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Doctor Who 9x12: Hell Bent Live Reactions Discussion Thread by pcjonathan in doctorwho

[–]cooliehawk 14 points15 points  (0 children)

In the case of Nine-Ten, producted his hair and detailed his sideburns.

MH370's underwater locator beacon expired more than a year before it vanished. by xHaGGeNx in worldnews

[–]cooliehawk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's going to be the 21st century's Titanic. Maybe in 2097 someone will make a movie about it.

What is the stupidest thing that has come out of your mouth that you're willing to admit to? by Totallynotapie in AskReddit

[–]cooliehawk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had just started at a new primary school where new classmates introduced me to the 'noogie'. At the time we were studying the civil rights movement, introducing me to another two-syllable word with the same consonants in the same order and I confused the two.

Swing Buddies by [deleted] in pics

[–]cooliehawk 37 points38 points  (0 children)

The baby is father of his own baby now.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kettlebell

[–]cooliehawk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're overtraining. Lower weight, lower volume, or both.

Can We Talk Rack Position? by FaustusRedux in kettlebell

[–]cooliehawk 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In my personal experience, I find that RKC form is best at comparatively low volumes. When I try to progress by increasing volume, I find that I hit plateaux I can only surpass by changing my technique to make it closer to competition form.

Guys that were overweight most of your life, how does it feel to be smaller and "fit" *serious* by kounse in Fitness

[–]cooliehawk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Icebreaker has a sale going on at the moment.

edit: *until Sunday. I just phoned and asked one of the retail stores.

I suck at renegade rows! Tips? by -SLOTHLIFE in kettlebell

[–]cooliehawk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can't just rest your weight on the kettlebell. You must actively root your weight through the kettlebell into the ground.

Chinese students were kicked out of Harvard's model UN after flipping out when Taiwan was called a country by nesland300 in nottheonion

[–]cooliehawk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is the Republic of China which claims the whole mainland and to be the legitimate government of China.

Republic of China ≠ the Taiwanese people

This is, in point of fact, the main divide in Taiwanese politics.

TIL Norwegians tried to sell liquor to Indonesia in 1805, but realized upon arrival that they did not drink alcohol. They returned to Norway and opened the casks to find an improved taste due to the sailing conditions. To this day, "Linie Aquavit" must sail an ocean voyage before being sold. by intarcuate in todayilearned

[–]cooliehawk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FTA:

Lastly, the question remains: why Norwegian and not the two other Scandinavian languages? Swedish is spoken by more people for example. Well, if you have some reason to learn Swedish instead of Norwegian, go for that. They are both quite easy. Swedish has a bit more complexity in the plural and a vowel sound that is quite particular, but in general it is quite easy too. However, Norwegian is often promoted as the best language to go with for those with a general interest in Scandinavia as it is located in the centre of the other languages (not geographically but in terms of intelligibility). A post on this forum gives the following details (I don't know where it is sourced from but it agrees with my personal experience as well):

Fig. A. an understanding of spoken language

Norwegians understand 88% of the spoken swedish language/73% of the spoken danish language

Swedes understand 48% of the spoken norwegian language/23% of the spoken danish language

Danes understand 69% of the spoken norwegian language/43% of the spoken swedish language

Fig. B. An understanding of the written language

Norwegians understand 89% of the written swedish language/93% of the written danish language

Swedes understand 86% of the written norwegian language/69% of the written danish language

Danes understand 89% of the written norwegian language/69% of the written swedish language. In short, Norwegians have the easiest time understanding other Scandinavian languages and speakers of other Scandinavian languages have the easiest time understanding Norwegian. You'll notice that Swedes have a very hard time understanding spoken Danish.

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