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In the film "2001: A Space Odyssey," how is it possible that Dave Bowman leaves Discovery...

Question posted by PhiBonacci 3+ months ago | 2 answers | | Open

Related topics: film, space, dave, 2001

PhiBonacci's comment: 1) Yes, It's just vector addition. 2) On the subject of Hal's state of mind, ... Well, I wanted to know what the story says, so I dug the book up from the depths of my shelves... I've got it right here in front of me. The passage ...

John said to Harry, "I am twice as old as you were when I was as old as you. If their age sum is...

Question posted by PhiBonacci 3+ months ago | 3 answers | | Open

Related topics: present, ages, old, age

PhiBonacci's comment: There is, of course, a simpler solution without the simultaneous system: Again, let J := John's age now H := Harry's age now h := Harry's age, when John was as old as Harry is now Then it took Harry, say, x years from h to H. And it ...

Do plants have a mathematical ability?

Question posted by PhiBonacci 3+ months ago | 4 answers | | Open

Related topics: plant, math, maths, plants

PhiBonacci's comment: Goethe was the German prince of poets. The guy you are talking about was Kurt Goedel.

Where does I like turtles come from?

Question posted by PhiBonacci 3+ months ago | 2 answers | | Open

Related topics: turtles

PhiBonacci's comment: I just noticed, Mircat cp-ed the essential lines from urbandictionary.com

What’s more dense, a 10cm3 piece of aluminum or a 5cm3 piece of aluminum? Why?

Question posted by PhiBonacci 3+ months ago | 2 answers | | Open

Related topics: peace, dense, aluminum

PhiBonacci's comment: Gosh, I totally messed this up. Sorry. CORRECTION: 1 cm^3 of aluminium (Al) has a mass of 2.70 g (at near room temperature 293.15 K, 20° C). Density ρ is expressed as mass m over volume V, ρ = m/V. So, Al has the density: ρ_Al = ...

When I was 6 my sister was half my age Now I'm 70 how old is my sister?

Question posted by PhiBonacci 3+ months ago | 6 answers | | Open

Related topics: sister, ages, old, age

PhiBonacci's comment: A typo sneaked in. sry. Correction: "The sister has also aged 64 years. So, she will be now 3 + 64 = 67 years old."

Google - How many um^3 are in 2.0 x 10^-3 m^3?

Question posted by PhiBonacci 3+ months ago | 2 answers | | Open

Related topics: google

PhiBonacci's comment: Correction: Sry, it's very early in the morning, I didn't have my 2nd coffee yet ;) 1 mm = 10^3 µm. Thus, (1.0 mm)^3 = (1.0 * 10^3 µm)^3 = 10^9 µm^3. And two of those : 2.0 * 10^-3 m^3 = 2.0 * 10^9 µm^3. So, ...

Maths - a number is said to be BORING if all digits of the number are the same how many positive?

Question posted by PhiBonacci 3+ months ago | 3 answers | | Open

Related topics: number, prime, positive, boring, math, maths, numbers

PhiBonacci's comment: There are of course the one-digit prime numbers 2, 3, 5, 7 and the two digit prime number 11 itself. But three digit boring numbers are all multiples of 111 which is not prime. 3 * 37 = 111.

How do I create a spatial assignment?

Question posted by PhiBonacci 3+ months ago | 2 answers | | Open

Related topics: art, project, assignment

PhiBonacci's comment: Why would it be weird to ask? The "spatial assignment" assignment is weird.

Anyone know what some weird wooden thing we found is? it says "the (maybe) ouive 1882"?

Question posted by PhiBonacci 3+ months ago | 1 answers | | Open

Related topics: symbol, picture, weird, found, down, wooden, rows

PhiBonacci's comment: That's cute. Now we know where the "picture"-file is located in the file system of your computer.