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May 25

Matrix

I have 5 questions regarding matrix

1)why were the twins shooting at the agents in matrix reloaded....they were in the same team.right??
2)why did the architect need The one at the end of each cycle....
3)How did the humans managed to build a city so deep....
4)Oracle was good??/ or bad??
5)the ending.....?
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.249.232.62 (talk) 01:57, 25 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Matrix series is well documented for its plot holes and inconsitencies. One thing that must be known of a work of fiction is that it doesn't exist outside of what the creator has put down on paper. That is, if the Wachowski Brothers didn't explain it, it doesn't have an explanation. Its up to you to create your own explanation, and you can't be wrong. Its not like an actual historic event, which we can research. It was either filmed for the movies, or it wasn't. People here aren't going to be able to give satisfactory, documented, factual answers. People have noted all of the plot holes you noted, and more. --Jayron32 02:19, 25 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The basic concept that the people are all in comas to milk their "brain energy" is just silliness. A much better plot would have been if people were in comas to protect them from each other, while living within the matrix to preserve their mental health.

As for the Oracle, note that, in general, an oracle simply tells the future, they are neither good nor bad. StuRat (talk) 05:45, 25 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There's a ton of incredibly detailed websites about the Matrix.[1][2][3] You'd do better checking them out. --Colapeninsula (talk) 08:37, 25 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Victory lanes in motorsports

A quick question about American motorsports. In NASCAR and the Indianapolis 500, instead of a podium at the end of the race, they have what is called a "victory lane." However, in every other motorsport I've seen, whether European, Australian, Asian or American, they have the podium (even IndyCar uses it most of the time, especially on road courses). Is the victory lane only used in NASCAR, the Indy 500 and the Firestone 550, or is it used in other motorsports, American or not? The glossary of motorsports's section on it doesn't mention which series use it. And in a related question, what is the origin of the victory lane? When and where was it first used, and why did they use it instead of podiums? The section on the glossary doesn't mention its history either. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 02:51, 25 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Of American motorsports I only follow IndyCar to any extent so my knowledge is limited, but could it be simply that the layout of many NASCAR stadiums and of the Indianapolis Oval simply can't accommodate suitable positions for podiums that would have good visibility for most of the spectators without going to significant expense and inconvenience, so the podium tradition hasn't been adopted or maintained?

In, for example, Formula One, the podium is usually positioned quite high and opposite the main grandstand, and F1 runs at a somewhat higher level of finance than NASCAR and IndyCar, so it has more money to spend on building well-appointed facilities including podiums, which associated and other competitions (GP2 Series, GP3 Series, MotoGP) who often use the same tracks then share. (I'm oversimplifying, as many tracks are nowadays financed by governments who aspire to host a Formula One event there.)

Incidentally (and as you probably know), although those aforementioned linked sports don't use the term "victory lane", they do generally have the top three finishers park in place-marked spots in a separated section of the "Parc fermé" area where the officials check the cars and drivers for compliance with all the regulations without the teams working on (and potentially tampering with) them. This "top three" section (for which I don't recall hearing a specific name) seems to correspond with the general notion of a "victory lane" so perhaps it's simply that the name hasn't caught on with non-US commentators. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.197.66.211 (talk) 19:40, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Is there some music record that played by pulely just intonation?

And in classical music, which work(record) is composed and played by just intonation? can you give me some example of just-intonation-style music record?(no matter classic or modern) thank you.X6rmz7en6 (talk) 11:36, 25 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

this - filelake shoe 11:41, 25 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Our article on the topic mentions bagpipes and a capella groups, plus an extremely lengthy list of composers. Henry ^Flower 14:36, 27 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]