Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-09-2007, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 515
Re: Do I Misunderstand The Double Slit Experiment
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How are you observing the photons passing through the slit from so far away? I don't think a telescope is sufficient. Based on my understanding, you have to actively interfere with the...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-09-2007, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 515
Re: Do I Misunderstand The Double Slit Experiment
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I run the double-slit experiment but do not observe the slit the electrons travel through. Someone a light-minute away with a powerful telescope flips a coin to decide whether to observe...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-07-2007, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 515
Re: Do I Misunderstand The Double Slit Experiment
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This is essentially correct, barring the fact that you can't just use a "movie camera". After all, you can see the interference pattern while *looking* at the beam hitting the slits. You...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-07-2007, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 515
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
10-24-2007, 06:44 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 49
Re: GRE study help-classical physics
To restate, when combining moments of inertia you need to add the seperate moments of inertia and account for the displacement from the rotation axis.
I= I(disk) + I(child) + m(child)*r^2
where...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
10-23-2007, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 78
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
10-23-2007, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 78
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
10-23-2007, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 78
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
10-23-2007, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 78
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
09-21-2007, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 235
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
09-08-2007, 12:33 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 82
Re: Alchohol, and it\'s psychotic affects?????
Doesn't sound that psychotic to me. When I drink I can sometimes get schizophrenic. I once thought I was the president of the United States and people were trying to kill me from just alcohol.
If...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-06-2007, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 71
Re: Dumb physics question
As the water cools it would freeze and tend to expand. The safe, if strong enough, would exert enough pressure on the water to keep it from expanding. Basically the pressure on the water would...
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Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
05-17-2007, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 64
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
05-09-2007, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 76
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Forum: Other Other Topics
02-28-2007, 11:50 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 206
Re: This is concerning
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cern was featured in the book 'angels and demons' by dan brown (the da vinci code author)
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You are thinking of 'Digital Fortress', not 'Angels and Demons'.
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
02-25-2007, 01:38 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 326
Re: Question for SitNHit
That whole webpage was pretty interesting. On the last page the author gives a brief history of how he came across his information and how it lead to him leaving the Mormon church (as well as his...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
02-20-2007, 12:25 AM
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Replies: 122
Views: 388
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
02-05-2007, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 53
Re: math help
There is clearly an error in the equation. If 5/x^2 is equal to 16 then x is equal to Sqrt(5/16). If you plug that value into the left side it is not equal to 16 therefore there is either no solution...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
02-03-2007, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 269
Re: global warming: is it fair to say.......
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"Feb. 2 will be remembered as the date when uncertainty was removed as to whether humans had anything to do with climate change on this planet. The evidence is on the table."
ACHIM...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
01-10-2007, 01:20 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 301
Re: Are you who you say you are?
Basically got the same results:
1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (99%)
3. Nontheist (82%)
4. Liberal Quakers (81%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (74%)...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
01-07-2007, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 239
Views: 811
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
01-06-2007, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 267
Re: Free Will
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I agree it is practically impossible to obtain all the information in the universe however we would not need to run the universe through several times to decide whether our...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
01-06-2007, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 267
Re: Free Will
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A) The ability of a rational being to be able to make a decision. That is a being acts in one way but could have acted another way independent of any probability constraints. ...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
01-06-2007, 03:44 AM
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Replies: 124
Views: 400
Re: Jesus was a Capricorn
Here is a good documentary on who wrote the bible. It is an hour and 43 minutes long but it is very interesting. A biblical historian travels to Israel as well as other places to figure out who wrote...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
01-06-2007, 02:24 AM
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Replies: 77
Views: 267
Re: Free Will
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From the site you linked:
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However, human behavior cannot be uncaused, since nothing occurs without a cause.
That seems like a wildly arbitrary assumption to make,...
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