Science & Mathematics - 9 August 2007

how does one explain the nature of living things if the second law of therodynamics is correct?

2007-08-09 07:17:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Biology

is there a web site that can in simple terms explain some of the scientific jargon. Fow example, what is it mean when they say "light years away"? how many years is that in earth years?

2007-08-09 07:16:42 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Astronomy & Space

2007-08-09 07:16:40 · 7 answers · asked by punkkid897 1 in Astronomy & Space

Take a look at Example #5 on this website please:

http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/Classes/CalcI/TrigEquations_CalcI.aspx

(It's about 3/4 of the way down on the page.) I follow everything that he's doing up until the point where he actually plugs in his answers and gets the solutions. I think that HE did something wrong because there's no way possible (or at least not that I can figure out) that you can come up with those answers by plugging in the provided values. Can someone please help with this? Either confirm that he's wrong, or please explain what I'M doing wrong that I keep getting different answers. For example, for the #5, I got things like:

For n = -1
-.2535
-2.0043

For n = -2
-3.3951
-4.9659

For n = -3
-6.5367
-8.1075



WHAT IS UP WITH THIS?! THANK YOU!

2007-08-09 07:12:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mathematics

before the "big boom" before anything existed literally, what would it be like to see? what is space expanding into? and i hear its having a tearing effect its spreading so fast, WTF that mean?

2007-08-09 07:11:02 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Astronomy & Space

why might cheapless machining process have greater importance in the future?
what is the principal advantage of using a moving wire electrode in EDM process?

2007-08-09 07:10:51 · 1 answers · asked by rajev v 1 in Engineering

Solve.
Jeans are on sale at the local department store for 30% off. If the jeans originally cost $57, find the sale price. (Round to the nearest cent.)

$55.29
$17.10
$39.90
$74.10


Problem 2

Substitute the given values into the formula and solve for the unknown variable.
d = rt; t = 8, d = 16

2
0.5
24
8

2007-08-09 07:09:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mathematics

Started feeling weird in Dec, had CT performed in early april. Is there anyway that the aneurysm could have healed before the test. Therefore not showing on the scan?

2007-08-09 07:05:50 · 4 answers · asked by kovalchuk71 1 in Medicine

How do you calculate how long a computer would take to crack a password using brute force? For example, if the password was

Aiediew9r389032iopouuiKJJIe3

How long would it take a computer to find this code by calculating every possible combination? Thanks!

2007-08-09 07:04:23 · 6 answers · asked by what? 5 in Mathematics

2007-08-09 07:00:29 · 5 answers · asked by .♥Blessed.and.Highly.favored♥. 2 in Mathematics

I was surfing the web today when I found this and thought I'd share it with all you Yahoo!A users. I just did a google search under "Evolution Problem".

http://www.godandscience.org/evolution/locke.html

I haven't read the books quoted in the essay but after reading the essay I'd highly recommend them. They are "Evolution: A Theory in Crisis" by Michael Denton. And "Darwin's Black Box" by Michael J. Behe.

2007-08-09 06:57:27 · 17 answers · asked by Alien51 2 in Biology

I'm not going to point these people out, but there are quite a few of them. They say that their book holds the answers to everything and that science is a religion that makes stuff up but can't prove it. What are your thoughts on this?

2007-08-09 06:55:40 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Biology

2007-08-09 06:55:26 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Engineering

2007-08-09 06:55:05 · 3 answers · asked by R. T 1 in Mathematics

I was surprised to learn this as it goes against everything I was ever taught about science AND history. Can anyone provide a good argument for this much younger age theory of earth?

2007-08-09 06:53:38 · 26 answers · asked by Marvelissa VT 6 in Earth Sciences & Geology

2007-08-09 06:53:04 · 5 answers · asked by punit g 2 in Astronomy & Space

okay....me and my friend were arguing about this...i say they would handle them differently then humans....but my friend says that they would handle it like a human would, or atleast similarly. if you know, would you give me some back up sites....just for like something more concrete. we tried google and found nothing, so we figured we'd ask you all. thanks.

2007-08-09 06:52:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Biology

I'm looking for info on manila, nylon and poly rope.

2007-08-09 06:52:10 · 1 answers · asked by Ray E 1 in Engineering

2007-08-09 06:51:37 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Biology

2007-08-09 06:51:06 · 4 answers · asked by luckygirlkim 1 in Mathematics

2007-08-09 06:46:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mathematics

I've read that pyramids (any pyramid shaped objects or building from the Great Pyramids to pyramids made of paper) have some strange power. For example, if you place fresh meat under it, it will not rot but dry out. Similarly, the Egyptian pharaohs' body has also been preserved for long centuries, and it is not only due to embalmment and other practices that the Egyptians used for preserving the bodies. Even water and food stays fresh if placed under a pyramid.
Also, it has been proven that pyramids can heal people and some sensitive people even feel a light breeze when they enter a pyramid. Why is that I wonder?

2007-08-09 06:45:44 · 13 answers · asked by bluepearl 3 in Other - Alternative

Can you please help us rationalists in R&S when dealing with those who cannot find a better answer than, "Science sucks."

The question, in a round about way, asks for the age of the universe. Please educate us all.

2007-08-09 06:44:54 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Astronomy & Space

2007-08-09 06:43:02 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Earth Sciences & Geology

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2007-08-09 06:42:37 · 4 answers · asked by Love Me♥ 2 in Mathematics

Im taking Clindamycin and when i do, i have a little chest pain associated with heartburn, every single time I take a dose. As far as I know, im not allergic to any medicine. and this is my second time taking it with the same episodes. I get a little dizzy as well, but i think thats a small side effect.

2007-08-09 06:41:30 · 7 answers · asked by Christie 2 in Medicine

One example is Why does an Anpple tree make Apples I know we eat then and they are good for us But the Question is What purpose does the tree get from making it? I Understand all religious Answers But i just want to see if there is a science Answer behind this?

2007-08-09 06:40:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Botany

2007-08-09 06:39:57 · 8 answers · asked by Varun K 2 in Geography

2007-08-09 06:34:47 · 2 answers · asked by lokesh k 1 in Engineering

If am using a 12 volt, 20 watt,, mr16 bulb. it is recommended you must feed 12 volts for the lamp to burn (light up) properly. Now, what if I feed it only feed it 10 volts... is the lamp now consuming less than 20 watts or does the lamp still consumes 20 watts except now is dimmer.. please provide resources if applicable. Thank you

2007-08-09 06:33:58 · 8 answers · asked by hecc24 2 in Engineering