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If you have any interesting facts on science post them here! Here are some of my facts: You burn more calories eating celery than celery has in it. People that smoke a pack of cigarettes every day puts a halfcup of tar in his or her's lungs each year. I'll post more later.

does anybody know the weight of iodine per gram

(A collection of some thoughts brought on by recent posts and posters. Some of these are touched upon in the FAQ and Pseudoscience section, and these sentiments can be found on other science fora) If you think you've toppled relativity, quantum mechanics, evolution or some other theory with your post, think again. Theories that have been around for a while have lots of evidence to back them up. It is far more likely that you have missed something. Here are some things to consider: 1. You have to back your statements up with evidence. 2. Anecdotes are not evidence. 3. Being challenged to present evidence is not a personal attack. 4. Calling the people…

I recently read a very good book called "The Web of Belief" by W.V. Quine and J.S. Ullian. Its basically a compact introduction to rational belief and an entry point to areas of philosophy, methodology of science, and philosophy of language. Here are some excerpts from the section on the virtues of a hypothesis. I thought it would be beneficial to any aspiring scientist. There are five in all, but I don't have time to type them all up atm, so here are the first three. I will finish them up tomorrow. Virtue I: conservatism: In order to explain the happenings that we are inventing it [hypothesis] to explain, the hypothesis may have to conflict with some of our pr…

SamCogar mentioned above... ... to which Phi for All responded... I'll probably not win any friends by saying this, but I'd say Sam is, on this point at least, largely right, and Phi largely wrong -- with no disrespect intended to any of our members. Phi's sentiments reflect a vaguely Popperian view of science, one that is often repeated by scientists who, in many cases, quite understandably due to other commitments, are unable (or even unwilling) to keep abreast of developments in the history and philosophy of science. Popper's view goes something like this: Science can be described as a process of "critical rationalism" or "conjectures a…

This thread has been started after a comment SkepticLance rightly made in the Limit to Growth thread. Basically he felt that he was being asked for sources disproportionately more frequently than other members, and that other people do not cite references as often as he is asked to provide them. While I personally think that's a monster Lance creates for himself, you can't ignore the fact that we don't use references anywhere near as one would expect on a forum like this. Certainly we ask for them much more than we provide them without being asked ourselves. Do we do it often enough? Do we rely too much on poor sources? Do we invoke higher standards for oth…

im not sure what topic this goes in so i put it here. so a few work mate were discussing something. id like some input. the world we live in, throughout all of history, has been dominated by men. even from hunter gatherer days until now, in every society, men were calling the shots and woman were put in the "seen but not heard" category. so what if we lived in a world where that was reversed. if the men were "seen but not heard" and woman where in charge and calling all the shots, what would be different. so our discussion was that , i think in the woman world, there is much less chance of things like going to the moon, inventing airplanes…

With one gun shot to the head, some people die, some people remain living with injuries. I want to know which side of the head to shoot for an instant death?

This is an interesting but, ultimately, fairly meaningless question. (Also, it isn't obviously related to the original point about English being "most rational, and sophisticated") The problem is, mainly, how do you define a word. Do you count inflections as separate words: e.g are "dog" and "dogs" one word or two. What about different meanings: "dog" the animal versus the verb "to dog"; and what about all the different meanings of that verb. And then the conjugations of the verb (dog, dogs, dogged, dogging, etc). Is a hyphenated term one word or two (or more). If you decide that the forms of a verb are separate words, then what about languages that have more co…

How will we survive if machines are taking most jobs?

I was looking for the eat-by date on a year-old jar of honey and I noticed it said 2012. I got to thinking, does honey actually go off? I mean, beehives aren't exactly hygienic or even refrigerated, so how does the honey keep fresh inside them? Will old honey go moldy or whatever?

Globally a lot of people eat rice as a part of their staple food. I have felt that I feel sleepy after consuming rice. I have personally observed this and a lot of peoples views have confirmed the same. Can anyone please throw light on this ... What (factors) in rice induces sleep? Is the variety/quality of rice linked to this? Has it been scientifically proven? Does the glycemic load/glycemic index of rice play a role in triggering sleep? What is the mechanism of action of factor(s) that induce sleep? Does the brain need to concentrate on digestion of rice and switches off the other signals which make us lethargic? Please help me uncover the mystery behind thi…

Hey guys As you probably know, I have a site/blog intended on bringing science to the public. The site's about to take some direction-change, and as part of it, I want to include a list of funny (and slightly naughty) science pickup lines. And who better to help me than YOU, naughty little buggers. So, feel free to share your most science'y pickup lines. Please take into account that the forum is PG rated. If you feel you have a winner that is innappropriate for a PG-13 site, send me a pm about it. I'll pick the best ones and they will be featured (with proper credit to the suggester!) on the new, upcoming (very exciiiiting) site! Good luck.. ~moo…

ever wondered HOW they get the stuff into spray cans? does it seems a waste to have to throw one away when it`s empty? ever wanted to have your OWN product in spray form? Here`s How!.... take an "Empty" used Can. hold your finger down on the nozzel for for a while, make sure there`s no gas anymore coming out. boil some water and put it in a bowl big enough to sink the empty can into. put the can into it, every 30 seconds or so, press down the nozzel to rlealse more gas ( the ideal is a pan of boiling water on the stove) when no more gas will come out, remove the Can from the boiling water. allow it to cool, and put it in the fridge for 20 mins,,, you n…

There are some who consider language a scientific subject. Certainly it can be very technical. You might enjoy "The Cambridge Encylopedia of Language." I believe you can get a pdf download for your E reader. Tenses: Some languages (Latin, German, ...) use changes to the endings of nouns to indicate different purposes. English does not do this very much. Most languages (German, French, Latin, Russian .. ) offer a much smaller set of changes to verbs than does English. Although there are only three basic tenses, Past Present and Future, English has many variations on each. These variations often confuse those learning English as a foreign langu…

I have an optical mouse, not a ball mouse. My dad told me that optical mouses work best on white surfaces, but from usage I find that red surfaces work best. Does it matter what is the color of the surface on which you use your optical mouse?

Lose the flower garlands. The way I see it is that even in our earliest histories humankind was "towards" trends, which is always hurtful. Our food regimen haven't ever really gotten better, only more conventional, at the expense of the furthest reaching convenience. In other words, from the earliest ages we've always been toward better medicine at the expense of authentic wholesome foods. That's just my point of view. That's the way I would have it; and the thing is, that's what I'm towards. For example, my refrigerator is shut down. I've discovered (as a personal convenience) fermentation is always a safe preservative method. And folks love my Mediter…

Some scientists have an interest in ART and the use of ART in conveying scientific ideas that are otherwise difficult to express in other ways . This thread is started to act as a vehicle for such participation. Comments by another Scientific Artist ( anonymous )

I don't subscribe to modern science. Here's why: That genuine science began as a branch of ancient philosophy. Modern science disowns it's ancestry for the sake of modern commercial interests, primarily institutions descending from mass manufactures. So this thread concerns the science I subscribe to, that being ancient science. That being said, I noticed today in my natural observations, some moss growing along the railroad as I was doing my daily winter rounds for next year's crop. And I remembered how moss will grow without soil and actually manufacture it. I remembered how vivid green it grows even sometimes on manmade concrete. I remembered that modern…

How so?? If 0--->1 defines any quantity, then the quantity itself has a limit within itself, thus infinity is made of limits within limits and contradicts itself with the very nature that defines it....And what would that be??? The ""limit itself.""

Hi I am new on this forum. For my science fair, I am considering devising ways to keep carbonated, bottled (soft drinks) from going "flat", or, basically losing the bubbles. So, for my question. Do you guys have any ideas, or things that I can do?? It can be anything, but preferably not too complicated, and possibly somthing I can engineer or build. I look forward to hearing your Ideas!!!

i have been told that certain fruits and vegetables are male/female is there any truth to this?

This seems like a forum where I may be able to find the answer to the question that has been bothering beer drinkers for years. Can any one help explain the science behind this situation? Often times in Maine, intentionally or not, we leave a can or bottle or two of our favorite beverage in our trucks, sheds, garages, etc. This works out very well when the weather is just above freezing and we later find a perfectly chilled beverage. However, since there is currently no BEER STORAGE ADVISORY publically broadcast over all media sources, sometimes the weather drops well below freezing and we find ourselves in trouble. An experienced beer drinker will exercise cautio…

Given that I am in a second semester general chemistry course, atmospheric pressure has been discussed. I was wondering why we do not feel the effects of the atmosphere's intense pressure? Following this: http://suite101.com/article/weight-of-earths-atmosphere-a56021 and a previous calculation that I did on my own, the atmosphereic pressure is actually rather high (in terms of pounds.) Why do we not feel this? I understand that, given evolutionary theory, our bodies may have adapted to this standard pressure, but I feel as though there may be a rather large disparity between atmospheric pressure at the coast and pressure at 3,333 ft. Given that the pres…

Hello dear musicians, music lovers and everyone! I'd like to describe fingerings for music instruments with tone holes (which almost means woodwinds) and the associated mechanics. My goals for these fingerings are: Open all holes below the height-defining one, at least on the two first registers; Have no difficult key nor sequence of notes; Not need to close a hole and open an other simultaneously, at least on the two first registers. That's a difficulty of the flute; Need few tone holes regularly spaced and reasonable mechanics; But I don't primarily address the ease or possibility to disassemble the instrument. 1) and 4) make the sound quality more even and let build…