Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 3]
Discussion
popeyewhite said:
A poor example as you were referring to a previous poster's remark. Rhetoric as a method of writing is actually more subtle than just typing a question and expecting others to know you don't want an answer. But you knew that, didn't you?
I did know that, but rhetorical questions are rhetorical questions nonetheless.Fane said:
In Pulp Fiction, why do Vincent and Butch hate each other?
They don't. Marsellus just sent Vincent to kill Butch owing to Butch not throwing the fight. Butch only kills Vincent because he realises he has a hitman sent by Marcellus taking a dump in his apartment when he sees and picks up the submachine gun.walm said:
Fane said:
In Pulp Fiction, why do Vincent and Butch hate each other?
They don't. Marsellus just sent Vincent to kill Butch owing to Butch not throwing the fight. Butch only kills Vincent because he realises he has a hitman sent by Marcellus taking a dump in his apartment when he sees and picks up the submachine gun.walm said:
Fane said:
In Pulp Fiction, why do Vincent and Butch hate each other?
They don't. Marsellus just sent Vincent to kill Butch owing to Butch not throwing the fight. Butch only kills Vincent because he realises he has a hitman sent by Marcellus taking a dump in his apartment when he sees and picks up the submachine gun.When they first meet Vincent is having a bad day.
He's been assigned to kill a couple of kids for an infraction unknown and retrieve the suitcase without the right tools for the job "we should have f
king shotguns". Is nearly killed in the process when the kid with a "hand cannon" misses him through sheer luck "we should be dead".A few moments later he accidentally shoots a 'colleague' in the face and gets covered in his brain/blood, before taking a huge pile of agro from first Jimmy, then Jules and finally from The Wolf.
Spends a few hours cleaning up brain and blood before being hosed cold with cold water and having the piss taken out of him for looking like a "dork".
To add insult to injury he's then involved in an armed robbery as a victim.
When he finally arrives having completed his job probably many hours later, he's tired and drained, gets the piss taken out of him by Paul the Bartender, when he looks around and sees some mope his Boss has working for him eying him up, probably because he's dressed like a Dork - that sort of day would be more than enough for most people to 'take it out' on someone, let alone a sociopathic hitman like Vincent Vega.
Him laying in wait to kill him a few days later in incidental, he's a hitman working for Marsellus Wallace, he'd be there even if he'd never met him.
New Q:
I've been sat in many meeting/conference rooms watching ever so exciting powerpoint presentations. I've always noticed that a projector's beam (easiest seen on a desk mounted one) seems to attract dust particles towards the lens continuously. They don't seem to circulate and I've never noticed a projector with a particulally dusty lens. Given the heat I would expect them to rise or move away from the projector, not relentlessly toward it. What physical phenomenon is responsible for this or is it actually an optical illusion ?
Yes, I know this is not the most exciting question (much like those presentations) but I wonder if there is a scientific or consumer benefit to be had from whatever is going on if applied differently.
I've been sat in many meeting/conference rooms watching ever so exciting powerpoint presentations. I've always noticed that a projector's beam (easiest seen on a desk mounted one) seems to attract dust particles towards the lens continuously. They don't seem to circulate and I've never noticed a projector with a particulally dusty lens. Given the heat I would expect them to rise or move away from the projector, not relentlessly toward it. What physical phenomenon is responsible for this or is it actually an optical illusion ?
Yes, I know this is not the most exciting question (much like those presentations) but I wonder if there is a scientific or consumer benefit to be had from whatever is going on if applied differently.
Total guess - the dust heading towards the projector is obviously going to get bigger on the screen and vice-versa.
Therefore you see MORE of the particles heading into the light...
Heat probably doesn't have much of an impact until they are VERY close because it's all ABOVE the light source rather than horizontal to it.
Therefore you see MORE of the particles heading into the light...
Heat probably doesn't have much of an impact until they are VERY close because it's all ABOVE the light source rather than horizontal to it.
doogz said:
I'm eating some organic raw chocolate.
Not sure where it came from, but it's edible.
Looked at the list of ingredients to see what it's made of.
So what is a 'permitted non organic natural ingredient'?
Just something that's not organic, so they add this caveat they're invented so they can still call their product organic?
Correct - things where it's difficult to find an organic equivalent.Not sure where it came from, but it's edible.
Looked at the list of ingredients to see what it's made of.
So what is a 'permitted non organic natural ingredient'?
Just something that's not organic, so they add this caveat they're invented so they can still call their product organic?
http://www.soilassociation.org/whatisorganic/organ...
Do plans taxi around the airport using their jet engines / propellers as a means of driving back and forwards?
Almost certain they dont have motors to power the wheels but surely the laws of physics dictates that to push a for example and jumbo forward the engines have to be pushing back with similar force? Wouldn't that just blow everything behind it away?
Almost certain they dont have motors to power the wheels but surely the laws of physics dictates that to push a for example and jumbo forward the engines have to be pushing back with similar force? Wouldn't that just blow everything behind it away?
doogz said:
I'm eating some organic raw chocolate.
Not sure where it came from, but it's edible.
Looked at the list of ingredients to see what it's made of.
So what is a 'permitted non organic natural ingredient'?
Just something that's not organic, so they add this caveat they're invented so they can still call their product organic?
it says himalayan salt* andNot sure where it came from, but it's edible.
Looked at the list of ingredients to see what it's made of.
So what is a 'permitted non organic natural ingredient'?
Just something that's not organic, so they add this caveat they're invented so they can still call their product organic?
*permitted non-organic natural ingredient
pretty sure salt is inorganic, that why
the french and dutch bits say 'non-biological'
torqueofthedevil said:
Do plans taxi around the airport using their jet engines / propellers as a means of driving back and forwards?
Almost certain they dont have motors to power the wheels but surely the laws of physics dictates that to push a for example and jumbo forward the engines have to be pushing back with similar force? Wouldn't that just blow everything behind it away?
They use their engines. They are creating thrust rearwards, therefore the plane moves forward. No different to when they fly (just less thrust)Almost certain they dont have motors to power the wheels but surely the laws of physics dictates that to push a for example and jumbo forward the engines have to be pushing back with similar force? Wouldn't that just blow everything behind it away?
They are generally pushed backwards by another vehicle (no idea what its called though).
98elise said:
torqueofthedevil said:
Do plans taxi around the airport using their jet engines / propellers as a means of driving back and forwards?
Almost certain they dont have motors to power the wheels but surely the laws of physics dictates that to push a for example and jumbo forward the engines have to be pushing back with similar force? Wouldn't that just blow everything behind it away?
They use their engines. They are creating thrust rearwards, therefore the plane moves forward. No different to when they fly (just less thrust)Almost certain they dont have motors to power the wheels but surely the laws of physics dictates that to push a for example and jumbo forward the engines have to be pushing back with similar force? Wouldn't that just blow everything behind it away?
They are generally pushed backwards by another vehicle (no idea what its called though).
There's a series of treadmills around the airfield which move the planes around.
Except, of course, on the runway, otherwise the planes wouldn't be able to take off.
torqueofthedevil said:
Do plans taxi around the airport using their jet engines / propellers as a means of driving back and forwards?
Almost certain they dont have motors to power the wheels but surely the laws of physics dictates that to push a for example and jumbo forward the engines have to be pushing back with similar force? Wouldn't that just blow everything behind it away?
100% right.Almost certain they dont have motors to power the wheels but surely the laws of physics dictates that to push a for example and jumbo forward the engines have to be pushing back with similar force? Wouldn't that just blow everything behind it away?
Hugo a Gogo said:
doogz said:
I'm eating some organic raw chocolate.
Not sure where it came from, but it's edible.
Looked at the list of ingredients to see what it's made of.
So what is a 'permitted non organic natural ingredient'?
Just something that's not organic, so they add this caveat they're invented so they can still call their product organic?
it says himalayan salt* andNot sure where it came from, but it's edible.
Looked at the list of ingredients to see what it's made of.
So what is a 'permitted non organic natural ingredient'?
Just something that's not organic, so they add this caveat they're invented so they can still call their product organic?
*permitted non-organic natural ingredient
pretty sure salt is inorganic, that why
the french and dutch bits say 'non-biological'
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