Patrick Henry

I've never really tried to concentrate H202—most substances tend to react with it and make it decompose... sorry, I don't know the answer, but don't hesitate to share your results afterwards!

I remember in the movie Matrix when the "agent" tells Morpheus that the human race is like a virus—we multiply and multiply until finally, the only way to survive is to move to a new area. Mammals live in equilibrium with their environment, we do not. Today, with global warming and overpopulation, we, the agent's words become more and more truthful. Is this a result of our lifestyle, genes, or evolution?

From deepastronomy.com: 10^47 is greater than that. I say it's possible.

Cool... kills my laptop battery pretty fast.

Have a budget? If you don't mind getting dirty... Effect of Air Ventilation on Microbial Decomposition: Materials * indicates items provided by student * six 2-liter or 3-liter soda bottles (you will make three bioreactors, but you need 2 bottles, a top and a bottom, for each bioreactor. * three smaller containers, about 5-cm high, that fit inside the soda bottle (one in each bottle) * three Styrofoam plates or trays *Compost (carrot peelins, lettuce scraps, apple cores, bread crusts, banana peels, weeds, grass clippings, etc.) chopped or blended into small pieces *insulation to wrap around your 3 composters to keep them warm: could use old newspapers, bubblewrap, t-shirts, towels.... drill or nail for making holes duct tape or clear packaging tape utility knife insulation material fine-meshed screen or fabric large enough to cover top of soda bottle and air holes in bottom half thermometer that will fit into the top of the soda bottle and be long enough to reach down into the center of the compost chopped vegetable scraps such as lettuce leaves, carrot or potato peelings, and apple cores, or garden wastes such as weeds or grass clippings bulking agent such as wood shavings or 1-2 cm pieces of paper egg cartons, cardboard, or wood optional: hollow tubing to provide ventilation Construction http://compost.css.cornell.edu/CIC.html Download the pdf. and see chapter 2 , pg. 31 for more illustrations for constructing the soda bottle biocomposter 1. Using a utility knife or sharp-pointed scissors, cut the top off one soda bottle just below the shoulder and the other just above the shoulder. Using the larger pieces of the two bottles, you will now have a top from one that fits snugly over the bottom from the other. 2. Place a smaller container (roughly 4-5 cm high) upside down into the bottom of the soda bottle. This will form a stand to support the tray that will hold the compost. You can use any plastic container that will fit inside the bottle and provide adequate support for the styrofoam stand and overlying compost. 3. The next step is to make a styrofoam circle. Trace a circle, the diameter of the soda bottle, on a styrofoam plate and cut it out, forming a piece that fits snugly inside the soda bottle. Use a nail to punch holes through the styrofoam for aeration. 4. Assemble the bottom of your bioreactor by placing the stand into the soda bottle, then resting the styrofoam circle on top of the stand. Make a mark on your bottle to indicate where the styrofoam circle sits. Above this point is where the compost will be, and below it is where you want to make air holes. 5. Label your 3 soda bottles A, B, and C. 6. Bottle A will be your control. Do not make any air holes in the side of the soda bottle. 7. Bottle B: Make 4 air holes (at postitions like these times on a clock: 12:00, 3:00, 6:00 and 9:00) in the sides of the soda bottle in the area below the mark that you made. This can be done with a drill or by carefully heating a nail and using it to melt holes through the plastic. Avoid making holes in the very bottom of the bottle unless you plan to use a tray underneath to collect whatever leachate may be generated during composting. 8. Bottle C: Make 12 air holes (at postitions one through twelve like these times on a clock) in the sides of the soda bottle in the area below the mark that you made. This can be done with a drill or by carefully heating a nail and using it to melt holes through the plastic. Avoid making holes in the very bottom of the bottle unless you plan to use a tray underneath to collect whatever leachate may be generated during composting. 9. Reassemble the bioreactor pieces. 10. Fill the bioreactors with the mixture you wish to compost. Use the same materials, in equal quantities, in each reactor. A variety of materials will work, but in general you want a bulking agent to provide air flow plus some vegetable scraps to provide food for the microbes. In these mini-bioreactors, composting proceeds best if the bulking agent and food scraps are cut or chopped into roughly 1-2 cm pieces. Soak the bulking agent in water until thoroughly moist, then drain off excess water. 11. Mix roughly equal amounts of bulking agent and food scraps, then fill your reactor. Remember that you want air to be able to diffuse through the pores in the compost, so make sure to keep your mix light and fluffy and do not pack it down. 12. Put the top piece of the soda bottle back on and seal it in place with tape. 13. Cover the top hole with a piece of screen or nylon stocking, rubber banded into place. Alternatively, if you are worried about potential odors you can ventilate your bioreactor using rubber tubing out the top. Simply use the screw-on soda bottle cover with a hole drilled through it for a piece of rubber tubing, which leads out the window or into a ventilation hood. 14. If you want to eliminate the possibility of flies becoming a problem, you can cover all air holes with a piece of nylon stocking or other fine-meshed fabric. 11. Insulate the bioreactor, making sure not to block the ventilation holes. (Because these soda bottle bioreactors are much smaller than the typical compost pile, they will work best if insulated to retain the heat that is generated during decomposition.) You can experiment with various types and amounts of insulation. Now you are ready to watch the compost process at work! You can chart the daily progress of your compost by taking temperature readings, inserting a thermometer down into the compost through the top of the soda bottle. The thermometer should be inserted in the upper 2/3 up the bottle. Because the bottles are so small, you may not end up with a product that looks as finished as the compost from larger piles or bioreactors. You should find, though, that the volume shrinks by 1/2 to 2/3 and that the original materials are no longer recognizable. You can let the compost age in the soda bottles for several months, or transfer it to other containers for curing while starting up a new batch of compost in the soda bottles. ***This experiment is taken directly from "Composting in the Classroom" found at the website:http://ei.cornell.edu/biodeg/composting/

When you turn on a light, darkness gets out of the way faster.

Animals and fungi are consumers, plants are producers. Fungi and animals have similar cellular designs as well as reproduction.

I say Big Chill — dark energy will take over until even the nuclear forces are overcome.

Space ends where matter ends.

To be safe, I'll leave the testing to the experts. But yes, you should be able to control your heartbeat with practice.

Exactly. Mutations are copying errors, not environmental adjustments. Mutation is different from natural selection (obviously).

1/(2^n) genes will be passed on, according to probability.

Try mass extinction and nuclear winter(s) for the next few decades. The ash thrown into the air will envelope the planet, blocking out sunlight, killing plants, then animals, then us. Looking back in the past 2.1 million years, three major Yellowstone eruptions occurred, both an 8 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI). Let's try smaller volcanoes before moving on to supervolcanoes.

Isn't this why as time progresses, the peroxide's reactivity will decrease?

But eventually they will be refracted, correct?

Just wondering... what causes a rainbow to curve?

Heard that one from a friend... answer above.

I believe that it is theoretically possible to curve a bullet, as it is possible to curve a baseball—simply cause an uneven force (spin not parallel to direction) and the bullet should theoretically curve. The problem is initially getting the bullet to spin. Once the bullet spins, it will curve.

Numbers are patterns. Mathematics is the science of patterns.

Then what is it meant for, specifically?

Pure carbon crystals would be nice.

Math is the study of patterns.

Sad thing is there's only a limited number of riddles in the world. N T