitated" Nobody on Earth knows what happend, yet your guess is "doubtless".

It was the TV series I had in mind http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSI:_Crime_Scene_Investigation though I guess the movies are much the same. The show uses a "rose tinted glasses" approach to forensic science. Remotely turning on the "Bad Guy"'s mobile 'phone to find out where he is would be exactly the sort of thing that would happen in the show. Unfortunately, it doesn't happen in real life. (Just think about it; nobody's mobile 'phone would stay stolen for long)

Did you see that on CSI or something?

Horses don't (generally) generate as much as a horsepower.

I can't prove it's photoshop but: How much would a gator that size weigh? How much force would it take to produce a visible distortion of the mesh of the fence?

Possibly less dumb than whoever is taking the picture. There's no fence between the photographer and those teeth. However, I suspect photoshop.

This thread started years ago. There are probably languages now that didn't exist when the question was first asked. I also suspect that, by now, the OP has got the hang of at least one language (and I'd not be at all shocked to find they have learned (at least bits of) several). ecoli, Am I right?

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wanamaker A popular saying illustrating how difficult it was to reach potential customers using traditional advertising is attributed to John Wanamaker: "Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half." Good money is, indeed paid for studies of product layout. And the results of those studies are reasonably consistent- for example items placed on the ends of aisles are more likely to be noticed. However I don't think there is no scientific theory behind the results. No psychologist, as far as I know, could a priori predict what would be a good place for some product any better than a layman who thought about it for a bit.

Two cats are sliding down a roof, which one falls off first? The one with the lowest mew.

OK, this isn't really funny, but... http://www.snopes.com/travel/trap/congress.asp

75 million homes to visit? Have the Americans forgotten about the rest of the world again?

Shame on you for actually introducing evidence into this thread.

So far, my request for those who can't to make themselves known has not born fruit. Can you explain why you believe that "most people cannot do it "

Is there anyone here who can't do this?

TBH, that's more useful than I thought this thread would be.

"Are you able to blur your vision whenever you like and for as long as you want, to switch from sharp to blur in a second at your own command?" Yes, I take my glasses off. ​I can also voluntarily defocus my eyes,. Why bother?

Except on Fridays, when we are up all night to get lucky.

"If I can imagine it, it is possible!" Can you imagine a rational square root of two?