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I have them all except 'Methyphobia' :P
Hiya
I couldn't find the name for a fear of phobias :P :lol:
sorry :blush:
rb2002
ooops - just found it :blush: :blush: :blush:
not quite such a witty line now :blush:
rb2002
Annabel
25-10-04, 08:04 PM
:lol: :lol: I definitely have xerophobia...a fear of dryness!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: hee hee
now where's me cuppa???? :coffee:
I actually do have Trypanophobia :crybaby:
No chance of me ever having Chrometophobia though. :lol: :hihi:
ribbit :cold:
A fear of Neighbours from Hell? :D Couldn't find that one! :(
freakyfun
26-10-04, 09:13 AM
I mean WHO CARES what time two trains traveling towards each other at 47mph from 678 miles apart will actually pass each other by?
It depends on what time they set off, but assuming it was 12:00pm, they would pass each other at 7:21.27pm
A more interesting problem would arise if they were travelling at different speeds, say 35mph and 56mph.
FF
(P.S. my only phobia is wasps - can't stand the little blighters)
Bonkers Mad!!!
26-10-04, 09:14 AM
My other deep rooted fear is maths..I am convinced that it is only taught in schools to break the spirit of young people and modify them into controlled robot-like people who obey rules and don't ask questions. It's all a big government conspiracy if you ask me. I mean WHO CARES what time two trains traveling towards each other at 47mph from 678 miles apart will actually pass each other by? Algebra is just pure evil, I am nearly 33 years old and I have NEVER found it to be of any use in my life at all!!! And don't even get me started on triganometry!!!!!!
same as that, carrie 'cept i'm nearly 34 :lol:
i'm actually quite scared of dreaming but i'm not sure if that is the same as being afraid of dreams. i dont feel as though i'm scared of dreams, just of dreaming, that doesnt make sense does it? :blink: :rolleyes:
great topic
please remember though everyone what might be a phobia to one person is part of anothers life and whats part of one persons everyday life could also be anothers phobia
we are all so different here which is what makes us great :) so please be gentle with your replies here and try not to label or stereo type people :)
thanks :daisy:
I loved maths at school... especially simultaneous equations. :thumbs:
There's one other thing that I'm really afraid of... metal grids on the ground or gridded metal stair cases... any surface you walk over that isn't solid. There seem to be a lot of large ones in London :unsure: . I can't walk over them... I don't know why. :unsure:
ribbit :cold:
Annabel
26-10-04, 02:31 PM
:o :o @ Ribbit....you really opened something up there for me!!!! I hate walking over metal grids as welll :bigeyes: :bigeyes:
the other day I was up in town, in a very swanky place...had to go downstairs to get to the conference room...the stairs were glass...i am not kidding, I was having total palpitations and was sweating by the time i got to the bottom :crybaby: :crybaby: and all through the seminar I was dwelling on the fact I would have to walk back up them... :wow: :wow:
I dont like bridges or flyovers where you can see what is below and I really dont like those old wooden piers with little gaps between the boards so you can see the sea! :blink: :blink:
ooh im all of a quiver...better go and get a relaxing herbal :coffee:
Bonkers Mad!!!
26-10-04, 02:40 PM
:hihi: i was sooo glad LP took chiken legs to the mini meet. i absolutely hate piers :blush:
Matthew
26-10-04, 05:46 PM
Originally posted by freakyfun@26th October 2004 - 10:13 AM
I mean WHO CARES what time two trains traveling towards each other at 47mph from 678 miles apart will actually pass each other by?
It depends on what time they set off, but assuming it was 12:00pm, they would pass each other at 7:21.27pm
77640
But what if there's leaves on the tracks? ;) Or the 'wrong kind of snow' perhaps?! ;) :D
freakyfun
27-10-04, 07:57 AM
But what if there's leaves on the tracks?** Or the 'wrong kind of snow' perhaps?!
Easy, you just need to add the co-efficient of friction for a metal/leaf or metal/snow junction into the mix to calculate the changing speed. However, having changing speeds will mean you'll need to use a differential equation to find the time they meet.
Alternatively, in the above case they may *never* meet as both will probably be cancelled!
FF