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From: Mike Raiford
Subject: Re: Completely random and silly questions
Date: 13 May 2009 08:39:00
Message: <4a0abf64@news.povray.org>
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Invisible wrote:
>> You're supposed to stop?!
>
> Is this why "drive-by killings" happen?
2 completely different things. We've had a couple drive-through murders.
Usually results in the fast-food places in the area getting that thick
bullet-proof glass, and a turn-table style tray to put your food on.
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~Mike
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On Tue, 12 May 2009 18:59:08 -0700, Kevin Wampler wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> I've got some lovely habanero cheese here. :-)
>
> That somehow sounds delicious, but I normally don't like the taste of
> habaneros at all (but find jalapenos generally fantastic). One
> exception was a friend's salsa which was 4/5 onion and 1/5 habanero -- I
> have no idea why it tasted so good (there were probably some
> preparation/ingredients I missed).
I find habaneros have a bit of sweetness to them, but I won't eat them
straight - but they make a good dry rub for wings (for example).
> No liking habaneros, I do find it useful to keep a bottle of really hot
> sauce around so I can add it to foods in drop-sized amounts and heat
> them up without changing their flavor too much.
Hmmm, I might have to consider that. My wife can't have spicy foods (she
generally reacts very badly to peppers), so often I have to spice things
up for myself.
Jim
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On Tue, 12 May 2009 19:03:21 -0700, Kevin Wampler wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Lethal doses of pure capsaicin that I've read about are about 47 mg per
>> kg of the victim.
>
> So we're talking like a half-teaspoon of capsaicin here? That would
> indeed be a scary amount.
Per KG of weight for the "victim" - so if you weigh 150 KG, that would be
a pretty significant amount.
> Offhand, so you know what causes it to be toxic? I was only aware of it
> binding to hear/pain receptors and I don't see how this would cause a
> problem except from the body's reaction to it. Or perhaps it's just the
> case that at some level that reaction generally becomes fatal?
I forget what it is that causes the toxicity - probably what you suggest
at the end of the quoted bit above.
But too much of anything can be fatal, for the most part.
Jim
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On Wed, 13 May 2009 00:07:40 -0300, Nicolas Alvarez wrote:
> Heh, two posts in a row in smartbutt mode today? ;)
I couldn't resist. :-)
Jim
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On Wed, 13 May 2009 09:20:41 +0100, Invisible wrote:
>>> 1) How many habanero chilis can an adult man eat without dying?
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>> 1 less than the lethal amount.
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> WIN!
>
>>> 4) Why is it called a "drive-through" even though you are supposed to
>>> stop?
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>> You're supposed to stop?!
>
> Is this why "drive-by killings" happen?
LOL
Jim
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On 13 May 2009 12:28:34 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote:
>Per KG of weight for the "victim" - so if you weigh 150 KG, that would be
>a pretty significant amount.
That is 23 stones 8.7 pounds or 330.7 pounds !!!
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Regards
Stephen
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On Tue, 12 May 2009 14:44:55 -0500, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
wrote:
>> 2) What's the difference between New York and York? What's the difference
>> between New Jersey and Jersey?
>
>One's in the United States, The other isn't?
No, one is a British Crown Dependency the other was in a colony ;)
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Regards
Stephen
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Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Tue, 12 May 2009 19:03:21 -0700, Kevin Wampler wrote:
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>> Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> Lethal doses of pure capsaicin that I've read about are about 47 mg per
>>> kg of the victim.
>> So we're talking like a half-teaspoon of capsaicin here? That would
>> indeed be a scary amount.
>
> Per KG of weight for the "victim" - so if you weigh 150 KG, that would be
> a pretty significant amount.
I must have messed up a unit conversion somewhere then, since I
definitely don't weigh 150kg.
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On Wed, 13 May 2009 20:12:18 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> On 13 May 2009 12:28:34 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>
>>Per KG of weight for the "victim" - so if you weigh 150 KG, that would
>>be a pretty significant amount.
>
> That is 23 stones 8.7 pounds or 330.7 pounds !!!
:-)
I was listening to News Quiz last night (older episodes from a few years
ago) and they related a brief story of a personal ad looking for someone
who weighed 50 stone.... ;-)
Jim
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On Wed, 13 May 2009 12:20:19 -0700, Kevin Wampler wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Tue, 12 May 2009 19:03:21 -0700, Kevin Wampler wrote:
>>
>>> Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>> Lethal doses of pure capsaicin that I've read about are about 47 mg
>>>> per kg of the victim.
>>> So we're talking like a half-teaspoon of capsaicin here? That would
>>> indeed be a scary amount.
>>
>> Per KG of weight for the "victim" - so if you weigh 150 KG, that would
>> be a pretty significant amount.
>
> I must have messed up a unit conversion somewhere then, since I
> definitely don't weigh 150kg.
Not many people do. :-)
Jim
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