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Ok so I have been reaaaaaaly reluctant to share an idea that I came up with a while back and have been working on for a long time and I am not sure what to do with it. I can continue keeping it to myself, working on it in secret. Trying to improve it so that one day it will be ready for others. Or I can share it now and gain partial notoriety from it, however this is really unlikely due to it being so weird of an idea. However I do not want to be what causes harm to others if it turns out that it is a "good idea." I can go without the notoriety, however my ego will have a problem with it, however my biggest concern is how it might affect others along with how it may …

This looks so good! I am currently building a grill, this looks like a good debu cook!

Any sports fans out there? Anyone think there are some dumb sports out there? As a sports fan I start following NFL football about mid-season. I make a list of the few teams with the best records, and I follow them the remainder of the season. There are other sports I like, such as NBA basketball, soccer, track and field, surfing, etc. There are some sports I don't understand, and tend to think they are dumb, such as WWE (Pro Wrestling), boxing, mixed martial arts (where they are allowed to really beat and kick each other), auto racing (except for drag racing). There are a few sports I don't like and don't think they are dumb, they are just boring, s…

I'm sorry for English is not my native language. Me and my friend we debating about how to survive a 1,000 feet free fall down. My friend who absolute sure that it is 100% fatal with that height. But nothing can be certain, me I see it is possible to survived. There stories where you survived high fall if you landed on soft snow, big trees, woods, sand, mud, etc.. Or anything along the way that can break down your fall instead of went straight down the bottom with nothing stopping you along the way. Me and my friend use this bridge to debate. Free fall down in the middle of that bridge will take you down 1,000 feet clearance below. Friend said it a gua…

In medieval times, those lords/nobles building their expensive castles using many workers during extended years... Where did they keep their coin? currency to pay salaries ? How were their funds originated and replenished, likely ? Inherited, taxing neighborhoods, what sorts of big successful businesses, commerce, were conducted from those often remote castles... ?

Been working on this Nativity scene for my wife project started before last Christmas. Trying to complete it for this year's Xmas lol. Made the dowelling myself using a 1/2 inch round edge router on all 4 sides saved me 250.00 in material. Using strictly cedar for the wood portions then thinking about how to simulate the mud packing. Thinking about a grey clay pack between the logs.

Just read this on quora, Can someone tell me if it's true, seems abit far fetched to me. Is 1100 dB really that loud? Ok, found this on the same site. But can sound really create a black hole? Or is it just 'in theory' , i.e. On paper yes, but not in real life.

I mean apart from the obvious that they'll select some research topic and learn about that.

So our group advisor had to move our equipment from one lab to another since the department was moving to another building. Our advisor and us pitched in using uhaul to bring it where it was needed. I MAY choose academia in the future and personally, I would not want my students to have to handle the move themselves. Is there any alternative way to handle it? Is there a good reason to do it the way formerly described, anyway?

I ordered some bait from a company and they are charging vat on the postage. Is this allowed since vat is already paid on the stamp thst they use?

Why can't you see who giving you likes? Compared to some of the people on the forum, who actually know about science, my posts contain no substance whatsoever, yet I've got 22. I know there not important, I'm just curious.

I've talked to a few people and I think I get the basic gist that you talk to a bunch of people in your field, some outside, make friends and then you have a 'network' of people with certain skills you can fall back on when you need it and your own ability in that area is insufficient and vice versa when they need you. However, practically, for some reason, I just can't fathom it. Or maybe I don't want to. I don't know. Maybe it's my background/upbringing. I haven't thought about it too much. All I know is that it's important and the few people I have asked about it, I couldn't fully understand the concept. Like who do I do it with? Why is it really that important? H…

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England v New Zealand Wales v South Africa Place your bets, ladies and Gentlemen...

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Let's face it. We've slowed. Our development rate is far less than was expected. Our, 'next generation', are a bunch of spoiled children who think the world is complete, and simply seek to make ends meet. It's sickening. We've developed beautifully, haven't we? We've come from fire to space rather intelligently, albeit slowly. We've had genius inventors sprinkled throughout history, who changed the world they lived in dramatically. It's been beautiful reading up on these great men, but it's a shame that a book will not enable me to understand their thought process. Still, it must be said that they obviously did not believe their world was perfect. That…

I was wondering if you could help me with something. Over the last few months, I've been editing the "List of hypothetical technologies" page on Wikipedia. I am terrible at picking so I was wondering if you could choose something from the list that could fit well in Star Wars. It's ok if you pick more than one. If you don’t have the patience to read my list; that’s ok. Everything is cited if you don’t know what it is. I'm looking for something -Hasn't appeared in Star Wars (as far as you know) -Something that would not contradict the Force -Something that would not be crazy expensive and resource consuming (I say this because many …

I had this document prepared almost 20 years ago in U.S. as is supposed to be valid at any country, avoid complications, taxes, fees, lawyers, delays to my beneficiary when am gone, and has been kept updated as supposed to be. Long ago learned that there is no such thing as a copy kept safe at any institution, nor even at the offices of the lawyer firm that initially prepared it. The original binder in my possession with all the signatures and notarizations is all that counts. I asked a few lawyers if a compact disc CD with the document scanned pages would be valid as a backup. They have no clue what to answer.😧 Does anyone here has knowledge if has bee…

We've reached a point where it seems like you can't be an expert in everything. But it seems from history that there was a time when you could be good at all the latest research subjects. Over what time period did those changes happen and what changes happened for such a shift?

Or maybe even talked to someone who doesn't do science but has an interest in the knowledge? How was your experience?

I'm filling out a form and I'm required to give the following information Mailing Address – In Care Of Address Line 1 Address Line 2 City/Town District/Country/Province/ State Postal Code/Zip Code Country Now, I have two questions: 1) What does "in care of" mean? Is that supposed to be my name or the name of the owner of the house or the name on the postal box? 2) What goes into address line 1 and what goes in 2? I just have a street name and number and I live in a house, I don't need 2 address lines. NOTE: This is an American form, so I need answers from folks from the US. I think what address line 1 and 2 are might be diffe…

It seems to me that whilst feet and toes are not as dexterous or strong as hands they are still capable of gripping and holding - and that would be useful in zero gravity. Those with no choice but rely on feet show how versatile feet and toes can be with practice. Down here on Earth I will use my toes to pick things up off the floor and pass them to my hands when I am barefoot, usually without conscious thought. I think not using feet in space is a wasted opportunity. Should astronauts be training to use their feet and toes to maximise their body's versatility?

Since Greta made her speech to the world leaders, my facebook feed has been littered with angry adults, including friends I'd previously considered intelligent and conscerned with climate change, trying to discredit her with various memes (below is particularly stupid). https://metro.co.uk/2019/09/28/jeremy-clarkson-brands-greta-thunberg-spoilt-brat-shut-get-back-school-10823793/ https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/greta-thunberg-trump-latest-threat-climate-change-un-summit-speech-a9121111.html Frankly, i'm embarrassed to be an adult.

What is your fav alien invasion novel, series of book or even short story and why? Mine is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldwar_series It is unique and hauntingly realistic IMHO!

I am very sorry about my past behavior and would like to be apart of this fantastic community again :)