Author Topic: Two bubblers (Read 6084 times)

RayB · « **Reply #40 on:** October 05, 2005, 01:14:29 pm »

I think what you're seeing is the lemming effect. People will instinctively "line up" where they see everyone else is, because the assumption is that "there must be a reason", and no one wants to be the loose cannon that walks right up to the small fountain and......

... discovers what everyone else already knew: It doesn't work!

SirPoonga · « **Reply #41 on:** October 05, 2005, 01:18:28 pm »

right, but how can a water cooler not work, unless there is a an anti-gravity unit near it...

RayB · « **Reply #42 on:** October 05, 2005, 01:45:00 pm »

Poonga, are you arguing for the sake of arguing? I was just putting forth a hypothetical scenario and you have to dissect how a water fountain could or could not stop working?!

How about this: Maintenance guys turned it off for whatever reason. Who cares why. The point was most people would rather conform than takes risks of "being different".

ChadTower · « **Reply #43 on:** October 05, 2005, 02:02:10 pm »

It works. I use it when the taller one is busy.

SirPoonga · « **Reply #44 on:** October 05, 2005, 02:06:05 pm »

RayB, I know it was hypothetical. But, since water coolers are gravity fed the only thing that can;t work on them is the cooling. You can still get water

So, even if we are going to be hypothetical, it should be realistic.

How about this as a hypothesis, maybe someone say a white powder on the smaller one?

ChadTower · « **Reply #45 on:** October 05, 2005, 02:12:17 pm »

Everywhere? Other people are reporting the same behaviour at their workplaces.

shmokes · « **Reply #46 on:** October 05, 2005, 02:14:26 pm »

Lemmings don't really commit mass suicide. The myth all started by a guy who made a documentary about it for Disney like 50 years ago or something and it was completely faked.

p.s. The water cooler could clog

SirPoonga · « **Reply #47 on:** October 05, 2005, 02:19:05 pm »

Clog with that thick water residue, huh?

Stingray · « **Reply #48 on:** October 05, 2005, 02:35:50 pm »

The pipe could break.

-S

SirPoonga · « **Reply #49 on:** October 05, 2005, 02:39:09 pm »

But then it wouldn't be dry

there would be water and water marks all over the place.

I can understand water fountains, as the shorter one is usually intended for kids. If na adult tries to drink, she/she will usually get a squirt up the nose.

Chad, what if you temporarily put an out of order sign on the taller one

ChadTower · « **Reply #50 on:** October 05, 2005, 02:41:29 pm »

Yeah, in megasuperultracorporate land, one avoids calling attention to themself.

Stingray · « **Reply #51 on:** October 05, 2005, 02:47:49 pm »

Quote from: SirPoonga on October 05, 2005, 02:39:09 pm

what if you temporarily put an out of order sign on the taller one

I'd do that, but the sign would be gone after the next passing period.

-S

shmokes · « **Reply #52 on:** October 05, 2005, 02:49:56 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on October 05, 2005, 02:41:29 pm

Yeah, in megasuperultracorporate land, one avoids calling attention to themself.

You've been thinking about selling your house and moving out of state anyway. Now's your chance to stick it to the man.

SirPoonga · « **Reply #53 on:** October 05, 2005, 03:25:25 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on October 05, 2005, 02:41:29 pm

Yeah, in megasuperultracorporate land, one avoids calling attention to themself.

So, you are saying you have no stealth skills?

esser · « **Reply #54 on:** October 06, 2005, 04:09:06 am »

Quote from: ChadTower on October 05, 2005, 09:02:44 am

In a high school next to the security desk, people at my high school would walk right up and drop a steamer in it.

Stingray · « **Reply #55 on:** October 06, 2005, 10:19:22 am »

Lucky for me this is a pretty tame neighborhood.

-S

missioncontrol · « **Reply #56 on:** October 06, 2005, 11:50:37 am »

Quote from: SirPoonga on October 05, 2005, 02:19:05 pm

Clog with that thick water residue, huh?

If his area suffers from hard water problems then the fountain could clog....

ChadTower · « **Reply #57 on:** October 06, 2005, 11:53:50 am »

The bubbler works. I use it.

SirPoonga · « **Reply #58 on:** October 06, 2005, 11:59:43 am »

Oh, water fountains. I don't know why I had it stuck in my head that Chad was talking about fountains instead of coolers. I'm use to seeing water coolers as usually city water is something you don't want to drink

Then it is simple, the shorter ones are usually akward for adults.

missioncontrol · « **Reply #59 on:** October 06, 2005, 12:15:47 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on October 06, 2005, 11:53:50 am

The bubbler works.

Sephroth57 · « **Reply #60 on:** October 06, 2005, 12:16:56 pm »

im gonna bubble bobble on someones face if this conversations gets any more boring

ChadTower · « **Reply #61 on:** October 06, 2005, 12:18:16 pm »

Shut up before I Bust A Move on your chin.

Bones · « **Reply #62 on:** October 06, 2005, 05:17:07 pm »

This is the second thread today that has chin omelet innuendo's.

Kremmit · « **Reply #63 on:** October 07, 2005, 02:37:29 am »

If you're afraid to put an "This fountiain is out of order" sign on the tall fountain, put a "This fountain is working" sign over the short one. Then see if anybody other than you uses it.

BTW, I can truthfully say I have always used the short fountain whenever the big one is busy. Unless there's a steamer in it. Then I don't always use it.

DrewKaree · « **Reply #64 on:** October 09, 2005, 02:14:35 pm »

Quote from: Kremmit on October 07, 2005, 02:37:29 am

BTW, I can truthfully say I have always used the short fountain whenever the big one is busy. Unless there's a steamer in it. Then I don't always use it.

So you're saying that if there's a steamer in it, you don't ALWAYS use it, but you still DO use it on occasion. Even with a steamer in it.

I think I'm gonna chunder.

Stingray · « **Reply #65 on:** October 10, 2005, 09:13:06 am »

I guess it all depends on how much it's still actually steaming. I'm sure there's a formula you can use, but I'm not very good at math.

-S


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