Natrous's New Writeupshttp://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=Natrous2000-08-17T13:23:42ZTruncheons in the dark drown out sunny message (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/Natrous/writeups/Truncheons+in+the+dark+drown+out+sunny+messageNatroushttp://m.everything2.com/user/Natrous2000-08-17T13:23:42Z2000-08-17T13:23:42Z<h2>Truncheons in the dark drown out sunny message</h2>
As Clinton spoke words of hope,<br>
the riot police swung into action
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DOUG SAUNDERS
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Wednesday, August 16, 2000
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<a href="/title/LOS+ANGELES">LOS ANGELES</a> -- The taste of tear gas did not begin to tickle my throat until <a href="/title/Rage+Against+the+Machine">Rage Against the Machine</a> was near the end of its set. Bored by
Hillary Clinton's drone, I had stepped outside the Democratic National Convention to catch a protest concert by Rage, a band whose mestizo
rhythms are an embodiment of the new Los Angeles.
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They did not disappoint. Zack de la Rocha's strident voice carried an optimistic message of <a href="/title/democracy">democracy</a>, and Tom Morello's fuzz-box funk left
the crowd shaking in the pit where the stage was set up. With half a dozen helicopters buzzing close overhead and <a href="/title/razor+wire">razor wire</a> surrounding the
100-metre-wide fenced-in <a href="/title/pit">pit</a>, it was a fitting venue for the band, whose latest album is titled <i><a href="/title/The+Battle+of+Los+Angeles">The Battle of Los Angeles</a></i>.
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Rage finished its set. Satisfied and <a href="/title/placid">placid</a>, the<!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…Answer to a Difficult Riddle (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/Natrous/writeups/Answer+to+a+Difficult+RiddleNatroushttp://m.everything2.com/user/Natrous2000-08-14T17:40:10Z2000-08-14T17:40:10ZThis is the answer to a <a href="/title/Difficult+Riddle">Difficult Riddle</a>. Don't read on unless you want to know the answer!
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If you find all the <a href="/title/possible">possible</a> ways to multiply 3 integers and get 36 (and their <a href="/title/sums">sums</a>), you will come
up with the following list:<p>
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1 - 1 - 36 <b>38</b>
1 - 2 - 18 <b>21</b>
1 - 3 - 12 <b>16</b>
1 - 4 - 9 <b>14</b>
1 - 6 - 6 <b>13</b>
2 - 2 - 9 <b>13</b>
2 - 3 - 6 <b>11</b>
3 - 3 - 4 <b>10</b>
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Since it would it would be <a href="/title/resonable">resonable</a> to assume that Dave could come up with the above answers, it means
that the <a href="/title/house+number">house number</a> thet John pointed to must have been 13 (the only <a href="/title/non-unique">non-unique</a> value). If it was
any of the other numbers, he could have figured out the answer from the start. As soon as John mentioned
the oldest daughter, 1 - 6 - 6 was out, as in that case there is no oldest daughter. Thus the answer, 2 - 2 - 9!
<!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>Difficult Riddle (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/Natrous/writeups/Difficult+RiddleNatroushttp://m.everything2.com/user/Natrous2000-08-14T17:38:03Z2000-08-14T17:38:03Z<a href="/title/Two+guys">Two guys</a> are talking on the street and John says, "Guess how old my three <a href="/title/daughters">daughters</a>
are." Dave is <a href="/title/desperate+for+attention">desperate for attention</a>, so he agrees.
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John says, "Their ages <a href="/title/add">add</a> to the address of that house," he points across the street, "and their ages
<a href="/title/multiply">multiply</a> to 36."
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Dave works on the riddle for a while but eventually he tells John that he can't solve the riddle. John
tells Dave that his oldest daughter has <a href="/title/red+hair">red hair</a>. Dave thinks about this, and then he tells John the
correct ages of his three daughters.
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The riddle is: <i>What are the ages of the three daughters?</i>
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That's all the <a href="/title/info">info</a>rmation you need to solve it. Assume that the ages are <a href="/title/integers">integers</a> (i.e. no
23-and-a-half stuff).
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<a href="/title/Answer+to+a+Difficult+Riddle">Here is the answer</a>
<!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>beer buzz (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/Natrous/writeups/beer+buzzNatroushttp://m.everything2.com/user/Natrous2000-08-11T16:57:39Z2000-08-11T16:57:39ZIf I have to wait until the next day to figure out what I did, I consider myself to be <a href="/title/hammered">hammered</a>. Or <a href="/title/sloshed">sloshed</a>. <a href="/title/Blitzed">Blitzed</a>, <a href="/title/sloppy">sloppy</a>, <a href="/title/trashed">trashed</a>, <a href="/title/dopey">dopey</a>, <a href="/title/wrecked">wrecked</a> also come to mind.
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In other words, <a href="/title/drunk">drunk</a>.
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On the other hand, if I have about 3 beers on an <a href="/title/empty+stomach">empty stomach</a> I start to feel kinda numb. Things don't seem to bother me much. I don't have trouble walking around, but I can definitely tell that I'm a little different. Sounds are different. <a href="/title/I%2527m+buzzed">I'm buzzed</a>. And after <a href="/title/it+wears+off">it wears off</a> in about an hour (if I <a href="/title/NO">stop drinking</a>), I can go about my day. Most <a href="/title/importantly">importantly</a> - I don't forget a damn thing!<!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>Hot water freezes faster than cold water (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/Natrous/writeups/Hot+water+freezes+faster+than+cold+waterNatroushttp://m.everything2.com/user/Natrous2000-08-02T14:59:52Z2000-08-02T14:59:52Z<a href="/title/Sometimes">Sometimes</a>. If the conditions are right.
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However, if you ask the question, "Which gives me the most ice for the water," the answer is <b><a href="/title/cold">cold</a></b>
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Here's the problem with the <a href="/title/convection">convection</a> argument above: Why doesn't the hot water reach equilibrium when it reaches 4C? As the water gets cooler, the convection currents become weaker and when it reaches 4 degrees <a href="/title/Centigrade">Centigrade</a> the once hotter water would be subjected to the same problems of the cold water. Of course here would be where the <a href="/title/conduction">conduction</a> argument above would work best, but what if there isn't ice on the shelf? What if I had just <a href="/title/defrosted">defrosted</a> my freezer?
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The largest factor in the hot water freezing faster (also known as the <a href="/title/Mpemba+effect">Mpemba effect</a>) is, in fact, <a href="/title/evaporation">evaporation</a>. If you put water in the freezer that is 99C and water that is 20C, the hot water will evaporate much of it's volume. With simple math, it's easy to see that less mass of water means faster freezing. When talking about ice cubes in a tray, there is a larger<!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…wacky tobaccy (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/Natrous/writeups/wacky+tobaccyNatroushttp://m.everything2.com/user/Natrous2000-08-02T02:11:52Z2000-08-02T02:11:52ZWacky Tobaccy is a phrase <a href="/title/most">most</a> people use to describe <a href="/title/weed">weed</a> - (<a href="/title/marijuana">marijuana</a>, <a href="/title/pot">pot</a>, <a href="/title/grass">grass</a>, <a href="/title/herb">herb</a>, <a href="/title/bud">bud</a>, <a href="/title/ganja">ganja</a>, <a href="/title/hemp">hemp</a>, etc.) In fact, I don't think I ever have heard it used as a synonym for <a href="/title/tobacco">tobacco</a>.
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"Look at that! A whole field of <a href="/title/wacky+weed">wacky weed</a>! Quick! Get me some <a href="/title/rolling+papyrus">rolling papyrus</a>!"<br>
- Scene from <a href="/title/History+of+the+World%252C+Part+I">History of the World, Part I</a><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>