Comments on: Stuff you don’t want to MISC, #28 http://whall.org/blog/2007/12/31/stuff-you-dont-want-to-misc-28/ Come on in and stay a while... laugh a little. Maybe even think. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:52:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Poppy http://whall.org/blog/2007/12/31/stuff-you-dont-want-to-misc-28/#comment-42259 Poppy Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:21:43 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2007/12/31/stuff-you-dont-want-to-misc-28/#comment-42259 Only if she also names her second son Jayden James. ;) Only if she also names her second son Jayden James. ;)

]]> By: whall http://whall.org/blog/2007/12/31/stuff-you-dont-want-to-misc-28/#comment-42258 whall Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:20:25 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2007/12/31/stuff-you-dont-want-to-misc-28/#comment-42258 <b>Poppy</b>, yes, or better yet, her little sister. Poppy, yes, or better yet, her little sister.

]]> By: Poppy http://whall.org/blog/2007/12/31/stuff-you-dont-want-to-misc-28/#comment-42257 Poppy Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:38:57 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2007/12/31/stuff-you-dont-want-to-misc-28/#comment-42257 I think we should blame Britney Spears for corrupting my thought process on the spelling of Jaden. I think we should blame Britney Spears for corrupting my thought process on the spelling of Jaden.

]]> By: whall http://whall.org/blog/2007/12/31/stuff-you-dont-want-to-misc-28/#comment-42256 whall Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:35:51 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2007/12/31/stuff-you-dont-want-to-misc-28/#comment-42256 <b>Poppay</b>, it's ok. Getting names spelt right isn't the most important thing in the world. And maybe now is where I mention Jaden has completed "medium" on guitar hero 2 and encore. With the normal PS2 controller even (he doesn't use the guitar much). Unsurprisingly, he's not into GH3 much (song choices, methinks) but loves Singstar. I gotta get a vid of him singing "We're not gonna take it". Poppay, it’s ok. Getting names spelt right isn’t the most important thing in the world. And maybe now is where I mention Jaden has completed “medium” on guitar hero 2 and encore. With the normal PS2 controller even (he doesn’t use the guitar much). Unsurprisingly, he’s not into GH3 much (song choices, methinks) but loves Singstar. I gotta get a vid of him singing “We’re not gonna take it”.

]]> By: Poppy http://whall.org/blog/2007/12/31/stuff-you-dont-want-to-misc-28/#comment-42254 Poppy Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:04:15 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2007/12/31/stuff-you-dont-want-to-misc-28/#comment-42254 PS - I DID NOT TYPE JAYDEN. I meant Jaden. :D PS - I DID NOT TYPE JAYDEN. I meant Jaden. :D

]]> By: Poppy http://whall.org/blog/2007/12/31/stuff-you-dont-want-to-misc-28/#comment-42249 Poppy Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:23:01 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2007/12/31/stuff-you-dont-want-to-misc-28/#comment-42249 The puzzle thing is totally addicting, and Jayden is SUPAH CUTE playing GH!!! The puzzle thing is totally addicting, and Jayden is SUPAH CUTE playing GH!!!

]]> By: Avitable http://whall.org/blog/2007/12/31/stuff-you-dont-want-to-misc-28/#comment-42226 Avitable Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:59:35 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2007/12/31/stuff-you-dont-want-to-misc-28/#comment-42226 Light both ends of one rope and one end of the other simultaneously. When the first one is burnt up, 30 minutes have gone by, so light the other end of the second one, and it will take 15 minutes to burn completely. And there you have it! I think. Light both ends of one rope and one end of the other simultaneously.

When the first one is burnt up, 30 minutes have gone by, so light the other end of the second one, and it will take 15 minutes to burn completely. And there you have it!

I think.

]]> By: whall http://whall.org/blog/2007/12/31/stuff-you-dont-want-to-misc-28/#comment-42225 whall Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:55:34 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2007/12/31/stuff-you-dont-want-to-misc-28/#comment-42225 <b>Avi</b>, oh I believe you. I was thinking it would be cool to try to do LTP's online, like with chat or a blog post with comments, but it just wouldn't be fair or come across very well. It works great in person when people can't use their iPhones :) Another good one is: You only have two pieces of rope and a lighter. All you know about the rope is that they each take exactly 1 hour to burn, but you do not know if they burn evenly. For example, if you light one end of one rope, the first 5% of the rope might take 50 minutes to burn and the last 95% burns takes 10 minutes, but you know for sure the rope takes 1 full hour to burn. How do you measure exactly 45 minutes? Avi, oh I believe you. I was thinking it would be cool to try to do LTP’s online, like with chat or a blog post with comments, but it just wouldn’t be fair or come across very well. It works great in person when people can’t use their iPhones :)

Another good one is: You only have two pieces of rope and a lighter. All you know about the rope is that they each take exactly 1 hour to burn, but you do not know if they burn evenly. For example, if you light one end of one rope, the first 5% of the rope might take 50 minutes to burn and the last 95% burns takes 10 minutes, but you know for sure the rope takes 1 full hour to burn.

How do you measure exactly 45 minutes?

]]> By: Avitable http://whall.org/blog/2007/12/31/stuff-you-dont-want-to-misc-28/#comment-42224 Avitable Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:47:55 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2007/12/31/stuff-you-dont-want-to-misc-28/#comment-42224 I assure you I didn't use Google. And the container one is fun. I remember seeing that in Die Hard 3 and almost shouting the answer to the screen because it was frustrating how stupid everyone was! I assure you I didn’t use Google.

And the container one is fun. I remember seeing that in Die Hard 3 and almost shouting the answer to the screen because it was frustrating how stupid everyone was!

]]> By: whall http://whall.org/blog/2007/12/31/stuff-you-dont-want-to-misc-28/#comment-42223 whall Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:46:21 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2007/12/31/stuff-you-dont-want-to-misc-28/#comment-42223 <b>Avi</b>, oh yes, the credit thing. I usually am pretty diligent about giving credit where I find things but in this case I just could not remember. So I just now decided to be MORE diligent and did a search of all my subscriptions in FeedDemon and determined that I <a href="http://www.jestertunes.com/2007/12/28/because-you-have-nothing-better-to-do-today/" title="Because you have nothing better to do today" rel="nofollow">found out through Jester</a>. Thanx for the nudge. As to LTP questions, yes, yes, yes and yes. LTP's don't come across very well on blogs because everyone has Google. But in a nice little group setting, say on Christmas Eve around a campfire in the back yard with about 15 people of various ages, all staring into the fire, eating good food and the group participating in the Lateral Thinking, with everyone able to ask questions, it's a lot of fun. You also get to see how people think (or don't think, teehee) and everyone hopefully gets some new perspectives. Other good topics are just plain logic puzzles, like how do you measure exactly 4 liters when you just have a 3-liter container and a 5-liter container and an unlimited supply of water? The containers do not have any measurement lines on them. Those things are fun. Avi, oh yes, the credit thing. I usually am pretty diligent about giving credit where I find things but in this case I just could not remember. So I just now decided to be MORE diligent and did a search of all my subscriptions in FeedDemon and determined that I found out through Jester. Thanx for the nudge.

As to LTP questions, yes, yes, yes and yes. LTP’s don’t come across very well on blogs because everyone has Google. But in a nice little group setting, say on Christmas Eve around a campfire in the back yard with about 15 people of various ages, all staring into the fire, eating good food and the group participating in the Lateral Thinking, with everyone able to ask questions, it’s a lot of fun. You also get to see how people think (or don’t think, teehee) and everyone hopefully gets some new perspectives.

Other good topics are just plain logic puzzles, like how do you measure exactly 4 liters when you just have a 3-liter container and a 5-liter container and an unlimited supply of water? The containers do not have any measurement lines on them. Those things are fun.

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