I need something new to study...any suggestions?

[team_spahr]

So usually I spend a few months just dabbling into something to occupy my time. Most recently its been History, and most notably, ancient roman history. And history in the Western world from 1500 BC to 500AD(BCE)

 

And with podcasts, and audio books, it makes learning even easier since i spend a lot of time just walking/busing/training it to and from work.

 

Well, I think ive pretty much exhausted the history books as far as Rome goes. I started getting into pretty vague ideas, like Hellenistic expansion across early roman and Mediterranean empires.....booooring.

 

So I was wondering, anyone know of a good topic...or better yet, great reference?

 

I tried History in the dark ages, and I dont find that very fun. One thing im thinking of is American history(im canadian), so its all new to me, and it very much follows a similar path as Rome....

 

Anyways, just wanted to see if anyones got some idea, or their own personal lessons, or even have some questions. Im really just stagnant as far as needing a topic to get the blood going again.

 

PS. Doesnt have to be History.

[shawnsBACK]

cant go wrong with any type of science

[Fast]

So usually I spend a few months just dabbling into something to occupy my time. Most recently its been History' date=' and most notably, ancient roman history. And history in the Western world from 1500 BC to 500AD(BCE)

 

And with podcasts, and audio books, it makes learning even easier since i spend a lot of time just walking/busing/training it to and from work.

 

Well, I think ive pretty much exhausted the history books as far as Rome goes. I started getting into pretty vague ideas, like Hellenistic expansion across early roman and Mediterranean empires.....booooring.

 

So I was wondering, anyone know of a good topic...or better yet, great reference?

 

I tried History in the dark ages, and I dont find that very fun. One thing im thinking of is American history(im canadian), so its all new to me, and it very much follows a similar path as Rome....

 

Anyways, just wanted to see if anyones got some idea, or their own personal lessons, or even have some questions. Im really just stagnant as far as needing a topic to get the blood going again.

 

PS. Doesnt have to be History.[/quote']

 

Bible

[team_spahr]

cant go wrong with any type of science

 

I learnt a bunch about Astronomy not too far back, and Chemistry has always been appealing. Biology i cant stand, same with geology and earth sciences lol. And as far as keeping up with the latest and greatest tech, doesnt seem like I can really just dive into it.

 

Maybe I should just start going to the gym again, im getting out of shape haha.

[SugaKO]

Study the art of Will Ferrell

[shawnsBACK]

I learnt a bunch about Astronomy not too far back' date=' and Chemistry has always been appealing. Biology i cant stand, same with geology and earth sciences lol. And as far as keeping up with the latest and greatest tech, doesnt seem like I can really just dive into it.

 

Maybe I should just start going to the gym again, im getting out of shape haha.[/quote']

 

 

 

i try to learn about alternative energy, fills my science needs, makes me feel im saving the world, i could get rich, or i could save on bills

[sobercuban]

 

Maybe I should just start going to the gym again' date=' im getting out of shape haha.[/b']

 

never a bad idea.

[IanThePhoenix]

You could study the American Legal System. Just because...

[team_spahr]

Bible

 

You know whats funny, I was going to mention Fast cant suggestion bible unless its unbiased, objective learning about Religion at a philisophical standpoint

 

 

But one thing while learning about rome, well, obviously lots of religion came into the mix. And to get christianity and judaism, and paganism, and get a bunch of religions explained to you at a historical viewpoint was something very interesting.

 

How Christ was a minor following for at least a few decades, and took at least 1 century to be even in the top 10 mix of things. And really, the reason it spread is mostly due to the fact it was the first religion saying there were no classes, and everyone was equal. And in a society where 1/3 were slaves, and another 1/3 were poor working class that probably lived the same life style as slaved but with bills, christianity caught on like a wild fire.

 

And there was actually several jewish revolts out east, and one being led by the ruler of Jerusalem, and he claimed to be the son of god and the messiah, and he had a way bigger following too mostly due to the fact that back in the day, the blade was ahead of the pen. and he started a war, and started handing the romans their asses. Until the senate took notice, sent an actual general, and squashed the uprising.

 

But it shows that back in the day, everyone was claiming things, and it was hard to see through the ******** being flung by religion. And how Christianity caught on to 1 simple thing going for it over all others, it pandered to the masses.

 

Also the fact that there may not even be a man named Jesus to begin with... . That during the most well documented time in ancient history, the julio/cladian dynastry, and especially through the peace and culture Augustus brought from 30BC-14BC, and Tiberius to follow until Christs death, and the end of the Julio Cladian Dynasties death around a century later with the death of nero. And through that amazing time, that well documented time, not a single thing writen about christ. Even though romans did keep a catalog on executions. Romans were very meticulous with paper work, and how the son of god who could walk on water, and died only to be ressurected 3 days later seems to pass their memory when documenting about daily life, well thats too bad.

[ultimatefightingchamp]

Try to learn some stuff about gambling, card games, psychology, how to trick people, etc. ever heard of Darren Brown? That guy is amazing, he studies human behaviour and tricks people like Couture tricked Toney. That's always interesting, unlike biology and that bull.. I had to hear every week.

[team_spahr]

Try to learn some stuff about gambling' date=' card games, psychology, how to trick people, etc. ever heard of Darren Brown? That guy is amazing, he studies human behaviour and tricks people like Couture tricked Toney. That's always interesting, unlike biology and that bull.. I had to hear every week.[/quote']

 

hmmmmm, so far, american legal system and this have my attention

[CorporalClegg]

You know whats funny' date=' I was going to mention Fast cant suggestion bible unless its unbiased, objective learning about Religion at a philisophical standpoint

 

 

But one thing while learning about rome, well, obviously lots of religion came into the mix. And to get christianity and judaism, and paganism, and get a bunch of religions explained to you at a historical viewpoint was something very interesting.

 

How Christ was a minor following for at least a few decades, and took at least 1 century to be even in the top 10 mix of things. And really, the reason it spread is mostly due to the fact it was the first religion saying there were no classes, and everyone was equal. And in a society where 1/3 were slaves, and another 1/3 were poor working class that probably lived the same life style as slaved but with bills, christianity caught on like a wild fire.

 

And there was actually several jewish revolts out east, and one being led by the ruler of Jerusalem, and he claimed to be the son of god and the messiah, and he had a way bigger following too mostly due to the fact that back in the day, the blade was ahead of the pen. and he started a war, and started handing the romans their asses. Until the senate took notice, sent an actual general, and squashed the uprising.

 

But it shows that back in the day, everyone was claiming things, and it was hard to see through the ******** being flung by religion. And how Christianity caught on to 1 simple thing going for it over all others, it pandered to the masses.

 

Also the fact that there may not even be a man named Jesus to begin with... . That during the most well documented time in ancient history, the julio/cladian dynastry, and especially through the peace and culture Augustus brought from 30BC-14BC, and Tiberius to follow until Christs death, and the end of the Julio Cladian Dynasties death around a century later with the death of nero. And through that amazing time, that well documented time, not a single thing writen about christ. Even though romans did keep a catalog on executions. Romans were very meticulous with paper work, and how the son of god who could walk on water, and died only to be ressurected 3 days later seems to pass their memory when documenting about daily life, well thats too bad.[/quote']

 

Not too mention the talking snake, VIRGIN BIRTH, earth is 5000 years old nonsense... etc etc etc

[shawnsBACK]

You know whats funny' date=' I was going to mention Fast cant suggestion bible unless its unbiased, objective learning about Religion at a philisophical standpoint

 

 

But one thing while learning about rome, well, obviously lots of religion came into the mix. And to get christianity and judaism, and paganism, and get a bunch of religions explained to you at a historical viewpoint was something very interesting.

 

How Christ was a minor following for at least a few decades, and took at least 1 century to be even in the top 10 mix of things. And really, the reason it spread is mostly due to the fact it was the first religion saying there were no classes, and everyone was equal. And in a society where 1/3 were slaves, and another 1/3 were poor working class that probably lived the same life style as slaved but with bills, christianity caught on like a wild fire.

 

And there was actually several jewish revolts out east, and one being led by the ruler of Jerusalem, and he claimed to be the son of god and the messiah, and he had a way bigger following too mostly due to the fact that back in the day, the blade was ahead of the pen. and he started a war, and started handing the romans their asses. Until the senate took notice, sent an actual general, and squashed the uprising.

 

But it shows that back in the day, everyone was claiming things, and it was hard to see through the ******** being flung by religion. And how Christianity caught on to 1 simple thing going for it over all others, it pandered to the masses.

 

Also the fact that there may not even be a man named Jesus to begin with... . That during the most well documented time in ancient history, the julio/cladian dynastry, and especially through the peace and culture Augustus brought from 30BC-14BC, and Tiberius to follow until Christs death, and the end of the Julio Cladian Dynasties death around a century later with the death of nero. And through that amazing time, that well documented time, not a single thing writen about christ. Even though romans did keep a catalog on executions. Romans were very meticulous with paper work, and how the son of god who could walk on water, and died only to be ressurected 3 days later seems to pass their memory when documenting about daily life, well thats too bad.[/quote']

 

well, a name is just a name. so jesus, nero, or bill, the thought is what count

 

great post btw

[ultimatefightingchamp]

hmmmmm' date=' so far, american legal system and this have my attention [/quote']

 

I play some Poker and I love Phil Ivey because of his ability to read people. That's something I really apreciate in people. You really have to watch some of Darren Brown's stuff, sometimes I wonder if it's not fixed.

[shawnsBACK]

hmmmmm' date=' so far, american legal system and this have my attention [/quote']

 

fine blow my energy post outta the water

 

but......did you ever burn ants with a magnifying glass?

 

how bout putting some on roof tops, align them to move and focus with the earths movement and put a heat exchanger on them to heat your water tank, or run a turbine?

[ultimatefightingchamp]

This is not nearly his most amazing trick but..

 

[IanThePhoenix]

You could study Social Engineering and get free bus rides, among other things.

[team_spahr]

fine blow my energy post outta the water

 

but......did you ever burn ants with a magnifying glass?

 

how bout putting some on roof tops' date=' align them to move and focus with the earths movement and put a heat exchanger on them to heat your water tank, or run a turbine?[/quote']

 

no no....its more, been dare, done dat.

 

Its why im a (WIP) vegetarian....to save not the animals, but ourselves

[wprincewilhelm]

Try to learn some stuff about gambling' date=' card games, psychology, how to trick people, etc. ever heard of Darren Brown? That guy is amazing, he studies human behaviour and tricks people like Couture tricked Toney. That's always interesting, unlike biology and that bull.. I had to hear every week.[/quote']The funny thing is that I have a book on reading people. Its titled "Reading People" (yes i know thats obvious) but its by Jo-Ellan Dimitrius and Mark Mazzarella

[Von_Kaiser]

Get into Asian history, some real good stuff there. There's also numerous native cultures around the world that are not only interesting from a historical POV, but also from an anthropological, societal, cultural, religious perspective. Military history is extensive to say the least, you could be entertained for years. There's never a dull moment for the hungry mind. -Von_Kaiser

[shawnsBACK]

no no....its more' date=' been dare, done dat.

 

Its why im a (WIP) vegetarian....to save not the animals, but ourselves[/quote']

 

ok then

 

**bro pounds**

 

but then, magnetism is where it's at

[team_spahr]

This is not nearly his most amazing trick but..

 

 

brilliant

[ultimatefightingchamp]

Glad you liked it, I'll post some more if you permit.

 

Btw, I'd like to hear your theory in eating animals, please.

[team_spahr]

ok then

 

**bro pounds**

 

but then' date=' magnetism is where it's at[/quote']

 

Oh have you heard of WiTricity?

 

I remember reading an article a while back. They can power an entire apartment with one energy source, but all appliances and lights have wireless connection to the energy source. I remember it running off magnetism, i think. And its harmless to the body. I remember the first thing i thought was radiation, but its safe due to just magnetism.

 

****ing cool. I think theres LCD TVs that can run off it already.

 

So soon our economies will give tax breaks to those with solar panels and are off the electic grid, and our household appliances will just need to by calibrated to our household energy source. And we can drive our electric cars that are accident proof, and are automatically charged when we park by the city, funded by the higher taxes we pay.....oh we can dream cant we.

 

And due to non competitive fair national economic systems, and a world wide labor law, we only work 3 days a week anyways, and due to are great cultures we spend our extra time trying to advance our exploration into the depths of space, and search for the smallest infinite space, or other such things...okay, that really seems out of reach

[ultimatefightingchamp]

[shawnsBACK]

Oh have you heard of WiTricity?

 

I remember reading an article a while back. They can power an entire apartment with one energy source' date=' but all appliances and lights have wireless connection to the energy source. I remember it running off magnetism, i think. And its harmless to the body. I remember the first thing i thought was radiation, but its safe due to just magnetism.

 

****ing cool. I think theres LCD TVs that can run off it already.

 

So soon our economies will give tax breaks to those with solar panels and are off the electic grid, and our household appliances will just need to by calibrated to our household energy source. And we can drive our electric cars that are accident proof, and are automatically charged when we park by the city, funded by the higher taxes we pay.....oh we can dream cant we.

 

And due to non competitive fair national economic systems, and a world wide labor law, we only work 3 days a week anyways, and due to are great cultures we spend our extra time trying to advance our exploration into the depths of space, and search for the smallest infinite space, or other such things...okay, that really seems out of reach[/quote']

 

hmm i dont think any magnetism has zero effect on the body. the already have magnetic induction chargers for cell phone and gadgets.

 

but when i say to study alternative energy (how everything) works, i have to leave politcs and human nature out of it. it spoils it.

[ultimatefightingchamp]

This one is awesome

 

[ultimatefightingchamp]

[Kristufa]

I tend to cook when I need something to occupy.

 

Select a style, and try to master one dish a week.

It might get a little expensive though

[team_spahr]

Glad you liked it' date=' I'll post some more if you permit.

 

Btw, I'd like to hear your theory in eating animals, please.[/quote']

 

oh well, based off our society, which is mostly capitalistic, the greed doesnt stop as far as econimics, but to goods as well. and that includes the food we intake.

 

Theres a huge monopoly on where we get our food, which means there isnt much competition, which gives that theory of incentive drivien capitalistic society a null and void stamp. These people are now in your pockets and you cant do anything about it. They lobby in politics to get certain bills passed, and more often than not, to stop bills stopping their expansion.

 

So these companies are free to run ramped.

 

Well couple that with the fact that that have scientifically generated the food to be made bigger and faster. Which sounds awesome, but has its downside. Besides the inhumane factors in all of it, like how over 95% of all chicken on the planet never touch ground outside their cage, and a larger and larger percentage is seeing less sun(i dont have #s but im sure its up there). But these scientific advantages are only advantageous to the company, not you. not through health reasons, and long term economic reason(mostly due to the fact the more you support these big conglomerate businesses, your adding to the problem).

 

But its not the business thats the problem, they have people to feed, and they like their food, so notch on the fact that health problems are just sickly bad. and how its cheaper to buy cows than it is to buy vegetables or regular wheat products. these cows live in their own filth, and they take up a HUUUUUUGE real-estate in NA land areas. Too much. we all eat to much, but that food needs a place to live, so they take up a lot of resources, and land, and still the conditions are dreadful.

 

they wallow in their own filth, and if one of these cows contracts a disease, well every cow will get it. and when they are hauled off to a slaughter factory, that factory is diseased. cause the health inspections are owned directly by the company they are inspecting due to politicians being in their back pockets.

 

so in that sense, our food is suuuuper unhealthy, on top of inhumane, and on top of economically irresponsible due to the fact that these food companies demand so much from their farmers that the are expecting them to go into huge debt by buying the latest and greatest equipment, or cut them off from business. and remember they have a monopoly on the food we eat, and farmers produce, so the farmers have no choice but to bend over and take it up the rear from these companies and do waht they are told, or expect a fore-closer and welfare..

 

Now for the bad part, thats really over looked. Natural Resources.

 

Right now, there is a battle over our resources. I dont even need to get into a global warming debate, because its still null and void with what im about to hit you with. But lets run with global warming for a bit. So methane is produced from cows, methane is worse for our global warming green house gasses than carbon dioxide. about 25/1 worse. So right now, we complain about cars, over population, planes, you name it. our live stock is producing more harmful gases per capita by a long shot. not to mention they graze(but now they are just eating corn, which they cant digest, but corn is cheaper than grass, so theres also that).

 

But heres the big bopper, WATER.

 

Most scientists predict water is going to be the next big resource we fight over as humans, if it already hasnt passed oil. Water is becoming sparser and sparser, with rising ocean levels, and hotter global temeratures drying up our inland water reserves. And livestock are drinking most of what we have. I think i remember a fact that in california, more water is drunk by lifestock than humans. And its growing.

 

But we dilute the water with certain pops and juices, which are super harmful for us. Oh and not to mention that all those soda companies, go into a certain location, and go to the source of water, and tap the source, and leave the towns that depend of that water hopeless. They do this all over the world. Cokeacola being the #1 culprit...but we are talking meat here so i wont go onto that tangent..

 

 

so there are a few things you can do as a consumer. because thats how you vote for thigns. thats howyou lobby, and rally against things.

 

-buy organic foods if you are turned off by the unhealthy products. This will show up in their #s, to start investing in organics, and once the guigantic production line is turned to a healthier standard, thats when organics will become cheaper. These production lines are why these foods are so cheap compared to organics, because organic foods dont have that sloppy, massive machine "how it works" style workflow. So invest some money, maybe 30 dollars a month extra on your grocery bills to get simple healthy foods, like free roam eggs, organic dairy.

 

-buy local produce, nothing like sticking it to the man like not giving them your hard earned cash. This will also be much healther for you for sure, and also keeps your money local, and within the community. and I cant stress how crutial that is to your well being(the within in community part)

 

-go full out vegetarian. I myself havent been able to make that massive leap, because im bread of meat(pun intended), and its so accesable, cheap, and yummy. But i know morally, its wrong on so many levels. so i try to cut meat down to once a week. and its usually local stuff.

[CorporalClegg]

I tend to cook when I need something to occupy.

 

Select a style' date=' and try to master one dish a week.

It might get a little expensive though [/quote']

 

I'm a good cook but my range is limited. Any suggestions some dishes that are somewhat simple and involve chicken or fish because I eat too much steak?

 

I eat steak atleast 3 times a week which can't be good for you. I'm trying to get that down to once a week tops.

[ultimatefightingchamp]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi2cvop3vbM&feature=related

[CorporalClegg]

oh well' date=' based off our society, which is mostly capitalistic, the greed doesnt stop as far as econimics, but to goods as well. and that includes the food we intake.

 

Theres a huge monopoly on where we get our food, which means there isnt much competition, which gives that theory of incentive drivien capitalistic society a null and void stamp. These people are now in your pockets and you cant do anything about it. They lobby in politics to get certain bills passed, and more often than not, to stop bills stopping their expansion.

 

So these companies are free to run ramped.

 

Well couple that with the fact that that have scientifically generated the food to be made bigger and faster. Which sounds awesome, but has its downside. Besides the inhumane factors in all of it, like how over 95% of all chicken on the planet never touch ground outside their cage, and a larger and larger percentage is seeing less sun(i dont have #s but im sure its up there). But these scientific advantages are only advantageous to the company, not you. not through health reasons, and long term economic reason(mostly due to the fact the more you support these big conglomerate businesses, your adding to the problem).

 

But its not the business thats the problem, they have people to feed, and they like their food, so notch on the fact that health problems are just sickly bad. and how its cheaper to buy cows than it is to buy vegetables or regular wheat products. these cows live in their own filth, and they take up a HUUUUUUGE real-estate in NA land areas. Too much. we all eat to much, but that food needs a place to live, so they take up a lot of resources, and land, and still the conditions are dreadful.

 

they wallow in their own filth, and if one of these cows contracts a disease, well every cow will get it. and when they are hauled off to a slaughter factory, that factory is diseased. cause the health inspections are owned directly by the company they are inspecting due to politicians being in their back pockets.

 

so in that sense, our food is suuuuper unhealthy, on top of inhumane, and on top of economically irresponsible due to the fact that these food companies demand so much from their farmers that the are expecting them to go into huge debt by buying the latest and greatest equipment, or cut them off from business. and remember they have a monopoly on the food we eat, and farmers produce, so the farmers have no choice but to bend over and take it up the rear from these companies and do waht they are told, or expect a fore-closer and welfare..

 

Now for the bad part, thats really over looked. Natural Resources.

 

Right now, there is a battle over our resources. I dont even need to get into a global warming debate, because its still null and void with what im about to hit you with. But lets run with global warming for a bit. So methane is produced from cows, methane is worse for our global warming green house gasses than carbon dioxide. about 25/1 worse. So right now, we complain about cars, over population, planes, you name it. our live stock is producing more harmful gases per capita by a long shot. not to mention they graze(but now they are just eating corn, which they cant digest, but corn is cheaper than grass, so theres also that).

 

But heres the big bopper, WATER.

 

Most scientists predict water is going to be the next big resource we fight over as humans, if it already hasnt passed oil. Water is becoming sparser and sparser, with rising ocean levels, and hotter global temeratures drying up our inland water reserves. And livestock are drinking most of what we have. I think i remember a fact that in california, more water is drunk by lifestock than humans. And its growing.

 

But we dilute the water with certain pops and juices, which are super harmful for us. Oh and not to mention that all those soda companies, go into a certain location, and go to the source of water, and tap the source, and leave the towns that depend of that water hopeless. They do this all over the world. Cokeacola being the #1 culprit...but we are talking meat here so i wont go onto that tangent..[/quote']

 

Yeah this is spot on and fairly common knowledge for adults with brains. You seem to know more then the average person on this though.

 

Even though its not much better I just try to cook for myself now. I won't eat KFC or any chicken nuggets from any fast food place because once I figured out what a chicken nugget was made out of I almost threw up thinking about how many I had consumed in the past.

[ultimatefightingchamp]

I totally get what you're saying, spahr. But I think meat is that sin I just can't erase. I can't picture myself eating vegetables every single day. I may die sooner than I should, but you know, we can't live forever anyways and though it's a selfish decision regarding all the animals that are killed, I just can't avoid it.

[team_spahr]

Yeah this is spot on and fairly common knowledge for adults with brains. You seem to know more then the average person on this though.

 

Even though its not much better I just try to cook for myself now. I won't eat KFC or any chicken nuggets from any fast food place because once I figured out what a chicken nugget was made out of I almost threw up thinking about how many I had consumed in the past.

 

i edited my last post, added a little section.

 

But i also read that there have been cases where lots of nugget makers for mcdonalds have thrown life chickens into grinders and deep friers, not sure why, but i think it ended up saving a bit of money because they didnt have to kill and pluck the chickens, and remove innards and stuff like that.

 

I mean, on health standards alone, people should be aware. not to mention the implications the food has on our natural resources and economy.

[team_spahr]

I totally get what you're saying' date=' spahr. But I think meat is that sin I just can't erase. I can't picture myself eating vegetables every single day. I may die sooner than I should, but you know, we can't live forever anyways and though it's a selfish decision regarding all the animals that are killed, I just can't avoid it.[/quote']

 

me neither. thats why i buy local. I knew a guy in highschool, his family has a farm, free roam chickens where i can get my eggs, and they have pigs and cows, and they are all fed healthy, and live fairly decent lives so you can feel good that the cows actually took more than 20 steps their entire lives, and werent pumpe full of steroids, put into a cage, never saw sunlight their entire lives.

 

but i LOVE meat.

 

Also, to note, the ammount of meat canadians and americans consume is like 500% more than what the body needs.

[ultimatefightingchamp]

yeah, I'm Portuguese and here we eat meat like 5 days a week.

[ultimatefightingchamp]

[team_spahr]

yeah' date=' I'm Portuguese and here we eat meat like 5 days a week.[/quote']

 

when i grew up, maybe once or twice a week...for breakfast. most lunches contained some sort of meat, if it was a pepperoni stick, or some sandwhich meat.

 

And probably 5 dinners a week contained meat and a main dish. and from every house hold ive been in contact with, thats pretty regular. And im Canadian, on average, Canadians eat less than Americans.

[Kristufa]

I'm a good cook but my range is limited. Any suggestions some dishes that are somewhat simple and involve chicken or fish because I eat too much steak?

 

I eat steak atleast 3 times a week which can't be good for you. I'm trying to get that down to once a week tops.

 

Lol too much red meat isn't really a good thing

Honestly, it's up to personal taste but if you want simple recipes I would suggest going to the foodnetwork site.

Giada DeLaurentiis is my personal favorite on there - simple Italian recipes loaded with flavor

She does a lot of chicken dishes.

[team_spahr]

 

i cant believe that guy gave his wallet away. hahaha this guys stuff is great

[ultimatefightingchamp]

I'm lucky because I don't like pork nor cow that much, but I love chicken. Chicken and black people are quite fond to one another, like Dave Chappelle says.

[ultimatefightingchamp]

There's one where he takes this guys wallet, then the guy goes back, asks for his wallet, than gives it to Derren one more time

[team_spahr]

There's one where he takes this guys wallet' date=' then the guy goes back, asks for his wallet, than gives it to Derren one more time [/quote']

 

my reaction is, what an idiot, but obviously theres more to it. just weird how this works.

 

On the Stern show a ways back, there was this guy who could read people. And he had everyone thing of random things, and #s, things like that, and he would get you to answer unrelated questions, until he finally deducted certain manor isms from them and would get the # or thing they originally were supposed to have thought of.

 

so it went like, k think of an animal....k

 

then he would ask a serious of unrelated questions, when were you born, whats your favorite colour, until he would go "k thats enough" and would guess the original animal.

 

This was years ago and i wish i could find the damn link

[ultimatefightingchamp]

Yeah, Derren inducts people to do what he wants by using certain words that will 'remember' you of doing sth, he uses some gestures.. he's awesome. I would love to know how to do that type of things

[ultimatefightingchamp]

WOOO, look at this!! Not anything related to Derren, just a fight that occured during this year's US Open.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPelP6HG7ig&feature=recentlik

[Tweak]

I suggest Human Behaviour and psychology. I plan on self studying it after i finish my commerce degree.

[BJBJJ]

So usually I spend a few months just dabbling into something to occupy my time. Most recently its been History' date=' and most notably, ancient roman history. And history in the Western world from 1500 BC to 500AD(BCE)

 

And with podcasts, and audio books, it makes learning even easier since i spend a lot of time just walking/busing/training it to and from work.

 

Well, I think ive pretty much exhausted the history books as far as Rome goes. I started getting into pretty vague ideas, like Hellenistic expansion across early roman and Mediterranean empires.....booooring.

 

So I was wondering, anyone know of a good topic...or better yet, great reference?

 

I tried History in the dark ages, and I dont find that very fun. One thing im thinking of is American history(im canadian), so its all new to me, and it very much follows a similar path as Rome....

 

Anyways, just wanted to see if anyones got some idea, or their own personal lessons, or even have some questions. Im really just stagnant as far as needing a topic to get the blood going again.

 

PS. Doesnt have to be History.[/quote']

 

 

 

if you like history.

 

I recommend the books

 

"hungry ghosts"

and "harvest of sorrow"

 

"harvest of sorrow" (my personal fav) is about the stalinist terror famine in the ukraine.

 

"hungry ghosts" is about maos terror famine.

 

these 2 butchers had personal meetings to.

 

after mao saw how stalin used famine to control his population (and kill more people than any leader in modern history up until then INCLUDING hitler etc.) mao had meetings with stalin (both communists) to discuss this.

 

then mao instituted a strikingly similar campaign in china and BEAT stalins record breaking slaughter.

 

mao added his own sick twists.

 

he forced the towns people to bring their steel to communal forges to be melted down for the govt........ but the forges were sub standard (didnt shield the molten metal from oxygen which leads to oxidation....rapid rusting...... ask a welder about welding without any shielding gas.... thats basically what mao did)

 

this means ALL thew towns people were without steel (all their steel was melted and because of the method was destroyed..... turned into slag)

 

so the towns people are in the WOOD era and the tyranical govt. still have bullets.

 

 

 

mao also used propoganda posters of large vegtables so when towns people sent ALL their meager crops to the govt. they did so thinking that they would get 40lb tomatos from another more successfull village that was pictured in the posters.

 

 

shear evil genius.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

if you like numbers then modern physics is great.

just need some basic algebra to figure it out.

 

linear algebra is great too.

using matrices.

 

 

and if you have lin alg/ and a couple calc courses then differential equations is fun.

 

 

 

or a math proofs course.

[StephenColbert]

learn geography or cartography.

 

both are very interesting and it's cool to know a lot about the place you are hearing about in my opinion.

[BJBJJ]

learn geography or cartography.

 

both are very interesting and it's cool to know a lot about the place you are hearing about in my opinion.

 

 

not very stephen colberty.

 

the REAL stephen colbert would proudly acknowledge that knowledge of any land mass outside of the american border is useless.

 

 

I am on to you.......FRAUD!