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February 4, 2015 at 8:16 am
(February 3, 2015 at 2:48 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: (February 3, 2015 at 2:07 pm)Exian Wrote: I recently re-watched An Idiot Abroad and found myself thinking those toilets in Asia where it's just a hole with a foot petal flusher are probably ideal. Especially in public places. All I would ask for is toilet paper and a door, but I'd be happy not to touch a single surface in public bathrooms. Doesn't seem as odd from that perspective. I would actually see their point if they came here and thought our toilets were weird- "You mean you touch the toilet!?" And I'd go "Good point."
It would take some getting used to. It would be quite an experience to just squat over a hole... Plus, the acrobatics required in order to wipe correctly...
You more often find holes with a bucket and ladle or a hose.
It doesn't take long to get used to when you've just been for the tenth time in a half hour. :-)
Not much fun on a boat or train.
After much travel through Asia I just stay at Chinese establishments now if I can.
Western toilets with plenty of dunny paper and privacy and clean and not broken. :-)
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February 4, 2015 at 8:07 pm
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February 5, 2015 at 6:00 am
Light is too damn slow!!!!
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February 5, 2015 at 7:37 am
I like how at something like 4 seconds your a million k's from the sun but the sun still takes up the whole screen. :-)
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Fascinating.... 45 mins long, and that video only gets to Jupiter!!
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February 5, 2015 at 10:08 am
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(February 5, 2015 at 7:37 am)Little lunch Wrote: I like how at something like 4 seconds your a million k's from the sun but the sun still takes up the whole screen. :-)
Well it is a (*) million km big 
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February 5, 2015 at 10:57 am
There sure is a lot of space in... space!
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February 5, 2015 at 11:06 am
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(February 5, 2015 at 10:57 am)pocaracas Wrote: There sure is a lot of space in... space!
Indeed, space is aptly named, for it is mostly space. This raises the question. Is space named after space, or is space named after space?
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February 5, 2015 at 3:12 pm
(February 5, 2015 at 6:00 am)pocaracas Wrote: Light is too damn slow!!!!
Any faster would be dangerous.
Dark travels at infinite velocity, BTW.
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February 5, 2015 at 6:37 pm
That last bit sounds interesting, Vorlon.
Can you dumb it down for me please? :-)
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