APOD and General Astronomy Discussion Forum
https://asterisk.apod.com/
http://reflectionsonfilmandtelevision.blogspot.com/2012/06/cult-movie-review-prometheus-2012.html wrote: Hello, friends. My name is Peter Weyland. I am your employer. I am recording this 22 June 2091 – and if you are watching it, you have reached your destination, and I am long dead. May I rest in peace. There is a man sitting with you today – his name is Chris – he is the closest thing to a son I will ever have. Unfortunately he is not human. He will never grow old and he will never die – and yet he is unable to appreciate these remarkable gifts, for that would require the one thing that Chris will never have: a soul.
I have spent my entire lifetime contemplating the questions "Where do we come from – what is our purpose – what happens when we die?" And I have finally found two people who have convinced me they're on the verge of answering them: Doctors Holloway and Shaw – if you you would please stand. As far as you're concerned, they're both in charge.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templeton_Foundation wrote: The John Templeton Foundation is a philanthropic organization that funds inter-disciplinary research about human purpose and ultimate reality. It is usually referred to simply as the Templeton Foundation. It was established in 1987 by the late investor and philanthropist Sir John Templeton; the current president is his son John Templeton, Jr. The mission of the Templeton Foundation is:
[to serve] as a philanthropic catalyst for discoveries relating to the Big Questions of human purpose and ultimate reality. We support research on subjects ranging from complexity, evolution, and infinity to creativity, forgiveness, love, and free will. We encourage civil, informed dialogue among scientists, philosophers, and theologians and between such experts and the public at large, for the purposes of definitional clarity and new insights. Our vision is derived from the late Sir John Templeton's optimism about the possibility of acquiring "new spiritual information" and from his commitment to rigorous scientific research and related scholarship. The Foundation's motto, "How little we know, how eager to learn," exemplifies our support for open-minded inquiry and our hope for advancing human progress through breakthrough discoveries.
According to the Foundation, it gives away about $70 million per year in research grants and programs. The Foundation restructured its grant making process in January 2010. It is divided into five core funding areas which include:
- Science and the big questions
Character development
Freedom and free enterprise
Exceptional cognitive talent and genius
Genetics
But does the Universe listen?outstanding contributions in affirming life's spiritual dimension, whether through insight, discovery, or practical works.
Ann wrote:
The Templeton Prize, awarded foroutstanding contributions in affirming life's spiritual dimension, whether through insight, discovery, or practical works.
- But does the Universe listen?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_%28film%29 wrote:
<<Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott. The film's title refers to its primary antagonist: a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature that stalks and kills the crew of a spaceship. [Alien was] promoted by the tagline:
"In space no one can hear you scream.">>
(IMHO)Has that theory actually been tested yetneufer wrote:"In space no one can hear you scream.">>
Are you volunteeringBeyond wrote:Has that theory actually been tested yetneufer wrote:
"In space no one can hear you scream."
I can recall only one Physics experiment from high school. A ringing alarm clock was placed on a foam pad and a Bell jar was placed over it. We could hear the ringing. The air was then evacuated from the jar by a pump to form a reasonable facsimile of a vacuum. We could no longer hear the ringing. We were expected to write in our report that the sound could not get from the clock to the jar because there was no medium through which to propagate the sound waves. I wrote that, but added that the alarm may have coincidentally stopped ringing. I got full marks.Beyond wrote:Has that theory actually been tested yetneufer wrote:"In space no one can hear you scream.">>
You could have added that it was a badly designed experiment. It should properly be done with an old-fashioned alarm clock, with a mechanical clapper. That way, there can be no possibility that the ringing coincidentally stopped.rstevenson wrote:I can recall only one Physics experiment from high school. A ringing alarm clock was placed on a foam pad and a Bell jar was placed over it. We could hear the ringing. The air was then evacuated from the jar by a pump to form a reasonable facsimile of a vacuum. We could no longer hear the ringing. We were expected to write in our report that the sound could not get from the clock to the jar because there was no medium through which to propagate the sound waves. I wrote that, but added that the alarm may have coincidentally stopped ringing. I got full marks.
Chris Peterson wrote:
You could have added that it was a badly designed experiment.
It should properly be done with an old-fashioned alarm clock, with a mechanical clapper.
That way, there can be no possibility that the ringing coincidentally stopped.
"Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings" always seemed to me a confusion between cause and effect.neufer wrote:(Video)
Zuzu is not expounding upon cause & effect per se;Chris Peterson wrote:
"Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings"
always seemed to me a confusion between cause and effect.
http://www.chron.com/news/article/Ga-girl-bitten-while-feeding-dolphin-at-SeaWorld-4085188.php wrote:Ga. girl bitten while feeding dolphin at SeaWorldClick to play embedded YouTube video.
Chron, December 2, 2012
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (AP) — <<The family of an 8-year-old Georgia girl says she suffered minor injuries after a dolphin bit her hand at SeaWorld in Orlando, Fla.
WSB-TV reports (http://bit.ly/SpqcA3 ) young Jillian Thomas of Alpharetta was feeding fish to the dolphin as part of a SeaWorld attraction and got bitten when she held up the paper fish container to where the dolphin could grab it. That's something SeaWorld warns guests not to do.
Jillian says she feared the dolphin would "eat my hand off." Instead she suffered three small punctures.>>
It took me a few minutes of confusion to figure out what you were talking about Chris. I'm old enough that when we did the experiment, there were only wind-up alarm clocks to work with. They do run down to silence if you wait long enough, and since I didn't know how much the clock had been wound my reply was correct -- despite the fact I was just trying to be funny.Chris Peterson wrote:You could have added that it was a badly designed experiment. It should properly be done with an old-fashioned alarm clock, with a mechanical clapper. That way, there can be no possibility that the ringing coincidentally stopped.rstevenson wrote:... I wrote that, but added that the alarm may have coincidentally stopped ringing. I got full marks.
owlice wrote:I think Chris's point was for the alarm clock bell to have a visible mechanical clapper.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_are_watches_adjusted_to_ten_past_ten_in_any_advertisement wrote:
Q: Why are watches adjusted to ten past ten in any advertisement?
.......................................................
A: Many years ago they were set at 12.00 o'clock but someone realized that ten minutes to ten looks like a smiling face and thus more customer friendly. Watches and clocks for sale have been so set ever since. The symmetry of the hands of the watch-face makes for a subconsciously pleasing effect. Also when many watches are displayed they are all at the same time to look neat and uniform. So it's become an industry standard.
There seems to be a war going on between the red and blue times listed.neufer wrote:Click to play embedded YouTube video.http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_are_watches_adjusted_to_ten_past_ten_in_any_advertisement wrote:
Q: Why are watches adjusted to ten past ten in any advertisement?
.......................................................
A: Many years ago they were set at 12.00 o'clock but someone realized that ten minutes to ten looks like a smiling face and thus more customer friendly. Watches and clocks for sale have been so set ever since. The symmetry of the hands of the watch-face makes for a subconsciously pleasing effect. Also when many watches are displayed they are all at the same time to look neat and uniform. So it's become an industry standard.
Looks like Jiminy Cricket is a mite ticked-off about all the ding-a-lings in this thread Obviously ten minutes to ten is a conflation of ten minutes to two & ten past ten.Beyond wrote: There seems to be a war going on between the red and blue times listed.
The red says that watches and clocks are set to ten past ten.
The blue says that they are all set to ten minutes to ten.
So... the clock would be the conflation, expressed in two different times. Ten before and ten after.neufer wrote:Obviously ten minutes to ten is a conflation of ten minutes to two & ten past ten.Beyond wrote: There seems to be a war going on between the red and blue times listed.
The red says that watches and clocks are set to ten past ten.
The blue says that they are all set to ten minutes to ten.
Which brings to mind that old chestnut:
When do the hour & minute next coincide after 12:00
Ten minutes to two & ten past ten are both smilees.Beyond wrote:So... the clock would be the conflation, expressed in two different times. Ten before and ten after.neufer wrote:
Obviously ten minutes to ten is a conflation of ten minutes to two & ten past ten.
Neither of which (to me) look like a smiling face.
I'll try again:Beyond wrote:I don't bother with chestnuts, old or new, roasted or unroasted, horse or otherwise.neufer wrote:
Which brings to mind that old chestnut:
When do the hour & minute next coincide after 12:00
But it would seem that the old chestnut you have, would be 12:12.
Ask me, I know. There was something wrong with my beloved old sky blue plastic DDR kitchen wall clock recently. When the minute hand passed over the hour hand, it ran the risk of getting stuck. One morning the clock hands had become stuck at exactly 12:00. The next morning they were stuck at, I think, 02.11. (Or maybe 02.10.30.) I suppose I was lucky they didn't get stuck at 01.05, 03.17 or another of those times when the minute hand passes over the hour hand.neufer wrote:
When do the hour & minute hands next coincide after 12:00
