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fangzhiyan @fangzhiyan (375) • China 1 Jul 07

enerybody thinks very strangely?in the hong kong why traffic lightplace does the traffic light place always hear the sound?what is the function?

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Mr_Kite It's to help blind or shortsighted people know the status of the pedestrian signals. Slow tick means that there is a red man. Fast tick means that there is a green man. Starting an stopping fast tick means that the green man is flashing and that time is...

22 Jun 08

Dr_Gonzo @Dr_Gonzo (40) • Greece 19 Jun 08

Hello to all you anime lovers! I've been watching anime for over a decade, and I have to say that I'd much rather prefer watching them in japanese with subtitles; it gives me a more original "feel" for the anime, and I usually...

anime

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Mr_Kite Definately subtitles. For a start, most of the English dubbing is done by American companies, which, no offense to Americans, seem to handpick the most strong and annoying American accents to give the characters. Also, they often edit teen/adult amine for...

22 Jun 08

blademaiden @blademaiden (734) • Romania 19 Feb 08

Limerence: I found this term interesting and I thought I should start a new discussion just for it. Limerence can often be what is meant when one expresses "having a crush" on (or infatuation with) someone else although...

in love

infatuation

limerence

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Mr_Kite I know all that but it's not exactly as if there's an off button. I'm dead in the waterm truth be told.

24 Mar 08

Leca @lecanis (16647) • Murfreesboro, Tennessee 20 Mar 08

So, for all you pagans out there, Happy Ostara! For those who don't know, that's the Spring Equinox. Anyone have any big Ostara plans? Some years I've been part of big group rituals, but this year I don't have a lot planned....

holidays

ostara

paganism

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Mr_Kite It'll be a drink with friends for me, on Friday. I'm not really a pagan, though I do believe more in the concept of worshipping nature and our planet, rather than some being who is supposed of created us out of a lump of clay because he was bored. Anyway,...

20 Mar 08

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maldita_me @maldita_me (281) • Philippines 4 Jan 07

How do traffic lights work? What makes them change their color?

traffic lights

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Mr_Kite There's usually a control cabinet at the side of the road for each set. It sends the different sequences. In the UK, there are sensors on the approach lanes to traffic lights to detect demand and often cities have a mainfrain which networks all the different...

11 Mar 08

srinathakarapu @srinathakarapu (3093) • India 12 Dec 06

do u knw?

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Mr_Kite In the UK, virtually all traffic signals monitor the traffic for demand presence. Also, traffic lights here don't switch off at night, they just rest on the previously requested phase, until another vehicle arrives at the approach which is on red, when it will...

11 Mar 08

blademaiden @blademaiden (734) • Romania 19 Feb 08

Limerence: I found this term interesting and I thought I should start a new discussion just for it. Limerence can often be what is meant when one expresses "having a crush" on (or infatuation with) someone else although...

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Mr_Kite I don't know. I know she doesn't feel anywhere near the same though and wouldn't be able to deal with it if I was to tell her. I've sort of told her that she's really important to me and that I think about her a lot, but she just says things like "I'm not sure...

8 Mar 08

blademaiden @blademaiden (734) • Romania 19 Feb 08

Limerence: I found this term interesting and I thought I should start a new discussion just for it. Limerence can often be what is meant when one expresses "having a crush" on (or infatuation with) someone else although...

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Mr_Kite Yes, and though it's not a universally accepted term in the world of science, I believe it's real. It may be like a crush, but it's much bigger than that. For a start, it lasts much longer and I've been dealing with limerence for six years now and it's making...

7 Mar 08

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ahgong @ahgong (10064) • Singapore 10 Oct 07

I am always amused by the different languages around the world and how they are interpreted by non-natives who do not know how to speak it. For example, a German speaking the german language and a Englishman listening to it. Or a...

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Mr_Kite Haha, yeah, I read that in a UK newspaper on April Fools Day a few years ago. I've go my own phonetic system. The kuik bräwn fox jumped över the leïzï dog. Hellö, häw dö yü dü? Äï äm plïzed tü mït yü.

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