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I am looking for funny activies and science-related hobbies I am already involved in these activies: Programming (I learn how computers work) Growing mushrooms (edible ones, yum!) Any ideas to share in this threads (I'm not a scientist like You, I still have to finish my scientific high school)?

I hadn't seen this one but even if you have it is worth revisiting. Awesome demonstration of a rocket sled!

Hey guys, I'm trying to add someone to my circles on google+ but I can't seem to do it. It says that I'm "restricted" from adding them to my circles but I know they haven't blocked me because when I create a new google+ account and view their profile it still says the same thing. I can still also see this person's google+ in community pages that they have joined whereas if they blocked me I wouldn't be able to see their profile at all listed in any community pages they have joined. So, what's happened here? I thought you could add everyone to my circles. Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks, Mr Rayon

Drunk you say Occifer? I 'aven't 'ad ah drop 'onest. Look you are you an optimist or a pessimist? A pessimist I see. Well I am an optimist and I will show you it's the same thing. You say the glass is half empty, I say it is half full. 1/2 empty = 1/2 full Multiply through by 2 empty = full or 6 empty glasses = 6 full glasses and I have therefore have drunk only 6 empty glasses. (Perhaps this really belongs in the lounge)

So the question in science class today was " is there a food that has more than one Calorie that does not start from the color green". In other words meat from a cow starts by the cow eating grass, fish eat seaweed or moss. I can't think of any and google has not been my friend on this. If anyone can come up with something I would appreciate it.

This came up in a different thread when imatfaal tried to use "ignoral" to describe an instance of someone ignoring something. It follows the proper structure, but isn't in the dictionary. What would be the proper usage there? It's an odd case overall, I think, because "ignorance" means you don't know something, but "ignore" means you know about it but refuse to acknowledge it. So if you're guilty of an instance of ignorance, did you know or not? Or are ignore and ignorance not related?

My employer was extended and opportunity to have someone attend a senior leadership school taught by one of the Uniform Armed Services. I was selected to attend. One of our first assingments was to take a pre-test. We were specifically directed to not answer any questions we were not 100% certain about. Though multiple choice we were all instructed not to guess. To simply leave blank answers to question we were not absolutely positive about. The purpose of the test is to guage the effectiveness of the course. They are looking for a baseline knowledge of the subject matter upon entry into the class. The test doesn't count toward class completion and does not negatively eff…

There's a very special person in my life and I've been missing her like crazy. I miss her so much that I actually have the blues. What better way to express my feelings than in song? Enjoy!!!

Insane for a few reasons: 1/ the ‘logistics’ where/which country/city would we meet. 2/ the quality of trolls/gun toting nut jobs this site attracts. 3/ who would pay for the venue? 4/ do we serve cheese nips or wotsits? A mad semi-stoned/slightly-tipsy idea but who’d be up for it, in principal and with the appropriate security? Come on who’s curious enough to, maybe, make it a virtual get together?

Ran across this https://twitter.com/tkadlec/status/639970222368100352 Which is apparently a quote from Mindwise by Nicholas Epley Anyway, this was fresh on my mind from a recent thread. It's probably more on point for topics where opinions are being discussed, but perhaps only marginally. The thing we tend to forget is that while we have access to everything that puts a statement in context (what we've read, what we've experienced) others do not. So far too often what you write or say isn't what you actually meant, or isn't unambiguously so. People with different biases and perspectives can read the same statement in different ways, so you can never legitima…

Its seems that screen time is bad for youngsters but good for oldsters. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-34139196 http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/interactive/news/brains-are-aging-slower-due-to-modern-technology-id801799556-t116.html Comments?

So I made this video about the north american wood frog and its freeze tolerance.... and i would like it if some people checked it out. I put a ton of time into it and want people to enjoy it. Its roughly 14 minutes... and ya its supposed to be funny. Thanks for checking it out! If you don't, no worries! I promise not to spam post it everywhere too lol. (You might have to copy and paste the link in your browser as opposed to just clicking the video) url deleted

Is it true that if someone is initially intrinsically motivated to study and do well, if they are given extrinsic reasons to become motivated, often than not the person becomes reliant on extrinsic motivations to study? How true is this? I have always been an instrincally motivated student and repressed extrinsic motivations.

It appears to me that if I try to imagine movement, I can't. I'm not certain, but I think if a recollection springs into mind unbidden then there can appear to be motion (say a memory of a person running). But if I try to imagine a person running, I see a still image that is underpinned by the idea of running. Or a series of stills with the idea of running. What does everyone else see?

What do you know about bubbles? There were bubbles in my drink tonight. I used to have a cat named bubbles. There is a lot of science behind them involving surfactants, surfaces, molecular interactions, fluid dynamics and stuff. There are bubbles in sci-fi things and they get used in entertainment by magicians. I've been working on something for about 10 to 15 years and it is kinda succeeding, so I thought I'd take advantage of a voucher from my local offering a half price bottle of bubbly wine. It was very nice and I had fun drinking it and socializing with people tonight. A happy night! One of my old Physics lecturers used to do special talks on bubble…

The U.K. In its Universities is attempting to scratch at the surface of the weirdness of Quantum Mechanics. It has fascinated many probing scientists , from the early pioneers , (1890 to 1920 ) through the 20 th century , to today . Now some fascinating ideas and a different approach is underway . Mike

They appear to have very similar movement ! Coincidence or anything else? Mike

I have finished yet another composition. I wrote the melody to this song in high school. It has taken me 17 years to complete it. I'm just happy that my skills have grown to allow me to write what I hear in my heart. Enjoy!!! *Edit: I made a few changes to the spiccato violin parts, which are just awesome!

Anyone heard of this? I came across it on Kickstarter. It’s a film about how science relates to the real world. I thought it looked pretty interesting.

This video is packed with fascinating science facts, and delivered with quite an inspiring or uplifting message- the world is more beautiful that we can possibly imagine, and realizing this should always prompt us to lighten up a bit. video removed per rule 2.7 by moderator

My Mum got to that certain point a few months ago and paid to use Ancestry.com in an attempt to find out where Her maternal line had come from and also the roots of where Her brown eyes had come from, I managed to trace the brown eyes using Ancestry and it turns out there was a marriage in the family to an Italian Gentleman from Como, Lake Lombardi in Italy, His name being Dominico Brentani, The Lady He married, Eliza Wall turned out to be interesting in that She descended from The Middletons - these were the ancestors of My Grandfather Henry on My Mums side of the family. My Mums Mum My Gran was a Jackson and We are still looking at all of this and have mailed folk in …

The TV show Law and Order: SVU deals with murder, rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse so on. But I hear there is lots children in TV show. Even though at the time of TV show Law and Order: SVU pedophile was less common in the US. Now pedophile is more common in US of sexual assault on children so on. So is the TV show Law and Order: SVU morally acceptable todays? I was going to get the TV show Law and Order: SVU. But if there is lots of children getting sexual assaulted and abuse even though it is fake and acting in todays would feels more morally not acceptable. May be Law and Order vs Law and Order: SVU may be better option. I hear there is murder, assault …

Not sure if this as already been posted, but it you want your name to go to Mars on the Insight mission there are only a couple of weeks left. http://mars.nasa.gov/participate/send-your-name/insight/ I have my boarding pass

I remember reading a magazine article from the early 1980's, talking about how the DOE was funding NASA to build a stirling engine to be used in a car. The engine was designed and built just over a year. - Is this why engineers are paid more than cancer researchers (i.e. Bioinformatics, Pharmaceutical Biotechnologists, Biochemists), because of mere product saturation? Any engineer, given the funding, and tools has the express capability of designing and building, any engine, bridge, exhaust system in a relatively short window of time. Your just limited to parts and imagination. But to cure a disease or make an effective drug/vaccine takes lots of research, lot…

A nice way to let time pass when you wait for your order... ----> Certainly opens a multitude of opportunities.