The Science Thread

**boss1592** · Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 9:58 pm Post subject: The Science Thread

hello my fellow scorehero's and heroines

i dont know about you guys, but i love science. so i decided that i would make this thread, for those of you who, like me, just want a place to chat about the wonders of life and the mysteries of the universe. queries, questions, quasar's, quarks and quantum mechanics, feel free to discuss all of it right here.

**Yewb** · Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 3020 Location: Plymouth, UK

I FUCKING LOVE SCIENCE.

This is quite a broad topic for a thread, and I don't want to pigeonhole the initial discussion into just my favourite areas, so I'll let someone else start. Count on me checking this thread fervently and constantly, though.
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expertwin wrote:

ShadoWolf wrote:

expertwin wrote:

I just want to, you know, get my name out there. BTW, it updates every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Was just the first two, decided to do Saturdays as well.

Serious advice now: No-one likes indecision in their work, so find what you like that you're even remotely good at, and stick with it. Don't flit from one thing to another, because that just smacks of a large lack of determination and drive. And people don't like you for that, and won't remember you for it. I mean, I get that you have a plucky spirit and a willingness to try new things, but there's a limit, man.

I might knock it down to just Thursday and Friday.

JOE2210 wrote:

Leave me alone, I have been drinking and your made up words mean nothing to me.

**Ontwikseltsaar** · Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 10:35 pm Post subject:

Oh, I have to post here.

Science, fuck yeah. Getting me girls since...

I mean, science, fuck yeah!

**boss1592** · Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 10:41 pm Post subject:

**OneStrangePlayer** · Joined: 30 Jul 2011 Posts: 4 Location: Canada, ON

**Ontwikseltsaar** · Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 10:59 pm Post subject:

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**Saru786** · Joined: 20 Dec 2008 Posts: 1650 Location: In a box...

You know, I was going to make a History thread. And maybe a English thread. And while I'm at it, maybe a Math thread. But w/e, you know. :P

Oh, and I know nothing about Science. techmology <3
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9001 wrote:

If you read the scum QT, you'll probably end up thinking 3 things:

- Saru is a genius
- BT doesn't exist
- 9001 is fucking paranoid

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**Yewb** · Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 3020 Location: Plymouth, UK

Subatomic physics is about the only area of science I know literally nothing about. Certainly not an expert on anything else, but I at least try to follow what's happening in most scientific disciplines whether through my course (straight bio) or general research. Quantum and subatomic physics, on the other hand... completely clueless

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expertwin wrote:

ShadoWolf wrote:

expertwin wrote:

I just want to, you know, get my name out there. BTW, it updates every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Was just the first two, decided to do Saturdays as well.

Serious advice now: No-one likes indecision in their work, so find what you like that you're even remotely good at, and stick with it. Don't flit from one thing to another, because that just smacks of a large lack of determination and drive. And people don't like you for that, and won't remember you for it. I mean, I get that you have a plucky spirit and a willingness to try new things, but there's a limit, man.

I might knock it down to just Thursday and Friday.

JOE2210 wrote:

Leave me alone, I have been drinking and your made up words mean nothing to me.

**JOE2210** · Joined: 19 Apr 2009 Posts: 2480 Location: In the Gagasphere

Science? This is very relevant to my interests.
So, Higgs boson at 2 sigma certainty from CERN? Taking bets on whether it will reach 5 sigma?

I'm gonna say no, when your result doesn't match the GeV range you estimated, and you get 2 disturbances, I'm not sure if it will get all the way to 5 sigma.
Anyway, I'm hoping the LHC causes the Standard model to become totally obsolete so I can say I failed physics because I was a forward thinker, not because I was awful at anything other than decay and standing waves lol.
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Eastwinn wrote:

I honestly don't get it. What is the point of riding someone's ass. What benefit does it bring you?

**Yewb** · Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 3020 Location: Plymouth, UK

Might be being an idiot here, but does sigma in this case indicate stdev or something else entirely? Not gonna lie, I was never any good at stats

EDIT: I really don't want this thread to be locked, can we keep it on topic?
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expertwin wrote:

ShadoWolf wrote:

expertwin wrote:

I just want to, you know, get my name out there. BTW, it updates every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Was just the first two, decided to do Saturdays as well.

Serious advice now: No-one likes indecision in their work, so find what you like that you're even remotely good at, and stick with it. Don't flit from one thing to another, because that just smacks of a large lack of determination and drive. And people don't like you for that, and won't remember you for it. I mean, I get that you have a plucky spirit and a willingness to try new things, but there's a limit, man.

I might knock it down to just Thursday and Friday.

JOE2210 wrote:

Leave me alone, I have been drinking and your made up words mean nothing to me.

**Qarx** · Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 1:10 am Post subject:

Yippee! I changed my avatar in celebration of this thread!

Now who's ready to make some science?
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**Ontwikseltsaar** · Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 1:14 am Post subject:

**Sarg338** · Joined: 07 Feb 2008 Posts: 5143

Science has always interested me, specifically anything to do with Astronomy. Stars, Planets, Galaxies, Clusters, Comets, etc.

Sadly, I don't understand most of the technical stuff that is related to that field. Which sucks.
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