Archive of entries posted on May 2017

Saturday Night Open Thread

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Last night’s Open Thread Post was a pretty generic post. Nothing more than “Hey, post something, won’t you?” I didn’t talk about anything, post a video, or anything. Well, Oppo didn’t like that.

Nope. Not gonna start until Basil free-associates a little.

Well, there was a good reason for that. I was driving. A pretty long drive at that.

I didn’t drive directly from Columbus. But I did start from about as far west as you can get in Columbus. I wasn’t quite spitting distance from the Chattahoochee River, but I could have rolled down the window and tossed a bottle into it. Really. And I had a stop or two to make along the way.

I mentioned to Oppo at the time that I was busy driving. I did that at the red light in Lumber City. Yes, THE red light. Because they have one. So, I didn’t get to explain much at the time, what with that single opportunity to stop after I got notice of his comment, and it being another 15-20 minutes until the next stop.

Some days are like that. More going on than hours in the day to properly deal with it all. So, last night, I didn’t have much to say prior to the request for your comments, jokes, links, and assorted nonsense. Like I’m about to do now.

It’s Saturday Night Open Thread. What do you want to talk about? The floor is yours.

Who wants to start?

I’ve Never Eaten a Life-Saver in the Dark With a Mirror. You?

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[LIFE SAVER LIGHTNING (Triboluminescence Slow Motion) – Smarter Every Day] (Viewer #265,800)

Here’s what happens as the candy breaks:

areas of positive and negative charge are formed in the sugar crystal. When a high enough potential difference is created, electrons jump across the fractures in the crystal. They collide with nitrogen gas molecules in the air. In turn, these are excited to produce positively charged nitrogen ions, which produce a blue luminescence. Some ultraviolet is also produced, and causes the oil of wintergreen (methyl salicylate) to fluoresce with a particularly intense blue-light production.

Link of the Day: Satire – Trump Expresses Willingness To “Sacrifice Canada” In Potential War With North Korea

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[High Praise! to The Burrard Street Journal]

Trump Expresses Willingness To ‘Sacrifice Canada’ In Potential War With North Korea

[Think you have a link that’s IMAO-worthy? Send it to harvolson@gmail.com. If I use your link, you will receive High Praise! (assuming you remember to put your name in the email)]