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• Commented on What Role Should GM Food Play in the Future of Agriculture?
  Reduce population, improve distribution....
• Commented on RevolveR notebook turns inside out
  Can't be 100% sure just from the video but it looks to me like someone has decided to take a principle from an old magic prop and put notebook pages inside it. Regardless, at $16 for the smaller one it...
• Commented on My son, the nude model
  Kurtmac, One of my favorite things to do was to go to shows featuring works produced from sessions I modeled for and hang out near those pieces. Only one person ever made connection on their own. As for running into...
• Commented on Will the Duggars Inherit the Earth?
  When confronted by a duggar aim for the ovaries or the testicles - not the head, it is the only way to stop them...
• Commented on My son, the nude model
  I did a fair amount of this while in college and as others have said - modeling like this is not necessarily easy. Also, it is kind of depressing to hear the rate has not changed in 16 years, I...
• Commented on Super slomo fire breathing
  With proper technique and understanding there is no problem or danger with hair - including full beards and moustaches. of course, it is generally advisable that people starting off should shave, trim, or otherwise protect their locks. Being clean shaven...
• Commented on Saint Expedite
  @Ito In matters of human behaviour, especially religious matters, the razor is often not the best tool as needless complications seem to be common. But for a simple & practical explanation the idea that men created a single figure out...
• Commented on Saint Expedite
  Malgas addressed Josephus. @Ito - curious as to why you would say that. On what basis does one measure what takes more or less imagination? If it is verifiable evidence, well... For almost all my life I took the historical...
• Commented on Saint Expedite
  @Daemon please cite sources other than the bible and similar religious texts...
• Commented on Portable office built into a steamer trunk
  @15 Start out by looking at the ready to go options from the many road / tour case companies, then it is simply a matter of doing some customization....
• Commented on Portable office built into a steamer trunk
  If you really want something like this, a paint job (or even covering) for the exterior of a custom road case will be far less pricey and much more effective in design. The office in a box has been all...
• Commented on Vampire-hunting technologies of yore
  There are a number of them in various Ripley's Odditoriums for those wishing to check one out in person - most of which are of the crucifix which is also a pistol variety described by anonymous...
• Commented on Indian farmer's daughter is most bad-ass woman in the world
  Comparing and contrasting the reactions to this story and the one about the student with the sword hacking the burglar's hand off is making me giggle...
• Commented on Vampire-hunting technologies of yore
  The ones I have seen strike me as fantastic true historical artifacts - of hoaxes! Many of these have been exhibited with great success (fooling many) for over a century....
• Commented on Amanda Palmer on why she's not ashamed to ask her listeners for money
  @ALDASIN Not to comment on Amanda's skills as a living statue but that description doesn't really do a good job of conveying how a good performer does that act - and I can completely understand how you might be baffled...
• Commented on The US Government's bizarre obsession with Janet Jackson's nipple
  Since people are talking about the shield like a pastie - it was a common design of shield that does not cover the nipple but is held in place via a piercing. The shield itself was purchased at a well...
• Commented on Student kills burglary suspect with Samurai sword
  @Takuan According to some lawyers and some courts, yes - the easier you scare the more you get to kill. Look at various 'panic' and 'mania' defenses that have been tried. I appreciate some of the posters trying to make...
• Commented on Student kills burglary suspect with Samurai sword
  @Ito I think so, wrote it off the top of my head...
• Commented on Student kills burglary suspect with Samurai sword
  The death penalty analogies are completely off base. This is not the death penalty for robbery. The death penalty is execution by the state for a crime. The death penalty is wrong and should not be supported by any reasonable...
• Commented on Student kills burglary suspect with Samurai sword
  Unless the weapon in question was rather unusual, the burglar was within 3 feet of the student. If you are in someone's home uninvited and within three feet of their person (might add acting hostile but I think that the...
• Commented on Super Mario fingernails
  Never had nails of that length so I might be completely wrong but it seems as if they would get in the way of actually playing Super Mario 3. Fandom that negates the activity = fail ?...
• Commented on Possible solution for Derren Brown's lottery trick
  @Takuan Sleight of hand / misdirection often relies on a certain type of attentiveness/focus/mental state on the part of the observer (a person watching a magician across a room often picks up the secret move(s) even if it is not...
• Commented on Possible solution for Derren Brown's lottery trick
  @RHYS I still think you may be looking for something out of magic that magic is not really set up or trying to provide in that case. Most of the best magic is weak in terms of trickery - Tom...
• Commented on Possible solution for Derren Brown's lottery trick
  @RHYS The only evidence you ever have that any magician is not using actors or shills is their 'word' that they aren't and magicians are by nature and necessity liars when it comes to addressing the audience. We forgive that...
• Commented on Possible solution for Derren Brown's lottery trick
  The idea of the magician as an actor is fundamental to magic as an art form (see Henning Nelms among others) The use of a camera trick is perfectly in line with the history and tradition of magic being disguised...
• Commented on Possible solution for Derren Brown's lottery trick
  A magician is really just an actor playing the part of the magician. It is not the tricks they perform but rather their ability to play the role that determines their success. DB seems to understand this better than most....
• Commented on New book on conspiracies and Shermer's skeptical take on the topic
  @Brainspore I am hiding in plain sight, seems to be working quite well actually. Try the bugs, they are good and good for you....
• Commented on Possible solution for Derren Brown's lottery trick
  He could very easily provide a method for people to do a similar prediction feat on their own (the one ahead method for instance) without actually revealing his method - in this manner he would still technically live up...
• Commented on New book on conspiracies and Shermer's skeptical take on the topic
  @Brainspore Now now, the reptilian agenda is perfectly peaceful and benign. Trust me....
• Commented on Steampunk cosplayers at ComicCon
  Eeyorex beat me to it - Kurtz pretty much nailed that one. I almost always enjoy his reports and observations at conventions....