http://www.answerbag.com/profile/34713 New Answerbag answers from n_o_u_s Tue, 29 May 2012 21:51:48 -0700 Tue, 29 May 2012 21:51:48 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/52958 Is it illegal to drive barefoot?<br /><br />American States Alabama: Barefoot Driving: Operation of a motor vehicle by a driver with bare feet is permitted. Exception: motorcycle rider. Ohio: Barefoot Driving: Operation of a motor vehicle by a driver with bare feet is permitted but not recommended. California: Barefoot Driving:... Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:58:21 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/52958 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/52950 What shape is the universe?<br /><br />&quot;Closed universes are also closed in time: they eventually stop expanding, then contract in a &quot;Big Crunch.&quot;&quot; I don&#039;t believe this is true. The universe could be spatially bounded (bounded in the ambient space) and temporally unbounded. The cosmological constants could... Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:30:15 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/52950 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/45089 What is a good way to start an essay about entertainment?<br /><br />Get some paper, find a relaxing environment, and just write what ever pops into your head for a about an hour or so. Then think about entertainment, and write whatever pops into your head - doesn&#039;t have to be any good, and don&#039;t stop to correct spelling or grammar, you can do that... Mon, 20 Feb 2006 21:28:28 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/45089 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/44371 Are there any recorded instances of a fire station burning down?<br /><br />I heard AM 1200 WOAI recently about a fire station in the US burning down because the firefighters were out on a call and didn&#039;t leave their current job until it was complete. It was either late January or early February. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:09:16 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/44371 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/44261 How many rings does it take to screw in a light bulb?<br /><br />Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them... Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:02:37 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/44261 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/44253 How many physicists does it take to change a light bulb?<br /><br />One, Issac Newton. But he has to use a pry bar. Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:33:24 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/44253 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/44246 How many natural numbers does it take to screw in a light bulb?<br /><br />Aleph-Null (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleph_null). One to screw the bulb in half way, one to screw the bulb in a quarter of the way, one to screw the bulb in an eighth of the way, ... Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:05:21 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/44246 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/44245 How many hippies does it take to screw in a light bulb?<br /><br />Two. One to screw in the light bulb, and one to say: &quot;Dude, look at all the colors.&quot; Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:00:53 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/44245 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/41415 What are some strategies to make studying fun?<br /><br />Unfortunately, studying something that you don&#039;t care about just isn&#039;t fun. Unless you can somehow convince yourself that you _are_ interested in the subject at hand, the best you can do is try to make it less painful. Study the material that will be presented in class before, not... Sat, 21 Jan 2006 00:09:21 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/41415 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/39632 Why is the lemniscate or mobius strip symbol used to represent infinity?<br /><br />The precise origins of the infinity symbol [infty] are unclear. One possibility is suggested by the name it is sometimes called — the lemniscate, from the Latin lemniscus, meaning &quot;ribbon&quot;. One can imagine walking forever along a simple loop formed from a ribbon. A popular... Fri, 06 Jan 2006 04:10:24 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/39632 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/39433 What would a black hole look like from behind?<br /><br />The same as it looks from the &quot;front.&quot; I would rather say that &quot;front&quot; and &quot;back&quot; are not applicable to a black hole. A black hole probably appears as a solid black circle from any direction. I think that blaylock makes the same point. Edit, for those of you... Wed, 04 Jan 2006 03:51:32 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/39433 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/37352 Is there any software that will allow a PC to play game discs made for Nintendo, X Box or Playstation?<br /><br />PCSX2 is such an emulator (only for ps2). I don&#039;t remember where I downloaded it from, but I have files called pcsx2_07.zip and pcsx2SSE2-0.8.1.7z in my installers folder (I seem to have two versions of it). You might try googling those names. (edit: and leave off the file extensions when... Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:22:02 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/37352 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/30663 Who is the smartest man on earth?<br /><br />Somewhat off-topic: James Sidis&#039; parents were the smartest people on earth. The environment they created for him allowed his prodigiousness. I, like most of you, spent a great deal of my childhood in a public school classroom. This is a place where the math taught must be accesible to... Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:42:05 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/30663 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/30560 Why does the government have to create money?<br /><br />To answer why, take this: &quot;Governments haven&#039;t always created their own money: in the past, and in some poorer countries today, banks would issue private currencies, backed by their gold reserves. In modern countries, the government issues money, usually through a central bank, to be... Tue, 27 Sep 2005 01:06:08 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/30560 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/30559 If I rode a hot air balloon and held a flag in my hand, what direction would the flag blow?<br /><br />It would move in the direction of the _local_ wind. The balloon is moving at about the speed of the wind (probably just a little slower), but there will be small gusts and eddies. So while the wind might be strong, the entire flag is moving with the wind, so the fabric part will not be held... Tue, 27 Sep 2005 00:47:28 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/30559 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/30558 According to the Scientific Method, why is the average of three trials in an experiment more accurate than only doing it once?<br /><br />One of the main tools of scientific investigation is induction. So one way to answer your question is that one sample doth not inductive evidence make, and three aren&#039;t terribly good, but they are a lot better than one. In my opinion, one sample is largely useless. Another way is this.... Tue, 27 Sep 2005 00:34:40 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/30558 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/30557 It seems like icicles lean from the edge of the roof inward toward the wall of the house. Is this true? If so, why?<br /><br />Since the side (of the icicle) near the building is warmer and (probably) less windy, perhaps moisture collects there, mostly, and therefore ice forms there, mostly. Mon, 26 Sep 2005 23:52:07 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/30557 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/30556 When proving a theorem, like Fermat's Last Theorem, how do you know your answer is correct?<br /><br />I must disagree (in part) with Quirkie: It is not the case that &quot;the result was correct because no one else can find a flaw in the steps of the proof,&quot; a proof is taken to be valid when it is found that each and every step taken or rule invoked is accepted as valid. Mathematics deals... Mon, 26 Sep 2005 23:39:28 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/30556 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/29234 Why are beef burgers referred to as 'hamburgers'?<br /><br />Almost the same reason that hotdogs are called frankfurters. Why they&#039;re called hotdogs is beyond me. Also, the &quot;hamburger&quot; we are familiar with did not originate in Hamburg. What came from Hamburg was &#039;Hamburg Steak&#039; or &#039;Steak in the Hamburg Style,&#039; which... Wed, 07 Sep 2005 02:48:50 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/29234 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/29008 Is there a method to calculate the number of possible combinations in a selection from a group containing repeats?<br /><br />This might be helpful: To count the number of ways to put n objects into two groups of size x and size y where x+y=n: n!/(x!*y!) = number of combinations. aka (n choose x). or (n choose y) for that matter. This useful when you want to choose a group of x items from n items because the... Fri, 02 Sep 2005 02:20:07 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/29008 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28470 Why is being overweight such a calamity in modern-day American society?<br /><br />&quot;It has something to do with 1000&#039;s and 1000&#039;s of years of human survival. Our ancient ancestors couldn&#039;t have survive in primative conditions with that much ASS-cess. (Blood pressure and diabetic meds weren&#039;t invented back then.)&quot; This is absolutely false and... Sat, 27 Aug 2005 05:08:56 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28470 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28461 What is "phi"?<br /><br />Perhaps the asker wanted to know about the greek letter phi? If so, one common way of writing it is an &quot;o&quot; with a vertical line through it. I believe that in the below image both the bottom left and top right are correct ways to write the lowercase phi. ... Sat, 27 Aug 2005 03:47:12 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28461 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28460 If the world's supply of oil suddenly disappeared, how would we be affected?<br /><br />IntellectualCritic is right, except our dependence runs far deeper. Petroleum is used to make almost everything, especially plastics. How about never buying things in plastic bottles again? It&#039;ll be too expensive. You&#039;ll pay $4 for the milk and $8 dollars for the bottle. How about... Sat, 27 Aug 2005 03:18:45 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28460 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28459 How would science prove the existence of God?<br /><br />The practice of science is a way of describing the world around us. The practice of religion is a way of explaining the world around us. And, the way I see it, the tools of science can aid one very little in the practice of religion; logic, however, is very useful in both endeavors. One... Sat, 27 Aug 2005 03:03:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28459 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28456 In Pulp Fiction, is it true that the case owned by Mr. Wallace contained gold needed to buy back his soul from the devil?<br /><br />Isn&#039;t it obvious? The events in Pulp Fiction are an early iteration of the matrix. Vincent and Jules are agents - dodge bullets. Butch is the one - badass with a katana. Marsellas is a strange kind of mix between Morpheus and the Architect. et cetera. The case contains the key to zion.... Sat, 27 Aug 2005 01:00:07 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28456