They’re only firing a laser through the entire ring system, to see if it can make a full circle. That is to say: testing to see if they built the thing right without holes. The particle smashing rape of reality as we know it - AKA you’re all fucking dead day - is scheduled for October 21st. The insane thing is, the LHC can be used for DOZENS of potential doomsday experiments. Smashing protons, creating antimatter, higher than 3D matter, artificial blackholes… so the test firing doesn’t have to kill us: there’s a waiting list of universal genocide at hand.
Oh… and get this: while building the LHC, they figured ways to make it even more powerful down the road. It’s the greatest theoretical death machine mankind has ever constructed! :twisted:
The problem with chainsaws is the chains have a tendency to snap, and whipsaw around in an incredibly deadly and totally uncontrolled manner, when they strike a hard surface, like metal or stone. This isn’t something you can really fix, either, since the stress that is put on the chain is an inevitable consequence of the way a saw is designed.
Some of the changes kinda bother me. I mean yea, Cobra Commander’s cloth mask was a KKK looking thing, but I think that was the point. He’s nothing but hate and evil. You’re not supposed to like Cobra Commander: just know he’s the reincarnation of Hitler in modern times. Too politically correct if you ask me… but at least the Baroness and Scarlett are HOT!!!
That article you linked to Narg points out a disturbing trend I’ve been noticing in the media lately. That being, not calling it a verdict of “not guilty”, and instead calling it a verdict of “innocent”. This trend in the media is quite distressing to me, as all that a “not guilty” verdict means is that the evidence presented wasn’t enough to convince the judging party (jurors, judge, etc.) to convict the accused. Just because enough evidence couldn’t be found to secure a conviction, doesn’t mean the accused is innocent. This is along the same lines of saying that an accused party pleaded “guilty” when the actual plea is “no contest”. In this case though, it’s that the accused party is saying that the evidence presented is overwhelming and enough evidence to the contrary is unable to be brought forth. Thus, the accused in this instance may not actually be guilty. Responsible journalists should know better than to call a goose a duck, just because its a bird and has webbed feet.
On a sidenote: I know I can’t be the only person who ever wondered how Superman doesn’t kill Lois during sex; or how Supergirl’s hymen might cripple some poor dude, depending on its shape. Of course this problem might have already been solved. :lol:
So we’re to believe Superman’s father coded into the rocketship the local sex crime laws? “… And remember, even though our race is about to be totally annihilated, if you should ever meet a Kryptonian who survived, these are the laws relating to what you are and are not allowed to do with certain body parts. No screwing around with close relatives, even though it would mean the salvation of our race.”
I’ll leave off the part about how Superman knows he’s her cousin.
I almost hate to spoil a joke by explaining it, but for those of us in the audience not native English speakers: Batman has been around so long that slang has shifted. Once upon a time – when this comic book issue was originally published – “boner” meant “a foolish and obvious blunder; stupid mistake” (dictionary.com). This was before my time; a quick web search turns up evidence this use was common around 1910-1915. This usage survives in the word “boneheaded” (meaning “moron”).
It means something rather different today. An erection.
Like the commentary on the page says – If they’d just mentioned it once or twice, it’d be pretty funny. But they just. Keep. Saying it.
