Recent content by Mental Gridlock

The "h" in mgh.. Can you change it? Okay I still can't get my head around the idea of gravitational potential energy. I think that having questions answered may help my understanding. Cats usually always land on their feet, so I'll use one for my example. 1) I hold the cat ten meters off the...

I know this is probably a complete n00b question, but I have tried all over the www and couldn't find it explained. Correct any of these premises if they are wrong, maybe that's my problem, but... velocity is current speed and acceleration is change in speed. So, if something is moving...

I don't think the government is trying to set the price or restrict access. Looks like they are just trying to protect the environment. And rightfully so.

You're right.. I shouldn't go off topic anyway.

You're right.. By chartering I mean founded based on government legislation. The government was definatily behind the founding/chartering of the companies, their creation was an act of government.. It doesn't change the fact that as of Sunday they were private corporations however. As for...

The term means the study of how extraterrestrial things has an impact on Earth's atmosphere. To answer LightbulbSun's question: it's a specific branch of meteorology and is a legitimate field. It's just like "hydrometeorology" which is the study of how the water affects the atmosphere and...

Cats can survive long falls, but I don't think it has anything to do with terminal velocity or their reflexes or anything like that. I believe the scientific explanation is that the cat does actually die when they land, but since they have nine lives, they go on living with eight more lives left.

Thank you for the clarification, jimmysnyder. I did do fact checking when I chose my words to determine that privately owned was a legitimate label. The investors were private people, and the people who staffed the companies weren't government employees, as opposed to say the USPS which is a...

"ya right." ? Are you denying that they were ousted? http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/fannie-freddie-ceo-severance-payouts/story.aspx?guid=%7B832C8CA2-92B9-4AE4-9D8F-6105C62DBA1B%7D They were forced out. Removed. aka fired. Like was mentioned, they failed and so were removed...

You're not a bad person, although enabling her addiction isn't going to solve anything. It's like a child too old for the bottle and who refuses the cup and doesn't stop crying until they get a bottle. You have to endure the crying and be firm until eventually the child learns that they're...

The US has taken over Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two biggest privately owned mortgage lenders in their country. They fired and replaced the CEO's and board of directors. They will now conduct the day to day operations of the companies. They are taking money away from the investors...

Mahmoud said the occupying regime, not Israel itself. Just as Bush threatened to have the Iraqi regime vanquished. Nevertheless the quote is useless without the context.

They have only had their resolutions passed which have been approved by the elite security council.

The anthrax attacks were mentioned. Also the DC snipers, suicide massacres at NIU, Virginia tech. etc. Second of all, there was no straw man, the claim that the Bush has kept us "safe from terrorism since 9/11" was made. Third, I don't see this "relative improvement".. And I don't see any...

They aren't a problem just because they are radioctive? Radioctive means they emit harmful radiation that poisons people and the environment; it's a problem by definition. They are a "problem" because they contaminate the soil and water, and are a danger to people and animals. Also it's...