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Curious minds

13 posts · 2008-09-30 03:13:47 to 2008-09-30 11:08:53

#36300504565 09/30/2008 03:13:47 Curious minds

So ive got something on my mind.  Whats the deal with all these people that find out crazy crazy facts.

Example: Who figured out you could get milk from a cow.  What was this person doing and why did he / she drink the white liquid?

Who discovered you could light you botty burps?

Who are these people?  What are they doing?  Why are they doing it?

#36300504573 09/30/2008 03:40:41 Re:Curious minds
I don't even want to begin thinking about what was in the persons mind for the cow one.. '>_>

I guess it's like you said; curious minds. Trial and error, that kind of thing.

We see it on much larger scale nowadays, the likes of the Large Hedron Collider. A lot of the people doing it will be scientists experimenting, be that back in the day where there wasn't the technology we have now, some of the people who come accross this stuff will just be completely lucky and the other ones...well, heaven only knows >_>
#36300504575 09/30/2008 03:54:16 Re:Curious minds

Yeah thats what im getting at!

Seriously, this stuff goes through my head on occasion and i just cant fathom it.  I mean seriously.. cmon.. what are you doing to that cow and why!?  Was it some sick pervert trying to get off or was it some inquizative person that figured out milk was drinkable?  Was it just pure luck?  Was it someone madman trying to procreate with a cow????

Evolution is a curious process but we as a race are just way out there.  Some things just... yeah!

#36300504577 09/30/2008 04:05:37 Re:Re:Curious minds
Criingey wrote:

Yeah thats what im getting at!

Seriously, this stuff goes through my head on occasion and i just cant fathom it.  I mean seriously.. cmon.. what are you doing to that cow and why!?  Was it some sick pervert trying to get off or was it some inquizative person that figured out milk was drinkable?  Was it just pure luck?  Was it someone madman trying to procreate with a cow????

Evolution is a curious process but we as a race are just way out there.  Some things just... yeah!

LOL

I'm sure someone will paint it as luck, but the cynic in me makes me think that maybe there's a little more to it. As unfortunate for the cow as that is. >_>
#36300504579 09/30/2008 04:12:04 Re:Curious minds
I suppose that milk was known to be good source of stuff since mothers produce it for babies, cows would simply produce something similar and do it on a greater scale although back then there wouldn't have been the skimmed, semi-skimmed and full pasteurised versions.

As for the expulsion of waste gasses, it probably didn't take long to figure out the gas' composition after undertsnading the digestion system a little and realising that it some of those gasses could be ignited and then it's just down to waiting for someone sufficiently stupid or crazy to try it in the process.
#36300504597 09/30/2008 05:40:35 Re:Curious minds
LOL!! Criingey Me and you have something in common. Guess i start to ponder things like that when i lose focus or when im bored.
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#36300504602 09/30/2008 06:05:14 Re:Re:Curious minds
byond wrote:
LOL!! Criingey Me and you have something in common. Guess i start to ponder things like that when i lose focus or when im bored.

What can i say... its been a slow day at work, until about 30mins ago!
#36300504629 09/30/2008 07:46:04 Re:Curious minds
Trial and error, my favourite ... well, I make more errors, though >.<'

Btw:
Theory is if you know everything and nothing works.
Praxis is if everything works but you don't know why.
Reality is if nothing works and nobody knows why.
#36300504638 09/30/2008 07:55:45 Re:Re:Curious minds
GoDGiVeR wrote:
Trial and error, my favourite ... well, I make more errors, though >.<'

Btw:
Theory is if you know everything and nothing works.
Praxis is if everything works but you don't know why.
Reality is if nothing works and nobody knows why.
Didn't Praxis explode though?
#36300504663 09/30/2008 08:41:54 Re:Curious minds

My guess is, the same people who come up with stuff like this: http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Milk.

#36300504701 09/30/2008 11:02:00 Re:Curious minds
Did anyone say "cow suit"?
#36300504703 09/30/2008 11:08:53 Re:Re:Re:Curious minds
Vinia wrote:
GoDGiVeR wrote:
Trial and error, my favourite ... well, I make more errors, though >.<'

Btw:
Theory is if you know everything and nothing works.
Praxis is if everything works but you don't know why.
Reality is if nothing works and nobody knows why.
Didn't Praxis explode though?

If you mean this praxis, then you're well informed =D