Poll Definition and 168 Threads

Let's start the election early. Our system doesn't give us the opportunity to cast a no vote unfortunately so this poll essentially will. You can vote yes for as many candidates as you want that you think you could actually vote for. Obviously you may not be an Obama fan but you might vote for...

I am looking for recommendations on the which textbook/resource (though I prefer textbook) provides the greatest understanding and development of intuition in utilizing circuit analysis to solve problems. Background: I have the book: "Fundamentals of Electric Circuits" by Sadiku &...

I'm particularly interested in knowing the proportion of people who write with their left hand in physics, mathematics and chemistry (students who completed at least 1 year at university/college or people who already finished their university studies; including therefore professors and people...

Is black Monday coming? What are you going to do with your stocks Monday 8/8/11?

Seems the losers of the debt debacle are congress and the Tea Party. http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/views-congress-tea-party-reach-low-poll-135728798.html

I wanted to gain a sense about some of the opinions floating around out there about publishing works without the use of references. Of course, the vast majority of papers certainly include references these days. However, in principle it is still possible to write a paper that does not directly...

the argument came up in class today, people were saying the typical Newton and einstein etc but i feel the aren't really that relevant anymore. so in your opinion, who is the greatest scientist of this century? in terms of both scientific findings, educating the masses of certain theories, and...

I think it's time for the annual quantum interpretation poll. Vote for which interpretation you currently think represents reality.

What do you think? I thought a poll, just for the fun of it!

Consider these two experimetal set ups: 1) An electric battery low down in a gravitational field connected by long wires to a light bulb much higher up in the gravitational field. 2) An electric generator connected by long wires to a light bulb higher up. The electric power source is at the...

Is Fox News "Fair and Balanced"? (different than last poll!) Relative to other news programs, how would you rate Fox News?

Poll: Vote "Fallin For You" Another set of incredible pictures! Remember the contest is now limited to one vote. Please vote for the photo that best represents our theme last week, which was "Fallin For You".While the temptation here is to vote for the "nicest" looking picture, please...

If you are currently an undergrad in the U.S. how many hours a week do you work or are you unemployed? This is for my statistics class. Thanks!

As pointless as it is, let's speculate which of the two breakthroughs will come first!

Dear SA/Ms: I am seeking feedback from active and inactive SA/Ms regarding both the current and possible future utility (if any) of BRS. I have two multiple choice questions; due to limitations of VB software I must apparently create two different polls to ask them. This poll contains...

I have the idea of making a PCB quickturn website that both improves the ordering experience vs the competition, and hugely undercuts them by offering a simplified product. However, I want to gauge interest because the website would need a lot of orders to be profitable (about 10,000 per year)...

Hello, I'm working on a final paper for a HP class (ugrad/grad) and could use some suggestions. The problem I'm working on is determining the depth of water in a spent fuel pool, above a full core offload, required to reduce the exposure leve to X mGy/hr from fission products and principal...

Hmm... which race?

For the ladies or gay dudes, who is hotter (character, not the actor) and why? Could be a fun topic. Note: Mods, if the post is too nerdy/silly feel free to delete, i won't be offended.

A poll about origami.

I changed it to a poll lol. Lots of people were looking only one replied. What would be the best choice of a dual major to complement aerospace engineering? Refer to this course catalog if needed: http://www.catalog.sdes.ucf.edu/UCFUGRDCatalog0910.pdf By the way I Plan on going to grad...

What kind of beer should they drink?

What percentage of people will have chosen the percentage that will receive the most votes? (no peeking!) For instance, if you think that the option with the most votes will be 50%, and you think 30% of the people will vote for that, you should answer 30%.

can I take a poll? What industry do you work in? What's your degree? Are you a middle manager? Are you satisfied with your job? Why did you choose your job?I work in energy services right now, while finishing my MSEE. I have managers around me that are engineers that I work with that are...

Please give an honest, clear answer and leave a detailed comment unless the answer is none. Please make the comment inside the signature poll. I am using a different poll because my poll is active in other forums. Poll: Have you ever seen a UFO, alien or unusual cosmic object. · UFO · Alien...

Hi Everyone, I've always wanted to do this career poll of people in here, but this is the first chance I have to formulate something a bit more coherent. I hope all of you who "qualify" will participate because it will help me with my next installment of "So You Want To Be A Physicist"...

Which one you think to be worse. 1. Incest between two consenting adults (of equivalent age). Like between uncle and niece of similar ages. 2. Unequal sex between related or unrelated pair (it doesn't matter really and may also include incest). Here I am considering extreme cases like sex...

Homework Statement Two identical billiard balls are at rest on a frictionless, level surface, touching each other at one common point. A third, identical ball, the cue ball, is approaching along the common tangent with a constant speed of 20m/s. Assuming a completely elastic collision, with no...

PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE RESPONDING TO THE MULTIPLE ANSWER POLL If Bush could legally run for a third term (let's say Presidential term limits only prevented a fourth term), then how would that affect your preferences for this election? Assume also, that McCain and the other Republicans in the...

Hi, My name is Dawson S and I'm a student from Australia. I'm currently completing a research project into the modern-day feasibility of a nuclear-powered aeroplane (as first suggested in the Cold War). I am to deliver this project in December at the Stockholm International Youth Science...

Every quarter we have a poll predicting which will be the quarter's most valuable QG paper, most important for future non-string quantum gravity research. In this case, I'm collecting nominees for the time period April thru June 2008, This simple elegant 6-page paper by members of Loll's group...

At what point did you realize "wow this is what I want to do for a long time!" Was it in high school? Perhaps it happened during your undergrad years, grad school, or maybe once you were out in the workforce? Share your experience. Feel free to tell us what motivated you and how it happened...

We've alluded to this question in a few threads, but I would like a poll specifically about the pointed question itself. Background: I think most people would agree (but feel free to disagree...) that a serious recession, complete with two quarters of negative gdp growth, a muddling stock...

Which of these first quarter 2008 papers/presentations do you expect to contribute most to future research? 1. http://cift.fuw.edu.pl/users/kostecki/zakopane08/rovelli.pdf Looppy & Foammy: at long last, falling in love Carlo Rovelli This is Rovelli's report at the March 2008 Zakopane...

Where are you from Sorry for the mess. This one will be correct. Let's do it like that. As the poll is not public anymore I suggest that IF you post where you are coming from in this thread, I'll collect your names and mae a list which I edit in into this post. Here goes the list (including...

Which fish would you prefer to be slapped with?

*** CLICK HERE TO VOTE *** So, for the last few years I've been doing this "Game of the Year" poll with this voting script I made. This poll is different from most polls you've seen-- in normal polls like this you have maybe five or so options, and you pick the one you like best. This poll...

Not sure where exactly this belongs, so I thought I'd try GD. Note that I have no clue as to the actual answer is, but I"m interested in what people's opinions are.

Watch the percentages, dears: http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1623.htm

What mp3 system (hardware/software) do you have? What mp3 system (hardware/software) do you recommend? My criteria and (possibly unfounded) concerns, in case you want to address them: - some systems (such as iTunes) might be propietary, forcing me to "lock in" to the software - and...

Here are the forecasts we made in September about the Smolin/string salesrank ratio as of noon on 1 October (pacific time). https://www.physicsforums.com/poll.php?do=showresults&pollid=1171 The prediction of Hurk4 (which seemed quite unreasonable to me at the time) turned out to be right after...

The previous attempt had a couple of glaring omissions. Here is a corrected version of the third quarter Most Influential Paper forecast. I missed the Aastrup Grimstrup paper when it came out in 2006, so am including it now as better late than never. http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0601127...

What's your pick for the most important paper from among second quarter 2007 non-string quantum gravity research? This short list was narrowed down from a larger number of paper which were flagged by several PF people this time, including Francesca, Jal, and myself. Papers that appear in latter...

are you a male or female? let's do a poll on the people that visit PF.

I don't know about the demographics of those who voted in this poll, but it appears that 87% want Bush to be impeached. I hope it isn't set up so people can vote twice or more. That would be too much like the 04 election.:rolleyes: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10562904 I am not a Bush fan...

Hello! Just for fun I thought I would ask what everyone's opinions are on what the most useful 4 year degree is nowadays. Let's say any 4 year b.s. arts or science, doesn't matter. Most useful meaning: well, you could take in account most jobs, or most pay, if that's what you think is most...

Where do folk here currently stand on the issue of climate change?

What mass will the lightest Higgs found in the next three years have? No Higgs found in next three years, Below 114 GeV 114-130 GeV 130-150 Gev 150-180 GeV 180-220 Gev 220-360 Gev Above 360 GeV Notes: 1. MSSM Higgs predicted less than 130 GeV, non supersymmetric SM Higgs probably...

I want to take an unscientific poll on the number of students in the technical fields now vs. the recent past. This is engineering and the sciences (please indicate which field of engineering or science). If you all would be so kind, could you indicate the relative number and quality of...

This is the follow-up question. Assuming that there is a warming trend, please give your opinion as to the human contribution to this trend. Once again, I would hope that the opinion is informed and not fanciful or political. Sorry if none of these match your true opinion, but please choose...