I always have favored the interrobang.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interrobang

The symmetry is due to the tendency of growing things to aspire to grow such that it's proportions correlate to a ratio of 1:1.618. If this number looks familiar, it's called the "golden ratio" Makes sense that growing in a way that yields the highest correlation to the way that things "want" to grow would be perceived, as the most healthy... and therefore the most desirable.

Use your favorite search engine to do some research on the golden ratio and the beauty ratio.

Search:

"The Golden Ratio"
"Phi"
and
1: 1.618

For more on resonance and synchronization, read up on Nicola Tesla. He believed that all structures have a resonant frequency. According to Tesla, once a structure began to resonate at such a frequency the structure would multiply that resonance upon itself until it ultimately failed. In fact, he claimed to be able to level entire buildings with a simple device that he could "tune" to these frequencies, and he even claims to have put it into practice only to be forced to destroy one such device with a sledgehammer mid-experiment because the building he was in was in danger of collapse.

(I'm pulling this information from memory, so I may be off on some details. Anyone wish to elaborate?)

Am I the only person who thinks the acceleration and deceleration of the items being thrown looks a bit off?

I'm not sure I understand the phrase

"Perfect for your little emo."

Is emo a noun now?

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Take that, guitar hero.

Man...

I apologize for the terrible grammar and misspellings in that last post. I'm very busy at work today.

I'm with Mr. Binky (never thought I'd here my self say "I'm with Mr. Binky)

Tim, I'm interested to see your references that have led you to this view.

Interesting video, the second one. (I've seen the first one several times, so it has lost it's luster)

However, I don't know that "Lucid Movement" is the most accurate title. It seems to me that the slowing down of these common events brings to light more hidden features... not lucid ones.

Early in his career, Dr. Seuss struggled to make ends meet as housing developer for Anna Nicole Smith.

What about a day that celebrates the representation of pi as a fraction (355 / 113).

We could celebrate at 3:55pm on 11/3.

Just a thought.

I want to make sure I fully understand the grievances most of the comments here reference as well as what could potentially be the solutions to poverty in the United States.

“If you try to ascend from poverty to a life of better means, you must have either have an education or have the government or some other aid program assist you.”

I have to admit that I don't fully understand this sentiment. I will say that I've only read the excerpt here and not his book. However, it says that he made a few friends, and then he acquired work as a day laborer. I don't think that's beyond the scope of accomplishment for anyone who's living in poverty and doesn't have a mental illness. If you are cognizant enough to know that your appearance is frightful, you're cognizant enough to find a way to improve it.

Now, this business of it not being fair because he received aid from the government... that very same aid is right there available to all the other impoverished. Where there are shelters, you will find people in them. Where there are food stamps, you will find people receiving them. No unfair advantage there.

Do I think this gentleman (I don't refer to people with 4 years of college under their belts as "kids") has a full understanding of what a life in poverty is after only spending close to a year in diminished conditions? No. That would be foolish.

I do think he put into practice something I've seen happen myself. I've personally witnessed people on the street pull their acts together and get out of poverty. It can be done and it should be done. It's very easy to discredit this gentleman's research as "just a spoiled kid looking for an exploit to sell a book" or something similar.

I think it takes a much wiser and braver person to acknowledge the fact that this is only one example of proof among many that exist showing that many impoverished remain that way because they refuse to work to improve themselves beyond their conditions.

In closing, before you berate me with how not all poverty stricken people or families can necessarily do what he did... my response is, obviously not. It shows to me that every homeless person in America, who doesn't have a mental illness, should be asking him/herself, "Why am I still here, and what can I do to change it?"

Anything less is a cry for pity, and pity is not how you move up... especially out of poverty.

It's pretty obvious that the balls are speeding up as they approach the pockets.

Oomi: "Nerds" invented most everything that you use in most every part of every day of your life.

I think it's really cool. Even if it's not perpetual, it's still potentially ground breaking and thusly life altering. Even for nerds.

Short and simple.