All categories - 24 August 2007

imagine theres a horizontal planeA bove which the effects of gravity are not felt. any object above the plane just floats and gravity has no influence on it.
now take a chain(for e.g:made of small steel ring) of length hundred metres above the planeA and arrange it so that its in a heap just above the planeA. but take care the chain is not entangled and should be easy to stretch along its length.

now pull the lower end of the thread below the planeA and the chain runs down like a single thread and hits the ground and as links pull down on the ones they are linked to , the whole length of the chain will run like a thread and hit the ground in some time. now take planeA is 20metres above the ground surface. the terminal velocity of links when they hit ground will be around 14 metres .
now consider hundred metres of the chain weighs 100 units. the potential energy of the chain just above the planeA will be m*g*h =100 *9.8*20
=19600 units.

2007-08-24 00:27:06 · 5 answers · asked by balaji.k 2 in Physics

Where can i donate my two old pairs of prescription glasses? I know there was a drive a number of years ago with the Fred Hollow's foundation .. does anyone know?

2007-08-24 00:26:36 · 2 answers · asked by Ollie J 3 in Optical

2007-08-24 00:25:55 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Biology

I am a strong person but I am not sure whether my fatigue and tearfulness is due to depression or illness. I have had two miscarriages back to back, other personal problems and work problems and family pressures. I feel fatigued from midday to exhausted at 8pm and weak and want to sleep. Been to the gp who did thyroid and full blood tests for hep c and b and the full works. all came back clear. I have a hormonal imbalance with a cyst on my ovary, but other than that, I have no explanation.

2007-08-24 00:25:19 · 4 answers · asked by Guido 1 in Women's Health

I am baptised and confirmed but also divorced and have remarried. I never married in church either time. Can i return to my church and go to mass ?

2007-08-24 00:25:17 · 24 answers · asked by cottontail 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-24 00:25:17 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

2007-08-24 00:25:08 · 26 answers · asked by Spawnee 5 in Politics

I have always felt that a politician is to be judged by.............

2007-08-24 00:24:55 · 30 answers · asked by Marlboro Man 2 in Philosophy

2007-08-24 00:23:09 · 13 answers · asked by gowry k 2 in Cooking & Recipes

2007-08-24 00:22:48 · 2 answers · asked by Ace A 1 in Software

2007-08-24 00:22:47 · 7 answers · asked by SHAWN 3 in Languages

2007-08-24 00:22:26 · 15 answers · asked by PLUTO 6 in Philosophy

which one do you prefer?

2007-08-24 00:21:48 · 32 answers · asked by latymer_crown 6 in Polls & Surveys

Both sides of my family are what they call devote Catholics. I am now Pagan. Wait hold your fire before condeming me. They ALL tried to BULLY me and Blackmail me into staying with the Cathlolic religion, even though I didn't pratice it except at their warped funerals. Do you feel that bullying someone and blackmailing someone is the way to get them to follow Christianity or Catholism and if you do why?


My aunt and uncle complained and whined about having to come back from their vacation to attend my father's funeral. This same uncle and aunt would NOT give my cousin permission to marry the man she loved until he converted to Catholism, which he did. Also my aunt was siting behind me at my dad's funeral cheerily chatting away about how much fun she had on the partical vacation. I suppose that is a Christian way to act as well. So now defend their behavior and crucify me.

2007-08-24 00:21:28 · 20 answers · asked by Lynnemarie 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-24 00:21:11 · 22 answers · asked by The Unknown Soldier 6 in Polls & Surveys

2007-08-24 00:20:42 · 1 answers · asked by irena b 1 in Medicine

if the pope ordered a crusade against another religion would you obey?

Would you kill in the name of your god if it was religiously justified, if it was your duty as a catholic?

It has been done in the past and justified before.

or would you disobey the pope and his commands?

(if your a member of another religion I'd still like to know your views if something similar was stated by your leaders)

Please don't be shy about answering, I'd love to hear everyones genuine belief on this

2007-08-24 00:20:16 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Or do you look it up on the net as to boast with ill-gotten knowledge ?

2007-08-24 00:20:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Hi. I advertised my wedding items on gumtree, and a woman named Debby was interested, i sent her pics of everything and she agreed to buy all my items for £1500, i accepted.
She sounds genuine and is only from London. Before she sent payment, she asked if i would also help her get some playstation games etc for her son i think she said as they are expensive where she lives, i agreed. She sent me a cheque for £4000 this morning, this is my paymnet for the wedding items as well as money tobuy the playstation things and money to post all items to her in London, and whats left over she has asked me to transfer to her wedding planner. Im unsure if the cheque is fake, my partner has gone to a cheque cashing place to see if they can tell if its fake.
Im a little wary but she sounds genuine, i people have tried scamming me bfore and she doesnt sound like a scammer. What do you think? thanks!

2007-08-24 00:19:54 · 18 answers · asked by rach_b_2003 1 in Other - Business & Finance

There is a group of animals called cattle, in that group three animals are there.
1. Buffalo
2. Cow
3. Goat

Buffalo gives 5 ltrs of milk, Cow gives 2 ltrs of milk, Goat gives 1/4 ltrs of milk,

Arrange the animals in such a way that i can get 40 ltrs of milk and animals should be 19.

Can u solve this puzzle ???. This requires only 15 - 20 mins
Tell me the answer....

2007-08-24 00:19:48 · 3 answers · asked by abdul r 1 in Zoology

I Want The Match Live In Internet Of INDIA VS ENGLAND, Free.... Please Help Me..

2007-08-24 00:18:39 · 5 answers · asked by RAYIDI RADHAKRISHNA CHOWDARY 2 in Cricket

Two weeks ago was my forty-fifth (45) birthday, and I wasn't feeling Too hot that morning anyway.


I went to breakfast knowing my wife ........

Would be pleasant and say ? Happy Birthday, ?

And would probably have a present for me. She didn't even say ? Good Morning ! Let alone any ? Happy Birthday.?


I thought. Well, that's wives for you. Maybe the children will remember .?

The children came in to breakfast and didn't say a word. When I started to the office I was feeling pretty low and despondent.

As I walked into my office my secretary, Janet : " Good Morning BOSS... Happy Birthday To You ...."


So I felt a little better; someone had remembered. I worked until noon. ........

Then, Janet knocked on my door said : You know, it's such a beautiful day outside and it's your birthday, let's go to lunch, just you and me ...........?

I said : By George, that's the best thing I've heard all day. Let's go.?


We went to lunch. We didn't go where we normally go;


We went out into the country to a little private place.


We had two martinis and enjoyed lunch tremendously.

On the way back to the office, she said : You know, it's such a beautiful day. We don't need to go back to the office, do we??


I said : No, I guess not ? She said : Let's go to my apartment.?


After arriving at her apartment she said : Boss, if you don't mind, I think I'll go into the bedroom and slip into something more comfortable.?


Sure ! I excitedly replied. She went into the bedroom and,

In about six minutes, she came out carrying a big birthday cake,

Followed by my wife, children and dozens of our friends.

All were singing ? Happy Birthday ?

And there on the couch I sat... Naked.

2007-08-24 00:18:26 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Jokes & Riddles

How do I calculate that?

2007-08-24 00:17:56 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Business & Finance

2007-08-24 00:17:16 · 6 answers · asked by Sreekanth N 1 in Cell Phones & Plans

How have they personally affected your life or business?

2007-08-24 00:16:24 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.

I'm especially curious about the religious stance on it, seeing as how most religions claim that morals and ethics originate with them.

2007-08-24 00:16:00 · 4 answers · asked by dead_elves 3 in Religion & Spirituality

If the whole idea was to create and be with sinless beings, why would he give the opportunity to Adam & Eve to be tempted. They had absolutely no knowledge of sin, temptation, deceit, pain, etc. They were basically newborns -- just as adults. Fresh from the ground.

The typical Christian response is: Well God wanted to give man the choice to choose to follow Him or Satan and like any good parent -- let them feel the consequences of disobedience.

FINE, but that doesn't justify giving them a fair chance to make a fully educated decision (as we do now) nor does it make sense for people that are now 0.0000[insert many zeros here]000001 percent related to them to be paying for Adam & Eve's sin infintely worse than their initial banishment.

I'll leave it at that for now.

Have fun!

2007-08-24 00:15:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

For example, I got a new car 5 months ago, and I still don't know how to open the bonnet!! i have no excuse

2007-08-24 00:15:53 · 21 answers · asked by Christine 6 in Polls & Surveys

2007-08-24 00:15:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Civic Participation