Actually, the meter is now defined as the distance light travels in vacuum during 1/299 792 458 of a second. This happened in 1983. Originally, it was 1 / 10 000 000 the distance between a pole and the equator, but that was way back in 1793.
I can't believe that you're using Jurassic Park as scientific evidence that we should stop genetic engineering. You should know by now that Hollywood isn't exactly known for its scientific accuracy... come on now.
Most of Einstein's theory were based on math and have never been really proven
Its a theory. So it can't be proven. And most theories in physics are math - this isn't biology. If you could point us to a theory that explains the same phenomena as relativity (and does it as well), then I'd be more than willing to take it into consideration. But don't go around calling him a dumb Jew and using that as a reason to call his theory false.
Relativity supporters are not completely closed minded to something better coming around sometime in the future. But right now, it's the best thing we've got.
Sorry. The numbers were to illustrate a point, and I didn't spend the time to actually convert them. And it doesn't matter. The Canadian numbers are the ones quoted in my campus newspaper - so those are the correct ones.
They came back from incredible odds to win this one and it just shows what perseverance and hard work can accomplish.
And an incredible infusion of cash.
I'm not knocking the accomplishment (congratulations, by the way), but Michegan's effort was fueled as much by hard work as it was by cash. That car cost over CAD$2 Million (about $1 Million US).
At this time, in shameless self-promotion, I turn your attention to the University of Waterloo (my school), which finished 3rd, in it's first-ever foray into the Open Class (no restrictions on components). Our car cost roughly CAD$250,000 (or a little over US$100,000). I'm immensely proud of the effort that the people put in, and I'm moved to volunteer my time next year.
I use it, but only for it's ability to check my Hotmail account. I'm stuck on dialup here, and messenger is a lot faster then going through the Hotmail login process.
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I should have pointed out that IANAPBIASTBO (I am not a physicist, but I am studying to become one!). The info came from a paper I read recently... don't recall where though - sorry.
I dunno ... the Big Crunch woulda been cool....
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With out a Big Crunsh, that means that the end of the Universe will be a cold one - eventually, all the stars will die out and the universe will eventually become a uniform plasma of quarks and electrons(this is dictated by the laws of Thermodynamics - the Universe is going towards a state of increased entropy - that means low energy - and a quark/electron plasma is thought to be at the lowest possible energy).
Slashdot has all these sections so that not every story has to go through the main Slashdot page. Sometimes the editors don't think a story is 'cool' enough to go onto the main page, but is 'cool' enough to be posted (too much stuff gets posted for it all to go through the main page -- the really cool stuff would get sent off the page in a few hours). When that happens, they'll put it into one of the sections - like Science, or Apache.
If you want to see Science stuff all the time, just configure your Slashboxes (those boxes on the right side of the screen) to always have the Science box on the page. Do this in the user preferences for your login.
That's great. Until I use a computer somewhere other than my house. I don't have a PDA, so I can't store stuff there (and I'm not going to write my passwords down on paper).
As I understand it, civilian radar systems don't rely on active radar as much as military systems do. Most of it is accomplished through passive radar systems (like recieving a transponder transmission from the planes...). In addition, the airframes in civilian aircraft aren't designed with minimizing radar profile in mind - so there shouldn't be too much of a problem.
What magnetic bits? CD's and DVD's work by light reflection and diffraction. How does magnetism enter into the picture?
If you're suggesting that we switch to magnetic media for CD's and DVD's, I'd wager that we'd have to update the drives too (and I think that you'd have a hard time convincing people to buy new players because of some possible threat of a cd-eating fungus that they'll probably never get).
To answer your question using my admittetly basic knowledge of magnets, if a sufficiently strong magnet came close enough to your discs for a long enough time, then the disc could become polarized.
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Using a time machine always "uninvents it".
And you're speaking from experience, of course.
Because with Google, you're pretty much guaranteed good results.... and youre not with Joe Webmaster's links.
Actually, the meter is now defined as the distance light travels in vacuum during 1/299 792 458 of a second. This happened in 1983. Originally, it was 1 / 10 000 000 the distance between a pole and the equator, but that was way back in 1793.
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What is the world coming to?
You're the one that's stupid.
The Phantom Menace
The Clone Wars
The Fall of the Jedi
A New Hope
The Empire Strikes Back
The Return of the Jedi
That would truly be awesome.
Like TranspariSteel, from Star Wars.
That title sucks. It should be "Star Wars: Episode II - The Clone Wars". Or something like that.
Its a theory. So it can't be proven. And most theories in physics are math - this isn't biology. If you could point us to a theory that explains the same phenomena as relativity (and does it as well), then I'd be more than willing to take it into consideration. But don't go around calling him a dumb Jew and using that as a reason to call his theory false.
Relativity supporters are not completely closed minded to something better coming around sometime in the future. But right now, it's the best thing we've got.
Sorry. The numbers were to illustrate a point, and I didn't spend the time to actually convert them. And it doesn't matter. The Canadian numbers are the ones quoted in my campus newspaper - so those are the correct ones.
And an incredible infusion of cash.
I'm not knocking the accomplishment (congratulations, by the way), but Michegan's effort was fueled as much by hard work as it was by cash. That car cost over CAD$2 Million (about $1 Million US).
At this time, in shameless self-promotion, I turn your attention to the University of Waterloo (my school), which finished 3rd, in it's first-ever foray into the Open Class (no restrictions on components). Our car cost roughly CAD$250,000 (or a little over US$100,000). I'm immensely proud of the effort that the people put in, and I'm moved to volunteer my time next year.
It was a joke. Locks are essentially useless on cars. If they want in, they'll get in. Jeez....
Locks keep the honest people out....
Of course they're not! They're hardware. There is no source for hardware.
Wow. You're smart.
I use it, but only for it's ability to check my Hotmail account. I'm stuck on dialup here, and messenger is a lot faster then going through the Hotmail login process.
I should have pointed out that IANAPBIASTBO (I am not a physicist, but I am studying to become one!). The info came from a paper I read recently ... don't recall where though - sorry.
With out a Big Crunsh, that means that the end of the Universe will be a cold one - eventually, all the stars will die out and the universe will eventually become a uniform plasma of quarks and electrons(this is dictated by the laws of Thermodynamics - the Universe is going towards a state of increased entropy - that means low energy - and a quark/electron plasma is thought to be at the lowest possible energy).
Slashdot has all these sections so that not every story has to go through the main Slashdot page. Sometimes the editors don't think a story is 'cool' enough to go onto the main page, but is 'cool' enough to be posted (too much stuff gets posted for it all to go through the main page -- the really cool stuff would get sent off the page in a few hours). When that happens, they'll put it into one of the sections - like Science, or Apache.
If you want to see Science stuff all the time, just configure your Slashboxes (those boxes on the right side of the screen) to always have the Science box on the page. Do this in the user preferences for your login.
What, when someone bludgeons you with a dictionary until they tell you your password?
What would you suggest then?
What kind of clue would you suggest for 5G3*c3DE?
As I understand it, civilian radar systems don't rely on active radar as much as military systems do. Most of it is accomplished through passive radar systems (like recieving a transponder transmission from the planes...). In addition, the airframes in civilian aircraft aren't designed with minimizing radar profile in mind - so there shouldn't be too much of a problem.
I realize... The movie is supposed to be a comedy. And Pauly isn't funny ... and he's a bad actor ... and he was in Biodome ... that's three strikes ...
If you're suggesting that we switch to magnetic media for CD's and DVD's, I'd wager that we'd have to update the drives too (and I think that you'd have a hard time convincing people to buy new players because of some possible threat of a cd-eating fungus that they'll probably never get).
To answer your question using my admittetly basic knowledge of magnets, if a sufficiently strong magnet came close enough to your discs for a long enough time, then the disc could become polarized.