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To the color blind, what does a "non color," representing a color that they can not see, look like?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Summonmaster

How come the wind always feels like it's blowing AGAINST you no matter which direction you switch walking to?

Maybe because it is blowing against one side of you =o

Either that or something to do with rampant pessimism in today's world. I can't decide which.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Dekoa

"How would one go blowing up something as big as the planet earth (In realistic terms)?"

Enough nukes would certainly do the job. (Maybe even a few Tsar Bomba-type bombs.)
I don't think it'd be all that hard, really.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Dekoa

This just brings me back to that explanation that Acro-nym, Snowknight, and I thought of for Microsft's world in our Microsoft Server class.

I think it goes something like this:
"If our world is a straight line then Microsoft's world is not a parrallel world, it is a Sine world. Specifically represented by the graph y=2SinX"

I'm pretty sure that it was this:
"Microsoft's world is best represented by the equation, y = 2(sin x), where positive values of 'Y' represent reality and negative values represent falsehood."

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by NovaX

How do cats purr? More importantly, why do cats purr?

I was kind of surprised I could find this, but:

Quote:

How felines purr

Cats produce the purring noise by vibrating their larynx, or voice box, in a particular manner. They have a timing mechanism in the brain which sends neural messages to a muscle in the larynx, rhythmically opening and closing the air passage several times per second. Combined with the steady inhalation and exhalation of air as the cat breathes, a purring noise is produced.[1]

Cats can either purr or roar, one exception being the tigers which can purr but only in one direction. In general, small cat species purr, while larger ones roar, although pumas and cheetahs purr and do not roar

Also,

Quote:

Why felines purr

Humans usually interpret the purring of a domestic cat as an expression of some type of friendliness or contentment. This assumption is based on the observation that cats often (though not always) purr when being stroked by humans, combined with the experience that human children tend to enjoy stroking by their parents and interpret it as a gesture of affection. Consequently, most humans enjoy listening to or holding a purring cat.

It is, however, not entirely clear to scientists whether this really is one of the cat's reasons for making the sound; it is well established that a cat also purrs when it is uneasy, nervous or in great pain, perhaps to comfort itself or to express submission. Other theories suggest that a cat purrs when it wants, needs, or is receiving attention, whether it be affection or medical treatment. Purring may also reduce pain, help a wounded cat to heal, or even help to keep a cat's bones strong[3].

Ethologist Paul Leyhousen, in his book Cat Behavior, interprets purring as a signal meaning "I am not a threat" to explain the otherwise differing circumstances that elicit the sound.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Summonmaster

The classic: How come people always just stand and stare towards the doors of the elevator when more than one person occupies it?

Fear? Maybe people are afraid of conversation. Either that, or maybe they hate the other person in the elevator and dream of getting out as soon as possible.
However, the most likely case is that there are not many other places to stare in an elevator.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?