http://www.answerbag.com/profile/309257 New Answerbag answers from Doubly Ugly Wed, 30 May 2012 03:36:42 -0700 Wed, 30 May 2012 03:36:42 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11698670 Should teachers who are snobbish and favour middle class children and preach that anyone who doesnt make a sucess of themselves when they are young are a failure, be fired? (I notice this is a common attitude amongst teachers).<br /><br />I'm a teacher in a system which doesn't (yet) have the problems of NCLB etc. I have tried to show students that talent is not enough, but talent and application are required for success by externally measurable factors such as promotion/wealth/status. I am currently free to also share with kids... Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:25:37 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11698670 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11685400 Vehicles stop on applying brakes.Please explain the principle of conservation of momentum in this.<br /><br />Principle of Conservation of Momentum does not apply to the system of the car alone, as the condition "in the absence of external forces" is violated because the road applies an unbalanced force onto the car (via the tyres and brakes). It should be noted that the car applies an equal unbalanced... Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:29:06 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11685400 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11685356 15ft boat at 40mph. Comes to a complete stop aftr running into boulders. Nothing moved an inch,nor passengers. What happened to intertia?<br /><br />All momentum has been transferred to the Earth, different parts of the boat's elastic structures and then to the air. The rocks' crystal boundaries will have been distorted by a negligible amount in various directions. Had the boat and Earth both been perfectly rigid, the world would have... Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:16:50 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11685356 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11685312 Will 2 fans front to back increase velocity of air?<br /><br />The physics answer by Possum is correct, but the engineering answer depends on the distance between the fans among other things, especially if the fans are linked by a tunnel. Turbulence or dissipation of airflow will impede you. Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:02:55 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11685312 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11685278 Does an electric field travel inside a wire?<br /><br />Propagating electric fields are a very complex and tangled concept inside and outside a wire. My understanding is that the charge distribution acts to cancel out field changes inside a wire, but that the interactions of fields can allow charges to move one the outer surface of the wire. Charges... Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:53:29 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11685278 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11685213 Is a screwdriver an example of a wheel&axle?<br /><br />A screwdriver seen from above looks like a turning wheel with an axis of rotation normal to the wheel. I think an axle does not need to bear a load - the spacestation in 2001 was a wheel IMHO. A screwdriver and screw combination is definitely a wheel when the screw first touches the surface. I... Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:36:26 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11685213 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/6685553 Does every country have a national sausage, it seems like that?<br /><br />Dunno, but Scottish Lorne/Square sausage on a floury morning roll ... mmmmm! Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:28:09 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/6685553 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5991327 What kinds of jigsaw puzzles have been (are) a part of your life: wood, cardboard, round, interlocking pieces, shaped object pieces, no picture on box, 100 or 1000 pieces, __(what)__?<br /><br />I&#039;ve a twelve-piece wooden one of a duck with an umbrella that always ends up on the floor of my toddler&#039;s playroom. All the sodding umbrella pieces look identical at 1am when I&#039;m trying to tidy up after a long day! Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:10:41 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5991327 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5942407 On Microsoft Word, is there anyway that you can turn the page sideways, and type longways instead of up and down? I can't seem to figure it out! HELP! Need answer fast!<br /><br />For Word versions before 2007. Imagine a 3 page document with the 2nd page &#039;rotated&#039; and pages one and 2 in normal portrait. At the end of page 1, Insert &gt; Break &gt; Section Break. Then Page Setup &gt; Landscape: Apply to this Section forward. At the end of page 2, Insert &gt;... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:20:44 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5942407 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5909139 Would it be inappropriate to ask a woman on a first date if she has been female from birth?<br /><br />Wait until the first night together and go hunting for scar seams ; ) Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:02:59 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5909139 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5888210 Would it be physically possible to surgically attatch hands to my ankles instead of feet and have them actually work?<br /><br />Your ulna and radius bones are designed to roll easily over each other, which allows you to flip your hands over. The tibia and fibula aren&#039;t designed to do the same. If they could, however, you could pivot on one leg on the spot and face backwards in a very spooky way : ) Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:12:59 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5888210 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5863476 World's first joke? any body knows?<br /><br />Ugg? Grnh!!! &lt;Always makes me snigger!&gt; Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:12:33 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5863476 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5862620 I'd like to purchase a white gold bracelet for my S.O. and have it engraved. What's a good jewelry store to go to?<br /><br />White gold looks great, but do you know that it wears out surprisingly easily? Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:20:05 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5862620 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5662807 Take a famous quote and replace one word with the word "diaper" What do you get?<br /><br />Han Solo: Stay sharp. There&#039;s two more coming in. They&#039;re gonna try and cut us off. Luke: Well why don&#039;t you outrun them? I thought you said this thing was fast! Han Solo: Watch your mouth kid, or you&#039;re gonna find yourself floating home. We&#039;ll be safe enough once we... Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:39:11 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5662807 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5662756 Take a famous quote and replace one word with the word "diaper" What do you get?<br /><br />He who pays the diaper, calls the tune. Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:27:56 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5662756 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5606305 Is it possible to get a perfect vacuum on Earth at sea level?<br /><br />No, because no pump is 100% efficient. Even space isn&#039;t a perfect vacuum. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:06:29 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5606305 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5605150 What's one reason you shouldn't get married? (answer could be funny or serious)<br /><br />If you already have a wife. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:54:49 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5605150 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5584418 What colour is your bag right now..the AB bag that you are filling with questions...?? I'm sort of an olive green.<br /><br />Dark blue Sun, 15 Feb 2009 03:11:15 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5584418 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5583679 How do we clean up space junk?<br /><br />Big kevlar nets or space based lasers Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:52:41 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5583679 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5583649 What is a word that starts with the letter "B" and ends with the letter "E"?<br /><br />Balaenopteridae - rorquals; blue whales Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:47:37 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5583649 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5583580 If you could own a Unicorn, what would name it?<br /><br />Spike Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:39:12 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5583580 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5502233 Do you think the school has a right to tell you to get a hair cut?<br /><br />This is all about how you learn to deal with the reality of a hierarchy in society. Even free-living hippies have to deal with the government and each other. As soon as you challenge authority over something trivial like a haircut, you experience the consequences which flow. You then have... Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:55:35 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5502233 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5471888 Why does sand heat up faster than water?<br /><br />Sand has a lower specific heat capacity than water. It also sits still for longer. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:38:20 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5471888 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5375368 Is a square a kind of rectangle?<br /><br />Yes. A rectangle is a four-sided plane figure with four right angles. A square is too. Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:33:00 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5375368 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5375359 I have a JVC dvd model XV-N312 I purchased from a second hand store and it works fine except the parental lock is on,how do I cancel it.It will play R rated discs but not G rated.I do not know the code.<br /><br />Are you sure you have that the right way round? : ) Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:31:30 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5375359 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5375330 What would happen if you just ate chips?<br /><br />I&#039;ve just eaten some chips. Nothing seems to be happening! Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:25:59 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5375330 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5375320 Do you have to penetrate the cervics to impregnate<br /><br />No. The cervix is a tiny opening at the top of the vagina. It leads into the uterus (womb). Sperm can make it through, but the penis only goes into the vagina. Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:24:31 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5375320 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5375298 What will happen to earth if water is not polar?<br /><br />It wouldn&#039;t be able to take part in ionic exchanges, so the oceans would be fresh over a seabed of salt. Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:22:24 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5375298 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5287857 A bloke at my work thinks that Sterling Moss is as well known as Adolf Hitler. Do you agree? I don't, as a megalomaniac dictator who killed hundreds of thousands of people is a bit different to a race car driver!<br /><br />Stirling Moss is known by every traffic cop in the UK. &quot;Who do you think you are? Stirling Moss?&quot; Must be taught to them before they graduate! : ) Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:19:37 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5287857 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5262383 Why would a burn from steam be more severe than a burn from hot water?<br /><br />As well as being at least 100 degrees celcius, it is vapour. It dumps energy onto you as it condenses to a liquid on contact. Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:00:27 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5262383 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5262003 In places like the UK or Canada or wherever owning a firearm is illegal: What do you keep around for protection? A baton? A steak knife? A gerbil?, etc.<br /><br />We haven&#039;t built a selfish society, so a gun is as much use as a chocolate ashtray. Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:54:04 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5262003 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5261978 Is it possible to pound two pieces of metal together to form one solid piece?<br /><br />There&#039;s something called &quot;friction welding&quot; which is used to create bonds in aircraft structures. Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:50:00 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5261978 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5184894 Do you speak American or British English?<br /><br />A mix of Scots and Australian English. Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:44:19 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5184894 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5184160 Are you undead?<br /><br />hhnnnnnnnngggggggggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! hhhwwwwrrrrrrrrnnnnnnnnggghhhhhh!!!!! Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:46:05 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5184160 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5183870 Women: You can't live with them and you can't live with them. Agree?<br /><br />Can&#039;t live with them, and you can&#039;t shoot them! Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:25:39 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5183870 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5178124 If you could bring back any species, what would you bring back and why?<br /><br />Homo neanderthalensis. I&#039;d like to get a feel for his capabilities compared to ours. Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:45:46 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5178124 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5178019 A solenoid carrying an electric current, if free to rotate when placed in a magnetic field, will tend to orient its axis: A) perpendicular to the field. B) parallel to the field. C) to zero.<br /><br />A or B I understand, but what does C mean? Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:33:23 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5178019 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5177990 What would you say is the most famous movie line?<br /><br />I&#039;m Spartacus! Or I&#039;m Brian, and so&#039;s my wife! Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:29:19 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5177990 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5175847 My cousin who is like 32 she thinks the reason young guys go to teach high school is for the high school girls... any truth in that young male teachers?<br /><br />Nope. Dealing with classloads of &quot;young ladies&quot; for any length of time puts paid to any fantasies. Oddly enough, I teach because I think it&#039;s important! : ) Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:56:33 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5175847 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5172379 What is your biggest Pet Peeve?<br /><br />They leave hair everywhere! Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:57:14 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5172379 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5165318 WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM<br /><br />No probs ... http://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&amp;id=CukAzsJHQaQC&amp;dq=planet+formation&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;source=web&amp;ots=z3rDiMLOjj&amp;sig=Jf6di9RT6Rtt4fhLQrReL_I-Ki0&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=book_result&amp;resnum=10&amp;ct=result#PPA42,M1 is a detailed guide, and... Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:08:34 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5165318 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5165259 WHY?<br /><br />Why not? Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:03:49 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5165259 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5165108 Today my car heater only blows cold air no warm air? Last week my mechanic said I need to have radiator acid flushed? Cuz alot of sluge in radiator. We just bought in June. Could this be part of the cold air issue? My son just left for college in car.<br /><br />Some of the cooling system hot water is diverted through a &#039;mini-radiator&#039; called the heater core. Air from the blower fan passes over it to warm it up - that&#039;s why you don&#039;t get hot air for a while when you drive off in the morning. If there&#039;s enough sludge in the... Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:44:12 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5165108 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5164926 Ever received a card from someone in jail/prison saying "Wish You Were Here"?<br /><br />I&#039;ve had one that said &quot;weather is here, wish you were beautiful.&quot; Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:27:58 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5164926 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5164891 What are the Cell phone frequency ? are all frequencies between 800 and 900ghz?<br /><br />... oh, and to amplify what SukiSue said, a mobile phone that emitted radiation at 825GHz would be dosing you with high energy gamma Rays! Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:24:25 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5164891 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5164831 Is it a good idea or a bad idea to ban cigarette smoking inside restaurants & bars, and why?<br /><br />I&#039;ve been in three countries as they&#039;ve introduced smoking bans. It helps move people away from the idea of smoking as a social norm - in the same way that drink-driving is no longer acceptable. However, I&#039;d be concerned if the same approach was applied to junk food and lack of... Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:18:33 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5164831 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5164745 What can I do with a pound of uniodized salt? It came with a furnished place I bought and I've had it around for a couple of years. I seldom use salt and when I do it's either sea or reduced sodium.<br /><br />Pour it into a clear polythene bag and tape it to your body. Attempt to board a commercial airliner for an amusing experience. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:10:40 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5164745 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5154393 I believe every human being on this planet has lied sometime in their life... So are we all not liars?<br /><br />I&#039;ve never lied *ahem* Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:23:16 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5154393 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5154373 It's a zombie apocalypse and you only are only allowed to listen to ten songs while you fight off zombies. What would your playlist be? What weapon would you use to fight them off?<br /><br />http://gizmodo.com/5100331/a-chainsaw-bayonet-strapped-to-an-ar+15-rifle-is-the-ultimate-zombie-killing-weapon and Song Artist Music Lyrics Video 01 Panama Van Halen 02 Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne 03 Another Brick In The Wall Pink Floyd 04 Don&#039;t Stop Believing Journey 05 Rock Of Ages... Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:18:59 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5154373 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5154061 Why is this AB Category called Whiskey, rather than Whisky?<br /><br />&quot;So it&#039;s spelled the American way. &quot; AB may be American, but it has a world audience - and the Scots invented the stuff! : ) Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:34:44 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5154061 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5153911 Does anyone remember the show Daria on MTV? I miss that show!<br /><br />It&#039;s sometimes repeated on the ABC here in Australia. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:15:17 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5153911 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5153896 What can u do while peeling onions that will keep you from crying?<br /><br />3 tricks that work. 1) Jam some bread up under your top lip ... it interferes with the signals from your nose and eyes. 2) Do it underwater in a basin 3) Cut and discard a cone out from the BASE of the onion, as that&#039;s where the offending chemicals are stored. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:14:04 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5153896 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5153674 How we can stop the israil attackes?<br /><br />Arrest anyone who fires rockets into Israel and have them prosecuted in a respected court. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:43:46 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5153674 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5153657 What is the main ingredient in any drink?<br /><br />Does that include castor-oil? Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:41:38 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5153657 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5153647 What are the benefits of playing a musical instrument cognitively?<br /><br />If you mean &quot;thinking about what you&#039;re doing&quot; then the benefit is that I can actually play three blind mice while following the colours in the book and on the xylophone. I can&#039;t do it &#039;by ear.&#039; Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:39:29 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5153647 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5153609 Do people with dwarfism ever consider the term 'little people' derogatory? Considering certain connotations attached to the word 'little'.<br /><br />Mangling language to avoid hurting someone else&#039;s feelings is patronising and counterproductive. vis blackboard/chalkboard | whiteboard/(dry marker board?) It teaches bad writing habits, and creates veneers of civility that make true communication impossible. Little is not a... Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:35:20 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5153609 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5153441 I have a new black label whiskey which has a new type of bottle top. It seems to have a ball entrapped in between. I am not sure how to open it. I couldn't find any openers for this kind of a bottle. Any help would be appreciated.<br /><br />Do you mean open as in &#039;to refill&#039;? The ball is designed to prevent this. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:13:10 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5153441 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5153430 What do you have to drink? Sitting at the computer with you? I have a X-Lg plastic straw container with water in it!<br /><br />How often have you had to run around with a towel hoping you can dry your computer out before something shorts?? : ) Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:11:39 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5153430 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5153414 Do people with dwarfism ever consider the term 'little people' derogatory? Considering certain connotations attached to the word 'little'.<br /><br />I&#039;m always simply a person. However I have some characteristics that affect my capabilities, e.g.: I am myopic. When I&#039;m talking about needing to drive with corrective lenses, it makes sense for me to describe myself as short-sighted. If someone called me speccy, I&#039;m sure... Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:08:44 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5153414 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5153283 What age do children stop sleeping in cribs and sleep in beds?<br /><br />We chose to cuddle our son to sleep, so put a rail onto a one-and-a-half width bed. We removed the rail when he was able to get in and out safely by himself. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:55:22 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5153283 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5153078 Do you currently use 3, 2 or 1 vendor(s) to have these three services up and running at your house: cable television, internet connection & telephone? Which vendor(s)?<br /><br />I use our national carrier. With discounts for more than one service, it&#039;s not much more than shopping around, and they can actually fix things that break! As the ad said on the Simpsons &quot;And our service is 20c cheaper than the more reliable providers!&quot; Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:31:34 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5153078 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5153026 Five years ago when I moved, I had a large steel pot with some rice in it that had gone moldy. Rather than clean it, I taped it shut and decided to clean it after the move. Then I forgot about it. I need that pot now. Dare I open it?<br /><br />Do it outside with a sharp knife, a good drain, a long pole and a pressure washer/hose. You should be able to hold your breath long enough to get the worst out and flushed away! Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:26:26 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5153026 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5150953 What kind of cat carrier can you buy for a cat who WILL NOT go in willingly and has SHARP claws?<br /><br />Laundry chute with cage at bottom. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:06:57 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5150953 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5150932 Why do boring films always seem to be good at night? does anyone else find this?<br /><br />I do. But the truly boring daytime TV telemovies aren&#039;t played at night, so maybe we need some vapid schmalz on at 1am to test our theory! Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:04:34 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5150932 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5150891 Are triangular wheels more fuel efficient than circular wheels?<br /><br />Yes. You&#039;ll find the experience so horrible that you&#039;ll get out and walk. The sensible answer is that a wheel&#039;s performance is a function of angle of attack - so large wheels provide an acute angle of attack which makes for easy transit of rough surfaces, and small wheels are... Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:00:18 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5150891 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5150802 Are there any solar systems orbiting the same black hole we are that our further away from it?<br /><br />A solar system is a star with at least one planet orbiting it. http://exoplanet.eu/catalog-RV.php?&amp;mode=0&amp;more=yes shows data on the systems we have found. The value &quot;Alpha&quot; shows the direction of each star from us in a circle which lies in the plane of the galaxy. Instead of... Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:51:42 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5150802 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5108924 Where can you take an accurate IQ test?<br /><br />The other answers link to IQ tests and therefore answer your question. However, did you know that educators and employers now consider IQ tests to be a narrow and distorting indicator of an individual&#039;s abilities, and that they have fallen out of favour? Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:50:13 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5108924 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5108917 How can one do the energy efficiency analysis of generators?<br /><br />This question has lots of possible levels of depth. The simplest version is efficiency = energy output/energy input. A perfectly efficient generator will have an efficiency of 1. To change to percentage efficiency, multiply your answer by 100%. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:47:41 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5108917 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5108909 WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONDUCTOR AND SEMICONDUCTOR<br /><br />Free charge carriers in a conductor, e.g. outer shell electrons in metals, or ions in solution. These can move in any direction when an electric field is applied. Semi-conductors are more complicated substances where their structure and geometries mean certain conditions need to be met before... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:44:46 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5108909 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5108793 Will you go to Hell for stealing a Bible?<br /><br />IIRC the Gideon&#039;s don&#039;t mind if you take one from a hotel room - in the hope of you finding salvation. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:51:03 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5108793 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5004988 Is LOLA, the song by the Kinks, is Lola a man or a transvestite, prostitute or what?<br /><br />Traditionally about a transvestite, but ambiguous final line leaves room for doubt: &quot;Well Im not the worlds most masculine man But I know what I am and Im glad Im a man And so is lola&quot; Is Lola glad? Or a man? Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:21:53 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5004988 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5004832 Has someone ever told you "YOU DONT'T KNOW ME AT ALL"!!? How did you react?<br /><br />I usually feel irritated at having to deal with an undeveloped personality. Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:56:43 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5004832 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5004032 Apparently, NASA is selling 3 of its used space shuttles, are you interested in buying one of them?<br /><br />Will they throw in the carrier 747, a launch tower, quite a lot of fuel, a centreline tank and a couple of solid rocket boosters? If so, then, OK, I&#039;ll take it off their hands for a crisp $20. : ) Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:09:28 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5004032 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4988706 Can you wear pink tights with any color leotard? Like a pink leotard with pink tights?<br /><br />I really really don&#039;t think I should wear a leotard and tights at all. Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:52:00 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4988706 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4970221 Is getting a vasectomy painful?<br /><br />I want to know too ... and answers from people who&#039;ve actually undergone the procedure would be welcome, please! Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:47:56 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4970221 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4970193 Do you see in color in your peripheral vision?<br /><br />Theicidal Maniac (what kind of a nic is that!!??) is right. To test it, take a red felt pen and hold it at arms length behind your field of view (which is surprisingly wide) at eye level. Keep looking dead ahead. Smoothly bring the pen forward into your field of vision. If you don&#039;t peek... Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:43:24 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4970193 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4970122 Want to tell some funny jokes? do some cheering up? please?<br /><br />What&#039;s brown and sticky? Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:28:40 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4970122 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4970039 Why do parents think they are qualified to do the most important job in the world simply because they had a child?<br /><br />Because when you get handed the most important job in the world, you spend all your time thinking about how to do it better. Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:12:56 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4970039 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4970034 Can anyone tell me the name of the pbs show that features an old science teacher who usually finishes with questions for you to learn more by solving your self? he has a kind of Albert Einstein /Dr. Wilie look and a short sleeve light blue work shirt<br /><br />Could be the late Julius Sumner Miller? He did fabulous shows like &quot;Why is it so?&quot; Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:11:48 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4970034 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4970006 How will a car from 2010 differ from a car from 2000?<br /><br />Look back at the cars from 1998. They were lighter, but had all the hallmarks of todays&#039; cars ... modular electronics, crash safety, plastic mouldings throughout. In two years time, not much will have changed. They will be mainly running on petrol, but probably won&#039;t be built by... Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:06:37 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4970006 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4969978 What do you think humans will look like if we survive another million years?<br /><br />Homo erectus was around a million years ago. He couldn&#039;t use speech, but could use tools and fire, could live and hunt in groups, and care for weaker family members. He was much stronger than modern humans, but his brain approached the size of modern human&#039;s. If brain size is limited... Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:01:26 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4969978 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4962493 Why do pepole say there is no way there is a God,but will believe in a theroy that say we just evolved,or a big bang theroy that has a millionth of a chance that it happend?What's your opinion?<br /><br />You need to check out the different meanings of theory. Some people think a theory means a hunch. Scientists use it to mean a model that explains what can be observed. Other scientists then try to improve on it, or find exceptions that mean it needs replaced. Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:39:35 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4962493 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4962461 Would you rather have me or Santa break into your home in 3 days?<br /><br />In three days it&#039;s the 26th (I&#039;m in Australia) so anyone coming down my chimney will be met with a pitchfork! Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:36:33 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4962461 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4962325 Real quick (I'm about to go to the beach), what's a good sunblock that still allows me to get a decent tan?<br /><br />Tanning is sun damage. SPF is a multiple of the amount of time you would have been able to remain in the sun with no protection and no damage. e.g. if you are fair skinned you might burn in 5 minutes of lying in the sun. If you wear SPF 20 you can lie for 20 x 5 = 100 minutes before you... Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:19:42 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4962325 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4962228 When traveling at the speed of sound, what would surrounding noises sound like? Such as a horn behind the car, in front of the car, or inside of the car?<br /><br />We&#039;ve only ever had one car briefly touch the speed of sound: In front of the car: &quot;0909 - SSC is approaching the measured mile. You put down your cameras - pictures can never come before safety - and pick up the microphone. This is the first time you have watched the SSC for the... Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:07:27 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4962228 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4961807 How do I use MS Word to check for duplicates of quotes, passages, etc?<br /><br />If they&#039;re in the same document you could use the &quot;Find&quot; feature. If you had the bibliography tools or in-text referencing turned on, you should be able to step through each quote. If they&#039;re in different documents you could just use Windows search or Mac Sherlock or... Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:17:20 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4961807 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4961774 Do you think Literary Studies (as research field) has really added anything to the store of human knowledge?<br /><br />I listened to a radio interview with an Australian author who had a book released in the US some time after it had been written. He didn&#039;t really like it, so had forgotten the details. During his first US interview he found that the DJ had analysed his book, so he just agreed with every... Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:11:10 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4961774 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4961685 What is the past tense of "IM" (Instant Message)? "She IMd/IMed/IM'd me." Which one?<br /><br />Think about ID as that has been in use for about 50 years. She IDed me. He ID&#039;d me. They IDd me. None of them look right, so I don&#039;t think the English language has caught up. Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:56:33 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4961685 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4958338 What do you think should be done to a man who uses his own children in porn films to be spread by internet?http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=392744<br /><br />He should be arrested and submitted to the justice system which should be allowed to take its course. Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:44:26 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4958338 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4951526 Where does a Glaswegian come from?<br /><br />The pub usually, or often the clink ; ) Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:26:11 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4951526 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4951472 What kind of pill is orange and round and says BAYER?<br /><br />Bayer is just the (huge) pharmaceutical company, so I&#039;m afraid your description could be of almost anything. Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:12:30 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4951472 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4951458 Boobs boobs, boobs - boobs boobs, boobs, and boobs. Boobs boobs boobs! Boobs boobs boobs boobs: boobs, boobs. Boobs?<br /><br />Boobs! Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:08:29 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4951458 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4951456 Does marriage & kids scare you?<br /><br />It didn&#039;t until I got married and had kids! Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:07:45 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4951456 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4951451 Would you rather go to Europe and stay at a 5 star hotel up in the alps or go to north Africa and stay in a tent under the stars out in the desert?<br /><br />Bugs. No views. Extreme cold. No electricity. No warm fire and a hearth rug. No room service. 5 Stars in civilisation please. Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:06:49 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4951451 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4951382 Has anyone got ANYTHING good to say about the US public school system?<br /><br />I&#039;m not from the US, but you have a lot of research-led education programmes. Your state and district systems allow for variety. There are powerful conversations going on among people with an interest in making the most of 21st Century schooling from public school buildings. There seems... Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:42:02 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4951382 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4951210 100,000,000 dollars or the ability to save one person from eternal hell?<br /><br />No-one&#039;s going to give me 100 million, but that&#039;s OK, as there&#039;s no such thing as Hell. Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:58:29 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4951210 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4951202 It started out with a kiss........How did it end up like this?<br /><br />Well, I never thought it would come to this! Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:56:39 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4951202 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4950109 Russia is to give 10 MiG-29 fighter jets to Lebanon free of charge, will that help to stabilize the Middle East?<br /><br />Yes. They have no effective offensive capability against a hardened air defense system, like Israel&#039;s. However, they will be able to prevent Israel having free rein over Lebanon. Terrorists won&#039;t be able to use them. Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:34:30 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4950109 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4933293 How do you prove corruption?<br /><br />Bribe one of the participants to tattle. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:55:12 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4933293 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4933275 Would you take a high-paying job as Klingon-English translator, or would you feel too silly explaining your occupation to your friends and family?<br /><br />I had a colleague once who knew 18 languages - 10 of them, Sci-Fi. He was single. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:51:24 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4933275