acidman1968

Alright, here's the deal... It's been ages since I've done any physics and such, so I'm in need of someone to check my math and see if I got the answer right or not.

Yesterday, I dropped a rock that weighed approximately 2 to 3 pounds down an old mineshaft. The rock did not seem to touch the sides as it fell... From the time I released the rock, to the time I heard the "thud" at the bottom, approximately seven seconds elapsed.

So how far did the rock fall - or - how deep is the mineshaft?

If I'm doing my math correctly, I'm coming out with an answer of roughly 788 feet.

It's time for a change. Should Billary Clinton be elected for one term, that will make almost 1/4 of a century with those two families...

ENOUGH ALREADY!!!

Let's get some fresh ideas, and fresh leadership in the White House, instead of the same old crapola!

In many aspects of our modern existence, COMMON SENSE has become extremely uncommon. One area where common sense seems to be disappearing is the environment. The opposing views - both for utilization and for protection of our natural resources - have become so polarized that neither side seems willing to explore the possibility that there is validity in the others' point of view.

I can't help but wonder what level of "life experience" many of the people asking/answering questions in this section actually have... Have they been out in the wilder areas of the environment first-hand? Have they been to the rural areas they want to protect? Or are they urban environmentalists whose experience has been limited to the National Geographic or Discovery Channels?

Many questions/answers in this section express deep-seated convictions, yet they also display a lack of common sense and understanding of real-world experience.

Is there room for practicality & common sense in today's discussion?

In many cases, you've got people repeating the same information - chapter & verse - without really understanding the data/information they're quoting - but it sounds good, so they quote it to convince the "unbelieving infidel". Is it so different than people from any/every religion quoting verses from the Bible, Quran, Book of Mormon, or Torah - to try and convince people of the "truthfulness of their cause"?

On one hand, you've got the zealot believers of Global Warming who's religious fervor of "the truth" will lead them to burn SUVs and such. On the other hand, you've got the "unbeliever" who think the zealots are nuts...

Is it druidism, paganism, all other "isms", or just downright BS?

Would Al Gore be considered the "Pope" of these new movements? And G.W. Bush the "Anti-Christ"?

In many cases, you've got people repeating the same information - chapter & verse - without really understanding the data/information they're quoting - but it sounds good, so they quote it to convince the "unbelieving infidel". Is it so different than people from any/every religion quoting verses from the Bible, Quran, Book of Mormon, or Torah - to try and convince people of the "truthfulness of their cause"?

On one hand, you've got the zealot believers of Global Warming who's religious fervor of "the truth" will lead them to burn SUVs and such. On the other hand, you've got the "unbeliever" who think the zealots are nuts...

Is it druidism, paganism, all other "isms", or just downright BS?

I've got literally boxes of photographs - and their negatives - that I would like to scan into "digital" format... I don't want to scan the pics, because the image quality isn't as good, so I'm looking for a decent, affordable scanner that will scan 35mm slides and negatives. I've seen these ones advertised

http://www.brookstone.com/store/product.asp?pid=58...

http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/jump.jsp?itemID...

The problem is that I don't know anything about them - if they've got decent image quality or not... Has anyone used a slide/negative scanner, and if so, how well do they work?

It seems that with the global outcry regarding Global Warming, including the infamous "Kyoto Protocol", only the "more developed" nations are being asked to make changes. Sorry, but if the technology is there, ALL countries should be subject to the same rules. In many cases, the environmentally friendly technologies were developed in the very countries that are being asked to make the biggest cuts, while allowing the "less developed" countries to continue massive pollution - and the reasoning is that if they have to upgrade, their economies will be hurt.

Sorry, but they're already getting breaks in the global economy because they have lower labor costs - allowing them to undercut U.S. prices. Those less-developed countries can pay a "royalty" to the developers of the cleaner technologies, and raise the prices of their goods a little. It happens all the time in the U.S., a company develops a process, and another company pays a fee to use the same process.

Make it equitable.

I live near historic mining districts. I am just curious as to what silver ore looks like in its different forms.