The questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread X

[Godwynn]

Anyone?

Guess what I'm asking is, if I speed up, am I increasing the surface area of my windshield when defined over X time?

I would think so, just take it to the extremes.

Say rain is falling equally and straight down everywhere on the Earth. If you are sitting still, then the rain will only hit your windshield that is falling directly above your windshield.

Say if you go the speed of light, your windshield is colliding with every raindrop that is the same height as your windshield as you circle the globe 3 times per second.

Obviously you don't go the speed of light, but the principle is the same. Likewise, I think you hit more rain on your windshield as you speed up and the amount of rain hitting your rear windshield goes down.

I have only had one class in physics, so take it with a spoonfull, a ladlefull, and a Morton's canister full of salt.

 

[Shekwan]

To what extent do opinion polls affect voter behavior? Do these affects have, overall, a positive or negative affect on the quality of democracy?

Should this be effect, or affect? Should it be affect, then effects?

 

[BCLG100]

affect then effect.

 

[Shekwan]

affect then effect.

Cheers.

If theres anything you can trust a lawyer on, its grammar.

 

[remake20]

Would anyone be interested in setting up a CFC record book? We could do things like put the most posted in thread or other things like that.

 

[Takhisis]

No way. It would encourage spam.

 

[remake20]

It's kind of funny that adbot posted a spam message right after you talking about how it would encourage spamming.

 

[cardgame]

Affect, Effect, Effect.

 

[holy king]

in dr. strangelove, one of the bombs has "dear john" written on top of it. (the other has "hi there")

what john?

 

[Cutlass]

"Dear John" is an American expression. Usually used in terms of the "Dear John letter", which was a generic letter of a woman breaking up with her man while he was out of the area, usually in the service during war.

 

[holy king]

cool, thanks.

 

[really]

Are there any countries that don't have a head of state?

For example that only have one or two houses of parliament?

 

[Virote_Considon]

I don't think Burma currently has an official head of state.

 

[remake20]

What's the oldest know CFC member?

 

[Arwon]

Are there any countries that don't have a head of state?

For example that only have one or two houses of parliament?

Switzerland has a 7 person federal council, Bosnia has a 3 person presidency. Andorra has a co-HoS thing with a Spanish bishop and the French president. North Korea's "eternal president" is dead.

 

[Yared]

What's the oldest know CFC member?

This is the 37th registered member. I do not know of anyone who's older.

 

[remake20]

This is the 37th registered member. I do not know of anyone who's older.

I meant by age.

 

[Yared]

Padma is pretty old.

 

[remake20]

How old is that? Or are you just going to leave it at that?

 

[Yared]

CALM DOWN GODDAMMIT. DON'T BE SO IMPATIENT!

Okay, so, Civilopedia.net is the dude who was the first member. After that it's DanQ.

Padma is 55 years old. Valka and Mobboss are in the mid-forties.