For the same reason that people convince themselves that gambling is a good idea: because the potential rewards outweigh the risks.
Do you think gambling should be risk-free? After all, that's what investing is.
Yes...but when you're gambling, say at a slot machine, you don't have anti-jackpots where you suddenly go a hundred thousand dollars into debt to the casino. You're only liable for what you put in, and it's the same philosophy that is behind the protection for investors.
Well, that's actually all part of the scientific process. Here's a quick glossary of what you're talking about:
1) Deduction - you've got the proof for your theory.
2) Induction - you've found what you believe is true and now have to prove it.
3) Spat - when 2 ends up being upset by 1 after a decade, you have a good old battle royal. All too often spills into the public arena, unfortunately.
Supersonic long range air travel SHOULD be the way we are heading, but everyone's so freaking scared of them now because of the concorde crash, which was only fault of that airplane in a miniscule way. Seriously, I don't get what people are so scared of. The thing flew for over 30 years with only one crash that wasn't really its fault (re: debris on the runway flattened a tire which ruptured a fuel tank). Hell, in that time, how many passenger jets have gone down? dozens. And people still fly on those.
The primary reason that the Concordes were scrapped wasn't because of that accident - that was just the last straw. The main reason was that they simply weren't turning a profit. It's yet to be seen whether these new jets will be able to overcome that.
received the highest technical achievement award possible from my company. I wrote an application that saved (hard dollars) my company 10's of millions of dollars, and kept them out of legal hot water. That program is still being used today and is a core technology there.
If you're really that adept, then generally the best idea is to go into business yourself. If you can generate ideas which make or save companies millions of dollars, then you should be selling them for your own profit. Then you can exercise as much creativity as you want and, so long as it actually improves things, you'll always be appreciated by those who matter - your clients.
the ribbon recovers for the same reason that it stays up in the first place. Centripetal acceleration is acting on the counterweight pulling it outward, and the lost angular momentum is replaced very quickly (essentially as fast as it is lost). The ribbon will never lose enough angular momentum to even deflect a single degree, let alone fall. The extra angular momentum is stolen from the Earth's rotation; we will have to worry about this effect slowing down the Earth and making the day longer if we ever decide to ship Australia into space.
OK, I've seen this explanation around a few times, and it has been bugging me for a while now. Centripetal acceleration is directed towards the centre of the circular motion. The centrifugal "force" that pushes things away from the centre doesn't actually exist. While I get the gist of what is trying to be said, this explanation has some serious flaws, possibly through a misunderstanding somewhere along the line by a science reporter or other link in the chain.
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Do you think gambling should be risk-free? After all, that's what investing is.
Yes...but when you're gambling, say at a slot machine, you don't have anti-jackpots where you suddenly go a hundred thousand dollars into debt to the casino. You're only liable for what you put in, and it's the same philosophy that is behind the protection for investors.
Hehehe, I assume you meant !=, but I quite like it this way. Gates is defined as the anti-visionary!
lvl-50-ceo-lfg Who'd want to quest with someone who's going to take all the loot?
1) Deduction - you've got the proof for your theory.
2) Induction - you've found what you believe is true and now have to prove it.
3) Spat - when 2 ends up being upset by 1 after a decade, you have a good old battle royal. All too often spills into the public arena, unfortunately.
The primary reason that the Concordes were scrapped wasn't because of that accident - that was just the last straw. The main reason was that they simply weren't turning a profit. It's yet to be seen whether these new jets will be able to overcome that.
If you're really that adept, then generally the best idea is to go into business yourself. If you can generate ideas which make or save companies millions of dollars, then you should be selling them for your own profit. Then you can exercise as much creativity as you want and, so long as it actually improves things, you'll always be appreciated by those who matter - your clients.
OK, I've seen this explanation around a few times, and it has been bugging me for a while now. Centripetal acceleration is directed towards the centre of the circular motion. The centrifugal "force" that pushes things away from the centre doesn't actually exist. While I get the gist of what is trying to be said, this explanation has some serious flaws, possibly through a misunderstanding somewhere along the line by a science reporter or other link in the chain.