Recent content by thack45

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    Is the Terrafugia Transition the Future of Transportation?

    The flying car was developed back in the late forty's: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerocar Even then they knew it would be a bad idea...
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    Why Does My Browser Not Show the Latest Webpage Version?

    I was right there and didn't even see it. Thanks Pattonias! This seems to have helped.
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    Why Does My Browser Not Show the Latest Webpage Version?

    OK. So the title wasn't the best... Example: I am running IE8. Say I have a window open on the Yahoo main page. Then I navigate away from it for 10, 20, 50 minutes or several hours. If after that I type Yahoo.com in the address bar, I will get the page 'unrefreshed' as I last visited it...
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    Is There Evidence for a 'Gay Gene' in Current Scientific Research?

    I'm not sure if this entire post is in response to mine or not.
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    Is There Evidence for a 'Gay Gene' in Current Scientific Research?

    I stand humbly corrected. It would be nice however if there were no search results.
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    Is There Evidence for a 'Gay Gene' in Current Scientific Research?

    Sounds like you've answered your own question. :smile:
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    News Is Race War Inevitable? - Watch this Youtube Video to Explore the Topic!

    Racism in the U.S. will never go away before its profitabillity does - and prejudice will not go away because it is human nature.
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    High School Good examples of Physics in movies

    It's been a while since I've seen it so I can't say if it's "good" physics, but Donnie Darko was good.
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    High School Is There a Better Way to Remember Large Numbers?

    Negative. Numbers are used to to explain mathmatics. That said, you'd be hard pressed to communicate any worthy idea without things like dimensions, time, velocity, and so on. It's sad to say, but if we are to understand ourselves, we must understand maths. Or, more realistically, pay someone...
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    High School Is There a Better Way to Remember Large Numbers?

    Joking aside, the OP does have an interesting idea (perhaps more interesting before the calculator). Take pi for example. Using the above mentioned system, pi would sound something like 'f-(point)-bib-juf'. If you commit this system to memory, this sound could be more easily recolectable than...
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    High School Is There a Better Way to Remember Large Numbers?

    On the contrary, I have actually found this to be quite fun. This is not at all meant to be at your expense. :smile: Not sure I understand. The letter and number are interchangeable. No undue importance. So what would 88 "sound" like? OK, that was in poor taste.
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    High School Is There a Better Way to Remember Large Numbers?

    A number has a value which can be altered simply by putting other numbers around it. This isn't so with letters, but... Let's say one commits to this system: 0= a 1= b 2= e 3= f 4= i 5= j 6= k 7= o 8= t 9= u If I have 10 atoms, I have 'ba' atoms. If my friend has 30 atoms, he...
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    Television Commercials-hate 'em or love 'em

    Since I got DVR I rarely see commercials anymore and when I do, I'm very sensative to their predatorial and manipulative attempts. One of my favorites (I have many) are the ones that tell me how pressed I am for time, how valuable it is and how this product will change my life. Advertising...