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Some people hate 3-D and some people love it. But I've never heard anyone say that it's "new" in my lifetime. I think Lee is stretching to say that people are calling it "new" - he's just playing to that segment of the population that already hates 3-D, and they will listen to any anti-3D rhetoric. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Don't dunk the Oreos. I'm sure you can dunk the hookers if you pay them enough money. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Girl calls me and picks me up from my house to get some late-night food. We had done the deed once already, so she was dressed very hot (on a cold day!). Very short skirt, no panties, tight shirt and makeup. I go out, get in her car, and we drive all of four blocks to the restaurant (it was a winter night, so no walking). On the way, she gets a text, and says she's got another guy that just landed at the airport and on his way to her house. She drives around the block and drops me off. I guess she liked him better. Also the shortest date of my life. Except that one time I woke up after ejaculating in my sleep. My hand was pissed off. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Cocaine is less addictive, and much less fattening: http://www.today.com/health/addicted-oreos-you-truly-might-be-8C11399682 Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

For the record, I did not insert it into the toaster intentionally. I just happened to be vacuuming the ceiling, while sitting naked (it was at night!) on my partner's shoulders (she couldn't find a ladder in the middle of the night), while we were preparing a late-night bagel, when she thought that she saw a gerbil on the floor (not in anyone's rectum). I was accidentally getting strangled by the vacuum cord around my neck, which caused an unpleasant erection. Then the gerbil (it was really only a dust bunny from the vacuum) scared her, so the whole thing collapsed, and I fell painfully onto the counter where the already heated toaster just happened to be positioned, and I observed that the bagel landed on the floor, cream-cheese side down, when the searing pain from the toaster's innards suddenly hit me. This caused my partner to attempt to wrench the toaster off my willie, but that jammed it up good (though, not with actual jam. Or cream cheese.) And so this was a legitimate accident, and not a waste of emergency services. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Your theory is that the film producers wanted to make money, and they needed a "money shot" of Bullock in tights to make money! Am I right? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I've liked every Alfonso Cuaron movie that I've seen. I think he's a good director (not brilliant, but good). When his name appears on the credits, I feel compelled to go see the movie in theater, and not wait until the disc release. Peter Jackson and James Cameron are also in that list. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

One reason that USPA members do not take the "coach" rating seriously: the annual fee for a coach is the same as for TIs and AFFIs. This appears as nothing more than a money-grab from USPA. In scuba diving, the equivalent "coach" rating costs less than half, annually, of what the equivalent advanced rating holders pay.

So I'm looking at Parachutist and I see the above poster receiving a 30-year USPA award from gpeek, and I'm thinking "that MUST be a mis-print". 300-year, minimum! Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Not only are roundabouts more efficient, they are more environmental. The fuel necessary to stop and go repeatedly at American intersections is much higher than for roundabouts, where autos can continue their momentum if no traffic is oncoming. Also, they are significantly cheaper than American intersections with traffic lights. There are larger roundabouts that have lights, but the majority of them do not. The median installation cost of an American intersection with traffic lights is $45,000, and maintenance, etc will add to that cost about $5,000 per year. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Here's a real water landing from a BASE jump off a very low bridge https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=1029450826502 Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

You know, I used to work in the building where they assembled the MMU and trained the astronauts there with large tanks of water and mechanical arms in front of large projection screens. Bruce McCandless would come in periodically to say "Hi". It was cool to work there, but knowing how those things actually operate, and then seeing Hollywood's portrayal, I think I'm going to be as critical as Tyson. It's kind of like being a bus driver and then watching "Speed". Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Standard excuse: "So cars can hear me." My reply: "Bullshit. By the time they hear you, you are already past their blind spot." Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Green chile can be blended into a home-made hummus that is vegan and pretty delicious. I prefer Hatch chile, but it's not the only region out there! Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I heard that if your penis is too big to fit in a standard vacuum hose, it means that you should not attempt anal sex with a partner. I was only trying it for fit. Then the dog switched the vacuum on. I have no idea how he plugged it in to the wall socket first. Anyway, the nice ER doctors had some special tools to get me unstuck. Those should come standard with the other vacuum attachments! Fortunately, it was so late at night, that only one other woman was there. Her pet snake had somehow escaped from it's cage and crawled into her hoo-ha while she was sleeping! Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I took on that task years ago. I started with "horsepower", then divided by "power". That left me at "horse". I was unable to go from horse to pony. It was particularly difficult while in the middle of any stream. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

At first, I liked it. Then I realized that there is no poking I need a good poking to get my heart going. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Your new career is well-earned Congratulations! Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

"This is named after your mom?" "Yes." "Let's see what it tastes like." I was really hoping he would say "It tastes like your mom." OK, that would be mean to Maynard Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

All the more reason TO understand it. Once people understand that most Muslims are not puritanical in their beliefs, or adhere to it's tenants as strictly as the extremists do, they will understand how there can be 1.5 billion peace-loving Muslims in the world. Once people understand that most Christians aren't as deranged as Terry Nichols, or greedy as Harold Camping, they will understand Christians are just as human as everyone else (and don't really want to take over the entire world with their ideals). We have to stop measuring the relative worth of religion by it's extremists, or by the extremity of their scriptures. Most people are still good people, even if they believe in invisible sky-gods that write books and do good deeds by possessing mortals. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

This question should probably be in the context of what profession you are hiring for: Mathematician: extrapolate curve data from a 3-D scan, and enter that into Mathematica. Physicist: Weigh the pony, and using the average mass of equines per kilogram, easy division to get the volume. Initial conditions are that you know the average mass of equine and have a large scale. Engineer: Given the average volume of a comparably sized cow, the volume of the pony will be the same +-10% Marketing: Who cares about the volume? Does it come in the colors that the customer wants? Janitor: Uh-uh! I ain't cleaning up all that shit. Edit to add: Chemist: You want the final answer in Moles per milliliter, right? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Tool is my very favorite gun rock band. These kids did it right Edit to add: I would have loved to see the drummer kid arrange his kit into a unicursal hexagram Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

You probably already know this, so I hope I don't offend you. Most of the cell phones use AGPS as their base measure of location. It's quite a bit faster to acquire location (time-to-first-fix), but also based on triangulation from two or more cell phone towers. And that means it's just not accurate compared to autonomous GPS, which uses very fast time measurements from triangulating satellites, and is considerably more accurate. For running/walking/biking or skydiving, I wouldn't use a phone. Some phones also have standard GPS, but only use them as a backup when they can't get an AGPS signal, and those systems are very slow and have poor success acquiring a signal. (correct me if I'm wrong, maybe the latest and greatest smartphones are much better at this). Bottom line, cell-phones as GPS are good for some things (automobile mapping), but autonomous GPS always seems to work better for me for specific tasks (running, skydiving, etc). Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I think she just got used to having nice things when she was with me (I had previously bought an iPhone for her when they were new and when we were together). The iPhone is a nice phone. And watching her drop it, there is no way is was not an accidental drop. I've never seen such a bad crack, though - at least 80% of the screen is shattered. This is why I always have insurance. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I pay my ex a lot of money every month, and she's chosen to work less and less, so that my child support payments are now the majority of her monthly income. Yet, she was determined to have a new iPhone. She can barely afford groceries and is not paying her bills. Of course, I felt a $600 was too much, but I said nothing, other than positive things when she showed me her new prize. Inside, though, I felt it was abuse of her money, and the money that I gave her for our children. Yesterday, in our 5-minute exchange of the children, she dropped the iPhone onto grass, and cracked the glass. No insurance. I took a little bit of pleasure, but it was also a shame. She will likely spend more of the money that I give her for child support on a new one. Even though I don't really believe in Karma, I have to wonder. What is the likelihood of her breaking this thing in the few minutes out of a week that I'm actually there to witness it? Karma. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD