if ur gonna shoot urself in the head...

Post by **Freakaloin** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 6:42 pm

where would be the best location for the desired result? just wondering...just in case...

i know of a guy who shot himself with a shotty in the mouth and he lived...its kinda tricky i guess...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 6:46 pm

Test it out and let us know when you find the best spot.

Post by **tnf** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 6:54 pm

Go from the back, not the front. Hit the brainstem so that the portion of the brain responsible for all the critical processes to life (the ones that Shaivo had) are gone....

Post by **werldhed** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 6:55 pm

I'd say aim for the brainstem and hypothalamus. The most of the rest of the brain is for movement, sensation, memory, speech, etc. The brainstem and hypothalamus regulate things like breathing, metabolism, body temp, etc.
i.e., with the gun in your mouth, aim to the back of the skull, not up towards to the top.

edit. Damn, too slow again. :icon25:

Post by **tnf** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 7:02 pm

Too slow because you gave all that extra detail. Succinct...that is the key.

Post by **tnf** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 7:04 pm

Especially when (if you haven't already) are taking your PhD prelims, or defending a paper, or whatever...give just enough info to answer the professor's questions...then let THEM ask for more if they want it. Never fall into the trap of attempting to 'impress' them by dropping in extra tidbits of stuff that might only be tangentially related to the question at hand. I can remember seeing this happen, and one of those 'extra tidbits' the person used to fluff up their answer happened to be a main focus of one of the professor's research for the last 20 years...so it opened a can of worms and left the presenter (a young woman) in tears in front of an entire auditorium of people.
I felt bad.

Post by **Deathshroud** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 7:05 pm

tnf wrote:Especially when (if you haven't already) are taking your PhD prelims, or defending a paper, or whatever...give just enough info to answer the professor's questions...then let THEM ask for more if they want it. Never fall into the trap of attempting to 'impress' them by dropping in extra tidbits of stuff that might only be tangentially related to the question at hand. I can remember seeing this happen, and one of those 'extra tidbits' the person used to fluff up their answer happened to be a main focus of one of the professor's research for the last 20 years...so it opened a can of worms and left the presenter (a young woman) in tears in front of an entire auditorium of people.
I felt bad.

What did she do? Act like she knew a lot and get shot down hard?

Post by **Ryoki** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 7:07 pm

The bathroom. With any luck, the tiles will make the bullet ricochet at a misfire increasing the chances of overall succes.

Post by **saturn** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 7:08 pm

take a shotgun you silly fag

Post by **tnf** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 7:09 pm

Pretty much. I can't remember the exact thing...it had something to do with what are called 'codon biases' that she was looking at in a bacteria called campylobacter jejuni. She had made mention of them, although this wasn't what she was really researching (her research was looking at some proteins required for its internalization by intestinal epithilial cells). A professor in the audience asked how she accounted for 3 prime wobble in her codon bias info, and things went downhill from there...because he basically ended up telling her that the big table of data she had on the overhead actually meant absolutely nothing.

Post by **Dark Metal** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 7:22 pm

tnf saved this thread.

Post by **tnf** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 7:23 pm

Dark Metal wrote:tnf saved this thread.

How?

Post by **CaseDogg** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 7:24 pm

tnf wrote:
Dark Metal wrote:tnf saved this thread.
How?

cuz if you hadnt posted valid stuiff he'da closed it.

Post by **Dark Metal** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 7:26 pm

By providing legimate and thought provoking information in an otherwise retard filled thread.

Post by **tnf** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 7:27 pm

tnf for mod!
hehe

Post by **Dark Metal** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 7:27 pm

CaseDogg wrote:
tnf wrote:
Dark Metal wrote:tnf saved this thread.
How?
cuz if you hadnt posted valid stuiff he'da closed it.

Or what I said...

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 7:29 pm

It's Dark Mallard!

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 7:30 pm

aka Ducky from pretty in pink

Post by **CaseDogg** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 7:30 pm

Dark Metal wrote:
CaseDogg wrote:
tnf wrote: How?
cuz if you hadnt posted valid stuiff he'da closed it.
Or what I said...

Post by **Dark Metal** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 7:32 pm

Shut it fool.

Post by **CaseDogg** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 7:32 pm

my bad.

Post by **werldhed** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 7:49 pm

tnf wrote:Especially when (if you haven't already) are taking your PhD prelims, or defending a paper, or whatever...give just enough info to answer the professor's questions...then let THEM ask for more if they want it. Never fall into the trap of attempting to 'impress' them by dropping in extra tidbits of stuff that might only be tangentially related to the question at hand. I can remember seeing this happen, and one of those 'extra tidbits' the person used to fluff up their answer happened to be a main focus of one of the professor's research for the last 20 years...so it opened a can of worms and left the presenter (a young woman) in tears in front of an entire auditorium of people.
I felt bad.

That's actually really good advice. I haven't started my own thesis work yet, so I never thought about that. I know when I do have to give various presentations or oral arguments, I'll be in front of a collection of various specialists, so I won't want to bring up a topic I really don't know inside and out. I've seen some grad students give presentations, and they seem to just do what you said -- give as little info as possible.
I guess I'm used to publications and grant reports, where you want to report on every possible thing your research might affect, just to cover your ass. Thanks for the advice, though. :icon17:

Post by **DRuM** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 8:02 pm

tnf wrote:Go from the back, not the front. Hit the brainstem so that the portion of the brain responsible for all the critical processes to life (the ones that Shaivo had) are gone....

Post by **Nightshade** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:46 pm

tnf wrote:Especially when (if you haven't already) are taking your PhD prelims, or defending a paper, or whatever...give just enough info to answer the professor's questions...then let THEM ask for more if they want it. Never fall into the trap of attempting to 'impress' them by dropping in extra tidbits of stuff that might only be tangentially related to the question at hand. I can remember seeing this happen, and one of those 'extra tidbits' the person used to fluff up their answer happened to be a main focus of one of the professor's research for the last 20 years...so it opened a can of worms and left the presenter (a young woman) in tears in front of an entire auditorium of people.
I felt bad.

*scribbles down on paper*

Post by **tnf** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:52 pm

Nightshade wrote:
tnf wrote:Especially when (if you haven't already) are taking your PhD prelims, or defending a paper, or whatever...give just enough info to answer the professor's questions...then let THEM ask for more if they want it. Never fall into the trap of attempting to 'impress' them by dropping in extra tidbits of stuff that might only be tangentially related to the question at hand. I can remember seeing this happen, and one of those 'extra tidbits' the person used to fluff up their answer happened to be a main focus of one of the professor's research for the last 20 years...so it opened a can of worms and left the presenter (a young woman) in tears in front of an entire auditorium of people.
I felt bad.
*scribbles down on paper*

In fact, it is always good to answer minimally, then say to the person "Have I addressed your question completely?" or something to that effect....