Ask Carroll

[ajohnsen]

Nick, which was the first ever season - winter, summer, spring or autumn?

[Nick Carroll]

Well I suppose it depends which hemisphere you're in.

There's actually a lot of interesting stuff behind your question aj, to do with the Earth's oscillation around its tilt angle, which increases and decreases regularly over long periods. Right now in fact the tilt is in a steady decreasing phase, which should be having the effect of a slow cooling trend on the planet's surface; this trend has a few thousand years left in it before the angle begins a slow increase again. They (you know, "they") reckon the oscillation will slowly lessen over the next few million years, making summers less generically summer-y and winters less generically winter-y. But we won't know about that will we.

What we do know is that the seasons were in place long before primates showed up so who gives a fcuk really. I mean it's not gonna change the price of Sydney real estate is it.

[channels]

I mean it's not gonna change the price of Sydney real estate is it.

Something something baby boomers

[MrMik]

Nick, what came first: The chicken or the egg?

[Nick Carroll]

The egg. It was laid by something very much like a chicken but not quite. In that egg was a perversion of Nature, a mutant, strangely unlike its parents. They raised it as their own...but secretly harboured a horror of what they had unleashed on the world.

[ajohnsen]

Well I suppose it depends which hemisphere you're in.

There's actually a lot of interesting stuff behind your question aj, to do with the Earth's oscillation around its tilt angle, which increases and decreases regularly over long periods. Right now in fact the tilt is in a steady decreasing phase, which should be having the effect of a slow cooling trend on the planet's surface; this trend has a few thousand years left in it before the angle begins a slow increase again. They (you know, "they") reckon the oscillation will slowly lessen over the next few million years, making summers less generically summer-y and winters less generically winter-y. But we won't know about that will we.

What we do know is that the seasons were in place long before primates showed up so who gives a fcuk really. I mean it's not gonna change the price of Sydney real estate is it.

Kinda like the Earth's running out of puff, but they don't put that in the real estate ads, do they?

[Nick Carroll]

Well I suppose it depends which hemisphere you're in.

There's actually a lot of interesting stuff behind your question aj, to do with the Earth's oscillation around its tilt angle, which increases and decreases regularly over long periods. Right now in fact the tilt is in a steady decreasing phase, which should be having the effect of a slow cooling trend on the planet's surface; this trend has a few thousand years left in it before the angle begins a slow increase again. They (you know, "they") reckon the oscillation will slowly lessen over the next few million years, making summers less generically summer-y and winters less generically winter-y. But we won't know about that will we.

What we do know is that the seasons were in place long before primates showed up so who gives a fcuk really. I mean it's not gonna change the price of Sydney real estate is it.

Kinda like the Earth's running out of puff, but they don't put that in the real estate ads, do they?

Well it's only a phase. It'll start wobbling more again afterward.

[MrMik]

The egg. It was laid by something very much like a chicken but not quite. In that egg was a perversion of Nature, a mutant, strangely unlike its parents. They raised it as their own...but secretly harboured a horror of what they had unleashed on the world.

Correct! You are the first person to give me the right answer.

[Little]

Nick, what came first: The chicken or the egg?

In the City to Surf a few years ago I saw one bloke in a chicken suit and another bloke dressed as an egg. Sorry to tell you this Nick but the chicken came first.

[Davros]

I just caught the second part of Blood + Thunder, the bird from Cheetah has aged well, still a good looking women. How's the footage of Bon in the Valentines, classic. Doc the best front man I have seen live. Angels live at Narrara is pretty awesome rock footage I reckon. Would have been unreal to research and make I bet Nick.

[Drailed]

Nick, whats your favourite cut of meat for casserolling?

[alakaboo]

Really, loofy?

[Drailed]

What, is there something bad happen which I am not privvy to?

[alakaboo]

Yes loofy.

[ajohnsen]

Yes loofy.

Allow me to rephrase that...

Yes. Loofy.

[Nick Carroll]

Yes loofy.

what the hell did he say?

[alakaboo]

Unaware of some important background information he asked a question that was in poor taste.
I'll let him clarify.

[Drailed]

Nothing offensive Nick.

Just a stupid question which can go through to the keeper.

Anyhow, whats your favourite meat for casserolling?