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#4176 This is Cool » Crashing into an Ocean on a Plane - How to Save Yourself from Dying? » 2006-08-06 05:31:15
- Devantè
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The Mythbusters set out to prove if the special brace position while on a plane was a good position to protect yourself. Well, yes, it is, but which was the safest place on the plane, and what is the best position you could be in?
The Mythbusters were a bit puzzled on how they would set out to experiment with this. They said they could use a plane, but they would only have one shot at using a plane. So, they used a simulator - They dropped a similar model to a plane (made out of wood and metal ramps) as high as 15 feet, using test dummies the first time, of course. The dummies ended up with torn off limbs - Just the legs, though. The fact is, if you didn't protect yourself, you shouldn't put your feet under the seat in front of you, and worse yet, you shouldn't do nothing. If you did nothing, you'd break your neck as soon as the plane would hit the water - But the brace position was designed to prevent that fate, and keep you alive. When the Mythbusters were done experimenting, though, they weren't heppy. They needed real people, not dummies. Three of the Mythbusters bravely stepped forward, and accepted the task. They were about 10 feet up instead of 15 feet for their safety, though. Luckily, the Mythbusters team survived because of the brace position. Back at the lab, though, they were doing some other tests. In the end, they proved that the brace position, and buying First Class tickets could save your life. It turns out that the flight attendant's seat is the most safest of all on planes, though. The Mythbusters proved that the people at the back of the plane were in the most danger, as they would be killed by the flying debris from the back of the crashing plane. The people at the front, however, were under the most protection, because their seats were more spaced out, meaning they couldn't break their neck upon landing on a seat in front of them. Therefore, the Mythbusters had become successful in their experiment.
Thus, the Mythbusters proved that the brace position and First Class tickets could save your life - And that the flight attendant's area and seat were the safest part of the plane.
#4177 This is Cool » Driving Drunk or Driving while Talking on a Mobile Phone? » 2006-08-06 05:17:17
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The Mythbusters proved that drunk driving is more dangerous than driving while talking on a mobile phone. Reead on for more information.
The Mythbusters set out on to a racetrack to prove that drunk driving is, in fact, more dangerous than talking on a mobile phone. They used three people - A female, a male, and another male. They were given ordinary cars, and they were all asked to perform three tasks - They were asked to try parallel parking, stopping at a certain sign, and going through an obstacle course. Of course, the Mythbusters tried each of these shortly after drinking a short amount of alcohol. They were asked no to eat anything for 2-3 days, for the maximum result. The drunk driving was terrible - Everyone failed the parallel parking and stopping at the sign, and one of them even failed all three tasks! They then tried the same with a mobile phone. They proved that it was easier driving with a mobile phone because of two reasons - One, they had better control while driving, and two, they could easily put the mobile phone down if they were to crash or have an accident.
Thus, the Mythbusters proved that drunk driving is more dangerous by a wide margin than driving while talking on a mobile phone.
#4178 This is Cool » Death by Quicksand - Is It Possible? » 2006-08-06 05:08:39
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Once again, the Mythbusters set out to try and prove that you cannot die from sinking in quicksand.
First, the Mythbusters experimented with one of their team members in ordinary sand, mud, and fine-grained sand. They proved that the fine-grained sand was best for their testing. It was capable of sinking (slightly) a human being, but only up to the shins. But the Mythbusters weren't pleased with that - They wanted real quicksand - Fine-grained quicksand. It someone up to the chest, but strangely enough, the quicksand stopped sinking the human. The human could easily escape, and he was buoyant, meaning he could easily climb out of the quicksand. The Mythbusters were puzzled, so they tried again. And again. And again. But no matter how hard they tried, the human always remained buoyant, and was never able to reach the bottom, and be covered completely in the quicksand. They tried pushing down on the human, but no - Because of the human's outstanding buoyancy, he just bounced back up again.
Thus, the Mythbusters proved that there is no way to drown from quicksand. It could drag you down, yes, but only up until the chest.
#4179 This is Cool » Killer Decks » 2006-08-06 05:02:24
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The Mythbusters set out once again to prove something - Is a card from an ordinary deck of playing cards lethal? Could it cause serious damage? No, it couldn't...but it can cause some damage. To the skin, that is...and pretty hurtful.
The Mythbusters had one man - And that man could throw an ordinary playing card from a deck of cards at around 40 kph. His father, however, could throw one at 80 kph, and over a distance of 60 metres! Back at the lab, though, they set out to figure out if an ordinary playing card could be lethal if thrown at someone. They used a material that are very similar to skin, and yes, it did penetrate the skin - 2mm deep. Their results were laughable when they compared their result to their prediction. However, they weren't done yet. They set out to build a machine capable of throwing a playing card at over 200 mph. They built it - And it penetrated the skin - 6mm deep, this time. They tested it on one of their team members, and yes, it hurt them - And they saw that their subject was showing some minor bleeding. It wasn't serious, though.
So, the Mythbusters proved that an ordinary playing card can, in fact, pierce the skin.
#4180 This is Cool » Exploding Gobstopper » 2006-08-06 04:56:02
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Some time ago, a child put a gobstopper into a microwave, then ate the gobstopper. What happened? It exploded in his mouth. Luckily, the child did not die, but he was seriously injured. He recovered a few months later. And so, the Mythbusters set out to try and figure out why it exploded in his mouth, and perhaps, if they could do it again.
After a while, they did eventually figure out what caused it to explode. However...they found it strange that the microwave had no effect whatsoever on the gobstopper, apart from some of the outside melting. Then, they tried to put the gobstopper in an oven, and in some intense heat, it exploded! They then proceeded to placed a gobstopper in an even hotter environment - A specialized microwave. Something happened to it, but no explosion. They tore the gobstopper in two (it was softer, making it easier), and the inside looked like yolk. Literally.
Their experiment proved that there is such thing as an exploding gobstopper!
#4181 Re: Maths Teaching Resources » Formulas » 2006-08-05 23:48:04
Very useful to everyone. It's easy-to-use, and people can get to a piece of information in just a few (or 1) clicks. Nicely done site.
#4182 Re: Maths Teaching Resources » Advanced Linear Algebra » 2006-08-05 23:46:12
Nice find, I'm sure a lot of people will use it. And yes, very good explaining...
#4183 Re: Maths Teaching Resources » Math Squared Program for children » 2006-08-05 23:44:49
Maybe lower the price a little? Often these days people look for cheap products that help their children with mathematics.
#4184 Re: Help Me ! » How do I cure carelessness? » 2006-08-05 22:46:19
Good luck Nigel, hope you do well in the written test. Just remember not to speed ahead - Just say to yourself 'I have plenty of time...I have plenty of time...' over and over. Works for me - But don't say that all the time, as you sometimes have to work pretty fast! 
When I'm in competitions, I try not to be too nervous. Anxiety almost always ends up in failure. Try to visualize who and what you are up against before or during the test (try to do it before). Also, nervousness (don't take this part of my advice too seriously) can help, occasionally. I don't know why, but it makes you 'burst' out answers. I don't recommend trying it, though. Only use it in emergencies (on the easy questions, not on the harder questions). Don't get distracted by anything else, like the colour of the paper, of the fact that your long test isn't stapled right (or isn't stapled at all). Just keep your cool, and try to work through the test at a slow and steady pace. After all, slow and steady wins the race - And sometimes careful and speedy does, too.
#4185 Re: Formulas » Logarithm Formulas » 2006-08-05 19:03:45
(which is log(xy) = log x + log y)
#4186 Re: This is Cool » The Nine Planets 'Solar System Tour' » 2006-08-05 18:45:44
Very interesting find, MathsIsFun. I've never seen a picture of something in space so blurry, though. It's orbit looks pretty impressive - According to their information, it has an orbit that is the furthest away from all the planets! O_o
#4187 Re: Exercises » Basic Algebra » 2006-08-05 07:12:55
More Excercises
41. x - 3 = -6
42. 9 = x + 8
43. x + 1 = -10
44. 7 = x + 9
45. 5 + x = 13
46. -4 = x + 2
47. 0 = x - 9
48. -3x = -3
49. 8 = x + 2
50. x + 10 = -1
#4188 This is Cool » The Nine Planets 'Solar System Tour' » 2006-08-05 05:32:37
- Devantè
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http://www.nineplanets.org/
I found this site last year, while googling for some information on Phobos (one of Mars' moons). I think it is a very valuable source of information, and is good when researching something you need about science (planets). Some facts that have been newly updated, and some new pictures are the Sun are being reguarly updated and replaced with new ones (or so I have seen and been told). Very good source of information, and easy-to-remember URL, which is a good thing (like NASA's website).
#4189 Re: Dark Discussions at Cafe Infinity » Any musicians? Take a look here » 2006-08-04 19:30:46
Wow, sounds good. I'll download that somewhere when I get the chance. I can't play as a band as I don't know anyone who can play guitar, apart from people who have just picked up the guitar and are just learning the basics. I've always wanted to play over myself - Maybe when I get Audacity I will be able to for once.
#4190 Re: Maths Is Fun - Suggestions and Comments » Billiard Tables » 2006-08-04 08:23:48
Bug: I don't know why, but on level 3, I gave the black ball a shot to get the yellow in the 8-hole. As soon as the ball came into contact with the edge of the board, the ball just disappeared, as if I hit it so hard it came off the board. Is this a bug?
#4191 Re: Jokes » Vector spaces » 2006-08-04 08:02:38
Wow, I like these kind of jokes. Nice find. 
#4192 Re: Puzzles and Games » WORD PUZZLE! Crack the Code. » 2006-08-04 06:26:06
The Last Supper?
Makes sense, I guess.
"Verili I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me".
#4193 Re: Puzzles and Games » Devanté's Riddle House » 2006-08-04 04:56:31
tt:
47, 55 and 59 are correct.
#4194 Re: Introductions » Hello » 2006-08-04 03:31:43
Hello Flo. I hope you have a good time at MathsIsFun, and enjoy posting.
#4195 Re: Maths Is Fun - Suggestions and Comments » Mean Machine » 2006-08-04 03:13:37
The Median Medieval something. 
Looks great, and as Zhylliolom said, very stylish. I have seen things like this before, but never to do with something like this. Great idea.
(The Medieval Median Machine? )
#4196 Re: Help Me ! » I need it for the Alien Game » 2006-08-02 20:07:45
k, I won't post any more.
Haven't reached 38 yet, though.
#4197 Re: Help Me ! » I need it for the Alien Game » 2006-08-02 01:55:58
I've posted the settings for levels 16-19, just in case you might need them.
Enjoy.
As for Level 20, I'm working on it...
EDIT: I've just made screenshots of Levels 20-31 completed. Should I post them up here?
#4198 Re: Puzzles and Games » Five Pirates » 2006-08-02 00:39:56
The captain will take 98 coins, and will give one coin to the third most senior pirate and another coin to the most junior pirate.
If there were 2 pirates, pirate 2 being the most senior, he would just vote for himself and that would be 50% of the vote, so he's obviously going to keep all the money for himself. If there were 3 pirates, pirate 3 has to convince at least one other person to join in his plan. Pirate 3 would take 99 gold coins and give 1 coin to pirate 1. Pirate 1 knows if he does not vote for pirate 3, then he gets nothing, so obviously is going to vote for this plan. If there were 4 pirates, pirate 4 would give 1 coin to pirate 2, and pirate 2 knows if he does not vote for pirate 4, then he gets nothing, so obviously is going to vote for this plan.
As there are 5 pirates, pirates 1 and 3 had obviously better vote for the captain, or they face choosing nothing or risking a horrible death.
#4199 Re: Help Me ! » I need it for the Alien Game » 2006-08-02 00:33:16
These are the settings needed to solve Warthog Level 15.
The picture may look a little fuzzy, but that's because I've compressed it to document size.
EDIT: Oops, cropping didn't come out too well. Never mind. 
#4200 Re: Help Me ! » How do I cure carelessness? » 2006-08-01 23:37:43
Just take the good ol' cure for information overload. I recommend you look at it for hours.
(Just kidding.)