Celebrity death that bummed you out the most... - Page 24

ZenGum · 01-11-2008, 09:43 AM

Extra cool that he died at the age of 88 years, 5 months, 21 days. (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008)
That's 88.48 years.
The height of Everest? 8,848 meters.

How did he manage that?

lookout123 · 01-11-2008, 10:02 AM

has that been snopes-ified yet?

ZenGum · 01-11-2008, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lookout123

has that been snopes-ified yet?

No, I just made it up. really.
You heard it here first.

Well Everest is generally acknowledged to be 8,848 meters (some measurements differ) and I noticed the similarity when I saw he died at 88, so I checked wikipedia for his exact dates, which are 20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008. I fudged the rest.

I repeat, I fudged the math. It might be 88.48, it's certainly close.
You can check it if you care too. I couldn't be bothered.
Cheers.

monster · 01-11-2008, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lookout123

has that been snopes-ified yet?

actually, snopes had be proven to be an elaborate internet hoax. It was started as a joke by two teenagers who were surfing the internet whilst suspended from school. They started creating "proofs" for some of the urban myths on a website created by a friend of theirs, and the project snowballed. They randomly picked stories to reject to increase the perceived validity of the site, using 12-sided dice to determine the outcome for each myth.

from here

lookout123 · 01-11-2008, 12:38 PM

wow, thanks monster. i feel like a dumbass now. i've been telling my mom for a long time now that microsoft had no way of tracking how many times an email was forwarded so they couldn't possibly give $.01 for each forward to little Susie to fix her lisp.

monster · 01-11-2008, 04:02 PM

Well of course they know how many times it's been forwarded. Every single email you send goes through their data banks to compile the report for the department of homeland security. Hell even I, know how many times your mom's forwarded that email -I just use the Email Offenders Register. www.chainmugs.com If you don't want them to track your email, you have tio type *a55w1pe in the bcc field.

Happy Monkey · 03-18-2008, 07:21 PM

Arthur C. Clarke

lookout123 · 03-18-2008, 07:23 PM

That AP writer seems really broken up about it.

monster · 03-18-2008, 07:27 PM

snap. http://www.cellar.org/showthread.php...783#post439783

Anthony Minghella died today too.

(I'm a slow poster)

Kingswood · 03-18-2008, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Extra cool that he died at the age of 88 years, 5 months, 21 days. (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008)
That's 88.48 years.
The height of Everest? 8,848 meters.

How did he manage that?

20 July 1919 to 11 January 2008 is 32317 days.
32317/365.25 = 88.479 (to 3 decimal places)

So it is accurate to the nearest day, if the year is assumed to be 365.25 days long.

Well spotted.

Sundae · 04-26-2008, 04:41 PM

Resurrecting an old thread in a good cause, albeit an obscure one to most people.

Humphrey Lyttleton died yesterday.
He was 86, so had a good innings, and made his mark, but it's the passing of an era.
He was a jazz musician (trumpet) and the host of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - the long running (over 40 years) and extremely funny Radio 4 comedy.

Humph - more than Mornington Crescent mourns you.

Trilby · 04-26-2008, 05:15 PM

Though I never got the hang of the game, it seemed like fun. Godspeed, Mr. Lyttleton

Elspode · 04-26-2008, 09:37 PM

I think it would also be appropriate to note the passing, much too young, of Danny Federici, the awesome Hammond B3 player from Springsteen's E Street Band.

To me, he is best known for playing the accordian on "Sandy". Takes a lot of imagination and balls to play accordian on a rock and roll ballad.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-02-2008, 12:26 AM

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Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist and discoverer of LSD died yesterday at the age of 102. Hofmann, who succumbed to a heart attack while at his home in Switzerland, first synthesized lysergic acid diethylamide in 1938 while researching the alkaloid compounds of ergot, a fungus which grows on rye and wheat. It was deemed to be of no interest at the time and was set aside until Hofmann decided to reinvestigate the compound five years later. In mid April of 1943 while resynthesizing LSD, he accidentally ingested a small amount and was made aware of its effects. On April the 19th, he deliberately consumed 250 micrograms and set off on his bicycle to return home, unwittingly setting in motion a major catalyst for the drug counterculture of the 1960's.

elSicomoro · 05-02-2008, 12:34 AM

Hofmann is probably up in Heaven beating the shit out of Timothy Leary for fucking up his creation.

01-11-2008, 09:43 AM	#346
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Extra cool that he died at the age of 88 years, 5 months, 21 days. (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008) That's 88.48 years. The height of Everest? 8,848 meters. How did he manage that? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

01-11-2008, 10:02 AM	#347
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	has that been snopes-ified yet? __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

01-11-2008, 12:38 PM	#350
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	wow, thanks monster. i feel like a dumbass now. i've been telling my mom for a long time now that microsoft had no way of tracking how many times an email was forwarded so they couldn't possibly give $.01 for each forward to little Susie to fix her lisp. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

01-11-2008, 04:02 PM	#351
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Well of course they know how many times it's been forwarded. Every single email you send goes through their data banks to compile the report for the department of homeland security. Hell even I, know how many times your mom's forwarded that email -I just use the Email Offenders Register. www.chainmugs.com If you don't want them to track your email, you have tio type a55w1pe in the bcc field. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart*

03-18-2008, 07:21 PM	#352
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Arthur C. Clarke __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

03-18-2008, 07:23 PM	#353
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	That AP writer seems really broken up about it. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

03-18-2008, 07:27 PM	#354
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	snap. http://www.cellar.org/showthread.php...783#post439783 Anthony Minghella died today too. (I'm a slow poster) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-26-2008, 04:41 PM	#356
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Resurrecting an old thread in a good cause, albeit an obscure one to most people. Humphrey Lyttleton died yesterday. He was 86, so had a good innings, and made his mark, but it's the passing of an era. He was a jazz musician (trumpet) and the host of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - the long running (over 40 years) and extremely funny Radio 4 comedy. Humph - more than Mornington Crescent mourns you. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac Last edited by Sundae; 04-26-2008 at 05:20 PM.

04-26-2008, 05:15 PM	#357
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Though I never got the hang of the game, it seemed like fun. Godspeed, Mr. Lyttleton __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

04-26-2008, 09:37 PM	#358
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I think it would also be appropriate to note the passing, much too young, of Danny Federici, the awesome Hammond B3 player from Springsteen's E Street Band. To me, he is best known for playing the accordian on "Sandy". Takes a lot of imagination and balls to play accordian on a rock and roll ballad. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

05-02-2008, 12:34 AM	#360
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Hofmann is probably up in Heaven beating the shit out of Timothy Leary for fucking up his creation.

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