Kyrisch

If I'm not mistaken, that's called emergent properties; I'm talking about math here. I found a forum where mathematicians were arguing whether or not two plus two can actually equal five. I was recently thinking how in the world could this be possible, but I can't find the site I looked at.

I never understood this concept. What proof backs this up? This argument is sometimes also presented as "2 + 2 = 5 for large values of two." This doesn't make sense to me whatsoever. Can someone please help?

On the contrary of what the title suggests, this is an actual serious question born of curiosity that came to mind while spending a miserably dreary morning outside in the pouring rain waiting for the bus. Is there a greater chance of a mass getting hit by a raindrop if said mass is moving or stationary? I can't work out the answer. Is there some advanced math formula for stuff like this?

To tell you the truth... I was sort of making a joke. I had pressed the button myself, and in my next post explained how it worked

Oh, I think I know how it works... The IP address of the person who pushed the button is saved and when the site is accessed from that address it displays some false error screen.

The link doesn't seem to be working... maybe someone pushed the button?

I don't say the pledge at all, actually. I refuse to pledge allegience to a government that tells the citizens nothing.

Beers both look and taste like horse piss.

My friend wrote this. He is deeply religious. How do you think I should debate him? I've already answered back, this: He has yet to respond.

And your point is?

Who says the speed of light can be changed? Are we talking about c or the apparent speed of light through glass, air, water, etc.? C cannot be changed, but light slows down as it travels through denser mediums.

We are not really getting anywhere, are we? I am still confused about why you started this thread in the first place. Do you want us to tell you that the scientists are wrong, or are you just enjoying the attention? Do you want us to tell you that gravity cannot possibly move at the speed of light, even though there is an appreciable amount of evidence supporting this? To agree with your baseless ideas that gravity is obviously instaneous because that's what common sense says even though there is not one single piece of evidence that supports this and it violates a theory postulated by one of the most intelligent people in history? I think you yourself are confused. You seem to contradict yourself in your posts. Let me give you an example: First you seem to belittle the Theory of Relativity, then you praise Einstein for being a "freaking genius." So please clear up what the reason you started this thread is, and what exactly is it that you don't understand.

Yeah, "save the environment; plant a Bush back in Texas!"

I tried... And I worked so hard on that metaphor, too...

It's time for me to change my avatar, but I cannot choose between these three pictures I have. Please voice your opinion! Note: There is no multiple choice. 1 2 3

Since you don't seem to be able to grasp the scientific view, let me try to explain it to you with a metaphor. Think of gravity as a person that is grabbing you by the ankles and keeping you on this earth. This is his strength (the strength of the graviational field around the earth). The sun and the earth also send "Mr. Gravitys" out into space. They run as far as they can, and they stop when they get tired (The edge of the gravitational field). Now picture a black hole. The "Mr. Gravity" in the black hole is a bodybuilder. His arms are huge! (Stay with me here) When light crosses the event horizon of the black hole, he grabs it and wrestles it into the black hole. He is not faster than light, he is "stronger" than light. Now his speed is how long it takes him to run fom one body exerting a gravitational force on another to the other body. It just so happens that all "Mr. Gravitys" have the same speed as all "Mr. Lights". The Mr. Gravity that lives in the black hole is "stronger" than light, but they both run at the same speed. Remember what I said before? "The sun and the earth also send 'Mr. Gravitys' out into space. They run as far as they can, and they stop when they get tired (The edge of the gravitational field)." Well, it takes 8.3 minutes for one Mr. Gravity to run the distance between the sun and the earth, the same speed it would take one Mr. Light (which the sun also sends out). Since many Mr. Gravitys and Mr. Lights would already be on their way, somewhere between the sun and the earth in space, running at the speed of light, Mr. Gravitys and Mr. Lights would still be reaching the earth even after the sun was gone. They would continue reaching the earth for 8.3 minutes after the sun is gone, and then both light and gravity would stop reaching the earth and we would swing out of orbit. I hope this clears things up.

It is probably a combination of "night" and "tranquil".

I have been fascinated with this particular tale for years. Sounds like some funky quantum mechanics to me. What are your thoughts on this? *Text taken from Weird U.S. by Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman.

I have synthesthesia; I can feel music. What you seem to have is a much more advanced case, however.

I read it in the wonderfully informative and thought-provoking book The Science of Harry Potter. In this book, the author gives examples of amazing technologies and odd facts that could give the results of the apparent "magic" in the Harry Potter books. I don't know if you would be able to find an article on it.

Looks like they just rotted away...

-If you do anything at all that resembles hugging a tree