The universe according to MMM

[Roadgeekteen]

This thread should be renamed to Alanland II, it already reached absurdity levels way beyond the original Alanland thread.

It's different because MMM actually is taking this all seriously.

[LilianaUwU]

This thread should be renamed to Alanland II, it already reached absurdity levels way beyond the original Alanland thread.

It's different because MMM actually is taking this all seriously.

So did TheAlan360.

[Roadgeekteen]

This thread should be renamed to Alanland II, it already reached absurdity levels way beyond the original Alanland thread.

It's different because MMM actually is taking this all seriously.

So did TheAlan360.

He got banned really quickly for threatening the mods. MMM is a bit smarter than that.

[LilianaUwU]

This thread should be renamed to Alanland II, it already reached absurdity levels way beyond the original Alanland thread.

It's different because MMM actually is taking this all seriously.

So did TheAlan360.

He got banned really quickly for threatening the mods. MMM is a bit smarter than that.

MMM is definitely pushing the boundaries of many people's nerves, though.

[kphoger]

Again, I've never taken a single physics class, never opened a physics textbook in my life.  If I'm misunderstanding things, then please let me know.

But, considering nobody who actually understands physics has contradicted my assertion, then I'll assume I understand this concept enough to discredit MultiDozenMiler's claim that "The force you experience is the sum of the 2 cars".

And if that's true–that someone with near-zero physics knowledge understands more about such a simple thing than MultiDozenMiler–then you'd really better not let him tell you what much more complicated theories and principles of physics are legitimate and which ones are scams.

[Roadgeekteen]

This thread should be renamed to Alanland II, it already reached absurdity levels way beyond the original Alanland thread.

It's different because MMM actually is taking this all seriously.

So did TheAlan360.

He got banned really quickly for threatening the mods. MMM is a bit smarter than that.

MMM is definitely pushing the boundaries of many people's nerves, though.

But he actually hasn't explicitly broken any forum rules. Pissing us off isn't technically against the forum rules.

[LilianaUwU]

This thread should be renamed to Alanland II, it already reached absurdity levels way beyond the original Alanland thread.

It's different because MMM actually is taking this all seriously.

So did TheAlan360.

He got banned really quickly for threatening the mods. MMM is a bit smarter than that.

MMM is definitely pushing the boundaries of many people's nerves, though.

But he actually hasn't explicitly broken any forum rules. Pissing us off isn't technically against the forum rules.

If we were on Wikipedia, there would definitely be consensus for a CBAN, though.

[Roadgeekteen]

This thread should be renamed to Alanland II, it already reached absurdity levels way beyond the original Alanland thread.

It's different because MMM actually is taking this all seriously.

So did TheAlan360.

He got banned really quickly for threatening the mods. MMM is a bit smarter than that.

MMM is definitely pushing the boundaries of many people's nerves, though.

But he actually hasn't explicitly broken any forum rules. Pissing us off isn't technically against the forum rules.

If we were on Wikipedia, there would definitely be consensus for a CBAN, though.

We might need to edit the forum rules...

[LilianaUwU]

This thread should be renamed to Alanland II, it already reached absurdity levels way beyond the original Alanland thread.

It's different because MMM actually is taking this all seriously.

So did TheAlan360.

He got banned really quickly for threatening the mods. MMM is a bit smarter than that.

MMM is definitely pushing the boundaries of many people's nerves, though.

But he actually hasn't explicitly broken any forum rules. Pissing us off isn't technically against the forum rules.

If we were on Wikipedia, there would definitely be consensus for a CBAN, though.

We might need to edit the forum rules...

I'm gonna see if one of the Scotts in the hyper secret cabal we're in can do so.

[kphoger]

No, that should not be a forum rule.

Also, they could simply ban him for no good reason at all, just because they felt like it.  It is, after all, their right to do so.

[GaryV]

Arguing on the internet is like mud wrestling with a pig. You both get dirty, but the pig enjoys it.

[LilianaUwU]

No, that should not be a forum rule.

Also, they could simply ban him for no good reason at all, just because they felt like it.  It is, after all, their right to do so.

See, I gotta hand it to AARoads forum mods: they have a sense of integrity. They don't ban members for no reason like many power hungry Reddit mods do.

[webny99]

I would be comfortable with using this post as an indicator of intent in making a forum management decision. Just saying.

If that decision could be moving this thread, that would be GREAT. 

I think it's another decision. That might be even more GREAT!

I disagree. Getting this thread to fictional is much more important to the forum right now than any sort of decision about MMM's status.

It's not a big deal where this shit is, at least for registered members.

If that's how you describe the thread, that's proof that it belongs in a hidden board. There is no precedent for this type of thread in a non-fictional board.

[Roadgeekteen]

I would be comfortable with using this post as an indicator of intent in making a forum management decision. Just saying.

If that decision could be moving this thread, that would be GREAT. 

I think it's another decision. That might be even more GREAT!

I disagree. Getting this thread to fictional is much more important to the forum right now than any sort of decision about MMM's status.

It's not a big deal where this shit is, at least for registered members.

If that's how you describe the thread, that's proof that it belongs in a hidden board. There is no precedent for this type of thread in a non-fictional board.

Maybe's it's good to have the publically viewable. Helps teach new members and guests thinking of signing up how not to act one you join the forum.

[Roadgeekteen]

I don't know much about physics myself, but the wording I've often seen used in news articles when referring to head-on collisions is something along the lines of "two vehicles crashed into each other at a combined speed of 100 MPH." (100 MPH being an example combined speed.)

Yeah, the entire collision had a combined speed of 100 mph, I suppose (someone with more physics knowledge, please confirm or deny).  But there were two cars involved.  Each one felt half the force, i.e. 50 mph (assuming they were both going 50 mph and had equal size and mass).

Now imagine that oncoming car is a loaded 18-wheeler tandem

The car would still experience less than 100 mph in the collision.  More than 50 mph, certainly, but less than 100 mph.

If you want to get to 100 mph experienced by one of the parties, then you'd need something like a dragonfly hitting the front bumper of a turnpike double, and both going 50 mph head-on.  The dragonfly would experience 100 mph, and the trucker would experience nothing.

Even if each car feels only half of the force, whatever force they do feel is multiplied by a deceleration from 100, not 50. But I don't think that's correct anyway. Two cars hiring each other at 50 mph is the same as one car hitting another stationary car at 100 mph. But I do maintain that atomic clocks are a scam, and I'm not the only physics need who feels that way.

Care to find someone else who agrees with you? Back up your sources. Put links in from other websites. Nobody believes or trusts you.

[hotdogPi]

Maybe's it's good to have the publically viewable. Helps teach new members and guests thinking of signing up how not to act one you join the forum.

No. Remember when kernals12 was used as an example of the entire forum on one YouTube video?

[Roadgeekteen]

Maybe's it's good to have the publically viewable. Helps teach new members and guests thinking of signing up how not to act one you join the forum.

No. Remember when kernals12 was used as an example of the entire forum on one YouTube video?

Yeah. I'm almost convinced that kernals12 is an urbanist plant created to make us look bad.

[Roadgeekteen]

I'm assuming one of those guys is Scott5114?

Fix your youtube tag. Use preview to make sure that the post works.

[kphoger]

Two cars hitting each other at 50 mph is the same as one car hitting another stationary car at 100 mph.

Only because there are two cars involved.  For each car, it's the same as one car hitting a granite wall.

(And actually, not even, because a stationary car would absorb some of the impact, such that the driver would experience less than 50 mph impact.)

[jmacswimmer]

Why the fuck isn't it working, I posted the Javascript function exactly, even tried capital Y instead of lowercase???

Did you try calling customer service? 1-800-AAR-OADS

[hotdogPi]

Javascript isn't enabled on this forum, and for good reason.

[MultiMillionMiler]

[kphoger]

It was a live video.  Therefore, the URL is no longer valid.   

[Roadgeekteen]

Same exact URL in from chrome worked, letter by letter. It's the youtube app that sucks. Literally the most glitchy app ever seen on a smartphone. The debuggers should be fired.

Don't try to use the youtube app to do this kind of stuff, use the website. Better yet use the website on a computer, that's even easier.

[hotdogPi]

Same exact URL in from chrome worked, letter by letter. It's the youtube app that sucks. Literally the most glitchy app ever seen on a smartphone. The debuggers should be fired.

I don't know why kphoger deleted most of his previous post, but it appears to be an unintuitive part of how BBCode works and not a bug at all.