Uh, they should probably know what 2^8 is; multiply it by 4. Seriously, it isn't a hard question.
The best one I ever heard was for ME's: You're in a rowboat in a lake holding a cinderblock. You throw the cinderblock in the lake. Does the water level of the lake go up, down, or does it stay the same?
Well, in China they limit the number of children you can have, and they prefer having male children, so after a few generations of a lot of males competing for females we may very well be welcoming our new Chinese overlords.
Well, since micro evolution happens, and macro evolution can't (otherwise, it would be possible to be descended from chimps), I'd say micro evolution is anything that can happen in less than 6000 years.
The fact that there's mutual attraction between masses can be demonstrated in a moderately well-equipped lab. Cavendish did it 200 years ago. He was able to approximate the gravitational constant G and calculate the mass of the Earth.
So you're OK with people shopping for doctors until they find one that will give them antibiotics for viral infections? Or taking antibiotics for bacterial infections but not completing the course of treatment because they feel better? Because that's what drives antibiotic resistant diseases to *evolve*.
If idiots like you start running public health policy, we're going to have to start worrying about polio again. Time to invest in the iron lung industry.
Actually, they'd look at the chemical and thermal properties of the water dripping out and of the water in the tub. If the water dripping out is hot, and the water in the rest of the tub is hot, and the air in the room is cold, the scientist would probably conclude that the water was running into the tube a lot faster fairly recently, and would start looking at concentrations of dissolved gasses to see if they provide corroborating evidence.
Which is why Satan had to make sure all the fossils were situated in just the right place, 'cause them scientists are nosy little bastards.
I once had a boss who was born again; he said the Earth couldn't be more than a few million years old because, given the rate that the diameter of the Sun is currently decreasing, it would have been larger than Earth's orbit that long ago.
You make the argument that we don't know whether we can extrapolate current rates into the past. But you're wrong. The fact that the Sun expands and contracts is easily explained by science (as it contracts, pressure builds up in the center, fusion rate increases, etc.) and there's no shortage of evidence that the rate of speciation varies.
Newton's theory wasn't disproven by Einstein. It was disproven much earlier by the guys who noticed that Mercury's orbit didn't obey Newton's laws. Einstein's just the guy who came up with a better explanation; one that was falsifiable and coudl be used to make predictions. You know, two properties ID "theory" doesn't have.
Except that when Google filed with the SEC, they filed a notice stating that Google was not going to be evil. Anyone buying Google stock is assumed to have performed due diligence and should know that the people running Google are not concerned with increasing shareholder value to the exclusion of all else. All they have to do is retain enough control of the company.
Not all corporations exist solely to make money. Ever hear of the "Corporation for Public Broadcasting"?
Feel free to google on the phrase "Flynn effect". IQs have been going up an about 3 points per decade since they started measuring them a hundred years ago. Granted, it's almost certainly not caused by evolution, but by improvements in communication and education.
You know, there are some people that actually value having money invested instead of buying something shiny. They're called "grownups". Don't worry, though, there are plenty of people that aren't grownups in America. I mean, someone has to buy the shiny things made by the companies owned by the grownups.
Actually, Russians don't refer to them as "black holes" because, in Russian, "black holes" can't be used in polite company. Like Uranus, only more harsh:)
Actually, since they'd be pumping up cold water to the surface in tropical areas, wouldn't they be making the circulation *stronger*? I would imagine the current driver of the system is water near the poles cooling, becoming more dense, and sinking. Don't see how OTECs would interfere with that, they would just add to it.
Of course, it still would probably have the same impact as a mosquito bite on an elephant.
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There's a bit of a difference between hitting water and hitting a mountain slope coverred with three or four feet of snow.
Uh, they should probably know what 2^8 is; multiply it by 4. Seriously, it isn't a hard question.
The best one I ever heard was for ME's: You're in a rowboat in a lake holding a cinderblock. You throw the cinderblock in the lake. Does the water level of the lake go up, down, or does it stay the same?
Right you are. There is *nothing* better in the world than having a good supply of fsck-you money.
Well, in China they limit the number of children you can have, and they prefer having male children, so after a few generations of a lot of males competing for females we may very well be welcoming our new Chinese overlords.
Well, since micro evolution happens, and macro evolution can't (otherwise, it would be possible to be descended from chimps), I'd say micro evolution is anything that can happen in less than 6000 years.
The fact that there's mutual attraction between masses can be demonstrated in a moderately well-equipped lab. Cavendish did it 200 years ago. He was able to approximate the gravitational constant G and calculate the mass of the Earth.
So you're OK with people shopping for doctors until they find one that will give them antibiotics for viral infections? Or taking antibiotics for bacterial infections but not completing the course of treatment because they feel better? Because that's what drives antibiotic resistant diseases to *evolve*.
If idiots like you start running public health policy, we're going to have to start worrying about polio again. Time to invest in the iron lung industry.
Actually, they'd look at the chemical and thermal properties of the water dripping out and of the water in the tub. If the water dripping out is hot, and the water in the rest of the tub is hot, and the air in the room is cold, the scientist would probably conclude that the water was running into the tube a lot faster fairly recently, and would start looking at concentrations of dissolved gasses to see if they provide corroborating evidence.
Which is why Satan had to make sure all the fossils were situated in just the right place, 'cause them scientists are nosy little bastards.
I once had a boss who was born again; he said the Earth couldn't be more than a few million years old because, given the rate that the diameter of the Sun is currently decreasing, it would have been larger than Earth's orbit that long ago.
You make the argument that we don't know whether we can extrapolate current rates into the past. But you're wrong. The fact that the Sun expands and contracts is easily explained by science (as it contracts, pressure builds up in the center, fusion rate increases, etc.) and there's no shortage of evidence that the rate of speciation varies.
Newton's theory wasn't disproven by Einstein. It was disproven much earlier by the guys who noticed that Mercury's orbit didn't obey Newton's laws. Einstein's just the guy who came up with a better explanation; one that was falsifiable and coudl be used to make predictions. You know, two properties ID "theory" doesn't have.
They're selling them with over 10,000 songs on them. For $700. Feel free to do the math and tell me if you think they're songs off of iTunes.
Except that when Google filed with the SEC, they filed a notice stating that Google was not going to be evil. Anyone buying Google stock is assumed to have performed due diligence and should know that the people running Google are not concerned with increasing shareholder value to the exclusion of all else. All they have to do is retain enough control of the company.
Not all corporations exist solely to make money. Ever hear of the "Corporation for Public Broadcasting"?
So, I'm guessing you're not diabetic . . .
Feel free to google on the phrase "Flynn effect". IQs have been going up an about 3 points per decade since they started measuring them a hundred years ago. Granted, it's almost certainly not caused by evolution, but by improvements in communication and education.
You could make the same argument about anyone that has children.
You know, there are some people that actually value having money invested instead of buying something shiny. They're called "grownups". Don't worry, though, there are plenty of people that aren't grownups in America. I mean, someone has to buy the shiny things made by the companies owned by the grownups.
Why did Micky Mouse punch Minnie Mouse?
Because she was fscking goofy.
Or use laser or microwave tech for the launchers. Why carry the energy with you?
Only the oceanographers. They're swimming with the fishes.
Just use a puppeteer General Products hull. Make sure you stay near the center of mass, though, unless you want to be mistaken for strawberry jam.
Actually, Russians don't refer to them as "black holes" because, in Russian, "black holes" can't be used in polite company. Like Uranus, only more harsh :)
Irrational to me is saying "please don't teach ID in a science class" is the same as "God doesn't exist".
What about the Laserdisk of Star Wars? The one where Han shoots first? Can't get the DVD of that off Netflix :(
No, that's why you occasionally swap them with people you work with :)
Actually, since they'd be pumping up cold water to the surface in tropical areas, wouldn't they be making the circulation *stronger*? I would imagine the current driver of the system is water near the poles cooling, becoming more dense, and sinking. Don't see how OTECs would interfere with that, they would just add to it.
Of course, it still would probably have the same impact as a mosquito bite on an elephant.