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[challenge entry] Revenge of the hoax

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(daveyclayton Gosh, is it really, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 21:35, archived)
# I read that to the tune of Mark Morrison's "Return of the Mack"
and now have that stuck in my head.
(I helped save b3ta! The Hedgehog From Hell it's funny because STAR WARS, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 21:47, archived)
# I think you'll find that invisible means that you can't see them at all, even with the right equipment, as they do not reflect light in such a way that an imaging device/organ can recognise them.
My microscopic plums are perfectly visible, as long as you have a microscope. Microscopic is not invisible.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:23, archived)
# I've read through your arguments and can only think that you're mistaking invisible with not-visible.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:25, archived)
# I can only wonder what you think "invisible" means, if not "not visible".
(I helped save b3ta! The Hedgehog From Hell it's funny because STAR WARS, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:27, archived)
# Is it visible? No? Then it's invisible.
Is it visible? Yes? Then it's visible.

Circumstances are irrelevant. Is it visible with [specific equipment]? Yes? Then it's visible with [specific equipment]. Is it visible without [specific equipment]? No? Then it's invisible without [specific equipment].
(I helped save b3ta! The Hedgehog From Hell it's funny because STAR WARS, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:30, archived)
# I think you'll find that context is all that is relevant.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:31, archived)
# I think you just proved my point: context is all that is relevant.
Is it visible? Then it's visible. Is it not visible? Then it's invisible.

I said that circumstances were irrelevant, not context. Cute attempt at deflection though.
(I helped save b3ta! The Hedgehog From Hell it's funny because STAR WARS, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:36, archived)
# Circumstances ARE context.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:37, archived)
# Not if you can't see them.
(I helped save b3ta! The Hedgehog From Hell it's funny because STAR WARS, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:38, archived)
# don't rise to it al
he once tried to argue that water wasn't wet
(I helped save b3ta! mictoboy page 4, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:32, archived)
# this is why we can't have nice things
(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast nevermind eh,, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:33, archived)
# It isn't.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:34, archived)
# God, ghosts
and the soul are invisible. Everything else isn't.
(I helped save b3ta! TheSundaeLunch, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:30, archived)
#
invisible is not the same as pretend
(I helped save b3ta! mictoboy page 4, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:31, archived)
# No; but
they share ground.
(I helped save b3ta! TheSundaeLunch, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:34, archived)
# Invisible means you should be able to see it, but can't.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:30, archived)
# For example.
I'm in Bolton. I can't see Mount Everest. Mount Everest is not visible.
I'm in Bolton. I can't see Mount Everest. Mount Everest is not invisible.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:33, archived)
# This would be because Mt Everest is microscopic.
From Bolton at any rate.
(I helped save b3ta! edjogs Exacerbation will only make it worse., Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:41, archived)
# Mount Everest is invisible from Bolton.
We're just going in circles now, let's all agree to study the dictionary for an hour tomorrow before we log on to b3ta again.
(I helped save b3ta! The Hedgehog From Hell it's funny because STAR WARS, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:41, archived)
# I'm still stuck
on Aaardvark :(
(I helped save b3ta! TheSundaeLunch, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:43, archived)
# I think we should be focusing on The invisable man
seeing the terror he managed to unleash upon us.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:44, archived)
# "should"?
Hahahaha, fucking hell.
(I helped save b3ta! The Hedgehog From Hell it's funny because STAR WARS, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:36, archived)
# Yes, should. See (Everest) above.
Whether something is invisible or not is entirely subjective on the circumstances of the observer.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:37, archived)
# Exactly. Something can be invisible
simply because you don't happen to be looking at it.
Archimedes never had this problem. His science only required him to see to the end of his bath and anyway he wore contacts.
(I helped save b3ta! edjogs Exacerbation will only make it worse., Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:48, archived)
# If a tree falls in the woods
and no-one is there to hear it, does it make a noise? Yes.
If you can't see something, does that mean it is invisable? No.
(I helped save b3ta! TheSundaeLunch, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:53, archived)
# If I can't see it it's not necessarily invisible.
It would need a concensus.
(I helped save b3ta! edjogs Exacerbation will only make it worse., Tue 17 Apr 2012, 23:05, archived)
# You appear to be proving my point there.
(I helped save b3ta! The Hedgehog From Hell it's funny because STAR WARS, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:51, archived)
# Well you appear to be proving my point there, Mr Unsubstantiated Claim.
Simply put:
Invisible is an active attribute, there is something about the object which is making it invisible. It is the object's fault you can't see it. Whereas being not visible, is completely passive, meaning you're not looking hard enough. It's your fault you can't see it.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:57, archived)
# So let's see, could the word invisible
have more than one meaning? I know it's radical but give it a chance.
(I helped save b3ta! edjogs Exacerbation will only make it worse., Tue 17 Apr 2012, 23:10, archived)
# Nice :)
What kind of sub is that?

Also:
(I helped save b3ta! Extinct Jesus Dossier BRB...gotta penis..., Tue 17 Apr 2012, 21:52, archived)
# Thanks!
It's the "Willhelm Bauer" a German XXI class submarine, according to the revell website where I stole it from
(daveyclayton Gosh, is it really, Wed 18 Apr 2012, 7:10, archived)
# Fish eagle diversifies.
and click.
(I helped save b3ta! edjogs Exacerbation will only make it worse., Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:06, archived)
# now all he needs is a can opener.
(I helped save b3ta! dazbrilliantwhites has been meaning to change this..., Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:14, archived)
# Don't roc the boat
(I helped save b3ta! Photoshop Bitch jacked your sperm on, Tue 17 Apr 2012, 22:21, archived)
# *chortles*
(daveyclayton Gosh, is it really, Wed 18 Apr 2012, 7:08, archived)