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StevieBee
4,254 posts
124 months
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ESOG said: I've got a good one I've been wanting to know the answer to for many years, if such an answer exists. Open any comic book to any page and one will notice that within the bubble of dialogue random words are more bolded than the rest. I've studied to find a pattern or reason, as in stressing a word of course as is the purpose of bolding text, but no, its completely random. In fact said texts whose meaning is to be one of the making of a finer point are almost always twice the size and therefore have no connection to what I've observed. Comic Book artwork is normally illustrated at twice or sometimes four times the size it is finally reproduced at. Most comic artists still 'write' the speech bubbles rather than rely on mechanical typesetting. If they make a mistake or want to change a word, then they'll white over the original with snowpake or similar and write over the new word. At full size, this is hardly noticeable but when pro'ed down, type has a curious property of accentuating even slight differences in stroke width. Added to this is that most comics use very low grade paper so ink can sometimes be absorbed more on some of the page that in other areas.
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rohrl
3,693 posts
14 months
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Turbodiesel1690 said: No, I don't think so. I saw a bit about him on TV a few years back and he seemed quite a tragic figure.
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Carthage
2,964 posts
13 months
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rohrl said: No, I don't think so.
I saw a bit about him on TV a few years back and he seemed quite a tragic figure. Although it is clearly significant (to Wikipedia if no one else) that he can: completely envelop a doorknob with his foreskin Ah, the key to happiness. 
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Ayahuasca
16,048 posts
148 months
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Why is the top Jaffa Cake in a packet always upside down?
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mattdaniels
5,107 posts
151 months
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1. How do they get the bar back up on the pole vault when the jumper knocks it off.
2. What are the black squares with three white dots on between the seats in the Olympic stadium?
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theironduke
6,189 posts
57 months
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Why 2 kidneys when we can quite happily work with one?
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Shaolin
2,083 posts
58 months
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theironduke said: Why 2 kidneys when we can quite happily work with one? We can work with one, but not terribly happily. Going down to one makes it more likely that that one will also fail, even if you're a healthy donor. I guess the fact we have two indicates how prevalent kidney disease/stones/damage etc. is.
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rohrl
3,693 posts
14 months
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theironduke said: Why 2 kidneys when we can quite happily work with one? Two eyes, ears, breasts, lungs, testes. There are lots of pairs. Some because they work as a pair and others just for redundancy. We ought to be able to regrow stuff like lizards regrow legs and sharks their teeth.
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ESOG
1,012 posts
27 months
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I've seen this at the end of some posts and wonder what it means: HTH What does it mean!?! 
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rohrl
3,693 posts
14 months
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ESOG said: I've seen this at the end of some posts and wonder what it means: HTH What does it mean!?! It means Helix-Turn-Helix. In proteins, the helix-turn-helix (HTH) is a major structural motif capable of binding DNA. It is composed of two alpha helices joined by a short strand of amino acids and is found in many proteins that regulate gene expression. It should not be confused with the helix-loop-helix domain.  Happy to help.
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Hugo a Gogo
15,131 posts
102 months
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rohrl said: It means Helix-Turn-Helix. In proteins, the helix-turn-helix (HTH) is a major structural motif capable of binding DNA. It is composed of two alpha helices joined by a short strand of amino acids and is found in many proteins that regulate gene expression. It should not be confused with the helix-loop-helix domain. Happy to help. no it means Hand-to-hand, suggesting that if you disagree with the poster, he will take you outside for a good kicking Hope that helps
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Vieste
9,034 posts
29 months
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rohrl said: theironduke said: Why 2 kidneys when we can quite happily work with one? Two eyes, ears, breasts, lungs, testes. There are lots of pairs. Some because they work as a pair and others just for redundancy. We ought to be able to regrow stuff like lizards regrow legs and sharks their teeth. Why 32 teeth and one nose?
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sleep envy
59,264 posts
118 months
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Do they water the Olympic field hockey pitch before every game?
If so, why?
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StevieBee
4,254 posts
124 months
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mattdaniels said: 2. What are the black squares with three white dots on between the seats in the Olympic stadium? Pixels - used during the opening ceremony. LED lights, effectively turning the entire seating area into one giant TV screen. Connected by 197miles of cable IIRC.
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rohrl
3,693 posts
14 months
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Vieste said: rohrl said: theironduke said: Why 2 kidneys when we can quite happily work with one? Two eyes, ears, breasts, lungs, testes. There are lots of pairs. Some because they work as a pair and others just for redundancy. We ought to be able to regrow stuff like lizards regrow legs and sharks their teeth. Why 32 teeth and one nose? Better than one tooth and 32 noses. Eating an apple would be almost impossible and just imagine the mess if you got a heavy cold.
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Justin Cyder
6,017 posts
18 months
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aclivity
3,538 posts
57 months
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Why is a time machine called a time machine and not a time craft?
Space craft, air craft, hover craft. Even some boats are called craft ... Landing craft for example.
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theironduke
6,189 posts
57 months
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How do proffesional athletes pay their mortgages/earn a living? they can't all be living on sponsorship alone surely?
Edit- I'm referring to the running/rowing/throwing stuff ones....not footballers, rugby players etc who are on contracts and salaried.
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Hugo a Gogo
15,131 posts
102 months
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aclivity said: Why is a time machine called a time machine and not a time craft?
Space craft, air craft, hover craft. Even some boats are called craft ... Landing craft for example. before we had aircraft people talked about 'flying machines'
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Ahhh Moneypenny
3,634 posts
91 months
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is depression a state of mind or a chemical imbalance?
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