Ask me something...

Go ahead.

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I'm bored and currently procrastinating. Of course, that's nothing really new. :D

Anywho, I thought I'd get a little community participation going.(At least before ya'll shove off and leave...damned exodus!)

So, I offer you a chance to ask me things...anything at all.  Serious, silly, whatever.  I'll even take suggestions or ideas to write other articles if it do ya. :)

 

So, questions, anyone?  Ideas? Pick my brain apart, guys...go ahead.

 

(Note: No obscure trivia...I don't want to research crap of which I have no idea.)

~Zoo

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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
Will I get in my house by the 11th?

(you're an 8 ball)
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Will I get in my house by the 11th?

Well, not sure if I'm a fortune teller...but let's say...sure. :)

By the ides of March at the latest. :D

 

*Disclaimer: Zoo is not psychic, results may vary.

~Zoo

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion
Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
Here's a question my niece asked me recently and I did NOT know the answer.

Is a zebra white with black stripes or black with white stripes?
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
Do you feel comfortable eating oysters, knowing that you are eating their guts and everything?
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

I don't really have any questions I want answering.  I know the answer to life, the universe and everything anyway, so what more is there?  Oops, there's a question.  Oh, well, lets see what sort of answer you come up with then.

If you don't mind, I'd like to take a stab at answering uDigIt's question.  In screen printing and colouring, white has to go down first.  This is because if it goes on top of another colour, in this case black, the black would show through.  So the zebra would have to be white with black stripes.

Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top
The Zebra only appears to be black and white. It actually just reflects all light on some portions of its body and reflects no light on other portions of its body. You simply perceive this as 'white' or 'black' respectively. So the Zebra doesn't really have any color at all.
Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top

 

Is a zebra white with black stripes or black with white stripes?

It is believed that zebras are actually dark animals with white stripes. :)

According to a quick look up for these reasons:

It is believed that zebras are black animals with white detail for three main reasons. The first is that white equids would not be able to survive well in the plains or forests of Africa. Secondly, the extinct species of plain zebra, known as the Quagga, had the white stripes of zebras today on the front of their bodies, but a dark coloured rump. The third reason is based on the Shadow stripes. When the pigmented white band becomes to wide, a secondary stripe starts to emerge. The idea that some zebras have white under bellies and legs is not thought to be evidence of an overall light colour, since many animals of different colours have white or lighter coloured bellies and legs.

This is because if it goes on top of another colour, in this case black, the black would show through. So the zebra would have to be white with black stripes.

While it works for printing, animals are a tad different.  If they started out white before developing stripes, then they'd be eaten like most other white animals(or albinos) when they  end up in the wild. :)

However, if you want to get all philosophical, it's all about perspective, baby. :D

Do you feel comfortable eating oysters, knowing that you are eating their guts and everything?

I don't mind guts or anything...however, in the case of oysters I just find their entire taste revolting.  I've tried oysters exactly 3 times in life...couldn't choke one down for the life of me.  Nasty little buggers.

I know the answer to life, the universe and everything anyway, so what more is there? Oops, there's a question. Oh, well, lets see what sort of answer you come up with then.

What more is there? Hmm...the answer to death, the multiverse(or perhaps an inner universe in your mind), and nothing...perhaps.  Although that may blow your mind trying to figure out the answer to nothing, which would somehow be something and yet nothing at the same time.  For nothing is nothing, yet when you refer to nothing you're referring to something.  Yeah, compared to that death and multiverses are super easy. :)

~Zoo

Reply #9 from JoeUser Forums Top
So the Zebra doesn't really have any color at all.

So Michael Jackson is a zebra?
Reply #10 from Stardock Forums Top

The Zebra only appears to be black and white. It actually just reflects all light on some portions of its body and reflects no light on other portions of its body. You simply perceive this as 'white' or 'black' respectively. So the Zebra doesn't really have any color at all.

Or in other words...it's a tricky devil. ;)

~Zoo

Reply #11 from JoeUser Forums Top
It is believed that zebras are black animals with white detail for three main reasons. The first is that white equids would not be able to survive well in the plains or forests of Africa. Secondly, the extinct species of plain zebra, known as the Quagga, had the white stripes of zebras today on the front of their bodies, but a dark coloured rump. The third reason is based on the Shadow stripes. When the pigmented white band becomes to wide, a secondary stripe starts to emerge. The idea that some zebras have white under bellies and legs is not thought to be evidence of an overall light colour, since many animals of different colours have white or lighter coloured bellies and legs.

Good answer, Zoo. Now all I have to do is memorize it then tell my niece. I still want her to think I'm the smartest guy in the room, even though we all know that's not true.  :) 

LOL, very good answer, Maso!

Yes it is a very good answer, and it would be easier giving this answer to my niece. ;)
Reply #12 from JoeUser Forums Top
Good answer, Zoo. Now all I have to do is memorize it then tell my niece. I still want her to think I'm the smartest guy in the room, even though we all know that's not true.


Well, you can shorten to: zebras started out dark and developed white stripes for protection when in a herd. :) Breaks up the ol' outline when they're all together.

When you think about it, the only truly, naturally white animals are the ones that live in tundra conditions. Anything else gets eaten if it's white. Kind of like nature keeping the white animal down. :D

~Zoo
Reply #13 from JoeUser Forums Top
What more is there? Hmm...the answer to death, the multiverse(or perhaps an inner universe in your mind), and nothing...perhaps.


I'm over 'verses. When do we get to the chorus?
Reply #14 from JoeUser Forums Top
I'm over 'verses. When do we get to the chorus?


Hopefully at around one minute in...that's usually a good place to start the chorus. :)

Well, then again 30 seconds is pretty good if it's a shorter song...yeah, that works.

~Zoo
Reply #15 from Stardock Forums Top

This zebra conversation has piqued my interest. Should I redecorate my bedroom with a zebra theme and mosquito net hanging over the bed, palm trees and loin cloths....or should I go with green?

Reply #16 from JoeUser Forums Top
Should I redecorate my bedroom with a zebra theme and mosquito net hanging over the bed, palm trees and loin cloths....or should I go with green?


Do the former, I think that would be awesome. :D

Like a Safari Love Den or something. ;)

~Zoo
Reply #17 from JoeUser Forums Top
Well, you can shorten to: zebras started out dark and developed white stripes for protection when in a herd.


Kinda like playin' tag in a swimming pool. The thing is, ya gotta commit ya know? With the zebras all being striped like that you just can't focus and lock in on an individual and hone in for the kill. Anyway, enough about zebras. Now here's my question (and I know the answer already but this is just a test to see if you're actually learning anything in college ya know): what do ya call that white stuff in chicken shit?
Reply #18 from JoeUser Forums Top
what do ya call that white stuff in chicken shit?


Chicken piss. :D

Or to be more accurate-uric acid, which is similar to our urea because it's their nitrogenous waste. However, uric acid isn't very soluble in water, therefore it's more like paste...and a bitch to get off your car. ;)

~Zoo
Reply #19 from JoeUser Forums Top
Chicken piss.

Or to be more accurate-uric acid, which is similar to our urea because it's their nitrogenous waste. However, uric acid isn't very soluble in water, therefore it's more like paste...and a bitch to get off your car.


WRONG! Well, maybe not "wrong" per se but the answer I was looking for to the question what is that white stuff in chicken shit is...chicken shit! Ya gotta learn not to over complicate things Zoo!  :LOL: 
Reply #20 from JoeUser Forums Top
Ya gotta learn not to over complicate things Zoo!


Ah, as any engineer would say: simplicity is key. ;)

But technically it's not shit...just the brown stuff is. :P Still, best to keep it simple, I suppose. ;)

~Zoo
Reply #21 from Stardock Forums Top

I've got a question......

when do you have time to do your college HW? 

I've always wanted to ask you that.....lol......

thanks for the opportunity. 

 

 

Reply #22 from JoeUser Forums Top
when do you have time to do your college HW?


Actually I don't have that much homework...especially this semester. I only have studying to do and I usually wait 'til the day or two before the exam to tear into that. :D


Yeah...I've been procrastinating since...well, forever. I'm an expert at it.

~Zoo
Reply #23 from JoeUser Forums Top
Hopefully at around one minute in...that's usually a good place to start the chorus


I think a good hook should come in as soon as possible in order to suck the listener into the rest of the song. For instance, a lot of earlier The Beatles songs started with a chorus'.

Should I redecorate my bedroom with a zebra theme and mosquito net hanging over the bed, palm trees and loin cloths....


Ah, yes, Daktari decor. Just watch Tarzan go ape over it (sorry, a real obvious pun there).

Reply #24 from JoeUser Forums Top
I think a good hook should come in as soon as possible in order to suck the listener into the rest of the song. For instance, a lot of earlier The Beatles songs started with a chorus'.


True, but it depends on your taste. I like a bit of verse to start out with. The beginning of the story, let's say...then it primes you for the chorus.

Although, as long as the words make sense(if they're supposed to, you get some wacky stuff sometimes that's good anyway) and the music's good then it's all cool. :D

~Zoo
Reply #25 from JoeUser Forums Top
I too like a song that starts out properly, with a verse leading into a bridge and into the chorus. But I've been exposed to a lot of pop music over the years and can't help think in those terms. Hip Hop follows similar structural lines too. It is one of the catch crys we have in the band: 'where's the hook, where's the hook?'.

Man, I like the way this conversation has gone from the universe to zebras to Daktari and to song structures. An eclectic bag of goodies, ay what :)