EntirelyPossible
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Can you light up the moon with laser pointers?
by EntirelyPossible inpart of "fun with science" series.....basically interesting stuff using math and science!
this is from xkcd's "what if" series where hypothetical questions are answered.
laser pointerif every person on earth aimed a laser pointer at the moon at the same time, would it change color?.
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The Oh-my-God Particle
by EntirelyPossible ini thought this was really interesting and wanted to share.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/oh-my-god_particle.
the oh-my-god particle was an ultra-high-energy cosmic ray (most likely a proton) detected on the evening of 15 october 1991 over dugway proving ground, utah.
its observation was a shock to astrophysicists, who estimated its energy to be approximately 31020 ev (50 j)[1]in other words, a subatomic particle with kinetic energy equal to that of a 5-ounce (142 g) baseball traveling at about 100 kilometers per hour (60 mph).. the particle was traveling very close to the speed of light - assuming the particle was a proton, its speed was only about 1.5 femtometers (quadrillionths of a meter) per second less than the speed of light, translating to a speed of approximately 0.9999999999999999999999951c.
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God in your brain....
by EntirelyPossible injust came across an interesting study.
during brain scans, when people were asked how they felt about something, the same part of the brain was active as when they were asked how god felt about something.
when asked how other people felt about something, however, a different part of the brain was at work.. specifically, the portion of the brain that was active when asking people how god felt about things was the portion of the brain associated with self-referential thinking.... people are literally making god up in their own image as they go.
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Verifying the things we know
by EntirelyPossible insince the last thread got locked, let's start over.
i would request that no comments be made unless they are directly related to the challenge below.
for those that hear voices and get special insight or information, i am asking if the voices you hear can tell you the color, pattern, slogan (if any) and style of shirt i will be wearing at the time of the challenge.
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Lest we forget the religious right's view of today's tragedy....
by EntirelyPossible ina. douchebag.. http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/huckabee-schools-place-of-carnage-because-we-systematically.
former arkansas governor mike huckabee attributed the mass shooting at sandy hook elementary school in part to restrictions on school prayer and religious materials in the classroom.
"we ask why there is violence in our schools, but we have systematically removed god from our schools," huckabee said on fox news, discussing the murder spree that took the lives of 20 children and 6 adults in newtown, ct that morning.
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Girl beating cancer thanks to modified and disabled HIV
by EntirelyPossible inhad 48 hours or so left when she finally got the therapy.
months later, no sign of cancer and she doesn't have hiv.
science wins again.
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Preppers and prepping.... thoughts?
by EntirelyPossible inwhat do you guys think of preppers?
i have been watching doomsday preppers on natgeo (it's just a trainwreck, i can't stop watching) and while those guys are a joke, i think have a few weeks worth of supplies and water on had is a good idea (tornadoes, hurricane, freak snow/ice storm, etc.).
however, prepping years worth of food, 5000 rounds of ammo per gun, building a fortified bunker.... what for?
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This article literally made me tear up a little .... for a good reason
by EntirelyPossible inhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2241454/now-thats-customer-service-lego-tracks-rare-train-set-aspergers-boy-11-saved-years-discover-longer-made.html.
now that's customer service!
lego tracks down rare train set for asperger's boy, 11, who saved up for it for two years only to discover it was no longer made.
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Hearing God vs. Math.... Math wins
by EntirelyPossible inhttp://www.alternet.org/pat-robertson-admits-he-blew-election-prediction-he-got-god.
pat robertson admits he blew the election prediction he got from godin january, televangelist pat robertson told 700 club viewers that in his annual new years conversation with god, the almighty had revealed to him who the next president would be .
up through election day, robertson harshly criticized president obama and the democratic party while praising mitt romney .
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You can beleive in ID all you want, but keep your job skills sharp!
by EntirelyPossible inor you will get fired.... http://abcnews.go.com/technology/wirestory/judge-employee-intelligent-design-17622942#.ujvcswcqnuc.
a former computer specialist at nasa's jet propulsion laboratory was not dismissed because he advocated his belief in intelligent design while at work, a superior court judge has tentatively ruled.. .
judge ernest hiroshige said thursday he is leaning in favor of jpl's argument that david coppedge instead was let go because he was combative and did not keep his skills sharp.. in his wrongful termination suit, coppedge claimed he was demoted in 2009, then let go for engaging his co-workers in conversations about intelligent design and for handing out dvds on the topic while at work.