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Why do people have "cyber sex"? I don't understand whats so great about it... (Question inspired by a health class discussion)
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Why do people have "cyber sex"? I don't understand whats so great about it... (Question inspired by a health class discussion)
Why is it often cooler to wear white clothes, rather than black clothes?
White surgaces reflect all the colors of the rainbow (ROYGBIV-red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet), whereas black absorbs all the color in the light spectrum. The absorption of this energy causes the atoms inside the object to get excited, vibrate, and increase it's internal energy. When internal energy increases, the temperature of the object increases as well. Because black-colored materials and objects absorb more energy than lighter-colored materials, they get hotter.
Do mean Sh*t Out of Luck. But they also have an alternative meaning in Virginia Schools- the Standards Of Learning.
Its the test that everyone hates and dreads, but secretly love. You see, if you pass an SOL, you don't take the final. If you pass advanced on an SOL you get an automatic 100 on the final.
Kewl huh? Yeah, as long as they don't take away that priviledge. Which is exactly what the school wants to do. Can you say "FIE EVIL ONES. FIE!"
And to make matters worse all the SOL's will be computerized by 2006. Do you know how psyco that is? So far the math and science are computerized... it took an hour, a whole HOUR to even start the tests because the servers on both the state and region level couldn't handle the strain. Why? Because the state mandates SOLs to be taken at certain dates and times.
ARG!!! Why must they torment us so?
On the plus side SOLs are so easy your an idiot if you fail. The only way to fail them most of the time is to just pick C for every answer... and actually sometimes you can pass by doing just that.
365 posts in 365 days shouldn't be that hard of a task... But alas, I have 98 more to go, and I only have till July 1st. But I WILL prevail.
I would also like 730 comments by then. Oh don't groan! It's not that bad, just 2 comments per post.. Or at least it would only be 2 comments for post if every had comment on all the past posts. But since they haven't you'll have to do double time. Theres 581 comments, so 730-581 will be... 149 comments to go! *blinks* thats about 2 comments per post from here on out.
So don't make me be a loser and do all my own comments! Okay? Now if only I had this dedication to FYF....
Who coined the term astrophysics?
American astronomer George Ellery Hale (1868-1983) founded and directed two major U.S. observatories, oversaw the construction of the world's four largest telescopes (each surpassing its predecessor in size), and made some of the most significant astronomical discoveries of his time. While a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Hale was volunteering at the Harvard College Observatory when, in 1889, he invented the spectrohelioscope, a combined telescope and spectroscope. This instrument produces a colorful display of the sun's chemical components. For instance, hydrogen appears red and ionized calcium appears ultraviolet in a spectrohelioscope. He was the founder and director of Yerkes Observatory and Mount Wilson Observatory and was the driving force behind construction of telescopes at those observatories and construction of the Hale telescope at Palomar Observatory. Among other astronomical pursuits Hale conducted solar research; while exploring sunspots he discovered, in their spectra, that magnetic forces were at work. Before this, no indication had been found that magnetic fields exist anywhere other than on Earth. Under Hale's directorship, revolutionary scientific discoveries were commonplace on Mount Wilson. In addition to solving the mysteries of sunspots, Hale and the rest of the observatory staff determined the temperature and composition of numerous stars and advanced out knowledge of the structure of the universe.
In 1902 Hale joined the Carnegie Institution's Advisory Committee on Astronomy and lobbied heavily for his concept of a "new astronomy." This new astronomy involved a combination of traditional astronomy (such as describing a star's motion and brightness) with physics (studying the physical properties of a star, such as leaning how it moves, why it shines, and what it is made of). Hale named this new science "Astrophysics."
1. How old are you?
15
2. When's your birthday?
Mid-July
3. When's your blogaversery?
July 1st will be one year
So sitting in health class I had to fill in a chart about diseases. And several were different cancers... everything from prosterate cancer to breast cancer to "Cancer of the Testes" and cervical cancer. Fun right? No.
So the things to fill out were Type, Name, Symptons, Age Range, and Treatment. After the first 2 cancers, with the same general answer of "Surgery, Radiation, Kemo" blah blah blah. I filled in the rest with "Typical Cancer Crap."
I wonder if my teacher will even notice; for some reason I doubt that he will.
But danm. That Gecko from Geico is sexy!
Have you ever had the uncontrollable urge to yell "Wedgie" in a crowded hallway?
No? Good... Neither have I.
Have you ever streaked?
1) Why sex?
Inspired by a movie we watched in Bio last year with "Why Sex?" as a title
2) Favorite sea food?
I hate all sea food.
3) Favorite fast food chain?
McDonalds
4) One person you know way too much about?
Paul
5) Where you grew up?
Northern VA
6) Do you use a standard QWERTY keyboard or another type?
QWERTY for me... I want to try another type though
7) How fast do you type?
Upwards 60 word per minute, 80 on a good day
8) Marital status?
Single.
9) Last thing you ate?
Stew
10) Last thing said?
Okie Dokey
11) Why do you blog?
Because I can.
12) Why is FYF a flop?
Oh yeah... because my friends suck. Heh.
We had to do a worksheet that was supposed to make us think (like that would happen). Well on this worksheet we had to pick 3 out of 5 Discussian questions and answer them. This was my favorite one and how I answered it:
Question: What is the difference between a male and female?I got full credit for that answer.
My Answer: "Boys have a penis and girls have a vagina". Via Kindergarden Cop.
So I was in chem class today, and the two kids on either side of me were passing notes. Lets call them Gigli and Aflack. And they kept using me as a go-between to pass the note, so as the go-between I read the conversation... as I considered my right for risking my own neck. Man I'm glad I read it.
And I quote (as best as my memory can serve):
Gigli: Look Aflack, Superman is God. What could be better then a guy thats super strong?At this point I was laughing histerically and decided to put my two sense in. I wrote:
Aflack: Okay dip****, that would work except Superman isn't real!
Gigli: Yeah well... God's never proven himself to me. I have yet to see him ring my door bell and say "Yeah I'm real. What now Biacth!"
Aflack: Thats because your stupid. God could do that, but hes above all that stupidity
Gigli: Yeah well... If your God sucks! Superman can fly, yours can't!
Aflack: Well can Superman part the red seas?
Not to interupt, but if I was dyslexic this is where I would say "Yeah... Well... Um... My God can lick his own balls!! Bet your god can't do that!"Dad says I'm going to hell for that one. Yay!