‘Cecil Rhodes founded the De Beers Mining Company, owned the British South Africa Company, and had his name given to what became the state of Rhodesia. He liked to "paint the map British red" and declared, "all of these stars... these vast worlds that remain out of reach. If I could, I would annex other planets".’ (Wikipedia)
OK so the correct answer to my question, which imposes a tube moving at the speed of light whether there be a means of getting it there or not, is b) some physical phenomenon prevents me moving forward, that physical phenomenon being my outrageous mass, since to move anywhere at all I would have to accelerate or decelerate that mass. Thank you.
Well I realize the OP wasn't attempting to be serious, but I'll ask a serious question anyway. A long, 3m diameter tube is moving at c. You set out to propel yourself from the aft of the tube to the fore, maybe with a power winch. What happens? Does the tube disintegrate? Does some physical phenomenon prevent you moving forward? If you can move forward, by what magic are you still not travelling any faster than the tube? Or are you indeed travelling faster then the tube but somehow not faster than light? If so please explain.
Re: TFA 1) Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps, not Europe. The Caucusus range reaches higher. 2) It is not the 11th highest mountain in the world. Not even hundred-and-11th. It is the eleventh most prominent. Prominence is a contrived value that basically says how much the the mountain juts out from its surroundings. "The prominence of a peak is the minimum height of climb to the summit on any route from a higher peak, or from sea level if there is no higher peak. The lowest point on that route is the col." Thus Mount McKinley's prominence is measured with respect to Anconcagua in Argentina. Very meaningful, hmm?
it's not like Greece has a direct migration path. A Greek that wants to sneak into Europe has to cross the land of the vodka people, or try to swim to the south-east part of Italy.
They'll possibly pass laws making it hard for their citizens and companies to do business with Greece or its citizens and companies.
No they won't. The Eurozone is not the EU. The EU does not and can not allow that kind of behaviour among its members. It goes against the whole purpose of the EEC.
You make it so that changing something needs substantially more than 50% acceptance. If the vote is close, say between 45%–55%, the law gets sent back to the politicians for revision and revote. Then if it's still close to 50%, status quo reigns. This is how voting works in many specific cases.
Well a Swiss guy would say that. Switzerland is one of the very few countries where the people themselves have a real-time veto on bad laws. Their votes actually count. They aren't just voting for promises.
Wait, are you saying Spain is less observant of the sabbath that Dixie? I live in Spain too (though I'm not Spanish) and Jesus is every freaking where. Although to be fair they don't stuff the religion down your throat.
Well, all except the Jehova's Witnesses. I've never seen so many as in Spain.
It's a no-lose siituation for Europe then isn't it. If the referendum says stay in, the people have decided to shut the fuck up. If the referendum says get out, then they won't be around any more to bother you. What could possibly go wrong?
What exactly were the complaints about the Firefox interface? It was a tried and tested design and didn't lack any features I needed. It's only a tool for browsing the Web for God's sake. Who are the people who asked it to do more than that?
Here's how an exception proving (testing) the rule works:
A swimming pool has a notice on the diving board that reads "Not for use by children under 8." Anyone can therefore use the diving board with the exception of under-8s.
Along comes one such exception in the form of a 7 year-old kid. Lifeguard sees him and says "stay off the board, son!"
Rule proven.
Now just extend that to quasars and you're on a winner.
Just wondering which word it is you don't think means what I think it means.
Practically all the best known Baroque composers wrote formulaic and repetitive music: Bach, Vivaldi, Handel to name but three. Maybe you hate baroque music too. No problem. You get to choose what you like.
Many if not all of my fellow musician friends actually stop being such fucking snobs as they mature and realize just how well conceived a lot of pop music is.
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‘Cecil Rhodes founded the De Beers Mining Company, owned the British South Africa Company, and had his name given to what became the state of Rhodesia. ... these vast worlds that remain out of reach. If I could, I would annex other planets".’ (Wikipedia)
He liked to "paint the map British red" and declared, "all of these stars
And once you finally do parse it, it still isn't accurate. The billboard doesn't hide itself; it hides its message.
"Russian Billboard hides banned products advertisement when it recognizes cops." - one word less, unambiguous, and accurate.
OK so the correct answer to my question, which imposes a tube moving at the speed of light whether there be a means of getting it there or not, is b) some physical phenomenon prevents me moving forward, that physical phenomenon being my outrageous mass, since to move anywhere at all I would have to accelerate or decelerate that mass.
Thank you.
Well I realize the OP wasn't attempting to be serious, but I'll ask a serious question anyway.
A long, 3m diameter tube is moving at c. You set out to propel yourself from the aft of the tube to the fore, maybe with a power winch. What happens?
Does the tube disintegrate?
Does some physical phenomenon prevent you moving forward?
If you can move forward, by what magic are you still not travelling any faster than the tube?
Or are you indeed travelling faster then the tube but somehow not faster than light? If so please explain.
Re: TFA
1) Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps, not Europe. The Caucusus range reaches higher.
2) It is not the 11th highest mountain in the world. Not even hundred-and-11th. It is the eleventh most prominent. Prominence is a contrived value that basically says how much the the mountain juts out from its surroundings. "The prominence of a peak is the minimum height of climb to the summit on any route from a higher peak, or from sea level if there is no higher peak. The lowest point on that route is the col."
Thus Mount McKinley's prominence is measured with respect to Anconcagua in Argentina. Very meaningful, hmm?
A bit depressing knowing that i can barely do anything to stop such thing
You can always vote them out.
Oh, wait...
Perhaps the Prime Minister of Greece should use an Iphone to give Time Cook a call.
Well they already have someone cooking the books, so hey, why not the payback time too!
it's not like Greece has a direct migration path. A Greek that wants to sneak into Europe has to cross the land of the vodka people, or try to swim to the south-east part of Italy.
Or take a short walk across the border to ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C...
They'll possibly pass laws making it hard for their citizens and companies to do business with Greece or its citizens and companies.
No they won't. The Eurozone is not the EU. The EU does not and can not allow that kind of behaviour among its members. It goes against the whole purpose of the EEC.
Apart from which the Euro isn't really what you'd call strong at this moment.
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He's no idiot. Emigrating means going to live permanently in another country.
You're not an immigrant until you get there.
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You do know that corporation tax isn't a new fangled thing they are planning on bringing in, right?
You make it so that changing something needs substantially more than 50% acceptance. If the vote is close, say between 45%–55%, the law gets sent back to the politicians for revision and revote. Then if it's still close to 50%, status quo reigns. This is how voting works in many specific cases.
I bet the parent poster wishes he'd said that.
Well a Swiss guy would say that. Switzerland is one of the very few countries where the people themselves have a real-time veto on bad laws.
Their votes actually count. They aren't just voting for promises.
Wait, are you saying Spain is less observant of the sabbath that Dixie?
I live in Spain too (though I'm not Spanish) and Jesus is every freaking where. Although to be fair they don't stuff the religion down your throat.
Well, all except the Jehova's Witnesses. I've never seen so many as in Spain.
The same way the public gets them to pass all the other laws ... oh wait.
It's a no-lose siituation for Europe then isn't it. If the referendum says stay in, the people have decided to shut the fuck up. If the referendum says get out, then they won't be around any more to bother you. What could possibly go wrong?
What exactly were the complaints about the Firefox interface? It was a tried and tested design and didn't lack any features I needed.
It's only a tool for browsing the Web for God's sake. Who are the people who asked it to do more than that?
Here's how an exception proving (testing) the rule works:
A swimming pool has a notice on the diving board that reads "Not for use by children under 8."
Anyone can therefore use the diving board with the exception of under-8s.
Along comes one such exception in the form of a 7 year-old kid. Lifeguard sees him and says "stay off the board, son!"
Rule proven.
Now just extend that to quasars and you're on a winner.
And why Should Facebook consider it a contract for life and have no facility for deleting an acount?
So people can bring my keys back to me if I lose them.
Just wondering which word it is you don't think means what I think it means.
Practically all the best known Baroque composers wrote formulaic and repetitive music: Bach, Vivaldi, Handel to name but three.
Maybe you hate baroque music too. No problem. You get to choose what you like.
Many if not all of my fellow musician friends actually stop being such fucking snobs as they mature and realize just how well conceived a lot of pop music is.