They have a new one that uses disks with torsion springs inside. They take up quite a bit less room than the bow design, and still offer the same light-weight advantage.
Yes, that's pretty much what I said. On the surface (ignoring the fact that the earth is a sphere, not a tube), you have 100% of the earth on one side. Half way to the center, you now have 75% of the earth on that side, with 25% on the other. Since the 25% on the second side would cancel out with the nearest of the 25% of the first side, you now only have to calculate the remaining 50% on the first side which is 25% of the earth's diameter away from you (thus less force). But then again, that 50% would have been 50% of the earths diameter away from you the first time, so it would probably be about (ball-parking here) 66% of the gravitational pull.
I only did physics in grades 11 and 12 (though my teacher was amazing), so my physics are probably not perfect. I could do some elaborate calculations, taking into effect the center of gravity of you and the earth, but since gravitational pull is logarithmic (over distance), I'm not sure how exactly I would calculate that. If anyone has a more accurate calculation, feel free to add it.
I hit a roadblock a while ago (Canada) and had forgotten to grab my Drivers License before leaving the house. The officer (RCMP) took my name, phone number, address and date of birth then went to his car where he entered it in and got a result.
Unless you have lived a VERY boring life (no house, no car, no drivers license, no taxes, etc) then you are most definitely in their computer system. The only exception would be if you are a long way from home (another state or province), then they may not have it on "their" system, but it is on the system where you live.
Some weight rooms are already starting to use heavy-duty springs for some of their equipment. Not only are they smaller, but they weigh a LOT less than dead weight and are easier to move and swap out.
The closer you get to the center of the earth, the more mass is above you. After getting about half-way to the center, there would be quite a bit less force pulling you to the middle.
Not really, it may be really dense, but chances are you wouldn't need very much of it.
The biggest problem with transport would be pressure (PSI). You can put a 35000 pound object on a well-constructed flatbed due to weight distribution. But putting it on an area 2 inches in diameter would probably punch right through the truck!
I know a guy who got a laptop provided by his work. The guy who had it before him had loaded it FULL of porn, but the local IT guys (main office was not local at all) couldn't remove it due to restrictions on the laptop.
So basically, this guy was GIVEN a laptop FULL of porn and nobody could do anything about it!:p
I don't know where you live, but here in Canada you can't do that. The labor relations laws specifically state that you are not allowed to pass business expenses on to the employees. The only way around this is if they are all shareholders or partners in the company, but that still does not allow you to alter their regular paycheck!
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They have a new one that uses disks with torsion springs inside. They take up quite a bit less room than the bow design, and still offer the same light-weight advantage.
Yes, that's pretty much what I said. On the surface (ignoring the fact that the earth is a sphere, not a tube), you have 100% of the earth on one side. Half way to the center, you now have 75% of the earth on that side, with 25% on the other. Since the 25% on the second side would cancel out with the nearest of the 25% of the first side, you now only have to calculate the remaining 50% on the first side which is 25% of the earth's diameter away from you (thus less force). But then again, that 50% would have been 50% of the earths diameter away from you the first time, so it would probably be about (ball-parking here) 66% of the gravitational pull.
I only did physics in grades 11 and 12 (though my teacher was amazing), so my physics are probably not perfect. I could do some elaborate calculations, taking into effect the center of gravity of you and the earth, but since gravitational pull is logarithmic (over distance), I'm not sure how exactly I would calculate that. If anyone has a more accurate calculation, feel free to add it.
I hit a roadblock a while ago (Canada) and had forgotten to grab my Drivers License before leaving the house. The officer (RCMP) took my name, phone number, address and date of birth then went to his car where he entered it in and got a result.
Unless you have lived a VERY boring life (no house, no car, no drivers license, no taxes, etc) then you are most definitely in their computer system. The only exception would be if you are a long way from home (another state or province), then they may not have it on "their" system, but it is on the system where you live.
Ah, I forgot about bonuses and raises. Those can definitely be messed with up here, just not the regular pay-check.
Umm, this is dictionary.law.com not law.dictionary.com It is a dictionary written specifically for law, not a law section of a regular dictionary.
Some weight rooms are already starting to use heavy-duty springs for some of their equipment. Not only are they smaller, but they weigh a LOT less than dead weight and are easier to move and swap out.
The closer you get to the center of the earth, the more mass is above you. After getting about half-way to the center, there would be quite a bit less force pulling you to the middle.
Not really, it may be really dense, but chances are you wouldn't need very much of it.
The biggest problem with transport would be pressure (PSI). You can put a 35000 pound object on a well-constructed flatbed due to weight distribution. But putting it on an area 2 inches in diameter would probably punch right through the truck!
You'd probably have very sore arms.
I'd rather drop a piece from the top of the Eiffel tower and see how big of a hole it makes!
What about duct tape box wrapped in duct tape?
Yes, but installing OpenOffice3 gives back about 50 vertical pixels and makes it MUCH more usable.
I know a guy who got a laptop provided by his work. The guy who had it before him had loaded it FULL of porn, but the local IT guys (main office was not local at all) couldn't remove it due to restrictions on the laptop.
:p
So basically, this guy was GIVEN a laptop FULL of porn and nobody could do anything about it!
Not to mention the fact that they convicted him for using it for non-authorized use, not for accessing it (which is what the law is written for).
Had the law stated "used for unauthorized activities" I would buy it, but he had authorization to "access" it, just not to use it for that purpose.
It's akin to being convicted of grand theft auto for speeding in your brother's car, even though he told you you could use it.
I don't know where you live, but here in Canada you can't do that. The labor relations laws specifically state that you are not allowed to pass business expenses on to the employees. The only way around this is if they are all shareholders or partners in the company, but that still does not allow you to alter their regular paycheck!
Yes, but did he get convicted of hacking?
The same applies here in Canada. Although I think there are specific values of N for each denomination.
Holy hell, I think I know someone who HAS one of those...
fraud
n. the intentional use of deceit, a trick or some dishonest means to deprive another of his/her/its money, property or a legal right.
Fraud
Wikipedia is great and all, but please don't use it for legal advice...
Until you use it on a netbook... Office '07 uses up about 1/4 to 1/3 of the vertical space on a eee pc.
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You think that's bad? Try using MS Office 2007 on a eee. The bloody ribbon takes up a quarter of the freaking screen!
I don't see a correlation between "urban" and "baby monitor" to be racist.
oooh, oooh, ohhhh, a CHALLENGE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgriTO8UHvs
Urban sure is a Terror.