Cynus Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 I have an ongoing discussion with an author buddy of mine about the strangest things we've researched for stories. Right now my two favorites of my own are "Russian mafia tattoos" which I searched at work and ended up with a bunch of Russian guys in their underwear... and "Pygmy maturation rate". I'll leave that one to your own imagination.What are some of the strangest things you've researched, either for writing or something else? 3
Mikiesboy Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 Those are interesting Cynus. My searches are usually the dictionary and thesaurus. I did look something up for someone though, pin curls of all things. But your examples are interesting... 1
JamesSavik Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 I'm sure that the searches I ran while writing In the Shadow of the Dragon got me written up. >>AGM-88 harm performance envelope >>AGM-84c harpoon flight characteristics >>shaped charge warheads >>weaponized yersina pestis >>BL-4 specifications Yeah... there's probably a black helicopter orbiting my house. 2
Emi GS Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 Nice topic Cynus... I haven't searched anything for my Story Suicide Note. But I was searching a lot to know about Japanese Ancient Cultures and Issues related to their Rituals and all. ~I searched about Shinto, Japanese Ancient Culture. ~Japanese Moon God ~Curses and Cures ~Rituals and Traditions... And some of these for my New Story Curse of a Blood Moon... May be it will come as a Halloween Gift for You All... HAPPY HALLOWEEN GUYS ENJOY WELL 1
Cynus Posted October 31, 2015 Author Posted October 31, 2015 I'm sure that the searches I ran while writing In the Shadow of the Dragon got me written up. >>AGM-88 harm performance envelope >>AGM-84c harpoon flight characteristics >>shaped charge warheads >>weaponized yersina pestis >>BL-4 specifications Yeah... there's probably a black helicopter orbiting my house. I'm sure, haha! I have searched for some things like the layouts to certain buildings, and whether or not certain things were particularly flammable. Had to find out which melted first, stone or Iron. That was fascinating for a lot of reasons, but probably didn't draw any attention to me. I'm sure the most attention I've received would have been when I was researching what would happen if a nuclear bomb hit Seattle, because it was important to a post apocalyptic scenario I was working on. Nice topic Cynus... I haven't searched anything for my Story Suicide Note. But I was searching a lot to know about Japanese Ancient Cultures and Issues related to their Rituals and all. ~I searched about Shinto, Japanese Ancient Culture. ~Japanese Moon God ~Curses and Cures ~Rituals and Traditions... And some of these for my New Story Curse of a Blood Moon... May be it will come as a Halloween Gift for You All... HAPPY HALLOWEEN GUYS ENJOY WELL I'v researched a lot of Japanese culture, and I find it mesmerizing. Actually, I've been doing a great deal of it recently as well, because of the current story i'm working on.
Emi GS Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 I'v researched a lot of Japanese culture, and I find it mesmerizing. Actually, I've been doing a great deal of it recently as well, because of the current story i'm working on. Me too... I'll be posting the 1st chapter soon, May be tomorrow... sorry today(its already past 12pm)...
Cynus Posted October 31, 2015 Author Posted October 31, 2015 Me too... I'll be posting the 1st chapter soon, May be tomorrow... sorry today(its already past 12pm)... Hah, I don't worry too much about what day it is. Soon would have sufficed.
Emi GS Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 Hah, I don't worry too much about what day it is. Soon would have sufficed. Me too... But thought it would be funny to share...
Cynus Posted November 3, 2015 Author Posted November 3, 2015 So, I have a new one from today. I needed to know if Russians designed their bathrooms any differently from how they do here in the US, and so I typed in, "Russian Shower". A) Apparently in the Urban dictionary it means to cover oneself in cheap perfume, and The image search includes, er . . . Russians taking showers. So yeah, I recommend staying away from that one unless that's what you're going for.
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