Education "Quick Question!" Thread!

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  1. will.

    will. A motorbike of jealousy!

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    woops
     
  2. Solidus

    Solidus Superhuman

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    ramblings of the sleep deprived..

    Whats your most anticipated game(s) right now?

    Mines is currently Gears Of War 2 firstly, super smash brothers and battlefield bad company looks interesting...oh and starcraft 2! :)

    I do feel its gone a wee bit quiet on the Pc gaming front too..most of these are console based...

    Also, did anyone eles out there feel warcraft 3 + tft is the best RTS out still even after all these years? is it me or is their really no game to take away the crown in the RTS genre from it? (this is just my opinion but feel free to share yours!):blah:
     
  3. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    I'm quite excited about being able to play Mass Effect, but I think I'm most excited about Spore atm, it looks rather good. :D
     
  4. capnPedro

    capnPedro Hacker. Maker. Engineer.

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    How do planes "know" someone's made a missile lock and alert the pilot to their impending fate?
     
  5. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    They have an array of sensors which detect RADAR/EM signals coming from other aircraft/missiles, and a clever computer recognises the different patterns between tracking and missile-lock. Obscenely clever tbh.
     
  6. outlawaol

    outlawaol Geeked since 1982

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    What would take longer? Driving around the world on its perfect horizontal, or its perfect vertical?
     
  7. hitman012

    hitman012 Minimodder

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    On the horizontal. The Earth is an oblate (slightly flattened) spheroid.
     
  8. Dave Penguin

    Dave Penguin O hai.

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    This depends entirely on which "perfect vertical" you were to encompass. Assuming for a moment that cars can drive on water, and that you're travelling at a constant speed regardless of incline or road surface, it would depend entirely upon which longitudinal line you were travelling along. For example, if you were to travel such that you encompassed Everest and other large land projections, it would of course take longer. Choosing a route that was mostly oceanic would mean it would take less time.

    But of course, as I mentioned - this all depends on having a super-hyper car that can travel on water and climb / descend mountains / cliff faces at a regular unchanging speed...
     
  9. Cupboard

    Cupboard I'm not a modder.

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    I want that car :D
     
  10. Guest-23315

    Guest-23315 Guest

    If there is a Highways Agency car 'coralling' traffic, and slowing it down to 20mph on an empty strech of motorway, can you just blast off past them?
    In other words, do they have an legal authority over you?
     
  11. Dave Penguin

    Dave Penguin O hai.

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    They don't have the authority to place you under arrest, but it is an offence to ignore their requests or directions. (I.e. "We're not going to arrest you, but we have your numberplate and the Police on speed dial..."). So, if they're actively signalling traffic to slow down and wait behind them, then speeding past them would be considered a driving offence.

    Quick FAQ on the Highways Authority:

    http://www.highways.gov.uk/knowledge/11235.aspx
     
  12. Guest-23315

    Guest-23315 Guest

    We chose to blast off past them :lol:
     
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  13. will.

    will. A motorbike of jealousy!

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    They are all required to drive at 60 anyway otherwise they cause hellish traffic hold ups. Same with the police.
     
  14. pranks7er

    pranks7er mange tout

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    Where did aids come form who was first person infected and how?
     
  15. severedhead

    severedhead What's a Dremel?

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  16. Smilodon

    Smilodon The Antagonist

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    What does the word "ultra" mean?

    As in Canons USM lenses. "Ultra Sonic motor". It have something to to with sound, but it doesn't seem to make much sense other than that it's a quiet motor...
     
  17. Dave Penguin

    Dave Penguin O hai.

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    It was originally a disease found in infected Rhesus monkeys, but as they are so genetically similar to us, it easily transferred to Humans. The first recorded case was a lab worker, trying to investigate how it was killing the monkeys, to try and help them. However, while performing an autopsy, he cut his finger, and became the first human carrier of AIDS.


    (Or at least, so my memory of essays around this topic tells me!)
     
  18. ArtificialHero

    ArtificialHero We were just punking him sir!

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    The closest thing that comes to mind is a gold Chocobo really. Was worth all the breeding though, got Knights of the Round in about 5 minutes! Ahhh... memories.

    AH
     
  19. Cupboard

    Cupboard I'm not a modder.

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    Ultra violet - shorter wavelength/higher freq light
    Ultra sound - high frequency sound
    So high I suppose.
    Or very, as in "an ultra fast computer"
     
  20. modgodtanvir

    modgodtanvir Prepare - for Mortal Bumbat!

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    Lol. We all want a gold Chocobo. Though I'd settle for a dark blue one if that was all that is available. Wheres the nearest chocobo dealership?
     

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