TIL (about the Dark Arts of HTML)
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Could be talking about cats. Or dogs. Or rats. Or… well, with 8-9 million species on Earth, with probably about half of them small enough to be chuckable (probably a lot more tbh)…
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Could be talking about cats. Or dogs. Or rats. Or… well, with 8-9 million species on Earth, with probably about half of them small enough to be chuckable (probably a lot more tbh)…
True. But it doesn't exclude hedgehogs, either.
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True. But it doesn't exclude hedgehogs, either.
Dunno. Were they supposed to catch them too? If so I'd wager hedgehogs are not something they really wanted to deal with...
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Dunno. Were they supposed to catch them too? If so I'd wager hedgehogs are not something they really wanted to deal with...
Fox tossing would take place in an arena, usually either created by setting up a circle of canvas screens in the open or by using the courtyard of a castle or palace. Two people would stand six to seven and a half metres (20 to 25 feet) apart, holding the ends of a webbed or cord sling which was laid flat on the ground. An animal … would then be released from a cage or trap and driven through the arena, across the sling. As it crossed the sling the participants pulled hard on the ends, throwing the animal high into the air. The highest throw would win the contest; expert competitors could achieve throws of as high as 7.5 m (24 ft). On occasion, several slings were laid in parallel, so that the animal would have to run the gauntlet of several teams of participants.[1]
So, I suppose the animal would need to be caught before hand, but the teams wouldn't need to catch the animal to be tossed.
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By the sound of it a very small animal with short legs would be difficult to get much height on, it would just slip off the rope. I would think that you really need it to have its front legs off the sling while its hind legs are still behind it, so that if you time it right the sling catches the animal under the belly.
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But wasn't just a rope. It was a sling. So it could have worked fine.
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Beleive it or not, I can read.
It's a long flexible thing, on the ends of which, you can pull. It may be cord or webbing. It can't be a series of cords knotted into a net as the fox's legs would get caught between it and the animal may not disengage properly in midair, therefore if it's a cord sling, it's a single cord, (i.e. a rope), and sling refers to its use, not its form.
If it's a piece of webbing, common sense says that it's still going to be narrow - as a rope can be substituted, also the picture on the article clearly shows ropes or narrow strips of something.
A hedgehog is probably unlikely to be firmly caught so as to be flung several metres high by a narrow sling, because of its size and short legs. You would have to have a sling broad enough to completely envelope the hedgehog - and then you might find it gets tangled inside and doesn't disengage properly. Also, a number of other animals used are mentioned in the article: badgers, wildcats, hares, and boars. None are comparable in size and form to a hedgehog.
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Did we move into a serious discussion about animal tossing contraptions?
Hooookay....
*steps away from the thread*
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Did we move into a serious discussion about animal tossing contraptions?
Hooookay....
*steps away from the thread*
Maybe cock throwing is more your thing?
Paging @algorythmics, because.
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At least they have wings. They stand a chance.
Foxes and hedgehogs on the other hand? Completely boned.
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Foxes and hedgehogs on the other hand? Completely boned.
They also used wildcats in the 'fox' tossing. They did stand a chance.
as one writer remarked, they “do not give a pleasing kind of sport, for if they cannot bury their claws and teeth in the faces or legs of the tossers, they cling to the tossing-slings for dear life, and it is next to impossible to give one of these animals a skilful toss”.
I put it to you that this is proof of the feline condition being superior to those of the canids, mustelids, lagomorphs, porcines, or erinaceinae.
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At least they have wings. They stand a chance.
They don't. Read the Wiki article I linked.
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I'd rather not. I have a rather strong stomach, but I have very little tolerance for stupidity and cruelty.
While I'd probably be able to get through descriptions of what happened to animals (I wouldn't like it, but I'd handle it), I'd probably garner enough hate for humanity that I might become dangerous to surroundings.
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I'd rather not. I have a rather strong stomach, but I have very little tolerance for stupidity and cruelty.
Right there with you, buddy.
The relevant snippet:
A rooster was tied to a post
... hence the poor animal not standing a chance.
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bury their claws and teeth in the faces or legs of the tossers
Sounds like a fun evening.
filed under: FYI, Amaericans, a tosser is like a wanker but slightly less so
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Also, how have we had all these posts about fox tossing with no mention of dwarf hurling?
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That sounds like fun
So long as they're properly protected and willing participants, that is.
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That sounds like fun
until some SJW gets a bee stuck in their bonnet about it.
So long as they're properly protected and willing participants, that is.
as long as proper protection includes the event having the proper insurance to cover any accidental injuries. ;-P
no matter how many precautions you take something always happens. and it's nice to know that State Farm is there.
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@RaceProUK said:
So long as they're properly protected and willing participants, that is.
as long as proper protection includes the event having the proper insurance to cover any accidental injuries. ;-P
Quite ;)
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TIL I can drag an image from Chrome to my desktop to save it to my desktop.
It's a little thing, but it's good to know about
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Works in Firefox, too!
Also, WHYTF wouldn't it work?
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Welcome to 1996, when that feature was actually new or noteworthy.
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Works in Firefox, too!
TIL another thing
@aliceif said:Also, WHYTF wouldn't it work?
*shrugs*
Just never tried it before, s'all
@blakeyrat said:Welcome to 1996, when that feature was actually new or noteworthy.
And I was 11; I'm not sure I'd even heard of the Internet at that point… certainly didn't know anything about it
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Just never tried it before, s'all
That's just standard drag-and-drop functionality every proper browser should have.
(BTW, you can even drag images into Paint (or even on top of a shortcut to Paint) and edit them! OMG!)
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(BTW, you can even drag images into Paint (or even on top of a shortcut to Paint) and edit them! OMG!)
Does it automatically upload the edited version when you save? ;)
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Yesterday I watched a documentary on YouTube about scientology.
Today, due to YouTube suggestions, I have a TIL that is: There is a YouTube channel named "AngryGayPope".
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Every YouTube account is a "channel". It surprises me not at all that someone's using AngryGayPope as an account name. Because it's funny.
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It surprises me not at all that someone's using AngryGayPope as an account name. Because it's funny.
Which is why I brought it up...
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AngryGayPope is pretty ancient. Was made around 2007 IIRC. That's like 142 in YouTube years.
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AngryGayPope is pretty ancient. Like 2007.
You must have a vastly different browsing history than I do, as I had not run across it until now.
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I watched a ton of anti-scientology videos back then. :D
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In my version, you are a gay Catholic with anger issues.
I like my way better. It is funnier.
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I watched a ton of anti-scientology videos back then. :D
You are a far braver man than me.
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TIL:
jellypotato(what kind of name is this?) caused by @aliceif and @tar usercards also happens on the thread list.
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TIL I can drag an image from Chrome to my desktop to save it to my desktop.
Try dragging a link from the page or the favicon from the URL bar into a file browser window.It's a little thing, but it's good to know about
It will blow your mind.
A more useful suggestion may be that Ctrl+cliking the back button will open the previous item from history into a new tab.
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I'm brave for visiting http://www.youtube.com. TIL!
I've read OT3 and haven't had anything worse than a cold so far...
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Try dragging a link from the page or the favicon from the URL bar into a file browser window.
I knew about that one already
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No, I mean watching stuff about scientology. I honestly believe that if I knew any more about it than I currently do my brain would just turn into liquid and pour out of my nose.
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I honestly believe that if I knew any more about it than I currently do my brain would just turn into liquid and pour out of my nose.
A client of ours has two owners. One of them has been a friend of mine for many years, the other I only met after we took over all of their IT work and he is also a Scientologist. In the corner of his office, there was always a room that I assumed was either a closet or his personal restroom or something.
A few weeks ago we had to revamp all of their wireless and in order to mute one of the access points (long story) I determined that we needed to place an access point in that room. I walk in there, it is like a fucking shrine to L. Ron Hubbard. I shit you not. Every book that Scientology has ever published, locked briefcases tucked away in a corner, charts and graphics about vibrations and stuff.
I was creeped out, to be quite honest.
Later he found out that we had been in his room and offered to give me an "audit" (note to those wanting to start a religion: Do not name one of the tenets of your religion about anything that reminds me of the IRS.). I am now torn between:
- Fuck no, sell your brand of crazy somewhere else
and...
- Morbid curiosity
Filed under: Fuck Discourse's shitty, parser
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1. Fuck no, sell your brand of crazy somewhere else
and...
- Morbid curiosity
Ummm...
Filed under: Fuck Discourse's shitty, parser
Oh, never mind.
And, honestly? I'm someone who doesn't mind getting in a harm's way in search of knowledge. But fuck it, no, I'd go for option 1.
Ummm... proper, intended 1, not Discourse's broken second 1.
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Later he found out that we had been in his room and offered to give me an "audit"
Morbid curiosity
You could talk to someone about their faith without going through their special thingys in order to learn stuff (of course IIRC there are limits about what they can talk about without doing said audit).
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Fuck no, sell your brand of crazy somewhere else
I advise going with this option, even if purely on the basis that these idiots have been spamming us since forever. A previous owner of this house made some enquiries about Scientology back in the late 1960s. They still send their stuff here. Even more fun, the name they use on their mailings was never ever correct.
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Fuck no, sell your brand of crazy somewhere else
This is the correct answer, of course. The audit will just tell you you need to spend money to fix your ... shit, what are those alien souls that are the cause of all the world's problems?
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Thetans? Led by Xenu?
I just watched a documentary about that. I really should remember better...
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I've made a point of not learning.
Can I borrow that excuse to explain why I cannot remember something clearly that I heard just a couple of days ago?
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Can I borrow that excuse to explain why I cannot remember something clearly that I heard just a couple of days ago?
Sure, but I'm not going to accept any sort of responsibility for whatever happens afterwards.
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I rarely accept responsibility for anything, so I can't really fault you.
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