In the event you haven't noticed I don't post after 8:00 pm.

[953 nut 55,376]

I seldom post after 8:00 pm and now there is scientific evidence that we men probably should think twice about doing anything involving thought after 8:00 pm. According to researcher Laura Pritschet our brains shrink after 8:00 pm but do recover by morning, Good night all.

https://www.the-sun.com/health/12518825/mens-brains-shrink-everyday-reset-overnight-hormones/#:~:text=MEN'S brains shrink in volume,the man's brain reset overnight.

[8ntruck 7,025]

Brains shrink after 8pm.  Hummmmm.  Maybe that is why I seem to get a kick from watching Ancient Aliens late in the evening.

[953 nut 55,376]

That probably explains why prime time TV network programing is so mind numbing.

 

[Ed Kennell 38,305]

3 hours ago, 953 nut said:

we men probably should think twice about doing anything involving thought after 8:00 pm

Hmmm, I just woke up from a 3 hour nap, so I should be good to go.

[ranger 1,758]

I wonder how this affects folks travelling in and out of different time zones, ie, airline / military air crew? Do the effects of ‘Jet lag’ differ depending on which direction you’re going ?🤔🤪🤪🤪 It’s now 0805 hrs where I am, If I  ask the same question later at 2005 hrs will I get a different answer? Or should I  just have a couple of JD’s 🥃🥃, and go to bed instead?

[wallfish 17,023]

My brain is already so small that any more shrinking should be minimal.

 

A 26 year old huh? That might explain why some young people seem to be so mind-numb to the world around them. If it isn't on their phone then it doesn't matter.

[SylvanLakeWH 25,609]

Mrs. Sylvan would suggest that my brain is permanently shrunk, regardless of what time it is... 

 

 

[squonk 41,169]

If my brain shrank anymore, Waldo would be able to beat me in a spelling bee. 1st. Word: Cat

 

Cat: K A T Cat! 

[rmaynard 15,530]

1 hour ago, squonk said:

If my brain shrank anymore, 

 

That explains a lot  

[rjg854 11,389]

   Of course the study was done by a woman, they, them, or whatever the right pronoun is  

[Sailman 1,291]

12 minutes ago, rjg854 said:

   Of course the study was done by a woman, they, them, or whatever the right pronoun is  

 

I worked night shift and late hours for years...still a night owl and slow in the mornings...I say BS.

[8ntruck 7,025]

8 hours ago, ranger said:

I wonder how this affects folks travelling in and out of different time zones, ie, airline / military air crew? Do the effects of ‘Jet lag’ differ depending on which direction you’re going ?🤔🤪🤪🤪 It’s now 0805 hrs where I am, If I  ask the same question later at 2005 hrs will I get a different answer? Or should I  just have a couple of JD’s 🥃🥃, and go to bed instead?

I've noticed that jet lag for me is not as noticeable when traveling wesr.

[ranger 1,758]

2 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

I've noticed that jet lag for me is not as noticeable when traveling wesr.

The trouble is, you may think you’re travelling west, but because the earth is round, you’ll eventually end up east of where you started from 😂

[Ed Kennell 38,305]

20 minutes ago, ranger said:

the earth is round,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_flat_Earth_beliefs

 

[ranger 1,758]

8 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_flat_Earth_beliefs

 

Even if the earth is flat, if you walk around the outside edge, you’ll end up back where you started, just by continually walking forward

[Ed Kennell 38,305]

31 minutes ago, ranger said:

Even if the earth is flat, if you walk around the outside edge, you’ll end up back where you started, just by continually walking forward

Good point.   I just question everything and try to think outside the box.

BTW, Mrs K says sometimes I look like I should be living in a cardboard box in the alley.

  

[SylvanLakeWH 25,609]

Flat Earth theory jives very nicely with the International Stop Continental Drift movement as well... Flat presumes a weight equilibrium... Continental drift, if allowed to continue, would jeopardize said flatness through changing weight distribution across the flat earth's plane... wouldn't it? 

 

And it ain't even past 8:00 pm... 

[8ntruck 7,025]

  If the continents drift to one side, won't that make a flat earth flip upside down?

[EB-80/8inPA 1,655]

17 minutes ago, 8ntruck said:

If the continents drift to one side, won't that make a flat earth flip upside down?

No, but unbalanced loading on an island might cause it to capsize…

 

[EB-80/8inPA 1,655]

So, if my brain is shrinking, perhaps that’s causing a vacuum to form in my cranium, which in turn would explain why it seems to be sucking in stupidity.  I knew there had to be some scientific explanation for my getting dumber by the day.  Thanks, @953 nut!  Oh my, look at the time!

[ranger 1,758]

19 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Flat Earth theory jives very nicely with the International Stop Continental Drift movement as well... Flat presumes a weight equilibrium... Continental drift, if allowed to continue, would jeopardize said flatness through changing weight distribution across the flat earth's plane... wouldn't it? 

 

And it ain't even past 8:00 pm... 

I personally believe that a lot of the equilibrium issues are due to the huge road trains travelling back and forth across Australia. Sometimes cancelled out by @Pullhosen’s Pony Express and his big rig travelling in the opposite direction, but exacerbated when both are going the same way. I think gravity would stop us from ‘Falling’ off if we tipped right over, we may experience a state of mild dizziness for a short time, and the only way we would know afterwards was if the water going down the plug hole swirled in the opposite direction to before? All of this deep thought is making me feel that I need to increase my 🥃🥃glasses of Jack Daniel’s to 🥃🥃🥃🥃 before bed time!🤪🤪🤪🤪

[953 nut 55,376]

Drag racer Big Daddy Don Garlits boasted that his "Swamp Rat" launched so well it was likely to alter the rotation of the earth.

 

[8ntruck 7,025]

. Looks like that might be the run where the clutch exploded, cut the car in half, and one of his feet in half.  The rear engine configuration started as a safety measure.

[Lee1977 6,677]

Richard do you still have power up there,  We are out of the storm area now other then small dead limbs and a short power outage some time last night.  Just had to set a couple of clocks.

[953 nut 55,376]

Thanks for asking.  It seems that the storm sort-of split and went around us.        We got some wind and rain but nothing like Asheville to the east or Maggie Valley to the west. Power went out at some time overnight but we didn't have any tree damage and the creek that runs through our property stayed in its banks so all is good.