Talk:3232: Countdown Standard - Revision history

81.179.199.253 at 19:55, 30 April 2026

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SamEstradiol: alternate, language-free standard

2026-04-30T16:47:34Z

alternate, language-free standard

2001:4451:47AB:8300:86A2:92EB:93BE:E355 at 02:50, 21 April 2026

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2600:100E:B049:BEAC:55B8:F1C7:4268:231: Stated out of passion.

2026-04-20T06:41:50Z

Stated out of passion.

76.180.39.133 at 20:01, 19 April 2026

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76.180.39.133 at 19:59, 19 April 2026

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2600:4041:ED:C800:707A:81D4:908:378A: A strange countdown.

2026-04-18T23:51:35Z

A strange countdown.

85.255.233.115 at 14:33, 17 April 2026

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141.126.197.143 at 17:27, 16 April 2026

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2A00:23C4:AA83:2F01:3566:882C:4925:B97B: Royal Navy

2026-04-16T15:32:15Z

Royal Navy

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	I suggest the racing video game standard of "boop, boop, boop, '''BEEP'''" as this does not require understanding English. [[User:SamEstradiol\|SamEstradiol]] ([[User talk:SamEstradiol\|talk]]) 16:47, 30 April 2026 (UTC)		I suggest the racing video game standard of "boop, boop, boop, '''BEEP'''" as this does not require understanding English. [[User:SamEstradiol\|SamEstradiol]] ([[User talk:SamEstradiol\|talk]]) 16:47, 30 April 2026 (UTC)
		+	:Is that "go on the 'B' of "BEEP", or on the 'P'? ;) [[Special:Contributions/81.179.199.253\|81.179.199.253]] 19:55, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

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	i think the best reason why eating ISO food standards was that standardised ISO preparations are based of consistency, not of taste, as seen as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAsrsMPftOI this one tom scott video.] it's just taste bland as hell [[Special:Contributions/2001:4451:47AB:8300:86A2:92EB:93BE:E355\|2001:4451:47AB:8300:86A2:92EB:93BE:E355]] 02:50, 21 April 2026 (UTC)		i think the best reason why eating ISO food standards was that standardised ISO preparations are based of consistency, not of taste, as seen as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAsrsMPftOI this one tom scott video.] it's just taste bland as hell [[Special:Contributions/2001:4451:47AB:8300:86A2:92EB:93BE:E355\|2001:4451:47AB:8300:86A2:92EB:93BE:E355]] 02:50, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
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		+	I suggest the racing video game standard of "boop, boop, boop, '''BEEP'''" as this does not require understanding English. [[User:SamEstradiol\|SamEstradiol]] ([[User talk:SamEstradiol\|talk]]) 16:47, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

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	Of course, I never say it quite right.		Of course, I never say it quite right.
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		+	i think the best reason why eating ISO food standards was that standardised ISO preparations are based of consistency, not of taste, as seen as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAsrsMPftOI this one tom scott video.] it's just taste bland as hell [[Special:Contributions/2001:4451:47AB:8300:86A2:92EB:93BE:E355\|2001:4451:47AB:8300:86A2:92EB:93BE:E355]] 02:50, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

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	Carnegie-Mellon University holds an annual race, the like of which probably is not seen anywhere else on this Earth. https://www.cmu.edu/buggy/ Each heat begins with a countdown;		Carnegie-Mellon University holds an annual race, the like of which probably is not seen anywhere else on this Earth. https://www.cmu.edu/buggy/ Each heat begins with a countdown;
	"Ten," "Nine," "Eight," ..., "Two," "One," "Ready," "Set," <Horn Honks>. [[Special:Contributions/2600:4041:ED:C800:707A:81D4:908:378A\|2600:4041:ED:C800:707A:81D4:908:378A]] 23:51, 18 April 2026 (UTC)		"Ten," "Nine," "Eight," ..., "Two," "One," "Ready," "Set," <Horn Honks>. [[Special:Contributions/2600:4041:ED:C800:707A:81D4:908:378A\|2600:4041:ED:C800:707A:81D4:908:378A]] 23:51, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
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		+	Cover your bases. Set the expectation up front. “When I say three: One. Two. ''Three.''”
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		+	Bonus: “When I say three — Are you ready? — One. Two. ''Three.''”
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		+	Of course, I never say it quite right.
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 : 3-2-1-Go isn't similar to rocket countdowns, it *IS* rocket - and other physics - countdowns. [[User:Jgharston|Jgharston]] ([[User talk:Jgharston|talk]]) 21:43, 14 April 2026 (UTC)
 :: Isn't a rocket countdown technically "-3, -2, -1, Go!"? (Which is strictly speaking a countup.) [[Special:Contributions/82.13.184.33|82.13.184.33]] 08:59, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
-:: ESA and NASA use different countdowns.  ESA usually lights main engines on zero and lifts off at say +7.  NASA plans lift off at zero and lit the SST main engines at -6.6.[[Special:Contributions/76.180.39.133|76.180.39.133]] 19:59, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
+:: ESA and NASA use different countdowns.  ESA usually lights main engines on zero and lifts off at say +7.  NASA plans lift off at zero and lit the shuttle main engines at -6.6.[[Special:Contributions/76.180.39.133|76.180.39.133]] 19:59, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
 Medical personnel still use 1-2-3 as the count-up when moving a patient from one platform to another (e.g. between a bed and gurney). They've standardized to lifting on 3. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 18:30, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

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	A potential improvement to avoid people going on 1, is to say "3, 2, ready, go"		A potential improvement to avoid people going on 1, is to say "3, 2, ready, go"
	[[Special:Contributions/85.255.233.115\|85.255.233.115]] 14:33, 17 April 2026 (UTC)		[[Special:Contributions/85.255.233.115\|85.255.233.115]] 14:33, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
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		+	Carnegie-Mellon University holds an annual race, the like of which probably is not seen anywhere else on this Earth. https://www.cmu.edu/buggy/ Each heat begins with a countdown;
		+	"Ten," "Nine," "Eight," ..., "Two," "One," "Ready," "Set," <Horn Honks>. [[Special:Contributions/2600:4041:ED:C800:707A:81D4:908:378A\|2600:4041:ED:C800:707A:81D4:908:378A]] 23:51, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

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	Perhaps he meant NIST SRMs rather than ISO food samples. [[Special:Contributions/141.126.197.143\|141.126.197.143]] 17:27, 16 April 2026 (UTC)		Perhaps he meant NIST SRMs rather than ISO food samples. [[Special:Contributions/141.126.197.143\|141.126.197.143]] 17:27, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
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		+	A potential improvement to avoid people going on 1, is to say "3, 2, ready, go"
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	There correct way is: Two Six Heave		There correct way is: Two Six Heave
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		+	Perhaps he meant NIST SRMs rather than ISO food samples. [[Special:Contributions/141.126.197.143\|141.126.197.143]] 17:27, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

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	:But that isn't what "ISO food" would really be (though that might be the perception/assumption behind the suggestion in the title text). It's food that's prepared to meet certain standardized criteria. The ISO standard for preparation of tea has nothing to do with whether the tea is good or bad; it's about conditions so that different teas can be compared and evaluated. The tea would be fine to drink. There's the standard for testing food products for aflatoxin, but it doesn't mean that good peanut butter can't be run through the process. The problem might lie in "after the peanut butter has been processed to enable HPLC testing, the result is no longer fit to eat". But not all food products would be ruined by that kind of preparation. [[User:BunsenH\|BunsenH]] ([[User talk:BunsenH\|talk]]) 21:31, 15 April 2026 (UTC)		:But that isn't what "ISO food" would really be (though that might be the perception/assumption behind the suggestion in the title text). It's food that's prepared to meet certain standardized criteria. The ISO standard for preparation of tea has nothing to do with whether the tea is good or bad; it's about conditions so that different teas can be compared and evaluated. The tea would be fine to drink. There's the standard for testing food products for aflatoxin, but it doesn't mean that good peanut butter can't be run through the process. The problem might lie in "after the peanut butter has been processed to enable HPLC testing, the result is no longer fit to eat". But not all food products would be ruined by that kind of preparation. [[User:BunsenH\|BunsenH]] ([[User talk:BunsenH\|talk]]) 21:31, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
	:: My reading is that, because standards will generally deal with the basic building blocks (leaving combination of those to specific implementations) it would tend to lack complexity, ''and'' because it's standardised it would lack variation from meal to meal, meaning it would be bland not just at the level of the individual item, but also at the level of the overall diet. (Although neither seems to prevent some people enjoying a diet of the likes of McDonald's, so...) [[Special:Contributions/82.13.184.33\|82.13.184.33]] 08:33, 16 April 2026 (UTC)		:: My reading is that, because standards will generally deal with the basic building blocks (leaving combination of those to specific implementations) it would tend to lack complexity, ''and'' because it's standardised it would lack variation from meal to meal, meaning it would be bland not just at the level of the individual item, but also at the level of the overall diet. (Although neither seems to prevent some people enjoying a diet of the likes of McDonald's, so...) [[Special:Contributions/82.13.184.33\|82.13.184.33]] 08:33, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
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		+	There correct way is: Two Six Heave