Random Thought Thread

[Casinostocks]

Smells go to the olfactory bulb and then the amygdala, part of the brain that processes emotions. Nostalgia straight to the brain, more potent than simple memory.

Alright, if you say so Dr. Eric Blasio Chevy-Camaro!... LOL

 

[Fonedork]

Bring on that tater knife!

What’s taters, precious?

Also, does anyone know where to get pivot washers for a flipper folder that runs on bearings? Like, there’s bearings against the blade, and washers on the other side of them. I have a knife like that with two different thickness washers and it causes the blade to sit off-center at the pivot and bugs me.

 

[Lorien]

Yes.

Tastes and smells are 2 things that can really trigger strong memories. While songs can do that too, I've found that I can 'reprogram' my brain for songs/music if I want to (either dulling associations with a song, or even reversing the type of emotions associated with the song).

It's much harder for me to do that with tastes or smells. Just one incident with bourbon, has put me off even a whiff of it.

even thinking about sambuca makes me a little green to this day, even though the threat is gone

 

[Keoneloa]

Uff Da! evil evil Sambuca...the downfall of many a good man!

 

[Daverous]

I had the same issue with ceramic conversation I did on a flipper. Rather than try to source a new one I ran the old washer by hand over varried grits of abrasive and then polished it up with some compound. Took a little longer but to be honest I probably would have spent the time polishing those washers anyway. Turned out very smooth and dead center ...

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

Yum.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

^ Australian style Taffy?

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

That is black licorice...

So ....

Probably

 

[WValtakis]

That is black licorice...

So ....

Probably

Kill it with fire!

 

[jlauffer]

Ebonite

 

[fatfrog]

Ebonite

Aren't they the same thing?

 

[jlauffer]

Aren't they the same thing?

Ebonite tastes better

 

[Gravelface]

I thought this was Australian Taffy?!

Yum.

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^ Australian style Taffy?

Ebonite

 

[UffDa]

I used to like REAL black licorice until it almost killed me. It has glycyrrhizin which can cause potassium levels to drop. I had some Australian licorice and felt weird, dizzy and almost passed out.
Since I have heart problems, I don't eat it anymore.

Those black twisty things don't have much licorice.

 

[UffDa]

Vegemite is made from used yeast that made beer. I tried it once. It is an acquired taste, like beer. Marmite is about the same stuff.

Marmite sounds like an explosive.

 

[Gravelface]

About the only use for licorice or Twizzlers....is for Twizzler War. Get the extra long ones 18” and works best if you’re in shorts. But catch someone on the back of the thigh with a half decent swing and theyll tell you where they buried Jimmy Hoffa.

 

[WValtakis]

About the only use for licorice or Twizzlers....is for Twizzler War. Get the extra long ones 18” and works best if you’re in shorts. But catch someone on the back of the thigh with a half decent swing and theyll tell you where they buried Jimmy Hoffa.

Game over

 

[Gravelface]

Good gravy. I believe those are in violation of NATO War Crimes

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Ebonite tastes better

Smells better too

 

[bluemax_1]

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Game over

Lol. Probably too dangerous to be legal in Matty's state.