Fairgrounds, theme parks, circuses and carnivals
Tell us about the time the fairground came to town and you were sick in a hedge; or when you went to a theme park or circus and were sick in a hedge
Suggested by mariam67
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:37)
Centripetal force.
You were in a centrifuge.
My first and only pedant post:-((
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Blind Meach Cautiously optimistic, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 11:49,
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Don't get it.
Thought centrifugal is moving away from centre, hence 'sticking' to the circumference of a spinning circle.
Why's it not this?
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Wet-chinned bag shanker Cannot parse Wogan, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 12:24,
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Neither do I,
I just Wiki'd it and ended up even more confused!
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Blind Meach Cautiously optimistic, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 12:29,
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![](http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/centrifugal_force.png)
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Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 12:29,
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Ah,
That would be "reactive centrifugal force"?
I'm still no clearer. Nothing new there then.
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Blind Meach Cautiously optimistic, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 12:31,
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This is why I don't watch QI.
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monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 13:10,
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You don't watch QI because your mummy makes you go to bed at half seven.
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Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 13:57,
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Uncle?
What do you and mummy do when I've gone to bed?
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monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 15:38,
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Bad things, mm.
Terribly bad things.
:(
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Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 16:22,
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that, and the fact that its total mince
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Monkeystrumpet monkey. Monkey, MONKEY!!!, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 15:59,
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