Life Things that Amaze [Archive]

Jenson71

10-22-2010, 08:56 AM

This thread is dedicated to things that, when looked, heard, felt, experienced, "affect with great wonder; astonish" -- simply, amaze us.

I expect the usual replies, the Chiefs winning the division, that so and so hasn't been banned yet, that frazod is not yet in prison for a brutal murder, that gochiefs is now playing the Rousseau character circa 1730s, etc. I hope to get some real thoughtful replies, though, too, which can often be found here.

Here's my first contribution:

This is Mozart's 5th Symphony. It was written when he was 9 years old. While he was seriously ill. Please listen to the Allegro (the first part up to 2min 40sec), which I find so completely charging and dynamic that it compulses me to listen in just amazement.

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ModSocks

10-22-2010, 08:59 AM

NewChief

10-22-2010, 09:02 AM

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-agl0pOQfs

This. All of this. And sorry that I can't embed from this computer.

ModSocks

10-22-2010, 09:05 AM

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-agl0pOQfs

This. All of this. And sorry that I can't embed from this computer.

Too slow my friend. Too slow.

Jenson71

10-22-2010, 09:05 AM

That is certainly . . . surprising.

NewChief

10-22-2010, 09:07 AM

Too slow my friend. Too slow.

DAMN YOU!! I couldn't see your embed, but I had a feeling that's what it was.

NewChief

10-22-2010, 09:08 AM

Fucking magnets man... how do they work?

http://current.com/entertainment/comedy/92370061_insane-clown-posse-how-do-they-work.htm

Hydrae

10-22-2010, 09:09 AM

This thread is dedicated to things that, when looked, heard, felt, experienced, "affect with great wonder; astonish" -- simply, amaze us.

I expect the usual replies, the Chiefs winning the division, that so and so hasn't been banned yet, that frazod is not yet in prison for a brutal murder, that gochiefs is now playing the Rousseau character circa 1730s, etc. I hope to get some real thoughtful replies, though, too, which can often be found here.

Here's my first contribution:

This is Mozart's 5th Symphony. It was written when he was 9 years old. While he was seriously ill. Please listen to the Allegro (the first part up to 2min 40sec), which I find so completely charging and dynamic that it compulses me to listen in just amazement.

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Think about one there you mentioned above. Mozart was 9 years old and this was his 5th! symphony. I have to wonder how old he was when he wrote the first one. :eek:

Shogun

10-22-2010, 09:14 AM

Things that leave me Teary eyed in amazement..
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Simply Amazing.
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BigCatDaddy

10-22-2010, 09:17 AM

I wish I could find MTG's thread links.

FAX

10-22-2010, 09:18 AM

Great thread, Mr. Jenson71.

Honestly, I'm amazed by almost everything. The ability for a paper towel to absorb 40 times its own weight ... 5-hour energy juice ... my belly button ...

The world is a wonderful place full of wonderful people who can do wonderful things.

FAX

Baby Lee

10-22-2010, 09:20 AM

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/oct/09/insane-clown-posse-christians-god

Dave Lane

10-22-2010, 09:23 AM

The Best 5 minutes Ever!

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Frazod

10-22-2010, 09:24 AM

I'll go with the view of Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point.

Dave Lane

10-22-2010, 09:35 AM

The Best 10 minutes of your life!

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boogblaster

10-22-2010, 09:55 AM

I'm going with how some guts don't fall out of that gap .......

ReynardMuldrake

10-22-2010, 10:02 AM

Simply Amazing.
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I want a parkour dog!

Bugeater

10-22-2010, 10:05 AM

I went to a government office this morning and got what I needed in a quick, efficient manner. Yes, I know it's hard to believe, but it's true.

Slainte

10-22-2010, 10:07 AM

I'm completely stunned that images of genitalia is *still* pixelated in Japanese cinema and print.

The Franchise

10-22-2010, 10:08 AM

Inspector

10-22-2010, 10:12 AM

For me, more than anything, my 5 grand kids.

beach tribe

10-22-2010, 10:34 AM

I know you've probably seen it, but this's some amazing shit.

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Frosty

10-22-2010, 12:04 PM

For me, more than anything, my 5 grand kids.

And I'm amazed you have that many kids. :)

crispystl

10-22-2010, 12:38 PM

I know you've probably seen it, but this's some amazing shit.

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Holy shit!

Dave Lane

10-22-2010, 04:29 PM

Seriously? Dog walking is the best the planet has to offer?

A little piece of me just died.

crispystl

10-22-2010, 04:51 PM

Seriously? Dog walking is the best the planet has to offer?

A little piece of me just died.

I thought about that after I posted my response. I thought to myself Mozart's 5th and I say holy shit to the dancing dog lol

Bearcat

10-22-2010, 04:56 PM

Everything is amazing.

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HotRoute

10-22-2010, 05:02 PM

Man Plays guitar with only his feet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3gMgK7h-BA

HotRoute

10-22-2010, 05:15 PM

3 year old solves rubik's cube under 2 min

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSqUcrFJ498

KcMizzou

10-22-2010, 06:13 PM

Everything is amazing.

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patteeu

10-23-2010, 09:13 AM

Things that leave me Teary eyed in amazement..
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Simply Amazing.
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Wow, you need to get out more if those are the things that amaze you. The dog video was alright, but those first two were a waste of 10+ minutes with shockingly little amazement power. A 4 1/2 minute introduction with drums and pyro? Really? . :shake:

Radar Chief

10-23-2010, 09:27 AM

Radar Chief

10-23-2010, 09:32 AM

Seriously? Dog walking is the best the planet has to offer?

A little piece of me just died.

How about a sonic boom fly by, that perk your spirits up a bit?

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Dave Lane

10-23-2010, 09:41 AM

I think that horsepower and flight stuff is cool but amazing? Not so much.

Now the 3 year old doing rubics cube in under two minutes is pretty amazing. Playing guitar with no arms pretty damn good.

Radar Chief

10-23-2010, 10:34 AM

I think that horsepower and flight stuff is cool but amazing? Not so much.

Now the 3 year old doing rubics cube in under two minutes is pretty amazing. Playing guitar with no arms pretty damn good.

Probably because you're looking at it as a simple spectacle, a show, and don't know the physics of what it is your looking at, or the research and development required to get to that point.
The Rubiks Cube kid is kinda cool but solving one is simply remembering patterns. There's a guy in YouTube doing it blindfolded. Seems I remember seeing a chimpanzee that was trained to do it.
The guy with no arms picking a guitar is pretty cool in that I couldn't do it, and honestly wouldn't have the motivation to try having arms and all.

DRU

10-23-2010, 02:29 PM

Einstein's General and Special Relativity. If you've been half way interested but never studied it in school or think it's too much to grasp (or if you have no idea what I'm talking about) I'd highly recommend you check out this short series.

Chapter 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rl3Z9yCTn8

Chapter 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgsKlSnUO0k

Chapter 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6o_-yTa168

Chapter 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSOPq9rZYcU

The videos really focus more on Special Relativity (how time is relative) and the phenomenon of how light does not act the same way as everything else, hence the possibility of time travel as you approach the speed of light because time slows down more and more the faster you go.

The first video is a little bit simplistic, but it's a great intro to what exactly relativity is and how it effects us. Then the rest of the vids really start opening up your mind; or at least did for me. They provide an understanding of the theories without the need for all of the Math and Physics knowledge. Truly amazing stuff.

Dave Lane

10-23-2010, 03:58 PM

Having been an engineer I can appreciate Einstein's general theory and his special theory. Unbelievably cool stuff. Yes the horse power / jet propulsion is interesting but it's a machine and I'd find the mars rover infinitely more interesting but it is after all a machine. I kinda like thoughts, ideas and human feats that are amazing. Just me. Plus I've had too many cars that were "muscle" cars to be very awed by them anymore.

teedubya

10-23-2010, 04:07 PM

The size of the universe amazes me.

the thought of the afterlife amazes me.

some of the shit on the show Ghost Adventures amaze me.

The fact that we are still burning oil instead of alternative fuels or solar amaze me.

The fact that corrupt international bankers still rule the world amaze me.

Beautiful women amaze me.

I amaze myself.

Dave Lane

10-23-2010, 04:09 PM

The size of the universe boggles my mind.

DRU

10-23-2010, 04:23 PM

The size of the universe boggles my mind.

Me too, but so does how small things get. Check out this flash demo of the scale of the universe.

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/525347

That is indeed mind boggling.

FAX

10-23-2010, 04:55 PM

One thing that's pretty amazing to me is the fact that midgets are still allowed to basically run loose in the world. There are no midget islands or midget work camps or midget re-education facilities where midgets can be sent to make license plates or small toys they can construct with their tiny, fat, stubby, little fingers. Essentially, a midget can go wherever he wants and do whatever he pleases. This means that a midget can attack you from behind at any time whether it be on a train or in your own house. In fact, because midgets are basically running wild, large groups of midgets can band together and make life miserable for you by camping out in your front lawn, putting up their tiny, little tents, and building campfires they use to cook beans and cornbread. Then, when you come home one afternoon and observe these midgets and you call the police and the police come over to your house to try and get rid of the midgets, the midgets escape from the police because the handcuffs are too large to restrain their midget wrists and they can wriggle through even the slightest cracks left open in the cruiser window. Then, the escaped midgets raise a big, damn fuss and paint your house a bright orange color which is an international signal to all midgets everywhere that, if a midget happens to be in your neighborhood, that midget is supposed to pull down his miniature, little pants and poop right on your porch in the middle of the night.

FAX

michaelj_58

10-23-2010, 05:10 PM

go chiefs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

teedubya

10-23-2010, 05:35 PM

Me too, but so does how small things get. Check out this flash demo of the scale of the universe.

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/525347

That is indeed mind boggling.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0

Can't embed from iPad. This video is from the 70's. The Power Of Ten

crispystl

10-23-2010, 05:38 PM

[QUOTE=DRU;7109524]Einstein's General and Special Relativity. If you've been half way interested but never studied it in school or think it's too much to grasp (or if you have no idea what I'm talking about) I'd highly recommend you check out this short series.

Chapter 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rl3Z9yCTn8

Chapter 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgsKlSnUO0k

Chapter 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6o_-yTa168

Chapter 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSOPq9rZYcU

Yeah I just watched them and was blown away. I always wondered how theory of relativity, and e=mc2 had anything to do with atomic bombs lol

DRU

10-23-2010, 07:44 PM

Yeah I just watched them and was blown away. I always wondered how theory of relativity, and e=mc2 had anything to do with atomic bombs lol

There are better vids for e=mc2, but yeah, fascinating and a little scary at the same time.

luv

10-23-2010, 07:53 PM

Certain Missouri drivers who are allowed to have licenses.

DJJasonp

10-23-2010, 07:55 PM

dont know why this came to mind.....but the first time I experienced the Incred-a-dome at worlds of fun (late 70's, early 80's i think?)....left quite an impression on me.

I'm sure I'd laugh at it if I experienced the same technology....but back then it was pretty impressive.

Frazod

10-23-2010, 07:55 PM

Certain Missouri drivers who are allowed to have licenses.

Some of the worst drivers I've ever seen are in your area. Good God. :shake:

luv

10-23-2010, 08:13 PM

Some of the worst drivers I've ever seen are in your area. Good God. :shake:

A lady sit in a right turn lane while our light is red, but no one is coming across. The left turn arrows for our lanes of traffic turns green, and she edges up and tries to turn right in front of them.

People constantly turn out of a lot without even looking or stopping, and then go 5-10 mph under the speed limit.

Four lights in a row going underneath a highway overpass. All lights are green except for the last one. Traffic is backed up through the other three lights. Some moron lets one or two people coming off the highway turn in front of them! Hello! It's not like they're waiting to turn out of a parking lot. They will get their light!

Ugh!

Bugeater

10-23-2010, 08:17 PM

dont know why this came to mind.....but the first time I experienced the Incred-a-dome at worlds of fun (late 70's, early 80's i think?)....left quite an impression on me.

I'm sure I'd laugh at it if I experienced the same technology....but back then it was pretty impressive.
That thing was pretty cool for its time.