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Do you know the difference between humor & odor? Humor is a shift of wit.

I think I posted the math somewhere in this thread. If you want me to, I can post it again. Thank you, no. I read the entire thread and see nothing posted by you or Arc that supports the main thesis.

Agreed. But I don't think proofreading is the issue/problem with those not using the Quote system. I don't understand the problem folks have using it, particularly seemingly otherwise intelligent folk and long-time members. Again but with verve; WTF?

Fanaticism: Redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim. ~ George Santayana source

Just revisiting the above as I continually see folks old and new either using just quotation marks when quoting from a post or if using the Quote function, not including the name of who is quoted or the place/post/thread the quote came from. So what gives? Ignorance? Disdain for convention? Habit? Stubbornness? Whatever the reason(s), not using the system is with few exceptions an impediment to our discussions. :soapbox:

Yes well, I was clarifying a side issue. I suspect your motel example does not qualify as the same event each time. I'm happy to have answered your question.

And I am correct that this is called a compound probability?

I sit corrected. However, isn't that only true if all denominators are x? Was I correct to answer the question in the OP as 'compound probability'?

With all due respect, this is as much meaningless drivel as Phillips'.

While I wouldn't call it a law, it strikes me as a 'compound probability'. If so then your equation is incorrect. Compound Probability

From Phillips' 'work': Article 7 With all due respect, this is meaningless drivel. 'Too naturally'? Phphphphh. Can I get a scientific definition on that? I propose that for the first 3 primes to appear in the first 5 Natural numbers -a Wholly 60%- and one of them to have the property of being the only even prime, is too many to be coincidental to this post. I hereby denominate Dos, Tres, and Cinco the Sacred Goddamn numbers.

My concern is your getting all balled up with perceiving patterns to have some larger meaning or application. When it comes to Primes this is not an uncommon trap, but a trap it is. As to chemistry I have no idea, though I know one guy that has got all balled up with the periodic table and Pascal's triangle rather than Primes. As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality. ~ Albert Einstein

Is it possible we have so few urban farmers here? Mon dieu! Last night's vegetable dish fresh from the farm and before shelling.

I agree. The speed difference I mentioned is only relative to speed through space, not relative to speed over the ground. My bad. Agreed again. It's only a minor issue. Here's an article that goes into my error in more detail. >> East-to-West Flight Times @ Aerospaceweb.org

Just keep telling yourself that. . Really? Can you give some non-modern example of 1 as a convenient Prime? Yes; it's inversely proportional to the quasi-additive beta-function of the lower bound of the derivative for sunflower-seed chocolate cake brownies. God may not play dice with the universe, but something strange is going on with the prime numbers. ~ Paul Erdos

It strikes me as asking for a report on how science has historically affected and influenced humans and the environment. You might use all positive examples, all negative examples, a mix of positive and negative examples, give positive and negative influences for each example, or just report facts without value judgments. So a sample example: The teachings of Aristotle helped set the foundations of the scientific method as we know it today. He taught [something specific found in research] which led to [something else specific found in research] and these things resulted in [your conclusion from overall research]. So for an 8 to 10 page report you might choose 8 to 10 similar topics and write a page on each. Besides biographical subjects you might also cover specific technologies such as the wheel or nuclear power. Good luck.

Primes are randomly disturbed among the positive integers. All manner of alluring prime patterns rear their pretty heads, only to sooner or later disappear in the froth of random behavior and taking with them those who dared too close an approach. Mathematicians have tried in vain to this day to discover some order in the sequence of prime numbers, and we have reason to believe that it is a mystery into which the human mind will never penetrate. ~ Leonhard Euler

This is my first time growing Basil and while ours is outside I too have noticed the aroma when watering. Same for the Cilantro and Rosemary. Mmmm mmmmm! This is also the first time growing Thyme, but the plant is still small and I haven't noticed any aroma yet. I think I'll go get on my hands-and-knees and poke my nose into it to satisfy my curiosity.

Eggs do not have to be 'bad' to have a sulfurous odor. The basic smell/odor is sulfurous, and eggs contain sulfur compounds and so eggs may have a smell/odor of sulfur. Where Does the Sulfur Hide in those Eggs? @ OChef

I love that idea! I have a 2-step stand I made from scrap, but I really like that multi-level and the way it's constructed. I have only 2 of the long planters; one is still full of wildflowers, but the other I planted the wildflowers out and now have it seeded with cilantro. I'm sure you all know that the seeds of cilantro are the spice coriander, but I have another common veggie with a mature use. To whit, let a couple radish plants go and the young pods are deeeeelcious. They'll grow to over 2 feet and pods galore. Don't forget to let some pods stay on and dry out and you can collect next year's seeds. Are you folks composting kitchen scraps too? Here's a few photos of our spread.

That's a mighty fine looking coop! No animals for me but urban farmer for some time now. In a response to Externet in another thread I posted this: That's pretty much the sum of it though I left out asparagus and sunflowers. We went halfsies on a small knock-down greenhouse and got a head start with seeds in March. I also built a cold-frame from scrap material & used it to over-Winter some wildflowers. It's now home for the corn and cucumber with the lid tied up. Already harvested some zucchini, radishes, broccoli, cilantro, peas, strawberries, and spinach. I think we're around 450 ft2 in various beds. Will see about getting some pics. And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together. ~ Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels

Edgar Allan Poe? Nikola Tesla? Bob Smith?

See my modifications/specifications in post #12. The wave power is there, so might as well use it. Keep in mind the waves are wind generated as well. Acknowledged. I think I have proposed as efficient and simple a means of increasing humidity as practical. Small scale experimenting & theoretical calcs should give a decent idea of the necessary scale to form clouds & rain, and from that a decent idea of whether or not the bang would be worth the buck. A good alternate scheme that's worthy of small scale testing to compare with spray nozzles. One potential of spraying is few moving parts and getting the water to a higher altitude with less material than the wheels. Moreover, strong winds might damage the overexposed wheels and shut the whole thing down. That requires a lot more material and land use as well as adding salt to the land. I was thinking though that my scheme may make the water around each of my humidifiers more salty. ?? Yes. But the misting increase the surface area of water exposed to air and so generates humidity that otherwise would not be generated by normal evaporation at the surface. Mmmmmm...sounds problematic to stabilize such sheets, not to mention all the marine life, sediments, and assorted trash that would accumulate on the sheet. Thanks for thinking on it!

I think there is too much variability of circumstance to make such a simple conclusion on economic value. Wind power makes sense in areas that have, well... wind but may be relatively cloudy or have limited space for solar arrays whether PV or solar ovens driving steam turbines. Solar may be more economical where there is area enough, more sunny days, and 'less' wind. By the same token, tidal & wave generators have to be situated where there are tides and waves. As with much of technology, the price tends to go down as production goes up. That sounds nice. You should see the last episode of "Cosmos" that deals with global warming. If you could irrigate deserts, by using renewable energy, that could save the planet. Thanks. I was thinking that compressing air is an unnecessary complication to my scheme and that the devices could directly pump the sea water through spray nozzles. For a wave generator they could be double acting so that some nozzles spray on the up-stroke while others are recharging with water through a simple flap-valve, and then on the down-stroke the recharged nozzles spray and the discharged ones refill. Think simple cylinder pumps like a kid's squirt gun as illustrated below. source I'm thinking driven by this type of anchored wave generator. (I think this particular project may be stalled by a contractor default.) >> source

OK; read it. I do indeed think it would work sideways, but with the same caveat that the strike must be perfectly centered. So imagine my bat with a basketball fastened to the business end and a soccer ball fastened to the basketball and I then hit a super-ball* with the soccerball-basketball-bat. *I have been writing 'super-ball' which is actually a trade name for Whamo's 'bouncy' ball. These may be the ideal strikee, but they can shatter if struck or bounced too hard. I would think dimpling a super ball would add to its flight distance, though the dimpling might make it more likely to shatter when impacted. Super Ball @ Wikipedia While I wouldn't allow your dropped from a tree pendulum swing at our park contest, I would let you swing your ball on-a-string as did David vs. Goliath and strike the target ball to drive it. Perhaps use a tether ball to bat a golf ball. I'd advise everyone take care to stay out of the way during said contest.