Someone could speculate now that Kangaroos have an "unconscious memory" (was Jung the one who had proposed that) of big, big, REALLY BIG birds flying around in the past and thus attacked that "bird". 
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If you don't succeed on your first attempt, skydiving (and similar activities) is probably not for you.Yes, pibbur was my first thought when I saw this. I do hope he's doing OK.I do think if you are mad enough to paraglide you deserve whatever you get!!!
(I wonder if pibbur would try paragliding in Australia most? I suspect not)
pibbur who actually can't say for sure 'cause he's never tried it.
EDIT: And who is preparing a lengthyish I'm back post.
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Welcome back Pibbur. Sit down, grab yourself a coffee and crack a smile at Crabstickz' annual comeback video:
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I swapped some private emails with him and he said he is improving and, to say hello to the watch.
I didn't see his post yet, welcome back the pibbur!!
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Some discussions get out of hand ... *giggles*
https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthre...ern-(-4-GMT)?p=6192449&viewfull=1#post6192449
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The big event is fast approaching guy & gals:
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And this one:
I chose to put this in a separate post, since understanding it requires some mathematics (but not necessarily university level). It illustrates well what I consider the Fundamental Problem of Calculus:
pibbur who has bought Mathematica.
I chose to put this in a separate post, since understanding it requires some mathematics (but not necessarily university level). It illustrates well what I consider the Fundamental Problem of Calculus:
- Differentials, by all means nice and all that, are fairly easy to find.
- Integrals, so elegant and so beautiful, are also so much harder to master.
pibbur who has bought Mathematica.
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I like that "burn the evidence" part.
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Robert Smith keeps it real.
https://mobile.twitter.com/cunninghamshire/status/1112242986367238145?s=19
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Good one. I was going to say "HILARIOUS", but that's perhaps not the right choice of words in this specific context.
And to the point. Reminds me of radio broadcast, I think it was from a speed skating event some time during the 50's (no, I did not witness it, my dad told me). One of the Norwegians set a new significant world record, and the sports commentator went... "Bevare meg vel" ("Goodness me"). Compare that to the verbal excesses of today (at least like we hear them on Norwegian TV).
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Some number theory:
pibbur who (among other things) despises the unfortunate habit of English-speaking nations of calling a milliard a billion, a billion a trilllion…..Other things being calling natrium (Na) sodium, kalium (K) potassium, aluminium aluminum, 1,609344 km a mile… And all the fahrenheit stuff.
pibbur who (among other things) despises the unfortunate habit of English-speaking nations of calling a milliard a billion, a billion a trilllion…..Other things being calling natrium (Na) sodium, kalium (K) potassium, aluminium aluminum, 1,609344 km a mile… And all the fahrenheit stuff.
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It's not just numbers.
The word I use to say dream in the past tense has always been "drempt", which is spelt "Dreamt". You'll also notice I used the word "spelt". However, when it comes to pretty much every book I ever read, they always spell it "Dreamed", which, to me, always reads as jarring and odd, though "spelled" doesn't.
Another similar example is "Leapt" which is now usually written as "leaped". I could be wrong, but I believe most of "t" endings were ditched sometime in the 20th century as the USA became the dominant market and producer of books. The USA went through a very strict phase of formalising English in this way and is probably why USA English is easier to learn than traditional English with its myriad lawless spellings and pronunciations.
Edit: One example that did survive is "Slept", even in the US it's quite rare to hear people say "Sleeped".
The word I use to say dream in the past tense has always been "drempt", which is spelt "Dreamt". You'll also notice I used the word "spelt". However, when it comes to pretty much every book I ever read, they always spell it "Dreamed", which, to me, always reads as jarring and odd, though "spelled" doesn't.
Another similar example is "Leapt" which is now usually written as "leaped". I could be wrong, but I believe most of "t" endings were ditched sometime in the 20th century as the USA became the dominant market and producer of books. The USA went through a very strict phase of formalising English in this way and is probably why USA English is easier to learn than traditional English with its myriad lawless spellings and pronunciations.
Edit: One example that did survive is "Slept", even in the US it's quite rare to hear people say "Sleeped".
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