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  • Are we up against infinity?

    Considering the nature of inifinity and our uni-directional, constant experience of infinite time: is every conceivable instant important in the sense that it will not last forever, i.e. ALL is devoured by infinity.

    On the other hand, considering infinity is conceptual, does this mean that all answers are both relevant and irrelevant at the same time, i.e. we will exist in this exact universal senario again an infinite amount of times but may accept any different answer as correct each time. I am asking this question again and adding to the infinite amount of times I will ask this question in the future, right? But is this a problem? This has become me just thinking out loud about the infinity concept, but I'd like to hear what others think. Cheers.

    3 AnswersPhilosophy8 years ago
  • How do capacitors actually discharge?

    I know all the theory; q=63% at 1tc of charging, etc. However I'm still at a loss as to how the capacitor actually discharges. I'm after a physical discription of what the electrons do, not more formulas. Say for example there is simply a capacitor in series with two wires connected to a DC of potential difference. I imagine that once the charge becomes great on the plates of the capacitor, the electrons then jump, creating an arc to the other plate, and this equalises the circuit, then it charges again. However, I'm not sure if my interpretation of events is what really happens. I've always wondered about this, since capacitors are so important in electronics. Thanks for any help.

    1 AnswerPhysics9 years ago
  • Does liquid lead have a different specific heat capacity to solid lead? If so, what is it? If not, why not?

    I've noticed that liquid water's specific heat is 4186 and ice's (solid water) is 2000. In the same table it lists lead's specific heat as 128. I'm doing a problem involving a lead bullet that has absorbed heat and melts, some of the energy it absorbed is used in the phase change (whilst which temperature stays at 327.3C), but there is still more energy, this additional energy will continue to raise the temperature of the lead after it has all melted. So I'm wondering if I use a different specific heat here, since H2O has different specific heats for its different forms (ie. liquid and solid).

    2 AnswersPhysics9 years ago
  • Does air radiation testing give any indication of the radiation in the soil?

    I'm doing a speech on the 2011 Fukushima nuclear incident and have found an image that indicates the radiation levels of the air 1 metre above the ground in the Fukushima prefecture from this link: <>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NIT_Combined_Fli... or the original source: http://energy.gov/news/documents/AMS_Data_April_4_...

    However, I am wondering whether the levels are actually a lot higher in the soil, since Uranium (which is what the Daiichi plant used) is an alpha emitter and alpha particles would only reach a few centimetres in air. Therefore the soil will have much more radioactive particles than air 1 metre above the ground has, right?

    That's my thinking, but I would like to know how air testing works and how it is different from soil tests from someone who knows a bit about this?

    Thanks a lot!

    1 AnswerOther - Environment9 years ago
  • Does air radiation testing give any indication of the radiation in the soil?

    I'm doing a speech on the 2011 Fukushima nuclear incident and have found an image that indicates the radiation levels of the air 1 metre above the ground in the Fukushima prefecture from this link: <>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NIT_Combined_Fli... or the original source: http://energy.gov/news/documents/AMS_Data_April_4_...

    However, I am wondering whether the levels are actually a lot higher in the soil, since Uranium (which is what the Daiichi plant used) is an alpha emitter and alpha particles would only reach a few centimetres in air. Therefore the soil will have much more radioactive particles than air 1 metre above the ground has, right?

    That's my thinking, but I would like to know how air testing works and how it is different from soil tests from someone who knows a bit about this?

    Thanks a lot!

    3 AnswersOther - Science9 years ago
  • Is pasteurized cream suitable for vegetarians?

    I was looking at getting whippable cream, but most of them have gelatin in them. However one type called "Pure Cream" has only one ingredient; "Pasteurized Cream". I'm not sure if it's just from milk but from what I've been able to google so far I haven't found anything that says it has anything from an animal other than the cows milk in it. So, I went ahead and ate it. But does anyone know for sure if it's vegetarian? Cheers!

    3 AnswersVegetarian & Vegan1 decade ago
  • (In Japanese) How to describe a verb with an adjective?

    I want to write "I will quietly walk around the house while the baby is asleep" but i haven't learnt how to conjugate the verb 'walk' with the adjective 'quiet' yet. Please tell me how to. Thanks!

    1 AnswerLanguages1 decade ago
  • A simple work problem from a textbook, though I think the answers wrong. What do you get?

    A person pushes an 80.0 kg crate a distance of 3.0 m up a 22.0° incline.

    (a) What is the total amount of work that the person did?

    (b) What is the amount of work done against gravity?

    2 AnswersPhysics1 decade ago
  • What is the 1000km river-like feature that runs out under the ocean east of New Zealand?

    More specifically, I'm talking about a feature of earths crust beneath the sea near New Zealand; if you look at New Zealand on GoogleEarth from about 2,200km eye altitude, you will notice a large area of shallow ocean floor that fans out from the south-east of New Zealand. About the middle of this is what looks just like a large river which starts just off the coast of Dunedin and runs about 1000kms east and finally stops at the bottom of the South Pacific Ocean proper. If you can find a good bathymetry image of new zealand it shows up more prominently than on google earth. I've tried to find info about this feature on google but I don't know what to type because I have no idea what to call it. Does anyone know how this was formed and what it does? And what it's called?

    1 AnswerEarth Sciences & Geology1 decade ago
  • Does the NSA really exist and can they really read anyones emails?

    I'm reading the book by Dan Brown called 'Digital Fortress' and it's about the National Security Agency of America. Its about how they can decipher any encrypted coding and read anyones emails, tap phone calls, signals, etc. It doesn't say whether this is true but there has to be some kind of organisation like that?

    8 AnswersInternational Organizations1 decade ago
  • Does eating only fruit and vegetables make you sterile?

    I'm vegan and I was told by a workmate that eating only fruits and vegetables causes you to become sterile (sexually not capable). This is the first time I've heard this. Does anyone know more about it?

    2 AnswersDiet & Fitness1 decade ago
  • What is as abrasion resistant and aerodynamic as a leather suit?

    I'm getting a cbr600 and I want the abrasion protection as well as the aerodynamic qualities of a leather suit without buying leather. What is the vegan equivalent of leather? I know there is those kevlar jackets but they don't look very aerodynamic. Thanks.

    1 AnswerMotorcycle Racing1 decade ago