General / Off-Topic Important* Questions That Demand Answers

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
*Stupid.

So, a load of things have been bugging me, and I'd like some answers!

1) Why Do Old People Just Stop In The Way For No Reason?
Anywhere you go, watch them. They will at some point, find the most inconvenient place to stop, and stop. Usually a doorway, or narrow isle. They don't do anything while they're stopped, they just stop. Why?!

2) Why Don't Cyclists Change Gear?
I see this all the time. You're driving (or also cycling) downhill, and a cyclist is in front peddling at about 1000rpm, but still not really moving. Personally, a downhill stretch is time for speeeeeeeeed! I change to the highest gear, and off I go, usually breaking the speed limit, while requiring no extra effort. It's fun, and absolutely the best part of cycling. So why insist on staying in a low gear, and not actually let gravity do the hard bit?

3) Why Don't People Hold Their Phones Out Flat In Front Of Their Mouths, When On Loudspeaker?
You look ridiculous. The point of loudspeaker is that you can not be near your phone, but still talk and listen. Also, why do you have walk along holding your phone out like you're about to eat a pizza slice, on loudspeaker, instead of just using it normally?

4) Why Must Some People Play Music Via Their Loudspeaker, In Public?
That's what headphones were invented for. No one else wants to hear your God awful music from a crappy loudspeaker!

That is all.

(Feel free to add your own!)

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
 

Robin of Spiritwood

Robin of Spiritwood
We stop for a bunch of reasons.

- we can't remember what we are doing
- we don't know where we are at the moment
- Parkinson's has locked up our legs
- we are trying to hear something
- moving has become painful
- we are having an absence seizure
- the room is spinning again
- sometimes the weight of a lifetime of memory exceeds living in the present
- we are taking inventory of where we left the keys, the car, the phone, the wife, the glasses, the hearing aid, the cane, the money, the dog, the bill we had to bring, & the money to pay for the needs of our perpetually kinetic impatient children
 

Arry

Arry
CMDR_Cosmicspacehead said:
*Stupid.

So, a load of things have been bugging me, and I'd like some answers!

1) Why Do Old People Just Stop In The Way For No Reason?
Anywhere you go, watch them. They will at some point, find the most inconvenient place to stop, and stop. Usually a doorway, or narrow isle. They don't do anything while they're stopped, they just stop. Why?!

2) Why Don't Cyclists Change Gear?
I see this all the time. You're driving (or also cycling) downhill, and a cyclist is in front peddling at about 1000rpm, but still not really moving. Personally, a downhill stretch is time for speeeeeeeeed! I change to the highest gear, and off I go, usually breaking the speed limit, while requiring no extra effort. It's fun, and absolutely the best part of cycling. So why insist on staying in a low gear, and not actually let gravity do the hard bit?

3) Why Don't People Hold Their Phones Out Flat In Front Of Their Mouths, When On Loudspeaker?
You look ridiculous. The point of loudspeaker is that you can not be near your phone, but still talk and listen. Also, why do you have walk along holding your phone out like you're about to eat a pizza slice, on loudspeaker, instead of just using it normally?

4) Why Must Some People Play Music Via Their Loudspeaker, In Public?
That's what headphones were invented for. No one else wants to hear your God awful music from a crappy loudspeaker!

That is all.

(Feel free to add your own!)

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
Click to expand...
1:- In case they have forgotten something. Or have forgotten something, but can't remember what. It is called; pausing for thought.

2:- Human use bicycles to exercise, or keeping fit, or pretending to do so. Making the process easier, would defeat said exercise.

3:- Hard to explain. However: If you are old enough to remember the Yuppies from the 80s, who just had to shout into their new mobile bricks. Just to show everybody they had mobile bricks. Then you get the idea, of why those Muppet's use their phones the way they do these days.

4:- They like to share, or think that people would like to share.
 

Jenner

I wish I was English like my hero Tj.
Jenner
f34356facfe078d96516628511156217a12e1116_hq.jpg



You're totally right about the old folks, though. I get that all time time at the supermarket.
 

Deleted member 115407

D
CMDR_Cosmicspacehead said:
2) Why Don't Cyclists Change Gear?
I see this all the time. You're driving (or also cycling) downhill, and a cyclist is in front peddling at about 1000rpm, but still not really moving. Personally, a downhill stretch is time for speeeeeeeeed! I change to the highest gear, and off I go, usually breaking the speed limit, while requiring no extra effort. It's fun, and absolutely the best part of cycling. So why insist on staying in a low gear, and not actually let gravity do the hard bit?
Click to expand...

Many casual cyclists don't know how to use their gears properly - I literally had to teach my ex how to effectively use her gears on a bicycle that she'd had for years. You should have seen her climbing small hills in her top gear... it was hilarious.

From more avid cyclists, they may by trying to maintain cadence and or preserve muscle energy - even downhill your biggest gear isn't always the right one to keep you moving and accelerating, and grinding wastes a lot of energy and causes fatigue (pun intended, FD).

As an aside (to question 1) - my mom has reached the age where she is perfectly capable of operating simple technological devices, but has decided that she doesn't have to because she's old. :p
 
Last edited by a moderator:

Alec Turner

Alec Turner
Here's some more ...

1) why are so-called "gourmet" burgers now too thick to fit in an actual human mouth?

2) why do TV programs all now feel the need to spend the first 10 minutes telling you what's coming up and then the first five minutes after each ad break re-capping what you watched 3 minutes ago?

3) why don't cyclists stop at red lights (and why, when I then kill one in my car, is it my fault)?

4) why don't lumps of sugar in coffee shops come in a variety of different sizes?

5) why is it so hot?

6) why does the human brain react to stressfull situations by floundering and becoming incapable of picking any single course of action (surely natural selection would have weeded this trait out by now)

7) why skinny jeans (see other thread)
 

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
Alec Turner said:
Here's some more ...

1) why are so-called "gourmet" burgers now too thick to fit in an actual human mouth?

2) why do TV programs all now feel the need to spend the first 10 minutes telling you what's coming up and then the first five minutes after each ad break re-capping what you watched 3 minutes ago?

3) why don't cyclists stop at red lights (and why, when I then kill one in my car, is it my fault)?

4) why don't lumps of sugar in coffee shops come in a variety of different sizes?

5) why is it so hot?

6) why does the human brain react to stressfull situations by floundering and becoming incapable of picking any single course of action (surely natural selection would have weeded this trait out by now)

7) why skinny jeans (see other thread)
Click to expand...

1) To force you to eat it with a knife and fork, thus feeling more gourmet.

2) Because TV stations assume that the average attention span is 3 minutes or less.

3) same reason they don't wear helmets, ride without holding the handle bars, also while looking at their phones. Because they know whatever happens is someone else's fault.

4) Because the coffee is usually so bad you may aswell just use it all.

5) because it's not cold at the moment. Us Brits only have 2 types of weather. Too hot, and too cold.

6) All the people that reacted incorrectly to a situation probably died, leaving just those that reacted well, or not at all. However, those that reacted well, went back for those that didn't react, and died in the process. Thus leaving the bumbling idiots we see today.

7) A common millennial male defect is a seeming lack of testicles.

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
 

Alec Turner

Alec Turner
CMDR_Cosmicspacehead said:
1) To force you to eat it with a knife and fork, thus feeling more gourmet.

2) Because TV stations assume that the average attention span is 3 minutes or less.

3) same reason they don't wear helmets, ride without holding the handle bars, also while looking at their phones. Because they know whatever happens is someone else's fault.

4) Because the coffee is usually so bad you may aswell just use it all.

5) because it's not cold at the moment. Us Brits only have 2 types of weather. Too hot, and too cold.

6) All the people that reacted incorrectly to a situation probably died, leaving just those that reacted well, or not at all. However, those that reacted well, went back for those that didn't react, and died in the process. Thus leaving the bumbling idiots we see today.

7) A common millennial male defect is a seeming lack of testicles.

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
Click to expand...

God damn, those are GOOD answers.

o7
 

Manticore

Manticore
I don't know about old but people generally are sleepwalkers and don't know what's going on around them.

People of all ages don't watch where they are going and get in the way because they are mindless... not old.

Try walking down the street in the CBD of any city....
 

verminstar

Banned
verminstar
CMDR_Cosmicspacehead said:
*Stupid.

So, a load of things have been bugging me, and I'd like some answers!

1) Why Do Old People Just Stop In The Way For No Reason?
Anywhere you go, watch them. They will at some point, find the most inconvenient place to stop, and stop. Usually a doorway, or narrow isle. They don't do anything while they're stopped, they just stop. Why?!

2) Why Don't Cyclists Change Gear?
I see this all the time. You're driving (or also cycling) downhill, and a cyclist is in front peddling at about 1000rpm, but still not really moving. Personally, a downhill stretch is time for speeeeeeeeed! I change to the highest gear, and off I go, usually breaking the speed limit, while requiring no extra effort. It's fun, and absolutely the best part of cycling. So why insist on staying in a low gear, and not actually let gravity do the hard bit?

3) Why Don't People Hold Their Phones Out Flat In Front Of Their Mouths, When On Loudspeaker?
You look ridiculous. The point of loudspeaker is that you can not be near your phone, but still talk and listen. Also, why do you have walk along holding your phone out like you're about to eat a pizza slice, on loudspeaker, instead of just using it normally?

4) Why Must Some People Play Music Via Their Loudspeaker, In Public?
That's what headphones were invented for. No one else wants to hear your God awful music from a crappy loudspeaker!

That is all.

(Feel free to add your own!)

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
Click to expand...

1...Its called senility...not so funny when they try reversing back up the hard shoulder of the motorway cos they missed their turning...again. Also not funny is what happens sometimes trying to not hit them. They should make driving tests compulsory every two years minimum over a certain age imo...actually looking at little boy racer in a car so low to the ground, it looks like theres half a ton of bricks in the boot and the springs cut in half...maybe that certain age should be 18.

2...As someone who cycled fer years before I was no longer able, I will have a lotta time fer cyclists who respect the road...Ill give them a wide berth, slow down and slow others down intentionally with me hazards and a well timed swerve that just looks scary to most drivers if needs be. If yer a total a hole on the road, Ill have no mercy whatsoever and while im no danger, neither will I be polite or accommodating. If ye use the road, then learn how to use the road...just cos it doesnt have an engine is no excuse.

3...If there is anyone of a sensitive and easily offended nature, the last thing they are gonna wanna hear is one of my phone convos to one of me equally messed up m8s. Basically if ye dont have the skin of a rhino or yer in any way upset about the worst possible language ye can imagine, usually while under the influence of stuff much stronger than booze..booze is so very last century nowadays. No...ye really dont want guys like me on loudspeaker. Also when yer driving and trying juggle phone, a slice of yesterdays pizza and a double scotch to wake ye up and start the day with a bang, loudspeaker is actually very useful and best of all, it safe as it means yer cheek isnt pressed into yer should while rolling a smoke at 90mph.

4...Speaking of cars agin, we and me and I and yerself wont get along when ye see whats in my boot...no not the bag of vibrators, I keep those below the seats...and dont worry bout those specks of blood either, I bought steaks from asdas and the bag leaked ye know how it is. Twin 800w subwoofers...used to be thousand watt subs but the new boxes have pretty blue led lights built in. Gives a whole new meaning to literally feeling the music...why should I care if ye dont like it or not? If everyone loved it, what would be the fun in turning it up full whack outside the church on a sunday morning?

Fear not...when ye get to the point where ye realize theres more years behind ye than there are ahead, all of this wont be as confusing and easily dismissed as a mid life crisis...really its just at the point where I dont really care...although technically I never did which is why I enjoy picking my nose at traffic lights and dont even try and hide it. Good dig in the mornings never did anyone any harm unless ye pull a hair out and it makes yer eyes water and ye end up jumping a red light and checking that app on yer phone that shows where all the traffic cameras are...funnily enough its the police themselves who are kind enough to keep that list upto date...I doubt they see it that way but however...what was the question again?
 

Patrick_68000

Patrick_68000
Manticore said:
I don't know about old but people generally are sleepwalkers and don't know what's going on around them.

People of all ages don't watch where they are going and get in the way because they are mindless... not old.

Try walking down the street in the CBD of any city....
Click to expand...

And some people think that they are the masters of sidewalks and take all the place.
 

amigacooke

amigacooke
CMDR_Cosmicspacehead said:
*Stupid.

So, a load of things have been bugging me, and I'd like some answers!

1) Why Do Old People Just Stop In The Way For No Reason?
Anywhere you go, watch them. They will at some point, find the most inconvenient place to stop, and stop. Usually a doorway, or narrow isle. They don't do anything while they're stopped, they just stop. Why?!
Click to expand...

How about:

'Those who gawk at old people and offer no assistance, when some might be invaluable.'
 

Arry

Arry
Alec Turner said:
Here's some more ...

1) why are so-called "gourmet" burgers now too thick to fit in an actual human mouth?
The American Market.

2) why do TV programs all now feel the need to spend the first 10 minutes telling you what's coming up and then the first five minutes after each ad break re-capping what you watched 3 minutes ago?
The American audience.

3) why don't cyclists stop at red lights (and why, when I then kill one in my car, is it my fault)?
The American sense of entitlement.

4) why don't lumps of sugar in coffee shops come in a variety of different sizes?
The Americans can't handle the metric system.

5) why is it so hot?
The Americans dispute this.

6) why does the human brain react to stressfull situations by floundering and becoming incapable of picking any single course of action (surely natural selection would have weeded this trait out by now)
The American education system.

7) why skinny jeans (see other thread)
Americans invented Jeans and won't be told, that they are mostly over weight.
Click to expand...

It cannot be disputed that America has influenced the way most people think and act; over the last 50 years.
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom