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    What kind of wood should I use for a platform that holds 200 lbs

    agreed. yep. @integral hit it: 3/4 ply of any sort (CDX is fine) with 2x4 is ample. i have built many utility platforms using this, and they can easily take 200 lbs, especially if you orient the 2x4s as @phinds suggested. for greatest stability, let's say you upgrade the blower, you may want a...
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    Is cyber bullying worse than in person bullying?

    no, disagree. let's step back and think about which is an elective activity and which is not. a kid has no choice but walk home from school, and possibly be accosted by bullies. there's always a choice involved in logging on to facebook, or whether to pay any attention to cyber-taunting. one...
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    Colors in white light visible to the naked eye?

    You couldn't see anything if colors were not visible in 'white' light. I'm taking slight liberties with your question because there is no such thing as 'white' light. You see color because the object you're looking at absorbs the other wavelengths of light that your light source(s) illuminate it...
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    Mythology and gullability - did people really buy these stories?

    i'll put in a somewhat biased but i hope worthwhile plug for the norse myths translated by a professor i had in college, kevin crossley-holland, a great man and poet, and amazingly gifted in language. he hasn't done (to my knowledge) the edda, but he wrote an excellent norse myth translation. he...
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