Useless Facts

[RamdomChances]

I think we are going off topic here, there are some post with "usefull" information.

If an atom is mainly made of space, and light passes through space very well i.e the 93 million miles from the sun to the earth, I think it would be reasonable to think it could get an extra 30,000 feet to the bottom of the sea, dont you?

Then again if an atom is mainly space, if you shine a light at a plate of steel, why doesn't it go through???

[Dickie]

I think we are going off topic here, there are some post with "usefull" information.

If an atom is mainly made of space, and light passes through space very well i.e the 93 million miles from the sun to the earth, I think it would be reasonable to think it could  get an extra 30,000 feet to the bottom of the sea, dont you?

Then again if an atom is mainly space, if you shine a light at a plate of steel, why doesn't it go through???

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The electrons whizzing around the nucleus form a sort of shell, travelling at nearly the speed of light as they do. With the millions of atoms in the steel plate it's almost a dead cert that any photon directed at it will hit a shell at some point.

[The Gentleman Scamp]

It is over ten years since I last ate vol-au-vents.

[fatter than harry]

Indiana congressman John Hostettler is campaigning to change the name of Indiana's Interstate road from I-69 to "a more moral sounding number."

[fatter than harry]

Deforest Kelley (Dr McCoy) didn't speak to William Shatner for two years on Star Trek because Shatner laughed when Kelley cried at the death of his Chihuahua.

[Ijustwannateach]

I think we are going off topic here, there are some post with "usefull" information.

If an atom is mainly made of space, and light passes through space very well i.e the 93 million miles from the sun to the earth, I think it would be reasonable to think it could  get an extra 30,000 feet to the bottom of the sea, dont you?

Then again if an atom is mainly space, if you shine a light at a plate of steel, why doesn't it go through???

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The electrons whizzing around the nucleus form a sort of shell, travelling at nearly the speed of light as they do. With the millions of atoms in the steel plate it's almost a dead cert that any photon directed at it will hit a shell at some point.

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Also, technically, the electrons are not particles (except when they are) but little wave forms running around the atoms- so that the incoming photons of light, which are also not particles (except when they are) get entangled with them, making them 'excited.' When they finish being excited they send the photons back out. Except for the ones that aren't exactly the right energy.

It's much harder to explain why two physical objects like your feet and the floor can't just pass through each other, since they are (mostly) made of very spacey mass, unlike light which isn't (except sometimes-ish). In that case, the reason is that the electron particle-wave thingys don't like each other [and neither do the postive wave-particle thingies in the nucleus] and repel contact from a (very, very small) distance with electrostatic force. In other words, the reason that you don't fall through the floor is roughly the same reason your hair sticks up when it has too much static.

[Gazza]

I was going to post some useless information but decided against it.

[RamdomChances]

I think we are going off topic here, there are some post with "usefull" information.

If an atom is mainly made of space, and light passes through space very well i.e the 93 million miles from the sun to the earth, I think it would be reasonable to think it could  get an extra 30,000 feet to the bottom of the sea, dont you?

Then again if an atom is mainly space, if you shine a light at a plate of steel, why doesn't it go through???

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The electrons whizzing around the nucleus form a sort of shell, travelling at nearly the speed of light as they do. With the millions of atoms in the steel plate it's almost a dead cert that any photon directed at it will hit a shell at some point.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Also, technically, the electrons are not particles (except when they are) but little wave forms running around the atoms- so that the incoming photons of light, which are also not particles (except when they are) get entangled with them, making them 'excited.' When they finish being excited they send the photons back out. Except for the ones that aren't exactly the right energy.

It's much harder to explain why two physical objects like your feet and the floor can't just pass through each other, since they are (mostly) made of very spacey mass, unlike light which isn't (except sometimes-ish). In that case, the reason is that the electron particle-wave thingys don't like each other [and neither do the postive wave-particle thingies in the nucleus] and repel contact from a (very, very small) distance with electrostatic force. In other words, the reason that you don't fall through the floor is roughly the same reason your hair sticks up when it has too much static.

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Thanks for explaining that, so clearly. I bet you are a great teacher

[sbk]

A person uses approximately fifty-seven sheets of toilet paper each day.

Unless, of course, they live in Thailand

A house cat spends 70% of its time sleeping.

Sounds ok to me

[RDN]

Deforest Kelley (Dr McCoy) didn't speak to William Shatner for two years on Star Trek because Shatner laughed when Kelley cried at the death of his Chihuahua.

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I would've pulled his wig off and flushed it down the loo.

[Ijustwannateach]

I think we are going off topic here, there are some post with "usefull" information.

If an atom is mainly made of space, and light passes through space very well i.e the 93 million miles from the sun to the earth, I think it would be reasonable to think it could  get an extra 30,000 feet to the bottom of the sea, dont you?

Then again if an atom is mainly space, if you shine a light at a plate of steel, why doesn't it go through???

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The electrons whizzing around the nucleus form a sort of shell, travelling at nearly the speed of light as they do. With the millions of atoms in the steel plate it's almost a dead cert that any photon directed at it will hit a shell at some point.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Also, technically, the electrons are not particles (except when they are) but little wave forms running around the atoms- so that the incoming photons of light, which are also not particles (except when they are) get entangled with them, making them 'excited.' When they finish being excited they send the photons back out. Except for the ones that aren't exactly the right energy.

It's much harder to explain why two physical objects like your feet and the floor can't just pass through each other, since they are (mostly) made of very spacey mass, unlike light which isn't (except sometimes-ish). In that case, the reason is that the electron particle-wave thingys don't like each other [and neither do the postive wave-particle thingies in the nucleus] and repel contact from a (very, very small) distance with electrostatic force. In other words, the reason that you don't fall through the floor is roughly the same reason your hair sticks up when it has too much static.

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Thanks for explaining that, so clearly. I bet you are a great teacher

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Well, if you wanted the USEFUL explanation I'd be a great teacher! This is the useless explanation!

[Insight]

Indiana congressman John Hostettler is campaigning to change the name of Indiana's Interstate road from I-69 to "a more moral sounding number."

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Is he a moderator for this board also?

[Pink Mist]

so the reason we have transparent objects must be they have no electrons then.

[igotworms]

Umm...my pee smells like dirt.

[Ijustwannateach]

so the reason we have transparent objects must be they have no electrons then.

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No, no, they have SHY electrons!

Just kidding- transparent objects absorb and re-transmit electromagnetic waves in the visible light spectrum freely, usually because they are amorphous and have no crystalline structure...

"Steven"

[fatter than harry]

Umm...my pee smells like dirt.

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My dirt smells like pee - have you been tomfooling around in my garden?

[igotworms]

Umm...my pee smells like dirt.

My dirt smells like pee - have you been tomfooling around in my garden?

I lose all sense of direction when consumed by Chang. At least it wasn't your closet. This has happened and is a little embarrasing.

[Darknight]

there is a spacestation over thailand until 12 december

[erasmus]

there is a spacestation over thailand until 12 december

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Hopefully it won't fall down before the 12th of December...

[igotworms]

there is a spacestation over thailand until 12 december

And hopefully the closest their Space program will ever get to it. Are they still planning on developing a space program?

Why would a country need to reach developed status, when you can waste billions of Baht sending a manned space crew to the outer limits with Tuk-Tuk 1? Thats how you take care of your people; showing the world that you don't need a permit to burn junk in space, oh, and give them a cow on election day too. Thats love.

[erasmus]

there is a spacestation over thailand until 12 december

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And hopefully the closest their Space program will ever get to it. Are they still planning on developing a space program?

Why would a country need to reach developed status, when you can waste billions of Baht sending a manned space crew to the outer limits with Tuk-Tuk 1? Thats how you take care of your people; showing the world that you don't need a permit to burn junk in space, oh, and give them a cow on election day too. Thats love.

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Jeez, Igotworms, that's deep.

And useless...

[igotworms]

Perhaps you missed it when Toxin or some other useless &lt;deleted&gt; within the current govt. announced their intentions of creating a top notch space program in Thailand.

I figured if they ever made it to space, they would just burn stuff. When I drive around here or Hatyai, all people do is burn stuff. It doesn't matter where they are, they have no quams about burning leaves, trees, plastic and garbage next to a school loaded with children, or across the street from Central or smack dab in the middle of a populous residential area. Heck, my neighbors are burning shit as we speak. Whenever the wind changes, my living room fills with the stench of burning. I can't get away from it.

I think they only want to get to space so they can burn more shit.

Useless? Nah.

[erasmus]

Perhaps you missed it when Toxin or some other useless &lt;deleted&gt; within the current govt. announced their intentions of creating a top notch space program in Thailand.

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Probably not the only one I missed from the Dear Leader...

[Girlfrombar]

i'm coming homeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[RDN]

i'm coming homeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

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I'm a very slow reader - got quite excited then