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Old 23-September-2007, 09:16 PM
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I don't think so, because he would have to throw it at about 6,000 km/s to get it in a nearly circular orbit, and if he threw it into a non-circular orbit, it would hit the moon's surface before completing one orbit.

Did I do my calculations correctly?

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Old 24-September-2007, 09:49 PM
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A: I have no idea.

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Old 24-September-2007, 11:17 PM
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Somebody must, but I don't.
What is the best selling science book ever published in English?
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Old 25-September-2007, 12:17 AM
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Cosmos .........


Why is it considered a best seller?





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Old 25-September-2007, 12:45 AM
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A: It's out of this world.

Q: Who would win in a duel to the death: Spirit or Tom Servo?
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Old 25-September-2007, 12:52 AM
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Who is Tom Servo?
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Old 25-September-2007, 01:03 AM
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Tom Servo.....
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Old 26-September-2007, 08:50 PM
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Spirit, 'cause it could hide in one of those caves and wait for Servo to succumb to a Dust Devil.
What is the most watched PBS documentary series in history?
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Old 27-September-2007, 12:15 AM
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The Civil War???


Was that the correct answer?
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Old 27-September-2007, 12:26 AM
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Yes, indeed. I thought I'd trip somebody up into saying Cosmos again, but I couldn't trick you.
Who made Civil War?
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Old 27-September-2007, 02:10 AM
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PBS. I think.

What is the worst documentry ever made?
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Old 27-September-2007, 09:23 PM
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I don't know, but I'm glad I haven't seen it.
What was the real name of superheroine Ms. Marvel?
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Old 27-September-2007, 10:56 PM
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Carol Danvers.

What was so marvelous about her?
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Old 29-September-2007, 12:37 AM
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That she worked at NASA. Oh, yeah, and she could fly and stuff...
Who would win in an annoying "journalist" contest, J. Jonah Jameson or Bart Sibrel?
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. J. Jonah Jameson......I quess.....


Which one of Einsteins quotes do you like best?
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Old 29-September-2007, 05:13 PM
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"Intelligence is more important than knowledge."
Who's cooler- Captain Caveman or Captain Underpants?
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Old 29-September-2007, 05:24 PM
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if i do not need to provide proofs i would say captain underpants.

now if i understand this thread correctly... what is a "chaos" field?
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Old 29-September-2007, 06:08 PM
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Proofs for superhero battles? No, not unless you're OCD. Welcome to BAUT!
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Old 29-September-2007, 06:28 PM
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thank you kaiyeves

have the rules changed for this thread.

if not what is your question? and what was the answer to my last?
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Old 29-September-2007, 09:20 PM
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They have not changed, but I didn't want to answer "I don't know." I'm sure somebody else here knows what a chaos field is, though.
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Old 30-September-2007, 09:25 PM
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A chaos field is what emminates from an instructor when he comes to check on your lab assignment.


What is an improbability field?
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