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Spoon — My Mathematical Mind
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coloradojohn
(A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver)
Posted: Apr 21, 2013 - 10:48
 
When I heard "The Two Sides of Monsieur Valentine," I was intrigued by these guys...then, when I heard this -- also on RP as soon as it came out -- I WAS BLOWN AWAY! and when I saw them play a gig in Tokyo I was hooked on their wacky jamming ways.  ROCK SOLID!

Rockit
(Ottawa ON)
Posted: Mar 05, 2013 - 08:13
 
Put a fork in it!

fingerpin
(oHIo)
Posted: Feb 21, 2013 - 10:41
 
 richlister wrote:

More likely...
 
Dick, is that you?

quesarah
(Minneapolis, MN)
Posted: Feb 21, 2013 - 10:41
 
Stupid. When is sexism going to be as unacceptable as racism?
Tired of girls/women being told they "can't" do something.
richlister wrote:

More likely...
 


richlister
(Here, there, pretty much everywhere.)
Posted: Jan 17, 2013 - 06:26
 

More likely...

kingfish2004
(That GREAT country of Texas!)
Posted: Dec 20, 2012 - 18:30
 
AHHHHHH!
Love this song!


4merdj
(donde el viento se devuelve)
Posted: Nov 15, 2012 - 12:42
 
Two squares added give another square ... that's how Geeks are born!

d48m02h1918
Posted: Nov 15, 2012 - 12:41
 
Not a fan of this band, but this song has a great piano riff..... {#Angel}

Lichenia,
(uk)
Posted: Sep 29, 2012 - 11:52
 
Just say Pythagoras


rockpommel16
(rockpommel´s land...dreaming of netherlands)
Posted: Sep 29, 2012 - 11:50
 
 MaryAndrea wrote:
Who are them? This obsessive song made me stop my dinner to write this few words{#Cheers}
 
.....too.....{#Cheers}

expatlar
(Michoacan, Mexico)
Posted: Jul 28, 2012 - 13:08
 
 Blastcat900 wrote:
8 for that crazy guitar
  Yep.That's when I stopped what I was doing and started really listening. One would have to call whatever effect he or she is using...attention grabbing Good song.

Vinni_NL
(Nijmegen)
Posted: Jul 12, 2012 - 17:18
 
 marksda wrote:
Don't Mind My Mathematics...

If you have a triangle with one perpendicular corner then you can add the squares of each side attached to that perpendicular corner to find the value of the square of the side opposite the perpendicular corner.

If you call the side opposite to the perpendicular corner "side C" then it does not matter which of the two remaining sides is called A or B. You are left with the following formula:

The length of side A squared plus the length of side B squared equals the length of side C squared.

(A x A) + (B x B) = (C x C)

Another way to write this is using the power symbol "^".

To square a number or bring it to a power of two is the same as if you simply multiply the number by itself.

So saying "B squared" is the same as saying "B times B", or saying "B to the power of two".

A^2 + B^2 = C^2

A way to visualize this is to imagine a square attached to each side of the triangle. The largest square, the one opposite the perpendicular corner, will always have an area equal in size to that of the combined area of the two smaller squares next to the perpendicular corner.

You can add the area of the two smaller squares to find the area of the biggest square, and the biggest square is always the furthest one from the perpendicular corner.

In the case where you have a triangle with sides next to the perpendicular corner having the length of 3 cm and 4 cm we can use the following equations:

(3 x 3) + (4 x 4) = (C x C)

9 + 16 = (C x C)

25 = (C x C)

What number when multiplied by itself equals 25?

The square root of 25 is C.

C equals 5.

So for this particular triangle, the length of the side opposite the perpendicular corner (the big side) is 5 cm long.

...

More complicated version:

Way back in 1999 I saw that if I held my index finger, middle finger, and thumb all in directions perpendicular to each other then they produced three triangles between each finger, and a fourth triangle (always the biggest) with corners defined by the three finger tips.

The three smaller triangles touch the perpendicular corner and all four triangles enclose a tetrahedron.

The area of the largest triangle is equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the areas of the three smaller triangles.

If side a = 1 cm and side b = 2 cm and side c = 8 cm then,

area of triangle ab = (1*2)/2 = 1 square cm
area of triangle bc = (2*8)/2 = 8 square cm
area of triangle ca = (1*8)/2 = 4 square cm

area of big triangle = squareroot(1^2 + 8^2 +4^2) = 9 square centimeters

I'll spare you my mathematical proof for now.
 
You lost me at "Triangle"

stunix
(Narrowboat nr Caen Locks)
Posted: Jul 12, 2012 - 17:16
 
liking Spoon, this one and "Mystery Zone".

MaryAndrea
(Vada (Li) Italy)
Posted: Apr 24, 2012 - 12:37
 
 Shmelo wrote:
They are groove-pop-rock gods. All of their albums can be played front to back with little-to-no dull moments. A greatly underrated band. Also great to experience live.
 
Ok! I like this song. I put an 8. Thank you Shmelo.   {#Wave}

Shmelo
Posted: Apr 12, 2012 - 12:11
 
They are groove-pop-rock gods. All of their albums can be played front to back with little-to-no dull moments. A greatly underrated band. Also great to experience live.

MaryAndrea
(Vada (Li) Italy)
Posted: Apr 12, 2012 - 11:12
 
Who are them? This obsessive song made me stop my dinner to write this few words{#Cheers}

Blastcat900
(Neither here nor there)
Posted: Apr 12, 2012 - 11:09
 
8 for that crazy guitar

jhorton
Posted: Apr 08, 2012 - 12:39
 
Cake with bigger amplifiers.

Blech. 

SparkyMarky
(Rotterdam, Holland)
Posted: Feb 05, 2012 - 03:55
 
Spoon feed me please
 

chris_the_man
Posted: Jan 08, 2012 - 06:43
 
First time I hear a song from spoon, like it alot.keep them coming bill ,more spoon please


unclehud
(300 feet above the planet)
Posted: Dec 07, 2011 - 11:27
 
 listen_n_sf wrote:
So if it's loud, no one will notice it's boring?
 
Oh yeah we will!  This isn't boring, however. 
 
Saw a couple of local bands this past weekend, and the first act was REALLY LOUD, but boring.  They compensated by swinging their very long hair around — in synch.  Instantly changed from boring to highly amusing.

sbegf
(Manchester, Maryland)
Posted: Dec 07, 2011 - 11:26
 
 Poacher wrote:

And you have a problem with that? Show me the rule that says all music must have a melody.  
 
Your surprised Stingray doesn't get it?


sbegf
(Manchester, Maryland)
Posted: Dec 07, 2011 - 11:25
 
The more I hear of Spoon, the more I like!  This really grabbed my attention, subtle but powerful.

Pibailey
(Melbourne)
Posted: Nov 05, 2011 - 20:21
 
GIMME more Spoon!

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Oct 17, 2011 - 07:31
 
 Poacher wrote:

And you have a problem with that? Show me the rule that says all music must have a melody.  
 
Anyhow, this song has a "succession of single notes of varying pitch" - otherwise known as a "melody" - whether or not it's considered melodic or tuneful is something different.



sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Oct 01, 2011 - 10:32
 
Great friggin song!{#Cowboy}

cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Jul 15, 2011 - 00:15
 
 listen_n_sf wrote:
So if it's loud, no one will notice it's boring?
 
it should be a 10

coyotexxx2
(Enjoying Paradise)
Posted: Jun 29, 2011 - 05:36
 
 Businessgypsy wrote:
Whoa! This is awesome in every way. Love the lyric, pounding percussive melodic piano and that thrash guitar!
 

Agreed.  9 in my book. 

Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: May 28, 2011 - 13:52
 
Whoa! This is awesome in every way. Love the lyric, pounding percussive melodic piano and that thrash guitar!

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Apr 27, 2011 - 00:35
 
Not bad!

Wizzuvvoz
(crosshairs of radical conservatism on route 66)
Posted: Feb 22, 2011 - 23:26
 
I dig it.
Always like the spoon guitars

listen_n_sf
Posted: Feb 22, 2011 - 23:25
 
So if it's loud, no one will notice it's boring?

bpkengor
(York, Maine, USA)
Posted: Jan 26, 2011 - 11:46
 
 Poacher wrote:

And you have a problem with that? Show me the rule that says all music must have a melody.  
 
Official Rulebook of Music:

Rule #1:  Blah, blah, blah
Rule #2:  Blah, blah, blah
Rule #3:  All songs must have a melody
Rule #4:  Blah, blah, blah
Rule #5:  If RP doesn't play it, it is not music


sportskid
(Earth)
Posted: Jan 26, 2011 - 11:45
 
I love it when RP Spoons me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

scrubbrush
Posted: Jan 26, 2011 - 11:43
 
this is such an awesome, bad-ass, rocker of a song that i'm calling it my theme song


tulfan
(One of the last ones in SE MI)
Posted: Dec 22, 2010 - 07:59
 
Radiohead + Spoon = lunchtime...later...

Poacher
(Brighton, UK)
Posted: Nov 24, 2010 - 10:22
 
 Stingray wrote:
No melody!
 
And you have a problem with that? Show me the rule that says all music must have a melody.  

nicolewe
Posted: Nov 24, 2010 - 10:21
 
I'll take a bite from this spoon! {#Umbrella}{#Wave}{#Cool}

kingfish2004
(That GREAT country of Texas!)
Posted: Nov 24, 2010 - 10:20
 
Very nice! 

sharkey
(Toronto - Ontario - Canada -Just passing through)
Posted: May 29, 2010 - 08:48
 
 parrothead wrote:

Very Good! As a mechanical engineer I some times must us formulas simular to your example. I must say, who gives a shit about the area of a triangle. It is very seldom used in modern design and testing. But I must admit, it makes me think about the days of my schooling thinking "when I'm I ever going to used this in the real world"

 

Here's one for you: The Angle of the dangle is proportionate to the heat of the meat over the mass of the ass.

Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: May 17, 2010 - 10:23
 
 parrothead wrote:

Very Good! As a mechanical engineer I some times must us formulas simular to your example. I must say, who gives a shit about the area of a triangle. It is very seldom used in modern design and testing. But I must admit, it makes me think about the days of my schooling thinking "when I'm I ever going to used this in the real world"

 

I r a injuneer, to.

Stingray
(EUROPE)
Posted: May 17, 2010 - 10:22
 
No melody!

parrothead
(could be anywhere in the great USA)
Posted: Apr 27, 2010 - 16:14
 
 marksda wrote:
Don't Mind My Mathematics...

If you have a triangle with one perpendicular corner then you can add the squares of each side attached to that perpendicular corner to find the value of the square of the side opposite the perpendicular corner.

If you call the side opposite to the perpendicular corner "side C" then it does not matter which of the two remaining sides is called A or B. You are left with the following formula:

The length of side A squared plus the length of side B squared equals the length of side C squared.

(A x A) + (B x B) = (C x C)

Another way to write this is using the power symbol "^".

To square a number or bring it to a power of two is the same as if you simply multiply the number by itself.

So saying "B squared" is the same as saying "B times B", or saying "B to the power of two".

A^2 + B^2 = C^2

A way to visualize this is to imagine a square attached to each side of the triangle. The largest square, the one opposite the perpendicular corner, will always have an area equal in size to that of the combined area of the two smaller squares next to the perpendicular corner.

You can add the area of the two smaller squares to find the area of the biggest square, and the biggest square is always the furthest one from the perpendicular corner.

In the case where you have a triangle with sides next to the perpendicular corner having the length of 3 cm and 4 cm we can use the following equations:

(3 x 3) + (4 x 4) = (C x C)

9 + 16 = (C x C)

25 = (C x C)

What number when multiplied by itself equals 25?

The square root of 25 is C.

C equals 5.

So for this particular triangle, the length of the side opposite the perpendicular corner (the big side) is 5 cm long.

...

More complicated version:

Way back in 1999 I saw that if I held my index finger, middle finger, and thumb all in directions perpendicular to each other then they produced three triangles between each finger, and a fourth triangle (always the biggest) with corners defined by the three finger tips.

The three smaller triangles touch the perpendicular corner and all four triangles enclose a tetrahedron.

The area of the largest triangle is equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the areas of the three smaller triangles.

If side a = 1 cm and side b = 2 cm and side c = 8 cm then,

area of triangle ab = (1*2)/2 = 1 square cm
area of triangle bc = (2*8)/2 = 8 square cm
area of triangle ca = (1*8)/2 = 4 square cm

area of big triangle = squareroot(1^2 + 8^2 +4^2) = 9 square centimeters

I'll spare you my mathematical proof for now.
 
Very Good! As a mechanical engineer I some times must us formulas simular to your example. I must say, who gives a shit about the area of a triangle. It is very seldom used in modern design and testing. But I must admit, it makes me think about the days of my schooling thinking "when I'm I ever going to used this in the real world"


grungepuppy
(Flagstaff, AZ)
Posted: Apr 27, 2010 - 16:04
 
 jkhandy wrote:
{#Question}Why such a low avg.??

 

Because the song is mediocre. Not bad, but certainly not great.

sirdroseph
(Tokyo)
Posted: Apr 27, 2010 - 15:59
 
Yea, it is confirmed now, this IS my favorite Spoon tune!!{#Chef}

ddbz
(The Midwest)
Posted: Apr 11, 2010 - 20:55
 
Rhythm with out importance, I will take it! and then some more...modern day Punk!!!  like it!

jkhandy
(Near the ocean (in my mind))
Posted: Apr 11, 2010 - 20:51
 
{#Question}Why such a low avg.??


nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey)
Posted: Mar 11, 2010 - 06:06
 
 peter_james_bond wrote:
Spoon is on to something, check this out:

Music and mathematics


 
Oh, yeah, the cross-over between music and math is well-known and I know I'm not the only RP commenter who's a former musician now working in computer science. Of my four-person team here at work, two of us are former musicians and a third is an arts major who worked in music production for ages before coming into CS.

If you want your mind blown, though, look into the Bohlen-Pierce system, which is a 13-tone system where the top note is triple the frequency of the low note and the interval is divided by 13.

Here's an excellent recent write-up:

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/03/07/symphony_in_j_flat/


strawberryblonde
(omaha,ne)
Posted: Mar 11, 2010 - 06:00
 

wow i love this this band....do not hear them enough!



sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: Feb 11, 2010 - 11:54
 
Probably my favorite Spoon Tune!{#Lol}