PompeyVillan Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 This thread is slipping too far down the board for my liking. **Possible small spoiler for The Wire in the following fact** In all five seasons of The Wire, Officer Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski is the only police officer ever seen firing his weapon. He fires it three times, and each time is a **** up. ~Spoiler alert~ First time he discharges his weapon indoors whilst part of the Barksdale case Second time, he pistol whips a hopper and causes a gunfight? Although I'm sure Herc and Carver fire shots too? Third time he shoots a fellow policeman. Might have to check that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Herc and Carver dont shoot in that scene. By the way, that is a huge spoiler in my opinion, as knowing that fact before seeing the show would remove almost all of the tension every time there is a confrontation between the police and the street. Can you please label it so it is more obvious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 13, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2012 Done. Oh and the second time he shoots he fires into the air before he pistol whips the hopper, not after (I think) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Its after. I just watched it on YouTube. :oops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 13, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2012 Another Wire fact, this time not a spoiler. Jay Landsman is based on a real person, called Jay Landsman, who also acts. Jay Landsman auditioned for the part of Jay Landsman but didn't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 13, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2012 Its after. I just watched it on YouTube. :oops: Damn. Need to brush up on my knowledge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Did you know that statistically, somebody is banned from H&V every 30 seconds That is the same rate that McDonalds erect new restaurants in Scotland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 23, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted January 23, 2012 Did you know that statistically, somebody is banned from H&V every 30 seconds That is the same rate that McDonalds erect new restaurants in Scotland Did you know... that El Greco's real name was E.L. Grecott? Chuck Berry wrote many of Shakespeare's plays? the Everly Brothers turned down a knighthood? Did you know that the reason why windows steam up in cold weather is because of all the fish in the atmosphere? Did you know that Moslems are forbidden to eat glass? Did you know that the oldest rock in the world is the famous Hackenthorpe Rock, in North Ealing, which is 2 trillion years old? Did you know that Milton was a woman? Did you know that from the top of the Prudential Assurance Building in Bromley you can see 8 continents? Did you know that the highest point in the world is only 8 foot? **** These are just a few of the totally inaccurate facts in THE HACKENTHORPE BOOK OF LIES It's all in THE HACKENTHORPE BOOK OF LIES - contains over 60 million untrue facts and figures.Slater Methuen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 sea otters sleep holding each others hands to keep them from drifting away and getting lost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ED Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Don't really understand all this but it might explain AmsterdamNeil's laser pen theory. So it's clear then I am either a genius or smoke far too much hash. So basically if I understand the above then it's possible that I am sort of correct ? *Good job I smoke weed then. I thought you'd touched on the point that if you fire a powerful enough weapon, with it having to keep parallel to the earth, would you shoot youself in the back of the head. The answer is technically yes as it's essentially the same as how satellites are shot into orbit, A laser pen, being light, would just point into outer space though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 23, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted January 23, 2012 Don't really understand all this but it might explain AmsterdamNeil's laser pen theory. So it's clear then I am either a genius or smoke far too much hash. So basically if I understand the above then it's possible that I am sort of correct ? *Good job I smoke weed then. I thought you'd touched on the point that if you fire a powerful enough weapon, with it having to keep parallel to the earth, would you shoot youself in the back of the head. The answer is technically yes as it's essentially the same as how satellites are shot into orbit, A laser pen, being light, would just point into outer space though Yeah I thought that's what he was getting at too. Although wouldn't the speed of a bullet be fast enough to escape earth's gravity (as is the light from a laser pen) so it would go into orbit? (although I'm sure in practise the bullet would lose speed fast enough to neither get round the world or into space.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 If you fire directly into the sky, the bullet should eventually lose speed, fall and hit you on the forehead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 24, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted January 24, 2012 Don't really understand all this but it might explain AmsterdamNeil's laser pen theory. So it's clear then I am either a genius or smoke far too much hash. So basically if I understand the above then it's possible that I am sort of correct ? *Good job I smoke weed then. I thought you'd touched on the point that if you fire a powerful enough weapon, with it having to keep parallel to the earth, would you shoot youself in the back of the head. The answer is technically yes as it's essentially the same as how satellites are shot into orbit, A laser pen, being light, would just point into outer space thoughTwo completely different things going on here. The bullet story is all about horizontal velocity vs. gravity. The laser business is about the conjecture that space itself is curved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 If you fire directly into the sky, the bullet should eventually lose speed, fall and hit you on the forehead would th wind not change its course ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Theory vs practice mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 The laser business is about the conjecture that space itself is curved. Yep that's what I was getting at. A laser would IMO go round the universe and I would have a red dot on the back of my head. "Hold it steady though !!!" as I suspect a sneeze might make it miss. The thing about the Bullet is a good one, but I think it's been done. (fire bullet (level to ground) / drop bullet at same time and both bullets hit ground at same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 If you fire directly into the sky, the bullet should eventually lose speed, fall and hit you on the forehead would th wind not change its course ? No, I've assumed the experiment would be played out in a vacuum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggyrichard Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Spanking the monkey actually reduces your risk of prostate cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Justify it however you want mate, but 10 a day is rather excessive however you look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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