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    Is There a Trick to Remembering the Trigonometric Functions?

    The story of the Native American should be considered fiction. It's a pun. SOH CAH TOA Soak a toe (ah?)
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    News Controversy Surrounding Scientist's Killing of Rare Bird for Research Purposes

    This is it, guys. PETA is now confirmed to be the new Catholic Church.
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    The Big Bang Theory a Fairy Tale? So says presidential candidate Ben Carson....

    On the democrat side, I personally like Lawrence Lessig. It's a shame he only wants to be in there until he gets what he wants, then will quit his position as president.
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    The Big Bang Theory a Fairy Tale? So says presidential candidate Ben Carson....

    Green energy for sure, because you know how conservatives are with global warming ;) Essentially, all conservatives would want to decrease government spending, especially when the country's in debt. I'm not sure whether the scale of the project would make a difference. They go by the belief...
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    The Big Bang Theory a Fairy Tale? So says presidential candidate Ben Carson....

    Personally, what would keep me up at night the most is Socialism. I think losing government funding would be fine, and I really doubt Carson would be the only candidate to withdraw funding. Any real republican would withdraw funding because of their preference to Reagonomics over FDR New Deal...
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    The Big Bang Theory a Fairy Tale? So says presidential candidate Ben Carson....

    Has nobody mentioned that when it comes to the topic of private-sector funding, conservatives prefer Reaganomics, less government involvement in the private sector, and a shrink in government spending as a whole? If science loses funding, I have a feeling it'll be more because of Reaganomics...
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    FFVII Cloud's Buster Sword Busted in Ludicrous Video

    I realize that when physics enters the realm of the human body, it becomes more difficult compared to mechanical physics. What is the easiest calculation I could do to show that the video's numerical conclusion is wrong while still showing that the sword, if used in a real-life scenario, would...
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    FFVII Cloud's Buster Sword Busted in Ludicrous Video

    But what or where exactly does the sword go wrong, and how can I illustrate that? I'm not at all disappointed that the sword will never work in real life - however, I am disappointed by the way he explained and erroneously shoved numbers into an equation. Or is it that because I took an...
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    FFVII Cloud's Buster Sword Busted in Ludicrous Video

    So, I opted not to post this in Science Fiction and get my thread locked~ I watched this video and it seemed quite ludicrous to me. The man in the video measured sword speed (which I assumed was angular velocity) with mph. He then continued to say that linear momentum applies when swinging...
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    What sparked my interest in Physics? A brief introduction to a new member.

    Hello. So, I took a Physics course at a community college last Spring, and I sort of took a liking to it. I'm not sure I'll be active much, but here's my introduction.
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