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Today went to buy a tripod. Store clerks had difficulty understanding me. Is tripod pronounced like 'trip'... or like 'try'... ? I went for trip as in triple...

I get the idea the body can't deal well with (some) molecules like fructose or starch & so stores them as fat. (Versus e.g. glucose.) Instead muscle is broken down easier (or let's say faster, than those difficult fat deposits). During childhood & teens those specific fat deposits might not become noticeable. But later (in life, accumulating) things like "beer bellys" & "bread baskets" become noticeable on some human bodies. Those rounding curves don't get smaller on their own (either). The (natural) tendancy seems to be: getting "fatter" (no matter how hard trying to reduce (fat) weight). Considering: (many…

Hey all.... In a humble attempt to get to know some of my fellow SFers, I was wondering if you would be so kind ad to share with us what prompted you to choose the username you did? What is its meaning? What message were you hoping to convey to us by using it? If indeed there was one. And also what's the story behind your avatar? If its of, say, a TV or movie character...like our resident GOTG's Negasonic Teen....why did you want to use it here? As always.....much thanks for your time with this. I'm looking forward to reading some interesting and amusing stories and explanations. I'll share the origin of my username after we give a few if you the chance to …

Are there many? If so, do the pros outweigh the cons?

Mass and energy generally follow the classsical conservation dictum "Matter can be neither created or destroyed" But money can be all to easily destroyed.

We all have one...

It is going to be a bit hard because i have been smoking continuously for the past 2 years . I would like to stay smoke free from today on wards , September 17 2017 3:30 Indian time .

Hi Strange thanks for the links. Please continue. You sound like you have an interesting life. What do you do?

Does anyone know of any lists of favorite novels/films/music of famous scientists that are available online or just individual picks for favorite novel/film/piece of music?

Hi all, I'm using a few websites for conversions from scientific conversions to unit measurement. Except for google does anyone have a go to website that they can suggest that does almost everything? Right now I'm using myconvert.site but I need to know if there is anything better out there. I've seen a few out there but I'm looking for suggestions. Thanks for any help

So...now I can finally say I've seen a documentary that had changed my life. Or...at least my Outlook on life....my opinion on both our Government...and maybe even our future. I'm speaking of the Superb, chilling, compelling, and totally Game Changing, paradigm busting documentary by Dr Steven Greer. Unacknowledged. Filled with unimpeachable souces all testifying about how we've been visited by extraterrestrial intelligence for decades now. And how the government had spent billions trying to hide that fact. Yes. I did say unimpeachable witnesses. Like ex CIA directors.... military high ranking officers....the former Chief of Operation Blue Book. D…

Hey cats....I have a sort of off da wall, but I think fairly intriguing thought problem for you. We were chatting a little Saturday about terrorists and potential terrorist actions occurring in the US. So maybe some residue from that was on my mind this morning while I was watching the new Netflix reboot of the old Lost In Space TV series. BTW....it's very well done, I think. So....in that series, the Robinsons have this all terrain vehicle that's sorta like a Hummer on steroids. Thing can climb over just about anything. I was enjoying watching this thing do some impressive high speed off roading and thinking...Hey.... that's what I need for driving around here!…

Everyone has life long goals/dreams, but many of us don’t achieve them (we procrastinate, and follow inefficient routes). One of the sources that block us from reaching our goals is the way we train up our emotional state. Why do our brains have emotions? To start explaining from zero… DNA is a molecule which contains the ingredients to manufacture our bodies. The competitiveness of the environment pressured this molecule to evolve in a certain way, so that it could engineer a human. The brain is the organ which coordinates how the other parts of the body behave. The framework of the brain is designed by information within DNA. This fra…

This is a bit of a silly thread but it something that has been annoying me of late. It seems that nearly all shows and movies coming out nowadays treat their entire plots as secrets. I understand some stories have twist endings or are center around riddles but all stories aren't mysteries. I am finding it increasingly difficult to even get a useful synopsis of stories. As a result I find myself simply watching less content. Since I can't get a feel for the story I just pass. For me knowing a bit of happens is not a bad thing and I feel like in the past this wasn't as big of an issue. How do members in here feel about spoilers? Does knowing a bit a story going in enhance o…

Check out what is being touted as a mysterious phenomena! No ornithologist would know what these are!

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Which illusion, performance has impressed you the most ? That unforgettable one that dropped your jaw to the floor and still has you scratching your head ?

Congratulations science Forum on 1mil total posts. I know it doesent mean much for most but we should stop and appreciate for a moment what this forum brought to some of us. It links and connects each other allowing us to discuss interesting topics, get a peer review for any idea we might have and care to share or be corrected on a flawed understanding. If you are not fortunate enough to work in the specific field that you are interested in, it's hard to find people who you could discuss specific topics with. Thank you admins and members for this though-sharing platform that you shaped.

I apparently can't post such long threads here, but I've posted that parody on several Internet forums, like here: http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=124565

Recently did a kayaking trip out to the Dome House of Cape Romano. Pretty proud of myself, went further than before and managed my first overnighter via kayak. Dome House itself is interesting. Built back in the 80's and later abandoned. Coastline has since changed and now the Domes sit offshore. http://www.messynessychic.com/2013/06/12/the-mysterious-dome-homes-marching-into-the-sea-before-after/ Approaching the house. Number of folks out for the day and there was even a tour boat at one point. Close up. Floors are all gone at this point. Would have liked to take some interior shots but didn't want to chance catching on …

Hi guys, What do you think about an idea to make p2p platform connecting R&D groups and Universities with customers on a specific demand? Customers can place their order to the Institution they never did before. Within the thrust and confidence of blockchainplatform. It is strongly actual due to the demand of developed markets (Japan, US, EU, UK, Switzerland, etc.) and to the development of emerging markets (China, India, Russia, etc.) E.g., let us assume that the scientific group N1C1R1 of the city of C1R1 in the country R1 has received a grant for the development of a new type of magnetoresistivememory. In the course of the work it becam…

I am trying to get information (statistical preferably) on how typo likelihoods work. Do you know what would be the most likely typos of a random word? Do you know how sequence and the position of the previous character would affect these? What about typos on mobiles? I have done a search on google but I can't find anything relevant. Does anyone here know any info? Has anyone researched it a bit? Thanks.

FedEx gets in line for 20 Tesla Semi electric trucks. They are now going to test the electric semi truck waters. Mike Ducker, the FedEx Freight president and CEO said, "Our investment in these trucks is part of our commitment to improving road safety while also reducing our environmental impact." What will be the implication of this for the diesel truck parts? Source: https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/tesla-semi-electric-truck-gets-20-orders-from-fedex/

Dateline 11/05/2019 Our glorious leader "The Donald" after presiding over a much needed overhaul of our nations antiquated Constitution has been elected Supreme Leader for Life in a fair and impartial election garnering 150%of the vote!

I just wanted to express my heartfelt apology to the members of the forum. I was on suspension for a year for very indecent behavior. I hope I can rejoin your community once again.