Appolinaria

an inevitable asteroid carrying an alien pathogen

I don't think medical care should ever cost the person who is sick... there are so many problems with how it's run I don't know where to begin and it's absolutely terrifying.

I think the IQ of geniuses that live their lives cleaning trash bins would decline. If not, they'd probably be unsatisfied with the lack of mental stimulation and resort to suicide.

Life seems very desperate to sprout up in the soil of space, like a parasite waiting for the perfect host… Even if you have no emotion or compassion for others, you should be damned to go against that out of respect, if anything.

youre separating yourself from people like that girl, or people who watch jersey shore, because they embarass you... probably because deep down you are similar to them. its okay little guy, youre intelligent. you dont need to kill off the population to feel better. if you really cared about evolution, and not demonstrating elitism to fuel your ego, or counteracting the shame you feel for being human, youd be spending your time going green... or saving the planet, or whatever. things that will surely kill us off entirely. high iq or not.

These musical geniuses understand complexities that we do not. Appreciate the beauty of all things born from nature, don't liken yourself to a majestic power that could destroy you in a second. And where would we be if we aborted Hawking?

Don't separate yourself too far from Snookie

Certain negative attributes can be correlated with higher IQ, such as alcoholism. We may need the perfect temperature.... Intelligent enough so that our environment isn't our enemy, but not too intelligent that we become our own enemy.. and destroy ourselves/the environment. If we were so intelligent that we could see outside of our aquarium, would we continue to swim? But then what is the point of long term survival if it's not for greater intelligence?

I like that analogy.

I'll admit, the Shaman weavers bit made me giggle

And why's that?

I'll share what works for me. Lots of electronics or lighting can heat up your room, possibly making it drier. I get pretty dehydrated when I sleep and sometimes I wake up with a headache... especially if it's for longer than 8 hours. I try to drink a good amount of water before bed and in the morning. Also, I find the noise and flickering light on my laptop to be aggravating. It's possible that disturbances like these could be disrupting your deep sleep without you realizing it. I also just don't think it's healthy to sleep in that environment. For example, cell phone use has been dubbed a carcinogenic hazard. It's probably dangerous to sleep in close range to such a large amount of electronics. So yeah, I sleep well in a calm, peaceful, well ventilated room. I leave my blinds open so that the natural light will ease me into waking up... this is what works best for me.

further proof that the forum should have an rpg system along with rep points. +500 xp for Phi. imatfaals level 5 elf crossbow has been upgraded. BALLER

Yep, still proud to be part Russian.

Forgot to mention... I'm glad to see that this, how do I put it, slightly diabolical aspect I thought I picked up on in your other posts also transfers into your dream state. It must be really engrained in you. Impressive. That's true. I kind of just assumed they serve a purpose. I like to think I'm perfectly efficient and every part of me is intended for use, when clearly I have organs that prove otherwise. I forget that often.

I am, don't know if the OP is. Don't want to get a warning here, but here goes my situation. I need to keep working for a little while longer before I can go to school full time. So I'm gonna take a couple of classes to get an idea. Random ones. I might not major in anything involving phys/chem. That's kind of why I'm here. I'm very confused right now, it's terrible. I just want to believe there's more to my life than what it's been. I want to understand the wind that makes my wings dance. I love math and it makes me feel like I'm staring at the universe right in the eyes and it's staring right back. But I don't know if I have what it takes. All of you are so intelligent. Anyone can be drawn to these subjects without understanding the tediousness behind them, the intelligence required... the patience, discipline, etc. I need to assess aspects of myself before I can make the right decision. There are many facets of myself that need to be satisfied. I don't want to make the wrong decision. I want to be happy, and feel okay at the end of the day. Typical youth confusion, I'm just a little slower than most. -Lifetime movie script ends- Anyway, any type of advice is really appreciated. What kind of personality it takes for either/etc. Why you chose chemistry/physics. The posts about how they differ have been helpful.

Someone start arguing, I need a bias while picking classes.

Wb!

Okay, I agree that perhaps I have not been fair in responding to all opposing opinions. And I did not mean to ignore your argument about the wheel. I think it's an excellent point. However, I still don't understand the statement that physics is pointless without technology. Understanding the specific complexities behind our entire universe is never pointless, whether they're manipulated for the use of technological advancement or not. That statement bothers me immensely.

First of all, this whole topic is based on opinion. There is no one correct point to illustrate. Secondly, to say that the electric motor was applied practically, either industrially or commercially, before electromagnetism was understood is plainly false. Glad to know it's considered needless and "cherry picking" to refute John Cuthber's statement with Ampere's Law that Maxwell merely modified. It says a lot. Anyway, I'm done discussing technology, I've gone off topic enough.

Wrong. "In classical electromagnetism, Ampère's circuital law, discovered by André-Marie Ampère in 1826,[1] relates the integrated magnetic field around a closed loop to the electric current passing through the loop. James Clerk Maxwell derived it again using hydrodynamics in his 1861 paper On Physical Lines of Force and it is now one of the Maxwell equations, which form the basis of classical electromagnetism." "The operative principal in an electric motor is the same as an electromagnet. Known as Ampere's law, it states that an electric charge passing through a looped circuit produces a magnetic field." "Using a broad definition of "motor" as meaning any apparatus that converts electrical energy into motion, most sources cite Faraday as developing the first electric motors, in 1821. They were useful as demonstration devices, but that is about all, and most people wouldn't recognize them as anything resembling a modern electric motor." "The first commutator-type direct current electric motor capable of turning machinery was invented by the British scientist William Sturgeon in 1832.[12] Following Sturgeon's work, a commutator-type direct-current electric motor made with the intention of commercial use was built by Americans Emily and Thomas Davenport and patented in 1837."

he discovered it with physics. perhaps orsted also went to clown school. should i attribute that to his discovery?

orsted 1820

your point is? i dont know how chemistry contributed to identifying the electromagnetic force that allowed faraday to create the electric motor. the statement that physics is pointless without technology doesnt make sense to me. technological advancements depend on physics. physical laws are the origin of other sciences.