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Old 12-13-2012, 08:59 PM   #57
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Do the math in your head.

Pick a number between 1 and 10.
Double it.
Add 6 to it.
Take away half.
Take away the number you started with.
Answer is 3.

There can be different answers depending on what is added in the third step. But I can't give the whole secret away.
(2x+6)/2-x = 3
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Old 12-14-2012, 01:12 AM   #58
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Even though the universe is expanding from a central point there is neither a centre nor an edge to the universe. This is very hard to conceptualize in 3 dimensions, so consider the surface of a sphere. There is no point on that object that could be considered more central than any other. And if you set off in one direction, you would eventually just loop back to where you began. This is similar to how the universe works, but in 3 spacial dimensions instead of just 2.
This!

To get a better understanding of this concept, I recommend to all that are interested to watch the lecture from astrophysicist, Lawrence Krauss, "A Universe From Nothing". Fascinating stuff!
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Old 12-14-2012, 01:18 AM   #59
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There are weird similarities between Lincoln and John F Kennedy.


Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
Both were shot in the back of the head in the presence of their wives.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808. Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
Lincoln was shot in the Ford Theatre. Kennedy was shot in a Lincoln, made by Ford.
Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse. Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran
and hid in a theater.
Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
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Old 12-14-2012, 07:11 AM   #60
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A lesson in irony.


The Food Stamp Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is proud to be distributing this year the greatest amount of free Meals and Food Stamps ever, to 46 million people.


Meanwhile, the National Park Service, administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, asks us "Please Do Not Feed the Animals." Their stated reason for the policy is because "The animals will grow dependent on handouts and will not learn to take care of themselves."

This ends today's lesson in irony.
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Old 12-14-2012, 07:08 PM   #61
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Old 12-14-2012, 07:25 PM   #62
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There are weird similarities between Lincoln and John F Kennedy.


Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
And Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln...
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Old 12-14-2012, 07:38 PM   #64
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I think I know that blood is really blue.
FYI, Blood is never blue, it just looks that way through your skin.
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Old 12-22-2012, 01:18 AM   #65
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12/21/12 is not the end of the world.

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Old 12-22-2012, 04:05 PM   #66
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12/21/12 is not the end of the world.

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Old 12-22-2012, 10:24 PM   #67
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FYI, Blood is never blue, it just looks that way through your skin.
Hemoglobin

Hemoglobin is the principal determinant of the color of blood in vertebrates. Each molecule has four heme groups, and their interaction with various molecules alters the exact color. In vertebrates and other hemoglobin-using creatures, arterial blood and capillary blood are bright red, as oxygen imparts a strong red color to the heme group. Deoxygenated blood is a darker shade of red; this is present in veins, and can be seen during blood donation and when venous blood samples are taken. Blood in carbon monoxide poisoning is bright red, because carbon monoxide causes the formation of carboxyhemoglobin. In cyanide poisoning, the body cannot utilize oxygen, so the venous blood remains oxygenated, increasing the redness. While hemoglobin-containing blood is never blue, there are some conditions affecting the heme groups present in hemoglobin that can make the skin appear blue—a symptom called cyanosis. If the heme is oxidized, methaemoglobin, which is more brownish and cannot transport oxygen, is formed. In the rare condition sulfhemoglobinemia, arterial hemoglobin is partially oxygenated, and appears dark red with a bluish hue.

Veins close to the surface of the skin appear blue for a variety of reasons. However, the factors that contribute to this alteration of color perception are related to the light-scattering properties of the skin and the processing of visual input by the visual cortex, rather than the actual color of the venous blood.

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Old 12-22-2012, 11:49 PM   #68
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A parsec is a unit of distance, not time...therefore Han's claim about the Millenium Falcon's speed makes no sense :(
I thought the same thing when I heard that line for the first time but then I found out the back story on it. The story goes that Han's comment had to do with being able to shortcut an old (and fairly well known) smuggling route (the Kessel run) by cutting dangerously close to a black hole cluster nearby. Since his ship was so fast/powerful he could do this without danger and effectively make the route shorter (less than 12 parsecs) and thereby even faster.

The truth of the matter is: The original dialog was dead wrong and when Lucas had his faced rubbed in it he sat down and came up with the story above to cover his blunder.

Now it is part of official Star Wars canon.
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Saw the first one and had to keep with the topic a bit. I'm a nuclear machinist mate in the Navy and people always assume I get exposed to a ton of radiation.

The Truth-(stolen from EPA website because I'm lazy)

The nuclear reactor that powers the submarine emits radiation. In order to protect the crew, the reactor compartment is shielded by steel, water tanks and polyethylene. With this protection, the crew members and the outside world are well shielded from the reactor’s harmful radiation. In fact, the crew members are actually exposed to less radiation than the general public. This is because on land there is naturally-occurring radiation, called background radiation, and water acts as a radiation shield. So when a nuclear submarine is submerged in water, the crew is actually being exposed to less radiation than what they would be exposed to on land.
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