Live Stoner Chat Live Stoner Chat - Jan-Mar '23

[JP1]

They do that. And wake up when they thaw out. Tricky business.

I worked at a pizza place years ago and a guy brought in a live goldfish and froze it in the deep freezer. Fish came back to life when it was thawed out. Dude was an asshole

 

[PinkyNotTheBrain]

Maiden have played that over the house pa as their pre-stage song every single concert for umpteen decadez now....Up The Ironz! ppp

 

[Olderfart]

Looks awfully dry, I don't understand why people wanna make burgers bigger by making them taller instead of wider, I have not learned to unhinge my jaw like a snake to take bigger bites yet

there is technique dealing with a tall burger. Even with technique, the process is never tidy though. Not tidy doesn't bother me a bit. A fine burger is a wonderful meal whether I can stretch my pie hole all the way around it or not.

 

[RosaB]

Alright, I got about 3 hours into Hogwarts Legacy.

I'm generally not an RPG type gamer, and I hate games with magic. I've played Elder Scrolls: Oblivion and Skyrim, and I never roll a magic player in those games, and the only thing I ever use it for is to heal myself.

But....I'm not finding this as annoying as in other games. They did a pretty cool job of making the spell system feel natural and allow you to cast multiple different spells without needing to go into menus and stuff.

The castle is absolutely massive. I've spent the last half hour just wandering around trying to find new places, and you are constantly bumping into entire new areas you had no idea existed. I went through a doorway and down some stairs and found myself in a massive set of greenhouses. The way the staircases move around is trippy. Almost every painting moves around, and some will even talk to you. The suits of armor will move when they are just out of your view. So far, definitely worth the money. Just seeing how excited my wife has been, has been worth it.

I played Pong,

 

[JP1]

Those f•cking nihilists!

 

[Talonxracer]

This plant is exploding in growth! 33 days

 

[Olderfart]

I worked at a pizza place years ago and a guy brought in a live goldfish and froze it in the deep freezer. Fish came back to life when it was thawed out. Dude was an asshole

He sounds it. Some frogs and toads are designed for that trick. Goldfish in the wild apparently "hibernate", but I did not know that they would survive being frozen. Anyway, I agree that the guy that did that was being an asshole. Even if goldfish have evolved to survive being frozen, being thrown into a deep freeze would be far more severe than the normal seasonal process due to both the likely temperature involved, as well as the speed of freezing. I would have expected the treatment to kill the fish.

 

[Talonxracer]

@RosaB thanks for the rep!

 

[Mara Cachafa]

He sounds it. Some frogs and toads are designed for that trick. Goldfish in the wild apparently "hibernate", but I did not know that they would survive being frozen. Anyway, I agree that the guy that did that was being an asshole. Even if goldfish have evolved to survive being frozen, being thrown into a deep freeze would be far more severe than the normal seasonal process due to both the likely temperature involved, as well as the speed of freezing. I would have expected the treatment to kill the fish.

Water has a unique property. Like most substances, it shrinks as it cools off, except when it freezes it expands again. That makes ice float, and allows many species to survive the winter in liquid water under the ice.

 

[Olderfart]

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Well now, I like a tall burger, but that is just silly.

I might test that for you. My version of 2-wheel transportation was a mountain bike. Several years ago, I'd be doing 100 mile rides on weekends and would never consider a motor for my bike.

Tried a sports car and can verify that it does partially scratch that itch.

Just not quite sure I could stomach being limited by a battery on my bike even though I no longer have the energy to go even 10 miles any more.


Just kill me if I ever ask for a motorized big wheel.

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Well, I can tell you that the ebike option might be something you could enjoy. If you want a really long ride, an extra battery might get you to 100 miles depending on the terrain, your weight, etc. Lots of bikes nowadays will easily go more than 50 if you keep the assist down a bit. I only have 50k on my new bike, but I am surprised at the level of assistance provided at low power output. On a trails I find that even at level 1, everything is far easier than is would be on my mountain bike. At level 2 and in low gear, I can climb damn near anything I could on my mountain bike and do it easier and faster. I expect that once I get onto summer trails I will find that I can climb stuff steeper than I could do at all on my mountain bike.

I talked to a lot of people and tested quite a few bikes before leaping. I have yet to meet anyone with an ebike that was sorry they bought it.