What is the newest installment of 'Random Thoughts' on Physics Forums?

[Keith_McClary]

Random Thoughts 1.

https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/pf-random-thoughts-part-2.687099/
Link to RT1 is broken.

 

[WWGD]

https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/pf-random-thoughts-part-2.687099/
Link to RT1 is broken.

My bad. I meant the 1st post of RT 6 by Evo. You can just click below to select the 1st page of RT 6 and see the 1st post. When you click on ' Reply' , you see the post number to which you're replying.

 

[WWGD]

My bad. I meant the 1st post of RT 6 by Evo. You can just click below to select the 1st page of RT 6 and see the 1st post. When you click on ' Reply' , you see the post number to which you're replying.

 

[fresh_42]

The post id counts all posts on PF.

 

[WWGD]

The post id counts all posts on PF.

Each post? Don't mean to be pedantic, it sounds confusing.
Edit: And just what is the neaning of the other number :5.851969...?

 

[fresh_42]

That was an assumption, but two consecutive posts in a thread do not have consecutive numbers. And if I would design a database I would assign each post an automatic identifier as the primary key.

 

[WWGD]

That was an assumption, but two consecutive posts in a thread do not have consecutive numbers. And if I would design a database I would assign each post an automatic identifier as the primary key.

My post previous to yours here was identified as 6572089, and your reply as 6572090. Coincidence?

 

[fresh_42]

My post previous to yours here was identified as 6572089, and your reply as 6572090. Coincidence?

Yes. Low traffic.

 

[WWGD]

Yes. Low traffic.

So you're saying the number assignrd to posts is not on the basis of the order ( throughout PF) in which it was posted?
I mean, if I post #6572090 now and next post throughout PF on, say lame jokes comes immediately afterwards, won't it be assigned 6572091?

 

[fresh_42]

So you're saying the number assignrd to posts is not on the basis of the order ( throughout PF) in which it was posted?

No, I'm saying the opposite. At any time someone submits a new post, a new identifier is selected. There was apparently no other post between your 6572089 and my 6572090. But I frequently look up post identifiers in the math challenges when I link solutions to my edits "solved by" and know, that they are not successive.

 

[DennisN]

A very funny game: Whamageddon 2021.

The objective is to go as long as possible without hearing WHAM's Christmas classic; "Last Christmas" (between December 1 and December 24.

They even got merchandise. :)

I've survived Whamageddon so far, but I'd be surprised if I can make it to December 24.

 

[fresh_42]

I watched a movie and an NFL game more or less in parallel yesterday. In one scene of the movie, they showed an NFL game with the same teams on tv. And the tv game in the movie tv was a better game than the game on tv was.

 

[WWGD]

Now they require students bring axes to class. In case they want to axe a question.

 

[ergospherical]

I stumbled across Mr Bean's holiday on Netflix earlier and ended up watching the whole thing. The theme song made me very unexpectedly nostalgic. Rowan Atkinson really is a genius...

 

[Astronuc]

I'm curious about yogurt spoiling. Isn't it essentially spoiled milk to start with?

I wouldn't consider yogurt starting as spoiled milk.

Yogurt is a fermented milk product that contains the characteristic bacterial cultures Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus. ... Full fat yogurt must contain not less than 3.25% milk fat, lowfat yogurt not more than 2% milk fat, and nonfat yogurt less than 0.5% milk.

http://www.milkfacts.info/Milk Processing/Yogurt Production.htm

Spoiling involves other bacteria, which are often harmful, e.g., E. coli, other strep or staph bacteria, and others that may produce toxins or other serious illness in people or animals.

Lactobacillus delbrueckii is another fermenting bacterium.
https://academic.oup.com/nutritionreviews/article/79/5/599/5843523

 

[WWGD]

I wouldn't consider yogurt starting as spoiled milk. http://www.milkfacts.info/Milk Processing/Yogurt Production.htm

Spoiling involves other bacteria, which are often harmful, e.g., E. coli, other strep or staph bacteria, and others that may produce toxins or other serious illness in people or animals.

Lactobacillus delbrueckii is another fermenting bacterium.
https://academic.oup.com/nutritionreviews/article/79/5/599/5843523

I axed, you answered. Thanks.

 

[Astronuc]

Now for something completely different - ABC news reports "A Minnesota snowstorm turned highways and roads into a slippery destruction derby in which at least 261 vehicle crashes were reported in an 18-hour period, authorities said."

https://abcnews.go.com/US/261-vehicle-crashes-18-hours-snow-sweeps-minnesota/story?id=81582188

What is it about driving in snowstorms that some folks don't get?!? SLOW DOWN! Pay attention, or get off the road!

 

[Borg]

The first snow of the season is always the worst. I drove in all kinds of snow conditions for years but I won't drive on the first one of the year if I can avoid it. Too many rookies out there.

 

[fresh_42]

The first snow of the season is always the worst. I drove in all kinds of snow conditions for years but I won't drive on the first one of the year if I can avoid it. Too many rookies out there.

Indeed. It separates all drivers into two categories. They either behave as there wasn't snow at all, or they behave as if they have never seen snow before. The first ones are a danger to all others, and the second ones are additional estates in the middle of the road.

I have been told that especially in areas of the USA where there normally isn't any snow, people don't have the right equipment and no experience at all. Wrong tyres and insecure drivers are a horrible combination.

 

[Tom.G]

Wrong tyres and insecure drivers are a horrible combination.

And some of the newer cars are so optimized for fuel economy that there is not even room to mount snow tires!
EDIT: Which also means tire chains are a no-no!

(I ended up with one of those, no more mountain driving in the Winter. If you love the snow, check that shiny new toy before buying! )

 

[Borg]

or they behave as if they have never seen snow before.

I was behind someone on the freeway once when a single snowflake hit their windshield. The person practically slammed on the brakes. It had just started to snow but the road was still absolutely dry.

 

[fresh_42]

Boostered, flued, and Whamageddon counter at 0. Guess it was a good day.

 

[Astronuc]

The Australian.com.au reports - "One of the country’s highest-profile cryptocurrency trading platforms – which once claimed it had more than 20,000 users – has collapsed, leaving irate customers unable to access their accounts."

 

[DennisN]

A very funny game: Whamageddon 2021.

The objective is to go as long as possible without hearing WHAM's Christmas classic; "Last Christmas" (between December 1 and December 24.

They even got merchandise. :)

I've survived Whamageddon so far, but I'd be surprised if I can make it to December 24.

I'm out of the game. I was listening to the radio today and they announced that they would play it, and I rushed to change the channel before the song started. I did not make it. I only lasted 8 days this year.

 

[ergospherical]

Le dîner est servi.
I've really outdone myself this time.

Bon appetit?

 

[WWGD]

Le dîner est servi.
I've really outdone myself this time.

View attachment 293814

Bon appetit?

Dead snakes?

 

[fresh_42]

Gefilte fish? A pale memory of

 

[ergospherical]

Even better than snakes; discount tinned herring from Sainsbury’s and bread.

That said, I have seen snake meat being sold in London. As well as kangaroo, crocodile, etc. Weird stuff.

 

[WWGD]

Seems absurd sometimes, the things you're expected to prove for Math results: Any subset of a finite set is finite. How about 'Duh, QED'? Wouldn't that do?

 

[fresh_42]

I'm out of the game. I was listening to the radio today and they announced that they would play it, and I rushed to change the channel before the song started. I did not make it. I only lasted 8 days this year.

I almost whamed myself today while waiting at the airport ...

 

[WWGD]

I guess today will be the last palindrome date with format mm/dd/yy for a while:

121121

Edit: Two days from today.

 

[DrGreg]

I guess today will be the last palindrome date with format mm/dd/yy for a while:

121121

You seem to have invented time travel by sending this message two days backwards in time.

 

[WWGD]

You seem to have invented time travel by sending this message two days backwards in time.

Ah, yes, edited.

 

[WWGD]

Food left over after dinner at the cafe. Waiter: Wanna box ?
Me: Wow, you're strict. Bring out the gloves!

 

[kyphysics]

How to Handle These Requests?
"Hey, if you don't mind, it'd really help me out a lot if you could take a few minutes and leave me a good review."

me (thinking to self): Dude, you were okay/average. Not bad in any way, but not great either. I usually only leave reviews when they are in one extreme or the other. I don't want to leave you a review at all, but it's hard to say, no. Drat. Okay, I'll come up with a fake "yes" and maybe just not do it later...

I suck. I usually lie in these situations. Lying is a morally wrong. I can't help it and don't know how to politely say no. Can someone help me come up with a good response?