http://www.answerbag.com/profile/307967 New Answerbag answers from Carwash Wed, 30 May 2012 03:32:21 -0700 Wed, 30 May 2012 03:32:21 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10615185 When did "person of interest" replace "suspect"? Is it a legal thingy? Can a "suspect" sue and a "person of interest" not?<br /><br />A person of interest can also be a witness, or an victim - it's someone the police are interested it contacting because it will help their investigation. A suspect is just one type of 'person of interest'. It's a careful use of language, in the same way they don't refer to 'accidents' any more... Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:34:41 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10615185 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10543348 Should abortion be legal?<br /><br />To look at it from a different angle: There are very clearly two strong sides to this argument. While there continues to be two sizable groups, does it not make sense to allow both to continue - with abortion being legal, the people who are against it are free to continue not having them. With... Tue, 05 Apr 2011 04:31:29 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10543348 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10543336 Should abortion be legal?<br /><br />Share your answer... Tue, 05 Apr 2011 04:27:23 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10543336 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10543335 Should abortion be legal?<br /><br />Share your answer... Tue, 05 Apr 2011 04:27:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10543335 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10543323 Whenever I send email to a certain person my email always goes to spam folder no matter what email use. How could I stop this?<br /><br />As someone who administers an email system for a living, the most common 'false positives' for spam reports seem to be for a few reasons. Assuming you're not talking about college diplomas, available pharmaceuticals, or financial things, then have a look at: Badly formed or formatted HTML... Tue, 05 Apr 2011 04:21:58 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10543323 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10543306 How do I find people to kill? without getting caught<br /><br />I think you'll get a better answer to this question if you ask at the local police station. Tue, 05 Apr 2011 04:15:15 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10543306 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10513308 what is the best OS to run on my old DEll inspiron?<br /><br />What would you like to do with your old laptop? If it's just web browsing and checking email, and you don't want to spend money, then a copy of Ubuntu would work really well for you. If you want to play older games, then you'll probably be better off with a copy of Windows XP - but that may... Tue, 29 Mar 2011 06:51:42 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10513308 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10513297 Name a food that is recognizable by its odor??<br /><br />Most foods, I'd imagine. Smell plays a large part in our appreciation of taste! Tue, 29 Mar 2011 06:49:07 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10513297 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10381670 I hate studding history.I mean HATE!I can't study history properly,i really find it really boring.Any advise on how i can study history?<br /><br />It depends what you do like doing. If you like imagining stories, you could read a little bit then try and work out what might happen next, like a detective story, or work out what might have happened if one particular event never did. If you like movies, you could imagine what the events would... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:10:43 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10381670 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9475276 Name a country (does not have to be U.S.) that starts with the letter "U". I will start: USA<br /><br />Uzbekistan Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:45:42 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9475276 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9475162 Should Uk citzens be allowed to own a gun to protect themselves and their families?<br /><br />I've nothing against people owning firearms, although I do think licensing is a good control. I'm more worried by the assumption that we need a gun to protect ourselves? From what, exactly? Do you live in enough danger that you want to kill someone? Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:15:43 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9475162 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9475088 If humans are all one race no matter skin colour and all, what is mans natural,original skin colour?<br /><br />You may as well ask, "What's the natural, original fur colour of cats?" There's always variation. Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:53:55 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9475088 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9474992 If we took all the religious books in the world, and started a barn fire. Would u be mad?<br /><br />Yes, I would be upset. I'm not religious, but I respect other people's right to be. I disagree with book-burning for any book, and all that it implies for censorship and limitation of free speech. Books should not be banned or burned. Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:30:54 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9474992 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9474979 who else thinks Great Britain is Great?<br /><br />The 'Great' in 'Great Britain' is the older sense of 'large or all-encompassing' rather than the more modern 'good'. It's great because it covers all the different countries that exist on the British Isles - England, Scotland, Wales (and probably Cornwall if you ask some people). Hence, The... Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:27:57 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9474979 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9474961 If i have to take a urinalysis to keep my job, then why shouldnt people on foodstamps, SSI, welfare, and section 8 have to take one?<br /><br />There's also a question of whether it's the state requiring you to have these tests, or whether it's a private company. I think people are more likely to get up in arms if the state forces these tests on people, especially for things that they might need to survive - whether you agree with... Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:23:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9474961 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9474817 What is you computer's operating system?<br /><br />I use Debian and Ubuntu flavours of Linux at work, along with FreeBSD. At home, I have an Ubuntu laptop, and Windows 7 for games. So really, more than one of the above, but mostly Linux. Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:44:05 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9474817 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9469920 Will god's wrath be upon me, if I don't believe in some story in some book written by people?<br /><br />The only form of wrath you might encounter is from some weirder people indignant at the fact you don't believe the same way they do. "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." - No-one has been smited for unbelief. It's only psychotic believers that take the... Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:01:48 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9469920 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9469797 I've heard that Satan lays eggs. Is this a fact or not? Also would you eat Satan's eggs if they tasted really really good?<br /><br />"Satan's Eggs" sounds like a good name for a band. Or possibly "Satan's Eggbasket" Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:34:45 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9469797 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9464409 Is Islam: a) a force for good or b) a force for evil?<br /><br />It's the wrong question to ask. People do good or evil acts, although their actual motivations are often far more complex and gray. People who do evil things will find justification for it from whichever culture or religion they're in. It doesn't mean the culture or religion itself is making... Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:17:43 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9464409 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9396366 What is a red belt in martial arts?<br /><br />Martial arts are too varied for a particular belt colour to mean anything. When I studied Karate, a red belt was one or two above a raw beginner, and meant that the person had about six months experience. Other styles use it to mean a relatively senior student, with years of experience. Yet... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:06:20 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9396366 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9396334 Did anyone else start hating martial arts cause of the stupid ufc and mma crap and the morons it spawned?<br /><br />Why would I hate the art that I did or the general community, because of what other people are doing with their styles? The world of the martial arts is intensely varied, and it's good that it is. Learn from other styles, from their successes and from their mistakes. Use that knowledge to find... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:57:52 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9396334 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9391213 Do you know the true meaning of the word Mensa?<br /><br />It's latin for 'Table' Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:03:42 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9391213 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9390973 Did it really take Einstein to tell us speed is relative when you should know that by trying to catch the metro while its pulling off?<br /><br />The hardest part about understanding physics from a lay-person's point of view is that our intuition doesn't really work when it comes to the extremely tiny, the extremely large, or the extremely fast. Our intuition covers us quite nicely for things at our own scale, at the speeds we can achieve... Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:51:51 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9390973 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9390906 Have you ever had to call animal control or 911 on a rabid animal?<br /><br />Thankfully not. Rabies doesn't exist in the UK's animal population, since we're an island and have kept quite strict animal import regulations. The UK Health Protection Agency Rabies FAQ: http://www.hpa.org.uk/webw/HPAweb&amp;Page&amp;HPAwebAutoListName/Page/1215157152826?p=1215157152826 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:36:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9390906 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9389922 Has the Liberal Left found a new partner in Militant Islam since the fall of Communism?Have they formed an Anti-West cabal?<br /><br />Questions like this say more about the person asking than they do with any answer given. This asking is saying, "Everyone who's not like me, must be the same as each other." There's blatant ignorance on display here, about humanity and human nature, never mind the differences between all of the... Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:16:29 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9389922 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9355318 What Is the Meaning of the Word "Average" in Math?<br /><br />'Average' in mathematics commonly refers to several methods of determining a central value of a data set. These methods include the 'mean', which is the sum of the elements of the set divided by the number of elements. While this is commonly used it is easily skewed by a small number of extreme... Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:08:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9355318 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9301117 Can you drive to work with a learner's permit?<br /><br />In the UK, if you hold a provisional driving licence you can only drive a car if you are being supervised by someone who has held a full licence for at least three years. If you have passed the Compulsory Basic Training for your motorcycle licence then you are allowed to ride a powered... Mon, 05 Jul 2010 03:22:12 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9301117 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9301089 Is Iron Man's Arc Reactor Technology Possible ( No matter what SIZE OR POWER Production, )<br /><br />Two options are "the technology is impossible" and "it's total science fiction" - did you really mean to give two options to say it won't work, and no option to say it will? In any case, it's not really possible to say. The films don't say what the 'arc reactor' actually does, or how it's... Mon, 05 Jul 2010 03:04:20 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9301089 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9167563 What would happen if a boy took 1 girl hormone pill.<br /><br />Just one? Probably nothing, your body will compensate. People who undergo hormone therapy need a regular course of medication to make a difference. That said, the people here answering the question don't know your medical history, or what other medications you're on. It will be best to avoid... Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:10:00 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9167563 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9011407 Do you think Joey from Friends should sue Wendy Williams for stealing his catch phrase?<br /><br />I think the whole joke behind Joey's catchphrase was that it was rubbish, and he used it stupidly. Since Matt LeBlanc has moved on from that character, and someone's using his parody without irony, I think he's probably laughing about it. Mon, 10 May 2010 08:20:29 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9011407 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8814930 Should the USA be sending aid to other countries when we havent fixed our own country yet?<br /><br />No country is truly isolated, we all depend on one another to some extent or another, through imports and exports, international trade and diplomacy. You only need to look at how the recent economic crisis spread over the world to see how inter-dependant we all are. You can send aid because... Thu, 25 Mar 2010 06:32:03 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8814930 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8788545 why we can't see anyone else go to the moon again after apolo 11 did?<br /><br />Money. It's very expensive to put people in space, and the further you go, the more expensive it gets, and the riskier it gets. Our automated technology has also improved a lot, allowing us to send robots instead of people. To justify sending people out again you'd need the right motivation,... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:29:10 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8788545 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8788533 Do you think we will evolve and our little toe will drop off?<br /><br />The Vadoma tribe in Zimbabwe have a lot of members that are ectrodactyly - they're missing the middle three toes, due to a genetic mutation propagating around a closed society. It's possible that we will eventually end up with a different number of toes, but it depends on a lot of factors! Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:20:27 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8788533 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8788495 How does RAM affect your computer?<br /><br />Your computer really only does two things - it runs programs and stores data. Everything you do with your computer involves running a program, and that program will use some of the data you have stored, or go and get some data from somewhere else. Computers have lots of different ways they... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:56:39 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8788495 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8788478 What does url stand for in computer language?<br /><br />"URL" is an acronym, standing for "Uniform Resource Locator". It tells you where a particular resource is, and the method used to access it. A URL is commonly a web address, but it is not limited to being one. It can also direct people using FTP to a file share, to entries in a directory... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:47:56 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8788478 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8788439 I have nothing to read can anyone give me some books to read?<br /><br />http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page Project Gutenberg have over 30,000 books in electronic form, all out of copyright and so freely distributable. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:31:26 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8788439 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8764335 If we built a replica of Earth, on Earth, same dimentions weight etc, would the replica float, or remain seated on Earth ?<br /><br />Neither. If an object the size and mass of Earth was to appear right next to the real Earth, the two would crash into each other, causing massive devastation. Each would exert a gravitational pull on the other planetary body. It's not likely any of us would survive, the atmosphere would be torn... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:57:44 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8764335 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8581126 did you vote for a multicultural society in the uk<br /><br />The UK has always been a multicultural society. We're mongrels, formed from various sets of invaders and immigrants over thousands of years, with wide practices from south to north, Cornwall to Wales to Scotland - every region has its history and culture. The idea that being "English" is a... Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:00:36 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8581126 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8581117 I think AB is done with. I believe there is no Answerbag anymore. What do you think? If you think I'm wrong then you are crazy.<br /><br />"If you think I'm wrong then you are crazy." - This is known as 'poisoning the well', you're setting your question up in such a way that you'll be dismissive of people who disagree with you, and to discourage open comment. That said, the new answerbag site is poor. Very poor. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:55:16 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8581117 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8581102 Does Superman need to loose the cape?<br /><br />Why, is it too tight? Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:39:47 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8581102 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8581095 Is evolution just a theory or fact?<br /><br />It is both a theory and a fact. Evolution is an observable event, with documented cases over recent human history, and with some short-generation species, within a human lifetime. This is a fact. The theory part is the explanation of those facts, the best, evidence supported, tested and... Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:36:33 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8581095 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8581092 Is evolution just a theory or fact?<br /><br />Share your answer... Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:32:44 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8581092 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8581089 How does a HTTP (hosting) Server with more websites Works in Single IP Address?<br /><br />Ok, second attempt to answer this question, since the first disappeared. A web server will often let you set up 'virtual' sites, each with a different name. It can then determine what website to serve to the client based on which one was requested. If you have www.site1.com and... Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:30:10 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8581089 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8514274 Am I the only one, who is experiencing serious problems viewing this new site with Opera?<br /><br />I get problems with Opera. Mostly the parts about who posted the questions and answers, the words are in a column going across the rest of the question decoration, rather than a line across the top. I'd post a screenshot but apparently you can't attack pictures any more. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:11:16 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8514274 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8514100 Do you find the new AB user friendly and easier to navigate ?<br /><br />Features seem to be missing, and it's tricky distinguishing between different areas of the screen and their purpose as they're not visually distinct any more, but we'll probably get used to it. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:02:50 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8514100 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8509070 What will this last decade be called? (example: the last decade was the '90's)<br /><br />Around here they&#039;re jokingly called the &quot;Naughty Noughties&quot; Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:16:19 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8509070 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8509058 Will i pass a hair follice test if i smoked two puffs of marijuana 65 days ago<br /><br />It depends how long your hair is. What&#039;s in your bloodstream gets absorbed by the root, which then pushes it out. How fast hair grows varies from person to person, but on average it&#039;s about half an inch of growth per month. That means that whatever was in your bloodstream about two... Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:14:16 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8509058 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8500363 Another guy said i make him nervous all the time. I hardly talk in class, im quite a reserved guy and i rarely talk to this guy around school...i rarely talk to people i don't fully trust. He says i make him nervous all the time, what does he mean?<br /><br />He might be expecting you to act like him, if he&#039;s always outgoing and talkative, and you&#039;re not. People are sometimes scared by differences between themselves and other people, even if those differences are really minor. Hopefully he will grow and learn to accept other people for who... Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:08:54 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8500363 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8499198 Is it possible for Christians to be friends with atheists?<br /><br />Absolutely. Noone ever agrees with their friends on every single topic, and as long as people can approach the issue maturely and sensibly, there&#039;s no reason at all why it should get in the way of a good friendship. After all, most people still enjoy the same activities, and people can... Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:22:37 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8499198 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8483211 Some Christians are placing bumper stickers on their car urging people to "Pray for Obama" and siting "Psalm 109:8" which in part reads "May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow". What would Jesus do?<br /><br />Never underestimate the capacity for evil in those who believe wholeheartedly that they are doing good. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:25:36 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8483211 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8476830 As a new atheist, or at least agnostic concerning any atribute as to the cause of the universe, what reason do I have for not killing, stealing or raping at will, if I don't get caught, please dont say empathy, where is the empathy for the other animals.<br /><br />If the only reason someone is not out there killing, stealing or raping is because of a threat from a higher power, then that person is amoral. They are simply being kept in control by the perception of punishment. People also have an internal moral drive to behave in the way they perceive... Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:53:52 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8476830 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8455407 Is ''Anthropogenic ... GLOBAL WARMING" A LIE? Have Climatologists falsified data? See Climategate at: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100017393/climategate-the-final-nail-in-the-coffin-of-anthropogenic-global-warming/<br /><br />It&#039;s a bad idea to spread misinformation. Some people have leapt on the email hacking as an excuse to discredit something they already disagree with. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/02/climategate-the-7-biggest_n_371223.html?slidenumber=73a7WQBpWRY%3D#slide_image Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:18:24 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8455407 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8450366 If someone was giving out free Corvettes would you tell your friends? What if it was free salvation? If you saw a train coming towards someone would you tell them? What if it was damnation? Is it proper for a Christian to proselytize? Please answer all 5.<br /><br />1) Probably 2) Salvation from what? Corvettes you can see and touch, you only have a person&#039;s word about salvation or anything related to it. 3) Yes 4) See 2. Someone tells you there&#039;s an invisible threat, that you can&#039;t sense in any way, or test of its existence, and... Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:25:31 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8450366 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8447912 What are the biggest lies about "ClimateGate"?<br /><br />The biggest lie about climategate is the claim that it proves we&#039;re not affecting the earth&#039;s climate. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:14:32 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8447912 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8447259 According to Huxley, "Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority." So can I get started on a great advance by rejecting authority right now?<br /><br />A might require B, but that doesn&#039;t mean B causes A. It just allows it to happen. Being wise can tell us when best to submit to authority, and when best to reject it. Society wouldn&#039;t work at all if we rejected authority all the time, so some balance has to be struck. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:58:37 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8447259 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8447063 What was the last book added to the bible?<br /><br />The book of Disclaimer. Disclaimer 1:1-2 reads: &quot;All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.&quot; The actual answer is more complex, as books were not necessarily added to canon in the same order as... Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:24:01 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8447063 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8446071 Is climategate the "worst scientific scandal of our generation"?<br /><br />People like a conspiracy, even if there isn&#039;t one. I&#039;m amazed that people seriously expect the entire scientific community to collude on some madcap plan when the entire scientific process and community is built on argument, disagreement, in-fighting and conflict, where ideas succeed... Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:17:03 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8446071 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8437769 Why can't you defy the laws of gravity<br /><br />Laws, in science, are not prescriptive. They don&#039;t say what _should_ happen. Laws in science are descriptive: They describe what _does_ happen. You can&#039;t defy the laws of gravity because they describe what happens to you. If and when we discover more about how gravity operates, the... Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:56:51 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8437769 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8437553 Does water that scientists found on the moon have same healing properties as rocks from the moon?<br /><br />Perhaps you could explain what you mean by &#039;healing properties&#039;? Moon rocks don&#039;t have special healing properties. The mineral content is different from rocks found on earth, but that won&#039;t give it special abilities. If we end up using water found on another planetary... Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:21:08 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8437553 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8244314 Is it possible for a human to create a ball of energy that is capable of destroying the earth. I was wondering because I watched Dragonball Z and their characters could create energy attacks which could destroy a planet?<br /><br />While good fiction often contains grains of truth, I think we can safely say this is one of the things they made up. When you hear someone talk about &#039;energy&#039;, you should always ask yourself what form of energy. If they can&#039;t define what they mean any more specifically than... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:56:44 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8244314 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8244267 When an American is writing to a Brit, is it polite to use British spelling, like Colour instead of Color? If you're talking in person in the USA should you ask where the Loo is? or the Bathroom?<br /><br />If you&#039;re writing to a specific person, or an audience that knows the writer is an American, then I&#039;d say it was acceptable to use American spelling. If you&#039;re writing for an audience that doesn&#039;t know you, or is expecting British spelling - a piece for a UK newspaper, for... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:46:27 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8244267 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8194606 What would life be like without science?<br /><br />It&#039;s tempting to say: Look at mediaeval europe for a good example. The &quot;Dark Ages&quot; lost a lot of old knowledge. Even then, though, before science as we know it today, there was still investigation and philosophy. We&#039;d have to stop the Greek philosophers, or hte Egyptian... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:09:18 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8194606 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8174142 Do my XP compatible softwares work with Windows 7?<br /><br />Most pieces of software should work just fine. If you find one that doesn&#039;t, or read about one that doesn&#039;t on the web, then it might be worth getting a copy of the &#039;Professional&#039; edition of Windows 7, which contains a special XP compatibility mode, allowing it to fool the... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:01:12 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8174142 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8174084 How seriously should we take IQ scores?<br /><br />IQ tests just one aspect of intelligence, and we now understand that there are many different ways for intelligence to manifest. The traditional Intelligence Quotient measures our logical and spatial capabilities, but we also have linguistic, musical, kinesthetic, emotional, interpersonal and... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:54:10 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8174084 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8164648 If a black person wants to kill you in the street for your Air Jordan shoes are you racist to fight back? They why do people believe Americans "racist" for wanting to fight back against the Muslims?<br /><br />Your analogy is flawed. The hypothetical person attacking you in the street is not representing all black people, it&#039;s just one individual. The people who attacked the USA on 9/11 were a small group of extremists, and do not represent all of Islam. If you declare that all Muslims are... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:22:58 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8164648 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8164217 In a manga there was reference to a chinese martial art called anki which is hiding small weapons on the person. I couldn't find anything on google. Help?<br /><br />Caution: things in fiction might not be real. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:32:18 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8164217 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8164199 Is it possible to beat 5 guys at once in a real street fight with no weapons? if it is how should i do it<br /><br />Starting with the most preferable option: a) Don&#039;t be in that situation in the first place b) Run away c) Talk your way out of it d) Show them you&#039;re not worth the effort by pretending to be too drunk, out of it, cowardly or otherwise e) Hope you&#039;re extremely lucky f)... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:29:55 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8164199 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8107376 I'm scared, i feel something mysterious is about to happen, i keep on seeing same digits whenever i want to look at the time (digital) e.g. 02:02, 11:11, 09:09. This happens like 3times in a day and aren't delibrate. Pls advise<br /><br />With 24 hours in a day, there are 23 opportunities for you to look at the clock and see the same hour and minute. If your digital clock displays seconds as well, that&#039;s an extra 1357 opportunities to see the same digit repeated. We humans are built to see patterns in things, it&#039;s... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:25:14 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8107376 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8107336 How tofind my incomming-mail server type for g mail and hotmail to send e mails from microsoft<br /><br />For gmail, they have instructions for most email clients here: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=75726 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:18:43 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8107336 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8107309 Is a jafa cake a cake or a buiscut<br /><br />Jaffa cakes are a cake, because they go hard when they turn stale. Stale biscuits go soft. There&#039;s a story about McVities making a &#039;normal size cake&#039; version of a Jaffa Cake just to prove the point, but I don&#039;t know if it&#039;s true or not. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:14:20 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8107309 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8107294 What possible problems can putting Windows 7 on my six month old Computer cause? My Husband says none. Can I believe him? Every update changes things. Will it affect my favorites and my log on to AB?<br /><br />You should save your favourites and back up any files you would like to keep. Not because they&#039;re guaranteed to disappear, but it&#039;s always a good safety precaution when changing things on the computer. I just upgraded my laptop to Windows7, and it went pretty seamlessly. If your... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:10:27 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8107294 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8035660 What will happen if you dilute holy water with plain water? ● Will the diluted mixture be less potent or the same? ● Can you increase the potency of holy water by distilling it? ● What is the maximum potency you can achieve?<br /><br />All water is homeopathic holy water. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:00:16 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8035660 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7989921 Why were Americans in the 1950s and 60s gullible enough to actually believe that a nuclear blast was somehow "survivable?" Were "we" REALLY that stupid? (Take a look at the attached video, please, to understand the mentality, back then.)<br /><br />I don&#039;t think people in the 56s and 60s were stupid. They definitely didn&#039;t have the level of information we have today: nuclear weapons were still a relatively recent invention. The people making the video probably understood quite well that the advice was pointless. The goal... Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:06:00 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7989921 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7920734 Explain to me how ip addresses are created (i know using binary but thats about it)<br /><br />I think the word &#039;created&#039; is slightly confusing here. An IP address is simply a 32-bit number (from 0 to about 4.3 billion) taken from a pre-set range. Ranges of numbers are assigned to different service proviers or functions (such as private networks that aren&#039;t directly visible... Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:00:06 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7920734 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7919411 Second of 4 questions: name an animal with 4 letters.<br /><br />Bear Clam Crab Deer Duck Frog Goat Hare Lion Loon Newt Seal Swan Tick Toad Wasp Wolf Wren Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:34:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7919411 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7826332 Why are Muslims and Christians producing children when Judgement Day could happen at any time?<br /><br />The same reason they have pensions and investements, and aren&#039;t taking out massive deferred loans. Most don&#039;t believe the end times are near, or will actually happen. The end-times crowd is a small minority, at least in this part of the world. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:57:28 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7826332 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7738990 When someone's says to you "Sorry, I forgot" do you accept that as a fair excuse?<br /><br />If they genuinely forgot, then yes. The human brain doesn&#039;t work on categories like &quot;important&quot; or &quot;consequential&quot;, it works on routine and patterns. People are capable of forgetting anything. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:45:55 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7738990 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7684488 What extensions do you use on Firefox?<br /><br />Only one is essential: AdBlock Plus. You still get the occasional flash b anner ad, but no others. I&#039;m shocked how bad some websites are for adverts when I&#039;m forced to look at them on Internet Explorer - I never see them using Firefox. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:58:49 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7684488 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7684385 If your house was getting robbed, what would your weapon of choice be?<br /><br />Anyone who has a pre-planned weapon of choice for this is just asking to be arrested themselves, as their response will likely be unreasonable and inappropriate due to the lack of personal danger they are in. Burglars don&#039;t want to meet homeowners. Most will run. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:20:17 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7684385 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7684294 How can you be a "Christian" and be pro-choice?<br /><br />How can someone be a Christian and against universal healthcare? Or pro-war? Not everything people do makes sense, or fits with what they say their values are. Some also know that the world is larger than they are: They might be literally &#039;pro-choice&#039; in that they feel others... Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:56:09 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7684294 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/6427937 Would assaults against women (rape, domestic abuse) be drastically reduced, if legislation was passed requiring all females to obtain a "black belt" in some accepted form of the martial arts?<br /><br />It would only mean that there would be more McDojo, selling black belts for little or no training, and a nice repeat fee. &quot;Black belt&quot; by itself is meaningless. The requirements vary so much from style to style, classroom to classroom. There&#039;s no guarantee it involves any... Thu, 07 May 2009 06:01:06 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/6427937 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/6427859 Are atheists just miserable killjoys at heart? :)<br /><br />This question is in the same style as &#039;Are religious people just delusional?&#039; It&#039;s meant to sound legitimate, but really it just raises heckles. Atheists are not miserable, or killjoys. They can be, but it&#039;s not a defining part of being an atheist, just as speaking in... Thu, 07 May 2009 05:47:17 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/6427859 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5866637 I know I have a virus in my Linux/ubunto system. How can I fix it for free? I'm broke.<br /><br />It&#039;s rather unlikely that you have a virus, although it is possible. First, since you&#039;re on ubuntu: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade Will ensure your system is up to date with all the latest versions of software and security updates. You may want to look at packages... Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:19:13 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5866637 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5765605 Why we used a large number of qty of processors in super computer instead of singal processor?<br /><br />The power of a supercomputer comes from being able to perform many more operations than a standard computer. If we get the best processor available, then how are we to make it do more? The simple answer is: use more of them at once. By having a computer architecture that allows us to... Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:54:00 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5765605 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5755027 It's widely claimed that money doesn't buy happiness, then why do some people stress out and work as hard as they can to fulfill their lofty ambitions?<br /><br />There&#039;s another version to that saying: Money can&#039;t buy you happiness, but it can buy you a better class of misery. People think that life will be easy by being rich. To a certain extent they&#039;re right. Or, one could reduce the amount you want to buy. Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:45:11 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5755027 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5699970 I know that Cracked.com is in no way scientific, but is it wrong for me to ask questions regarding links to their "scientific facts" because I found them hilarious and wanted to share my laughter?<br /><br />Well, cracked.com is a humour site, so you&#039;re just wanting to share links, yes? They&#039;re not really questions, if you just want to spread links around. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:54:40 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5699970 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5699878 Is 30 Frames Per Second Good For A Webcam ? And Is 640x480 pixels Any Good Either ? Cause I Don't Wanna Go And Buy A Rubbish One lol :)<br /><br />It&#039;s more than enough for TV quality signal. However, one thing to watch out for is that a lot of webcam manufacturers advertise &quot;30 frames per second. 640x480 resolution&quot; but they don&#039;t mean _at the same time_. If you run the cheaper ones at 640x480 then you don&#039;t get... Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:34:45 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5699878 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5674698 At what point will the U.S. be considered to be in a depression - say 25% unemployment - or by some other metric?<br /><br />It&#039;s an irregular verb: We have some troubling economic indicators You are in a recession They are in a depression Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:32:43 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5674698 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5674667 Is the earth flat? It is isnt it?<br /><br />The short answer is: Because of the way it was formed. Slowly, by continual addition of mass drawn in by its gravitational field. Adding material in this way naturally forms very rough spheres, or ellipsoids. There would have to be an additional set of forces in place for a planet to form a... Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:27:56 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5674667 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5674583 What is the best gun for self defense at home?<br /><br />Not really an answer for you, I&#039;m afraid, but more of a puzzled response. I don&#039;t really understand why people want weapons for &quot;home defense.&quot; I don&#039;t live in a war zone. There are no troops on the streets, no insurgents here, no gang fighting (and if I moved to a town... Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:15:08 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5674583 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5642627 Do you know the difference between loose and lose? And why do so many people misspell these two words?<br /><br />I asked a Swedish guy why he always types &#039;loose&#039; when he means &#039;lose.&#039; He told me that the words had the same pronunciation. To him, &#039;loos&#039; and &#039;looz&#039; were the same. You see people making mistakes for similar reasons when they use &quot;could of&quot;... Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:57:02 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5642627 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5642576 Want to take The It's Its There Their They're Quiz? See the link<br /><br />10/10. However, there are two sides to getting it wrong. One is not knowing the difference, and the other is not caring whether or not you get it right when you type something. I suspect a lot of people who get simple grammar wrong fall into the latter category, and simply don&#039;t care. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:53:06 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5642576 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5607466 Can we change the #define variable value?<br /><br />If you change it in the source code, and then compile the software again, then yes. #define in C and C++ isn&#039;t really a variable, though. You&#039;re defining a compile time substitution. The value stored in a variable can be changed while the program is running, but what happens when... Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:18:11 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5607466 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5594668 What is the origin of the word science<br /><br />The latin word for &#039;I know&#039;, is &#039;scio&#039;. The present active participle is &#039;sciens&#039; (knowing, understanding), and has a derived noun, &#039;scientia&#039;, meaning &#039;knowledge&#039;. This word ended up in lots of european languages in various forms, always... Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:16:59 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5594668 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5594632 What can i do about E-mail being sent to the wrong person? Is there any way i can stop it<br /><br />If you&#039;re both using Microsoft Outlook, and both collect email from a Microsoft Exchange server, then you can unsend an email message. However, this is only really true in some companies. Most of the time if you click &#039;unsend&#039; then the other person gets a second email message... Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:08:19 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5594632 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5564971 I heard long time ago: chances to get crashed on plane are much slimmer than in a car. I don't buy it folks. With 3 different plane incidents in a short time how can I convince myself on it?<br /><br />Three plane incidents in a short space of time, but how many road traffic incidents in the same amount of time? Thousands. The chance of being in either is still small. It seems that planes are risky because of all the news coverage, but remember that one of the rules of thumb about the news,... Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:36:43 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5564971 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5564949 Maybe i am just being supersticious, but i think maybe because i broke up with my perfect match, i think i am having no luck at all meeting a new gf... thoughts?<br /><br />If you&#039;re describing your ex as your perfect match, that&#039;s a pretty big hint that you&#039;re not over her yet. That might be the real reason you&#039;re having trouble meeting someone new. Give it some time, let yourself be free. Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:34:08 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5564949 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5564915 The Password Hint is "Got A Minute"what does that mean?<br /><br />Noone here has the ability to tell whether or not you&#039;re the real owner of the account, or whether you&#039;re someone trying to guess their way into someone else&#039;s account, somewhere. It&#039;s not a good idea for any of us to help you. Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:29:36 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5564915 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5564157 How hard would the punch have to be in order to break a neck, what psi? Could a hook spin someone's head around enough to snap it? anyone know of this ever happening? what about a 250lbs guy sucker punching a lil person it seems possible<br /><br />I&#039;d be wary of anyone claiming to know how many PSI are required to break parts of the human body. You can measure it against bones, but against a live person, with muscle tissue and tension, tendons and ligaments, different stresses and supporting anchors, and all the other parts of a live... Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:59:01 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5564157 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5552685 What is Keratoconus of eyes? What kind of treatment can cure this?<br /><br />I was diagnosed with keratoconus at 15 years old, and it took me a while to make sense of what was being told to me. However, what I now understand is this: It&#039;s a distortion of the cornea, the outer layer on the front of an eye. Many people have an astigmatism, and I&#039;ve... Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:58:48 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5552685