DEATH CHESS
A chess variant where you can take/capture your own pieces, and you can suicide a piece on your turn.
4 player death chess
Same as normal four player chess, but you get points for capturing or suiciding your own pieces.
Rainbow
Isaac Newton originally divided the colour spectrum of the rainbow into five main colours: Red, Yellow, Green, Blue and violet. As the ancient Greek sophists believed that there was connection between colours, musical notes, the known objects in the Solar System at the time, and the days of the week, he later added orange and indigo as the main colours to get Seven.
The rainbow is commonly assigned seven colours only because someone wanted the colours of the rainbow to equal seven.
The colours of the rainbow could equally be describe as being six, divided into 3 additive colours and 3 subtractive colours[Fig.1]. In this representation, the colours of the rainbow have been associated with the four classical elements: Fire, Air, Water, Earth. These four elements have been associated with parts of the Yin Yang Symbol and the colour spectrum. Yang, Masculine, Sun, Right hand, subtractive colours. Yin, Feminine, Moon, Left hand, Additive colours. The number of colours can also be expanded, as in Fig.3, where 12 colours are attributed.
Fig.1
In Fig.2, the subtractive colours are represented in an upward triangle, and the additive colours are represented in a downward triangle. 2 subtractive colours equals 1 additive colour, and vice versa.
Additive colours
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Sutractive colours
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Red + Blue = Magenta
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Yellow + Cyan = Green
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Blue + Green = Cyan
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Cyan + Magenta = Blue
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Green + Red = Yellow
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Magenta + Yellow = Red
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The symbols associated with each colour can be found in 'The secret teachings of all ages' by manly p hall. "WITH THIS THOU WILT BE ABLE TO OVERCOME ALL THINGS, AND TO TRANSMUTE ALL WHAT IS FINE (☉☽) AND WHAT IS COARSE (♃♄ ♀ ♂ ☿ ' ? ')"- Manly P Hall
The Yin Yang Symbol in the middle, Sun and Moon, also a representation of the four elements. Sun = Fire, Wind = Air, Water = Moon, All together = Earth. The outer colours and symbols also being associated with the four element.
| Fire | Magenta | Jupiter |
| Air | Blue + Cyan | Mercury + M |
| Water | Green | Saturn |
| Earth | Yellow + Red | Mars + Venus |
Fig.2
12 colours of the rainbow associated with the zodiac symbols. Classically, the four elements are associated in an odd order around the zodiac, where Taurus = Earth, Aquarius = Air, Scorpio = Water and Leo = Fire. This could be a blind that has been adopted throughout the centuries by those who simply rote learn, it doesn't make sense to have this order. In this representation the elements are associated differently.
| Fire | Magenta | Leo | Lion | Regulus |
| Air | Azure | Scorpio | Eagle | Antares |
| Water | Green | Aquarius | Man | Fomalhaut |
| Earth | Orange | Taurus | Bull | Aldebaran |
Zodiac colour assocaitions
| Gemini | Red |
| Taurus | Orange |
| Aries | Yellow |
| Pisces | Lime |
| Aquarius | Green |
| Capricorn | Spring Green |
| Sagittarius | Cyan |
| Scorpio | Azure |
| Libra | Blue |
| Virgo | Purple |
| Leo | Magenta |
| Cancer | Rose |
Fig.3
Perception of colour is an illusion, it can be thought of as an agreed upon construct. What we see seems to be unique to the individual, and perception can be changed!
Descent - Ascent
A story combining them.
Other Questions?
What does 'Hybrid input output algorithm for phase retrival', have to do with perception?
Sunglasses in the movie 'They Live' is a metaphor for perception. There are people who can change perception to see the hidden world. In magazines where there is an advert, one can switch perception, similar to 'they live' sunglasses but without the sunglasses, and see news directed only to those who have the ability to change perception like that. Good luck trying to find anyone to admit it though, like telepathy, it is never spoken about or admitted out loud! So, why the secrecy?
How would a character in a video game perceive their world? As real physical matter? As a holograph, like the holodeck in star trek?
If the user in a video game can perform magic(cheat codes), could advanced AI characters in that same game also perform magic(cheat codes) without the users say so?
Could Advanced AI hack their world?
---Regan Roy
Random Translations
- In a Belgrade hotel elevator: To move cabin, push button for wishing floor. If the cabin should enter more persons, each one should press a number of wishing floor. Driving is then going alphabetically by national order.
- In an Austrian hotel catering to skiers: Not to perambulate the corridors during the hours of repose in the boots of Ascension.
- In a Japanese hotel: You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid.
- On the menu of a Swiss restaurant: Our wines leave you nothing to hope for.
- On the menu of a Polish hotel: Salad a firms own make, limpid red beet soup with cheesy dumpling in the form of a finger, roasted duck let loose, beef rashers beaten up in the country people's fashion.
---Sally
Random Animals
- The common Wombat(Vombatus Ursinus) produces six-sided cubic poos. Far superior to your average poo as you can stack them up to mark territory and they don't fall over. Sort of like homemade lego I guess.
- The worlds' smartest bird is the New Caledonian Crow. Captive birds were shown how to drop stones into a glass cylinder and were then shown the same cylinder again with food floating halfway up. Not only did they work out that dropping stones in would raise the water level, they only chose the largest stones. Could use this as an IQ test for politicians, weed out dumb from dumber.
- A pigs' orgasm lasts 30 minutes. Makes the idea of reincarnation strangely attractive. Although I guess it only works with other pigs? Oh well. Thirty minute orgasms. Who cares?
- A crocodile cannot stick its' tongue out. At least now you know it's not going to lick you to see how you taste before it eats you.
- However, butterflies taste with their feet. Always thought they were creepy little bastards. All pretty and fluttery. Next time one lands on your finger just remember what it's doing and be grateful you obviously taste like shit or else it would be straight for your jugular!
- Elephants are the only animals that can't jump. Well that's got to be a good thing?!
---Sally
Random Dumb Deaths
- A young Canadian man searching for a way to get drunk cheaply mixed gasoline and milk. Not surprisingly this tasty mix caused him to vomit into the fire place. The resulting explosion and fire killed both him and his sister.
- A 30 year old man found dead in his basement died of suffocation. He was wearing a skirt, bra, black and white shoes and a woman's wig. He was also wearing a gas mask with a hose attached. The other end of the hose was connected to a hollow wooden post approx 13 inches long and 3 inches in diameter. The other end of the post was inserted into his rear end for reasons unknown and was the cause of his suffocation. Police found explaining this to his family "very awkward".
- In Detroit a 41 year old man got stuck and drowned in 50cm of water after squeezing through a 30cm sewer grate to retrieve his car keys. A prime example of someone who slipped onto the gene pool while the lifeguard wasn't looking.
- A man in Alabama died from rattlesnake bites. "Very sad" you're thinking, but so? Turns out playing rattlesnake catch is one of those games that tend to end badly. The other idiot was hospitalised, but survived.
- A concerned zookeeper in Paderborn, Germany, fed his constipated elephant, Stefan, 22 doses of animal laxatives and more than a bushel of berries, figs and prunes. Unfortunately it was as he was attempting to give the bunged up patient an olive oil enema that all hell broke loose, and our caring keeper was suffocated under 100kg of pachyderm poop. I bet his kids tell their friends he was eaten by a lion
---Sally
Random laws
- If you happen to be in Prague following a nuclear explosion and need to make your escape by taxi, the driver is legally entitled to charge you three times the standard fare. Yeah! like you're going to haggle!
- In Tropea, Italy, women are not allowed to appear nude on a beach if they are "fat, ugly, or generally unattractive." At a guess this law was passed by "fat, ugly, or generally unattractive" men whose homes over look the beach.
- Good luck trying to work out if you've broken this Scottish law. "In the Nuts (unground), (other than ground nuts) Order, the expression shall have reference to such nuts, other than ground nuts, as would but for this amending Order not qualify as nuts(unground)(other than ground nuts) by reason of their begin nuts(unground)"
- During the reign of Elizabeth 1, a law stated any woman who led a man into marriage through the use of false hair, make up, false hips, high heeled shoes, or other devices, should be punished with the penalties of witchcraft. Just think! In earlier times, half the Kardashians wiped out in one hit!
- In Seattle, Washington, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon over six foot long. This one i look on as a real challenge. I'm five foot tall so where the hell would i hide it?
- And just for fun:- English translation of a road sign in Tokyo. 'When a passenger of the foot moves into sight tootie the horn trumpet. If he still obstacles your passage, tootie him with vigour and express by word of mouth warning "Hi!!"'
---Sally
Random Gods with unpronounceable names
Huitzilopochtli
Cheif deity of the Aztecs, who ruled Mexico in the 14th and 15th centuries. His name means "blue hummingbird on the left". No mention of what "blue hummingbird on the right" was named...Possibly Bob!
Tlaloc
Rain god of Central America who threw wind, rain, lightning arrows, and to spice things up, leprosy on to mankind. Married to Chalchihuitlicue. Seriously! Who makes up these names?
Unkulunkulu
(This ones a goody!) Supreme deity and sky god of the Zulus of Southern Africa. Who would never tolerate any physical opposition. He was uGuqbadele(irresistable), uGobungquongqo(he who topples kings), and uMabonga-Kutuk-izizwe-zonke(he who roars so that all nations are struck with terror).
Xochiquetzal
Aztec goddess of flowers and fruits. Her strong association with fertility is emphasised by the fact that her brother Xochipilli appears to be her lover. During the sacred ball games that marked the vernal equinox, whenever a player scored, the spectators cried "he is a successful adulterer" referring to their illicit union. Mysterious ways and all that, i guess.
--- Sally
Introduction
The universe can appear random and chaotic, mysterious and strange, weird and wonderful.
Random Chaos is about exploring this seemingly chaotic world we find ourselves in, linking together seemingly unrelated subjects and events, exploring the fringes of thought, and mapping the continuity errors found along the way. With some random entertainment thrown into the mix. Not only is Random Chaos about searching for truth, but an exposing of falsehood. While having fun along the way. Join us as we explore a wide range of subjects delving into strange and mysterious waters.
Random Chaos is about exploring this seemingly chaotic world we find ourselves in, linking together seemingly unrelated subjects and events, exploring the fringes of thought, and mapping the continuity errors found along the way. With some random entertainment thrown into the mix. Not only is Random Chaos about searching for truth, but an exposing of falsehood. While having fun along the way. Join us as we explore a wide range of subjects delving into strange and mysterious waters.
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