Unflappable Drayk ĐªгŦĦ Єяŋϊε Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I have officially had a BBQ for my family and there were oxen being roasted on my porch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 it's barbecue season? i didn't even know people hunted barbecues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I'm not sure how barbecuing fits into the various fire bans, but I would hesitate. In the mean time, I will continue cooking food on the engine of my car like the hill billy I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Originally Posted By: Lilith it's barbecue season? i didn't even know people hunted barbecues Well, you have to hunt them down before you can crash them, right? How can you sneak into barbecues if you don't know where they are? Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 I only thought people went after gazebos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast VCH Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 BBQs smell better than they taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Originally Posted By: VCH BBQs smell better than they taste. I find it much more palatable than those silly George Foreman grills. (I sometimes rub onion on our grill because I'm weird like that) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 I used to (sort of) barbecue year-round, using my laptop; up until recently, it would get so hot that I could make s'mores on the keyboard. Originally Posted By: Lilith it's barbecue season? i didn't even know people hunted barbecues Of course they do. All you need is a license to grill. Originally Posted By: Excalibur (I sometimes rub onion on our grill because I'm weird like that) I find nothing truly weird with this. I am kind of curious as to why, though; does it add flavor or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 I'm not sure if it really adds flavor to the meat, but I really love onion to begin with (and garlic...Basque food is amazing). I am also known to add a little ginger to eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Onion makes all the difference in my ability to eat red meat. Ginger, on the other hand, can ruin a dish for me. What do y'all think of the idea that blood type influences your diet? What causes such different tastes in food when, biochemically, we're all more or less the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Originally Posted By: Actaeon What causes such different tastes in food when, biochemically, we're all more or less the same? Culture is probably the biggest one. You get used to the tastes of some food combinations and find other tastes (or just the food itself) gross. Age would be another factor, since I've heard that the number of taste buds changes as you grow up and grow older. Genetics probably also plays a role. Personal experience is Dikiyoba's last hypothesized factor. The taste (and smell) of foods triggers memories, which affects how we feel about the taste and therefore whether we like it or not. For instance, Dikiyoba once got the stomach flu right after eating ham and couldn't stand the taste of ham for several years after that. Dikiyoba can eat it now, but still doesn't like it very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 There are also genetic differences where some people do have a better sense of taste and smell. Your ability to smell odors makes a difference, that's why when you have a stopped up nose food tastes blander. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Originally Posted By: Actaeon What do y'all think of the idea that blood type influences your diet? Psuedoscientific woo. I would have used a different term, but I need to keep it family friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Mod. Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 I remember trying some taste strips that were only able to be tasted by people with a certain gene. I found it fascinating, unfortunately I was genetically suitable for tasting the strip. I could have just tried some hand sanitizer instead if I wanted that taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Originally Posted By: Dantius Psuedoscientific woo. But surely you accept the idea that water crystals are influenced by music, that talking to plants helps them grow better, and that newspaper horoscopes accurately predict your future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Goldengirl Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba Personal experience is Dikiyoba's last hypothesized factor. The taste (and smell) of foods triggers memories, which affects how we feel about the taste and therefore whether we like it or not. For instance, Dikiyoba once got the stomach flu right after eating ham and couldn't stand the taste of ham for several years after that. Dikiyoba can eat it now, but still doesn't like it very much. This is a type of classical conditioning, and is especially prominent when people are young. Food aversion pair a bad event with a mostly neutral food stimulus. As a personal example, I once threw up after eating steamed carrots for the first time, and it took me a long time to want to try them again. The mind can be tricked into thinking that correlation implies causation fairly easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Originally Posted By: Actaeon Originally Posted By: Dantius Psuedoscientific woo. But surely you accept the idea that water crystals are influenced by music, that talking to plants helps them grow better, and that newspaper horoscopes accurately predict your future. Clearly. I mean, those are just facts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Onion is awesome. Clearly we need more foods with enormous genomes. Maybe we could engineer some, by splicing big extra chunks into other vegetables. Carrot with a hint of elephant: mmm, mmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Originally Posted By: Actaeon Originally Posted By: Dantius Psuedoscientific woo. But surely you accept the idea that water crystals are influenced by music. Has this one ever been scientifically tested? I mean, certain frequencies of sound cause things to resonate and all that, who's to say this one isn't scientifically possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 No rigorous scientific test has found any proof that Dr. Emoto's work is based in fact. Anyway, it's not just music, it's messages taped to the bottles and positive thoughts directed at the water... In a similar vein, it's entirely possible that people born at similar times of year would have similar personality traits due to shared events during major developmental phases. But the idea that the stars have something to do with it doesn't hold up to scrutiny. My general attitude is of double edged skepticism. I don't generally accept something without "proof", but neither do I discredit it without the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Originally Posted By: Mod. I remember trying some taste strips that were only able to be tasted by people with a certain gene. I found it fascinating, unfortunately I was genetically suitable for tasting the strip. I could have just tried some hand sanitizer instead if I wanted that taste. PTC? I have a vial of test strips about a foot away from me, actually. Originally Posted By: Homage Originally Posted By: Actaeon Originally Posted By: Dantius Psuedoscientific woo. But surely you accept the idea that water crystals are influenced by music. Has this one ever been scientifically tested? I mean, certain frequencies of sound cause things to resonate and all that, who's to say this one isn't scientifically possible? 2010 Doctor Who Christmas special, anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 And many frequencies will cause water to resonate, too. None of them are produced by human consciousness per se. —Alorael, who supposes one could hook up an EEG to a speaker and get water to resonate that way. He's not sure it would be especially good for any purpose, but it wouldn't even be very technically challenging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I'm sure loud enough music will have a strong influence on thin enough ice crystals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd Spid3rW3b Fan Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Gee, is it just me, or did the BBQ topic go from BBQ hunting season to "I will BBQ on my laptop or car engine" to something about water crystals, music, and tastes to Scientific Mania. Whew... I'm surprised i even managed to fit that all in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Welcome to Spiderweb. Leave your sanity at the door. Topic drift makes much more sense that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Oh great, now we are drifting into discussing topic drift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 If it can be meta, Spiderweb will make it so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 As I was going up the stair I meta thread that wasn't there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk SamSniped Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 @Spid3rW3b Fan- Welcome to Spiderweb Software. Please leave your sanity at the door for the fluffy pink turtles. Using the UBB search function will cause you to lose any remaining sanity. Thank you, and enjoy Post #VII of the challenge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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