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Endy0816

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  1. Don't believe everything Morgan Freeman says. It isn't like he's God or something... Scratch that.
  2. That is a complicated question dependent on the mass of electrons involved. If OP would consent to a hemispherectomy we can attempt to find an answer for you. Now it is possible that we may find an issue lies on the opposite side of the brain. In this case we'll have to perform the rare double hemispherectomy. After which it is almost certain we'll have an answer for you.
  3. there are a ton of issues in your post... Mass is attracted to Mass. Mass != Weight Weight is a term for force. I transport you to the moon and your weight will be different but your mass will remain the same. Weight = Mass * g g = local acceleration due to gravity Gravity and magnetism are two different forces. Losing muscle mass in space is normal as your muscles doesn't need to work as hard(including your heart). This only becomes an issue when you return to a region of higher gravity(Earth, Mars, etc). There are other health issues that a low gravity environment can cause, but there's nothing truly insurmountable.
  4. A payment processor might be able to provide what you are looking for.
  5. I'm going to have to try and remember to take a look at the DAGR :/ I know it receives a fair amount of information and typically we barely look at it.
  6. I say nothing. Instead I attack the giant and take his eye. Without his eye the giant is now a gant. I place the enigmatic glove on my hand and proceed across the bridge.
  7. Here's a blog article talking about the issues with the paper in question: http://motls.blogspot.com/2014/06/fransons-breakthrough-concerning-speed.html links are provided if you wish to fact check.
  8. Planck time and distance represent limits on our ability to measure. Mordred can probably explain this better. You are verging into relativity here. When we say light travels, we are referring to measurements taken from our own reference frame.
  9. What causes someone to change religions though? I've tried to work in the worthwhile bits of other religions, but can't say I've ever converted.
  10. @Dr. Funkenstein: We didn't determine the speed of light based on light straight from the Sun. So while the Sun may be more or less constantly emitting radiation, in knowing the Sun's distance and the speed of light we can deduce the amount of time it takes that radiation to reach us. You may also want to take a look at sunspot activity. You can prove to yourself that events happen on the Sun and it isn't just some giant bulb in the sky. Note: Radiation spreads out roughly like so: There are no 'zones of influence'. Provided nothing happens to it, radiation just keeps on going. The closer you are to the source the more radiation you receive. You can still see Sigma Draconis though and bask in its rays.
  11. Injectable RFID chips and the like are completely different(and much simpler) than chips recording neuron activity. Make the same difference if you were holding the thing so it certainly doesn't need to be injected. Only real reason to inject is so you never need to worry about losing the thing.
  12. Here is a link to some of what has been accomplished: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tissue_engineering#Examples The field is still pretty new though.
  13. If you are able to, I recommend installing an adblocker.
  14. http://www.ebook2u.org/sf/Isaac24/27771.html At least we know it is a fan of Asimov.
  15. You are trying to answer in terms of total work done and the question is only asking about gravity. if the question were, "A man with a mass of m kg climbs up a ladder with height h. The work delivered by the gravity is then?" your answer would remain the same.
  16. I agree, need to be careful assuming equivalencies. I just think it suggests a need to consider the short term.
  17. Mostly that was just how that particular location in their program memory worked. The parent would pass their value on to their child at birth. At the point that the location was set in the child's memory, the child's own 'DNA' code hadn't run yet. You could also freeze the simulation, pop the proverbial hood and directly verify the value for yourself though.
  18. @Overtone: A number of the countries playing are first world. In this case we really are the oddball and poverty level has nothing to do with it. I'm sure there are socioeconomic factors associated with fan mania. That is a human factor though not dependent on the sport. The global wealth distribution is off in terms of the US as compared with other countries. It has simply been equalizing. Rest of the world is not that bad off in terms of necessities so the midpoint promises to remain fairly rosy(particularly with modern technologies at the ready).
  19. I actually think the capability for what are essentially temporary traits is what is of value to evolution in terms of epigenetics. Saw it once in a simulation where it worked wonders. One of my best species used an epigenetic trait to determine kinship, this trait would eventually semi-randomly change. Resulted in multiple competing epigenetic lines. Any genetic mutant lacking the kinship recognition code would only be successful against a limited number, while suffering a disadvantage in terms of reproduction. The species would have actually been worse off if the trait were hard coded, rather than passed along by the parent and subject to eventual deviation.
  20. To sieve, means to separate wanted elements from unwanted elements. In this case primes from non primes. A true formula would allow you to skip that step and jump straight to the desired Primes. Now all the formulas I've seen would require knowledge of all the infinite primes prior to use. Wee bit of an issue there...
  21. I really don't see how anyone is even vaguely surprised about the cultural shift underway in the US towards soccer. Pretty much everyone else in the World likes soccer, so lot of money available for advertising. We have a changing population dynamic. More opportunities for "Sports" Tourism with soccer than football, so stadiums/cities stand to make more money from a shift. A ton of force on one side and very little on the other.
  22. I was thinking hydroponics for at least the vessel. Would mainly depend on space required and energy input, versus sending supplies on ahead of time. Would depend on the CO2 scrubber less and also save on dumping oxygen(locked up in CO2) overboard. Not exactly a lot of freely available oxygen where the ship is headed, so conservation could make more sense than replacement. Long term colonization, would almost certainly require some form. At the very least it could serve as a backup to the backup of the backup. With a decent amount of processing could produce usable dirt from martian 'soil' and composting. That would make more sense instead of shipping it. I was thinking chickens, cavies and insects would be some of the most probable options if livestock is desired. Obviously assorted plants and cultured meat could also work(for protien). Probably going to end up relying on a variety of sources rather than just one in particular.
  23. So it only impacts matter? Light will be okay? Why is the black hole black then? But we don't find this to be true in Reality. What could keep us from feeling the heat radiated by your hypothetical furnace? Assume empty void between here and there, so no need to worry about absorption or anything else. Note: 'Observable' is not an allusion to a particular distance. The whole of what you will ever be able to see could fit inside your dwelling and it would make no meaningful difference(though it would necessitate a face to face conversation).
  24. Seawater inhibits the growth of mold, though this can also be caused by the mold lacking the resources necessary to grow.
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