What is Sharp: Definition and 57 Discussions

Sharp Corporation (シャープ株式会社, Shāpu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese multinational corporation that designs and manufactures electronic products, headquartered in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture. Since 2016 it has been majority owned by the Taiwan-based Foxconn Group. Sharp employs more than 50,000 people worldwide. The company was founded in September 1912 in Tokyo and takes its name from one of its founder's first Ever-Sharp mechanical pencil, which was invented by Tokuji Hayakawa in 1915.

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    Double-Bagging - is there are real advantage for sharp contents?

    First off, let's leave all common sense aside. Common sense is going to derail the insanity that is this question =P I just went to buy some printer paper from Wal-Mart (not because I support Wal-Mart, but because it's a 30 second walk from where I work) and, foregoing my usual...
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    Why does the charge on a conductor accumulate at sharp points?

    Why does the charge on a conductor accumulate at sharp points? I've read one or two explanations, but I don't follow them, and when I try to think about it I reach the opposite conclusion. Halliday and Resnick has an example where a large conducting sphere and a small conducting sphere are...
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    Forming a Sharp Image with a Lens: Focal Length Explored

    Homework Statement An object and a screen are separated by 20 cm. A convex lens is placed between them, 5 cm from the object. In this position it causes a sharp image of the object to form on the screen. What is the focal length of the lens? The Attempt at a Solution wouldn't it just...
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    FYI: Sharp paper corner in the eye = bad

    For any of you thinking of trying this at home, let me tell you this is not fun. I accidentally jabbed myself in the eye a couple of weeks ago, and after a couple of minutes of screaming in pain, I thought it was over. But last week, I started having this hard eye-twitch and some pain in my...
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    News US state department won't report on sharp rise in global terror

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/26/AR2005042601623.html Why is it thought that aggression will lead to less terror? Particularly pre-emptive aggression? This is from a few months ago, and I don't know if it has been discussed already. I searched for relevant...
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    Can someone please proofread my NASA SHARP essay?

    Due date: TOMORROW! 300 word limit There are optimists who believe that technology will make human immortality possible, even allowing humans to escape the universe once its collapse is inevitable. There are pessimists who believe that technology will lead to weapons that will wipe out human...
  7. Math Is Hard

    C# Programming: Prerequisites & Learning Curve

    I am thinking about taking a C# course. The only prerequisite recommended is a C course, which I took this summer, but I know very little about .net so I am not sure how I'll adapt to C#. I was planning to take C++ this fall but the enrollments are so low I am worried the class might get...
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