Fact Or Fiction? - Page 3

greed · 05-26-2007, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikose Tyris

Mind you, hey also churn out their own Urban legends on their own time to keep the legends coming so they always have work.

Don't be silly, that was debunked by Snopes. /ripping off XKCD

Preturbed · 05-26-2007, 05:36 PM

I spent half my day rambling Snopes. Thanks.

Professor Smarmiarty · 05-27-2007, 02:32 AM

They do make us remove all our credit cards and keys before we use our NMR magnet which is some high amount of tesla. Though maybe they jsut being overcautious.

The Wandering God · 05-27-2007, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Preturbed

I spent half my day rambling Snopes. Thanks.

I do my best.
EGO

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Originally Posted by Hawk

No, the title is "Fact or Fiction?", not "Urban myths and legends."

I don't see any difference in subject really. Certainly the story was a bit... weird though.

My favorite urban legend would have to be that Mr. Rogers was a Marine sniper. WRONG! He was just a very cool, very (in the good way) religious kind of guy who wanted to make everyone feel special. R.I.P. (Seriously.)

The Wandering God

The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk · 05-27-2007, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by The Wandering God

I don't see any difference in subject really.

I believe the question mark was the clue. The intention for this thread was for people to ask whether things they have heard are in fact true or not. It was not supposed to be a generic urban myths thread. For a start it wasn't a question, secondly I wouldn't even classify it as an urban myth or small truth or any other such term, as urban myths are usually something people have actually heard about and not some random story about a game companies small fuck up that's not even a footnote in history.

The Wandering God · 05-29-2007, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Hawk

I believe the question mark was the clue. The intention for this thread was for people to ask whether things they have heard are in fact true or not. It was not supposed to be a generic urban myths thread. For a start it wasn't a question, secondly I wouldn't even classify it as an urban myth or small truth or any other such term, as urban myths are usually something people have actually heard about and not some random story about a game companies small fuck up that's not even a footnote in history.

Ah. Sorry.

I didn't realize that I had to be a thread Nazi AND anal. Now I get it. Of course, he was probably referring to myths surrounding videogames. Like, "to revive Aeris (omg spoilerz) you must first master every materia in the game, then go to the crater after the game, and battle Neo-Ultra-Super-Sephiroth." I imagine the example given was because few people know if the game really had a different cover or not. Like how it would be pretty sweet if there was a screenshot of General Leo being in the party. (Which I just made up. Seriously. Not gonna happen. Nope. Not even in the GBA port.)

The Wandering God

Magus · 05-30-2007, 12:55 AM

Ah, but to get Cloud's Gunblade all you must do is go through the Golden Saucer Arena Challenge 40 times and then fight the hidden "??? Weapon", this also unlocks his final Limit Break, "Cherry Blossom"!

The internet is (or was) full of such tom-foolery rumors. The above was an example of a fake one some of my friends at an internet forum made up in order to attempt to spread throughout the internet several years ago; they even had doctored pics of Cloud's status screens.

Anyway, something I'm not sure of: is the exact center of the Earth a zero-grav environment? (provided you were not burnt to a crisp by the molten rock)

Ryu Kurai · 05-30-2007, 01:47 AM

According to the laws of gravity, if you were at the exact center of the Earth, you would not be affected by gravity in the usual sense. Basically, instead of air pushing down on top of you to determine your weight, it would be one hella hot core. But, do not fear. Because you are at the center of the earth, all the mass around the earth is being attracted to your center. Unfortunately, if you aren't made up of materials as strong as the earth's core or as condensible, you would be crushed.

So, to answer your question, yes, the absolute center of the earth would be a zero-grav environment when applying Newton's laws of physics. The area around any center mass is always pulling inward, however. The only reason our core isn't made of some kind of super-condensed solid by now is because an object having force applied to it will respond with an equal amount of force. Basically, this means an object pushes back with equal force, modified by the object's chemical makeup.

It is because of this condensing effect, however, that many geologists believe that the earth has a solid, rather than a liquid core.

You would be so incinerated, though.

I'm personally interested in the sightings of lizard men. Such sightings could be the creation of alcohol, but there are quite a few of them. I remember a fairly good paranormal info site had a lot on them, including quite a few articles on the matter.

It certainly would be a biological discovery if they were real, but people under the influences of certain hallucinogenic drugs have seen them. Granted, unlike the other sightings, those lizard men aren't hell bend on killing people.

Professor Smarmiarty · 05-30-2007, 04:04 AM

Well you would still be effected by the sun and other planets.
I drew a pretty picture of space-time today. It was blue AND green!

Ryu Kurai · 05-30-2007, 12:59 PM

Yes, but they're far away enough that they would have very little effect on you, the immediate presence of those heavy tons of rock would have a much greater effect. Since you're getting pulled the same amount of force from each side, you wouldn't be moving.

But, yes, the sun and other planets would have an effect on the planet's movement as a whole. I was thinking he meant zero-grav as in "Can I floatz now lol?"

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I drew a pretty picture of space-time today. It was blue AND green!

You should post it as your avatar.

05-26-2007, 05:36 PM	#22
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Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	Ah, but to get Cloud's Gunblade all you must do is go through the Golden Saucer Arena Challenge 40 times and then fight the hidden "??? Weapon", this also unlocks his final Limit Break, "Cherry Blossom"! The internet is (or was) full of such tom-foolery rumors. The above was an example of a fake one some of my friends at an internet forum made up in order to attempt to spread throughout the internet several years ago; they even had doctored pics of Cloud's status screens. Anyway, something I'm not sure of: is the exact center of the Earth a zero-grav environment? (provided you were not burnt to a crisp by the molten rock) __________________ The Valiant Review

05-30-2007, 01:47 AM	#28
Ryu Kurai OBJEC- Mmm, this is good coffee. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The hell of an offline social life. Posts: 787	According to the laws of gravity, if you were at the exact center of the Earth, you would not be affected by gravity in the usual sense. Basically, instead of air pushing down on top of you to determine your weight, it would be one hella hot core. But, do not fear. Because you are at the center of the earth, all the mass around the earth is being attracted to your center. Unfortunately, if you aren't made up of materials as strong as the earth's core or as condensible, you would be crushed. So, to answer your question, yes, the absolute center of the earth would be a zero-grav environment when applying Newton's laws of physics. The area around any center mass is always pulling inward, however. The only reason our core isn't made of some kind of super-condensed solid by now is because an object having force applied to it will respond with an equal amount of force. Basically, this means an object pushes back with equal force, modified by the object's chemical makeup. It is because of this condensing effect, however, that many geologists believe that the earth has a solid, rather than a liquid core. You would be so incinerated, though. I'm personally interested in the sightings of lizard men. Such sightings could be the creation of alcohol, but there are quite a few of them. I remember a fairly good paranormal info site had a lot on them, including quite a few articles on the matter. It certainly would be a biological discovery if they were real, but people under the influences of certain hallucinogenic drugs have seen them. Granted, unlike the other sightings, those lizard men aren't hell bend on killing people. __________________ It's like I'm really on TV!

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Professor Smarmiarty Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: K-space Posts: 9,758	Well you would still be effected by the sun and other planets. I drew a pretty picture of space-time today. It was blue AND green!