Random Thought For the Day

___Soundwave___ wrote: »

honey_honey_12 wrote: »

So is fire

honey_honey_12 wrote: »

Sometimes I feel like crying and I have no idea why.

We need to be fed and watered - we are basically houseplants with complicated emotions, so complicated we spend huge amounts of time and effort trying to understand them when it is fine to just go "I am who I am and I am absolutely fine with that". No need for explanations. We don't ask a houseplant why it starts to wilt, we just do what we can to help

The slowest light has ever been recorded travelling was 17 meters per second – about 38 miles an hour – through rubidium cooled to almost absolute zero, when it forms a strange state of matter called a Bose-Einstein condensate.

TheMrWobbly wrote: »

honey_honey_12 wrote: »

The slowest light has ever been recorded travelling was 17 meters per second – about 38 miles an hour – through rubidium cooled to almost absolute zero, when it forms a strange state of matter called a Bose-Einstein condensate.

How do you even measure that?

Scientists succeeded in slowing light down to 38 mph.
They did this by shooting a laser through extremely cold sodium atoms, which worked like “optical molasses” to slow the light down. The experiment doesn’t invent any new physics.

honey_honey_12 wrote: »

It's about time someone used that pen!

honey_honey_12 wrote: »

I am sure there is a thing that I call 'chip evaporation'. I only eat about 5 and then the bag is empty!

In my son’s garden ☺️

This is not a typical post for this thread, but it does happen to be my random thought for the day.

While doing water aerobics this morning, two songs in particular played: I Write the Songs by Barry Manilow, and Crying by Ray Orbison. Both these songs came out when I was much younger (yes, I am that old), and I didn't care for either of them then.
I still don't care for I Write the Songs by Barry Manilow, or any of his other songs that I've heard for that matter. I just don't like Barry Manilow's style. It's too syrupy, too much fanfare, too much orchestration, but most importantly emotionally unsatisfying (IMO). The fact that it won a Grammy for Song of the Year in 1977 doesn't persuade me to change my mind. But I did just learn a few things that change my perception somewhat: 1) Barry Manilow didn't write it - Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys did, 2) the "singer" is supposed to be God (not Barry 😂), 3) It was first recorded by David Cassidy, then the Captain and Tennille, then Barry Manilow. Knowing all this now allows me to give Barry a break and stop thinking he's vainglorious (or at least not that vainglorious), but I still don't care for his music.

But I've come to appreciate Crying by Ray Orbison. Why? This song's production has some similarities with the one above, so why is this one okay with me now? Pathos. I believe Ray when he sings this, and I feel for him.

The things you think about during water aerobics!...

For your entertainment 😂, here is David Cassidy's performance of I Write the Songs:
(watch for first 24 seconds at least, for a good laugh)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_6cwUso8CA