Notice that Gromit's ears don't wobble.
Any myths in the ancient creation of chess?
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Dec 13, 2011
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oinquarki wrote:
trysts wrote:
Here is the ancient bowl, pictured on the moon, which proves your theory:
Just more propaganda, and I've spotted the subtle flaw in your ruse; the bowl is more polished on the inside than the outside - that doesn't make sense. It's just more evidence that the moon landing was faked, and that chess was actually invented on Mars (see above link to batgirl's page).
Thanks for the batgirl link! That was neat!
oinquarki wrote:
blobby12 wrote:
I was wondering if anybody could tell me some myths about the creation of chess thousands of years ago. Thanks
Dude the Bible has proven that the world is billions of years old.
I think that sentence made me puke a little. How 'bout, "the Earth is billions of years old?" Or, "The geological record illustrates the age of the Earth?"
Chess, like the universe, does not exist. If we collectively come to that fact, chess would instantly disappear from our conscienseness. We can then formulate a universe based on chess since we have control over the appearance and rules of the universe.
bigpoison wrote:
oinquarki wrote:
blobby12 wrote:
I was wondering if anybody could tell me some myths about the creation of chess thousands of years ago. Thanks
Dude the Bible has proven that the world is billions of years old.
I think that sentence made me puke a little. How 'bout, "the Earth is billions of years old?" Or, "The geological record illustrates the age of the Earth?"
The bible has proven that evolution exists.
The geological record has proven that the bible is correct.
Therefore, evolution is correct.
Logic for the win.
Dec 13, 2011
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blobby12 wrote:
I was wondering if anybody could tell me some myths about the creation of chess thousands of years ago. Thanks
Do you want myths in the sense of deep cultural truths; or myths in the more common meaning among the unwashed of something made up, as if from the mouth of a politician or Sunday school teacher?
druggedbug wrote:
IMO, the biggest myth around today is that the human chess player will always be better than the computer chess player.
Interestingly, where will chess go after we build the best chess playing computer imaginable? If we pit that computer against another computer with the same ability who would win? The one that moves first or second? Chess is not as simple as tic-tac-toe because there are far more options; so, does that mean if we used more of our brain power (we assume we use ~10%) it would seem like tic-tac-toe to us? Meaning, easy, we would know who wins after X move? By, this, I mean a lot sooner than we do normally...
So, like tic-tac-toe is there a best move for chess? The best opener, the best counter...the best counter to the counter to the last counter that was made?
Yes, these must all certainly be myths... if not, just me rambling. By all means, ignore if you wish :(
People actually use about 35% of their brains. Mythbusters proved it.
Dec 13, 2011
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chessdude46 wrote:
People actually use about 35% of their brains. Mythbusters proved it.
Whose brains are they using?
chessdude46 wrote:
People actually use about 35% of their brains. Mythbusters proved it.
Did they distinguish between "real use" and "casual use"?
Trysts:
They were using their own brains.
Crazychessplaya:
Yes, they did both tests, and they figured out that if were doing an activity that involved a lot of the parts of the brain they used about 35%. Even if their brain was at rest, they still used more than 10%.
Dec 13, 2011
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#32
I think that not knwing where it all began is intriguing. It has been said that chess is the game of the gods. We mortals tinker with and do our best.
Dec 13, 2011
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#33
chessdude46 wrote:
Trysts:
They were using their own brains.
Crazychessplaya:
Yes, they did both tests, and they figured out that if were doing an activity that involved a lot of the parts of the brain they used about 35%. Even if their brain was at rest, they still used more than 10%.
I'm going to have to say it is a myth that one can measure the percentage of brain use
It's not a myth, the medical profession does it all the time.
Dec 13, 2011
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chessdude46 wrote:
It's not a myth, the medical profession does it all the time.
Total brain use may not be measurable because the instruments used may not be sensitive enough to detect it.
I think Herman Cain is explaining the Republican view of the mythology of chess. "Everybody needs toucan stubs."
LisaV wrote:
It's possible. Look at the Republican debates.
It's absolutely impossible. To watch the debates, I mean.
Anyway world exists, people waste time playing chess. You can't explain that.
Dec 13, 2011
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#39
MyCowsCanFly wrote:
I think Herman Cain is explaining the Republican view of the mythology of chess. "Everybody needs toucan stubs."
The lip sync-match was really good!
Here is the ancient bowl, pictured on the moon, which proves your theory:
Just more propaganda, and I've spotted the subtle flaw in your ruse; the bowl is more polished on the inside than the outside - that doesn't make sense. It's just more evidence that the moon landing was faked, and that chess was actually invented on Mars (see above link to batgirl's page).