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Hi Really not sure where this post should live so Mod feel free to move if deemed non-applicable here. I am looking for substance, relatively thin in thickness that will prevent / reduce heat conduction been emitted from 35Watt halogen bulbs. I have 8 x 35 watt halogen bulbs mounted approx 12 mm away from 6mm pine wood. The purpose of which is to illuminate the wood - cut out to display countries of the world. The halogen bulbs are controlled by dimmable switches. The problem is that even after a short period of time the boards tend to heat up quite a bit and I'd like to see if there is some material that could be screwed to wood in front of bulb that protects the wood…

Hi. It does not take that long, and stirrs cultists and speculators. Good elaborated artwork of precision, planning and patience; and fun watching on the news later. There is plenty of them in truly beautiful patterns. ----> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_opN9ghPKQ] But do they all have an explanation ? It is a brutal effort to make this ---->[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KliBRinZHJA] What for ? Is there a secret contest society doing these ? To laugh at worshippers of mistery ?

Hello everyone!!! I just finished my first composition for the pipe organ titled, "Once Upon A Dream". Let me know what you think about it. After all, musicians flourish through constructive criticism. Enjoy the song!!!

What qualities did they possess that puts them above all others? I've always admired Leonardo Da Vinci because he seemed to be a prodigy at everything he put his hand to and advanced those fields as well which seems extremely rare. He had phenomenal imagination as well as technical execution. He married art and science without apparent internal conflict which I've never really been able to do ...to me they are at odds philosophically and I inhabit one state or the other generally. He was a great artisan with his hands as well. There are no right answers and this is not intended as an argument for one or another. I'm just interested in your opinion about who and wh…

With a few thousand black walnuts harvested in my backyard, cleaned and dried, the task ahead is just too much. Black walnuts are extraordinarily tough, and after shattered/crushed, the intrincate compartments still prove excessive work/time to extract the edible fragments. Some more hammering and mixed pieces are piling up. How to separate the goodies? Dumped in water, both shell and 'meat' pieces sink. How does the industry does it ? Do you know a clever way ?

There are alot of intelligent people on this forum, and I see that some have PhD's. Are any of you PhD's doing any really cool ahead of time research? Please share!

Not too far off from reality... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9KpYFfDWRM

Is anyone familiar with the claims of Victor Zammit and past lives? I have been searching all afternoon and he has so dominated all information feeds in 12 pages of google all you get is his stuff and no real opposition to his claims...

Found this recipe on-line (the story is at the BBC ) it's just a nice recipe for a slightly different burger - the interesting bit, other than finding out if it tastes as good as it sounds, is guessing who Papa was (just noticed it is given away at bottom of photo).

i m very curios abt it so please reply mods

Does anyone know of any images of what the night sky would like if there was an active quasar at the heart of the milky way?

Lets say someone wanted to make a fansite or sell fanmade products for a particular fanbase over internet. What would the legal ramifications be if they did not get copyright permission and how do you get said consent? How likely is it to be sued for a fan promoting and or selling fan products? Does anyone know anything about copy-written laws over the internet?

I'd like to hear people's stories.

New bucket list item... I have to have one of these... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq7wBYxGWqM

What are your thougts on a person who never got to experience high school science/biology/chemistry/mathematics on beginning a journey to get her upgrading courses through adult basic education and starting on a college bsc degree in possibly biochemistry. I know, it's an odd question. On one hand, I might put a lot of effort into trying science and discover it was not meant to be. The exiting part is though, I might try it and discover it's perfect for me, my thing, my 'niche' that I have yet to discover. If I have yet to discover it, why not science? I don't know if I'll be any good at memorization. I know I'm good with concepts. I had 3 college semesters of Phi…

Hello everyone! I haven't posted in a while because I've been working on my latest composition since my birthday January 15th. I finally got the first part completed and want to share it with you all so you can see how I write music and follow along with the process. This recording is the brass and woodwind section: And, here is the completed first part with the strings: Enjoy!!!

Kinda "cool" comic in astro-biology magazine... http://www.astrobio.net/index.php?option=com_comics&msg=&id=&task=&ser=3&pageNo=1

It is a real measure of energy? If so what can I compare it with to understand how much power it represents? I ask because I was watching Star Trek Voyager and in passing they mentioned the warp reactor produced 4 trillion terradynes of energy per second, is it just technobabble or a real measure of energy? I tried to google it but my spelling must be off because all I got was bunch of companies with the word in their names...

I have read his all post and i also think that they are just nuts but still no one should be banned that long period i got this information by the post containing banned or suspended users and last was Rajnish for 2 years i think that its not valid for that long time it can be of 2-3 weeks atmost not 2 years so please shorten his suspension period its just my honest request now i will like to let the Moderators Decide on this

I'm very busy at the moment but I came across this paper that goes a long way as I see it and also being thus current science on this topic .http://aeon.co/magazine/nature-and-cosmos/our-quantum-reality-problem/

I want to change my behaviour from a 10 year old kiddish child to an mature 14 year science student and start giving logical answers?

I really really want to became the moderator so please tell me how can i became moderator?

Saw this on Kickstarter last night and thought it looked like fun. Figured I would share it with you guys. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/941796769/ph-d-the-game my friends and family love playing games, what games do you guys play? we like (in no particular order) Gloom, fluxx, Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, ticket to ride, etc

Today when i got up i got ready for my college and then got a bus and then suddenly i got down from my bus at one unknown stop and went on a new way then i seen some light coming out and then i remembered nothing but then i have seen myself climbing up the stairs of my home and the time was 6:30 pm What was that??