Science & Mathematics - 27 October 2006

2006-10-27 03:59:44 · 2 answers · asked by hirantha h 1 in Mathematics

A public school teacher was arrested today at Gatwick Airport as he attempted to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square, a slide rule, and a calculator.

At a morning press conference, Home Secretary John Reid said he believes the man is a member of the notorious Al-gebra movement. He did not identify the man, who has been charged by the Metropolitan Police with carrying weapons of maths instruction.

"Al-gebra is a problem for us," Reid said. "They desire solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents in a search of absolute values. They use secret code names like 'x` and `y` and refer to themselves as `unknowns,` but we have determined they belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with co-ordinates in every country. As the Greek philanderer Isosceles used to say, "There are 3 sides to every triangle".

When asked to comment on the arrest, Prime Minister Tony Blair, speaking from his holiday resort before the planes stopped flying, said, "If God had wanted us to have better Weapons of Maths Instruction, He would have given us more fingers and toes."

2006-10-27 03:53:40 · 18 answers · asked by Cowboy 4 in Mathematics

2006-10-27 03:46:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mathematics

2006-10-27 03:45:26 · 25 answers · asked by quail man lee 1 in Astronomy & Space

(1+(1+x)1/2)tanA=1-{(1-x)1/2}
find the value of x in terms of A.,give the entire solution...
NOTE:1/2 is in power of (1+x) and (1-x)

2006-10-27 03:44:14 · 6 answers · asked by nicky 2 in Mathematics

Why is it that I have so much static in my hair and clothes in the winter? When I brush my hair I can hear it popping and my hair sticks up all over. When I touch metal I get shocked, regardless if I touch it through my clothes or not. This is very annoying and I would like to know why this happens to me, what causes it and what can I do to suppress it. Walk around in a freaking dryer sheet?? LOL

2006-10-27 03:42:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Science

2006-10-27 03:42:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mathematics

Does eating any blue cheeses provide antibiotic protections? If not, why not? If the reason is that the pennicillin mould(s) used for blue cheeses is/are different than those used to make antibiotic pennicillin(s) might the latter [also] be used to make cheeses? If so, would the cheeses that result then convey antibiotic effects on eaters' bacteria? If they would, why don't antibiotic manufacturers make good cheeses as the delivery system instead of pills and injections?

2006-10-27 03:40:40 · 3 answers · asked by Hank 6 in Biology

The moon circles the earth, the planets circle the sun....is the solar system itself on a path of some kind, traveling?

2006-10-27 03:35:14 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Astronomy & Space

Especially blue whales? And how much milk would they rpoduce in one milking?

2006-10-27 03:32:36 · 9 answers · asked by Sunny D 1 in Zoology

Pretend its made of pure carbon.

2006-10-27 03:30:58 · 7 answers · asked by Sunny D 1 in Physics

2006-10-27 03:30:07 · 9 answers · asked by ? 2 in Botany

2006-10-27 03:28:31 · 2 answers · asked by sauravji 1 in Geography

2006-10-27 03:26:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Engineering

2006-10-27 03:25:18 · 27 answers · asked by up4it123469 1 in Engineering

2006-10-27 03:24:14 · 7 answers · asked by ? 2 in Zoology

Given a sample of radioactives substance, if half the material takes 10 years to decay to a non radioactive material, what is the rate of decay?
Given 1 ton of material, how long until 0.1% remains.

2006-10-27 03:23:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mathematics

2006-10-27 03:21:44 · 4 answers · asked by balaji p 1 in Botany

2006-10-27 03:19:29 · 7 answers · asked by passionnement 1 in Zoology

how does the joint moves

2006-10-27 03:16:05 · 3 answers · asked by yahoo 1 in Chemistry

thank you to your answers! i still do not have the answer i was looking for! i know the function of a centriole! sperm is created by mieosis not mitosis 4 daughter cells are made not 2! i have looked on google! more specificly what function does the centriole have for the sperm during fertilisation? informative answers welcome.

2006-10-27 03:15:59 · 2 answers · asked by sally b 1 in Biology

Has any manufacturer developed a high-tech cane or walking stick with electronic gadgets embedded in the handle? If not, what sort of stuff would you like to see in such a tool?

2006-10-27 03:15:08 · 2 answers · asked by Willster 5 in Engineering

2006-10-27 03:13:51 · 2 answers · asked by lilbertorange 2 in Mathematics

2006-10-27 03:13:09 · 10 answers · asked by sham4u 1 in Botany

2006-10-27 03:11:30 · 20 answers · asked by KEL79 1 in Astronomy & Space

2006-10-27 03:10:59 · 15 answers · asked by Nathaniel C 1 in Biology

Does anyone know of any good webites that I can show my 5yr old, how the sun/moon day/night the world works?? I've tried to explain but it's a difficult concept to grasp and she wont take "ask me again in 3 years" as an answer!

(I hope i've put this under the right catagory!)

2006-10-27 03:06:50 · 5 answers · asked by K-9 3 in Astronomy & Space

e.g. 2*3 = 6 (even), 5*4 = 20 (even) ... however, is there an algebraic proof for this?

2006-10-27 03:03:34 · 10 answers · asked by Hollaback 1 in Mathematics

2006-10-27 03:03:21 · 12 answers · asked by themelon 2 in Physics

2006-10-27 03:02:25 · 4 answers · asked by angels 1 in Medicine