Cap'n Refsmmat Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 Given the amount of very stupid people in today's world, I thought I would dedicate a thread to them. Just tell us the stupidest things you have ever seen... For starters, here's a good website for this: http://www.darwinawards.com And here's mine: A student who was very interested in a teacher's demonstration of the effect of sodium in water decided to do some testing of his own. He extracted some sodium from the tank of oil it was stored in (to prevent a reaction) and wrapped it in paper towel, then put it in his pocket. Eventually, his sweat soaked through, and POOF! he experienced the demonstration firsthand. He experienced severe burns to his private parts as well as his legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 I heard that a student stole some sodium and when he got home he left it in his pants. His mom went searching through his room for pot and flushed the sodium down the toilet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 My favorites are the people who are too stupid to get real jobs, so they decide to become criminals, thus exercising further stupidity. I remember hearing about a woman who robbed a convenience store but left her purse behind, a guy who wrote a robbery note to a bank teller on the back of one of his pre-printed deposit slips, and a guy who was arrested for robbing vending machines whose brother posted bail for him and paid entirely in quarters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MulderMan Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 most of these stories are urban ledgends, ive heard the sodium one about 50 times in science (as people like to steal lab supplies round here...) to stop people nicking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blike Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 My favorite: http://www.flat-earth.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesseract Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 LOL, from Blike's site: 'While the Society is not a "crackpot" group, it is opposed to the fashionable, politically correct Spherical Earth theory, which is expounded every day by so-called "scientists", the media and political leaders. The Society asserts that the Earth is flat and has five sides, that all places in the Universe named Springfield are merely links in higher-dimensional space to one place, and that all assertions are true in some sense, false in some sense, meaningless in some sense, true and false in some sense, true and meaningless in some sense, false and meaningless in some sense, and true false and meaningless in some sense.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgerlica Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 Here's mine, a unit of WIARNG engineers are on a worthless route recon in Iraq when they take fire. Instead of leaving the area, Capt. America, stops the convoy on a bridge. Let me say that again, in the middle of a damn bridge. Nobody was injured, however that is still the number one stupid thing I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted June 23, 2004 Author Share Posted June 23, 2004 http://www.thefinaltheory.com Don't get fooled. It's STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesseract Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 This is the funny page: http://www.thefinaltheory.com/pages/2/index.htm from Cap'ns link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 Has anyone read the book Cap'n's site advertised? Or better yet, can anyone just explain what theory this guy presents? I don't have time to look through and read all of that. I was just wondering if anyone could summerize this guy's theory for me. I'm kind of interested now to see what he thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 I haven't read the book but I remember a thread by Hades (I think) where he points out the book has ad space here on SFN (I'm looking at the link right now). As far as I've read, he just says today's science is all wrong in Chapter One, then says see Chapter Two for the true answers to things like gravity. You have to order the book to see anything in Chapter Two.... It's looks like just a rehash of TOE for people who can't follow Brian Greene or Michio Kaku or Ed Witten, sensationalized to make Newtonian physics and those who ever believed in it a bunch of idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J'Dona Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 My favorite: http://www.flat-earth.org/ Well, obviously it's a joke. I hope. Taken from the FAQ: 9. How long is the edge of the Earth? - The edge of the Earth is infinitely long. 10. Does this mean that the Earth has infinite area? - No, no more than England does. See Benoit Mandelbrot for more information. 11. Does this fit in with the Hollow Earth theory? - Yes. Beneath the Earth, or hanging off the edges, is a land populated by either green-skinned women or Nazis. All those claiming to have seen this have misinterpreted it to fit in with the spurious and false Spherical Earth theory. Not to mention the proposed propaganda projects on the main page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blike Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 Well' date=' obviously it's a joke. I hope. Taken from the FAQ:Not to mention the proposed propaganda projects on the main page. [/quote'] Look here: http://www.alaska.net/~clund/e_djublonskopf/Flatearthsociety.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted June 23, 2004 Author Share Posted June 23, 2004 Furthermore, we are not responsible for the loss of one or more of the following, which may possibly occur as the result of exposing one's self to the dogmatic and dangerously subversive statements made within: life, limb, vision, Francois Mitterand, hearing, taste, smell, touch, thumb, Aunt Mildred, citizenship, spleen, bedrock, cloves, I Love Lucy reruns, toaster, pine derby racer, toy duck, antelope, horseradish, prosthetic ankle, double-cheeseburger, tin foil, limestone, watermelon-scented air freshner, sanity, paprika, German to Pig Latin dictionary, dish towel, pet Chihuahua, pogo stick, Golf Digest subscription, floor tile, upper torso or halibut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blike Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted June 23, 2004 Author Share Posted June 23, 2004 I'm glad that they're joking about the flat earth thing, as you can see by the quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 I'd be a bit shocked if they didn't; but then again, I've met a guy that actually thought the world was flat, so there you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted June 23, 2004 Author Share Posted June 23, 2004 Another flat related topic: Did you know Iowa is technically flatter than a pancake? Yes, they DID a study on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 Another flat related topic: Did you know Iowa is technically flatter than a pancake? Yes' date=' they DID a study on it![/quote']Funded by taxpayers or IHOP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiral_ju00 Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 I overheard these two guys talking in my Uni, last year, sounded interesting, so I got a little closer. One was a Marine, E5, and the other guy challanged him to eat a spider which was lying on the floor(dead) for a dollar. It was a Barn Spider. The other guy did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skye Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 I dared my friend to stick a safety pin through the skin of his forearm and clip it shut. It wasn't a little one either, one of the big ones you would pin a babies daiper with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 I was sitting in the library at school when someone decided he'd play with his penknife by opening his hand on the table and quickly stabbing the gaps between his fingers. I don't think I need to tell you what happened next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blike Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 lol, I've played that game (with the eraser end of a pencil, of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 There was quite a lot of blood and it was highly amusing at the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Demosthenes- Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 I heard that a student stole some sodium and when he got home he left it in his pants. His mom went searching through his room for pot and flushed the sodium down the toilet. Think about what it would be like if it was francium....hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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