Mr_Kite

@Mr_Kite (48)

Age 39

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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what is the function?

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

Anime: Subtitled or dubbed?

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

Happy Ostara!

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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Traffic Lights...

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

How do stoplights detect a car?

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

Have you ever experienced limerence? How would you define it?

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 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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Euro English (something I read from the local papers... ha ha ha...)

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.

2 Mar 08

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Do you makeout in public places?

chhaganbhujbad @chhaganbhujbad (263) • United States 1 Aug 07

Do you make out with your girlfriend or boyfriend in public places like theaters, park, stores, malls? DO you think its unethical to do so?

sex

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Mr_Kite There's a fine line. A brief kiss in the street ain't a big deal but too people going at it in front of loads of people in a shopping mall are just being exhibitionists.

29 Feb 08

A good anime to watch

r1mp2ge @r1mp2ge (260) • Ukraine 28 Feb 08

Well...I have watched all the latest anime that are out there but i really can't find ones that interest me. I have been through Naruto and Bleach already. If anyone here knows of any good anime that i can use my spare time...

anime

watch

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Mr_Kite Full Metal Alchemist Death Note Dragonball/Dragonball Z Tenchi Muyo (OVA) Fruits Basket

29 Feb 08

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devolution

l_xin80 @l_xin80 (109) 15 Jun 07

is it in your best interest to have Uk divided, england, scotland, wales, and northen ireland

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Mr_Kite I would like a federal UK, yes, but all four parts to have equal powers, unlike the mess we have now. Also, England has to remain whole, not broken up into artificial regions.

29 Feb 08

Have you ever really been angry or upset with your close friend?

marciascott @marciascott (25529) • United States 27 Feb 08

Well, I am not angry or mad with my friend, she is upset with me for something really petty. We talk all the time, and all of a sudden she is really upset with me, I haven't did anything to her to be upset with me. she lives in...

suddenly

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Mr_Kite I'm in a similar situation. Me and a friend had a petty argument jsut before Christmas and she' still refusing to talk to me. I didn't do anything so bad and I think she's being unreasonable. I care about her and I think about her every day. She's a girl too....

28 Feb 08

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