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grapes replied to a thread Mechanical advantages of rails? in Science and Technology

Simple physics and material strength allows one to calculate number of wheels. A single coal car carries a small hill of rock. (...

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2013-May-17, 08:43 PM

grapes replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Spouse -- Spice Trousers -- Taser Douse -- Dice Souse -- Sots

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2013-May-16, 06:43 PM

grapes replied to a thread What is the Average Distance Between Earth and Sun? in Astronomy

If it is given as 93,000,000 miles, there are two significant digits--it's been rounded to 93 million. Of course, it's 91.5-94.5 million over the...

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2013-May-16, 10:08 AM

grapes replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Interesting. The wiki says it is folk etymology. From http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=11795 That ship may have sailed! :)

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2013-May-15, 08:17 PM

kevin1981 replied to a thread Ideas on The Multiverse Theory in Science and Technology

Which is also called the Anthropic Principle.

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2013-May-15, 06:40 PM

kevin1981 replied to a thread Is there a mind independent reality ? in Science and Technology

Ken, I think we have had this discussion before but obviously it did not sink in ! However, this time, i think i understand what you are trying to...

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2013-May-15, 04:20 PM

grapes replied to a thread About Venus in Astronomy

OK, that clears that up. The phrase "null hypothesis" is too general and actually controversial. Why not just say, Hypothesis A, Hypothesis B,...

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2013-May-15, 04:11 PM

grapes replied to a thread What is the Average Distance Between Earth and Sun? in Astronomy

I think that was their point! :) There is some justification for using the semi-major axis as the average distance, as we've said, and the...

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2013-May-15, 12:39 PM

grapes replied to a thread About Venus in Astronomy

Not just superficial resemblances, either, but as Shaula mentions, in the DNA as well. Too? What are you calling the null hypothesis? :)

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2013-May-15, 03:36 AM

grapes replied to a thread What is the Average Distance Between Earth and Sun? in Astronomy

Like Glom, I'd say yes. Aphelion plus perihelion equals major axis, so half of that is the semi-major axis, and Kepler's laws depend upon the...

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2013-May-14, 08:42 PM

kevin1981 replied to a thread Is there a mind independent reality ? in Science and Technology

So, no mind, no reality ?

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2013-May-14, 08:37 PM

kevin1981 replied to a thread Is there a mind independent reality ? in Science and Technology

That is quite a profound sentence. Are you suggesting that everything will always be a subjective experience using the mind. So for example, if we...

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2013-May-14, 04:25 PM

grapes replied to a thread Lagrange point with a mass, does it create baby L-points? in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

But isn't the moon of appreciable size? Or, going back to the OP, substantial enough? The moon is large enough, relative to the earth, that some...

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2013-May-14, 02:21 PM

grapes replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

Yesterday, some kids asked which languages I knew. I claimed an additional ability to speak British, and they were impressed, until I admitted it...

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2013-May-14, 10:23 AM

grapes replied to a thread Lagrange point with a mass, does it create baby L-points? in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

Putting in a second moon into the earth/moon system would not put you over the 1/25 limit.

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2013-May-13, 07:23 PM

kevin1981 replied to a thread Is there a mind independent reality ? in Science and Technology

I see, that is a good point Strange. Why i am here, i would like to ask, what is the difference between Philosophy and Metaphysics ?

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2013-May-13, 07:18 PM

kevin1981 started a thread News update about the Large Hadron Collider in Science and Technology

I received this in my e-mail so thought i would post it here for people who are interested. Greetings from Barcelona, where the LHCP 2013...

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2013-May-13, 05:59 PM

kevin1981 replied to a thread Is there a mind independent reality ? in Science and Technology

Yes, you are right. I should of said "I think it is logical that true reality is different to what we perceive reality to look like. Exactly...

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2013-May-12, 09:41 PM

kevin1981 replied to a thread Is there a mind independent reality ? in Science and Technology

I am talking about the human mind and consciousness. I think it is logical that true reality looks different to what we perceive reality to look...

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2013-May-12, 07:53 PM

grapes replied to a thread Lagrange point with a mass, does it create baby L-points? in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

L4/L5 are stabile when the large mass is 25 times as massive as the smaller mass. The earth is 80 times the mass of the moon. So, when you say...

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2013-May-12, 05:47 PM

grapes replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Only in the last hundred years http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cootie_(game)

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2013-May-12, 04:36 PM

kevin1981 replied to a thread Is there a mind independent reality ? in Science and Technology

Just because you do not see it, does not mean it is not there. Your nerves and central nervous system. What i am suggesting, is that our brains...

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2013-May-12, 03:41 PM

kevin1981 replied to a thread Is there a mind independent reality ? in Science and Technology

Would you agree that our perception of reality is not what fundamental reality looks like. It is created in our brains using unknown information ?

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2013-May-12, 01:40 PM

kevin1981 started a thread Is there a mind independent reality ? in Science and Technology

Hello ! I do not know a lot about this subject but i have just started an audio book that deals with this question. I understand that we can not...

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2013-May-10, 09:23 PM

grapes replied to a thread Which CQ rule, or combo of rules, say "No Trolls Allowed"? in Forum Introductions and Feedback

Uh-oh Jim, we've hurt his feelings again. Whose turn is it to accompany him to the tiki bar?

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2013-May-10, 03:26 PM

kevin1981 replied to a thread Why do people crave relationships ? in Off-Topic Babbling

Fair points. Like previous people have said, there are lots of reasons i guess. Yes, that would concern me too ! Yes, you are probably...

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