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This should give an idea of the issues. http://www.efunda.com/formulae/fluids/draining_tank.cfm#calc Simplest thing would be to float your outlet. More expensive would be to use a pump or valve set up.

I think you are thinking of area. That would be different. Not enough information to find the Area, but via a bit of mental rearrangement you can find the perimeter. so you could say: 40%(A) x 50%(B) = 44%(200) A+B=200 so 200-B=A Plugging back in: 40%(200-B) x 50%(B) = 44%(200) which is the equivalent of what you had to start with. Note: I'm mostly working towards the middle here. Never was all that good at adding compounds.

I did read this. Main issue is that your ideas are not fully grounded in reality. Laws of Thermodynamics limit what can happen in any mechanical or biological system. Whatever you think up you need to make sure it at least makes sense within those rules. If you've got some wonder idea then work out the basic issues surrounding it. Wikipedia is your friend. Google can provide backup if your idea is really out there. You are one brain among many. Good odds someone else has already had that same basic idea already and figured out why it wouldn't work. Now not everything has been thought of yet, so there are still nuggets out there to be had, they just involve a bit of effort. People can help answer specific questions. There are no such thing as "atom movers shooting out photons" though, so nobody can answer your questions about them.

lol, first one makes for an enjoyable logic problem. Perimeter = Side A + Side B + ... The trick is that you don't need to know the missing information to find the answer. So the perimeter is the same as if you were dealing with just a rectangle with those same dimensions(20x30). 20 + 30 + 20 + 30 = 100 To put it another way the sum of the sides you don't know is equal to the sides you do know. 20 + 30 + x + y + z + a = 100

On the Universe part, no, the expansion is internal. now because I am not a Universe, I had to move my dots outwards. The Universe, however, could keep its dots at the same initial positions and still add space between them. On the rest, anything is hypothetically possible, but much of what you are and have been talking about has serious practical issues. Note: Partially writing in response to a PM.

No, you are correct that the DNA is basically the same. Red blood cells have none, some of your cells will have suffered some kind of damage, but generally remains true. Meant that the effects would depend on the cells the DNA ends up in. If we just assume something goes awry in the procedure then things are okay, story wise. You'd need to take a sample, duplicate those cells, extract the DNA and then inject. Then you need your immune system not to simply eat the foreign DNA and the DNA to make its way to the target cells. You would then need to enucleate the target cell and then renucleate it with the new nucleus. Then once more you need your immune system to refrain from trying to kill them. Phenotype is what differs between cells. For the sake of the story, I would just assume a straight change based on DNA alteration. DNA alteration impacting estrogen production is probably your best bet for a male picking up female characteristics. Huntington's disease itself though impacts the cells in the basal ganglia.

Was a response to Noxid. Didn't mean to imply conscious intent. Probably Boquila trifoliolata senses the nearest host plant's volatiles and then based on past selective pressures encoded in the DNA modifies leaf growth. The specificity and obviousness of the response is unusual. In the near term might help us understand volatile sensing and down the line how to tap into the system. Gain the defenses of more natural ecosystems for our fields. More radically you might have plants alter characteristics on the fly. I know I've seen Ivy around. Not as familiar with it as I am with our other naturalized plants though.

It can change based on the tree. Vine leaves are labeled V, the host tree leaves are labeled T. Really is pretty cool. Might yield some practical benefits as well if we can figure out how it works.

It would depend on the DNA utilized and which cells are involved. Any chance your character has control over his immune system as well? Would vastly simplify things changing out cells instead. Might want to check out real world human chimeras. I could see something along those lines working. Even a case mentioned of a male developing female organs as a result.

Somewhat ironically you got the one name almost exactly right: Thermoelectric Effect. The more common way to generate heat is via Joule heating though. The first is reversible, the second is not. So you can't reverse your electric blanket, but you could reverse a Peltier cooler.

Runaway engines are themselves real enough. I've always been told it is an issue of the engine getting "fuel" from somewhere else though. Lube oil is commonly mentioned. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_engine_runaway Never heard of Nitrogen reactions mentioned in relation. There are runaway engine videos out there if you want to check it out. Pretty cool looking.

It is not feasible. Friction is conservative if you do the full calculations. Typically we just don't bother.

It is typically explained via particle-wave duality. This: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_orbital#Electron_properties provides a good overview. I'll be honest, I despair of any insights spontaneously arising without the person having a firm grounding in a subject. Universe runs on its own terms and cares not a whit for human understanding. If you still want to though, you can open a new thread in Speculations and people can critic your hypothesis there.

What if your car is a 100 foot limo?

[latex]g=\frac{GM_{Earth}}{r^{2}} =(6.6742\textup{x}10^{-11})\frac{5.9736\textup{x}10^{24}}{(6.37101\textup{x}10^{6})^{2}}=9.822\textup{m}/\textup{s}^{2} [/latex] The equation for determining force due to gravity is: [latex]F=\frac{Gm_{1}m_{2}}{r^{2}} [/latex] So as long as you are on Earth's surface you can use: [latex]F=gm [/latex] If you change your radius or the amount of mass involved, g is no longer relevant.

Can you elaborate? Edit: Saw the other thread. Cosmos might have been talking about quantum mechanical effects.

Ash is a byproduct of a chemical reaction. Something melting is a phase change. Take ice melting. It is still H2O afterwards. It has changed phase but the chemical equation is still the same. Compare that with burning Hydrogen(combining Hydrogen with Oxygen) and converting it into H2O instead.

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Download speeds would be slower. Compare hooking up directly to a cable versus using wireless.

You would need contamination to go from the primary to the secondary to the tertiary. In physical terms we're talking about leaks in two separate heat exchangers. If the maintenance team is that incompetent you have much bigger issues. At some point you have to dump the heat back to the environment. Can't get around that. Better to use it and minimize the thermal footprint of your reactor.

Fidelity, physical damage, and determining meaning are the main practical issues. Mostly you are looking at a cable and brain surgery for best results. For wireless there would be data rate issues and a need for a receiver. then you need a program to translate your thoughts into meaning. At present you teach it, it isn't trying to learn by itself. What we have wouldn't work without your involvement or an extreme level of monitoring(in which case your every action is known anyways).

I've seen a few projects done with it. From everything people have said you machine as you would conventional metal of that type. Most common one I've seen mentioned is Aluminum Foam. The seller's page has pretty decent technical specs.

The question you asked is just loaded. Belief applies to religion. Theories are based on proof. The idea is that you don't let your thinking become fossilized or set. You forever question and challenge(from a position of understanding) in hopes of advancing our knowledge.

Relativity. There was a young lady named Bright Whose speed was far faster than light; She set out one day In a relative way And returned on the previous night.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambda_phage Basically the host sets things in motion for the virus.