So the point is, they may be 75, but many of their parts are not. Therefore it’s a lot tougher to consider them as 75-year-olds.
And the prize for funniest one liner goes to… lieu!
Thank you, lieu, for giving me the best laugh so far today!
Yes, but the structure of the koosh ball also is a factor. A metal pellet with the same mass and same velocity is going to cause more damage than a rubber pellet with the same mass and the same velocity, and the rubber pellet is going to cause more damage than a cotton ball with the same mass and the same velocity.
The mass and velocity of the projectile is one factor, but there is also how that energy is transfered to the victim. If the kinetic energy is concentrated in one place it will do more damage than if it is spread out…a nail does more damage than a ball because it the energy is concentrated on the tiny nail head. A large ball with the same mass and velocity is going to cause less damage than a small ball, because the impact is spread over a larger area. Hit someone with a board and it will hurt. Put a nail on the board and it will hurt a lot.
The other factor is the structure of the projectile. If the projectile deforms, then a lot of the energy goes into deforming the projectile rather than the victim’s flesh. A rubber ball deforms more than a metal ball, and so even with the same size, shape, mass and velocity, the rubber ball will do less damage than the metal ball.
A koosh ball is just a bunch of rubber threads tied together. It has a large area for its mass, and it also will deform significantly. I find it hard to believe that a koosh ball could hurt someone even if it hits them in the mouth, no matter how hard Rosie hucks it at someone.
the point is that a few years ago(ok ok more than just a few), i wouldn’t think a man of 40 was attractive, but they aren’t looking to bad to me now.
Anybody who would voluntarily go to a taping of the Rosie show deserves to be shot. Seems like all they had this day was rubber balls. Pity.
Tongue in cheek, folks. But given Rosie’s stance on firearms it seems a bit bizzare that she would shoot stuff at her audience.
Thankfully I have never seen the show, but I gather these balls are shot??
Why would opposition to firearms mean one can’t shoot rubber bands? If I support a ban on guns, may I play darts or participate in archery?
Koosh balls may be “fired” with a slingshot-like device.
No, and don’t even THINK of blowing the paper wrapper on your straw at anybody.
Oh I was thinking maybe one of those Freudian things, based in hypocrisy. I don’t think YOU can shoot guns, but I shoot stuff at my audience HA HA! Guns kill people! Rubber balls just bash their face in!
Certainly not trying to imply guns are the same thing as drinking straws :rolleyes: just like a said…a Freudian angle.
And I’ll admit, my post was steeped with a complete and total disrespect of Rosie. I don’t care for her in the least. And relax, Otto…it’s not because she is gay.
I must put off visiting Grandma for a few weeks now until I forget I ever read that.
Rosie’s gay?!?
Also, some Koosh balls have a longer elastic loop attached for this same purpose. The one time I watched her show (really, only once!), this was the model of Koosh ball she was using.
And an angry one at that.