In relation to Perl Monks

I cannot but help thinking a created node is like a radioactive element. When it first is created the node is up/down voted rapidly and as time moves on gradual voting to the node changes its reputation.

Every time I log in, or refresh a page, I look in the top right hand corner. Sometimes I've just accumulated an experience point. Sometimes several. And the odd subtraction.

I imagine to myself what it would be like if I had a Geiger counter for experience points. And throughout the day I'd hear the odd 'click'.. 'click'. But as soon as I post a node there would be the 'click click click click' of the initial responses.

Of course, Perl Monks are not one node. Rather they are a collection of nodes, emitting experience points. As one posts more posts the frequency of the experience points counter "clicks" increases. I imagine the Saints sound a lot more radioactive than, say, a Monk like myself.

Perhaps when I make Sainthood in the future, I may consider building myself a sound generator so I can hear in real time my "radioactiveness".

..puts on metallic underwear and prepares to answer another question..

In reply to Half Life of a Node by monarch

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