#source: better off ted

[incorrect-bhaalspawn-quotes]

Gale: You think I talk too much?

Astarion: Well, I don't know about generally, but to me, oh, my gods, yes.

#source: better off ted #baldur's gate #incorrect bhaalspawn quotes #baldur’s gate 3 #bg3 #bg3 gale #gale of waterdeep #gale dekarios #wordy wordy man #bg3 astarion #astarion ancunin #astarion

[incorrect-marauders]

Moody: Longbottom, we're having trouble tracking down this Death Eater. Get down to the office and see what's going on.

Frank: Well, I can't go now, I have to watch Neville.

Moody: I can wash Neville.

Frank: I said 'watch' him, not 'wash' him.

Moody: Hm. Even easier.

#harry potter #hp #marauders #frank longbottom #neville longbottom #alice longbottom #alastor moody #mad eye moody #incorrect quotes #source: better off ted

[incorrect-professors]

Snape: Minerva.

McGonagall: Severus!

Snape: How are you?

McGonagall: I'm fine. Why?

Snape: I was just seeing what small talk might look like.

McGonagall: Oh, well, usually you -

Snape: Please, stop. I feel like I just pissed away my day.

#harry potter #hp #hogwarts #severus snape #minerva mcgonagall #incorrect quotes #source: better off ted

[minecraftcorrectmode]

Radar: 63% of Beacontown found you to be too intimidating.

Romeo: Is there such a thing as too intimidating?

Romeo: Is there????

Romeo: Answer me, you little bean counter.

#mcsm #mcsm radar #mcsm romeo #source: better off ted

[stuff-the-chosen-didnt-say]

Leander: Abila has a problem. A recent survey showed that morale has dropped from “Low”, which we were okay with, to “I’d like to burn this place down”. 

Leander: Which, frankly, I’m surprised was one of the options.

#source: better off ted #Incorrect The Chosen quotes #Leander the chosen #the chosen season 3

[incorrectwicdivquotes]

Laura: Baal, you can't hurt a baby!

Cassandra: Well, you can hurt them. They're not indestructible.

#wicdiv #the wicked + the divine #laura wilson #cassandra igarashi #source: better off ted #incorrect quotes

[emmikay]

Griddlebone: We have a problem. A recent survey showed that henchcat morale has dropped from ‘low’, which we were okay with, to ‘I’d like to burn this place down’… which, frankly, I’m surprised was one of the options.

#cats the musical #griddlebone #henchcat #henchcats #incorrect quotes #source: better off ted

[viterbofangirllovestheuntamed]

During their first meeting at Cloud Recesses...

Wei Wuxian: You love rules. You should marry a rule. And have little rule children. Then build a house made of rules.

Lan Wangji: You mean a house made of my own children?

Wei Wuxian: That's between you and your conscience

#wei wuxian #lan wangji #incorrect quotes #CHAOS GREMLIN #AUTISTIC PARAGON #It's A Lovely Morning In Cloud Recesses And You Are A Horrible Pupil #source: better off ted #MOD'S STUFF

[incorrectcollectiveassrpgs]

Iofie: Alright, this is getting ridiculous. You have to talk to Solaryn.

Lunari: I'm going to.

Iofie: No, I mean you really have to.

Lunari: I’m going to.

Iofie: No, you won’t.

Lunari: Yes, I might!

#source: better off ted #iofie #lunari #solaryn #hopefully this'll be outdated in canon by the time it posts

[incorrect-mossvale-quotes]

Reese: Quentin!

Quentin: Hi, Reese.

Reese: How are you?

Quentin: I'm fine...why?

Reese: I'm just seeing what small talk is like.

Quentin: Oh, well, usually you-

Reese: PLEASE stop, I feel like I just wasted my entire day.

#source: better off ted

[incorrect-bhaalspawn-quotes]

Tav, to Karlach: Muss up his hair, it's the source of all his power.

Astarion: Oh, no! Not the hair!

#source: better off ted #baldur's gate #incorrect bhaalspawn quotes #baldur’s gate 3 #bg3 #bg3 tav #bg3 astarion #astarion ancunin #astarion #bg3 karlach #karlach cliffgate

[incorrect-marauders]

McGonagall: Were you involved in this prank?

Sirius: Yes.

McGonagall: And how would you describe the reaction when you found out that everyone was being savagely attacked by insects?

Sirius: Ouch.

McGonagall: Will you elaborate on that, please?

Sirius: No.

McGonagall: Can you describe your role in the event?

Sirius: Yes.

McGonagall: How would you describe it?

Sirius: Cleverly.

#harry potter #hp #marauders #sirius black #minerva mcgonagall #incorrect quotes #source: better off ted

[incorrect-professors]

Dumbledore: We may have created a monster in the dungeons.

Hagrid: That isn't a monster, that's a three-headed dog that may kill without remorse.

Dumbledore: I was talking about Severus. What are you talking about?

Hagrid:

Hagrid: I was also talking about Severus.

#harry potter #hp #hogwarts #rubeus hagrid #albus dumbledore #severus snape #incorrect quotes #source: better off ted

[heartlandtfln]

“Val: Tim. Tim: Val! Val: How are you? Tim: I'm fine. Why? Val: I was just seeing what small talk might look like. Tim: Oh, well, usually you - Val: Please, stop. I feel like I just pissed away my day.“

#heartland #val stanton #val grant #Wanda Cannon #tim fleming #Chris Potter #tim/val #source: better off ted

[unamused-kookaburra]

And the subject of anxiety this week is.... giving archery a try!!!

#i saw a bow at a camping shop the other day and felt a strong urge to learn archery #(something ive wanted to do for ages) #but it was like $200+ #there's a golf and archery range in town but they only do archery on saturdays #so it requires planning ahead which is the main source of my anxiety #because if i have time to think i have time to stress #and today is saturday but i have no one to go with and i have such a big pain in my chest just thinking about going in #i found another archery club closer to home that seems smaller but also more intimate because its an actual club #but now thinking about it and writing it down i might be better off at the one in town because other people might be there #to distract the instructor so not all the focus is on me #its just crazy because i did a solo horse riding lesson a couple years ago and i signed up for an advanced pole dancing class by mistake #and wasnt this worried about it #fuck it #i might have a cheeky drive into town and try it out #thank you for coming to my ted talk #personal

[sirfrogsworth]

If you have seen Ted Lasso you may have noticed these unusual microphones used by the football commentators.

Despite being a microphone nerd, I had never seen anything like them before. So I decided to go into research mode and discovered these microphones are quite fascinating.

They are called "Lip-Ribbon" or "Commentator's" microphones.

They were specially designed by the BBC in the 1950s for extremely noisy environments. Soccer Football stadiums have peaked at 130 decibels so they needed something that would not get overwhelmed in that circumstance.

They use several very clever techniques to make sure only the voice is picked up and everything else is rejected.

First, they use a bidirectional polar pattern.

That means it will accept sound from two directions, but reject any sound coming in from the sides. And since the diaphragm is only exposed on one side, that helps reject sound coming from the other direction.

Next, the microphone is not very sensitive so you literally have to hold it up to your lips (hence "lip-ribbon") in order for your voice to have enough sound energy to vibrate the diaphragm.

That top part rests directly on your lip and there is a little pop filter to keep your plosives in check.

There is a built-in high pass filter so it rejects any sound below the frequencies typically used by the human voice.

But my favorite trick... a labyrinthian internal baffle system.

(I found a diagram of this when researching but then I lost the tab and I cannot find it again. So you'll just have to accept this crude photoshop I did in 30 seconds to help you understand.)

Sound is energy. And that energy is diminished the farther it travels. The inverse square law for sound states that the intensity of sound decreases by approximately 6 dB for each doubling of distance from the sound source. Sound also diminishes when it reflects off a surface.

That is a very sciency way of saying... make sounds go through a tiny maze and only sounds with the most energy will prevail.

So if you have your lip pressed up against the front of the mic, your voice's energy will make it through the labyrinth of baffles without issue. But every other sound in the stadium will have a much harder time getting through.

These mics may even be vuvuzela-proof.

And even more amazing... this microphone was designed in the 1950s and they have yet to create anything better for incredibly noisy environments.

Isn't that neat?

I think it is neat.