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facemaker329 member, 6968 posts Gaming for over 30 years, and counting! Mon 23 Oct 2017 at 07:03 |
One of our performers choked on her lunch yesterday, upstairs in the dressing rooms, while the rest of us were down on the stage, talking. She started beating her hand on the stair rail to get someone's attention...and someone noticed, and yelled, "She's choking!" It's been thirty years and change since I was taught the Heimlich maneuver (First Aid training in the Boy Scouts), and in all that time, I've never needed to use it...never even seen it used, except as a gag bit in comedy movies. But I remembered it well enough that I went into auto-pilot the moment I realized nobody else was moving. And it worked, and someone is still alive because I paid attention in Boy Scouts a LONG time ago. I don't share this because I find myself heroic. I share it because it's really easy to tell ourselves, "I'll never need to know that," or, "Someone else will know what to do if that's ever needed." But sometimes, YOU are that 'someone else'. We can't be prepared for everything...but there are a lot of situations we can be prepared for. Learn what you can. It's not just an advertising cliche when they say you migyt save someone's life. | |||||
DarkLightHitomi member, 1212 posts Mon 23 Oct 2017 at 22:28 |
Therefore, unless you roll 15+ (to put it in gaming terms :), choosing to know nothing beyond day-to-day stuff will be a death sentance for someone. The fewer people with those life saving skills, the more higher you need to roll. | |||||
Tyr Hawk member, 334 posts You know that one guy? Yeah, that's me. Wed 1 Nov 2017 at 22:22 |
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! | |||||
CrazyIvan777 member, 212 posts Mon 13 Nov 2017 at 03:31 |
And me... Eating healthier. Finding fruits and vegetables I really like. Smaller portions. I mean, granted, I'm on day four of this, and the cravings for pizza are strong, but man... I never thought I'd like good-for-me food! It's kinda awesome! | |||||
Eggy member, 769 posts Wed 6 Dec 2017 at 07:20 |
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Yaztromo member, 128 posts Thu 7 Dec 2017 at 01:24 |
I know the feeling. Very best of luck! | |||||
CrazyIvan777 member, 218 posts Thu 7 Dec 2017 at 01:29 |
You're gonna walk out knowing how to use the longbow and longsword! Excellent! :D | |||||
Eggy member, 770 posts Sat 9 Dec 2017 at 16:26 |
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facemaker329 member, 6975 posts Gaming for over 30 years, and counting! Sun 10 Dec 2017 at 02:27 |
I was very unhappy about it when it happened. A little perspective has given me plenty of reason to be glad. | |||||
Wyrm member, 644 posts Thu 14 Dec 2017 at 00:26 |
Alexa: "Playing 'If I were a Rich man', by Fiddler on the Roof." And the mellow voice of Topol wafts through the air. This message had punctuation tweaked by the user at 05:13, Thu 14 Dec 2017. | |||||
chupabob member, 199 posts Sat 16 Dec 2017 at 03:05 |
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Tyr Hawk member, 342 posts You know that one guy? Yeah, that's me. Tue 2 Jan 2018 at 18:30 |
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/1.B36120 NASA CONFIRMED THE EM DRIVE WORKS! It's not like... it's still not 100% and "needs to be reconciled with physics" but it's... IT'S A THING! AND THINGS ARE... JUST... AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!! Additional Paper on the subject: https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2015-4083 Original Experiments: http://ssi.org/2016-breakthrou...pulsion-proceedings/ A well-done layman's explanation: https://motherboard.vice.com/e...ion-system-explained Edited for a minor correction. Original Paper wasn't original paper. XD My bad. This message was last edited by the user at 19:59, Tue 02 Jan 2018. | |||||
Mrrshann618 member, 125 posts Tue 2 Jan 2018 at 19:01 |
There was an engine tested a few years ago, I think the developers called it an Ion drive, where it slowly built thrust. During the initial orbital test it went to nearly full operation and then shut down at the last second due to some failure? Is this that same drive version 2? | |||||
Tyr Hawk member, 343 posts You know that one guy? Yeah, that's me. Tue 2 Jan 2018 at 20:22 |
It is not. The EM Drive has only been through the studies I linked over the past two years, and in none of them did it fail. Ion propulsion has been a thing for a while according to https://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/about/fs21grc.html , so if it was an Ion drive it would've been an experimental one trying something new. The EM Drive is awesome because it breaks one of the laws of physics (or at least as we understand them), and, thus far, it has only been confirmed in experiments (few as they may be).* Truly a wondrous time to live in. :) *Again, it is still possible it doesn't actually work the way we think it does, but 2/2 on direct experiments and 1/1 on "Well, it's not this instead" is reason to get excited in my book! | |||||
bigbadron moderator, 15489 posts He's big, he's bad, but mostly he's Ron. Tue 2 Jan 2018 at 20:28 |
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facemaker329 member, 6980 posts Gaming for over 30 years, and counting! Wed 3 Jan 2018 at 04:56 |
But it doesn't burn any fuel. It doesn't have any exhaust. It's terrible, for those reasons, for rapid acceleration. But because it doesn't burn fuel, it's an incredible theoretical option for long-duration voyages, because it can continue accelerating beyond its initial thrust to break orbit...which means it has the potential to build up speeds that, heretofore, have been the stuff of dreams. If I recall correctly (it's been a long time since I read any articles about it, so I may have this wrong), it is speculated that, if they can scale it up to an appropriate size and it still functions in the way it has with small-scale tests, it would cut travel time to Mars down to a couple of months or less... | |||||
phoenix9lives member, 955 posts GENE POLICE! YOU! GET OUTTA THE POOL! Wed 3 Jan 2018 at 14:48 |
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CrazyIvan777 member, 223 posts Thu 4 Jan 2018 at 19:37 |
After an entire lifetime of being sedentary (and paying the health price for such) I am now on week 3 of biking (stationary bike in my apartment) 3 days a week, adding one minute to the ride each time. Today I crested 19 minutes 20 seconds. Super proud of myself! | |||||
Tyr Hawk member, 344 posts You know that one guy? Yeah, that's me. Fri 5 Jan 2018 at 16:21 |
Add in that, because there's no fuel, you don't have to allocate space for fuel in your build, which accounts for huge amounts of both volume and weight in modern rockets and spaceship design. Now, getting it to the point where it could lift a rocket off the ground is currently difficult to imagine, but for spaceships it's incredible. Also, new Monster Hunter World trailer and beta announcement has me so hyped! SUCH NERDGASM. | |||||
V_V member, 668 posts You can call me V, just V Life; a journey made once Sat 13 Jan 2018 at 07:11 |
*Hands out onion and horseradish SPIIIiiiIIICY turkey sandwiches* This'll clear the sinuses. Well, and maybe the room. :| Edit: I'll post the recipe elsewhere on CC. This message was last edited by the user at 10:47, Sat 13 Jan 2018. | |||||
aguy777 member, 249 posts Join Date: Fri, 29 Nov, 2013 Sat 13 Jan 2018 at 07:33 |
Mind sharing the recipe? I'm curious and would love to try "V's Spicy Turkey Sandwich". | |||||
facemaker329 member, 6982 posts Gaming for over 30 years, and counting! Sat 13 Jan 2018 at 09:37 |
This also puts me WAY ahead of the game for the actual show run. I've never had a chance to 'test run' prosthetics this far in advance. I need to remake a few pieces...but I know I've got stuff that will work, and look good. | |||||
Dottie_V member, 117 posts The fifth in a series of odd things you saw today. Wed 17 Jan 2018 at 00:53 |
I haven't stopped smiling since the interview concluded. <3 | |||||
jpetoh member, 366 posts As irrational as pi. Tue 23 Jan 2018 at 03:18 |
After a LOT of e-mails, meetings, and go-rounds, I finally got the agent at the team's liability insurance to agree that, yes, we should receive full compensation for the post-insurance bill and ambulance ride. It may take a few more weeks to get a check, but it the answer we wanted and needed. | |||||
Tyr Hawk member, 346 posts You know that one guy? Yeah, that's me. Tue 30 Jan 2018 at 19:55 |
That's awesome. I'm so glad to hear that after having read your story elsewhere! |
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