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Things To Do Before You Die

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the what-happened-to-sex-on-an-airplane dept.

Lu Xun writes "A group of British scientists has brought some meaning to our lives by providing a list of 100 scientifically-oriented things to do before you die. The suggestions include 'joining the 300 Club at the South Pole (they take a sauna to 200 degrees Fahrenheit, then run naked to the pole in minus 100 F) or learning Choctaw, a language with two past tenses - one for giving information which is definitely true, the other for passing on material taken without checking from someone else.'"

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  1. I got something on my mind... by bersl2 · · Score: -1, Troll

    but I'll get trolled halfway around teh Intarweb for actually telling anybody. Meh.

  2. I know! by oexeo · · Score: 0, Troll

    Tell your family and friends you're getting much better, and the doc says you have a 100% chance of pulling through. You should see the look on their faces when you croak, they'll be laughing so hard, that they totally forgot your deceased dead carcass collapsed on the floor

    Was that sick? sorry.

  3. Here's a Cluestick by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Just about every student in the US learns the metric system in the US in grade school and/or in high school.

    We've already been introduced to it, we just think it sucks. Especially Celsius scale, what a fuckin ridiculous scale. And since we're the US, we can do whatever the fuck we want, so back the fuck off, you fag. We don't have to listen to nobody.

  4. Re:Riiight ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    lol, i love my anonymous friends

  5. RTFA you idiot mods by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    RTFA you idiot mods And while you're at it, RTF Moderation Guidelines

    1. Re:RTFA you idiot mods by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Don't be angry my friend. It's rated correct but the scoring is inverse. Let them live in their own little egocentric world and enjoy our underground society. Browse at +1 max and you'll find many interesting posts from like-minded anonymous ppl that care for content instead their karma.

  6. 20K bulge? by Snar+Bloot · · Score: 0, Troll
    The Earth's rotation causes a 20-kilometre bulge at the equator, making Chimborazo volcano in Ecuador the highest mountain above sea level.

    Wouldn't this same bulge effect occur in the sea as well?

    1. Re:20K bulge? by Snar+Bloot · · Score: 1, Troll
      I can understand why it's peak would be the furthest from the center of the Earth, but the article said the "highest above sea level", and since the oblateness of the Earth affects the sea as well, I still think it's only 20,000 feet above sea level.

      Highest above the center of the earth, yes.
      Highest above sea level, no.

  7. Re:Riiight ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    A LIVE person....