Pythagorean Switch - Never Forgotten: a Foster's Home Community

HappyFoppy · 10-18-2006, 09:33 AM

This is such a waste of time.

This is a small clip of the most amazing Japan TV-show ever. It's an educational show, mostly about math I guess. Here comes the nice part. The start and end of every episode has a Rube Goldberg machine, afterwards showing a Japanese text "Pitagora Suicci", meaning Pythagorean Switch, hence the name.

Watch out, though: the jingle at the end is annoying.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD8P4fE8Yn0&eurl=

GO. THERE. NOW.
(PS: Honda also had a commercial based on this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlMhFOwozoQ. It took 7 years to make. and is 2 min. long.)

koosie · 10-18-2006, 09:58 AM

This is cool. Reminds me of MOUSETRAP. I remember the Honda advert, I just cynically assumed they did on a computer...or something. Can't hear the sound sadly on my computer.
I do like the phrase Pythagorean Switch though. Everyone who reads this thread has to relevantly insert it into a normal conversation within a week! Or else.

HappyFoppy · 10-18-2006, 10:04 AM

It goes like this: (_ is wait 1 not)

Re Mi _ Re Mi _ HighDo Si _ _ Sol
Pi Ta Go Ra Su I tchi.

Oh yeah...
PYTHAGOREAN SWITCH. There, I said it. (Or else.)

koosie · 10-18-2006, 10:08 AM

hehe i kind of meant an audio conversation with a physically present entity.

And yeh, that jingle is dreadful.

HappyFoppy · 10-18-2006, 10:12 AM

So you mean that doesn't count?

Darn. (I just said it to my bro. There.)

koosie · 10-18-2006, 10:16 AM

good for you, you're excused.
Hang on! Was it in context?
I suppose you could just say "hey look at this Pythagorean Switch on Youtube or have you seen that....."
Bit of a get-out clause isn't it?
Wonkles!

HappyFoppy · 10-18-2006, 11:20 AM

I could.
Nah, I didn't, but it's just wednesday, so I have 4 days left till the end of the week. \o/

HappyFoppy · 10-19-2006, 11:15 PM

Oh come on. I want people to actually see this, not just me and koosie! Aren't timewasters very interesting?

(Oh man, almost end of week.)

10-18-2006, 09:33 AM	#1
HappyFoppy This rank is six words long STFU AND DANCE Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hotel Hotel Posts: 597	Pythagorean Switch This is such a waste of time. This is a small clip of the most amazing Japan TV-show ever. It's an educational show, mostly about math I guess. Here comes the nice part. The start and end of every episode has a Rube Goldberg machine, afterwards showing a Japanese text "Pitagora Suicci", meaning Pythagorean Switch, hence the name. Watch out, though: the jingle at the end is annoying. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD8P4fE8Yn0&eurl= GO. THERE. NOW. (PS: Honda also had a commercial based on this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlMhFOwozoQ. It took 7 years to make. and is 2 min. long.)

10-18-2006, 09:58 AM	#2
koosie Moon-Calf It was just imagination Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern Britain Posts: 695	This is cool. Reminds me of MOUSETRAP. I remember the Honda advert, I just cynically assumed they did on a computer...or something. Can't hear the sound sadly on my computer. I do like the phrase Pythagorean Switch though. Everyone who reads this thread has to relevantly insert it into a normal conversation within a week! Or else. __________________ Aw....Snicket

10-18-2006, 10:08 AM	#4
koosie Moon-Calf It was just imagination Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern Britain Posts: 695	hehe i kind of meant an audio conversation with a physically present entity. And yeh, that jingle is dreadful. __________________ Aw....Snicket

10-18-2006, 10:16 AM	#6
koosie Moon-Calf It was just imagination Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern Britain Posts: 695	good for you, you're excused. Hang on! Was it in context? I suppose you could just say "hey look at this Pythagorean Switch on Youtube or have you seen that....." Bit of a get-out clause isn't it? Wonkles! __________________ Aw....Snicket Last edited by koosie; 10-18-2006 at 10:16 AM. Reason: idiocy

10-18-2006, 10:04 AM	#3
HappyFoppy This rank is six words long STFU AND DANCE Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hotel Hotel Posts: 597	It goes like this: (_ is wait 1 not) Re Mi _ Re Mi _ HighDo Si _ _ Sol Pi Ta Go Ra Su I tchi. Oh yeah... PYTHAGOREAN SWITCH. There, I said it. (Or else.)

10-18-2006, 10:12 AM	#5
HappyFoppy This rank is six words long STFU AND DANCE Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hotel Hotel Posts: 597	So you mean that doesn't count? Darn. (I just said it to my bro. There.)

10-18-2006, 11:20 AM	#7
HappyFoppy This rank is six words long STFU AND DANCE Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hotel Hotel Posts: 597	I could. Nah, I didn't, but it's just wednesday, so I have 4 days left till the end of the week. \o/

10-19-2006, 11:15 PM	#8
HappyFoppy This rank is six words long STFU AND DANCE Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hotel Hotel Posts: 597	Oh come on. I want people to actually see this, not just me and koosie! Aren't timewasters very interesting? (Oh man, almost end of week.)