What is Strange: Definition and 587 Discussions

Baron Strange is a title that has been created several times in the Peerage of England. Two creations, one in 1295 and another in 1326, had only one holder each, upon the death of whom they became extinct. Two of the creations, that of 1299 and that of 1628, are extant. All four baronies of Strange have been created by writ, which means that they can pass through both male and female lines.
Following the passing of the Peerage Act 1963, Elizabeth Frances Philipps, 14th Baroness Strange of the 1299 creation, became the first woman to take her seat in the House of Lords by virtue of an hereditary peerage.

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  1. A

    Strange derivation: Statistical thermodynamics

    This isn't a homework question. I'm studying this from a book (Thermal Physics by Kittel & Kroemer) currently. Up til now I've had no problem following it. There's one derivation that's got me a little stumped however. I had thought my calculus was proficient enough, but I'm just not seeing...
  2. A

    Why is integral notation sometimes written in a strange way?

    This is a strange question, but why (in some physics books) are integrals given as: \int dx\,f\left(x\right) rather than \int f\left(x\right)\,dx ??
  3. P

    Unusual Bug with Grasshopper-like Legs: A Beetle Expert's Perspective

    It was a small beetle like a Ladybug but it had back legs like a grasshopper and it jumped like one too. Any bug experts out there know of a hopping beetle?
  4. T

    What Happened to Einstein's Brain After His Death?

    Cite: Read the rest of the article here Brain
  5. B

    News Why is a concrete wall dividing this school in Jerusalem?

    The students went to their school in east of Jerusalem after summer holiday. They found eight meter height concrete wall divided their school into two parts: this means they need visa and to travell several kilometers (after completing the wall) to move from one part of the school to the other...
  6. matthyaouw

    Can Humans Digest Dental Floss?

    Can the human digestive system digest dental floss?
  7. quasar987

    Contradiction of 1000 Neutrons in 1D Box of Length L

    I got this question here that says there are 1000 neutrons in a one-dimensional infinite potential barrier box of length L and at t=0, each has a wave function given by \Psi(x,0) = Ax(x-L) But isn't this a contradiction? We have derived earlier in class that if a particle is to be a in a...
  8. cronxeh

    Investigating Strange Fish Behavior in the Wild

    I turned the light on in my fishtank today and found 2 things: 1. The goldfish had its eyes "plucked" - simply they were missing from the sockets, and the goldfish was swimming upside down gulping for air at first, then tumbling and swimming normally for some time and swimming on belly again...
  9. zoobyshoe

    Worm Grunting: A Strange Way to Catch Animals

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  10. O

    Physics: strange vector hw problem

    The minute hand on a watch is 2.0cm in length. What is the displacement vector of the tip of the minute hand? from 8-8:20 am. Express vector DeltaR in the form DeltaR_x, DeltaR_y, where the x and y components are separated by a comma. I thought i had it with the answer of 3.4 cm, but...
  11. E

    Non-Linear Schrodinger Equation and the Existence of Eigenfunctions

    SE equation in (1d) a\frac{d^{2}\phi}{dx^{2}}+V(x)\phi=E_{n}\phi (1) WKB approach \phi=exp(iW/\hbar) (2) W=[2m(E_{n}-V)]^{1/2} then from (2) we can obtain the potential and introduce it in (1) to get a differential NOn-linear equation...
  12. S

    Questioning Strange Matter and Neutronium: Is an Orbital Possible?

    The wikipedia entry on strange matter didn't tell me all I wanted to know, so I'll have to ask here: Is strange matter a fluid like 'neutronium' matter is? i.e. given advanced enough technology, could a cube or other non-spherical shape of strange matter be created? Or would it form a sphere...
  13. wolram

    Unusual Phobias: Exploring the Fear of Everyday Objects

    http://www.didyouknow.cd/phobias/phobiasal.htm Can people really be affraid of some of these?
  14. T

    Strange Limit Cycle: Unveiling a 3D Dynamics

    The 3D dynamical system introduced in the following site; http://www.geocities.com/tontokohirorin/mathematics/limitcycle/limitcycle2.htm shows not only chaotic behaviour, but also converges to a strange-shaped limit cycle under a certain parameter setting!
  15. D

    Solve a Strange Trig Problem: Distance to a Castle Spotted by Two Men in a Car

    A car travels with a velocity of 90 km/h on a stright line. And a man in the car saw a castle left of the road. The angle the straight line to the castle from the cars position was 30 degrees. 15 min (same vel) later another man spots the castle in an 40-degrees angle. After another 15 min they...
  16. J

    Find the Condition for Limit of f(x) Not Equal to L | Given \epsilon > 0

    Let f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R} be given. Let L be a real number. State the condition for saying that as x tends to a, the limit of f(x) is not L. The statement ought to begin with "Given there exists \epsilon > 0". Best guess: \lim_{x \rightarrow a}f(x) \neq L means, given there...
  17. P

    How can a user name be created with strange characters

    How can a user name be created with strange characters
  18. A

    Solving the Strange Integral - x! to x!∞

    Hi, i was working with my teacher, and i discovered the continuous differential of x!gives x!,also the continuous integral to infinity of x! gives x!.how true is this ,also i wanted to know if the last number ever is going to be odd or even ,because from my point of view the ranges of all...
  19. zoobyshoe

    Really Strange But Serious Question

    really strange but serious question - DiscussAnything.com - Address:http://www.discussanything.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75273 Changed:10:18 AM on Monday, May 16, 2005
  20. O

    Strange Occurrences: The Number 20 or 27 in My Head

    For a while now, id say a matter of months that i can remember, i will say the number 20 or 27 in my head. I never mean to or plan to, but i still do from time to time. It hasnt happened lately, but its very strange. I will be walking from class to my apartment and talking to myself in my head...
  21. A

    Solve the Math Puzzle: Help a High School Grad Integrate x!

    hey i need help with this as a high school grad ,and one people think happens 2 be a maths prodigy a junior student came once and asked me 2 help him integrate x! i could not give a solution ,now pls can anyone help with this puzzle?
  22. P

    What Are the Embeddings of K in C?

    Let K=Q(i,(1+i)^(1/3)). Describe all of K's embeddings in C. (C-Complex Field, Q-Rational Field). Describe? Could it be the answer is just the identity? How could I prove that? Thanks in advance! :smile:
  23. S

    What Happened Before the First Planck Time?

    When universe is still a strange point, what is in the universe? (asume big bang did happen and universe was created in a certain time)
  24. B

    KE in reletivity? Strange integration

    I'm reading through a modern physics text (on my own) and it did some very strange manipulation when deriving the relativistic form of the kinetic energy equation. It starts off deriving relativistic force which I understand. Basically, the implicit derivative of (d/dt)(ymv). Y is gamma and is...
  25. J

    I need some feedback on a strange idea I have. please read post

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  26. M

    Strange question with 2 charges, and net electric field between them = 0

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  27. K

    Why Do CRTs and LCDs Commonly Use a 4:3 Aspect Ratio?

    TV, Monitors ? So strange ... Why is all the CRTs and LCDs in 4:3 ratio in their dimensions ? Does it have any scientific reasons ??
  28. S

    Strange Spam Email (The Limitation of the Photon Hypothesis)

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  29. V

    Strange resistor voltage curve in an RC

    Hello, My data gravely perplexes me. I've set up a simple series RC circuit with an AC emf of 14V @ 20Hz. Resistor and capacitor values are 3.9E4 ohms and 4.7E-5 farads respectively. Ideally, the voltage across the resistor should be a simple sine curve, since this is basically an RLC series...
  30. K

    Find a Night Owl to Discuss Physics & Chemistry

    I've always loved talking about physics with people, unfortunately none of my friends are really interested in it at all. Are there any people on here, mainly night owls that go on MSN messenger and would like to talk about physics, chemistry, and those sorts of topics? If so, PM me, it's...
  31. E

    Strange Hamilton Jacobi equation

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  32. V

    Strange values on disc capacitors

    What do the strange values on disc capacitors signify exa 005 and 5D 1KV , why can't they just be abbreviated in a more intuative way like for exa just 10 micro farads ? Also for a small mic how can I tell apart which ends which + or 1 and what do the letters HAI signify on some...
  33. D

    Strange Equal-Sign: What Does \equiv Mean?

    Hi! Can anyone explain to me what this sign means. \equiv
  34. Ivan Seeking

    Why Do Actors Keep Becoming Presidents?

    This is a thread to ask why. Here's one on my mind lately considering Arnolds threat to run as President. If conservatives hate liberal Hollywood types, then why do they keep making Presidents out of actors?
  35. C

    Understanding the Limit of Sin7x/4x as x Approaches 0

    You're asked to find lim x-->0 sin7x / 4x The part of this example that I don't understand the most is how they get 1 out of sin7x/7x when x-->0. Sorry about the ridiculously small image. The dimension restrictions are ridiculous, and I didn't notice that the image didn't attach properly...
  36. T

    Can you solve the strange derivative of this complex function?

    here we go. originally in root forum, like root under a root under a root etc... just don't know where to start with this one. f(x) = (x+(x+(x+(x+1)^.5)^.5)^.5)^.5)
  37. S

    Calculating Power Use on a Hill with Air Resistance and Friction

    Hi! I have a big problem with this simple question. I can manage all the other questions on the paper i got except this one, and it's even one of the easier in there. So please gimme suggestions of what formulas to use: A person is struggeling his way up a 8 degree hill with the velocity...
  38. L

    Strange Feeling: A Philosophical Mystery

    Hey, do you guys sometimes experience a strange feeling--at one moment you realized that something similar, or even identical (such as the same scene, the same dialogue...) has happened before, either in your dreams or happened many many years ago when u are young , but your memory just can't...
  39. D

    Solve 6 Girls Sitting in 10 Chairs w/Sue & Sally Together

    Can someone help explain the theory behind the bottom question or give me a hint without giving me the answer. It's a bonus question, but I rather get assistance before copying someone completely. I already know Permutations and Combinations and the Fundamental Counting Principal, I'm just...
  40. S

    Strange Water Rocket Phenomenon - Why?

    Today when I was toying with a water rocket I came upon a strange phenomena. The setup was like this: I had a 625 mL coke bottle, filled half way with water. The cap had a nice hole in it, about 1.5 cm. I turned the bottle upside down, thinking that the water would just gush out, but low and...
  41. I

    Strange implications of NASA's Gravity Probe B

    Gravity probe B is designed to detect the distortion of space (both the linear compression and lateral shear of the vacuum) that the mass of the Earth produces by it's presence in space and it's rotation on it's axis. The hope is that this might be seen in the anticipated deflection of very...
  42. S

    Strange pattern in exponents

    I was looking at the different ways the operations +, *, and exponentiation can work on three natural numbers x, y, and z. I found a weird pattern when the second operation performed is exponentiation. These are the expressions: (x+y)^z \ x^{(y+z)} \ (x \cdot y)^z \ x^{(y \cdot z)} \...
  43. Ivan Seeking

    Weird Stories: Strange Happenings & Bizarre Experiences

    Do we have many stories of weird things happening? I don't neccesarily mean ghostly occurences or strange lights in the sky, rather I am thinking of more mundane but still bizarre perceptions and observations. I would really love to hear your stories. Here are a couple of examples of mine...
  44. Ivan Seeking

    Strange SETI Signal from ~1000 LY

    http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=1028302004 Seth Shostak is to discuss this on Coast to Coast AM at 10:00 PM pacific time - about ten minutes from now. http://www.coasttocoastam.com/
  45. Mk

    Strange Matter/Quark Star Matter/Strange Star Matter and Stranglets

    http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Strange_matter Hmmm... what do you think? Know anything about it?
  46. D

    Link to little strange Proof it fooled me

    Link to little strange "Proof" it fooled me It is called 64=65. http://www.blessa.com/64-equals-65.gif
  47. Math Is Hard

    A Strange Kind of Shame: A Heartbreaking Story of Compassion and Understanding

    There was a woman at our organization who was quite formidable and tyrannical. I work for the group that services everyone's computers and I was loathe to get a call from her. If she had a computer problem she would call in a fury screaming, "I am the director of this department and someone...
  48. V

    What are Hex Values? | Strange Folder Name

    For example a folder in my computer has the following name.. {F451F6C3-31EE-1ED1-8EE5-0FC04FC395EE} What can I say about those hex ? Thanks
  49. Ivan Seeking

    Strange animal shot and killed

    A Hairless Mexican dog, a coyote with mange, an armadillo without a shell, a hybrid? An interesting story with a [dead] body for evidence. Be sure to watch the video. http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=FAE91F84-A264-4AC3-8EA4-9097690CDEFC
  50. A

    Strange glow from TV that is off.

    I don't know where this will end up, but I am going to start it here. A few nights ago my wife and I where watching TV in the bedroom, we turned off the TV and the light over the bed and went to sleep. After a few minutes (maybe five or ten, I woke up and looked at the TV. It was glowing, but...
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