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I'm pretty sure we won't be having controlled time travel anytime soon. As for time viewing, I'd like to invoke my right to paranormal belief. It might be possible that premonitions and precognitive dreams are one way to achieve time viewing without necessarily "going" to another time. I'm not sure how this can be done voluntarily, though.The RPG game Final Fantasy 8, however, did come up with an idea for "Ellone Machine", a mechanism that sends its user's consciousness back into a past person's mind, only, there is still a limit how far back a user can go.

Imagining the first idea is fun, in itself. Should the liquid "grow" at an alarming rate, it would certainly be amusing to see a poor fellow drenched by a gush of cola, the moment he tips his glass. The second idea is very much like modern-day drugs. The South American natives (I forgot which country) chewed on leaves of the coca plant, in effect, using cocaine. They claim not to feel fatigue, hunger or thirst. The third one was conceived by aviator and writer Antoine de-Saint Exupery in his book, The Little Prince. A merchant was vending pills that is equivalent to several drinks of water. "Expert" calculations showed that you'd save four hours or so each week, if you didn't have to drink. Very refreshing idea, though, if you'll pardon the pun

Wheee! Gawd, that's a very interesting take on the browser logos. The "Nyeh-nyeh" guy was Netscape Navigator, right? I'm not sure who the compass was, though...Wheee!

Your heroics are admirable. I, too, was thinking of that and only found out the answer only now. sapphiresilver said he/she was legally blind. I initially thought it meant total blindness but a quick run through Wikipedia revealed that while totally blind people are legally blind, it is not always the other way around. A short version of it: If you have really, REALLY, REALLY bad eyesight, you're legally blind even though you can still see, read Xisto threads or even surf the net. You can't drive, though; I think you won't be allowed. I hope you were as enlightened now as I was a few moments ago

No. That's crazy. Although I am aware Copernicus was once called crazy too I initially thought this statement was true but then, my mental gears churned out some ideas:1. UFO's are almost always assumed to be alien spacecraft. If so, they will be traveling long ways, unless they live just on the other side of the moon. 2. Then there is also the possibility that if UFO's were crafted by non-human sapient civilization, they might not even be from other planets. They could be here too, living on the ocean depths, in the asthenosphere or, like I said, on the dark side of the moon.ote from Futurama: 3. It is also possible that they are man-made. We have the technology but we're not telling So, you see, UFO's may non-necessarily be extra-terrestrial technology. Technically, UFO's are just anything moving or suspended in midair, which you cannot identify. So if you're really young and have seen a balloon floating in air for the first time, you technically have seen a UFO I've been thinking about this... If, for a moment's suspension of belief, light does propel something using Newton's Third Law of Motion, then a really, REALLY, REALLY powerful laser might do the trick. However, with the number of UFO sightings worldwide, such a propulsion technology would have probably burned the planet off a long time ago. I'm not sure if I already shared this; if I did, allow me another chance to share a qu Boy, that'd be fun, hm? Difficult to maneuver, yes, but still fun, nonetheless

Ahahaha! That was real funny! I mean, the first picture was. I think anyone falling into a black hole would even be lucky to look like the second pic. As far as I can imagine, we'd probably look like this: . Again, that, too, is assuming we are lucky b@$+@rd$ and didn't get to shrink too much

I guess I can only speak for myself. Some disabilities are stuff you don't get to see everyday, something like amputations, facial deformations, extra or missing appendages, or enlargement of some body parts. Disabilities like that tend to, well, distract anyone who strikes up a conversation. Based on experience, the moment some people sense this, they immediately get defensive and ask, "Why the fvck do you keep looking at my eyes/arms/legs/teeth?!?" They then go on lamenting about social discrimination, oppression and prejudice when all you did was look a little bit too often. I'm not denying it's bad to discriminate people with disabilities but it most certainly is not evil to acknowledge them for what they really are: disabled people (I'm using the term disabled loosely here, some are quite talented fellows) I would very much rather speak to a person who knows and acknowledges that she has only one arm or a harelip than one who wallows in self-pity. I'm sure it sounds rude to ask, "So... were you born blind or was it an accident?" or, "What was it like to have only one arm?" but I'm sure there are also people who'd ask others, "So, since when did you find out you were gay?" or, "What was life like in Asia/Africa?" Curiosity may have killed the cat but I'm positive it is also the first step to an understanding. Some "disabled" people lament that nobody understands them; I hardly wonder why. Maybe they should have answered, "Life with one arm was certainly challenging, at first but after some time...", which, I'm sure, leads to an interesting conversation for us, instead of "Ugh, don't ask," or "Didn't your mom teach you not to stare?" As a result of these objectionable actions, some people, like me, perhaps, just tend to shun social interactions with "disabled" people, otherwise keeping them to a bare minimum, rather than risk provoking an individual into a fit of self-pity, defensiveness, misery or violent denial. Although the guys (or gals) who posted before me do have a point too. Why on earth would I say hello to a stranger? Sure, I'd yell, "Look out!" and do something if someone was in mortal danger or in need of assistance but, otherwise, I'd probably mind my own business, just like everyone else. I'm not antagonizing you, sapphiresilver. Like I said, only some "disabled" people act like that. If it's of any comfort, I too, can relate somewhat whenever people frown and comment, "Oh, you're gay," in an undesirable tone. Some outrageously unmannered homosexuals in our country have given they gay community a terrible image. I hope what I said was somewhat clear enough. English is not my native tongue, you see

Is that jealousy or envy disguised as derision? Just wondering... I'm not really sure but much of the books I've read have the following stars in different lifetimes: 1. Brown protostar (all stars begin this way) -> Red dwarf -> white dwarf -> black dwarf (just a cold lump) 2. Brown protostar -> Yellow dwarf -> red giant -> white dwarf -> black dwarf 3. Brown protostar -> Blue giant -> red supergiant -> neutron star, pulsar or blackhole Although I'd also admit that I could very well be wrong but at the moment, I am positive that blue giants are, well, stars still in their prime, not the aging state of all stars. I'm not sure about expansion but I'm sure blackholes do get denser as they accumulate more mass. I also find it disturbing that if absolutely nothing escapes a blackhole, from its edges, poles or wherever (not even radiation) then we're absolutely gone. I mean, the universe will eventually stop expanding and contract. I wonder what happens when two blackholes "pull" on each other... Will they merge or will they tear at each other's throats?

Good. Good. Your lack of imagination concerning the horrible things the world can do to you, which, in the army is called "courage", is very admirable No, seriously, though. I also believe in mind over matter but if the road happens to be 6 miles long, I think I'd rather let my mind rest and let the soap do the talking later

Gawd, I should have seen this coming... I did not dispute that at all. They are "spotted" more easily with radio telescopes, though. Also, we do not directly spot blackholes; we calculate the probability of their existence in a given area See what I mean? Neutron stars are not brown, it's the protostars that are. Also, the supernova explosion is not an ending; it is the climax. A blue giant has no choice but to undergo a supernova explosion, no matter what it ends up as. Planetary nebulae, like the Horse Head or Crab nebulae are formed after the explosion of stars, not just blue giants. (Even medium-sized yellow stars can make those lovely and colorful gas clouds) They form after a star's death, assuming it did not turn into a blackhole. Deep within them is a neutron star, if the particles have not scattered already, or a pulsar. True, true, but it is a very distant possibility. No, at the moment, the sun has not enough mass to turn into a blackhole. Yes, I do agree the earth, well, humans, could blow the planet up. I also agree that our planet could be swallowed by a blackhole, but I doubt it'd be created by the sun itself. I probably should have detailed this too in the original post but I didn't deem it relevant at the time. It does seem to be needed now, though The Death of a Non-Celebrity Medium sized stars, like the sun, pretty much follow the same death cycle as their more voluminous and massive siblings, the blue giants. First, the outer layers begin to swell as the core begins feeding on helium nuclei, turning the star into a red supergiant. However, instead of one big and massive explosion, the star gradually sheds of large parts of its outer layers, called planetary nebulae. These shells are gently blown away from the star and shredded back into gas, dust and "bite-sized" chunks as it travels through space. Lastly, when much of the star's matter has left, the star, a fading white dwarf, begins to cool down. Now you guys see how nebulae form. This is probably exactly what I meant when I said I should have seen this coming. When I said blackhole I meant the Swarzchild blackhole (Thanks, owbussey), not Kerr blackholes, Einstein-Rosen bridges, portals, wormholes or any other of those stuff overused in cheesy science fiction. I know that nothing is supposed to escape from a blackhole, not even light. However, it might be possible, for EM radiation (which is basically gamma, X-ray, UV, light, infrared, microwave, radio and ELF waves) to escape from the blackhole's "poles". If you wonder how, you probably have not read the part detailing how stars are born or the part about quasars. Oookay, so maybe the original post was already too long >_<

I dunno. I have a fairly good idea that there does exist certain individuals that may imagine deriving sexual pleasure from unorthodox equipment. That is probably why they put that on curling irons or "Not for use on nape, temples and genitals," on "electronic workout devices, the one with electrodes. I do wonder, however, how glaringly obvious this can be: "Warning, contains peanuts," on a jar of peanut butter.

I'm sure lots of you people have read or strayed into posts talking much about warp drive, antimatter engines, blackholes, portals to alternate worlds or dimensions, wormholes and other such stuff at the mere mention of outer space, cosmos or the Big Bang. If it is of any comfort to you, I am also aware that I'm also contributing to the amount of the aforementioned stuff. This is just my idea on the nature of blackholes; I have also included the premises behind this conclusion of mine, of course. The birth of a Star Stars are born from gas clouds in space, comprised mainly of hydrogen and helium, the two most primitive elements in the cosmos. It all begins with a small, feeble force called gravity. Every now and then, particles will clump together under the attraction of their own gravity or pushed together by a nearby explosion, perhaps from a nearby star. Each of these clumps is a seed of a new star. Gradually, these "seeds" will, themselves, pull together and begin to spin around each other. Eventually, an accretion disk will form around the small mass protostar. As it shrinks, its gravitational pull strengthens and its temperature rises. Intense pressure, however, will "push" matter away from the star. This is most possible only through the two flattened poles. Radiation, gas and dust are swept away in the twin outflow jets perpendicular to the accretion disk. If the star is less than a tenth of the size of the sun, there may not be enough matter left for the star to sustain fusion and it stays a small brown protostar. However, if fusion has successfully started, the protostar begins to shine and a new star is born. From the remnants in the accretion disk form protoplanets, each, in turn, the seed of a new planet. These may form into new planets or just remain as space debris. A Warm Heart At the heart of a star is a dense core of hydrogen and helium nuclei. Extremely high temperatures have stripped these atoms of their electrons so the core of a star is basically a sea of protons and neutrons. A star's "shine" is powered by a process called fusion. This happens when protons or hydrogen isotopes collide with each other. For example, fusion in the sun's core goes a little something like this: 1. Two protons collide. One of them decays into a neutron, releasing a positron (the positive charge has to go somewhere) and a neutrino, leaving an isotope of hydrogen, deuterium. 2. Another proton collides with deuterium, but does not decay into a neutron. A Helium 3 nucleus is formed and energy is given off as a photon. 3. Two Helium 3 nuclei collide, creating a stable Helium 4 nucleus, the alpha particle, as we know it. This fires off two protons back into the "sea". The Death of a Giant Blue giants often squander their fuel within a matter of a few million years. This means that, nearing the end of its life, a blue giant's core runs out of protons to sustain "normal" fusion. This is when all the accumulated helium nuclei, out of pressure and temperature, begins to be forcibly fused together into heavier elements. (Note: The heaviest element a star can make in its lifetime is iron) This, however, is a much more rapid process that doesn't add significantly much to a blue giant's lifetime. As heavier elements are created around the helium burning core, the outer layers of the star swell, creating a supergiant. In this phase, the pressure inside is so great that electrons and protons fuse together to form neutrons. The star then suddenly collapses into a supernova explosion, contracting then exploding, releasing in a matter of hours as much energy as all the stars in the galaxy put together... Okay, maybe that's an exaggeration; suffice to say it releases much energy. (Note: This explosion is the only time that elements heavier than iron, such as gold and uranium, are formed within the star. These pieces of matter are blown off the star, to be later incorporated into new stars or planets elsewhere in the universe) The outcome of the explosion can be varied, however. If the explosion successfully throws off much matter from the star, all that is left is a neutron star, which is actually the ball of spinning neutrons left over from the proton-electron fusion. If the star remains dense, however, collapse continues and what was once a blue giant ends up either a pulsar or a blackhole. Eternal Darkness A blackhole is matter squeezed so powerfully dense that its gravity becomes irresistible, even to radiation. Light, itself, cannot escape, which is why it was called a black hole. They cannot be directly observed, which hardly comes as a surprise, however, their effect on nearby matter can be detected. Astrophysicists are confident that blackholes do exist. A common theory about the origins of a blackhole is that it is the final stage of a really massive supernova. The core becomes so dense that it continues collapsing upon itself, becoming denser and denser as time goes by. As a result, its gravity pulls in more surrounding matter and so the vicious cycle continues. Blackholes are also being associated, not only with the death of stars, but also with the existence of quasars, or Quasi-Stellar Radio Sources. These are probably the most intense energy sources in the universe, bright as hundreds of galaxies yet no larger than a stellar system (e.g. our own Solar system) Though these are billions of light years away, these emit radio signals that are quite easy to pick up. Some scientists hypothesize that a quasar is the dying light of a star that has been unfortunate enough to be pulled into a blackhole. As matter is shredded about its vortex, the swirling gas and dust heated up and glowed more and more brightly. Just before it is sucked irretrievably past the Schwarzchild radius (the point of no return, actually a sphere, more or less), it emits massive flashes of X-rays, gamma and UV radiation. A quasar is thought to be this final burst. Lifting the Fog Finally, my conclusion. It seems to me like blackholes are more like "stars" despite the fact that it doesn't shine much. They have, however, been known to emit intense streams of radio waves. These radio waves may, for all we know, be very much like the twin outflow jets sweeping matter from a warming protostar. Allow me to clarify my point, that is, assuming blackholes do rotate about an axis. Let's begin with a living blue giant. It may have a massive gravitational field but I do hypothesize that matter is more easily swayed to this pull than EM radiation. Proof of this is the fact that the star still shines. Also, it has been established that, by observations during solar eclipses, the light rays of nearby stars passing close to the sun are simply bent, whereas an object traveling the same trajectory will, theoretically, fall into the sun. Let's skip forward to the dying blue giant. I will not elaborate once more on its death or on how it died; I know death is usually a very sad affair involving five stages of grief. By now, let's say the star is very massive that even after the supernova explosion, there is still enough matter dense enough to continue the collapse. Imagining that it does become a blackhole, it begins pulling nearby matter, which probably swirls about it in an accretion disk. That is the key, however. Like a protostar warming up, a blackhole also has this "push" called pressure, compelling matter and radiation outwards. Like a protostar, the "pull" is much weaker at the flattened poles, where stuff can easily escape. However, since the gravitational pull of an aged blackhole is far greater than a young protostar, probably the only stuff that can actually escape is EM radiation. What about quasars? I think that it is also a blackhole with a massive accretion disk. White-hot matter swirling around at high speeds get to emit EM waves far before they plunge into oblivion. These quasars and blackholes originally get to emit gamma, x-ray and UV waves but possibly due to the red shift, they reach us as radio waves (Whew! That was quite a shift!), which are, nonetheless, still pretty strong, considering the distance it has traveled So there you have it, guys (and gals, for the more genteel of you folks) That's my own two cents on the matter of blackholes. Yes, I did do a fairly good amount of research (No, not online) and put two and two together to coe up with what must be roughly four or something. I did find it disturbing to consider the possibility that a blackhole's pull is not so irresistible after all. Yes, I am also aware that blackholes are not rifts in spacetime, just depressions. They are also not gateways or portals to another place, world or dimension, thank you. Someone once told me that blackholes do not exist; it turns out we had different blackholes in mind

A faded sign in a stairwell:In case of emergency, break (gl)*bottom* and push butt(on)Vandalism on desks in College of Arts and Sciences:"push button to eject seatmate.""push button to eject yourself.""push button to kill teacher.""push button to eject teacher."....reply: "it's jammed! We're doomed!"Chemistry:"push button to spray acid on prof's face."Biology:"Push cadaver to haunt teacher."Math:"Fvck da world!"...reply: "Fvck you too! -World" "Do not steal. The government hates competition" Above a urinal:"In your hands lie the future of the nation"...reply: "the future you are holding is very small."Above a urinal, way higher:"If you can reach this, the fire department wants you!"

I first read it when I was 6 years old; my dad recommended it to me. Looking back, I never really appreciated it at the time. True, it was written in a simple, light and easy manner but the meaning behind those words were much too deep for me to grasp.I only began to appreciate reading it when I unearthed the book from our attic several years later. It was high school when I rediscovered the book and, reading through it, found it making much more sense then than when I was a kid.I liked the part when he met the fox.Tame me please, will you?

Goodness me! Can't people just leave well enough alone?Elsewhere, people are studying to find a cure for AIDS or cancer, solve poverty or feed the hungry and people come up with this... preposterous idea? What on earth will this... invention do, to improve society?Death is usually a well-deserved rest for most people, after having lived their lives out. In other words, they'd probably rather just lay undisturbed than be taken for a walk, worn on your finger, displayed on your noisy foyer or held up ever and anon, whilst people say, "Oh look how shiny/bright/clear he/she is!"Oh well, I expect this to be expensive anyway, which is a good thing. At least, not all people would have the opportunity to be irreverent to the dearly departed. It is a very charming notion, romantic, even, but very much pointless.Hmmn, I wonder if spirits also haunt synthetic crystals?

That was a really funny video, if not gross Creating a custom revenge scheme depends on a lot of factors. For one, do you have what it takes to take him on? I'm not talking of plain guts here. For example, are you a particularly ravishing person? Do you have lots of money to spend on revenge? Or are you part of the top ten most intelligent people in your class? Do you have a lot of friends? Do you interact with his other "victims"? Do you have people to back you up? Basically, what I'm thinking involves public humiliation, something like everybody not wanting to group with him. Or manipulating the situation that would make him seem to be extorting money from impoverished people or bullying severely handicapped persons. Hell, it worked on "Malcolm in the Middle" How about talking to his dad? Sure it would be a pitiful and even dangerous effort for just you but maybe if you came and complained as a group, fun things might start happening. Okay, maybe forget his dad, talk to the teacher, the principal or some authoritative figure. I also remembered something I did to classmates back in high school as a prank. Get them to sit on something... nasty. I once put a small piece of chalk on a classmate's seat while she was just about to sit down. Later on, there was a white spot on her dark PE pants. Childish, yes, but revenge all the same. You could also try petty thievery. Hide some or all of his stuff inside a closet, locker or behind the door. Just make sure you don't get caught I once offered a drink to some of my classmates, only, the water was laced with lead. Well, nothing happened to them, thankfully. You could, however, offer him something laced with, hmmn, laxatives, perhaps? I'm sure it'd be a fun spectacle to behold. Just be sure to get real laxatives; you wouldn't wanna get behind bars for killing him off now, would you? For instance, despite urban legend that it's perfectly harmless, Tetrahydroziline hydrochloride, commercially known as Visine (by Pfizer) is not, repeat, not safe as a laxative. Aside from diarrhea, it can also cause nervous breakdown, temperature fluctuations, changing blood pressure and even hallucinations. I can personally attest to the veracity of the last symptom, based on experience. It's not nice, really. Well, revenge has never been a sugary business but sometimes, someone's gotta do it. Head-on or by stealth, you can probably choose a stratagem suited to your purposes. Best of luck (I would have shared some hexes but then again, that might destroy my credibility)

True, but that's pretty much what happens in the world today, whether we like it or not. Our crops are fertilized by synthetic substances created by chemists. Pharmacists brew our drugs, meds and even our daily vitamins. The Internet is constantly developing, driven by efforts of computer scientists. Just because we don't have 100% assurance that something's safe does not mean it is totally unsafe. If, in a desert or in a water-deficient country like India, you were given a glass of recycled water, would you refuse to drink it simply because of the 0.001% chance it contains microbes you are not immune to? I could be wrong but I'm guessing not

This one's a quote by Mr. Wilkins Micawber, from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens: I know, I know, it's nothing quite spectacular but it's one of the things that rescued me when I was at the lowest point of my life Oh, and another one from The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupery: No, it didn't change my life but go figure

It's hardly unique, I'd say 'twas a variation of the Infinite Big Crunch Theory, where the universe alternates between expansion and contraction. Perhaps the only difference is the key role blackholes play in this... universe. True, scientists have been able to detect blackholes through their effect on surrounding matter. However, it can be disputed that matter sucked into a blackhole is teleported elsewhere. For now, blackholes are not, repeat, not portals to another part of the universe, entrances to a wormhole or doors to another world/dimension. However, I do think that blackholes have this ability to shred matter into its most primitive components. A heavy element, like a gold atom, for example, might have its electrons stripped and its nucleus shredded into alpha particles. These two particles of matter would then escape only through the twin outflow jets perpendicular to the blackhole's accretion disk, hence the radiation. I know it's kinda dubious, since the radiation we actually get here on earth are the EM waves and not alpha and beta particles but it's just a thought. Maybe the particles are, later on, incorporated into other stars or galaxies. About mixing hydrogen, oxygen and an electric spark, I doubt oxygen atoms themselves exist per se inside a blackhole. Allow me to digress a bit. Deep in the sun's core run the process of fusion. The pressure is so great that subatomic particles exist singly. Protons themselves collide to form deuterium, then tritium and finally helium, absorbing and firing singular protons all the time. Inside a blackhole, the pressure of all the matter sucked in would be too great for electrons to remain in their orbits or for nuclei to stay intact. So I doubt it'd be like that but sure, I do concede that an explosion, in my opinion, is inevitable. But see here, the books of Genesis and Revelations in the Bible say... oh, never mind. Enough of that preposterous crap

Wow. I was really tempted to compare the magnitude of your problem to that of the starving people in Africa but I simply can't because I, too, can relate.My sister also follows shows on two TV stations, which I find odd since one of 'em has really crappy reception over our area. Anyway, here's what she does: every time any one of 'em goes on a commercial break, she switches to the other. That way, she follows the storyline of both shows, albeit roughly. The only thing is that there are times she misses the vital scenes, the turning point, the climax or the orgasm, so to speak. :rolleyes:Here's what I do; I dunno if it's applicable to your situation: I watch one show today and view the teasers for the next episode. Then the next day, I watch the other show, view the brief history and also view the teasers for the next ep. Then I watch the first one again, view the history... well, you get the picture, I hope.I'm not sure how effective it's gonna be but over here, I've been following that and I, more or less, get the story. Also, I do not miss out on much of the climax scenes but I do miss out the minor details, though.Hope that helped, but I'm not exactly expecting it will

Just a few point-and-click flash puzzle games that got me hooked for a while back: Crimson Room by Toshimitsu Takagi Chasm by Transience Mysteries of Time and Space, otherwise known as MOTAS, by Logan I'm currently playing Viridian Room, a sequel of Crimson Room I've only so recently unearthed

True, true. Also, let's not forget that sewage, in most countries, also undergoes treatment before it can be released into the wild as effluent water. By the time it reaches the water distribution plant, it'd have to undergo yet another series of treatment to make it all a whole lot cleaner so we see that it really does go through a lot. I must admit, though, if we were to immediately use sewage water, we'd need much more stringent measures. As it is, we're still letting nature, "age, mature, clean and ferment" our water for quite some time before the effluent actually reaches the water treatment plant. One thing I must note, though, why? Why the sudden concern about having drinkable recycled water? At the moment, sewage water, once "cleaned" goes into the ocean, or is used to water plants in the park or whatnot. Anyway, the point is that this water still goes back where it came from; either back to the ground or released back into the water cycle. Sooner or later, it pretty much returns as groundwater, rain or surface runoff, which eventually finds its way back to the water treatment plant. Pardon the humor but are you guys just in a hurry to drink waste water that you can't wait for the Earth Mother to cleanse it herself?

I agree. What's to say your tap water had not run through the $#!+ and poo of numerous creatures as surface runoff before reaching a body of water (where a lot of creatures probably also piss on). Sewage would hardly be any different, only, sewage would also have heavy traces of household chemicals, like soap, detergent and other cleaners. I don't think it's that disturbing at all, so long as I don't see how it is done. It's kinda the same with meat; if I didn't see how blood-smeared my chicken was, I'd totally enjoy my KFC bucket

Interesting, you guys sure had my insight-gears turning. True, locomotion is in the best interests of almost all creatures, or at least, animals. However, I was wondering, sure it would be terrific to gain "new skills/abilities" (Pardon the RPG pun) but do we really have to do away with the rest? Just think how easier it would have been for us if we had green skin and could photosynthesize. Yes, the energy we'd gather is infinitesimals, considering the energy we use simply by standing up, but it sure would be nice if we needed to eat less. Instead of three meals a day (breakfast, lunch and dinner), we'd have two (brunch and luncher). We'd have more time to spend working, hopefully, and less time needed to prepare food. Okay, scratch that, maybe it was too much to ask for. How about digesting cellulose? Right now, the only use we have for vegetables is their vitamins. The number of plants we can actually derive energy from is quite limited (lessee, grain, sugar cane, fructose-laden fruits, what else...) If we had stomachs like cows, we'd be able to harness far more energy than we get from grain and meat right now. On second thought... termites have protozoans doing the digesting for them... I wonder if we can also foster a symbiotic relationship with those, or with the termites themselves. It's gonna be something like we'd take care of foraging for plant matter and the little guys will take care of digesting it for all of us. (I'd better start swallowing termites) Still, I wonder why we had to let go of photosynthesis. It'd sure be fun imagining what the fashion world would come up for green-skinned humans

Allow me a quote: That's from Miss Walker to another girl. Some "gay" pick-up line's I've encountered but never used -You'd look hot if your lips were wrapped around something other than a soda bottle. -Are you looking for a topless bottom or a bottomless top? -You know, you remind me of my next boyfriend. -I know a good protein source. (Figure it out ) -Hi. I'm 6. Wanna be 9?-Seb? (sex eyeball) -Want milk? Oh, something I overheard: -A lot of guys are total @$$#0|e$ and there's a saying nobody dies a virgin 'coz life fvck$ everyone... so I take it you're gay? (Go figure ) Lastly, a few morbid ones: -If friends were flowers, I'd pick you. -If I were a mad scientist who collects people's ears, yours would be my most prized possession.