Comments on: CyberNotes: 20 of Life’s Unanswered Questions http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-20-of-lifes-unanswered-questions/ Technology News Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:30:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Inferno_str1ke http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-20-of-lifes-unanswered-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-122434 Inferno_str1ke Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:09:47 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/02/cybernotes-20-of-lifes-unanswered-questions/#comment-122434 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-121350" rel="nofollow">DKong wrote:</a><blockquote>20. there is most likely a legit explanation for this regarding the etymology of the word and the game…..</blockquote></div> Apparently it was basically that people in America were playing rugby, under the name rugby football. As they changed the rules they dropped the name rugby, leaving just football. Hence why the game is still known as "football" despite it being nothing to do with feet or proper football. DKong wrote:
20. there is most likely a legit explanation for this regarding the etymology of the word and the game…..

Apparently it was basically that people in America were playing rugby, under the name rugby football. As they changed the rules they dropped the name rugby, leaving just football. Hence why the game is still known as “football” despite it being nothing to do with feet or proper football.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-20-of-lifes-unanswered-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-121375 Ryan Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:12:38 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/02/cybernotes-20-of-lifes-unanswered-questions/#comment-121375 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-121324" rel="nofollow">kiltboy wrote:</a><blockquote>Why do you drive on a parkway and park on a driveway? Exactly where DO those socks lost in the dryer end up? Why do people say thank you to a cop who just gave them a ticket</blockquote></div> Those are pretty good! <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-121344" rel="nofollow">bob89 wrote:</a><blockquote><div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-121314" rel="nofollow">Inferno_str1ke wrote:</a><blockquote>I have an answer to the last one. In football you do use your feet, because you kick a ball around. The game that you Americans for some reason call football is nothing to do with football and is basically a wussy version of rugby where everyone wears body armour and drinks orange juice every 5 minutes.</blockquote></div>Football is more of a strategy game than contact, but that aside, you can’t really say that (American) football is a wussy version of rugby. Rugby players may not wear padding, but they aren’t put under the same conditions. They play for about 80 minutes in a game where they stop much less. They have to pace themselves and not go all-out because they don’t stop as much as in football. Football players are trained to go all-out every play for about three hours, and without the padding and helmets there would be a lot of serious injuries.</blockquote></div> I agree with that. Despite all of the padding there are still a good amount of injuries that the football players endure. kiltboy wrote:
Why do you drive on a parkway and park on a driveway?
Exactly where DO those socks lost in the dryer end up?
Why do people say thank you to a cop who just gave them a ticket

Those are pretty good!

bob89 wrote:
Inferno_str1ke wrote:
I have an answer to the last one. In football you do use your feet, because you kick a ball around. The game that you Americans for some reason call football is nothing to do with football and is basically a wussy version of rugby where everyone wears body armour and drinks orange juice every 5 minutes.

Football is more of a strategy game than contact, but that aside, you can’t really say that (American) football is a wussy version of rugby. Rugby players may not wear padding, but they aren’t put under the same conditions. They play for about 80 minutes in a game where they stop much less. They have to pace themselves and not go all-out because they don’t stop as much as in football. Football players are trained to go all-out every play for about three hours, and without the padding and helmets there would be a lot of serious injuries.

I agree with that. Despite all of the padding there are still a good amount of injuries that the football players endure.

]]> By: Pieter http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-20-of-lifes-unanswered-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-121354 Pieter Sat, 03 Nov 2007 08:11:14 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/02/cybernotes-20-of-lifes-unanswered-questions/#comment-121354 Do drug stores sell cigarettes in America!? They're supposed to help you stay healthy for f***'s sake! These people should be ashamed of themselves! Jeez. :x Do drug stores sell cigarettes in America!? They’re supposed to help you stay healthy for f***’s sake! These people should be ashamed of themselves! Jeez. :x

]]> By: DKong http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-20-of-lifes-unanswered-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-121350 DKong Sat, 03 Nov 2007 04:27:53 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/02/cybernotes-20-of-lifes-unanswered-questions/#comment-121350 I'm going to answer these even though most of these are joke questions.... 1. because there's absolutely no use for putting glue on the inside of a bottle, so it really makes no difference 2. no 3. no 4. I've heard people say that before...plus teh question is usually narrowed down to "what 3 videogames would you bring" or "what 3 gadgets would you bring?", etc... 5. nope 6. based on their evolution, their genetic structure made it end up that they have knees 7. no idea 8. they pack it in a box... 9. it's not possible to be cured from permanent brain damage 10. just...no. because of the material used, you just can't make a plane out of that material 11. does it matter? 12. who cares? 13. great question, really. ATM machine makers are idiots, I guess.... 14. he's a genius 15. so car makers can prove that thye can make cars that go that fast. 16. probably 17. well if you buy 10 packs of dogs and 8 packs of rolls then you have enough 18. cause boxing square sounds dumb 19. so theives can't steal the drugs and make meth with them 20. there is most likely a legit explanation for this regarding the etymology of the word and the game..... I’m going to answer these even though most of these are joke questions….
1. because there’s absolutely no use for putting glue on the inside of a bottle, so it really makes no difference
2. no
3. no
4. I’ve heard people say that before…plus teh question is usually narrowed down to “what 3 videogames would you bring” or “what 3 gadgets would you bring?”, etc…
5. nope
6. based on their evolution, their genetic structure made it end up that they have knees
7. no idea
8. they pack it in a box…
9. it’s not possible to be cured from permanent brain damage
10. just…no. because of the material used, you just can’t make a plane out of that material
11. does it matter?
12. who cares?
13. great question, really. ATM machine makers are idiots, I guess….
14. he’s a genius
15. so car makers can prove that thye can make cars that go that fast.
16. probably
17. well if you buy 10 packs of dogs and 8 packs of rolls then you have enough
18. cause boxing square sounds dumb
19. so theives can’t steal the drugs and make meth with them
20. there is most likely a legit explanation for this regarding the etymology of the word and the game…..

]]> By: bob89 http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-20-of-lifes-unanswered-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-121344 bob89 Sat, 03 Nov 2007 02:17:01 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/02/cybernotes-20-of-lifes-unanswered-questions/#comment-121344 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-121314">Inferno_str1ke wrote:</a><blockquote>I have an answer to the last one. In football you do use your feet, because you kick a ball around. The game that you Americans for some reason call football is nothing to do with football and is basically a wussy version of rugby where everyone wears body armour and drinks orange juice every 5 minutes.</blockquote></div> Football is more of a strategy game than contact, but that aside, you can't really say that (American) football is a wussy version of rugby. Rugby players may not wear padding, but they aren't put under the same conditions. They play for about 80 minutes in a game where they stop much less. They have to pace themselves and not go all-out because they don't stop as much as in football. Football players are trained to go all-out every play for about three hours, and without the padding and helmets there would be a lot of serious injuries. Inferno_str1ke wrote:
I have an answer to the last one. In football you do use your feet, because you kick a ball around. The game that you Americans for some reason call football is nothing to do with football and is basically a wussy version of rugby where everyone wears body armour and drinks orange juice every 5 minutes.

Football is more of a strategy game than contact, but that aside, you can’t really say that (American) football is a wussy version of rugby. Rugby players may not wear padding, but they aren’t put under the same conditions. They play for about 80 minutes in a game where they stop much less. They have to pace themselves and not go all-out because they don’t stop as much as in football. Football players are trained to go all-out every play for about three hours, and without the padding and helmets there would be a lot of serious injuries.

]]> By: C http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-20-of-lifes-unanswered-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-121340 C Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:36:56 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/02/cybernotes-20-of-lifes-unanswered-questions/#comment-121340 "Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM?" maybe because you might have a blind passenger who doesn't want to give out their pin number “Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM?”

maybe because you might have a blind passenger who doesn’t want to give out their pin number

]]> By: kiltboy http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-20-of-lifes-unanswered-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-121324 kiltboy Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:41:19 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/02/cybernotes-20-of-lifes-unanswered-questions/#comment-121324 Why do you drive on a parkway and park on a driveway? Exactly where DO those socks lost in the dryer end up? Why do people say thank you to a cop who just gave them a ticket? :idea: Why do you drive on a parkway and park on a driveway?
Exactly where DO those socks lost in the dryer end up?
Why do people say thank you to a cop who just gave them a ticket?

:idea:

]]> By: Inferno_str1ke http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-20-of-lifes-unanswered-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-121314 Inferno_str1ke Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:37:44 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/02/cybernotes-20-of-lifes-unanswered-questions/#comment-121314 I have an answer to the last one. In football you do use your feet, because you kick a ball around. The game that you Americans for some reason call football is nothing to do with football and is basically a wussy version of rugby where everyone wears body armour and drinks orange juice every 5 minutes. I have an answer to the last one. In football you do use your feet, because you kick a ball around. The game that you Americans for some reason call football is nothing to do with football and is basically a wussy version of rugby where everyone wears body armour and drinks orange juice every 5 minutes.

]]> By: The Guru http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-20-of-lifes-unanswered-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-121313 The Guru Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:22:34 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/02/cybernotes-20-of-lifes-unanswered-questions/#comment-121313 Check out David Feldman, author of the Imponderables series. http://www.imponderables.com/imponderables.php Check out David Feldman, author of the Imponderables series. [imponderables.com]

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