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[rachmaninoff_forever]

Two to five percent of your body weight is bacteria.

[vsrinivasa]

Two to five percent of your body weight is bacteria.

Heard that before.


The full name of a certain protein spans 189,819 letters. Thankfully, it's also called titin.

[rachmaninoff_forever]

Heard that before.


The full name of a certain protein spans 189,819 letters. Thankfully, it's also called titin.

There's a couple of protiens with outrageous names like that.

[vsrinivasa]

There's a couple of protiens with outrageous names like that.

A few, but this is the longest.

[lloyd_cdb]

Redheads take approximately 20% more anesthetic when being knocked out for surgery.

[vsrinivasa]

Redheads take approximately 20% more anesthetic when being knocked out for surgery.

I think I've seen this somewhere. It's strange, though.

[lloyd_cdb]

I think I've seen this somewhere. It's strange, though.

Along those lines...

Blondes have ~140,000 hair follicles on their head, brunettes ~100,000, redheads ~85,000

[vsrinivasa]

Along those lines...

Blondes have ~140,000 hair follicles on their head, brunettes ~100,000, redheads ~85,000

Everyone gets a bigger GSR when shown a caricature of their mother than when they are shown a real picture of their mother. GSR is a system which measures one's emotional arousal to something.

[timothy42b]

Two to five percent of your body weight is bacteria.

It's even more amazing when you count them.

There are ten times as many microbial cells as human body cells.  So by the numbers, we are 90% bacteria.  We're a colony where we are the voting minority. 

[vsrinivasa]

One of the words in Shakespeare's Love's Labours Lost, "honorificabilitudinitatibus", is an anagram for "Hi ludi, F. Baconis nati, tuiti orbi", which means "These plays, born of Francis Bacon, are preserved for the world", implying that Bacon wrote Shakespeare.

[49410enrique]

[lostinidlewonder]

- Did you know that:
 "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo"
is a grammatically valid sentence in the English language?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo



"James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher" is an English sentence.

The sentence can be understood more clearly by adding punctuation and emphasis:
James, while John had had "had", had had "had had"; "had had" had had a better effect on the teacher.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_while_John_had_had_had_had_had_had_had_had_had_had_had_a_better_effect_on_the_teacher

LOL!

[49410enrique]

was going to put in the meanwhile thread but it's just too strange not to add here


there is a 500-year-old statue of a man eating a sack of babies in Bern, Switzerland, and nobody is sure why.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/child-eater-bern

[rachmaninoff_forever]

It is rumored that Scriabin had homosexual relations with other men.

[j_menz]

It is rumored that Scriabin had homosexual relations with other men.

Surely it would be more surprising if he had homosexual relations with other women.

[p2u_]

It is rumored that Scriabin had homosexual relations

Guilt by association. Who of the Russian Greats will be the next victim? Rachmaninov himself?

Paul

[rachmaninoff_forever]

Guilt by association. Who of the Russian Greats will be the next victim? Rachmaninov himself?

Paul

They already got him too lol.

[rachmaninoff_forever]

Surely it would be more surprising if he had homosexual relations with other women.

That would mean that Scriabin would be a girl!!!

[rachmaninoff_forever]

They already got him too lol.

And Horowitz!

[outin]

Guilt by association. Who of the Russian Greats will be the next victim?

Who really cares? Would it make his music better or worse?

[p2u_]

Who really cares? Would it make his music better or worse?

That's exactly my point: who cares? At least those who have trouble with their own emancipation seem to care. Why else those systematic stains on the sacred heritage of famous people?

As a matter of fact, to get this over with really fast, I suggest creating a computer program in which we can enter a certain database of suspect homosexuals for ALL nationalities:
1) any male musician who ever had lessons from a male piano teacher;
2) any male musician with at least some signs of "effeminacy" in any of his works;
3) any male musician who ever married a Jewish woman, since this seems to "prove" some hidden deficiency of masculinity;
4) any male musician who ever wrote somewhat too kind letters to male recipients;
5) any male musican of small posture with close friends who were big;
6) any male musician who plays or played just too well
7) any male musician with roots in Russia, since Imperial Russia as a whole was pervert;
etc. etc.
You see how easy this is?

Paul

[outin]

That's exactly my point: who cares? At least those who have trouble with their own emancipation seem to care. Why else those systematic stains on the sacred heritage of famous people?

I just find it very sad that in this age someone (possibly) being a homosexual would in any way make a stain on their heritage

[outin]

As a matter of fact, to get this over with really fast, I suggest creating a computer program in which we can enter a certain database of suspect homosexuals for ALL nationalities:
1) any male musician who ever had lessons from a male piano teacher;
2) any male musician with at least some signs of "effeminacy" in any of his works;
3) any male musician who ever married a Jewish woman, since this seems to "prove" some hidden deficiency of masculinity;
4) any male musician who ever wrote somewhat too kind letters to male recipients;
5) any male musican of small posture with close friends who were big;
6) any male musician who plays or played just too well
7) any male musician with roots in Russia, since Imperial Russia as a whole was pervert;

So what about the female composers/musicians?

[p2u_]

I just find it very sad that in this age someone (possibly) being a homosexual would in any way make a stain on their heritage

My intentions are much purer than your words seem to suggest. Sexual orientation is any person's private business. We need to respect a person's right to self-determination even after his/her death, and we should eliminate any biases that might occur based on such factors. Nobody has a right to make deductions about it in public without evidence, the more so when the person is no longer alive to even deny it. Who cares whether pianist/composer X was a zoophile, for example, who was endowed enough to satisfy an elephant cow? It has absolutely no bearing on the person's artistic output.

So what about the female composers/musicians?

They do, luckily enough, not fall victim so easily to this kind of insinuations. Probably because "the field" has traditionally been dominated by men.

Paul

[49410enrique]

blackboards in porn.

came across this looking for a science explanation/reference.

intended to be for humor and safe for work (not an adult site).

there's a watchgroup that does analysis of background 'blackboards' in adult film for accuracy, and applauds those that go the the extra mile:

https://blackboardsinporn.blogspot.com/

super funny. especially since some surprisingly complex high level thinking is apparent in choice and difficulty of spotted material (think super difficult theorems and laws)

[littletune]

Surely it would be more surprising if he had homosexual relations with other women.

that was funny, and the way you said it reminded me of Alistair! 

[lostinidlewonder]

- Did you know that many people believe that AM and PM stand for After Midnight and Past Midday? Some even think that the M simply stands for midnight.....lol
It actually stands for Ante Meridiem (Before Midday) and Post Meridiem (After Midday).

[lostinidlewonder]

- Did you know when you get 1337 posts on pianostreet, instead of telling you that you have 1337 posts it says "Leet" instead? lo0ol

[rachmaninoff_forever]

Male seahorses Give birth.

[49410enrique]

in Finland there are approx 4.9 million saunas for its 1.4 million people, there are more saunas than cars.

(numers are dated could very well be much more now)
https://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19930209&slug=1684482

[drexo]

[rachmaninoff_forever]

Every day 12 babies are given to the wrong mother in the hospital worldwide.  I thought it was like 8, but I checked again.

J Menz is a professional pianist and he's the same person as ajspiano.

An electron to an atom is the same as a tree to the solar system.

It turns out Anonymous didn't team up with the KKK.  They just both happened to declare war against the Westboro baptist church. 

In an alternate universe, I am Batman.

[rachmaninoff_forever]

1:15

If every permutation was a piece of paper, that would be 728 stacks of paper from the Earth to Pluto.
For the very last layer, if it's already oriented, there are 21 different scenarios for what the side of the last layer could look like.

A 7x7x7 cube has 19.5 duoquinquagintillion, 195000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 (160 0's) different permutations and combinations.

That's all of the atoms in the VISIBLE universe x 10^80

That's convenient because you can just take all of the atoms in the universe and square it. 

[drexo]

Did you know that Shostakovich saw Scriabin as his 'musical enemy'...

I will perform the Mysterium standing on Shos' grave.

[outin]

in Finland there are approx 4.9 million saunas for its 1.4 million people, there are more saunas than cars.

(numers are dated could very well be much more now)
https://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19930209&slug=1684482

 

The reporter must have been a bit confused...1,4 million people? Maybe 500 years ago...There were already 4,9 when I was in school, and now it's over 5 million.

And there are more cars now (registered 2,9 million in 2011), although quite a few saunas too (some estimates say about 2 million). 

[49410enrique]

The reporter must have been a bit confused...1,4 million people? Maybe 500 years ago...There were already 4,9 when I was in school, and now it's over 5 million.

And there are more cars now (registered 2,9 million in 2011), although quite a few saunas too (some estimates say about 2 million). 

lol yeah i figured the numbers might be a little funky but i had heard a similar sentiment (i.e. more saunas than houses, etc).

lol

btw pm'd u.

[ahinton]

that was funny, and the way you said it reminded me of Alistair! 

I've only just seen this, so dare I ask you to explain in what way/s it did so and for what reasons? (or maybe you were referring to some other Alistair - there are quite a few of us, after all)...

Best,

Alistair

[rachmaninoff_forever]

If we could reduce the world's population to a village of 100 people, with all existing human ratios renaming the same, the demographics would look something like this:

The village would have 60 Asians, 14 Africans, 12 Europeans, 8 Latin Americans, 5 from the USA and Canada, and 1 from the South Pacific.


51 would be male, 49 would be female

82 would be non-white; 18 white

67 would be non-Christian; 33 would be Christian

80 would live in substandard housing

67 would be unable to read

50 would be malnourished and 1 dying of starvation

33 would be without access to a safe water supply

39 would lack access to improved sanitation

24 would not have any electricity, and the 76 that do have electricity, most would only use it for light at night

7 people would have access to the Internet

1 would have a college education

1 would have HIV

2 would be near birth; 1 near death

5 would control 32% of the entire world's wealth; all five would be US citizens

33 would be receiving (and attempting to live on) only 3% of the income of "the village"

[lloyd_cdb]

I'm finally a minority!

[lostinidlewonder]

- Did you know that the name of a 3 year old was refused to be put onto his birthday cake? Did you know that there are parents who are ignorant enough to name their child that?!

https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28269290/ns/us_news-weird_news/t/-year-old-hitler-cant-get-name-cake/#.UPJ3bOTql2A

[rachmaninoff_forever]

- Did you know that the name of a 3 year old was refused to be put onto his birthday cake? Did you know that there are parents who are ignorant enough to name their child that?!

https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28269290/ns/us_news-weird_news/t/-year-old-hitler-cant-get-name-cake/#.UPJ3bOTql2A

I feel sorry for that kid.  I would disown my parents if they named me that.

[lloyd_cdb]

When I hit 18, I'd instantly change my name.  Although, I'd probably at least have an entertaining halloween costume at least once...

[lostinidlewonder]

- Did you know that the longest title for a movie is:

Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil, Mutant, Hellbound, Flesh-Eating Subhumanoid Zombified Living Dead, Part 3 (2005)

https://www.listology.com/lukeprog/list/longest-movie-titles-ever

[jogoeshome]

Two to five percent of your body weight is bacteria.

you mean faeces?

[littletune]

I've only just seen this, so dare I ask you to explain in what way/s it did so and for what reasons? (or maybe you were referring to some other Alistair - there are quite a few of us, after all)...

Best,

Alistair

Well I'm sure there are quite a few of you but I don't know any other Alistairs except my toy snail which I named after you  It's kinda difficult to explain... just a feeling I guess... maybe because of that "surely" and I'm almost sure there has to be at least one post that you wrote which starts with: "Surely it would be more surprising if..." 

[49410enrique]

did u know that mat mcconaughey  apparently sufferes from some super rare equilibrium disorder that makes him unable to stand up straight on his own? it's true, documented evidence shows he needs help  just to remain upright!

[lostinidlewonder]

- Did you know that Pineberries were nearly extinct until 2003, when Dutch farmers saved the plant?



https://news.sky.com/story/768996/strawberry-that-pines-to-be-another-fruit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineberry


- Did you know that 90% of the fruit and vegetables consumed worldwide comes from only 100 species – out of the more than 7,000 that humans have been consuming since the beginning of their time on earth?




- Did you know last year scientists resurrected a 30,000 year old plant?


https://www.nature.com/news/wild-flower-blooms-again-after-30-000-years-on-ice-1.10069

[lostinidlewonder]

- Did you know that the color of the A square is the same as the color of the B square?




https://www.moillusions.com/2008/03/real-life-checkers-optical-illusion.html

[rachmaninoff_forever]

Gun manufacturing companies make money off of gun violence.

In two out of three fatal armed house robberies, the victim was shot and killed his/her own gun.

[pianoplayjl]

Did you know that Britain has invaded 90% of countries on Earth.

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/british-invaded-90-percent-countries-earth-021130513.html

Did you know that Mozart wrote an intentionally bad piece of music to emulate the style of an incompetent composer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Musical_Joke

Did you know the lowest surviving body temperature in a human was 13.7 degrees Celsius (56.7 degrees Fahrenheit), sustained by a Swedish woman in 1999.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Bagenholm