# Things that, in all logic, should work. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 27, 2005, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-in-all-logic-should-work/310077 "2005-06-27T18:27:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-in-all-logic-should-work/310077/1 "2005-06-27T18:27:29Z")
Here’s my example. You’re lying in bed, but you’re uncomfortable. It’s too hot under the blankets, but too cold on top of them. So, you put one leg under, and one leg on top. That _should_ work. ---
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-in-all-logic-should-work/310077/2 "2005-06-27T18:39:15Z")
If I get to the bus stop 10 minutes early most days, then on the morning that I have a minor organizational catastrophe and I’m 1 minute _late_ I should be able to catch the bus anyway, shouldn’t I? _Shouldn’t I?_ ---
**Author:** ![Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Licentious_Ectomorph)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-in-all-logic-should-work/310077/3 "2005-06-27T18:41:32Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > Here’s my example. You’re lying in bed, but you’re uncomfortable. It’s too hot under the blankets, but too cold on top of them. So, you put one leg under, and one leg on top. That _should_ work. That’s exactly what I do! Works for me. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-in-all-logic-should-work/310077/4 "2005-06-27T18:44:24Z")
See, but with one leg warm and one leg cold, the temperature differential starts a thermoelectric current, and then one of two things happens: 1. The resistance heating of the current passing through your body makes you too hot, or 2. The tingly feeling of the current gives you a diamond cutter, and then try to get to sleep! ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-in-all-logic-should-work/310077/5 "2005-06-27T19:50:16Z")
> [@Rocketeer](#): > > \The tingly feeling of the current gives you a **diamond cutter** , and then try to get to sleep! [Bolding mine] What does Diamond Dallas Page have to do with this? 😃 {d&r} ---
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-in-all-logic-should-work/310077/6 "2005-06-27T20:00:07Z")
Communism. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-in-all-logic-should-work/310077/7 "2005-06-27T20:17:36Z")
Winning an argument with my wife. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-in-all-logic-should-work/310077/8 "2005-06-27T21:07:34Z")
Arguing about things on the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Audrey\_Levins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Audrey\_Levins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Audrey_Levins)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-in-all-logic-should-work/310077/9 "2005-06-27T21:40:25Z")
Those tiny little ads. ---
**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-in-all-logic-should-work/310077/10 "2005-06-27T21:53:32Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Winning an argument with my wife. Hang on, you’re applying logic to argumenting with a _SO_? [sub]Faulty premises, anyone?[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine_and_Smiles)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-in-all-logic-should-work/310077/11 "2005-06-27T21:59:04Z")
I’ve been thinking of this one for a long time. You know how when people are sitting, say on a bench somwhere. Someone comes along and says “Hey, can you scoot over?” A great shuffling and sliding process occurs and no one is realyl happy when it’s all over. But what should work, considering that their is space for the sitters to slide to, is that the person who needed a seat should just walk to the end, and sit there. No need for scooting and squishing. Sadly, many deaths have been fought over this, with no resolution. ---
**Author:** ![Brilharma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Brilharma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brilharma)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-in-all-logic-should-work/310077/12 "2005-06-28T03:13:56Z")
Love. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-in-all-logic-should-work/310077/13 "2005-06-28T15:19:56Z")
> [@Sunshine and Smiles](#): > > I’ve been thinking of this one for a long time. > > You know how when people are sitting, say on a bench somwhere. Someone comes along and says “Hey, can you scoot over?” A great shuffling and sliding process occurs and no one is realyl happy when it’s all over. But what should work, considering that their is space for the sitters to slide to, is that the person who needed a seat should just walk to the end, and sit there. No need for scooting and squishing. > > Sadly, many deaths have been fought over this, with no resolution. Most of the space created by shuffling was actually between the people, which is why nobody’s happy at the end; they’re now sitting closer to each other. It’s not just at the other end. ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine_and_Smiles)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-in-all-logic-should-work/310077/14 "2005-06-28T15:55:29Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > Most of the space created by shuffling was actually between the people, which is why nobody’s happy at the end; they’re now sitting closer to each other. It’s not just at the other end. And you know what else? My last sentence doesn’t really make sense. Damn. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-in-all-logic-should-work/310077/15 "2005-06-28T22:10:58Z")
In theory, telling some one to calm down should make them calm down. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-in-all-logic-should-work/310077/16 "2005-06-28T22:56:04Z")
Computers. ---
**Author:** ![MaryEFoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MaryEFoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaryEFoo)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-in-all-logic-should-work/310077/17 "2005-06-29T08:06:15Z")
> [@ouryL](#): > > In theory, telling some one to calm down should make them calm down. 😛 I **really** like that.