The Random Thoughts Thread

[SEasternCry]

I wonder how many people in the world blink every second, or blink at exactly the same time? Blinking is an individual act, but there are so many people sharing our earth, out time, our air... so, how many share exact blinking rates?

a lot.

[Calebark]

I wonder how many people in the world blink every second, or blink at exactly the same time? Blinking is an individual act, but there are so many people sharing our earth, out time, our air... so, how many share exact blinking rates?

Everybody could blink at the exact same time and nobody would witness it

[Joseph41]

Everybody could blink at the exact same time and nobody would witness it

#showerthoughts

[Sine]

Time is continuous so nothing can happen at the exact same time (even if the difference is only infinitesimally small) 

[sailinginwater]

How do you manage anxiety before exams? I always get too stressed before exams.

[owidjaja]

I'm listening to my sister tell off her group members on their lack of contribution to the group assignment and I'm in my room like "YAAASS SIS DRAG EM"

[sweetiepi]

It is highly likely that I have a real addiction to books- I currently have 158 books on my to-read list on Goodreads, and I was pleading with mum to come with me for a Dymocks session next week so I can add 3 more to that list because I was browsing bookstore websites all afternoon.
(Also I'm jealous that Sydney has a bigger Dymocks than Melbourne. (afaik anyways))

(I needed to rant about books, I'm sorry fam <3 ) I'm too much of a bookworm. Send help. :')

[technodisney]

If you are giving a person CPR the correct timing for compressions happens to line up with the beat in "stayin alive" by the BeeGees.
How ironic/weird is that while saving someones life it can help to play stayin alive in your head
Disclamer: This is just a thing I saw on FB referencing some hospital in New York, it may be wrong,

[MB_]

If you are giving a person CPR the correct timing for compressions happens to line up with the beat in "stayin alive" by the BeeGees.
How ironic/weird is that while saving someones life it can help to play stayin alive in your head
Disclamer: This is just a thing I saw on FB referencing some hospital in New York, it may be wrong,

Obligatory The Office clip

[Aaron]

Obligatory The Office clip

love it

[jazcstuart]

If you are giving a person CPR the correct timing for compressions happens to line up with the beat in "stayin alive" by the BeeGees.
How ironic/weird is that while saving someones life it can help to play stayin alive in your head
Disclamer: This is just a thing I saw on FB referencing some hospital in New York, it may be wrong,

Even more ironically, another song with the right bpm (timing) for CPR is Another One Bites the Dust by Queen...

[PhoenixxFire]

Disclamer: This is just a thing I saw on FB referencing some hospital in New York, it may be wrong,

Can confirm. I got told this when I did my CPR course 😂 (actually that reminds me - I’ve got to redo that these holidays)

[turinturambar]

Time is continuous so nothing can happen at the exact same time (even if the difference is only infinitesimally small) 

Well, if you're going to be pedantic, whether two things happen simultaneously also depends on the reference frame of the observer.

And time may be continuous, but blinking takes a finite, non-zero amount of time.  So you could have everyone in the middle of a blink at the same time (so long as you've chosen the appropriate reference frame)

#overthinkingit #blinkandyoullmissit #zenodisprovedmotionanyway #toomanyhashtags

[technodisney]

Wouldn’t it be great if there was an Atarnotes discord server.

[RuiAce]

Wouldn’t it be great if there was an Atarnotes discord server.

Discord is targeted towards gamers. Having an AN discord risks either damaging the purpose of AN, or making the forums redundant.

(As opposed to just some private group that happens to include AN members, which is essentially similar to just the everyday Facebook messenger group chat.)