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    Programs How Honest Are Students About Their Major GPA?

    My < 3.0 brothers, think about the forum's demographic... how many people with bad GPA's would seriously participate in something called "PHYSICS FORUMS." We should be damn proud of ourselves for even being here. Take that as a toast to mediocrity. I busted my ass this semester and ended up...
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    Why is the earth constantly rotating, but we as humans can never feel it?

    Its like when you are driving at the same speed as other cars on the highway, they are all standing still with respect to your car.. Everything else that's not spinning with us, is just so far away that it doesn't create for much of a motion blurring effect like youd expect going at thousands of...
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    Why do so many people believe in alternative stuff these days?

    Im going to agree with Dave. To a person with a GED, the structural dynamics of some building or the magic behind the way signal transmission works in their nokia makes just about as much logical sense as god, crystals or Ms. Cleo. And "What people?".. Just about anyone you can strike up a...
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    Why Are Women Underrepresented in Engineering Fields?

    Ive actually gotten the "for all the guys" response.. It took me a good while to admit the male version of that reason in my Intro to Dance class last semester. :)
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    How do they put graphics on the football field?

    They have sensor cameras that work side by side with the on air camera to analyze what's going on in the field. The technology can distinguish players based on differences in color of their uniforms from the field green as well as what team they're. It pretty fascinating, it can even analyze...
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    Mouse in the Kitchen: A Morning Surprise

    Well there's no way your cats going to go on a mouse hunt if you're conveniently feeding him with from a dish. Things have to get desperate.
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    Why Are Women Underrepresented in Engineering Fields?

    Being a total noob, I am risking any future reputation i might have here by starting a topic as my first post. So I'm ready for yall. That being said, I just wanted to hear your thoughts as to what it is about engineering that turns women off to the profession. Its not the math, plenty of...
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