Something very strange about time

Thursday, August 21, 2003 by themorphium | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk

Hey! I'm living in 21st of August, but all USA is yesterday. Funny..
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Larry Kuperman
Reply #21 Thursday, August 21, 2003 6:38 PM
At the beginning of Larry Niven's Ringworld, our hero travels across the dateline to celebrate his birthday for 48 hours.
Koasati
Reply #22 Thursday, August 21, 2003 6:46 PM
Larry Niven's Ringworld

Great book!



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I.R. Brainiac
Reply #23 Thursday, August 21, 2003 7:12 PM
Anything by Niven and Pournelle!I want to see Ringworld made into a movie so bad!
IPlural
Reply #24 Thursday, August 21, 2003 9:16 PM
Lots of older books make great movies IP thinking

Ringworld, ANTs, CADs, and on and on...
XX
Reply #25 Thursday, August 21, 2003 10:40 PM
Indeed. I love larry niven books!

One of my favs is all of Ringworld books, Gil the Arm, and eh why list em? I love em all!
Cavanaugh
Reply #26 Thursday, August 21, 2003 11:05 PM
say your in a weightless environment - sealed in a perfect sphere (nevermind how you got there - if the inside of the sphere is mirrored, what do you see when you turn on the flashlight you have in your hand (no other light sources)?



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kona0197
Reply #27 Thursday, August 21, 2003 11:16 PM
I think you would go blind!
Styl-X Design
Reply #28 Friday, August 22, 2003 12:34 AM
@ IPlural

#26, the whole sphere would get light.

ok: question, why dasn't a sheep shrink in the rain?
MadIce
Reply #29 Friday, August 22, 2003 6:23 AM
why dasn't a sheep shrink in the rain?

Because you drink too much of that awfull Hoegaarden beer?

For you non-Dutch people: That riddle was used in a Dutch Hoegaarden beer ad.

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I.R. Brainiac
Reply #30 Friday, August 22, 2003 7:31 AM
# 26 I dont know but if the batteries lasted long enough it would get really hot.
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #31 Friday, August 22, 2003 2:28 PM
A watched pot never boils but a boiled watch.....uhhh...errr....ah crap! >
XX
Reply #32 Friday, August 22, 2003 11:20 PM
#26 by Mr Cavanaugh - 8/21/2003 11:05:18 PM
say your in a weightless environment - sealed in a perfect sphere (nevermind how you got there - if the inside of the sphere is mirrored, what do you see when you turn on the flashlight you have in your hand (no other light sources)?


You could try that in bryce.
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #33 Saturday, August 23, 2003 7:06 AM
Thats what I was thinking.
Lecrayon
Reply #34 Saturday, August 23, 2003 8:47 AM
Oh well Jafo should be able to predict my next 8 hours every second of the day. He keeps on living in my future.

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