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Science is reinventing play, from extreme sports to gamification to ridiculous roller coasters to the playgrounds of tomorrow, and this issue is chock full of fun. Also, on a less fun note: Did global warming destroy my hometown?
Once there was a little boy
(I think we should have the whole story in every post - I think that would help people keep the context in mind better when they add their three words. Anybody agree with me?)
Once there was a little boy who took a
It might get long towards the end but I agree.
Once there was a little boy who took a big black screwdriver
Once there was a little boy who took a big black screwdriver and quietly loosened
-erick
http://www.ppxchat.com/
Once there was a little boy who took a big black screwdriver and quietly loosened the screw that
Once there was a little boy who took a big black screwdriver and quietly loosened the screw that would turn off
-erick
http://www.ppxchat.com/
wtf is going on this isn't 3 word story this is smoe crappy countdown game this is stupid going back to what this thread is supost to be
so said the
ok what the f is going on how dume are you people this is 3 word story we did it a fing lot back at the good forums(i don't like thease) go back to the real thing
a raven that
ate a monsterous
cheeseburger with extra
onions and a
a pickle or
mustard and ketchup
made from scratch
by a vietnamese
man who likes
to sew handmade
Elvis costumes for
secondary school teachers.
He also burns
ficord because he
(Good job, ficord. You ruined the thread for some of the folks that where playing it. Just because something doesn't fit your idea of what it should be doesn't mean you have to ruin it for the folks that still want to play. I thought dabuttminster's idea of keeping the story going was a good one.)
ruined the thread
(Props m_novotny)
from becoming defunct.
(Thank you, ficord. Posts would have become way too long. While dabuttminster's idea is good for the first few threads, it would have become cumbersome as the game wore on (that's what happened in the old forums!)).
Dont hate the
(So what are we going to continue on as? I am confused, can we vote or something)
Those of you who want to keep the story going in the same vein should keep a handwritten copy and make suggestions as to what you want. Those who like the free form version should maybe make their own thread, and I would participate on that one.
Something else that might be interesting is to post whole sentences and actually try do a book.
Just putting my two cents in.
ones that try
If we are going to stay with the three-word idea, I think posting the rest of the sentence being added to would be helpful (so we don't get absolute nonsense).
alright we'll start it from here and keep the entire story:
A giant maneating
A giant maneating woman came running
-erick99
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A giant maneating woman came running down the street
A giant maneating woman came running down the street with a big
A giant maneating woman came running down the street with a big torpedo net launcher
A giant maneating woman came running down the street with a big torpedo net launcher that she shot
from her butt
(um, this thread is the THREE WORD STORY. If you want the COPY EVERY WORD OVER AND OVER AGAIN STORY THEN ADD YOURS, start a new thread. Seems pretty simple to me...)
bacon bits, but
I'm really sorry for interupting but what do bacon bits have to do with the former part story? I could be wrong, but it seems that you just put a random phrase in there.
For those of you who DON'T like the way this is set up, check out "the real 3 word story." and go away. You're ruining it.
I just started this year, this three word thing sounds fun, but i do not know what the hell you are doing, someone explain
I just started this year, this three word thing sounds fun, but I do not know what the hell you are doing, someone explain why the mules
Awww hell, dominator, didn't you ever do something like this on the bus in elementary school? Someone posts 3 words. You copy the story into your post and add 3 of your own words. It's simple.
she soon found