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Is it possible that the universe is not constantly expanding - maybe it expands and contracts? The reason I question the expansion theory is that if you place the big bang on a timeline, how can you determine how large the universe was before the big bang? If it is constantly expanding, then I think the universe must have infintismaly small to begin with.

Can anyone help settle this family debate - Does a room heat up significantly more if indirect sunlight is allowed in through a window rather than keeping the curtain closed? I think the room will not heat up significantly more. The room would definitely heat up more if direct sunlight was allowed through a window where the curtain is open.

More specifically, in high school. A few people at school discovered my love for science and math, and my consistent attempts at improving my knowledge of our world. In response, they've branded me as a heretic - a traitor to the cause; and anti-revolutionary, destinied to face the social gulliotine. Despite my obvious ignorance compared to a good majority of you guys at SFN, I can't help but feel a hot spit of injustice upon my face everytime my fellow schoolmates edge away from me upon my arrival. Anyone share similar experinces?

hey guys, lately i brought a few anti-ageing creams and on one of the bottles, it says "Bio-Super Anti-ageing Eye Complex With Bio-Placenta, Collegen & Elastin 30gm" now i noticed that collagen is not spelt as "collegen"...does this mean the cream is a fake? i mean, how can they get the word "collagen" wrong? (or is that another way to spell collagen??) the brand is H & B Health and Beauty...i got told this is an australian brand...but i'm now worried it's a fake. wat do u guys think?

And How Does Thart Make You Feel? As a n00b, it's kinda weird, cos it's liek putting unwanted pressure on me to post in other forums. But that's just me.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/03/16/obesity.eu.ap/index.html BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- At least seven European countries now challenge the United States in size -- at least around the waistline. In a group of nations from Greece to Germany, the proportion of overweight or obese men is higher than in the United States, experts said Tuesday in a major analysis of expanding girth on the European continent. "The time when obesity was thought to be a problem on the other side of the Atlantic has gone by," said Mars Di Bartolomeo, Luxembourg's Minister of Health. -- I don't want to hear any more fat american jokes!

http://femdefence.info/index2.html Should this product be produced and marketed?

What i want to know, is why there is this useless word in teh English language, ie; The.

Hi, I was wondering, Blike, if you could add a game called Heli Attack 2 from miniclip .com to the arcade? Also another game called Hostile Skies from the same site is also quite good. Thanks P.S If you have any other game suggestions post them here.

Hi, lolz! I post on this one forum and stuff. And liek, to them, I post a lot, but it's really not a lot to me. And they're always liek: "Brinnie, you have too much time on your hands..." when in reality, I just post really fast... Like 50 posts an hour. And I even do it from work. And so liek, I need a formula to display to them that displays the equation of a postwhore through space and time, or whatever. I hope I came to the right place!!

Does anybody know of any Anthropology message boards on the net? I tried searching through ezboards, google, and forum find. I was able to find a science forum with an Anthropology section but it was filled with crap from posters named "antinigg" and "ed conrad" http://www.groupsrv.com/science/forum-6.html I'd appreciate any help, If I can't find a worthwhile one already in existence, I think I might create my own through ezboards, although waiting for a new message board to gain activity can be quite tiresome. thanks.

This is how it works I say einsteiN you say a name of a scientist which starts with N

what is better Inline 6 or v 6 ?

if i am putting sound from my scart output on my computer to the amplifier of my sound system will that affect my amplifier in any way. is it already being amplified by the computer and if so is that bad for the amplifier of my sound system?

I don't know if this'll prompt any discussion, but it's gonna be quite a sight to behold, both during construction and after completion obviously, plus it serves such a worthwhile purpose. Go Australia! http://bulletin.ninemsn.com.au/bulletin/eddesk.nsf/0/A7BD712D34AE25B3CA256B12001BA833?open ...admittedly it's fairly old news, so hopefully a thread hasn't been and gone already...

Is there some website, where some books from amazon.com can freely download? I think, it isn't legal, but there isn't money

anyone got any tips? i smoke between 6 and 10 grams a day* which equates, due to the microscopic thinness at which i roll them, to about 50 a day. iv tried before, even successfully, to give up but i reached a point when i was about 16 when i just found it extremely hard to quit (im 23 now and started when i was 14). im going to give up at some point in the very near future, and just wondered if anyone has any hints to make it easier? i wanna go cold turkey, rather than using gum/patches. using nicotine to break a nicotine adiction seems a bit counter-intuitive to me, and the reason that i started rolling uber-thin fags is to lower my nicotine intake - so i dont thi…

I want to invest. Not really a lot of money, just a few shares. And I've decided to invest in Linux! I've looked for some "linux stock" but really havn't found much. http://www.bullsector.com/linux.html I don't know what most of the symbols are though. 1. First thing's first: How do I buy stock? I'm pretty sure my bank can do this but not possitive; and, I dont knwo if they charge. Next time I'm out I'll ask somebody there. I know I can sign up at a couple websites I've found, but I want to just buy more or less "directly." In other words, I do not want to pay $6 to buy $20 in stock. 2. I've looked at "LINUX" and it's been going up, but who exa…

Who dictates what the current fashion is? Is it mass producers ie Walmart, Target... Or is it hip expensive designers ie gucci, A&F... or is there someone else controlling our fashion?

http://www.scienceforums.net/forums/showthread.php?t=10026&highlight=chalkboard In this thread, I noticed a really tough problem. I posted it into other forum to seek for answers. I posted it in a forum which collects all the talents maths students in HK of this year. Today, I was notified of winning a prize for posting an interesting topic. As all of your writings are good, so I was praised that : "" Thanks to Collin and Jeremy for posting interestingquestions in Mathematics and Sciences.I am very impressed that the questions were written clearly and concisely. Being able to articulate your opinions is an important asset. Students interested in…

My maths teacher gave me this code that is based on an alphabetic numbering system, like A=1, B=2 etc. It is then encoded using a quadratic i dont know where to begin (70406535) (6825358770) (23136720258287) (175202) (70406535) (15026273520253570) (40673542535) (26236742535582) (735202582) (447175202535). (7040636787) (36787) (150106175175490). Each bracket represents a word.

I want to discuss infinity. What is the nature of infinity? What is its shape, size and form? Is is eternal, everlasting, and for ever or is it subject to the Life Cycle Concept? Any feelings or ideas about infinity? hebrewboy

Hello all! I am doing a report for school and I would like a few opinions on a touchy topic. here it goes. According to your beliefs: Where does morality come from? How do you determine what is right and wrong? Is there really such a thing as “right” and “wrong?” And why do you believe the way you do? I don’t want to start a big fight or anything, I just want some quick comments, and maybe some discution. Ty

Can someone tell me or direct me to somewhere where it tells me how to post out equations and such on the boards?

Hi all, I'm a 17 year old high-school student who has been accepted to the following universities all of which are in Ontario, Canada: *Queen's University (with an 8,500$ scholarship) -mechanical engineering- *University of Waterloo (with a 2,000$ scholarship) -mechatronics- *Possibly in the University of Toronto (unknown) -engineering science (Aerospace engineering)- *Possibly in York University (unknown) -space engineering- I am undecided whether to choose the top engineering school, the more prestigious overall, or the one offering the most money... So, if any of you have attended, are attending or know something about any of the universities listed a…