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Oh. I didn't know there was an older Walter Mitty movie -- I only know about the short story, (having read it). I didn't know there was an older Deeds movie, either -- but I know absolutely nothing about it other than it's a Sandler movie. But those names, I'd say are far more obscure than I...

[First off: This thread isn't for debating casting choices for movies.] The trigger for this post comes at 2:12 into this video, but you kind of have to watch the 2 (two) minutes leading up to it to get the context...

Having said this, and then thought a few moments past clicking the Submit button, I guess this is like questioning whether a black hole singularity can be said to exist. Bullgrit

Does a photon have a measurable lifespan, relative to itself? I mean, a photon that travels 1,000 light years has a lifespan of 1,000 years relative to us, the observer. But the photon traveled at c, so ... instantaneous/simultaneous beginning and end, relative to itself? It seems to me, that...

A couple of weekend trips to the beach over the spring and summer, (~2 hours drive/100 miles). Then in September a week's stay at Walt Disney World, (~10-12 hours drive/650 miles). We usually go to a Great Wolf Lodge for a weekend in March, (~2 hours drive), but this year we're skipping it for a...

Is there a physics/mathmatical reason for the ultimate speed limit, (avoiding saying "speed of light"), to be what it is? Or even to exist at all? I mean, if the speed limit was, say, 200,000 mps, or 1 billion mps, would anything happen other than calculations change and things go faster --...

In reading some stuff recently because of ideas from a couple other science threads here, I just learned something that surprises me and explains a lot. The "speed of light" -- 186,000 miles per second -- is not the physics law I always thought it was. It's not the "speed of light" that is the...

So, the galaxy and universe may, indeed, be full to the brim with intelligent civilizations, but universal physics means that we will never actually find or contact or meet them? Bullgrit

If someone likes the food at a particular place, who is anyone to tell them they should find something "better"? I don't chide the girl in my office who drinks Starbucks every day that she should drink water -- it's free and good for you. She likes coffee. It'd be absurd for her to have to...

I love, love Mexican food. We have many authentic Mexican places around here -- owned, run, cooked, served, all by actual Mexicans. I've also had authentic Tex-Mex in Texas. For tacos, they all seem the same to me -- Taco Bell is about the same as El Rodeo, Tres Magueyes (sp?), La Rancherita...

What are your thoughts on the Fermi paradox? Say there was another planet with a civilization at least equal to our own out there rather close -- like only a few hundred light years away, (right next door by galactic distances) -- could we even detect them? Would they have to wait for our...

Well, you didn't disagree with my opinion. I ate the item and said it was a decent meal. You did not eat the item and said it's worse that dead rats. That's not a disagreement. That's a disgusting non sequitor at best, or an insulting comment on what I chose to eat at worst. Where would a...

So, pound to dollars, buying general beef in huge quantities is cheaper than buying specialty rats in small quantities? Gasoline is much cheaper than bottled water, so surely I should pour water into my truck gas tank because . . . one thing cheaper is worse than an unrelated thing more...

Right now I'm eating a Doritos taco and a small chili. The taco is much bigger than I expected, and it's pretty darn good, too. The chili is as good as I remember it, and perfect for a cold, nasty day. Right decent lunch for 350 calories. Bullgrit

But this idea doesn't make any sense. Bad/bland food does not turn a restaurant into a chain of restaurants. People don't go to, for instance, McDonald's for bland food. They go there because they like that food, be it a Big Mac or french fries. My mother and step-father owned and operated a...

OK, that made me literally laugh out loud! Bullgrit

I've looked extensively at McDonald's nutrition info, and I'm surprised at how non-bad their food is compared to the negative hype people give it. Hell, an egg McMuffin is only 290 calories -- equal to most bagels. A *Big Mac* is only 550 calories; add a small order of fries, and the meal is a...

I think Maleficient is an excellent name for a wicked witch. It just sounds right for a villain. What other fictional characters have the best, most fitting names? Bullgrit

McDonald's wants to sell the coffee 'gold standard' http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/01/29/mcdonald-wants-to-sell-coffee-gold-standard/?intcmp=HPBucket Bullgrit

I often hear/read articles that mention the theory that asteroids/comets brought water or the beginnings of life to Earth in the early stages of the solar system. (I heard one just this morning on NPR, which prompted this post.) Why are there so many theories about water/life coming to Earth...