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    Accelerating Universe and the Loss of Mass

    I had a thought the other day that I would quite like feedback on: Could the universes accelerating expansion be fuelled by the amount of mass in the universe decreasing? Is it possible that a black hole could become so massive that it tears away from/gets pinched off spacetime, how much mass...
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    How do I correct Windows Pacman flaw?

    Sounds like you've inadvertently switched from insert to overwrite mode. If it happens again try pressing the Insert key on your keyboard. PS That is proably the most compliacted description of that problem I have ever seen ;)
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    Which computer is best for engineering school?

    You might not like ms too much but <cliche>Don't cut off your nose to spite your face</cliche>. The best advice I can give you is to find the software you want to run and then get the platform it runs best on, whatever that might be. If it seems to be much of a muchness then Linux is free...
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    XOR of Multiple Bytes - Procedure and Methods

    As far as I know an XOR operation can only have 2 operands. Having said that I don't see why you couldn't have an operator with a truth table like so... a b c 3bitXOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 And I think that would give you a different...
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    Does Dark Matter's Interaction with Gravity Prevent it from Forming Black Holes?

    Interesting, and I find the concept of some sort of “super insulated sun” amusing but… If dark matter cannot interact with itself, why would a dense collection of it cause an increase in temperature? In fact, if dark matter is so weekly interacting, could several particles exist at the same...
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    Does Dark Matter's Interaction with Gravity Prevent it from Forming Black Holes?

    Ah. OK. Could it fall into stable orbits around massive objects or is the reason we do not observe the effect of dark matter’s gravity locally because it has a uniform density throughout the galaxy? As the solar system was forming would you expect dark matter to go through the same "sieving"...
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    Does Dark Matter's Interaction with Gravity Prevent it from Forming Black Holes?

    If dark matter has mass, interacts with gravity, and is pervasive then why isn’t it gathering at points of mass and turning all the suns into black holes?
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    Bomb Explosion in Space: What Would Happen?

    It does look cool, look better with a big bull rising out of the flames though! :wink: So they do exist then. I take it they’re made of whatever’s left of whatever exploded? Does the force of the blast travel primarily in this plane? How about if a nuclear or chemical explosive where to...
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    Bomb Explosion in Space: What Would Happen?

    As an aside to this question, whenever I see an explosion in space on TV it always has a taurus carrying the energy away. Does this really happen and if so what defines its plane?
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    Exploring the Connection Between Physics and Computer Science

    Going back to arrays... An understanding of physics or maths is not a prerequisite for imagining a 4d array. A 1d array can be imagined as a line of boxes (each box containing some piece of information). Reference by box number A 2d array is a stack of these information boxes. Reference...
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    Exploring the Mysterious Magnetism of Attraction

    My reference point would be any magnetic body. I am holding a magnet does it "contain" MPE in relation to all other magnetic bodies?
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    Exploring the Mysterious Magnetism of Attraction

    Does this mean that every magnetic body in the universe has (near maximum) MPE in relation to every other magnet in the universe. Thats a lot of MPE, where does it keep it all?!
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    Exploring the Mysterious Magnetism of Attraction

    Separating the magnets and letting them slam back together again makes sense to me. It’s when you allow the magnets to join and then separate them that bothers me. It seems a bit like cause preceding effect - the kinetic energy is released and then I provide the energy used in that release by...
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    Exploring the Mysterious Magnetism of Attraction

    So are the magnets now slightly less magnetic?
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