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Originally posted by cojak View PostI find it fascinating, but I do need to be in the mood...And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Did anyone catch 'Michael Johnson, Downhill Skier'? Both fascinating and terrifying stuff.
It's not on iPlayer but is repeated on Sat 13:00 BBC1, I highly recommend it if you want to get into the mindset of a downhill skier, it certainly made me think about skiing within my limits next time I feel like trying to emulate Franz Klammer.Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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Originally posted by gingerjedi View PostDid anyone catch 'Michael Johnson, Downhill Skier'? Both fascinating and terrifying stuff.
It's not on iPlayer but is repeated on Sat 13:00 BBC1, I highly recommend it if you want to get into the mindset of a downhill skier, it certainly made me think about skiing within my limits next time I feel like trying to emulate Franz Klammer.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostDid Franz Klammer ever ski 'within his limits'?
Daniel Albrecht 3 weeks in a Coma and this was just a training run, the way the cheers turn to to silence says it all.Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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I won't be watching.
Now, if they had something like the "Elemental Games", I might be tempted.
1. Fire Event : Have to navigate a maze filled with hidden booby traps that gout out flames, accompanied by Rammstein singing "Feuer Frei".
2. Earth Event : Some giant ziggurat, full of rolling boulders, spiked pits, snakes of course.
3. Water Event : Swimming pool with sharks and stuff. Have to use various materials to construct a way across.
4.Air Event : Chasm that needs traversing, again using various materials.
If anyone was stupid enough to try any of these, the least I could do is appreciate their efforts !Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
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