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2 months ago

mattbrowne said :

Enjoy your trip! Your level of scientific knowledge is impressive. Let’s continue the discussion after your return!
Cheers,
Matt Browne

3 months ago

mattbrowne said :

Hi there,
Could you have a look at this question:
http://www.fluther.com/disc/52772/what-exactly-happens-when-a-hypothetical-antimatter-black-hole-merges-with/

What exactly happens when a (hypothetical) antimatter black hole merges with a ‘normal’ black hole?

Your comment would be greatly appreciated!

Greetings,
Matt Browne

June 25th, 2009

atlantis said :

Regarding your answer:
I had fun reading your answer! Well explained in an erudite way.

April 19th, 2009

cdog1122 said :

thanks jayne, yes it was supposed to be Cl2 i typed it in wrong. And yes it is supposed to be COCl2, no coblat involved in this one :)

April 10th, 2009

aprilsimnel said :

Well done, Jayne. Well done.

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• 1 month ago

  Do you know any good databases for material properties?

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• 1 month ago

  How to wire a 12V remote switch?

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• July 5th, 2009

  If you could erase all trace and all memory of your acts, would you follow the same moral code?

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• May 8th, 2009

  What does one do when two people ask one to prom?

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• May 4th, 2009

  What advantage does Linux have over Mac?

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Answers

• 1 day ago

  What's your proudest moment in a game?

  If we’re talking video games, well, I’ve had plenty; one that was particularly satisfying was when, in CoD2 online, I took out three guys armed with SMGs, all firing at me in an open field from less than 15 feet away, using a bolt action rifle. Yes, they clearly sucked enormous balls, but I still had to be a tricky bastard with my evasive maneuvers. I also was rather satisfied when I got my career kill/death ratio on Cod4 up above 2. The only athletic game I play is badminton; despite not having any actual training (my former high school only has a girls team) I was able to easily beat anyone on that team. That was gratifying (I still couldn’t join the team though, even if I wore the miniskirt).
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• 3 days ago

  How much blame can you assign to WWII Nazis, and where is the line drawn between personal maliciousness and cooperation in order to not be persecuted?

  You’d be an idiot to think people can’t change. You’d be even more deluded to think that the Nazis on average were any worse to start with than the people you know and love. The influence of indoctrination, the social and political climate following WWI, and the threat of physical and social destruction, were extremely powerful forces in shaping the actions and thoughts of a very large portion of the German population. If the founding fathers of our country were around today, would you want to prosecute them for being bigoted slave owners? No, you and pretty much every American would heap respect upon them; after all, they were just a product of their times. When you call for justice, what exactly are you judging? Clearly not the actions themselves. The person behind the actions? How could you possibly go about doing that, and what could that possibly even mean? Now you might point out that every criminal is the product of influences out of their control, and therefore my argument implies that no one should be punished for their actions; and you’d be right, it does. What we should do is use the force of law to prevent and discourage people from hurting others; but there is no basis for punishment. In this case, trying to hunt down former Nazis does nothing to prevent harm or make life better for anyone, it only seeks to punish. I’m not talking about real leaders of the Nazi party or its actions, because letting those people escape prosecution sends the message that there are no consequences, and that society has forgotten or ceased to care, and that does do harm. But when we’re talking about simple cogs in the Nazi machinery, forgoing prosecution only sends the message that we recognize, and hopefully are learning to beware of, the dangers of blind obedience as a society.
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• 4 days ago

  What's a simplified version of Darwin's theory of evolution?

  The reproduction of DNA in sperm and eggs is imperfect, and there are often mutations which can affect the characteristics of the organism resulting from that sperm or egg. Sometimes, this mutation gives the organism an advantage in reproducing or surviving in its particular environment. Thus, it has a better chance of having children, and those children will probably also receive this mutated gene. If it gives them the same advantage as it did their parent, they too will have a better chance of reproducing, and so on. Naturally, if individuals with the new gene reproduce faster than those without, the proportion of carriers relative to the general population will grow, until all or most individuals are carriers. The process is generally slow, and is definitely not perfect, but on average individuals with a favorable mutation will reproduce faster, and spread the mutated gene, until, generations later, everyone has it.
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• 5 days ago

  How do we know the universe is infinite?

  Also, @Thammuz, time is not a measure of movement, it is a dimension just like the spacial dimensions, and just as you can move east without moving north, you can move through time without moving through space.
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• 5 days ago

  How do we know the universe is infinite?

  We don’t. There is ongoing scientific debate as to whether the universe is open and infinite, or closed in on itself.
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