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I was expecting the answer in question to come from an Autralian user, but alas, they're from Toronto. I got nothin'.
posted by Verdant at 7:42 AM on October 1, 2010
posted by Verdant at 7:42 AM on October 1, 2010
Yeah, it's a silly display trick. It's also totally not a reasonable thing to do in an askme answer if the question isn't "can you please give an example of upside-down text rendering", so I'm afraid this metatalk was destined to be nerfed.
posted by cortex (staff) at 7:51 AM on October 1, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by cortex (staff) at 7:51 AM on October 1, 2010 [3 favorites]
We should have an entire upside-down thread so I can justify that I turned my monitor over yesterday.
posted by shakespeherian at 8:01 AM on October 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by shakespeherian at 8:01 AM on October 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
can't you just stand on your head?
posted by pyramid termite at 8:06 AM on October 1, 2010
posted by pyramid termite at 8:06 AM on October 1, 2010
Wait 'til he does one inside out and round and round, though respectfully, I'm aware that he's cheatin'
posted by Abiezer at 8:07 AM on October 1, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by Abiezer at 8:07 AM on October 1, 2010 [2 favorites]
uıʍ ı pɐǝɥ ɹnoʎ uɹnʇ noʎ ɟı
posted by The Whelk at 8:14 AM on October 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by The Whelk at 8:14 AM on October 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
Just don't start reading a Möbius comment...
posted by inigo2 at 8:14 AM on October 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by inigo2 at 8:14 AM on October 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
uıʍ ı pɐǝɥ ɹnoʎ uɹnʇ noʎ ɟı
I did not turn my head. What do I win.
posted by pwally at 8:22 AM on October 1, 2010 [4 favorites]
I did not turn my head. What do I win.
posted by pwally at 8:22 AM on October 1, 2010 [4 favorites]
Eyestrain?
posted by maryr at 8:26 AM on October 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by maryr at 8:26 AM on October 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
this meta-comment which is about
ʇnoqɐ sı ɥɔıɥʍ ʇuǝɯɯoɔ ןɐıʇuǝɹǝɟǝɹ-ɟןǝs sıɥʇ
posted by shakespeherian at 8:31 AM on October 1, 2010 [11 favorites]
ʇnoqɐ sı ɥɔıɥʍ ʇuǝɯɯoɔ ןɐıʇuǝɹǝɟǝɹ-ɟןǝs sıɥʇ
posted by shakespeherian at 8:31 AM on October 1, 2010 [11 favorites]
The real reason that comment was deleted was because it contained secrets of Masonic arcana that the general public is not prepared for.
Did you notice the askme thread #?
posted by jtron at 8:36 AM on October 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
Did you notice the askme thread #?
posted by jtron at 8:36 AM on October 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
what does nerfed mean? (I am over forty, that's my excuse)
posted by The Lady is a designer at 8:50 AM on October 1, 2010
posted by The Lady is a designer at 8:50 AM on October 1, 2010
It means "tossed into a padded room with all the other nutty comments." This is also the origin of the term "nerf-herder," now synonymous with "MeFi mod."
posted by AkzidenzGrotesk at 8:59 AM on October 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by AkzidenzGrotesk at 8:59 AM on October 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
I've seen it used mostly with online games, when the publishers of the game alter the talents of a particular class or talent, to the point where it isn't as useful as it once was. It's usually done in an attempt to restore balance to the game.
posted by crunchland at 9:01 AM on October 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by crunchland at 9:01 AM on October 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
System -> Preferences -> Monitors: Rotation: Upside Down.
posted by kmz at 9:17 AM on October 1, 2010
posted by kmz at 9:17 AM on October 1, 2010
Upside down text + Zalgo = ʞ͜ɔ̕ı̛s ǝ͞q o͝ʇ bu҉ı͝ob͘ ͝ɯ̸,ı̧ ͠ʞu͘ı̧ɥ̴ʇ͢ ı b̧ɯó
posted by Dr-Baa at 9:48 AM on October 1, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by Dr-Baa at 9:48 AM on October 1, 2010 [2 favorites]
s̼̳͋͊͂ͮ͘ǝ̶̲͙͇̣̀̈́ͣͦ̆͐ʌ̺͛͛͐ͩ̎̈ͪͨ̚͟ɐ̖̝͙̖͓̬̦̫̋͌̍͂͐̕͞ǝ̡̤̠͚͋͝ן̴͔̖ͦ͜͝ ̨̗̅͑͡ǝ̷͔̠ͩ͐̃̕ɥ̴̦̠̼̏͛ͦ͊̀
posted by grouse at 9:53 AM on October 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by grouse at 9:53 AM on October 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
crunchland writes "I've seen it used mostly with online games, when the publishers of the game alter the talents of a particular class or talent, to the point where it isn't as useful as it once was. It's usually done in an attempt to restore balance to the game."
It originates from Nerf toys who sell a bunch of what would be dangerous implements except they are wrapped with foam.
Interestingly when an object/ruleset gets nerfed it is often stated that it has been hit by a nerf bat.
posted by Mitheral at 9:54 AM on October 1, 2010
It originates from Nerf toys who sell a bunch of what would be dangerous implements except they are wrapped with foam.
Interestingly when an object/ruleset gets nerfed it is often stated that it has been hit by a nerf bat.
posted by Mitheral at 9:54 AM on October 1, 2010
Burhanistan: "Quicker:
Ctrl + Alt + arrow key of your choic"
This is video card driver dependent.
posted by Mitheral at 9:55 AM on October 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
Ctrl + Alt + arrow key of your choic"
This is video card driver dependent.
posted by Mitheral at 9:55 AM on October 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
What's an alt key?
posted by cjorgensen at 10:05 AM on October 1, 2010
posted by cjorgensen at 10:05 AM on October 1, 2010
Whenever I place a dot in an obit thread, that dot is upside-down. You know, to symbolize the emotional tumult of the loss.
posted by .kobayashi. at 10:11 AM on October 1, 2010 [4 favorites]
posted by .kobayashi. at 10:11 AM on October 1, 2010 [4 favorites]
I used to do that too in obit threads, until I realized The Mods automatically turned them right side up again.
posted by chavenet at 10:16 AM on October 1, 2010
posted by chavenet at 10:16 AM on October 1, 2010
cjorgenson: using ale yeast?
posted by jtron at 10:17 AM on October 1, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by jtron at 10:17 AM on October 1, 2010 [2 favorites]
Totally works in facebook. That's going to confuse some people.
posted by unSane at 10:19 AM on October 1, 2010
posted by unSane at 10:19 AM on October 1, 2010
This is also the origin of the term "nerf-herder,"
No, that was The Empire Strikes Back.
posted by anazgnos at 10:20 AM on October 1, 2010
No, that was The Empire Strikes Back.
posted by anazgnos at 10:20 AM on October 1, 2010
When my six grade teacher found out that I could read just as fast upside-down as right-side up she moved me away from in front of her desk. Somebody ratted me out. Bastard.
posted by Splunge at 10:26 AM on October 1, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by Splunge at 10:26 AM on October 1, 2010 [3 favorites]
私は彼女が正しいとするとすぐに逆さに読むことができることが判明する前に、私の机は、彼女をオフにして六年生の先生です。誰か私をバッシング。バスタード。
Before I found that you can read upside down as soon as she is right, my desk is a sixth grade teacher to clear her. Someone bashing me. Bastard.
posted by jtron at 11:25 AM on October 1, 2010
Before I found that you can read upside down as soon as she is right, my desk is a sixth grade teacher to clear her. Someone bashing me. Bastard.
posted by jtron at 11:25 AM on October 1, 2010
Some people think font tricks like the upside-down characters and Zalgo are funny.
I'm not one of them.
posted by mephron at 11:30 AM on October 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
I'm not one of them.
posted by mephron at 11:30 AM on October 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
I know people like to boast about how they can read upside-down or in mirror image. But what I want to know is were we go to brag about the fact that we can write upside down or in mirror image.
Because that's the kind of thing you do when taking notes in a meeting if you want to really irritate and confuse the person sitting next to you.
posted by quin at 11:37 AM on October 1, 2010
Because that's the kind of thing you do when taking notes in a meeting if you want to really irritate and confuse the person sitting next to you.
posted by quin at 11:37 AM on October 1, 2010
5318008
posted by Kabanos at 12:07 PM on October 1, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by Kabanos at 12:07 PM on October 1, 2010 [2 favorites]
Some people think font tricks like the upside-down characters and Zalgo are funny.
I'm not one of them.
Yes, but to you have a semi-drunken rant decrying these tricks?
posted by cjorgensen at 12:26 PM on October 1, 2010
I'm not one of them.
Yes, but to you have a semi-drunken rant decrying these tricks?
posted by cjorgensen at 12:26 PM on October 1, 2010
¡ǝɯ ǝdoɥ ǝsɐǝןd 'ɹoʇɐɹʇsıuıɯpɐ
posted by Deathalicious at 1:19 PM on October 1, 2010
posted by Deathalicious at 1:19 PM on October 1, 2010
Yes, but to you have a semi-drunken rant decrying these tricks?
I'll need a bottle of Lagavulin and a half-hour to get it done. It's a Friday and I'm unemployed.
posted by mephron at 1:50 PM on October 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
I'll need a bottle of Lagavulin and a half-hour to get it done. It's a Friday and I'm unemployed.
posted by mephron at 1:50 PM on October 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
Funny how inverting the letters makes me that much more conscious of spacing and line thickness.
Or is it in a different font?
*stands on head*
Ow. This hurts. I haven't done this since middle school.
*falls over*
posted by BitterOldPunk at 2:37 PM on October 1, 2010
Or is it in a different font?
*stands on head*
Ow. This hurts. I haven't done this since middle school.
*falls over*
posted by BitterOldPunk at 2:37 PM on October 1, 2010
Instead of seeing "odd" fonts, I see a series of little boxes with numbers/letters in them.
If I spend too much time running queries on the Infodump, the entire site starts looking this way to me. Usually green numbers and letters, cascading down the screen.
posted by FishBike at 3:11 PM on October 1, 2010
If I spend too much time running queries on the Infodump, the entire site starts looking this way to me. Usually green numbers and letters, cascading down the screen.
posted by FishBike at 3:11 PM on October 1, 2010
Funny how inverting the letters makes me that much more conscious of spacing and line thickness.
Or is it in a different font?
Well, the spacing is different between "right side up" letters and their "upside down" counterparts — or at least, it is for me.
ʍǝןן' ʇɥǝ sdɐɔıuƃ ıs pıɟɟǝɹǝuʇ qǝʇʍǝǝu „ɹıƃɥʇ sıpǝ nd„ ןǝʇʇǝɹs ɐup ʇɥǝıɹ „ndsıpǝ poʍu„ ɔonuʇǝɹdɐɹʇs — oɹ ɐʇ ןǝɐsʇ' ıʇ ıs ɟoɹ ɯǝ˙
(In my browser a lot of the upside down characters are skinnier or more closely spaced.)
(ıu ɯʎ qɹoʍsǝɹ ɐ ןoʇ oɟ ʇɥǝ ndsıpǝ poʍu ɔɥɐɹɐɔʇǝɹs ɐɹǝ sʞıuuıǝɹ oɹ ɯoɹǝ ɔןosǝןʎ sdɐɔǝp˙)
Someone who really groks Unicode can probably explain why.
soɯǝouǝ ʍɥo ɹǝɐןןʎ ƃɹoʞs nuıɔopǝ ɔɐu dɹoqɐqןʎ ǝxdןɐıu ʍɥʎ˙
posted by nebulawindphone at 3:25 PM on October 1, 2010
Or is it in a different font?
Well, the spacing is different between "right side up" letters and their "upside down" counterparts — or at least, it is for me.
ʍǝןן' ʇɥǝ sdɐɔıuƃ ıs pıɟɟǝɹǝuʇ qǝʇʍǝǝu „ɹıƃɥʇ sıpǝ nd„ ןǝʇʇǝɹs ɐup ʇɥǝıɹ „ndsıpǝ poʍu„ ɔonuʇǝɹdɐɹʇs — oɹ ɐʇ ןǝɐsʇ' ıʇ ıs ɟoɹ ɯǝ˙
(In my browser a lot of the upside down characters are skinnier or more closely spaced.)
(ıu ɯʎ qɹoʍsǝɹ ɐ ןoʇ oɟ ʇɥǝ ndsıpǝ poʍu ɔɥɐɹɐɔʇǝɹs ɐɹǝ sʞıuuıǝɹ oɹ ɯoɹǝ ɔןosǝןʎ sdɐɔǝp˙)
Someone who really groks Unicode can probably explain why.
soɯǝouǝ ʍɥo ɹǝɐןןʎ ƃɹoʞs nuıɔopǝ ɔɐu dɹoqɐqןʎ ǝxdןɐıu ʍɥʎ˙
posted by nebulawindphone at 3:25 PM on October 1, 2010
私は彼女が正しいとするとすぐに逆さに読むことができることが判明する前に、私の机は、彼女をオフにして六年生の先生です。誰か私をバッシング。バスタード。
Before I found that you can read upside down as soon as she is right, my desk is a sixth grade teacher to clear her. Someone bashing me. Bastard.
Which of these is the Google translation?
posted by armage at 6:07 PM on October 1, 2010
Before I found that you can read upside down as soon as she is right, my desk is a sixth grade teacher to clear her. Someone bashing me. Bastard.
Which of these is the Google translation?
posted by armage at 6:07 PM on October 1, 2010
˙ןɐqɐɔ ʇuǝʇsıxǝuou ǝɥʇ ɯoɹɟ ǝpıɥ noʎ ʍoɥ ʇou sı sıɥʇ
posted by BrotherCaine at 6:14 PM on October 1, 2010
posted by BrotherCaine at 6:14 PM on October 1, 2010
I intentionally printed my sports column headline upside down in the newspaper one time, that time the Canadian flag was carried upside down at the World Series. People liked it.
posted by planetkyoto at 4:30 AM on October 2, 2010
posted by planetkyoto at 4:30 AM on October 2, 2010
私は彼女が正しいとするとすぐに逆さに読むことができることが判明する前に、私の机は、彼女をオフにして六年生の先生です。誰か私をバッシング。バスタード。これらは、Google、翻訳は、何ですか？
Before I found that you can read upside down as soon as she is right, my desk is a sixth grade teacher to clear her. Someone bashing me. Bastard.
Which of these is the Google translation?
posted by armage at 8:07 PM on October 1 [+] [!]
These, Google, translation, what is?
posted by jtron at 1:03 PM on October 2, 2010
When I was in high school, I convinced my French teacher to tutor me privately in Romanian. I'm still meh-level at Romanian, but one skill I gained from those one-on-one sessions was the ability to quickly read and write upside-down. It's a great skill to have for tutoring, especially in language-learning.
posted by trip and a half at 4:09 PM on October 2, 2010
posted by trip and a half at 4:09 PM on October 2, 2010
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