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03-30-2009 , 12:34 PM

#151

Quicksilvre

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Originally Posted by RoundTower

whale civilization

"whalivilization"

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08-02-2009 , 10:42 PM

#152

JL514

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felt like this thread needed a bump

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08-02-2009 , 10:46 PM

#153

kkcountry

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whatever happened to Empire Man

he was a lock for 2009 OOT noob of the year

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08-02-2009 , 11:18 PM

#154

suzzer99

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I saw this was bumped and was really hoping it for was a news story of a whale getting hit by lightning. Damn you tease bumpers.

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08-02-2009 , 11:31 PM

#155

jmakin

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this thread was sooo funny..

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08-03-2009 , 04:14 AM

#156

Vantek

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Unlikely.

Any mammal or fish that lives in water can sense an electrical storm and will go deep to stay out of harms way. When lightning hits an open body of water (ocean) most of the charge is absorbed within the first few metres.

If whales hide from lightning storms, isn't this fact alone enough to prove that a ÄÄÄÄload of whales have been killed by lightning? Otherwise, what would have caused them to develop an urge to hide from an electrical storm?

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08-03-2009 , 04:40 AM

#157

suzzer99

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Fear of loud noises?

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08-03-2009 , 05:27 AM

#158

sublime

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suzzer. good work sir!

people who quoted his entire post to say the same thing, not so good work.

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08-03-2009 , 05:38 AM

#159

trigstarr

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Originally Posted by sublime

suzzer. good work sir!

people who quoted his entire post to say the same thing, not so good work.

i agree

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08-03-2009 , 12:42 PM

#160

TheTROLL

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Missed this first time round. Excellent stuff. 7 is def on the low side.

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08-04-2009 , 12:47 AM

#161

tinin

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wait wait wait but how old is the earth

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08-04-2009 , 01:21 AM

#162

sledghammer

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Originally Posted by Vantek

They are probably avoiding the waves

Last edited by sledghammer; 08-04-2009 at 01:21 AM. Reason: or maybe eels

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08-04-2009 , 03:22 AM

#163

microbet

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Current will take multiple paths in proportion to their resistance and the difference in resistance between a whale and the surrounding water isn't so great that you can guarantee that a massive amount of current in one will result in a safe amount of current in the other.

People swimming in the ocean have been hurt and occasionally killed by lightning.

Whales have been around for 50,000,000 years. I'm taking the over on this one.

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08-04-2009 , 03:54 AM

#164

Josem

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Originally Posted by microbet

what would you know about electricity?

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08-04-2009 , 04:41 AM

#165

Losing all

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Good bump. I think about this kind of thing all the time. Like how many people were killed by .45 bullets in the 40's? o/u 200K

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08-04-2009 , 05:21 AM

#166

Jnr Logical

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Originally Posted by That Foreign Guy

And boobies.

Also I think both you and your friend are on the low side, based on the super awesome math post with the map.

Maybe they like being on the low side.

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08-04-2009 , 05:59 AM

#167

mikewvp

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I've definitely seen a whale get struck by lightning. I just don't know if it died.

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08-05-2009 , 12:53 AM

#168

ColeW123

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Bout tree fitty.

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08-05-2009 , 02:07 AM

#169

ctyri

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The internet has decided.

no, they're underwater most of the time...

Case closed.

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08-05-2009 , 02:31 AM

#170

Stuey

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The girl on mythbusters posed in maxim guys, no need to go to all this trouble to get her in a bathing suit. yesh

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08-05-2009 , 05:46 AM

#171

siccjay

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Whales are the devil

http://www.facebook.com/imaGeeDub?re...5629237?ref=ts

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08-05-2009 , 09:04 AM

#172

luegofuego

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thread

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08-05-2009 , 11:25 AM

#173

JL514

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Originally Posted by ctyri

The internet has decided.

no, they're underwater most of the time...

Case closed.

Question is down but... did you just really post a yahoo answers link ? Really?

http://www.11points.com/Web-Tech/11_...hanged_My_Life

In case you're too lazy:

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Help! I just noticed today when I pulled back my foreskin for no apparent reason(Just kinda fiddling with it, y'know?), I saw these green spots. When I pulled them back further, I saw more green spots. They don't look like a rash or something, since they are GREEN. To be more precise, it's like a light greenish kind of color, not straight out green.

I have *NO IDEA* when I got them, and I'm afraid it could be something serious(Hey! Ask anyone, you'll be freaked out when you see some weird stuff on your penis)...

Any ideas on what to do? I prefer not to visit the doctor, since I feel kinda shameful about it....Although if it has even a slight chance of being something serious, I won't hesitate.

P.S. It's not a STD. I'm a virgin.

I'd like to thank helpful Yahoo Answers user "bigboyscottb" for making this relevant for our purposes here today. See, he had an answer for 5yewy5r...

You really need some Professional help. Yahoo answers isn't the place to really talk about it. And who knows maby some one might of sneaked into your room last night with a green sharpie and pulled a prank on you. But who cares my theorie is not really truthful! ^_^

Yep. Don't you hate it when your roommate sneaks into your room in the middle of the night, pulls down your foreskin and draws light green dots all over your penis?

I just can't believe bigboyscottb had the self-awareness to note that Yahoo Answers isn't the place to go when the head of your penis has molded over... and inadvertently proved that point words later by proffering his prank "theorie"... a theorie so bad that it should even make Yahoo Answers users go, "Wow, guy... really???"

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08-05-2009 , 12:57 PM

#174

Vantek

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"Hi. Does anyone know if it's possible to use a background that would essentially turn my computer monitor into a mirror? Scanning a mirror doesn't work."

hahahahahah that's brilliant