what was the last thing that blew your mind?

[HarryScull]

mine was this
43 squared=1849
43-25=18
50-43=7
7 squared=49

this works with every number i have tried so far...
maths is fucking weird...

so what blows your mind?

 

[Dags90]

When my car was built, the Spice Girls were about the biggest thing ever.

 

[Vault101]

is Bill O'reily a creatonist?

because I thourght he was bad..but not THAT bad

got the Idea fter seeing a "funny" video with him mixed with some 12 year olds...bascially..

"the moon..how did it get there? huh? how did it get there?" <- like a guy who aprently has some fancy degree from harvard needs that explained to him?

 

[aba1]

The animation in the 1942 superman animated series.... so gorgeous that if it was a woman I would have to stalk and never stop looking.

 

[Starik20X6]

The Avengers. I knew it was going to be good, but even my hopes were exceeded.

 

[Trekkie]

The fact that I can recite Pi to 10 places off the top of my head.

 

[Michael826]

Lost in the Cold - Earthless [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HITHygbE_BA]

This was the last thing that blew my mind. It's amazing.

 

[DoPo]

I didn't know how to spell missile. For years, I've been spelling it "missle". Until last month, that was, when spellcheck complained. As a perfectly rational and open minded person, I assumed the spellcheck was wrong.

 

[3quency]

Wait... I can take over New Vegas myself?
*cracks knuckles* oh, this is going to be a fun game.

 

[Redingold]

With regards to your little discovery, OP, what you are saying is:
x[sup]2[/sup] = 100y + z[sup]2[/sup]
x - 25 = y
50 - x = z
Substituting values for y and z into the first equation gives us:
x[sup]2[/sup] = 100(x - 25) + (50 - x)[sup]2[/sup]
And expanding the brackets gives us:
x[sup]2[/sup] = 100x - 2500 + 2500 - 100x + x[sup]2[/sup]

And it cancels nicely to get x[sup]2[/sup] = x[sup]2[/sup], which is obviously true. So it holds for all values of y and any z = 100, so you can't split up the number as nicely into two parts).

 

[TerribleAssassin]

That there's an alien in every South Park. And, I shit you not, it's true.

Prepare to be mindfucked. [http://www.cracktwo.com/2011/01/alien-in-every-episode-of-south-park-72.html]

 

[Mr Thin]

The film American Beauty.

Saw it as a kid, when I wasn't supposed to be awake. My drowsy awareness combined with the film's quality made me feel like I'd seen something very special. Which I had; I was just hyper aware of it.

That was way too long ago... I need to experience more.

 

[Furioso]

That there's an alien in every South Park. And, I shit you not, it's true.

Prepare to be mindfucked. [http://www.cracktwo.com/2011/01/alien-in-every-episode-of-south-park-72.html]

You were right, my mind is now fucked

As for me, the first time I learned you could attack that tree with the band-aid at the King Goomba fight along with Kent C. Coopas tail in Paper Mario blew my mind

 

[Nooh]

Explosives.

 

[necromanzer52]

It's not omelette DU fromage, but omelette AU fromage.
My whole life has been a lie!!

Love the reference. I also discovered this a few months ago & it was similarly mind-blowing.

OT: Apparently xenon is capable of forming bonds. Blew my mind when my chemistry teacher mentioned this.

 

[Lt._nefarious]

I'm tempted to say "your wife" but I fear I could get into trouble for that so... The Avengers in 3D IMAX.

 

[Doneeee]

With regards to your little discovery, OP, what you are saying is:
x[sup]2[/sup] = 100y + z[sup]2[/sup]
x - 25 = y
50 - x = z
Substituting values for y and z into the first equation gives us:
x[sup]2[/sup] = 100(x - 25) + (50 - x)[sup]2[/sup]
And expanding the brackets gives us:
x[sup]2[/sup] = 100x - 2500 + 2500 - 100x + x[sup]2[/sup]

And it cancels nicely to get x[sup]2[/sup] = x[sup]2[/sup], which is obviously true. So it holds for all values of y and any z = 100, so you can't split up the number as nicely into two parts).

My brain hurts. XD I get it though.

 

[DoPo]

43 squared=1849
43-25=18
50-43=7
7 squared=49

21 squared=441
21-25=-4 (we could take the absolute value but just wait)
50-21=29
29 squared=841
...
8 + (-4) = 4

Not as impressive now.