And here's some more straight talk.

26 Jul 2004

Following on from the no-holds-barred responses to the Cock Size thread, here is some more straight talk:
1. In Euclidean (i.e. non-curved) space, the shortest distance between two points is a straight line.
2. Dire straights are not to be confused with Dire Straits. Dire straightsare unpleasant heterosexuals. Dire Straits is a pop group. Dire straits with a little 's' is what you get into if you are attacked by dire straightswhile listening to Dire Straits.
3. A straight in Poker is ranked above three of a kind and below a flush. If you were below a flush because you had your head in the toilet when the chain was pulled, you would be in dire straits.
4. This post is utterly frivolous and should be removed straight away.

26 Jul 2004

That's straightened things out then! lol

26 Jul 2004

extremely erudite and enlightening Ice
Your my sort of guy, a man who speaks his mind even though he hasnt got one lol

26 Jul 2004

Think I ought to do some straight talking of my own .....
rule, tape measure, spirit level, roman road, plumb lines, sealine horizon
:giggle:

26 Jul 2004

Quote by warwick
extremely erudite and enlightening Ice
Your my sort of guy, a man who speaks his mind even though he hasnt got one

:laughabove: You've blown my cover! OK, I admit it, I'm the Prime Minister.

26 Jul 2004

I`m bi-curious, so I won`t be allowed to post here.......
Oops, I just did! biggrin

Venusxxx

26 Jul 2004

Quote by VenusnMars
I`m bi-curious, so I won`t be allowed to post here.......

Hmm. Since I'm semi-bi, would it also stand to reason that I'm semi-straight as well?! confused

26 Jul 2004

Is that another oxymoron? biggrin

Venusxxx

26 Jul 2004

Quote by VenusnMars
I`m bi-curious, so I won`t be allowed to post here.......
Oops, I just did!
Venusxxx

It has just occured to me to wonder why bi-curious hasn't been abbreviated to bike.
Hang on... no, I see. Perhaps not, after all.
Incidentally, speaking of bikes, did you know that due to its gyroscopic properties, a moving bike can stand up straight without a rider, and if there's a rider, it can lean over at any angle and still travel in a straight line?

26 Jul 2004

Quote by Ice Pie
, a moving bike can stand up straight without a rider, and if there's a rider, it can lean over at any angle and still travel in a straight line?

Or at least until the rider leans so far over and falls off!

26 Jul 2004

Quote by Ice Pie
I`m bi-curious, so I won`t be allowed to post here.......
Oops, I just did!
Venusxxx

It has just occured to me to wonder why bi-curious hasn't been abbreviated to bike.
Hang on... no, I see. Perhaps not, after all.
Incidentally, speaking of bikes, did you know that due to its gyroscopic properties, a moving bike can stand up straight without a rider, and if there's a rider, it can lean over at any angle and still travel in a straight line?
You really do need to get out more! lol

Venusxxx

26 Jul 2004

Quote by Ice Pie
Incidentally, speaking of bikes, did you know that due to its gyroscopic properties, a moving bike can stand up straight without a rider, and if there's a rider, it can lean over at any angle and still travel in a straight line?

In a 0 G environment maybe, but not here on Earth.

26 Jul 2004

Quote by Reese
I`m bi-curious, so I won`t be allowed to post here.......

Hmm. Since I'm semi-bi, would it also stand to reason that I'm semi-straight as well?! confused

Mathematically speaking, you are analogous to a geodesic surface with positive and negative curvature whereon parallel lines can converge, diverge, be straight and bent at the same time, do anything they want. Jammy bugger. biggrin

26 Jul 2004

Quote by Ice Pie"
Incidentally, speaking of bikes, did you know that due to its gyroscopic properties, a moving bike can stand up without a rider, and if there's a rider, it can lean over at any angle and still travel in a straight line?

I had a Fazer 600 that would argue that point rather frequently.

26 Jul 2004

Quote by Ice Pie
Mathematically speaking, you are analogous to a geodesic surface with positive and negative curvature whereon parallel lines can converge, diverge, be straight and bent at the same time, do anything they want. Jammy bugger.

I thought that only happened in a black hole...............
Oh, I see your point :doh:
Venusxxx

26 Jul 2004

Quote by Ice Pie
Mathematically speaking, you are analogous to a geodesic surface with positive and negative curvature whereon parallel lines can converge, diverge, be straight and bent at the same time, do anything they want. Jammy bugger.

Indeed, Buckminster Fuller would be proud! lol

26 Jul 2004

As long as noone starts going on about that bloody cat I`ll be ok!
Venusxxx

26 Jul 2004

Quote by marmalaid
Incidentally, speaking of bikes, did you know that due to its gyroscopic properties, a moving bike can stand up straight without a rider, and if there's a rider, it can lean over at any angle and still travel in a straight line?

In a 0 G environment maybe, but not here on Earth.
On the contrary, in zero gravity a rotating axis will continue to rotate, whereas in a gravity field the axis, if tilted, will return to the straight position.

26 Jul 2004

deleted ..... double post!
(my pc keeps doing that for some reason!)!

26 Jul 2004

Quote by Vix

Incidentally, speaking of bikes, did you know that due to its gyroscopic properties, a moving bike can stand up straight without a rider, and if there's a rider, it can lean over at any angle and still travel in a straight line?

I had a Fazer 600 that would argue that point rather frequently.
Ooh, another Yam fan. biggrin

Any chance I might catch you at a BSB meeting?
(Only four left this year, and I don't think any are near Avalon sad

)

26 Jul 2004

Quote by Ice Pie
Incidentally, speaking of bikes, did you know that due to its gyroscopic properties, a moving bike can stand up straight without a rider, and if there's a rider, it can lean over at any angle and still travel in a straight line?

In a 0 G environment maybe, but not here on Earth.
On the contrary, in zero gravity a rotating axis will continue to rotate, whereas in a gravity field the axis, if tilted, will return to the straight position.
No, are you confusing a gravity free situation with a vacuum?
You can have a 0g non-vacuum in which there would be friction and the gyro would slow, you can have a vacuum in a gravity field that would continue to rotate.
On the second bit, I can see where you are coming from, but the axis would only return parallel to gravity if the axis is suspended non-centrally.
M

26 Jul 2004

Quote by marmalaid
Incidentally, speaking of bikes, did you know that due to its gyroscopic properties, a moving bike can stand up straight without a rider, and if there's a rider, it can lean over at any angle and still travel in a straight line?

In a 0 G environment maybe, but not here on Earth.
On the contrary, in zero gravity a rotating axis will continue to rotate, whereas in a gravity field the axis, if tilted, will return to the straight position.
No, are you confusing a gravity free situation with a vacuum?
You can have a 0g non-vacuum in which there would be friction and the gyro would slow, you can have a vacuum in a gravity field that would continue to rotate.
On the second bit, I can see where you are coming from, but the axis would only return parallel to gravity if the axis is suspended non-centrally.
M
No, I wasn't confusing zero G with vacuum, I was ignoring friction for the purposes of that specific argument. I recognise that even in a vacuum a gyro is not a perpetual motion machine because it has friction between its own moving parts.
With regard to the axis, I have changed my mind and would now like to talk about spinning tops. lol

26 Jul 2004

Quote by Ice Pie
With regard to the axis, I have changed my mind and would now like to talk about spinning tops.

Oooh! Oooh!! Then we could perform conservation of linear momentum experiments with a rotating office chair!!! :mrgreen:

26 Jul 2004

Quote by Reese
With regard to the axis, I have changed my mind and would now like to talk about spinning tops.

Oooh! Oooh!! Then we could perform conservation of linear momentum experiments with a rotating office chair!!! :mrgreen:
Quick Hijack ....
Reese ..... rotflmao

at the additional line in your signature

26 Jul 2004

Quote by Reese
With regard to the axis, I have changed my mind and would now like to talk about spinning tops.

Oooh! Oooh!! Then we could perform conservation of linear momentum experiments with a rotating office chair!!! :mrgreen:
Oooooh yes! And if you lash a CO2 fire extinguisher to it, you can use that as a rocket and steer the thing by putting the spinning top in a box and tilting it in your hands biggrin

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26 Jul 2004

At this point I'll gracefully bow out and go home...
Good night Johnboy, have a great night!
M

26 Jul 2004

Quote by marmalaid
At this point I'll gracefully bow out and go home...
Good night Johnboy, have a great night!
M

Noooooo, please stay, we were just about to do office chairs in zero G rotflmao

26 Jul 2004

Quote by Ice Pie
At this point I'll gracefully bow out and go home...
Good night Johnboy, have a great night!
M

Noooooo, please stay, we were just about to do office chairs in zero G rotflmao

Finds the phone ready to do a 999 call .....
I guess you'd prefer a 69 69 call though ???????

26 Jul 2004

It is possible to fall off your motor cycle , then as soon as it is free of your incompetant interference it will right itself and cruise round in large radius circle . redface

26 Jul 2004

Quote by Ice Pie
Incidentally, speaking of bikes, did you know that due to its gyroscopic properties, a moving bike can stand up straight without a rider, and if there's a rider, it can lean over at any angle and still travel in a straight line?

In a 0 G environment maybe, but not here on Earth.
On the contrary, in zero gravity a rotating axis will continue to rotate, whereas in a gravity field the axis, if tilted, will return to the straight position.
No, are you confusing a gravity free situation with a vacuum?
You can have a 0g non-vacuum in which there would be friction and the gyro would slow, you can have a vacuum in a gravity field that would continue to rotate.
On the second bit, I can see where you are coming from, but the axis would only return
parallel to gravity if the axis is suspended non-centrally.
M
No, I wasn't confusing zero G with vacuum, I was ignoring friction for the purposes of that specific argument. I recognise that even in a vacuum a gyro is not a perpetual motion machine because it has friction between its own moving parts.
With regard to the axis, I have changed my mind and would now like to talk about spinning tops. lol

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