The Isochronism

*Bows* It's a metaphor. Mine just said "Communicates with his worshipers." (How to write science fiction and fantasy, Orson Scott Card) Clearly I'm going to become a God. I like this plan personally.

I woke up this morning, and thought to myself "today's going to be a good day." And I was absolutely right. This is it folks. The time has come. I'm going to answer another question, and this one's philosophical. That's right. It's the moment you've all been waiting for... This is a complex dilemma, and an absolute classic. To put it simply, I would not pull the lever. Instead I'd employ the following plan. Let's start from the beginning. The average train has approximately 100 cars, (1) which means it's probably going to be hard to stop this train, due to the sheer amount of force that is behind it. (about 31.6 million ohms if you're curious.) (2) On top of that the average train can weigh anywhere from 3,000 tons to 18,000 tons or more. (3) But don't despair, the train can be stopped! My plan is simple: slow the train with water. A car can't drive through more than 12 inches of water (4) so I doubt a train would be able to continue if fully submerged. (5) So how do we submerge an entire 100 car train? I'm glad you asked! Well let's start with the resources we have at hand. In this scenario, all you gave me was a lever, a train, and six people. But believe me, this is more than enough. Every human body contains around 11 gallons of water (6) which means from those six people alone we have 66 gallons of water. (7) But that still isn't enough to stop the train, we need more. And there's only one place you can get it, the people on the train! Well the average passenger train car can carry about 150 people, (8) so on a train with 100 cars there could be as many as 15000 people! (9) Times that by 11 and I'm sure you'll find that you have more than enough water to stop the train from hurting anybody. And if it's not enough, you're still fine because at this point everybody's probably dead anyway. (10) So quite simply, extract all the water from all nearby humans, and use it to stop the train! There is a small snag, you have to do all that in 13.532 seconds, (11) so that's not great. Good Luck though! Consider your problem solved! As always, I repay you with wisdom. Tomorrow (yes tomorrow from whenever you see this) you will meet someone who seems sketchy. They ARE! Don't talk to them, don't share your sandwich and your favorite penny won't go missing. Also, if you open up the nearest book to the 31st page, you will discover how your future life will go. Trust me. I'm talking to YOU (You know who you are!) As for the rest of you, here's your general, largely unhelpful wisdom. The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. Have a great day. Citations:

If you could have any silent letter in front of your first name, which letter would you chose? What's the last song that made you cry? What's your opinion on butterflies? Do you eat your mac and cheese with a spoon or a fork, or chopsticks? What's your spice level at cupbop?

Why's Gamora?

You're absolutely right. Honestly you deserve more reputation for that than the 1 I was able to give you. Everyone, get this woman some reputation. Thank you, so much.

Sometimes I wish I was a cabbage for that reason... blasted wolves.

Oh right "Fear is the mind killer" I should have seen that sooner, now it seems so obvious haha. Here's mine: "I can submit you heated, or I can present you cooled."

I don't think so, but thanks anyway. Sometimes it helps just to do a little ranting.

Underwear

I've been feeling pretty terrible lately, and I have no idea what to do. I feel so lonely, even though I have no right to feel that way because I'm surrounded by friends, and somehow it's easier to post that on the internet for a bunch of strangers to see, then it is to talk to the people I love most.

Boy do I have a story to tell you... I've always felt bad for people who have to work at malls. There's a shoe store at my local mall, and I've always thought that having a job at a shoe store would be boring enough if it wasn't the shoe store at the mall, but I'd imagine the job gets a whole lot worse when it is at a mall. So I thought it would be sweet if I did something to make their day more interesting, and the best way to do that is to give them someone to laugh at, someone to make fun of. And I am the perfect person to make fun of. So I walk into the shoe store, my head held high, with my two friends behind me. They quickly make themselves scarce in the corners of the store so their laughing won't tip off the employees. I'm the one chosen to carry out the plan, because frankly, I'm the only one who'll be able to do it with a straight face. So the first plan is simple, I walk over to the closest employee and ask him where the running shoes are. Now understand, this is not a store for running shoes. When you run, you need a very specific type of shoes if you don't want to injure yourself. As a runner I know this, but I had to play it completely dumb. So the employee takes me to some shoes that look like they'd be okay for running, though not great, and asks me if that was what I was looking for. I told him they looked great, then I glanced over at the employee suspiciously and I'm like: "You're not giving me the slower running shoes just so you can be faster then me... right?" The best part: he instantly starts laughing. But I am determined to play it straight, so I just look at him strangely, as if unsure why he finds it funny. If you had seen how quickly the smile drops from his face... Hahaha. He quickly escaped so he wouldn't have to deal with me. It was honestly awesome, but I thought to myself... we're not done here yet: I walk through the store for a minute, and find a small brown dress shoe. I bring it to the front, where two different employees are standing. I walk up to them, and hold up the shoe, and say "So I'm here doing research for my family, and we're looking for running shoes. Do you think this would be good for running?" One of the employees starts laughing. The other is a little smarter, so when she sees I'm serious she offers to show me where the running shoes are. She guides me to a different part of the store, and I tell her the I want a running shoe that looks a little bit nicer, I don't want to go around looking like a slob. She agrees, and says she understands. So she shows me some shoes that look a little nicer, but also have a bit more cushioning. She also tells me they have this discount this week, but I wave it away and say "Money is no issue," because this whole thing is 30 times better if she thinks I'm a rich kid. So then I asked her the same thing I asked the other employee: "Are you giving me the slower shoes just so you can be faster than me?" She takes the comment completely seriously, and says of course not. I'm like "good, cause I've had some problems with customer service today." She says she's sorry to hear that, and leaves me to take my pictures or whatever to do research. And then, finally, the moment she's out of sight it hits me how ridiculous that whole thing was, and I die laughing. But there's still one more thing that needs to be done. We wait maybe 30 minutes, and my friend goes back into the shoe store while I wait outside. He runs to the lady at the front desk with a panicked expression on his face, and he says "Hey, my brother's going to come in here looking for shoes later today. Please don't give him your fastest shoe, I need to be faster than him. This is all I have, I'm begging you." I wish I could have seen the expression on her face. So anyway that's the stupid thing I did when I was younger, but I actually think it was quite kind. If you think this story is funny from my perspective, think about those employees, who can tell the story thinking I was completely serious. I think that's the greatest gift I could have given them.

To expand on the point above, do you devote your full time to floating?

So that's what we're talking about haha! Yes, yes you should. (Recommend the cosmere without feeling bad.)

Thank you both by the way, I appreciate you validating this weird thing I spend way too long doing. Because when I think about it... it is pretty strange haha.

So personally, I think it's not objectively morally condemnable. (1) As it doesn't take away anyone's free will, it's not an act you could condemn in and of itself, but it really depends on the intent of the person extending the invitation. (Also, I understand that intent is a slippery slope, so let me clarify. Not any act that is well intended is automatically morally praiseworthy, but it is a praiseworthy pursuit to seek after that which is honest, true, chased, benevolent, and virtuous.) (2) I think I shouldn't judge someone for inviting anyone to do anything, but perhaps I could frown upon them recommending it. (3) Does that make sense? I think our world should exist such that everyone gets an option to invite others, in the free sharing of speech. Look, I know. That sounds nice, but it's not all that helpful, because it's full of obvious contradictions, so I'll say this. There is almost nothing I value more than agency. Addictive substances can take that away, which is why I would never recommend that to someone, or invite them to use an addictive substance. But I also wouldn't take someone's agency by going to far the other way, and not allowing them to be invited to do anything that would hurt them. So I think it all comes down to how not to violate agency. (4) Hope that answers your question, but if not I'm not surprised. I'm very tired, as we all always are. Thanks for asking! In exchange, I have some wisdom for you. Be wise, because the world NEEDS wisdom. And if you can't be wise, just pretend to be someone who is wise, and behave like they would. And since I'm feeling generous today, I'll give you the best dating advice I ever received, if you're into that kind of thing. It's really quite simple. Don't spend all your money on someone else's husband/wife. Have a great day. Citations:

This is a question that has baffled mathematicians and scientists for years, (1) so I doubt I'd be able to answer it from a scientific perspective. I can however answer this question from a philosophical perspective. To understand this, I want you to think of the following thought experiment. A cat is in a box with a vial of poison. The vial breaks if an atom inside the box decays. The atom is superposed in decay and non-decay states until it is observed, and thus the cat is superposed in alive and dead states. (2) The toast is this cat, in only exists until you observe it, then it is replaced by it's doppelganger. It becomes part of another dimension, at least that's what this article from the new york times says. (3) So the real question, is it still the ship of theseus? Citations: Edit: How could I forget to repay your question with free wisdom? Here it is: "An apple a day keeps anyone away if you throw it hard enough." Have a great day.

Congratulations on arriving, you remind me of a young me.

I have a question for you: You seem like someone who would know.

Haha, not quite. I knew it was gibberish but I thought it'd be funny if I replied in a similar looking real language, but I also through in some gibberish at the beginning so google translate won't know what to do with you. If you're curious what I said, google translate this "Dat lêste part wie gewoan brabbel, mar dit part is Westfrysk. Lokwinske as jo dit yn Google Translate kinne pleatse en dat útfine! As dat sa is, lokwinsken! Jo hawwe wat wiisheid fertsjinne. As jo earst net slagje, dan is skydiving perfoarst net foar jo."

Usually not my genre, but this song is way better then it has any right to be:

All too easy. There are 23 total, one in each biome except for there are 3 in the forest and 3 in that one temple. Your question: What is an important historical event that happened on April 14th. Edit: I was waaaaaay too low, but wanted to play anyway. So here you go:

So it comes down to four pretty simple principles of physics. The first is that an object being cooked will be cooked forever, also known as newtons 5th law (1) The second is called the principle of reversed gravity, which is basically that all food is cold when under the control of gravity. (2) The third principle is called the insanity defense, which is where if I don't understand your question I can plead insane so I don't get in trouble for it, and I can still keep the badge of 100% accurate 100% of the time. (3) The fourth principal is that we'll never know all there is to know about physics, and so physics principles are basically useless unless made up. So there. Have a great day. (4) Your payment in wisdom: You can actually play basketball against space. Here are the rules: You have to make 30 free throws in a row before a meteor falls through the hoop. If you're roughly a 30% freethrow the odds will actually be pretty even! Ready... GO! Citations:

Alagoras Shornumty bushe drstu Hihuntoliv. Dat lêste part wie gewoan brabbel, mar dit part is Westfrysk. Lokwinske as jo dit yn Google Translate kinne pleatse en dat útfine! As dat sa is, lokwinsken! Jo hawwe wat wiisheid fertsjinne. As jo earst net slagje, dan is skydiving perfoarst net foar jo. (1) Citations:

We'll take these questions one by one. So there's a couple things you need to look at here. The fourteenth letter of the alphabet is "N" (1) which is spelled "EN." (2) Also worth considering is the fact that the average hot dog is 6 inches long. (3) And an average ink cartridge can print 220 pages of paper. (4) So the math here is simple. We are trying to figure out a number of hotdogs "X" (each of length 6 inches) that will spell out the two letter word "en," equals true OR if a number of hotdogs "X" (each of length 6 inches) that will spell out the two letter word "en," equals false. This can be illustrated by the equation 6x=0.193%*220 --> True/false. In case you're wondering, 2 letters is 0.193% of 220 words, of average length 4.7 letters. (5) (6) I did the math (7) and this calculates two equations. x = 0.07076666 which is true, and x = 96 million which is false. Which means the answer to your question, is TRUE! And since nothing can ever be only partly true, that means this is 100% true (385/385 on your scale.) Thank you for asking. In exchange I'll give you some free wisdom from Sun Tzu. "Give a man a plane ticket, he'll fly for a day. Push a man from a plane, and he'll fly for the rest of his life." (8) Citations: Edit: IMPORTANT NOTE: This math only works if you print the word in purple.