Archived The Hang Out Thread

[Anax]

Arnie's shop would have been a great page to e-mail to friends, should Arnie kill the person in the background laughing frantically as if having inhaled lethal quantities of laughing gas... Really now, it would have been great. Too bad I know not of a single person that would make any sense out of it...

 

[Predator]

How may of people being online right now will watch the Olympic Games opening ceremony which is in about an hour?
(I guess I asked this question because I'm a bit bored sitting in a room, but I'd like to know will there be Three Hours Of Silent Truce here at MH or not). Let's call this a social and statistical interest.

 

[Leen]

I dont watch Winter Olympics and TV here doesn't show the live opening ceremony of it. Besides, it getting too late already if I were to watch the opening ceremony. So , no. I am not going to watch it but maybe I'll follow the news from th papers.

 

[Gold Knight]

How may of people being online right now will watch the Olympic Games opening ceremony which is in about an hour?
(I guess I asked this question because I'm a bit bored sitting in a room, but I'd like to know will there be Three Hours Of Silent Truce here at MH or not). Let's call this a social and statistical interest.

Watching it at the moment actually ^^

 

[Cbot]

I live for the ninja art!

 

[Predator]

I live for the ninja art!

Too bad for you! That was quite boring, but there were some AWSOME moments. I bet you haven't seen and will never see a F1 Ferrari burning tires and circling few metres from worlds best athletes.

 

[Gold Knight]

That WAS a rather cool opening ceremony, though I was only able to catch some of it due to forum obligations

 

[ShgnLW]

Missed it But I saw Canada coming up with a hell lot of players. Then I saw another country who really tossed a coin to decide who is gonna carry the flag... (meaning that that country only had two players who participate the Olympic winter games).

Question: Is jamaica participating too? I recently watched a movie about a Jamaica team participating on the olympic winter games :d I see it happen. Four Jamaican men, smoking joints and sharing them with others

 

[Leen]

Too bad for you! That was quite boring, but there were some AWSOME moments. I bet you haven't seen and will never see a F1 Ferrari burning tires and circling few metres from worlds best athletes.

F1 fans?

F1 needs more love!!!

I am a loyal Ferrari fan for 6 years now since I first knew about F1 in 2000 and watched it. I even won two tickets to watch the grand prix live in a grandstand seat but too bad, I did not go. My mother was too worried about my safety. She was not willing to let me sit on the plane with my friend to go and watch the race live.

 

[Anax]

That's an interesting thing to know about you (and also kind of rare in Greece for a girl). It would be the kind of thing to include in the 25-50 or more things about yourself!

 

[hatakescarecrow]

F1 fans?

F1 needs more love!!!

I am a loyal Ferrari fan for 6 years now since I first knew about F1 in 2000 and watched it. I even won two tickets to watch the grand prix live in a grandstand seat but too bad, I did not go. My mother was too worried about my safety. She was not willing to let me sit on the plane with my friend to go and watch the race live.

Well thats life. I'm a bmw fan though.

 

[Gold Knight]

Just letting you guys know I'll be gone for most of the weekend - got a photo job. Taylor will also be gone on a trip to Tokyo. Any of our mods will be happy to help you while I'm gone, however. Have fun.

 

[Leen]

BMW partners with Sauber this year and Williams is left with Cosworth engine. I wonder where will these two teams be in this season. Tyres changing is allowed again by FIA and Honda seems to be dominating the recent test in Bahrain. Rose Brawn said Ferrari 248 F1 is fragile. Mercedes have their cars painted orange this year.

 

[Crimson]

Random thought: cars slowly destroy the Earth. Really FAST cars do it exponentially faster. And thats how I feel about emission producing vehicles.

 

[hatakescarecrow]

Random thought: cars slowly destroy the Earth. Really FAST cars do it exponentially faster. And thats how I feel about emission producing vehicles.

Well F1 uses a special type of fuel that not made of natural resources.

 

[Crimson]

.... , um, sorry to burst your bubble but that doesnt mean its not emission producing...

 

[Gold Knight]

And what's wrong with destroying the Earth?

I envision a future where we'll have to do away with cars for a long while. Though I don't see it happening until maybe when my grandchildren have kids.

 

[Miso]

Perhaps they'll find an alternative energy for our cars so we don't have to live without them. There are already hydrogen engines (? dunno what it's called in English).

And on a site note: now that we talk about cars. My car broke on Friday. I was on my way home from library where I did some research for my domestic work and then it began to make weird chugging sounds. Fortunately the repair shop/garage was on the way so I left it there. I really hope it's not so heavily damaged that you can't repair it anymore. After all it's the 2nd car I have in 3 years, I don't want to make 3 cars in 3 years out of it.

 

[Crimson]

And what's wrong with destroying the Earth?

Protect what little we have is what I say.

I envision a future where we'll have to do away with cars for a long while. Though I don't see it happening until maybe when my grandchildren have kids.

Dont think too hard on that one. Even the uber rich oil company execs know that our supply of fossil fuels will quickly dwindle. The conservationists give it to 2040 max. But even the petro hogs give it a 2060 deadline. Thats 54 years and counting till were at ZERO oil, gas, etc. Which means anything that uses oil, besides cars (basically half of every product in the world) will be impossible to make. And if you think the years seem rather close, google how many TRILLIONS (yes trillions) of gallons of gas the world uses every year. Honestly were not only in danger of the emissions these fuel powered cars produce, but also of running OUT of oil in general. There. Thats the outlook for your grandchildren

Perhaps they'll find an alternative energy for our cars so we don't have to live without them. There are already hydrogen engines (? dunno what it's called in English).

That is what their called in English. And theirs only one line of possibly commercially viable, completely hydrogen cars in their prototype stages right now and its called the Toyota FINE line of Hydrogen cars. Im actually hoping they succeed in making these fully possible as I would like to own a car that HELPS Nature instead of destroys it.

 

[hatakescarecrow]

Well I'll live to see u crimson living without cars.
Hydrogen cars are very expensive at the moment.Hybird cars costs 2 times of normal cars.
Speaking of nature, what about dying wildlife, depleting resources and other stuff?
However the next best thing could be fuel cell cars.