Thread: Random Questions

Another question:
I tried for hours (sadly) earlier today, trying to figure out how to photoshop the picture of my eye. I want to erase everything from the whites of my eyes out, leaving only the iris and pupil.
I couldn't figure it out for the life of me.
Does anyone have any tips for me?

Why do my lungs "hurt" when I've been without a smoke for a day or so? As a smoker, I can take deep breaths without hacking up a lung and rarely have a "smokers cough". But when I go without a smoke, I have both those things. Is it because my lungs are trying to purge the toxins?

Also, are cops ever humored or annoyed when their presence cause drivers to stomp on their brakes whether they're speeding or not lol?

And, why do my armpits feel like their being poked by dozens of needles when I'm *about to* start sweating?

Why does happiness cause my anxiety/panic attacks when I'm not medicated?

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

Another question: I tried for hours (sadly) earlier today, trying to figure out how to photoshop the picture of my eye. I want to erase everything from the whites of my eyes out, leaving only the iris and pupil. I couldn't figure it out for the life of me. Does anyone have any tips for me?

Do you mean that you want only your pupil and iris to be set against a blank background? If you have Photoshop, you can use the magnetic lasso tool to select the outer edge of your iris and then erase everything else. If you have more questions, let me know.

Many thanks for the tip! I tried the lasso tool but my hands are so jittery that I never capture the right areas lol

Another random question:
Why is it when I skip meals for a couple of days the skin beneath my cuticles becomes frayed as if by a multitude of papercuts (feels about the same too). I pull the frays off because they get caught on things which hurts the most. As soon as I start eating right, they go away.

1) Try searching 'taxidermy' and 'preserving rabbit ear for keychain'.

2) Magnetic lasso (not the same as the regular lasso selector) or just erase. Use a separate layer for the background, erase to transparency, and color the background whatever you like, or leave it transparent and save as .png. Or just post it and I'll do it for you.

3) Yes, you nailed it.

4) I don't know, try asking at http://forums.officer.com/forums/

5) No idea.

6) Could be a chemical imbalance in your brain, could be due to your medication having caused the former, or it could be something totally out of my area of expertise.

7) Vitamin/mineral deficiency. You should eat better and not go for days without eating. Just taking supplements is no good either, though it will help. Not sure what specific deficiencies that signifies, but lay off the fast food in any event.


Why is my left thumb hurting? It's irritating.

Did you hit it with a hammer or slam it in a door? ... ??? Hope it feels better soon.

Thanks for taking a shot at my many questions

It's probably RSI or something. To my knowledge, I have not injured it otherwise.

And of course, I do what I can.

what is RSI? Cos i get many body parts that hurt for no reason what so ever.

And why does my dog clean himself like a cat?

RSI = Repetitive Strain Injury


Your dog has Scholerman's Disorder. He thinks he is a cat.

LOL DarkAngel... I THOUGHT your sig. was of a woman with her legs in the air wearing a thong and having a tattoo. I had to stare VERY hard to read what the picture said and even harder to see the lamp

Don't all dogs clean themselves like cats? Or have all my dogs been strange because they were raised with cats lol

i duno, but my dog came from a cattery as a pup O_O

I'm beginning to see a pattern >_>

Zhaylin, it IS exactly what you first thought it was. There is no lamp, it's a picture of a woman in a thong with a tattoo bent over, just flipped upside-down and edited slightly to make it look like a lamp.

It's pretty ironic, really.

MoS, no way lol. Now that I see the lamp, I can't see anything else

I would like to ask:
Why in the world do some people write like this:

"What is wrong with me?
ok i got my period bt it wasnt rele alota blood an im getting pain all in my waist bt it hurts lyk something shocking or poking me in my rite side in my waist an sometime it feel lyk my waist is lyk throbbing or when i put pressure it hurt and i feel sick an i drink water normal im 15 an i ben off my period for lyk 2 weeks already
* - 4 days left to answer.
Additional Details
bt do sex have anything to do it cuz i think fvk hurt me cuz tat was lyk 3 weeks ago did it hurt my body
28 minutes ago
sorry it got put in this section haha bt na it wasnt bt he was clean an i kno cuz we got checked at this church thing they was testing then u call for yor thing an yea
9 minutes ago
i think it happen lyk march 28tat when we did tat
8 minutes ago
umm i started the pain lyk after my period and it nvr stopped it goes and comes tho the pain or its light or it hurts alot then stops"

Ugh... *rips out eyeballs*
I went to Yahoo Answers to find out what it's called when you *feel* someone staring at you (hey, I should've asked that in THIS thread lol)... but a couple questions caught my eye and this was one of them.

I understand what she's saying (my father can barely read and write and he sent me mail when he was at sea w/ the Navy) and both my sons have/have had dyslexia.
But, my gracious! I was polite and tried answering her question, but I wanted to scream: "NO TEXT-SPEAK, PLEASE!!!!!"

Here's another question:
Is there anyway to link our Playlist player here like some people can do with the YouTube videos?

Here's what mine looks like when I try lol
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; visibility:visible; margin-right: auto; width:450px;"> <object width="435" height="270"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.profileplaylist.net/mc/mp3player_new.swf"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="never"></param> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param> <param name="flashvars" value="config=http&#37;3A%2F%2Fwww.indimusic.us%2F ext%2Fpc%2Fconfig_pink.xml&amp;mywidth=435&amp;myh eight=270&amp;playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indimu sic.us%2Floadplaylist.php%3Fplaylist%3D62228819%26 t%3D1239816006&amp;wid=os"></param> <embed style="width:435px; visibility:visible; height:270px;" allowScriptAccess="never" src="http://www.profileplaylist.net/mc/mp3player_new.swf" flashvars="config=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indimusic.us%2F ext%2Fpc%2Fconfig_pink.xml&amp;mywidth=435&amp;myh eight=270&amp;playlist_url=http://www.indimusic.us/loadplaylist.php?playlist=62228819&t=1239816006&am p;wid=os" width="435" height="270" name="mp3player" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" border="0"/> </object> <br/> <a href="http://www.profileplaylist.net"><img src="http://www.profileplaylist.net/mc/images/create_pink.jpg" border="0" alt="Get a playlist!"/></a> <a href="http://www.mysocialgroup.com/standalone/62228819" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.profileplaylist.net/mc/images/launch_pink.jpg" border="0" alt="Standalone player"/></a> <a href="http://www.mysocialgroup.com/download/62228819"><img src="http://www.profileplaylist.net/mc/images/get_pink.jpg" border="0" alt="Get Ringtones"/></a> </div>

Testing:
http://www.profileplaylist.net/mc/mp...9816572&wid=os

WOOT!!! I figured it out all by my lonesome Aren't y'all proud of me
Of course, it wasn't quite what I had in mind, but it's better than nothing.
The code I added was the one given for Gaia
I only have one song on my list right now because I just found the site... but I will be adding more.

It drives me nuts too, Zhaylin. I just can't comprehend it.

Also:

ROFL!!
I guess there really is no lamp

I have two more random questions...

Why does my cat insist on running ahead of me and then plopping down where I'm bound to squash her one of these days? Every cat I've ever had does this. Sometimes I humorously wonder if they're plotting my death because they'll do it even on stairs lol

The other question is:
Does learning new things make you sleepy?
If I'm driving a new area and take in the sites, I become very sleepy, very quickly. Also, if I'm learning "technical" stuff I want to go right to sleep afterwards. Hubby has a Kingston (sp) Peterbuilt deisel run Motor Coach. I'm used to driving the RV and I'm comfortable doing so. But we have a trip coming up in May and it's the first time I will have ridden in it let alone drive it. While I'm excited and looking forward to it, it intimidates me a great deal. I'm not used to Jake Brakes and 10 or so gauges and the outright power the beast is capable of.
Hubby gave me a tour of the engine and a quick lesson in monitoring everything. After just 30 minutes I was on the verge of passing out I was so exhausted.

Hubby says it's common for young children to do exactly that- when they learn new things or take in new experiences, they go to sleep afterwards because it's a process of the developing brain. I laughed and said there may be hope for me yet if my brain is still "developing". But it made me curious if others are like me in that respect...

Originally Posted by Man of Steel

It drives me nuts too, Zhaylin. I just can't comprehend it.

Also:

Bastard! You beat me to it... And I just sent PMs to Zhaylin and that other guy....

haha... thanks for trying

Two more random questions:
Why do I start feeling hot and even sweat whenever I'm in physical pain?
Why do I get "cotton mouth" and feel dehydrated, at times, even though I've had lots of water to drink?

I have a question. Do you think having a tail that's vertical like a fish's, as opposed to horizontal like a whale's, is optimal for swimming?

Whales originated on land and have that shape of a tail only because of the way in which their back legs fused together... But fish originated in the water, and therefore their form must be optimal. Right?

I dunno it's just a thought that's been bothering me for a while now.

I guess swooshing the water from side to side is more consistent than swooshing it up and down.. because you have to exert extra force to push it down, but less force to push it up.

Guys this is a serious problem.

Hmmm... I would think BOTH are optimal according to their body's design.

I HAD another question, but I forgot what it was lol

I love lamp.

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

Hmmm... I would think BOTH are optimal according to their body's design.

I HAD another question, but I forgot what it was lol

Yeah they're optimal for their own bodies, but what about when compared to each other?

Originally Posted by Mes Tarrant

I have a question. Do you think having a tail that's vertical like a fish's, as opposed to horizontal like a whale's, is optimal for swimming?

Whales originated on land and have that shape of a tail only because of the way in which their back legs fused together... But fish originated in the water, and therefore their form must be optimal. Right?

I dunno it's just a thought that's been bothering me for a while now.

I guess swooshing the water from side to side is more consistent than swooshing it up and down.. because you have to exert extra force to push it down, but less force to push it up.

Guys this is a serious problem.

Interesting, but I dislike the way in which you assert as fact the theory of evolution. Also, how precisely would extra force be required to push down, and less to push up? Seems to me that it would not be enough difference to notice, especially as the animals' muscles are optimized to push in both directions. Keep in mind that the whale or fish, whichever it may be, is not really moving the water in any direction—it is instead pushing off of the water to propel itself forward.

Fish and whales/dolphins use totally different methods to swim, as well. It's a classic apples and oranges case, really. If I had to compare two specimens, I'd go for sharks vs. dolphins, as they are perhaps the most similar. I'm not nearly as familiar with the pertinent facts as I once was, but I believe the dolphin would take the shark in speed and maneuverability, though the shark may have an advantage in economy of motion and efficiency. This is largely due to the fact that sharks must constantly remain in motion to keep water flowing through their gills, lest they die.

In actual point of fact, though, each animals design is best suited to their particular purpose. Whales' great flukes greatly help in diving and resurfacing, the former to feed, the latter to breathe. They must do a lot of both, and the horizontal alignment of their flukes no doubt is a great help.

Great answer MoS!

I remembered my question.
Without getting TOO technical... I started smoking last year on April 28th. I decided to quit on April 28 of this year for some symbolic strengthening. Would I smoke my last cigarette on April 27 or April 28th to have made a complete circle (again, without getting too technical)