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Average /sci/ user
>Above average IQ
>Thinks that this is relevant
>Believes himself to be a maths expert
>Only knows calculus in any detail
>Terrified of his own eventual death, obsessed with immortality
>Poor diet, does little exercise
>Believes himself to be a genius
>Is only good at one narrow subject field and not even...
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>>7662640
>Above average IQ
yes, as if that would be hard
>Thinks that this is relevant
no
>Believes himself to be a maths expert
not in the slightest
>Only knows calculus in any detail
not even that
>Terrified of his own eventual death, obsessed with immortality
no
>Poor diet, does little exercise
yes
>Believes...
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>>7662640
>Above average IQ
True but just by a small margin.
>Thinks that this is relevant
I'm not an autist so no.
>Only knows calculus in any detail
I know a few other things
>Terrified of his own eventual death, obsessed with immortality
As an atheist I've come to terms with death. I do not care about when my conscience ends.
>Poor diet, does little...
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>>7662640
>Has no evidence that there is no God but believes so regardless
I choose my believes. Arguments that assume that there is no god are more consistent than arguments that assume that there is. This is specially true for religions like Islam and Christianity that are so inconsistent that there is no one "christianity", there is a fuckload of denominations because of how inconsistent it is.
>Looks down on those who have no evidence that there is a God...
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<neat>
Extrapolate wtf that meant.
>>7662604
I can't really think of anything clever to say in response to this but I'd still like to submit this post so it can be immortalized in the archives
>>7662604
>Disclaimer: The above statement has not been evaluated by anyone with a high school diploma. The concept is not intended to describe, model, detail, or explain any observable phenomenon.
Someone did math poorly, and then said, hey, instead of me just sucking hard at math; maybe reality is actually impossible!
Which would be more interesting, but sadly, no, that guy really does just suck hard at math.
How is mathematics (specifically algebraic topology and algebraic geometry) applicable to the construction of goat towers?
>>7662602
You can use functional analysis to calculate a goat tower which provides maximal enjoyment for the goats.
>>7662602
You can use knot theory to construct cool staircases for the goats
>>7662602
You can use mathematical logic to interpret the profound wisdom contained in the sayings of the goats.
What are the implications of a toroidal shaped planet. How could a toroidal planet be distinguished from a spherical planet by inhabitants without going into outer space?
their planet is toroidal not their spacetime
they would be able to see the rest of the planet just fine unless it was cloudy or something
>>7662584
What if the "inner" part of the torus is just ocean or uninhabited?
>>7662582
>What are the implications of a toroidal shaped planet.
The "implications" are probably that it would collapse into a sphere at once. If it didn'r, then the implications are that magic exists and is used to keep the planet from deforming.
>How could a toroidal planet be distinguished from a spherical planet by inhabitants without going into outer space?
By exploring and mapping it.
Also if the toroidal planet was oriented such that the interior surface gets enough light to be habitable, one side of the interior would probably be visible from the other.
How does an average day look for a working:
>Chemist
>Physicist
>Mathematician
>Engineer
?
>>7662507
I am in software engineering (my degree is in EECS - Course VI at MIT). In my average day I get up, get coffee, go to my job, and have a boring meeting with my boring manager, whose name is Rob. Rob generally says some bullshit like "You're very diligent but your output stinks. Your code is not functional or elegant." I think he's an idiot who should probably just write the code himself, but I don't say this out loud because I am not crazy. Then I code some more and drink some Tab and Mountain...
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>>7662513
>drink some Tab and Mountain Dew
Nice meme.
Also software engineering isn't engineering this thread isn't for you.
>>7662520
I have a degree in EECS, an SB (Scientiae Baccalaureus) in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. It is an engineering degree.
What's your favourite unit of pressure and why is it kilograms per square inch
Pascalfags need not apply
It's threads like these that make me question why I'm even on this board. Go to the stupid questions board, a rhetorical question will do fine
>>7662488
psi
>>7662496
/pol/sters get bored of their echo chamber because no one will debate them on things like climate change or stem cells as they're all in agreement. So they wander out to other boards and troll in order to feel important from the attention they get.
What does the stuff inside the barrels look like? Google searches only return pictures of the barrels, not the contents
Try "spent nuclear fuel" instead. There's probably other stuff in there too like reactor components.
>>7662374
The fuel itself is just metallic looking rods in various states of corrusion so they may be grey-ish or whitish as well rather than shiny. Other items in the barrels can be contaminated building materials or soil, so bolts and nuts, odd metal bits, and dirt.
The barrels are often topped off with an anti-corrosive, neutron modulating liquid, but it depends on the contents, really.
How the hell do you guys learn from books you have on your computer?
It usually involves reading the words on the screen.
>>7662371
/thread
>>7662362
>Put on portable device
>read them like any normal book
fastest/easiest way to learn calculus?
>>7662219
Read a decent calc book. Do problems until you can regularly get correct answers. Congratulations, you know basic calculus.
>>7662219
Finish high school
>>7662219
b-bumping for reasons...
A lab tech really helped me out the other day, I know it's their job but I'd like to give them a gift as a symbol of my appreciation. Any ideas? I'd ask /adv/ but they aren't the demographic.
![photo-4[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/bkxh8z1.jpg "photo-4[1].jpg")
a crown made of molecule using a kit
>feel like a king to the atomic level
a six pack of beer
it's the universal language of appreciation in labs
>>7661877
all labtechs fall for self-baked cake, trust me
why do we lie to kids
>>7661850
We didn't want to tell you that you were a mistake until you were older
>>7661864
/thread
>Go to university open day
>Chemistry discussion is colourful clock reactions, nitrate explosions, denim dyes,
>Choose chemistry as a result
>Once terms starts it's all white powder + clear liquid + 8 hours = white powder + clear liquid + 100 page write up
>Quit that shit for engineering
>Now make drones
Why is our world the only one within our solar system not to be named after a Roman or Greek god or goddess?
Also, please tell me that NASA has plans to launch a probe or a rover to Pluto in a short amount of time?
I really want to see the surface of this dwarf world before I die and if NASA launches a mission in the next couple of years it might be possible. Doesn't it only take about nine years to get there?
>>7661805
>Why is our world the only one within our solar system not to be named after a Roman or Greek god or goddess?
Because to the Greeks and Romans the planets WERE the gods. I guess if you want a god for the earth you could use Terra, that's Roman.
>I really want to see the surface of this dwarf world before I die
pic related
>>7661812
That was taken from space though, right?
I mean on the surface.
Can a rover even navigate there?
Isn't "Gaia" also a god or a goddess?
>>7661812
>I guess if you want a god for the earth
There already is one. His name is Iehovah.
![latest[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/AzuTRs3.jpg "latest[1].jpg")
Is it possible in real life?
yes and no
it doesn't look stable, it would fall easily
>>7661717
what about this
I've got a question for you guys.
Whenever I orgasm, the vision in my left eye dims for between 20 seconds to a few minutes. It isn't a full-on blindspot but the center of my vision goes very dark. No such thing happens to my right eye after climax.
Can any of you guys shed some light as to what the fuck is going on?
You've got cum eye
stop aiming your dick at your left eye
>>7661464
You need to take the spoon out of your cup of coffee before you drink it.
is recreational Marijuana hazardous in adolescent? Or is this grade a Bull Shiite
New Zealanders claim that 8 Iq points are lost in frequent users during adolescence, and other journals claim permanent changes in the hippocampus and other brain structures. I thinking. no one can agree on a universal definition of IQ, so how can they constitute this.Plus the hippocampus is the only region in the brain that undergoes neurogenesis, what is happening. further more, adollecnces is a period of time where neural connections are being made to mature the mind. Cannabis is know to...
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>>7661351
Judging by your post, you are 13 years old, high, and suffering some sort of learning disability. Am I right?
If I'm wrong about the learning disability, then I guess that justifies the study.
Or, here's a hint, try reading the study in question. Want to know how they measured IQ? Read the study. Why do they think there were changed in brain structures other than the hippocampus? Read the study. What about your neurogenesis concerns? Read the fucking study.
Theres a lot of these stupid pot justification threads now.
Yes it is ultimately bad for you.
If you want to smoke weed then fucking smoke it jackass.
>>7661351
>the hippocampus is the only region in the brain that undergoes neurogenesis
> only
[citation needed] faggot
