Party trick

xoxoxoBruce · 04-22-2008, 11:34 PM

Here's a neat trick for your kids next party.

DucksNuts · 04-23-2008, 05:59 AM

Is it bad that I see boobs and willys in there?

Shawnee123 · 04-23-2008, 07:55 AM

I cannot wait to show my nieces!

Quote:

Originally Posted by DucksNuts

Is it bad that I see boobs and willys in there?

Rorschach Milkblot Test

Agent-G · 04-23-2008, 03:27 PM

yeah, soap actually breaks water tention. My college chemistry teacher taught me that if you put a drop of soap in a pond next to a water strider, it will break the tention and he will go under.

Not really humane, but kinda funny nonetheless

monster · 04-24-2008, 09:52 AM

guess you weren't paying so much at-tention in spelling class, though, huh? :p

/word nazi

(tension.
and monkeys.)

//really done now. honest. saying nuthin' about surface tension. nuthin'.

Cool party trick, though.

Agent-G · 05-19-2008, 02:22 AM

dont really care about spelling when I am typing fast. Spelling has never been high on my list of things that matter in life.

Here is the same principle applied differently
Still a good trick for kids

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Y8ccfeOtdT0

dar512 · 05-19-2008, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Agent-G

Spelling has never been high on my list of things that matter in life.

We can see that it doesn't matter to you. It does, however, make things more difficult for the reader.

Agent-G · 05-21-2008, 03:02 AM

no, not really. Obviously if you know what words to correct me on, there is no problem. Besides, havent you seen the letter sent around about spelling and the way the brain works and how we really only need to read the first and last letter.
So, yes...your remarks and insults toward me have been noted and I still dont care. My typing speed is over 100 wpm, and yes, I make mistakes, but if it is legible, I am not going to care too much. But yeah, good job on being a dick. Mission accomplished there.

dar512 · 05-21-2008, 02:18 PM

I don't see that I have been particularly insulting. I made two statements that I believe to be true.

1) You don't care about your spelling.
2) Words that are not spelled correctly make the reader work harder.

While it is true that the text can still be read when mangled, it takes additional time and effort on the part of the reader. Reading is a matter of scanning and pattern recognition. While the human mind is an amazing thing and can make up for a lot of signal distortion, it does take additional work when the pattern is distorted.

Everyone makes spelling mistakes. In the larger realm of things this is not a major event. But I think one should spell as well as they are able in order to make things as easy as possible for those who go through the effort to read what you've written.

classicman · 05-21-2008, 02:35 PM

spell check?

monster · 05-21-2008, 09:01 PM

tention for tension is not a typo. especially twice. but now you've practically insisted I go there. wtf is water tension? hmm? OK, we know what you mean ('cause we're actually quite smart here), but at least use the correct terms when attempting to patronise us with your awesome scientific knowledge. mmmkay?

04-22-2008, 11:34 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Party trick Here's a neat trick for your kids next party. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-24-2008, 09:52 AM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	guess you weren't paying so much at-tention in spelling class, though, huh? :p /word nazi (tension. and monkeys.) //really done now. honest. saying nuthin' about surface tension. nuthin'. Cool party trick, though. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-21-2008, 02:18 PM	#9
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	I don't see that I have been particularly insulting. I made two statements that I believe to be true. 1) You don't care about your spelling. 2) Words that are not spelled correctly make the reader work harder. While it is true that the text can still be read when mangled, it takes additional time and effort on the part of the reader. Reading is a matter of scanning and pattern recognition. While the human mind is an amazing thing and can make up for a lot of signal distortion, it does take additional work when the pattern is distorted. Everyone makes spelling mistakes. In the larger realm of things this is not a major event. But I think one should spell as well as they are able in order to make things as easy as possible for those who go through the effort to read what you've written. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

05-21-2008, 02:35 PM	#10
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	spell check? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

05-21-2008, 09:01 PM	#11
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	tention for tension is not a typo. especially twice. but now you've practically insisted I go there. wtf is water tension? hmm? OK, we know what you mean ('cause we're actually quite smart here), but at least use the correct terms when attempting to patronise us with your awesome scientific knowledge. mmmkay? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-23-2008, 05:59 AM	#2
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Is it bad that I see boobs and willys in there?

04-23-2008, 03:27 PM	#4
Agent-G Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lake Tahoe, California Posts: 103	yeah, soap actually breaks water tention. My college chemistry teacher taught me that if you put a drop of soap in a pond next to a water strider, it will break the tention and he will go under. Not really humane, but kinda funny nonetheless

05-19-2008, 02:22 AM	#6
Agent-G Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lake Tahoe, California Posts: 103	dont really care about spelling when I am typing fast. Spelling has never been high on my list of things that matter in life. Here is the same principle applied differently Still a good trick for kids http://youtube.com/watch?v=Y8ccfeOtdT0

05-21-2008, 03:02 AM	#8
Agent-G Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lake Tahoe, California Posts: 103	no, not really. Obviously if you know what words to correct me on, there is no problem. Besides, havent you seen the letter sent around about spelling and the way the brain works and how we really only need to read the first and last letter. So, yes...your remarks and insults toward me have been noted and I still dont care. My typing speed is over 100 wpm, and yes, I make mistakes, but if it is legible, I am not going to care too much. But yeah, good job on being a dick. Mission accomplished there.

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