Random Thought of the Day

Quote: Fleastiff

So his RMS Titanic movie may have made him a star and a few following movies may have helped but he is not sitting as pretty as he thinks.

I think all those women in the picture would be willing to split his $220 million net worth with him.

So, in case of fire, run.

Quote: rxwine

So, in case of fire, run.

Yes.

But in case of Zombie Apocalypse, pull the pin and throw!

Quote: odiousgambit

Yes.

But in case of Zombie Apocalypse, pull the pin and throw!

Good point!

Quote:

As it turns out, flossing holds a special place in the annals of habit science. Stubblebine cited psychologist B.J. Fogg, who heads Stanford’s Persuasive Technology Lab. Fogg is perhaps best known for his idea that the best way to develop a new habit is to start “tiny,” and his best-known example is flossing. To develop a flossing habit, he says, start by flossing one tooth.

As it turns out, I only have one tooth. (Hah ha.)

Here's the rest of the story.

http://www.wired.com/2015/01/hired-flossing-coach-might-actually-worth/

Water is the most important substance for human life.

Because water is necessary to make coffee.

Quote: Nareed

Because water is necessary to make coffee.

What is necessary to make chocolate and brandy?

Why do maps always have the North Pole at the top center?

The Earth's axis is not aligned perfectly perpendicular to the plane of its orbit around the Sun.

For that matter, why is North the "top" and South the "bottom" of the map? How would society be different if what we currently call the North was historically always found on the lower half of the map?

Scientists working in Antartica simply turned their globe upside down.

Quote: Ayecarumba

Why do maps always have the North Pole at the top center?

The Earth's axis is not aligned perfectly perpendicular to the plane of its orbit around the Sun.

For that matter, why is North the "top" and South the "bottom" of the map? How would society be different if what we currently call the North was historically always found on the lower half of the map?

Much worse than North on the top is the Mercator Projection which is the basis for the flat maps we are used to. This method of drawing a map exagerates the size of the northern continents compared to the southern. Does this perception of North America and Europe of being larger than they are transfer to a sense of being more important or better? Some people make a case for this superiority complex.