fnk Q + A

[MC Hammered]

Does pure water have a taste?

[Kazuma]

Originally posted by SEAN!


the first written languages that we have evidence of used charcters and symbols to represent things that existed in real life. Obviously that way of using written language is rather inefficient andd cant be used to express abstract ideas or thought so eventually alaphabet and shit liek that was developed.


hollah

Still doesn't answer my question. How would they determine certian sounds from those letter/symbols? It's really hard to explain what I mean, but if someone acually came up with an answer for it I would be extremely impressed. So far Winston's is what im thinking.

[azareal]

Originally posted by cinist
jeremy n i were smokin a blunt on the warfe last nite and the moon had a ring around it, whuts up wit that sheit are the aliens coming?

has something to do with pollution i think...like, seeing the moon through the earths atmosphere gives it that effect...ill ask my dad and get back to you...he's an astronomy buff.

[pbreak]

Originally posted by optics


Still doesn't answer my question. How would they determine certian sounds from those letter/symbols? It's really hard to explain what I mean, but if someone acually came up with an answer for it I would be extremely impressed. So far Winston's is what im thinking.

you know what's funny, i was thinkin of the same thing - how do you go from symbols for things to a phonetic written language... technically you could write almost any language phonetically using Roman characters but wouldn't be able to do the same with hieroglyphics or chinese characters.

[PHOTONIC]

omega, i can't really remember the answer. but pick up a couple of Stepehn Hawking's books, he talks about all sorts of that stuff. Someone mentioned in a post on the thread as part of their answer about what might have been before the big bang... scientifically we shouldnt care beccause all the matter in the universe is crammed intoa single point, therefor time and the laws of physics break down (also happens in black holes) so essentially ANYTHING could have been there... but read Stephen Hawking. Brilliant

My question.... space is very very cold and is essentially kinda a vacuum as in there is no oxegen... so.... If i take a frozen burrito and toss it into space.... it will remain frozen and there will be no oxegen to provide bacteria with aiir even if it does get any heat... as it probibly will get abit from any nearby suns/stars... So essentiall could ET find my burrito in 5000 years throw it in his alien microwave and enjoy some Meixcan food for breakfast?

[omega_image]

^ space dust would destroy it in less than an hr

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Originally posted by PHOTONIC
omega, i can't really remember the answer. but pick up a couple of Stepehn Hawking's books, he talks about all sorts of that stuff. Someone mentioned in a post on the thread as part of their answer about what might have been before the big bang... scientifically we shouldnt care beccause all the matter in the universe is crammed intoa single point, therefor time and the laws of physics break down (also happens in black holes) so essentially ANYTHING could have been there... but read Stephen Hawking. Brilliant

Actually, according to string theory - which is looking very promising as the new 'beyond' particle physics physics, and which is also beyond the scope of Hawking's book (for the most part at least) the universe was never crammed into a singularity (single, infinitely small point) - it actually had a defined size, however small (around the Plank length of ~ 10E-33 meters) and the laws of physics according to string theory DON'T break down... A book called "The Elegant Universe" goes through this and many other mind boggling/blowing ideas on the edge of the universe (litterally and figuratively).

Originally posted by PHOTONIC
My question.... space is very very cold and is essentially kinda a vacuum as in there is no oxegen... so.... If i take a frozen burrito and toss it into space.... it will remain frozen and there will be no oxegen to provide bacteria with aiir even if it does get any heat... as it probibly will get abit from any nearby suns/stars... So essentiall could ET find my burrito in 5000 years throw it in his alien microwave and enjoy some Meixcan food for breakfast?

of course

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Originally posted by OmEgA_ImAgE
^ space dust would destroy it in less than an hr

no way dude, it would keep on floatin

[Harp]

k why does cactus club put spicy chicken on their menu and when u eat it it's freakN sweet?

[omega_image]

Originally posted by pbreak


no way dude, it would keep on floatin

lol, right..........

thats why we can wear just anything air tight in space right?

[Kelster]

Originally posted by Jingles
When birds die do they drop out of the sky?

they fall in my ditch :(

[omega_image]

another question

i want to know how so many bad drivers get licenses! i mean i understand a bit of leniency when taking the test, but come on!

[Gbizzle]

For the ppl that go to school------why do we all go to school? is it because we are just so use to going to school that we automatically think we have to go?...or is it because we actually believe that we will have a future with school......or is it the fukin gov't makin money off of us.........SOME PPL that graded from UNIVERSITY are still workin at FAST FOOD PLACES...now what's up with that?

[SEAN!]

Originally posted by Gbizzle
For the ppl that go to school------why do we all go to school? is it because we are just so use to going to school that we automatically think we have to go?...or is it because we actually believe that we will have a future with school......or is it the fukin gov't makin money off of us.........SOME PPL that graded from UNIVERSITY are still workin at FAST FOOD PLACES...now what's up with that?

the government subsidizes 80-90% of your education so unless you go to a private school no one is making money off of your tuition.



the answer to every other question is this: asian parents.

[Gbizzle]

Originally posted by SEAN!


the government subsidizes 80-90% of your education so unless you go to a private school no one is making money off of your tuition.



the answer to every other question is this: asian parents.

ohhhh icicici cool thanks man

[Crazy_Cat_Lady]

i got a question: why are the letters on the keyboard in the funky order? u know...qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm. what kind of an order is that? who the hell made it up?

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Originally posted by Gbizzle
For the ppl that go to school------why do we all go to school? is it because we are just so use to going to school that we automatically think we have to go?...or is it because we actually believe that we will have a future with school......or is it the fukin gov't makin money off of us.........SOME PPL that graded from UNIVERSITY are still workin at FAST FOOD PLACES...now what's up with that?

and some of us work in research making a better world for your dumb ass. maybe we went to school because we chose to because of some crazy reason like, oh i don't know... we were interested in the subjects. you don't want to go to post secondary that's your choice, don't piss on people that do.

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Originally posted by Crazy_Cat_Lady
i got a question: why are the letters on the keyboard in the funky order? u know...qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm. what kind of an order is that? who the hell made it up?

here's a question that came up at work today. Name a competitive, non-combative sport that is played worldwide and has originated in China/other parts of asia (i mean something like soccer, golf, cricket, etc..) im just sorta curious what sports were played there in the past and if any survived to this day. Apparently there was a form of soccer in China about 1000 years ago, but didn't make it to now.

[PHOTONIC]

umm.... ping pong and badminton? that seems to be what they excel at... is chinese checkers a sport? guess not

my question... why the hell does msn shut down so often now for maintenance?

[Joanne]

Originally posted by Crazy_Cat_Lady
i got a question: why are the letters on the keyboard in the funky order? u know...qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm. what kind of an order is that? who the hell made it up?

something about way back in the day when typewriters would break real easily when typers typed too fast... so they decided to switch the letters around in a weird way so they would type slower, thus, breaking less.

--Joanne :P

[Veni*C]

Originally posted by Harp
k why does cactus club put spicy chicken on their menu and when u eat it it's freakN sweet?

that stuff is the shit!!!!! *drool*

[yoko*]

What kind of cookies should I bake?

[omega_image]

PEANUT BUTTER!

[Nyame]

thats not true about type writers. They key are placed so that the most commonly used letters are in the middle area, close to our two main typing fingers, then the other letters are placed in accordance with thier amount of use in the english vocabulary. It is more efficient if you type properly with your hands in one position on the keyboard.

[yoko*]

Originally posted by OmEgA_ImAgE
PEANUT BUTTER!

thanks!