kallend 2,108 #1 December 24, 2008 At least we know when he was born and what he did. On the tenth day of Newton, My true love gave to me, Ten drops of genius, Nine silver co-oins, Eight circling planets, Seven shades of li-ight, Six counterfeiters, Cal-Cu-Lus! Four telescopes, Three Laws of Motion, Two awful feuds, And the discovery of gravity! (R. Dawkins)... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #2 December 24, 2008 Einstein proved Newton was a hack. "No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #3 December 24, 2008 WTF is so merry about calculus? Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,108 #4 December 24, 2008 Quote Einstein proved Newton was a hack. Incorrect.I don't think Cessna, Beech or DeHaviland engineers used much Einsteinian physics to design our jump planes, for example.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #5 December 24, 2008 I guess you realize that this thread makes you the Alpha Geek. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,108 #6 December 24, 2008 Quote I guess you realize that this thread makes you the Alpha Geek. I think Nerdgirl has me beat on that one.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 858 #7 December 25, 2008 I never imagined you as a fan of those "chosen by God"! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Belgian_Draft 0 #8 December 25, 2008 Calculus made my life miserable for a while. After that it came in handy on occasion. And I dearly LOVE those little fig cookies he gave us! HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Don 0 #9 December 26, 2008 You mean like this? http://video.aol.com/video-detail/the-big-fig-newton/533733932I am NOT being loud. I'm being enthusiastic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miked10270 0 #10 December 26, 2008 QuoteAt least we know when he was born and what he did. On the tenth day of Newton, My true love gave to me, Ten drops of genius, Nine silver co-oins, Eight circling planets, Seven shades of li-ight, Six counterfeiters, Cal-Cu-Lus! Four telescopes, Three Laws of Motion, Two awful feuds, And the discovery of gravity! (R. Dawkins) Are you citing his birthdate as 4th January or 25th December? Personally I feel that citing 25th December is stretching the metaphor even further than that of John Harrison's being a carpenter and spending the first 30 years of his life in obscutity! Mike. Edited to add: John Harrison, the greatest man who ever lived! Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,108 #11 December 26, 2008 QuoteQuoteAt least we know when he was born and what he did. On the tenth day of Newton, My true love gave to me, Ten drops of genius, Nine silver co-oins, Eight circling planets, Seven shades of li-ight, Six counterfeiters, Cal-Cu-Lus! Four telescopes, Three Laws of Motion, Two awful feuds, And the discovery of gravity! (R. Dawkins) Are you citing his birthdate as 4th January or 25th December? Personally I feel that citing 25th December is stretching the metaphor even further than that of John Harrison's being a carpenter and spending the first 30 years of his life in obscutity! Mike. Edited to add: John Harrison, the greatest man who ever lived! According to the calendar in use at the time and place of his birth, 25th December. Certainly a lot more accurate than any relation of Jesus's birth to Dec. 25th. I saw H1 through H4 at Greenwich. I haven't seen H5 yet.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miked10270 0 #12 December 26, 2008 Quote Quote Edited to add: John Harrison, the greatest man who ever lived! According to the calendar in use at the time and place of his birth, 25th December.... Yet the song then refers to the "Tenth-Day" which would be 4th January, his accepted birth-date. Anyway, all Newton did was produce some flawed theories which had to be corrected by A German, of all people!H5 is at The Worshipful Clock-Makers Guild & not really on view to the public [shame] Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,108 #13 December 26, 2008 Quote Anyway, all Newton did was produce some flawed theories which had to be corrected by A German, of all people!. Your conclusion is premature - physicists are still arguing about the Kraut's cosmological constant (just one example), and the so-called correction violates quantum mechanics.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Belgian_Draft 0 #14 December 26, 2008 We can all only hope to be as "flawed" as Newton's Laws of Motion.HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #15 December 26, 2008 Quote Quote Anyway, all Newton did was produce some flawed theories which had to be corrected by A German, of all people! Your conclusion is premature - physicists are still arguing about the Kraut's cosmological constant (just one example), and the so-called correction violates quantum mechanics. Leibnitz was called a Kraut already in those ancient times? dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,108 #16 December 26, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Anyway, all Newton did was produce some flawed theories which had to be corrected by A German, of all people! Your conclusion is premature - physicists are still arguing about the Kraut's cosmological constant (just one example), and the so-called correction violates quantum mechanics. Leibnitz was called a Kraut already in those ancient times? Wrong Kraut.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #17 December 27, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Quote Anyway, all Newton did was produce some flawed theories which had to be corrected by A German, of all people! Your conclusion is premature - physicists are still arguing about the Kraut's cosmological constant (just one example), and the so-called correction violates quantum mechanics. Leibnitz was called a Kraut already in those ancient times? Wrong Kraut. I didn't know Garrett Lisi was German. "No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joedirt 0 #18 December 27, 2008 And here I just thought he was some homo who spent half his life trying to turn shit into gold. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miked10270 0 #19 December 27, 2008 QuoteAnd here I just thought he was some homo who spent half his life trying to turn shit into gold. Nope..! You're thinking of Isaac Newton, the Sub-Prime Mortgage Broker. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerdgirl 0 #20 December 28, 2008 Quote Quote I guess you realize that this thread makes you the Alpha Geek. I think Nerdgirl has me beat on that one. Naw … you can keep that one, if you want. I’m the “Queen of Bugs, Gas, Pointy Things with Fins, and Shiny Metal Death.” /Marg p.s. NB: I’m quoting someone else there. Act as if everything you do matters, while laughing at yourself for thinking anything you do matters. Tibetan Buddhist saying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,108 #21 December 28, 2008 Quote Quote Quote I guess you realize that this thread makes you the Alpha Geek. I think Nerdgirl has me beat on that one. Naw … you can keep that one, if you want. I’m the “Queen of Bugs, Gas, Pointy Things with Fins, and Shiny Metal Death.” /Marg p.s. NB: I’m quoting someone else there. Queen of Gas? Does this relate to activities on the ride to altitude?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerdgirl 0 #22 December 28, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Quote I guess you realize that this thread makes you the Alpha Geek. I think Nerdgirl has me beat on that one. Naw … you can keep that one, if you want. I’m the “Queen of Bugs, Gas, Pointy Things with Fins, and Shiny Metal Death.” p.s. NB: I’m quoting someone else there. Queen of Gas? Does this relate to activities on the ride to altitude? Only if you're farting GA, GB, GD, GF, VX, VR, HD, CK, CG, BZ, etc. Act as if everything you do matters, while laughing at yourself for thinking anything you do matters. Tibetan Buddhist saying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miked10270 0 #23 December 28, 2008 Quote Only if you're farting GA, GB, GD, GF, VX, VR, HD, CK, CG, BZ, etc. You missed out CH, a locally produced semi-persistent incapacitant which makes certain parts of your anatomy resemble the map at the start of Bonanza. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerdgirl 0 #24 December 28, 2008 Quote Quote Only if you're farting GA, GB, GD, GF, VX, VR, HD, CK, CG, BZ, etc. You missed out CH, a locally produced semi-persistent incapacitant which makes certain parts of your anatomy resemble the map at the start of Bonanza. Hmmm ... so that's one of the new nominees for inclusion as CWC schedule 2 chemical, eh? Btw (or not) - that menu looks fantastic, CH notwithstanding. I've never seen Banana raita on a menu before. /Marg Act as if everything you do matters, while laughing at yourself for thinking anything you do matters. Tibetan Buddhist saying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,108 #25 December 28, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote I guess you realize that this thread makes you the Alpha Geek. I think Nerdgirl has me beat on that one. Naw … you can keep that one, if you want. I’m the “Queen of Bugs, Gas, Pointy Things with Fins, and Shiny Metal Death.” p.s. NB: I’m quoting someone else there. Queen of Gas? Does this relate to activities on the ride to altitude? Only if you're farting GA, GB, GD, GF, VX, VR, HD, CK, CG, BZ, etc. Well, for all I know you eat a lot of chili, so it could be the case... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
