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Dylrob · 01-29-2012, 09:35 AM

People often wonder how in science fiction a character who is "out of phase" can breath and why they don't fall through the floor. But another problem which has occurred to me is that when they return to normal, wouldn't the air that was occupying the space that they're standing in "fuse" with their bodies?

Now that's what I call nightmare fuel.

WT Sharpe · 01-31-2012, 12:51 PM

Our cat Christian is 19 years old. According to the Cats Age Conversion Chart at http://cats.about.com/cs/healthissues/a/agechart.htm, that's like 92 in human years.

orlok · 01-31-2012, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Our cat Christian is 19 years old. According to the Cats Age Conversion Chart at http://cats.about.com/cs/healthissues/a/agechart.htm, that's like 92 in human years.

That's good going. I had a cat that adopted me one snowy night, and she lived for at least 23 years. I wasn't sure how old she was when I first met her, but even assuming she was less than a year old, she lasted a minimum of 23. So there's hope for us all yet.

And your table doesn't even go up that far

, though I calculate that made her about 108 in the human equivalent.

WT Sharpe · 01-31-2012, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by orlok

...And your table doesn't even go up that far

, though I calculate that made her about 108 in the human equivalent.

The first table I saw didn't even go that far. It stopped at 16 years!

http://www.calculatorcat.com/cats/cat-years.phtml

WT Sharpe · 01-31-2012, 01:44 PM

He's still got a lot of life in him, too. I can't believe that at his age, last summer he tried to pick a fight with another cat in our court.

HomeInMyShoes · 01-31-2012, 02:27 PM

^Wow. Maple will be 12 (64) in June this year. She still plays and is the neighborhood bully, but she's such a sweetie.

benham · 01-31-2012, 10:08 PM

Looks a lot like our cat, Cody. He will be 19 in spring. He is almost entirely an indoor cat.

WT Sharpe · 02-01-2012, 09:51 AM

So is Christian mostly these days.

Did you notice the hairs sticking up on his back? The dogs were jealous that I was paying attention to him by trying to get is picture and I had to keep shooing them away. He mostly tolerates them, but he rarely shows any affection to them.

Dylrob · 02-01-2012, 10:10 AM

You people and your topics.

pholy · 02-01-2012, 10:21 AM

Feel free to ferret out some new topic.

Dylrob · 02-01-2012, 10:42 AM

Now that you said that it would be on topic for me to do so!

orlok · 02-01-2012, 01:47 PM

Have you seen this?

My friends (husband and wife) used to work for Brian Plummer, the ferret handler, who wrote books on the subject.

badgoodDeb · 02-01-2012, 03:12 PM

I wonder if ferrets behave like my dog does --- (he's a shih tzu, and so smallish). When he has something in his mouth that I really need him to let go -- I pick him up by the hind quarters, so his head is downward. He instinctively opens his mouth.

Dunno why; he just does!

Dylrob · 02-17-2012, 07:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

I wonder if ferrets behave like my dog does --- (he's a shih tzu, and so smallish). When he has something in his mouth that I really need him to let go -- I pick him up by the hind quarters, so his head is downward. He instinctively opens his mouth.

Dunno why; he just does!

Ferrets tend to hold on for at least a few moments. Slightly less if you scruff them by the neck.

vivaldirules · 02-17-2012, 06:42 PM

If daisies

01-29-2012, 09:35 AM	#4906
Dylrob Murderous Mustela Posts: 6,006 Karma: 7839996 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sin City Device: Apple iPad (1st Gen) & iPod Touch (4th Gen)	People often wonder how in science fiction a character who is "out of phase" can breath and why they don't fall through the floor. But another problem which has occurred to me is that when they return to normal, wouldn't the air that was occupying the space that they're standing in "fuse" with their bodies? Now that's what I call nightmare fuel. __________________ My ongoing experience with the Onyx Boox M92 - Episode 2: A Quick Peak Down The Rabbit Hole NEW! "All my life I've had this strange feeling that there's something big and sinister going on in the world." "No, that's perfectly normal paranoia. Everyone in the universe gets that." Last edited by Dylrob; 01-29-2012 at 09:39 AM.

01-31-2012, 12:51 PM	#4907
WT Sharpe Grand Muckity-Muck Posts: 26,560 Karma: 70600100 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindles: Paperwhite/K-3/Touch, Sony PRS-600, iPod (audio books), iPad1	Our cat Christian is 19 years old. According to the Cats Age Conversion Chart at http://cats.about.com/cs/healthissues/a/agechart.htm, that's like 92 in human years. Attached Thumbnails __________________

01-31-2012, 01:44 PM	#4910
WT Sharpe Grand Muckity-Muck Posts: 26,560 Karma: 70600100 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindles: Paperwhite/K-3/Touch, Sony PRS-600, iPod (audio books), iPad1	He's still got a lot of life in him, too. I can't believe that at his age, last summer he tried to pick a fight with another cat in our court. __________________

01-31-2012, 02:27 PM	#4911
HomeInMyShoes Ginormous Intergalactic Posts: 9,930 Karma: 33625427 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: junkyard Device: Kindle3	^Wow. Maple will be 12 (64) in June this year. She still plays and is the neighborhood bully, but she's such a sweetie. __________________ Reading Lists: 2011 \| 2012 \| 2013 “Reading one book is like eating one potato chip.” - Diane Duane

01-31-2012, 10:08 PM	#4912
benham Guru Posts: 756 Karma: 4971690 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Townsend, WI Device: Palm TX, PRS-505 (BLUE)	Looks a lot like our cat, Cody. He will be 19 in spring. He is almost entirely an indoor cat. __________________ Jeff- Founder and Chief Liquidating Officer of BEER (Blue Edition EReader) Member of SOBSR (Society of Owners of Blue Sony Readers) - cassidym (president) Member of BOoBS (Benevolent Order of Blue Sonys) - snape (president)

02-01-2012, 09:51 AM	#4913
WT Sharpe Grand Muckity-Muck Posts: 26,560 Karma: 70600100 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindles: Paperwhite/K-3/Touch, Sony PRS-600, iPod (audio books), iPad1	So is Christian mostly these days. Did you notice the hairs sticking up on his back? The dogs were jealous that I was paying attention to him by trying to get is picture and I had to keep shooing them away. He mostly tolerates them, but he rarely shows any affection to them. __________________

02-01-2012, 10:10 AM	#4914
Dylrob Murderous Mustela Posts: 6,006 Karma: 7839996 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sin City Device: Apple iPad (1st Gen) & iPod Touch (4th Gen)	You people and your topics. __________________ My ongoing experience with the Onyx Boox M92 - Episode 2: A Quick Peak Down The Rabbit Hole NEW! "All my life I've had this strange feeling that there's something big and sinister going on in the world." "No, that's perfectly normal paranoia. Everyone in the universe gets that."

02-01-2012, 10:21 AM	#4915
pholy Booklegger Posts: 1,681 Karma: 7050000 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Device: BeBook(1 & 2010), PEZ, PRS-505, Kobo BT, PRS-T1, Playbook	Feel free to ferret out some new topic. __________________ Everything in moderation.... except chocolate... and circumvention.

02-01-2012, 10:42 AM	#4916
Dylrob Murderous Mustela Posts: 6,006 Karma: 7839996 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sin City Device: Apple iPad (1st Gen) & iPod Touch (4th Gen)	Now that you said that it would be on topic for me to do so! __________________ My ongoing experience with the Onyx Boox M92 - Episode 2: A Quick Peak Down The Rabbit Hole NEW! "All my life I've had this strange feeling that there's something big and sinister going on in the world." "No, that's perfectly normal paranoia. Everyone in the universe gets that." Last edited by Dylrob; 02-01-2012 at 10:55 AM.

02-01-2012, 01:47 PM	#4917
orlok Desperation Posts: 7,157 Karma: 207431774 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Fire HD, Kobo glo	Have you seen this? My friends (husband and wife) used to work for Brian Plummer, the ferret handler, who wrote books on the subject.

02-01-2012, 03:12 PM	#4918
badgoodDeb Wizard Posts: 4,095 Karma: 9501039 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chicago outskirts Device: Palm-many, Kindle1, K3, iPad, iPhone 4	I wonder if ferrets behave like my dog does --- (he's a shih tzu, and so smallish). When he has something in his mouth that I really need him to let go -- I pick him up by the hind quarters, so his head is downward. He instinctively opens his mouth. Dunno why; he just does! __________________ -----------Found him! Wanna join the chat?

02-17-2012, 06:42 PM	#4920
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 9,843 Karma: 12304195 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	If daisies

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