The quasi Official Stupid Ideas that have actually been done thread
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/me looks smugly happy
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@RaceProUK said:
Growing up is optional
What, like stunting growth via malnutrition? Sounds awful.
/me measures own height (6'4.5")
hmm. obviously not what we meant. ;-)
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What, like stunting growth via malnutrition?
Let's see… 6' tall… 105kg… yes, clearly stunted growth and malnutrition
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I have a pair that's red, white, and black, if that counts
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Still no Sonic shoes.
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They have 5-toed socks in Japan as well.
五本指ソックス
Pretty affordable compared to other countries too as long as you don't have large feet.
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But how do you... Fox magic.
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something like that. it's a trick i picked up from a tanuki
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(6'4.5")
You are definitely not a grown up if you're still concerned with half inches. Especially at over 6 feet.
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Physically, chronologically, or mentally?
How do you distinguish between physically and chronologically? Have you been in suspended animation, or moving close to the speed of light?
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You are definitely not a grown up if you're still concerned with half inches. Especially at over 6 feet.
i also like to paint with my fingers!
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How do you distinguish between physically and chronologically?
A hedgehog's physical condition doesn't always accurately represent her chronological age ;)
Basically, I don't keep fit, even though I should
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I used to have a 5'2" girlfriend. I'm 6'
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I hate both of you. I'm only 5'4.
if i knew how to trade heights i'd do it in a heartbeat.
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I went to prom with someone who's still 5' even. She made me feel tall :D
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if i knew how to trade heights i'd do it in a heartbeat.
What's wrong with being tall? I like being tall.
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What's wrong with being tall? I like being tall.
nothing's wrong with it but i'd like to be able to get through doors in older houses without ducking, and if i was shorted i'd fit better in smaller, more fuel efficient, cars.
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How do you distinguish between physically and chronologically?
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i am disappointed that the literatture section of that article does not mention Tad William's Otherland series.....
one of the main characters in there has Progeria.
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Edit it then, as long as you have a source.
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And there isn't a militant editor that reverses all changes made by others, no matter how correct they are
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CBA. don't have a wikipedia account anyway and without one of those summary reverts are the norm IME.
don't feel like making that effort to have it dismissed without review. i already get that here with sockbot.
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don't have a wikipedia account anyway and without one of those summary reverts are the norm IME.
Really not true. It might be on some articles that have d*ckheads 'maintaining' them, and it will be if you don't include sources. That page has plenty of non-reverted IP edits.
Also, that book is mentioned in the article for [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progeria#Popular_culture]progeria[/url] (a specific condition as opposed to progeroid syndromes in general)
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well if you're running those shoes train your toes better so you can push off stronger and run faster.
Actually,
one of the big-name makersVibram[1] of those lost a lawsuit where they weren't allowed any more to make claims like that.[1] Couldn't remember the name at first.
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I found this topic by accident, so to speak, and I appreciate it is 8 months old. I'm not going to get involved with the argument about e-cigs except to say: Smoking is going to be with us for a long time. Nicotine is addictive. It's the other stuff that causes medical and social issues. So e-cigs make sense - in that context.
But, and I did scroll through half the replies looking to see if anybody else had picked up on this.....
Discourse Feature Request: Make it searchable.
Back to nicotine.
You do know it is poisonous! Right?
E-cigs don't contain the same type of nicotine you might find in an ordinary tobacco leaf. They contain liquid nicotine, which can be lethal: doctors say a tablespoon of some e-liquids on the market would be enough to kill an adult; half a teaspoon could kill a child.
From: Guardian Newspaper Article
It could be considered by the powers that they do not want a freely accessible, lethal, poison available. It would be like times when arsenic was the favoured choice of women to use as a solution for dealing with unwanted guests and the like.
Just thought I'd throw that in here
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doctors say a tablespoon of some e-liquids on the market would be enough to kill an adult; half a teaspoon could kill a child
And in order to consume that amount, you'd need to break open the cartridges and drink the contents directly; used through the proper equipment, the doses will get nowhere near those levels.Anything is poisonous in large enough quantities.
Disclaimer: Not an e-cig user, just your friendly neighbourhood hedgehog ;)
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Sorry, but I think you missed the point a bit.
Unless you want to commit suicide, it's not what you do with it. It is what somebody could do to you when next they offer you a nice fresh cup of (strong) tea.
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Point taken, but they could also put methylated spirit or some other poison in; doesn't have to be nicotine
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I found this topic by accident, so to speak, and I appreciate it is 8 months old. I'm not going to get involved with the argument about e-cigs except to say: Smoking is going to be with us for a long time. Nicotine is addictive. It's the other stuff that causes medical and social issues. So e-cigs make sense - in that context.
Curiously (I read it in the Telegraph), the Welsh government plans to ban them indoors. It seems more like a rant online than in the paper.
Discourse Feature Request: Make it searchable.
Tried pressing / yet? (Discoverability, thy name is Discourse!)
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It is what somebody could do to you when next they offer you a nice fresh cup of (strong) tea.
Uh, so you are suggesting that we should ban things that could be slipped into drinks? There are a belgium-load of things that fail that test.
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Uh, so you are suggesting that we should ban things that could be slipped into drinks?
If so, can they ban those horrible glacé cherries? I really hate it when one of those gets into my drink…
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I grew up on stories of "famous" arsenic poisonings. The classic being a cake with a gain of it in each slice. Not enough to kill, not enough to make you feel bad enough to blame the cake. But enough so that by the time you have eaten the whole cake over a period of time (arsenic being one of those things like lead that the body cannot get rid of). You die.
Or you could get the lot in one dose.
And @locallunatic: No, not really (except @dkf glacé cherries - nice to eat occasionally but ruins any drink it is put in). It is a poison, and you can buy it over the counter and whilst it is detectable, like digitalis, it won't necessarily set any alarm bells rings i.e be mistaken for natural causes. (I think. Might need refresh my knowledge on that - don't wait up though).
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Theobromine is also a poison, yet you can buy that in large quantities from supermarkets. Some of the better examples come in purple packaging, and are branded 'Cadburys'
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(arsenic being one of those things like lead that the body cannot get rid of)
I think the body does purge arsenic. Just very slowly. The most notable cases of arsenic poisoning in recent times have actually been due to geological contamination of aquifers in Bangladesh, where the main symptoms were some weird tumours growing on people in certain villages…
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Some of the better examples come in purple packaging, and are branded 'Cadburys'
I disagree about the “better” part. “Better known” maybe, but it gets a lot nicer than Cadburys. If I'm going to die from theobromine poisoning, it's likely to involve Belgium at some point…
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Oh, I have no doubt that there's far nicer stuff than Cadbury's; I'm partial to a quality Swiss myself ;)
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And @locallunatic: No, not really
OK, then what were you attempting to imply when you were pointing out:
It could be considered by the powers that they do not want a freely accessible, lethal, poison available. It would be like times when arsenic was the favoured choice of women to use as a solution for dealing with unwanted guests and the like.
In reference to the liquids for e-cigs? Because what it sounded like is that you thought that it should be banned for said reason, or if not "should be" then at least doing so would be reasonable. I was saying that this seems silly.
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used through the proper equipment, the doses will get nowhere near those levels.
I have used e-cigs and nicotine gum. There are instructions for use, but (especially with the gum), they get ignored or forgotten. I have frequently chewed the gum and smoked the cigs to the point where I want to be sick. The only thing I have against the cigs is that you don't stop smoking them because: With ordinary cigs after one or two your throat begins to burn and the "other stuff" is having a noticeable effect. But with e-cigs that don't happen,
Now. I am putting this into the public domain.: E-cigs would be safer if there was a mechanism to limit their use to, say, 10 mins in an hour. And for those that would attempt to circumvent features put in place for their safety; additives that would make you (safely) sick after a similar period of time. Like the "cat's pee smell they put in natural gas, because it is virtually odorous, so you could smell if it was leaking.
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From that, I get two things:
- Nanny-state levels of regulation to protect people from their own stupidity
- Using poison to deter people from poisoning themselves
I have frequently chewed the gum and smoked the cigs to the point where I want to be sick.
Then you lack self-control
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Then you lack self-control
While I agree, this is true of basically the entire population (and thus things like behavioral economics is important).
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you lack self-control
I have self-control. If I hide the chocolate biscuits, I won't eat them.
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Because what it sounded like is that you thought that it should be banned for said reason
...freely accessible... I've had e-cigs where the nicotine is in a gel, and some where it is in some fibre. Yes, you could squeeze it out and yes you could chew it. Each cartridge was equivalent to @20 cigs. I don';t know about the liquid form. Either way. The classic method to trying to stop your kids smoking is to force them to smoke an entire packet. (when I had my first cigar, I inhaled and after about four or five such inhales, was violently sick)
Now, you are asking me if banning or otherwise regulating a freely available, small, capsule (that can be swallowed by a small child) is silly?
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The classic method to trying to stop your kids smoking is to force them to smoke an entire packet.
And the correct method is proper education.
@loose said:Now, you are asking me if banning or otherwise regulating a freely available, small, capsule (that can be swallowed by a small child) is silly?
Some LEGO bricks can be swallowed by children; shall we ban/regulate that too?
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Now, you are asking me if banning or otherwise regulating a freely available, small, capsule (that can be swallowed by a small child) is silly?
In my opinion, yeah of course it is. Warning labels on the box like "don't leave this shit out on the table" maybe, but still pushing it.