The WELL: pre.vue.140: QOTW: The interesting thing I know

#13: metric buttload of (cjp) Sun 15 Jul 07 12:49

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 12:49:00 PDT

I definitely would have lost any round of Jeapordy that had had that as the stumper. [Read entire topic]

#12: The WELL is not a sorority house (rosebud) Tue 10 Jul 07 16:20

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:20:00 PDT

Cream of tartar (potassium bitartrate), that little container that is found in many kitchen cabinets and used to stabilize and give height to meringue, angel food cakes and snickerdoodle cookies is really a by-product of wine.

The tartar crystalizes in wine barrels (or steel tanks) during the fermentation process and is a result from grape skins and yeast hulls. You will also find this crystalization on the bottom of a wine cork or in a wine bottle. Harmless to the wine and dissipates in the warmth of a hand. The crystals are often referred to as "wine diamonds." [Read entire topic]

#11: Cynthia Dyer-Bennet (cdb) Wed 16 May 07 10:54

Wed, 16 May 2007 10:54:00 PDT

Oh, don't know what "It's All in the Game" is? Here's a link to a lovely version of it....

http://www.jamesleestanley.com/eternalcontra.html#game

Just click the green arrow to play it (safe for work...) [Read entire topic]

#10: Cynthia Dyer-Bennet (cdb) Wed 16 May 07 10:50

Wed, 16 May 2007 10:50:00 PDT

I recently learned that the tune for "It's All in the Game" was written by the US Vice President under Calvin Cooledge. [Read entire topic]

#9: fluted pan (satyr) Sun 13 May 07 09:49

Sun, 13 May 2007 09:49:00 PDT

If a compound is ordinarily gaseous at the temperature at which water freezes, and can be liquified at a slightly higher temperature by means of moderate pressurization, then it is a potential candidate for use in a system for keeping surfaces ice free through the distribution of a modest amount of heat on an as-needed basis, determined by the rate of condensation of the gaseous substance on the inner surface of the pressure vessel, in various locations. [Read entire topic]

#8: Jett Rink (jettrinkjr) Sat 12 May 07 11:00

Sat, 12 May 2007 11:00:00 PDT

Interesting about those unintended cues. Never thought of that before.

IMO, the best line from the Brown Bomber came right after his '36 fight with Max Schmeling. His mother asked what had happened and JL said, "He just whooped me, Mama."

Schmeling went on to become an industrialist of some sort, while JL ended up broke and greeting casino visitors in Las Vegas. The story goes that he and Schmeling developed a friendship in later years, and Schmeling helped keep him afloat during hard times, and even, IIRC, paid for his funeral. [Read entire topic]

#7: SLJ*O (chuck) Sat 12 May 07 09:05

Sat, 12 May 2007 09:05:00 PDT

During WWII Joe Louis used to visit military bases and spar a round with the local intramural boxers. After one round he was heard to tell his opponent, "You should be in the Signal Corps." [Read entire topic]

#6: The Great and Terrible (kafclown) Sat 12 May 07 06:31

Sat, 12 May 2007 06:31:00 PDT

re: The boxer who could slap you-- I'm thinking it's because he's learned to suppress the normal cues that people give when they are about to do something.

When F. Mathias Alexander (the founder of the Alexander Technique) started looking very closely at what people did and how they held themselves, he realized that they do unconscious little things before they do something.

People lower their head slightly before they sit down; before you speak, you might tilt your head to one side, etc., etc.

Microscopic tells.

I'm thinking the boxer has learned to suppress or overcome his tells. [Read entire topic]

#5: metric buttload of (cjp) Fri 11 May 07 08:42

Fri, 11 May 2007 08:42:00 PDT

I recently read that over half of all Americans believe in creationism. And this is the 21st century.

Since this isn't so far off from the mindset that led to dunking witches in Salem, I now better understand why we torture confessions out of suspects. [Read entire topic]

#4: Jett Rink (jettrinkjr) Fri 11 May 07 08:18

Fri, 11 May 2007 08:18:00 PDT

I knew a boxer once who could give you a friendly slap and you'd never know he had moved his hand. [Read entire topic]