Road Runner Posted May 23, 2017 Share #1 Posted May 23, 2017 I was watching Mike and Mike this morning. Mike Greenberg graduated from Northwestern and Mike Golic from Notre Dame. Both very prestigious universities. They were discussing what it would be like to eat a sandwich on the moon and Greenberg exclaimed that if you dropped the sandwich, it might go anywhere since there is no gravity on the moon. Golic agreed with Greenberg's statement about no gravity and about the uncertainty of where the sandwich might end up if it was let go on the moon. No longer will I admonish pro athletes with a college degree when they massacre the English language. That's nothing compared to a moon with no gravity. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted May 23, 2017 Share #2 Posted May 23, 2017 So that's why they are cancelling their show, not because those two are rumored to not be able to stand each other anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_in Ray Of Sunshine Posted May 23, 2017 Share #3 Posted May 23, 2017 I worked with engineers who went to Penn State and RIT....and they were far, far inferior to the guy who went to Alfred. And if a moron like me can hold a 3.89 average, that doesn't say much about the academic standards. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_in Ray Of Sunshine Posted May 23, 2017 Share #4 Posted May 23, 2017 Just now, Indy said: So that's why they are cancelling their show, Because there's no gravity on the moon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted May 23, 2017 Share #5 Posted May 23, 2017 So, "Mike & Mike" was a science show? Not having gone to a liberated arts school, I can't really say for sure, but I kinda doubt the BFA folks ever set foot in a science class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share #6 Posted May 23, 2017 2 minutes ago, 2Far said: I can't really say for sure, but I kinda doubt the BFA folks ever set foot in a science class. How about in the 5th grade? I'm pretty sure I learned about the 1/6 gravity thing by the 5th grade. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted May 23, 2017 Share #7 Posted May 23, 2017 Just now, Road Runner said: How about in the 5th grade? I'm pretty sure I learned about the 1/6 gravity thing by the 5th grade. Yeah, but you were in science class not the school musical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted May 23, 2017 Share #8 Posted May 23, 2017 I liked Click and Clack. Both MIT graduates, but really smart and down to earth. I saw them at a show at MIT, it was great. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caretaker Posted May 23, 2017 Share #9 Posted May 23, 2017 Gravity should never be treated lightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted May 23, 2017 Share #10 Posted May 23, 2017 The situation is grave. If we don't correct our education system we'll end up with people attempting records for public flogging soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 23, 2017 Share #11 Posted May 23, 2017 I would take a hamburger to the moon and drop it so that it would become a cheeseburger when it hit the surface of the moon! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted May 23, 2017 Share #12 Posted May 23, 2017 Of course Gravity is just a theory, so you can't prove that it exists on the Moon. Could be some other theory there 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share #13 Posted May 23, 2017 7 minutes ago, Indy said: you can't prove that it exists on the Moon I think we did that with Apollo 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UglyBob Posted May 23, 2017 Share #14 Posted May 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Caretaker said: Gravity should never be treated lightly. That's right. It's not just a good idea, it's the law. Newton's Law... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted May 23, 2017 Share #15 Posted May 23, 2017 3 minutes ago, UglyBob said: That's right. It's not just a good idea, it's the law. Newton's Law... Dunno, the force of stupid is far greater than the force of gravity. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post UglyBob Posted May 23, 2017 Popular Post Share #16 Posted May 23, 2017 Just now, 2Far said: Dunno, the force of stupid is far greater than the force of gravity. Too true. Gravity has its limits, stupid doesn't. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted May 23, 2017 Share #17 Posted May 23, 2017 2 hours ago, Road Runner said: I think we did that with Apollo 11. Then why is it just a theory and not a law? Since it is just a theory, we've proven nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted May 23, 2017 Share #18 Posted May 23, 2017 3 hours ago, Indy said: Of course Gravity is just a theory, so you can't prove that it exists on the Moon. Could be some other theory there I think there might be a metric ( or moontric) conversion in there somewhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 23, 2017 Share #19 Posted May 23, 2017 3 hours ago, Road Runner said: I think we did that with Apollo 11. Like that really happened! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted May 23, 2017 Share #20 Posted May 23, 2017 Sports can be good. TV devoted solely to sports commentary with no live sports = hugely terribad other than that it keeps otherwise unemployable people in a job they probably need because they couldn't manage the huge money they made doing sports and blew it all on hookers and blow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_in Ray Of Sunshine Posted May 23, 2017 Share #21 Posted May 23, 2017 5 hours ago, maddmaxx said: If we don't correct our education system we'll end up with people attempting records for public flogging soon. I would do the required YouTube search and prove you wrong, but I really don't want that in my search history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_in Ray Of Sunshine Posted May 23, 2017 Share #22 Posted May 23, 2017 3 hours ago, Indy said: Then why is it just a theory and not a law? It is: "Gravity. It's not just a good idea, it's the law". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted May 23, 2017 Share #23 Posted May 23, 2017 6 hours ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said: I worked with engineers who went to Penn State and RIT....and they were far, far inferior to the guy who went to Alfred. And if a moron like me can hold a 3.89 average, that doesn't say much about the academic standards. My mom and dad went to Alfred. My Grandfather was a professor of Ceramic Engineering there in the 1930's. He left there to teach at Penn State during the 1940's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share #24 Posted May 23, 2017 6 hours ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said: and they were far, far inferior to the guy who went to Alfred. This guy? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_in Ray Of Sunshine Posted May 23, 2017 Share #25 Posted May 23, 2017 1 minute ago, BuffJim said: My mom and dad went to Alfred. We had two young fresh-out-of-college engineers. One from RIT, the other from Alfred. The second was sharp (and took abuse really, really well). The first one? Well when I carefully explained why his fexture* wouldn't tell him what he wanted to know and he'd be better off with a pair of verniers and a $3 Horror Fright square, you'd have thought I was trying to discuss Quantum Mechanics with a cow. *Stanley needs a spell checker on his engraving software. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted May 23, 2017 Share #26 Posted May 23, 2017 6 hours ago, maddmaxx said: we'll end up with people attempting records for public flogging soon I suspect RG holds the record for private flogging, so I'm guessing he'll take a poke at the public record soon. I'll expect he'll set one too if he doesn't get arrested first. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted May 24, 2017 Share #27 Posted May 24, 2017 It reminds me of Jay Leno asking people on the street things like who the USA fought in the Civil War and so many had no clue. As a scientist, it is often difficult for me to carry on a conversation with certain opinionated people who clearly never studied the topic under consideration but think they know-it-all. It's also hard to watch some TV shows and movies because I know they are violating the laws of physics. People put their minds in a "suspension of disbelief" when they watch TV. a movie, read fiction, etc. I sometimes have to put myself in "double suspension of disbelief." Nevertheless, I think of myself as somewhat akin to Socrates: I'm somewhat wise because I realize how little I know. On the other hand, I seldom sought the easy way out when I came to becoming educated. I came from a poor family and wanted to get as much education as possible. I made sure I had a real university education while majoring in chemistry, not just a "trade school" chemistry-physics-biology education: courses through fluency in French, philosophy, ancient literature, etc. Throughout life I've studied history and music and played and coached sports. None of that made me rich, but it did leave me able to find decent-paying employment throughout my life without ever worrying I couldn't find another job. I'm appalled at how little about the things people should know many people know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted May 24, 2017 Share #28 Posted May 24, 2017 16 minutes ago, MickinMD said: As a scientist, it is often difficult for me to carry on a conversation with certain opinionated people who clearly never studied the topic under consideration but think they know-it-all... People put their minds in a "suspension of disbelief"... I recently came across this: "The biggest obstacle to communication is people don't listen to understand. They listen to reply." 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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