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Cost is not really an issue (to an extent). The only requirements are that it is as strong and thin as possible whilst remaining *slightly* flexible. I know very little about this so any help is appreciated

I'm a bio major (pre-med) and my grades are really terrible. I have a .89 gpa for my major and a 2.22 overall. I admit, i have been fooling around and partying, but at times when I did cut down on the tom-foolery and decided to take work serious, i noticed that I was overwhelmed / struggled. my math and science skills aren't that strong so that explains the struggles. I'm also wondering if I'm in the correct major for me. yes, i do like the sciences and I'm interested, but w/ my poor skills, i'm really struggling and my grades aren't good for med school. to help narrow things down: - i like to work w/ my hands (build, fix things, etc., thus I was considering surgery…

Just noticed that Tom Swanson has passed 20,000 posts and I wanted to bring that not inconsiderable milestone to public notice. Congratulations and thanks for your time on this site. Favourite Swansontims

Such a beautiful way to demonstrate harmony. But is anyone actually watching or listning? http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Pwe-pA6TaZk&feature=player_embedded

Americans Revolt Billions of Times a Day http://www.forbes.com/sites/jerrybowyer/2012/07/08/july-4th-question-part-iii-americans-revolt-billions-of-times-a-day/

So i found a 5 leaf clover, is that even possible? is there a way to know if its a clover, i have 2 four leaf's that are different sizes but only 3 of the 5 leafs look proportional to the other 2's ratios. ALSO will i win the lottery tomorrow?

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It's all in the pick up lines. Spot the disciplines: "You look extremely reproductive tonight, my dear!" "Do you like the drink I made you? Wanna see what it made my lab rats do?" "If I kiss you, you have to kiss me back. It's a Law."

I don't know how old this Bob Newhart is, but it is pure comedy Gold. "Look Willard I'm taking just as big a chance as you are. I mean it's my responsibility. If that thing goes off, it's me they're going to want to talk to not you, you know." Does anybody else have some favourites?

there is a code in the english language in the beginning when i survived all there attacks mindreading-aether-dream control {colon}--and the nose touch i was bitten on the foot i woke up and i had a sore and iodine on it and the blood was sucked out of my legs and they was weak i couldnt stand up without getting wobbly. Here is the code speaking about feet being fed on feed--feel--feet--fee and the letter at the end thats how the code is done and food--fool-foot--foo and the letter i did feel it when my foot was fed on its no coincidence that there are two codes speaking about the feet being fed onthe word iodine--I-O-DINE my foot was dined onthe code go's on and on wi…

When the best of engineering means "Oh My Gosh", to the buyer. http://www.youtube.com/embed/xWMkOwq2qIU?rel=0

Great looking tree house, could be a great romantic retreat... http://www.gizmag.com/erlebnest-treehouse/23317/

Below is my personal list by rank, please give yours? 1. # Jesus of Nazareth 2. # Mohammed 3. # Tsai Lun (credited with the invention of paper) 4. # Johann Gutenberg 5. # Isaac Newton 6. # Paul of Tarsus 7. # Shih Huang Ti 8. # Louis Pasteur 9. # Albert Einstein 10. # Siddhartha Guatama 11. # Confucius 12. # Abraham (reportedly the founder of Judaism) 13. # Aristotle 14. # Galileo Galilei 15. # Plato 16. # Tim Berners Lee (invented the world wide web (with help)) 17. # Adolph Hitler 18. # James Watt / Matthew Boulton (Watt invented it, but Boulton manufactured it and made it into big business) 19. # Constantine I (the Great) 20. # Genghis …

In the should homosexual marriages be banned thread question of sex for fun in other critters came up, someone mentioned dolphins, I added bonobos Not sure why I did though, specifically not sure why should be necessary to single out some critters as engaging in sex for fun and not others Aside from questions of how to determine purpose in non-verbal critters, though think can be inferred at times, real question is if is assumed other critters are not having sex for fun, then what is the presumed "reason" To assume they have connected sex to reproduction is silly. In part, comes down to a question of is sex fun or is lack of sex not fun, but either way a…

Hi everybody, lemme get straight to the point, I aimed my life to be a scientist/researcher (mainly on math & physic). But at the same time I'm worried on financial problem(having a job is not easy as it sound). Fortunately, researching is not my only interest, creating & building stuff also such as programming. btw, I'm just a newbie on c++ for now. Either to take my "desired road" of learning (ignoring financial problem, which I don't know how things will going) or just take some moment for the "safe road" to stabilize my income. anyway. the 'keypoint' of choice here is time, experience & income. choosing "desired road" would save me some time f…

As an importer I see a lot of different products, but these ones from China are just the bees knees. I don't know just how much fun you could have with these little darlings hidden in the greenery. http://animal-maker.com/Product.asp?big=86&page=1 A range of 183 animatronic dinosaurs, many if not most are life sized with movements and sound. They even have a Plesiosaur for the pool. They have a variety of creatures from other periods as well, from the pre dinosaur, bowel loosening Gorgonopsid to the relatively recent Mammoth and associated big cats. Oh for a large property, some solar panels to keep the critters charged and a bunch of Boy Scouts on…

I'm not an idiot. According to all the tests I'm actually suppose to be a genius. I've had IQ tests, MRI's and CAT scans, Blood taken and worked on a number of studies about intelligence. Some of these, I've led myself. Others were tests done when I was a kid, without knowing or understanding what they were or why. My first IQ I scored 120-150. My last test I was 160 (about 8 years ago). Yet, I barely passed high school. I only managed to get the last credits I needed by sneaking into my boyfriends computer class. I did a 3 year course, in 3 months. Why? Modules were there, everything I needed for the class was available, and hell why not? Not like I'm supp…

Are humans only capable of receiving images through their eyes? Would it be possible to make a blind person see by sending images constantly to their brain using an input other than the eyes?

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Could you help me figure out what the problem is here: Sometimes certain completely unrelated sites will become inaccessible to me, I can't connect to them using any browser. This will last for days and then become accessible and then inaccessible again. I can't find any reason for this. I did a virus search with NOD and a scan with malwarebytes antimalware and nothing came up. Does anyone know what this could be?

Hi. What is being done with the heat released by spent nuclear pellets ? Is it just released to atmosphere, or some industrial application is being fulfilled ? Is the heat produced by spent pellets used to preheat water that supplies reactors thus using the energy ? For several levels of radioactivity in the spent pellets; is there a safe one (or shielded one) that if we lived in a world of saints and security was not an issue, a plain size home could use its heat for winter warming; how many pellets would do the task and how long would they last performing reasonably well ? Somewhere I read one spent pellet (about a cubic centimeter?) has the energy of 500K…

neat trick... http://www.gizmag.com/rieger-wireless-power-levitating-led-light/23222/

Hi. Perhaps anyone knows or has/has seen the "Michael's wheel" ? Been trying to buy one and the only provider I can find feels iffy to deal with. It is supposed to be a magnetic toy / desktop curiosity; picture attached, but have no information on it. The site that had details does not exist any more. Thanks.

My English 101 teacher told us to not put a comma before "because." However, it seems like the comma could make an important distinction when the first part of the sentence contains two verbs. I'll give an example. "Don't drink the tea that is steaming (,) because..." "Don't drink the tea that is steaming (,) because it is evaporating." I would say no comma because the because-portion is related to the latter verb, "steaming." "The tea that is steaming because it is evaporating," can be considered an independent part of the sentence. "Don't drink the tea that is steaming (,) because you already burnt your tongue once today." I would say add the comma beca…

History + Science Documentary series - What the ancients knew - What the Ancients Knew (TV Series 2005) - IMDb Unearthing Ancient Secrets - Episode Guide : Unearthing Ancient Secrets : Science Channel Any other series or single documentaries that you know of that combine history and science? (not cosmos stuff(since that is history technically))...I've seen plenty of those.