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Post by Sheep2 on Jan 18, 2018 10:45:14 GMT
Seems like Frank has a good grip on things.
I presume Keza's new role as games editor may not be full time.
If it is I would like to apply for the job when she leaves.
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Post by Pyjakson on Jan 18, 2018 11:19:51 GMT
Seems like Frank has a good grip on things. I presume Keza's new role as games editor may not be full time. If it is I would like to apply for the job when she leaves. I don't see how the Kotaku UK one could have been full time either. Millenials. |
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Post by Sheep2 on Jan 18, 2018 11:23:19 GMT
I'm sure I could turn it in to a full time job with no more output.
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Post by Faceless on Jan 18, 2018 11:25:29 GMT
At least someone has finally found a practical use for cardboard
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Post by sockpuppetpseudonym on Jan 18, 2018 11:28:36 GMT
My comment about my cardboard, laminated love-bot didn't make it out of pre-mod.
You're killing me here FRANK!
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Post by Pyjakson on Jan 18, 2018 11:29:00 GMT
At least someone has finally found a practical use for cardboard Indeed, they can finally stop selling the subsidy-encouraged surplus in little squares under the branding "Shredded Wheat". |
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Post by andyfaewatford on Jan 18, 2018 11:48:10 GMT
Star wars. Even if a ship loses fuel it will continue at the same speed in space because physics. Ooh! Oh! I think I can rationalise this one! If the fuel was being used to make the ship accelerate, then when they ran out of fuel I think they would stop accelerating, and just carry on at the same speed. The Empire ship, which still had fuel, could therefore still accelerate and catch up with the Rebels. Not that I'm saying the script writers put that much thought into it, but still. Anyway. Games: Uncharted 4. Good fun. Felt a bit "on rails" at first until I remembered that any non-open-world game felt like that and that I should enjoy the ride. Now, back to lurking with me... |
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Jan 18, 2018 11:51:08 GMT
Star wars. Even if a ship loses fuel it will continue at the same speed in space because physics. Ooh! Oh! I think I can rationalise this one! If the fuel was being used to make the ship accelerate, then when they ran out of fuel I think they would stop accelerating, and just carry on at the same speed. The Empire ship, which still had fuel, could therefore still accelerate and catch up with the Rebels. Not that I'm saying the script writers put that much thought into it, but still. How did they make the lasers make noises in space? In the presence of a vacuum it should not be possible for sound to be made. |
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Jan 18, 2018 11:56:16 GMT
Also, in cricket how is the ball made to "swing"? Leaving aside the effect of wind, how could a projectile change trajectory mid flight?
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Post by Pyjakson on Jan 18, 2018 11:58:56 GMT
In the presence of a vacuum it should not be possible for sound to be made. Do you really believe that? I hate to break it to you, but your wife can probably hear all those insults you hurl at her while she hoovers. |
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Post by Pyjakson on Jan 18, 2018 12:03:53 GMT
Also, in cricket how is the ball made to "swing"? Leaving aside the effect of wind, how could a projectile change trajectory mid flight? Spin the ball and the friction with the air acts on it. I sometimes forget not everyone is the same age as me and spent a good portion of a summer trying to "do a Roberto Carlos" (which would probably have a weird foreign name now). |
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Post by lonewolf on Jan 18, 2018 12:04:56 GMT
Also, in cricket how is the ball made to "swing"? Leaving aside the effect of wind, how could a projectile change trajectory mid flight? Spin on the ball? |
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Post by scubar on Jan 18, 2018 12:05:43 GMT
Also, in cricket how is the ball made to "swing"? Leaving aside the effect of wind, how could a projectile change trajectory mid flight? my understanding is the bowlers, through the course of the innings, ever so slightly change the shape of the ball by rubbing it and shining it etc. And possibly put some spin on with their fingers when they release it. |
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Post by Faceless on Jan 18, 2018 12:06:07 GMT
"do a Roberto Carlos" (which would probably have a weird foreign name now). Roberto Carlos is already a foreign name |
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Post by cobblers on Jan 18, 2018 12:08:49 GMT
"do a Roberto Carlos" (which would probably have a weird foreign name now). Roberto Carlos is already a foreign name It’s Spanish for “Peter Green” |
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Post by Shenguin on Jan 18, 2018 12:09:14 GMT
Also, in cricket how is the ball made to "swing"? Leaving aside the effect of wind, how could a projectile change trajectory mid flight? Spin on the ball? Spin on this. |
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Post by Pyjakson on Jan 18, 2018 12:10:47 GMT
"do a Roberto Carlos" (which would probably have a weird foreign name now). Roberto Carlos is already a foreign name True! In my day, however, football tricks were named after players... and you could leave your door unlocked. None of this "panenka", locked doors nonsense. |
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Post by scamander on Jan 18, 2018 12:11:49 GMT
it's to do with the rough and smooth side and the way the air acts upon them differently.
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Jan 18, 2018 12:14:20 GMT
In my day I used to try to do a "Branco".
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Post by cobblers on Jan 18, 2018 12:14:48 GMT
My shaver ran out of battery halfway through once and I was walking in circles for a week.
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Post by Pyjakson on Jan 18, 2018 12:17:25 GMT
My shaver ran out of battery halfway through once and I was walking in circles for a week. I can imagine it would be awkward to walk if you hadn't finished manscaping. |
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Post by Shenguin on Jan 18, 2018 12:19:10 GMT
Swing bowlers do use a wrist action to change where the seam is in flight, but they don't spin the ball as such (in the sense that a spin bowler does). The swing relies on the seam being off-centre, changing the aerodynamics of the ball, and one side being polished and the other rough. Effectively, this introduces uneven turbulence and laminar airflow around the ball as it moves through the air, introducing lateral movement.
Spin bowling is quite different, and relies on the bowlers action to make the ball spin significantly in-flight. The main lateral movement of the ball is at the moment it bounces and is a result of the spin.
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Post by Sheep2 on Jan 18, 2018 12:25:35 GMT
You've obviously never seen Moeen Ali bowl.
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Post by amipal on Jan 18, 2018 12:46:07 GMT
Cricket wankers.
Hello you lot!
With some rum to my side, I played a bit more Ratchet & Clank last night. Who's got all the brain? This guy. By which I mean I collected a load of brains for a special weapon.
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Post by EasilyLead on Jan 18, 2018 12:46:38 GMT
Spin bowling is quite different, and relies on the bowlers action to make the ball spin significantly in-flight. The main lateral movement of the ball is at the moment it bounces and is a result of the spin. How do you make meat spin? |
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