Joatmon

I'm a bit puzzled scanning through this thread but there are a few points I'd like to add. The first is obvious - Right angled triangles have sides that comply with Pythagoras theorem. The second, once you have your triangle you cannot multiply different sides by different amounts - in effect you would be altering the shape of the triangle. Each side must be multiplied by the same amount. Lastly such a triangle represents either constant forces or if forces are changing it can only represent a particular instant in time. I'm retired now but my speciality was electronics and our main complication concerned sinusoidal forces (voltages) where appreciating the difference between instantaneous value and a steady state equivalent was necessary. I don't know if this helps, but it's my two pennyworth

OK, I'll be the gullible one! If we can assume that one, and only one, of the boxes contain a correct answer then the percentages shown have nothing to do with the question. If we had asked four people to choose the correct location of the answer to the next question and they each choose a different letter -A, B, C, or D then surely only one will be correct? Each individual will have had a one in four chance of getting it correct. What am I missing ?

As I understand it one of the golden rules of the universe is that you never get something for nothing. I would therefore think that if anything is happening in the warmer space that takes any energy at all then that energy must come from the aluminium supercooled ring. Your idea seems to be rather like the idea that you could drive an electrical generator from a wheel of a car and feed it back to an electric motor and have transport for nothing. I wonder why you would need a massive aluminium ring - if the idea works then I suppose the mass of the ring is immaterial. Another way of looking at it is to consider whether you have created a perpetual motion machine.

Although it can't carry energy or information at that speed I'll mention, just for fun really, that phase velocity in a rectangular waveguide travels along the waveguide with a speed greater than light. I remember the incredulity with which the fact was met when first introduced to us when radar students.

I'm not a legal expert in any sense but all I know is that quotes such as follows have the owner of at least one forum worried enough to grant such requests just in case there is a post somewhere in the "conversation" that could be claimed to breach data laws:- “‘personal data’ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person”. In this particular case with only three posts I can see that it is quite easy to check. Just saying...........

If you are subject to UK law I'm not sure you can refuse to remove personal information. Among the wording is "Make it easy for people to withdraw consent and tell them how." I am a moderator on another site and it is for that reason we allow all data we hold on a member, including their posts, to be deleted if they so request.

Well I don't know why I came here tonight. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nQME5Gl7cI&feature=player_detailpage

This one is for fiery feisty Xittenn. I miss her lively contribution even though it has cost me a couple of neg reps!

I was driving my car in the country when I got a puncture. I stopped by a very high wall. I took the spare wheel out of the boot, jacked up the car and removed the wheel with the puncture. As I slid the wheel off the car I accidentally knocked the four wheel nuts into a drain. I was wondering what to do next when I heard a voice say "Have you a problem?". I looked up at the top of the wall and saw a smiling face. I told him of my predicament and that I didn't know what to do next. He said "What I would do is take one nut off each of the other wheels and attach your spare wheel with them. You will then have each wheel held by three nuts. If you drive gently that will get you to the next town where you can find a garage to sell you four nuts. Put one nut on each wheel and your problem is solved". Thanking him, I asked what place would need such a high wall. He said it was a secure home for the insane. I said "You obviously are not insane so what are you doing there?". He said "It's a sad story. I inherited a huge fortune but my family connived with the family solicitor and managed to get me declared insane in order to steal my money." I thought for a moment and then told him that was so unfair that as soon as I got home I would do what I could to get the matter properly investigated to see that he got his fortune back and the wrongdoers punished. "You would do that for me?" he asked. I replied "Yes, of course I would" and he thanked me. As I turned to get into my car I felt a huge blow on the back of my head and a large stone which had flown through the air and hit me bounced onto the car causing quite a dent. I spun round to see the man still smiling, and waving to me he called " You won't forget will you?" Edit:For my American friends - a boot is a trunk: a solicitor is an attorney.

Google is deploying spy planes that can show you sunbathing in your garden. They will be able to show things 4 inches wide. That doesn't worry me although 4 inches long might! http://www.dailymail...ing-garden.html

This song takes me back to when I was 20 years old, between girl friends and owner of a motorbike. Who isn't a pretender?

Well Moontanman, if we are going to lower the tone..............

You could have added "with a silver lining"

But not in the bath - well not very often http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GcBk78Xlw0

Lie back, close your eyes, relax, perhaps remember childhood and let this heal you. (But please don't put an adult interpretation on some of the lines)

Now that is really nice - I wonder what the heck #146 was all about!

Feeling my age today - probably feel younger tomorrow.

Sorry Moontanman but "The Uploader has not made this video available in your country". Anyway, I'm not sure that being reminded twice in such a short time is good for my self esteem

I blame this one on the lack of hormones at my age - still like the song!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWO_AIh8drk

1958 was a pretty good year for me (aged 20).

Changed my mind - might come back

Antibiotics OK - carbon monoxide no! Men cry sometimes too - but usually privately. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNNiBcU3BR4