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This question is very difficult for me to word, but I'll try my best.

What if there was more to reality if we know it? What if there was no universe, no matter, no objects, no atoms, no life, nothing? What would there be?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

How about nothing?

Shit man... Questions don't get more obscure than that. Good job.

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What do bald people use on their heads? Shampoo? Soap?

I know, I could probably go and ask some bald guy, but I don't know any. At all.

No offense.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Ok I think I'm just lacking common sense or something here but: "How come people don't use umbrellas to protect themselves from the snow?"

A more sensible question: "How come people don't use umbrellas to shade themselves from the sun when it is really hot?" (Asians like my mom like to do it and they get strange looks and whispers)

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

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"How come people don't use umbrellas to protect themselves from the snow?"

Funny, but I think it's because people enjoy playing in the falling snow more than in the painful rain. For the sun there are feminine parasols. Only in Britain , apparently.

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What if there was more to reality if we know it? What if there was no universe, no matter, no objects, no atoms, no life, nothing? What would there be?

String Theory man, basic Quantums. Look it up.

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Originally Posted by Jeff135

This question is very difficult for me to word, but I'll try my best.

What if there was more to reality if we know it? What if there was no universe, no matter, no objects, no atoms, no life, nothing? What would there be?

Its really hard to answer that question as the thought pattern to produce such a answer cannot exist before the creation of said universe. Beyond your scope of reasoning is one way to put it.

You know, thinking about things like that could drive you mad.

On the subject of nothing, I have one question.
I remember when I was young than I always wondered if there was something smaller than "air." Of course I found that to be a type of molecule that are made up of two or more atoms. Of course I find out a atom is made of smaller particles called electrons, neutrons, and proton. Then it caused me to beg the question, "what's small than that?" Most of my teacher's couldn't answer this at the time so by the time the internet was finally available I came to find that there are particals called quarks that make up electrons, neutrons, and protons. At least that's the current theory. Now my question, what the heck are quarks made out of? And how far down does this go? Forever?

Well I kinda know this but not in great detail. I'm no expert in this area rather I just want to know everyone's answer(s) to this.

edit: well von just mentioned what is probably part of the answer, anyone care to elaborate?

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String theory is basically the theory that the most elemental subatomic particles are nothing but "strings" of one-dimensional space that have a certain "frequency" that gives each of them their unique properties as quarks, leptons, etc. They curl up on themselves as well, giving them integer frequencies.
So in other words, all things are nothing but different combinations of different spaces that have unique properties.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Is it possible to crossbred cats and dogs?

I ask only because Sarah told me tonight that her vet told her that her cat which she took in after being a stray was screwed by a small dog, and that the "kittens" she was impregnated with were actually dog/cat crossbreeds. He said he could either save the mother, or save the kittens. The cat could not pass the large "puppins," so he had to save one or the other. She chose the mother. I am trying to google it here, and I can not come up with anything.

Seemed scientifically impossible, since they're not the same species.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Schadenfreude

What do bald people use on their heads? Shampoo? Soap?

I know, I could probably go and ask some bald guy, but I don't know any. At all.

No offense.

My friend said that his dad still used shampoo despite the fact that he was almost completely bald.

I found the thought quite amusing.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Sassafrass

Is it possible to crossbred cats and dogs?

I ask only because Sarah told me tonight that her vet told her that her cat which she took in after being a stray was screwed by a small dog, and that the "kittens" she was impregnated with were actually dog/cat crossbreeds. He said he could either save the mother, or save the kittens. The cat could not pass the large "puppins," so he had to save one or the other. She chose the mother. I am trying to google it here, and I can not come up with anything.

Seemed scientifically impossible, since they're not the same species.

You are right, that is impossible by every law of existing genetics that we know of.

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Originally Posted by Schadenfreude

What do bald people use on their heads? Shampoo? Soap?

I know, I could probably go and ask some bald guy, but I don't know any. At all.

No offense.

If it is a fully bald man, who has no remnant of hair on his head, then I think they usually use just soap. (that's what I am going to do when I get to that stage). For men who are partially bald, as in they have one of those terrible rings at the sides and back of their head, then they usually use shampoo for what remains, and soap for the empty portions.

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Originally Posted by Von

String Theory man, basic Quantums. Look it up.

Let me rephrase that. There is nothing. At. All. Nothing. No particles at all. No universe, no time, no space. Absolutely nothing.

I was speaking idiomatically.

OK... I have a serious question. My boss keeps a book of matches in the building's restroom at work and he insists that lighting one after you drop your load completely removes the smell from the latrine... Am I the only one who thinks he's batshit insane?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Male humans are born with nipples, apparently because up until a certain point in growth they are essentialy women.

Why's this apply to male humans? How come I don't see other male mammals with nipples (or udders, I guess.)

Also, human women have a menstrual cycle, but do other mammals? Why or why not?

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by Encephalon

OK... I have a serious question. My boss keeps a book of matches in the building's restroom at work and he insists that lighting one after you drop your load completely removes the smell from the latrine... Am I the only one who thinks he's batshit insane?

Nope, I guess the idea came from the fact that the smell (methane) is flammable. Lighting a match in a bathroom that is faintly present with methane will only ignite a small amount of it (or none at all.) You would need to have a flamethrower to actually make the theory work but you'll end up blowing up the bathroom along with it. Maybe you should tell your boss to invest in some strong air fresheners.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

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Let me rephrase that. There is nothing. At. All. Nothing. No particles at all. No universe, no time, no space. Absolutely nothing.

It would be fun to think about that for a while, heh. Like Kairyu said, it's beyond our wildest imagination - we can't think of absolute nothing, because the idea cannot be concieved as reality.

If we think about nothing, nothing manifests into something. Our picture of nothing is Black. Or White. But since we know white and black are objects of reality, we are faced with something.

It's sort of like that question of asking a blind person what he or she sees. He can't comprehend 'seeing' anything.
(But (really) did anyone ask a previously seeing person what he or she sees after going blind?)

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Originally Posted by Encephalon

OK... I have a serious question. My boss keeps a book of matches in the building's restroom at work and he insists that lighting one after you drop your load completely removes the smell from the latrine... Am I the only one who thinks he's batshit insane?

I will actually have to say that your boss is not batshit.
This is actually standard procedure here at my house. Someone drops a load, so they do a favor and light a match.
Although you ARE burning just a small amount of methane, the additional factor of the smell of a burning match helps to mask the stench as well.

*sniff sniff*
Which reminds me... someone forgot to light a match. ;_;

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Originally Posted by Legato

Male humans are born with nipples, apparently because up until a certain point in growth they are essentialy women.

Interestingly enough, there have been many cases of natural male lactation.

I just thought I would toss that out for those who think they are useless. :-P

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Why do we grow pubic hair? Surely it would be more beneficial to men not to have pubic hair so that the testes are at optimum temp?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I'm pretty sure evolution left it alone because it somehow fends off disease. However, I might be completely off.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

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Hello ladies and gentlemen, my name is Michael Lane, and I am here today to be your school treasurer. Now, most of you are expecting some long boring speech, for a long boring job, right? Well I'm here to tell you that's wrong. I am here to day to make you three promises today if you elect me school treasurer ladies and gentlemen. I promise I'll do my job, and do it well. I promise I won't embezzle school money, I won’t support the Russian mafia, and I won’t build a robotic army of doom. And let me tell you people, (you point towards your competition while you say this) these people here, they can't make these promises. Thank you, my name is Michael Lane, vote for me.

This is a speech I wrote for my brother. Would you vote for him?

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Summonmaster

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

I don't know about you, but I have had the wind at my back on several occasions.

although, according to dante's inferno: one of the circles of hell is an empty plain that no matter which direction you walk, a strong wind is always pushing against you, and if you stop walking... the wind gets more powerful.

maybe your in hell and don't even know it. ^_^

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Robo Jesus

This is a speech I wrote for my brother. Would you vote for him?

Yes.

;D

Obscure questions:
1) Why?
2) Why do they put air masks on the plane for every passenger and not parachutes?
3) Why is there braille on drive-thru ATMs?

((weak questions. For now...))

FELIPE NO

This is a rather morbid question, but my big brother just started fireman's academy to become a firefighter and he mentioned that the other day they burned a dead pig to simulate the smell of burning human flesh. I've heard this mentioned before from military people (coincidentally my bro was also spec ops in the marines so he's smelled that smell before. **shudder** >__<)

At any rate - why IS it that pig flesh is so much like human flesh in those regards? Its a little bit creepy to be honest.

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Originally Posted by Gechmir

1) Why?

Because.

Originally Posted by Gechmir

2) Why do they put air masks on the plane for every passenger and not parachutes?

Reason 1: It will scare passengers away by showing the lack of confidence if their plane. EDIT: IN their plane*

Reason 2: Parachutes are for the staff only. Who would want the passengers to walk away alive after having been through such horrid experience.

Originally Posted by Gechmir

3) Why is there braille on drive-thru ATMs?

Reason 1: Blind people might recover after a successful surgery and might not be able to learn the alphabets so soon.

Reason 2: Because in our liberal sue-happy society, if you don't put braille on a drive up ATM, then some blind guy is going to get the idea that his rights have been violated.

Reason 3: Drive-up ATM buttons are marked with braille because federal regulations require it. To be specific, section 4.34.4 of the ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (Appendix to Part 1191, 36 CFR Chapter XI, issued pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) says, "Instructions and all information for use [of an automated teller machine] shall be made accessible to and independently usable by persons with vision impairments." Drive-up ATMs, unlike the walk-up variety, don't need to be wheelchair accessible, but the rules make no exception regarding accessibility by the blind.

Who am I kidding. I don't know if I'm right or not. You be the judge.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Robo Jesus

This is a speech I wrote for my brother. Would you vote for him?

Depends; does he have good acting skills? Without the right delivery, any mention of 'robotic army of doom' will just make him look like an unfunny nerd that's trying too hard.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Gechmir

1) Why?
2) Why do they put air masks on the plane for every passenger and not parachutes?

1- cuz.

2- Have you ever seen an Oxygen bar at a convention or nightclub? Pure Oxygen is a very potent gas, and when that is all that you're breathing, it gets you high. The oxygen will put you in a state of relaxation, thus calming the passengers down. The masks have nothing to do with cabin pressure, and parchutes would be pointless. If the plane is going to crash, everyone is going to die... so they calm the passengers down at the very least during their final moments.

watch the movie 'Fight Club'... Tyler explains it better than I ever will.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.