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No, that was the Twilight Zone (it ruined John Landis' career). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Landi ... e_incident Brandon Lee was shot dead during filming of The Crow because a live bullet was mistakenly (or not depending on who you believe) put in a prop gun for a scene they were filming. Thats why in one scene you hardly see the Crow's face (it's near the end if I remember correctly), because it's not actually Brandon Lee.

I used to watch The Crow alot when I was younger but I haven't watched it in a long while so I might end up renting it later in the week now.

Your personal brain score: 0 (Slap bang in the middle) [hide]Part 1 Angles This task tested your ability to identify the angle of a line by matching it with its twin. This is a spatial task, which looks at how you picture space. Your score: 17 out of 20 Average score for men: 15.1 out of 20 Average score for women: 13.3 out of 20 What does your result suggest? If you scored 0 - 12: You have more of a female brain. Scientists believe that people with a female brain find it more difficult to judge the slope of a line because they're not wired for spatial tasks. In past studies, 65 per cent of people who scored in this range were women. If you scored 13 - 17: You found this test neither hard nor easy. This suggests your brain has male and female traits when it comes to spatial ability. If you scored 18 - 20: You have more of a male brain. On average, men outperform women in this task and those with more mathematical knowledge tend to score quite high as well. In past studies, 60 per cent of the people in this range were men. Interestingly, men's testosterone levels fluctuate through the seasons and studies have shown that men's scores are lower in the spring, when their testosterone levels are at their lowest. Do our cave dwelling ancestors offer us any clues about why men and women score differently on this task? Find out more. Spot the difference This task tested your ability to identify which objects changed position. You lost points, if you incorrectly identified objects. Your score: 21% Average score for men: 39% Average score for women: 46% What does your score suggest? If you scored between 0 - 33%: You may have more of a male brain. Scientists say men tend to under perform in this task. The corpus callosum, the part of the brain that links the right and left hemispheres, is a fifth larger in women. This means women can process visual and other signals at the same time more easily than men. There is also a theory that oestrogen levels in women give them an added advantage in spatial memory. If you scored between 34 - 66%: You may have a balanced female-male brain. If you scored between 67 - 100%: Those with a female-type brain generally score in this range. Your ability to remember where objects are may serve as an advantage to you when you're trying to find your way around places. You're more capable of recalling landmarks to get from one place to another. Find out more about our spatial abilities. back to top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 2 Hands You said your left thumb was on top when you clasped your hands together. Right thumb on top: This suggests the left half of your brain is dominant. Many studies have tried to establish whether there is a relationship between handedness and brain dominance. Some scientists believe that if you are left brain dominant, you would be more verbal and analytical. Left thumb on top: This suggests the right half of your brain is dominant. Some studies theorise that as a right brain dominant person, you may excel in visual, spatial and intuitive processes. However, these theories are debatable and leave much to be said about the small percentage of people who are ambidextrous. Find out why right-brained people may be better fighters and artists. back to top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 3 Emotions and Systems This task looked at whether you prefer to empathise or systemise. Empathising Your empathy score is: 6 out of 20 Average score for men: 7.9 out of 20 Average score for women: 10.6 out of 20 What does your result suggest? Empathisers are better at accurately judging other people's emotions and responding appropriately. If you scored 15 and above, you are very empathic and would be an ideal person to comfort people in a time of crisis. Women in general are better at empathising. Systemising Your systemising score is: 8 out of 20 Average score for men: 12.5 out of 20 Average score for women: 8.0 out of 20 What does your result suggest? Systemisers prefer to investigate how systems work. A system can be a road map, flat pack furniture, or a mathematical equation ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Ãâ anything that follows a set of rules. A score of 15 and above suggests you're good at analysing or building systems. Men in general are better at systemising. Scientists are keen to learn more about people who score high or low on both tests. They want to find out whether or not empathising and systemising are linked. Is a possible to make yourself more empathic? Some scientists claim that our empathy and systemising abilities can be traced all the way back to prehistoric times. Find out more. Eyes This task tested your ability to judge people's emotions. Your score: 7 out of 10 Average score for men: 6.6 out of 10 Average score for women: 6.6 out of 10 What does your result suggest? If you scored 0 - 3: Do you think you're good at judging how another person is feeling? Your score suggests this doesn't come to you quite so naturally. If you scored 4 - 6: Your result suggests you have a balanced female-male brain and find it neither easy nor difficult to judge people's emotions. If you scored 7 - 10: Your result suggests you are a good empathiser, sensitive to other people's emotions. Women generally fall into this category. Professor Baron-Cohen at the University of Cambridge says that people usually perform better than they expect to on this test. Men often think a person's eyes are sending signals of desire when that's not the case at all. Find out more. back to top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 4 Fingers We asked you to measure your ring and index fingers. Your ratios came to: Right Hand: 0.91 Left Hand: 0.96 Average ratio for men: 0.982 Average ratio for women: 0.991 It's thought that your ratio is governed by the amount of testosterone you were exposed to in your mother's womb. The ratio of the length of your index finger to the length of your ring finger is set for life by as early as three months after conception. Even during puberty, when we experience intensive hormonal changes, the ratio stays the same. Men generally have a ring finger that is longer than their index finger, which gives them a lower ratio than women, whose ring and index fingers are usually of equal length. Studies have found that men and women with lots of brothers generally have more masculine finger ratios. Find out what other things scientists think our ratios may tell us. back to top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 5 Faces This task looked at how you rate the attractiveness of a series of faces. The images you looked at were digitally altered to create slight differences in masculinity. Your choices suggest you prefer more feminine faces. Highly masculinised male faces possess more extreme testosterone markers such as a long, broad and lower jaw, as well as more pronounced brow ridges and cheekbones. Interestingly, women's preferences are said to vary across the menstrual phase. A more masculine face is preferred during the 9 days prior to ovulation, when conception is most likely. A typical 'attractive' female face possesses features such as a shorter, narrower, lower jaw, fuller lips and larger eyes than an average face. Are you surprised at what researchers think they can learn from your answers? Find out more. back to top -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 6 3D shapes This task tested your ability to mentally rotate 3D shapes. Your score: 4 out of 12 Average score for men: 8.2 out of 12 Average score for women: 7.1 out of 12 What does your result suggest? If you scored 0 - 6: Do you find yourself having to physically rotate a map to point in the direction in which you're travelling? This might explain why you scored in the lower range in the 3D shapes test. Twice as many women as men score in this category. Previous studies suggest that those with a female-type brain or with an arts background fall into this range. If you scored 7 - 9: In past studies, 50 per cent of the people who scored in this range were women and 50 per cent were men. If you scored 10 - 12: Are you an engineer or do you have a science background? People with these skills tend to score in this range. Past studies have concluded that people in this range have a more male brain. Nearly a third of men who took this test got full marks, whereas less than 10 per cent of women managed the same. Find out why. Words This task looked at your verbal fluency. Your score: you associated 5 word(s) with grey and you named 9 word(s) that mean happy. We are assuming that all the words you entered are correct. Average score for men: 11.4 words total Average score for women: 12.4 words total What does your result suggest? If you produced 1 - 5 words: You are more of the strong, silent type with a male brain. You probably find it easier to express yourself in non-verbal ways, preferring action rather than words. If you produced 6 - 10 words: Most people in this range have a female-type brain. Women are said to use both sides of the brain when doing verbal tasks while men mainly use their left side. Studies have shown that girls develop vocabulary faster than boys. This difference in brain power is caused by levels of pre-natal testosterone. Find out more . Ultimatum This task asked you how you would divide money. If you had to split ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã50 with someone, you said you would demand ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã25 So far on the Sex ID test, men have demanded 51.6% (ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã25.80) of the pot and women have demanded 51.0% (ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã25.50), on average. What does your response suggest? Sex differences are small in this task. Demanding less than 60% of the pot (ie ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã30) is more typically female. Demanding more than 65% of the pot (ie ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã32.50) is more typically male. Scientists believe that people with lower testosterone levels tend to take fewer risks so they are probably more willing to keep less for themselves. Those with higher testosterone levels tend to drive a harder bargain and are less compromising. Men's testosterone levels fluctuate over the seasons and are at their lowest levels during the springtime. This is said to influence their bargaining power. Find out more about the role of testosterone. [/hide]

Raekwon - Heaven & Hell

From what I've seen Oxford/Cambridge haven't changed, they seem to be as elitist as ever. The key example being a friend of mine, he got perfect grades - and I do mean perfect all A's in every subject (at the school we went to you had to have a full timetable so thats alot of A's). He had alot of extra cirricular activites and was a prefect etc. but not only was he rejected but he didn't even get an interview. What more could they want. Thats not an isolated case either, there were a number of people who I went to school with who had exeptional grades and recieved the same treatment in fact nobody in the history of my school has ever been accepted. It seems that it's still a case of who you know rather than what you know that matters. That being said, do apply. You might get the same treatment but you never know what can happen. You'll need brilliant grades and alot of extra cirricular activities and a good personal statement on your UCAS form will always help. Anyway what I'm trying to say is don't put all your eggs in one basket, Cambridge isn't the be all and end all of universities and there are plenty of universities that'll offer both a great academic challenge and a great social life so don't sworry too much.

Forget Chuck Norris, John Smeaton - the man feared by terrorists across the earth - could kill him with a single blow because remember; "This is Glasgow, we'll set aboot ye!" :)

I doubt it too. Inter Milan came in for him a few years back but he claimed that he wanted to stay in the US. Stranger things have happened though.

I have Splinter Cell: Double Agent which was quite fun to play. The game I'm really looking forward to is Stranglehold. Games have ripped off John Woo films for years so it's great to see him collaborate on a game - it's even got Chow Yun Fat's likeness & his character from Hardboiled in it.

I'm not going atm just incase the admin team think it might encourage users to post links to films that are still under copyright, if I'm given okay I'll post it though. I would've liked to have seen this in the cinema in all it's glory but I really can't see the local Odeon showing it anytime soon :( . I watched it fullscreen on my tv though ( via my ps3 browser) so it still looked good plus it a good quality video. Technically speaking I do have it on dvd now though ;) . Lmao I love getting free stuff,I'm such a cheapskate.

I watched Rashomon this morning for the first time. I think its in the public domain now as I was able to watch it all via Google video ( its possible since it was released in 1950 but I'm not sure enough to g post a link here). Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised as I really enjoyed it. Beforehand I was thinking that I could be disapointed since everyone hypes up Kurosawa & his films so I thought there was no way that they could live up to the hype. I liked how he was able to use all the different witnesses to give their own versions of events and keep you guessing until the end (I'll not say any more about the plot so I don't spoil it for others). I'm just wondering, if a film is in the public domain, would it be okay to post them? Obviously this would only apply to older films (I doubt it for a number of reasons but I'm curious).

I saw Die Hard 4.0 at the cinema a few nights ago. It was entertaining as you'd expect, lots of shooting, big action sequences and the odd bit of humour. I enjoyed it though, it was well done and wasn't a total disappointment like Rocky (eventhough it went a bit OTT, even for DH, with the plane). That being said, I don't think its as good as the other 3, but I liked it regardless.

My favourite Beatle has to be Ringo, he isn't the best drummer in the world ( according to John Lennon he might not even have been the best drummer in the Beatles :) ) but he never seemed insecure about being in a band with 3 geniuses. Plus I loved Thomas the Tank Engine as a child ( actually I think there may still be a tape of it somewhere at home ).

Uhm, define mainstream. Sure, some of those artists are mainstream in a sense (such as Eminem, Nas, Jay-Z, etc.), but that doesn't mean they're bad. I realise some of the albums I picked are more of the mysoginistic type (such as The Chronic), but I was just picking out albums that show the majority of types of hip-hop at their best. The OP said that he/she hated mainstream rap though, which is why it was mentioned.

I cant believe nobody has mentioned Common yet. Other than him I cant think of anyone who hasn't already been said and who isn't mainstream. Also I agree, Power of the Dollar is a decent album. It's hard to believe that 50 Cent is the same man who wrote it when you hear his newer stuff.

I reckon Torres will be a decent signing for Liverpool. While his scoring record isn't great you have to remember he had no service at Athletico Madrid. He's got pace, he's strong, quick feet and a good touch so I don't see why he'd fail although stranger things have happened. That being said I don't think Liverpool will win the Premiership this coming season. I think they need another wide player and a full back or two and they just don't seem to have the strength in depth that Chelsea and Man Utd seem to have. According to Sky Sports News that figure is wrong, they got Torres for ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã20 Million (30 million euros).

I'm 5' 5" and have no have no hope of getting taller since I'm 19.

Celtic won't let Naka go, they'll fight to keep him if it's possible. I reckon all this release clause stuff is just his agent trying to get him a better deal at Celtic.

Do you accept that kind of things? as long as it prevents another 9/11 So you'd be perfectly willing to allow yourself or a family member to be subjected to the same treatment if the government randomly decided that you/they could potentially be a terrorist eventhough there is no evidence to suggest it? I doubt it.

Did you use the search button to look search for topics containing the phrase "Chris Benoit"? If so the search tool highlights the terms you searched for so you can find them quickly inside a thread. Thats the only explanation I can come up with.

Just when you think you've found the biggest moron on tip.it, you come along and astonish us all. I feel less intelligent just for reading your post.

According to BBC the car had gas cannisters inside it (just like the attempt on London) and the driver was wearing a "suicide belt". Not particularly surprising stuff but it's more or less confirmation that this was no accident (even if it was safe to presume so anyway) and strengthens the idea that there is a link with what happened in London.

According to BBC News 24 the police reckon there is a link between the two. Luckily it seems that both are the work of relative amatuers and neither went to plan. Just seems like radicalised morons with only little knowledge of bomb-making and security procedures that being said, it was still a worryingly close call. Links http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jh ... err101.xml http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6257606.stm

Emo discrimination? What is with everyone screaming 'discrimination' nowadays at every opportunity. I mean fair enough, if you belong to a group thats being persecuted, lynched, murdered and unjustly treated by the law for centuries, but this is going too far. I mean for gods sake I was watching Richard & Judy (a daily topical/current events/chatshow in the UK) and even they had a segment about ginger discrimination. Whats wrong with everyone these days? It's like people seem to be crying 'discrimination' at any opportunity over the most petty of incidents. It's like every different social group has a big element with a persecution complex. At the end of the day, children/teenagers call each other names - the same thing has been going on for hundreds of years. It's a simple concept people who have something different about them will likely be picked on because of that. Now, I'm not condoning that in any way but it does not warrant the term discrimination.

The ban has been in place up here for a while now. The only time I notice it is when I pass a big workplace where there are alot of people having a smoke or in the pub where the stench of smoke is replaced with sweat and bad breath. I'm all for it though, I hate nothing more than sitting coughing because of other people's smoke - especially if I'm eating.

I really hate people who do that, it's just such a waste of a drink and it's just plain annoying.