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Aerospace has my vote.

I think that was his point.* *Key word - think. I, too, got the page not available message when I clicked it, against my better judgement, even though I was initially suspicious that this is just Sayo's way of saying this isn't softscienceforums.net.

No worries. I rather enjoy a brief foray into the realm of fiction - it's a nice break from reality sometimes. One of the most interesting science-fiction related aspects of this is the infinite number of possibilities that an extraterrestrial lifeform could take. Something beyond our wildest imaginations would be, to put it simply, breathtakingly amazing.

I apologize if I have offended. There's nothing funny about finding out if there's truth in it, indeed, I do the same all the time and encourage it. Many foundations of modern science are based on the science fiction of the past. The thing that made me laugh was what I must now relate as an extremely unlikely coincidence. There is currently a rather scientifically unfounded (read: pure fiction, with pseudoscience mixed in, probably deemed science fiction) TV show on Friday nights here in the US that includes in its impressively implausible resume the ability of an alien species (possibly a 4- or 5-dimensional one at that) to modify the human genome to a triple helix. The timing was such that I believed this to be where you got the idea; apparently, this is not the case. Had I looked at your location, I could have easily discovered this. The reference to spiral EM interference patters was the alien species's calling card: burned into almost all electronic devices (and arranged in some randomly chosen blood splatters on the floor) was a spiral-shaped interference pattern. So in reality, for you, there is absolutely no connection between the two. Again, sorry, I didn't do the thorough background checking that I should have.

Hahahaha! Spose it's possible, and I'd tend to agree with the more biologically adept in this forum. What I think is funny is where I think you're getting the idea. Shall I be looking for a thread on weird spiral-shaped EM interference as well? What can I say, if you ask me, TV science is generally a contradition in terms.

At the very least, history definitely falls under the anthropology category, which is (IIRC) considered a science.

I agree with nanotechnology completely. The language thing would be quite cool as well. Personally, the two things that I would most like to see are electronics (I see an awful lot of questions that should be in electricity/electronics go into engineering or computer science) and space technology/aerospace engineering/etc.

It's not exactly quick, or that incredibly easy, but making hovercrafts is a hobby of mine. If you want to make a really simplified one, grab a balloon, an old, unwanted CD (card that's NOT corrugated works better, and foam works best. Find something very thin and very light), and a thimble/empty thread spool/top to a plasic bottle (anything that the inflated balloon will stay attached to is fine), as well as some superglue or hot glue and (maybe) some scissors. Affix the empty thread spool to the center of the CD with the glue (CD's are nice here because you don't have to find the center), and put the balloonon top of the empty thread spool. It would be a good idea to rubber-band it on too, just to be sure it won't come off. Now, if you didn't use a CD for your base, you need to make a hole that goes all the way into the balloon (NOT through the balloon, you want to be able to inflate/deflate the balloon through the hole). Now inflate the balloon through the hole. Pinch the balloon so no air comes out. Place the whole thing on a smooth, flat surface, and un-pinch. Tada! Here are some links that describe it far better than I: Site 1 Site 2 Site 3