Could you imagine being an anthropologist a thousand years from now, and trying to reconcile these videos with 100 yottabytes of porn
I've posted this a couple of times for other reasons. If you like this story, go read Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach. She interviewed everybody on this project a few years back, but finished the book before they were set to make the test...which has obviously been postponed further.
Awesome event, and the book puts the whole test into greater context
Analogy doesn't hold up (and just generally painful to even think about), because it doesn't come close legally. A knife is an inherently dangerous object and categorized so by law enforcement and judicial systems. FDA Food products (like Coffee) are not inherently dangerous
She wasn't suing because the coffee was hot, it's because the coffee was too hot. Legally, they decided it was like McD putting shards of glass in the coffee and just claiming "that's how we serve it." They made something that wasn't considered dangerous actually dangerous and had to pay for it. Sure, totally bogus if she sued because she was angry they messed up her pants. The legal decision even holds up for dangerous objects. If you buy a gun, fire it, and it backfires (manufacturing defect or poor design), the manufacturer is still liable. Sure we all know a gun is dangerous, but you didn't buy thinking it was going to explode in your face.
That being said, your analogy is not lost on me completely. I can't help thinking of people that eat at McDs in...how could you not know eating it will make you fat!?
You always need to read the details of these stories.
Why would a women get tasered for cutting in line?....she didn't, she got tasered for resisting police action in an aggressive manner. The police probably did less harm to her this way than if they had had to drag her out of the car while still kicking and screaming WINNER: Police and McD employees
Why should McDonalds pay for some woman spilling her coffee?...because it actually is negligent to hand somebody a cup of liquid, hotter than 99% of most water heaters, in a soon to be mobile vehicle and not preface it with "hey, this could literally melt your skin off." There is always implied risk, but that doesn't mean you don't have to warn people. WINNER: Burned lady (except for the fact she's burned)
Why would a women get tasered for cutting in line?....she didn't, she got tasered for resisting police action in an aggressive manner. The police probably did less harm to her this way than if they had had to drag her out of the car while still kicking and screaming WINNER: Police and McD employees
Why should McDonalds pay for some woman spilling her coffee?...because it actually is negligent to hand somebody a cup of liquid, hotter than 99% of most water heaters, in a soon to be mobile vehicle and not preface it with "hey, this could literally melt your skin off." There is always implied risk, but that doesn't mean you don't have to warn people. WINNER: Burned lady (except for the fact she's burned)
...So now I wonder if all McDonalds will need a caution sign that says "If you threaten us, we'll call the cops, and you will be Tased, Please Drive Around"
Siri rarely makes an appearance on my iPhone 4S. About 65% of the time, she tells me she can't help me right now. Could be an AT&T data service issue, but still pissed me off. I can't call someone from my phonebook, make an appt, or anything else...Sorri, Siri Sucks Serioulsi...except when she doesn't, and then she's cool.
Actually, now I have a serious comment. I'm sure that PEO is not exactly safe to consume, but if it was, this was be great for eating/drinking in space...things would stick together better.
What I learned from this...buggers can be non-newtonian liquids
I still think Shelley Duvall is the weirdest thing about that whole video. IMO
Agree with most here. First, she worked hard and kicked arse in science, which got her attention from academics who didn't care what she looked like... only THEN did she start getting recognition for being smart, not being cute.
I don't give a crap about her looks. I would concede that I think she probably get's a little more media for being humble and happy. She probably wouldn't get as much TV time if she had an extremely abrasive personality. But again.
A(brains) led to B(publicity), not B to A
And she didn't get a free house or anything. She got a second look from a group that allowed her to stay in her parent's house.
on another note...way to go brains!
fine for you 1%ers, but us 99% get our oatmeal making liquids right from the tap...elitists having to molest a poor cow just to make your instant oatmeal! For Shame!
just kidding...heck, my problem is I never have enough butter and brown-sugar to go with the whole milk that I like to make my oatmeal with. My kid then needs me to smash up a banana in his.
fine for you 1%ers, but us 99% get our oatmeal making liquids right from the tap...elitists having to molest a poor cow just to make your instant oatmeal!
just kidding...heck, my problem is I never have enough butter and brown-sugar to go with the whole milk that I like to make my oatmeal with. My kid then needs me to smash up a banana in his.
Why is it that this guy is the only who wants to be on the moon and mars, and has a 100 year plan for the country...you would think he's the perfect candidate for an io9er...but oh, how is most definitely not
You almost lost me on Facebook boycott, but you definitely reeled me back in with sleeper has awoken.
I was a film student in college, no career panned out there. I do like a good story, but I'm the first to admit that I can find something redeeming in nearly every movie. In some 2 hr pile of garbage, I'll see one shot or hear one line that I'll at least acknowledge as 'not crap'
I love cinematography, lighting, mis-en-scene, etc. Also really enjoy good special effects. So as much as I appreciate a good story, I want the other stuff too (not in all cases). Sometimes, Indies just miss the mark on these things.
I still find really good stories still tend to be left on the pages (books) and don't often make it to film.
But you definitely have a point on dialogue. Some follywood movies would be made so much better by just having better dialogue. The follywood plot is sometimes great, ok, or even just irrelevant...but dialogue is so horrible, that you can't take anything seriously.
Don't fear hollywood though, fear is the mindkiller
I never wanted to be a crane more than now...except when I was 3, and I wanted to be a crane, just a different kind of crane...well, and then there was age 5, when I really wanted to be able to do a crane kick....cranes, who knew!
Hello, I've come back from 7 days in the future to say that SOPA has somehow managed to pass, and this show has been sued for piracy since it stole the idea from another show...didn't even know that was part of SOPA...anyways, that one suit has had a butterfly effect causing WWIII and Syfy to be sued to the point of executives being hanged in a public trial because they 'rip' off so much other stuff, and just generally making too much crappy scifi TV.
actually did laugh out loud...so thanks for that.
If you like this story go read (better uet listen) to a book called Packing for Mars. Tons of awesome facts about space
So help me if Matthew_McConaughey shows up...I'll just jump in there myself
John Hinkley will shoot you too...you know he's getting out right?
She'll be cooked alive, at which we point we could enjoy her with some fava beans and a nice chianti
