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I already know that the earth moves 15° per hour, common knowledge; I wanted to see if I could figure out an actual linear measurement, which, apparently, I cannot.

Awww, that's crap that is... A load of propoganda. My link is better

So it said nothing about how it was done, why it was done, what the creators are planning to do with the substance, or what the substance was called? (I don't think the fathers of this stuff are going to call it "strange/freaky water.") Not even any keywords to put into Google?

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I'm so stupid... there are always keywords. "change angle water molecule 114" (Without the quotes) got me this:

http://www.chem1.com/CQ/johnellisbunk.html

The angle change as well as the other absurd claims apparently are all false.

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Yeah, that was a statement... so what?

Is it possible? It would be an awesome trick to do at a party, and since my eyes are screwed up and they let too much light in, thus forcing me to wear sunglasses or suffer the consequences (usually vomiting and extreme migraine) it would help with my condition greatly.

Bisexuality is not psychosis.

err, doesn't the earth move? or have you taken that into account?

That's why I said apparent speed of the sun. I am, of course, in essence, calculating how fast the earth turns.

As for what you did wrong' date=' if you would elaborate on your experimental setup, because the numbers you have there are just unit conversions from the original 75mm/5min.[/quote']

 

I placed a twig (I know, not very scientific, but it's still effective) on the edge of the shadow cast by my house and started a stop watch. Five minutes later, I measured the distance between the twig and the edge of where the shadow was presently. I arrived at what I said before 75mm/5min. I was going through the conversions because 75mm/5min is not very tangible, but 21.6 meters in a day is more easily grasped. It is obviously wrong, because the sun "moves" across the entire planet in a day. The circumference of the earth is most definitely not 21.6 meters.

The language thread, book thread, and history thread would not be science. I believe that is why they have not been created.

What would be really useful is an Earth Science forum. This doesn't really fit anywhere else. Anyone else think this is a good idea? I have a thread that I want to post that deals with such and I don't know where to put it.

At first that is exactly what I said to her (Only in a nicer, more understanding way ), and she replied: "I would love to be normal, and just be attracted to guys, but I can't stop my feelings."

Using a stopwatch, a stick, a ruler, and a shadow cast by my house and the sun, I estimated the apparent speed of the sun.

Or so I thought.

I ended up with a rough number of 75 mm in 5 minutes. Now, doing the math, we get 900 mm in and hour, and 21,600 in a day. That means the sun's light apparently travels 2,160 cm in a day, or 21.6 meters. This can't be right. Can anyone tell me what I did wrong?

I've been thinking long and hard about this because my girlfriend just recently told me that she is bisexual and I'm trying to understand her point of view. I have formulated two theories; these theories are sort of along the lines of nature vs. nurture:

[Nurture] Every human being is born a heterosexual and environmental stimuli cause a hormonal/neurological imbalance that causes the individual afflicted to become sexually attracted to the same sex. This is the side that many heterosexuals take, claiming that bi- and homosexuality is unnatural and abnormal.

[Nature (and then nurture)] Every human being is born bisexual and environmental influences cause an individual to drift toward hetero- or homosexuality. I am starting to believe this theory over the other because I myself have always felt an underlying attraction to men; I've ignored it until now, but my recent revelation has made me rethink these feelings.

Thoughts on this?

Swansont always has a good sarcastic comment for all the people who post ridiculous questions, and a good sense of humour and quick mind is to be above all else admired. Same with Sayo, AP of course, and Yourdad.

<edit>Oh! and how can I forget Phi for All... his latest post in "Why are you Still Single?" has refreshed my memory about how funny he can be as well!</edit>

I have always walked to the tune of a different drummer all my life.

It seems he has already come to the conclusion that it is more sensible for drums to have tunes and flutes to have beats...

This is like some deranged version of "We Didn't Start the Fire"...

Sexual education, HIV, AIDS, treatment...

Free beer, boobies! shopping, sex toys, education,

alchohol, octothorpes, sexually transmitted diseases,

clubs... Arranged marriages, pregnancy test,

work from home, online college degree, adv, confidential...

Pokemon, Power Rangers, kids, back-to-school!

We didn't start the aaddds... They were always there, but we don't really caaree...

Didn't you guys know? God pushes us down to keep us away from heaven before our time!

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..does fit the criteria, but this is a classic riddle, and its classic answer is...[hide]A splinter[/hide]

My thoughts exactly, but it's hilarious nonetheless.

ROFL! Awesome!

Yes, explain for the rest of the people here because even I couldn't get that one; I just like it because it makes you use both math and logic skills to figure it out. And no, you don't have to stop answering without posting a new riddle. I think people like being able to post without answering one and you make that possible.

Here's another:

A man left town on Friday and travelled, on his horse, one day south, one day east, one day north, and then rode back home on Friday. How is this possible?

[hide]You're an only child...[/hide] Pretty simple, but a nice rhythm(sp?) to it, and enough complexity to frighten the passerby

Here's a toughie:

A mathematician was greeted one day by a man taking a census at his door.

"Hello, how may I help you?" The mathematician greeted him cheerfully.

"Hello, I need to ask you a few questions. Firstly, are you married?" The mathematician nodded. "Do you have children?" Again, the mathematician shook his head yes. "How old are you children, what are their genders, and how many do you have?"

The mathematician's eyes glinted with mischief. "I'm glad you asked. I have three daughters, and the product of their ages is 36."

The man seemed flustered by this indirect answer. Thinking to himself, he realized he could not figure it out with only that knowledge. "I need more information to figure this out, sir." He stated.

"Yes, you do." The mathematician replied. He glanced at his house number. Pointing to it, he said, "That is the sum of my daughters' ages."

Accepting that he wasn't going to get a straight answer out of the mathematician, he pulled out a pad of paper and a pencil, scribbled a few things, and then glanced at the house number. "That's still not enough information, sir."

"Of course," the mathematician said, presently gripping the door, "I forgot to tell you that my oldest daughter has blue eyes." And with that, he slammed the door in the man's face.

The man squinted at his work, and then a look of realization crossed his face. He strode down the walk with a satisfied gait. He had figured out the ages.

HOW OLD ARE THE MATHEMATICIAN'S DAUGHTERS?

You are correct, but naturally, don't have a riddle at hand?

Thank you for the compliment, and for future reference, the riddles don't have to rhyme. Anyway, here's my next one:

I am the daughter of a mother

Whose father is unknown

I travel in streams underground

And can be soft or hard as bone

I am that which is under thee

I'm not water, though travel in't

All life depends on me

For I bear wealth infinite

No fair... still getting the AIDS/HIV ads...

Rofl, what irony!

Pokemon, Power Rangers, kids, back-to-school!

People under forty are not supposed to study Kabbalah; nor are people over forty supposed to share the Kabbalah's teachings with people under forty.