What a load of s**t
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Damn physics exams!!!! Probably be easy for a lot of people here [doesn't chris have a degree in physics or something] but why oh why did I not study for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 :mad:
"Isn't that the "write once, debug everywhere" language?" Tom Archer on Java... :)
Brian Delahunty wrote: [doesn't chris have a degree in physics or something] Chris did something way weirder than physics. He explained it once but I got bored and fell asleep. It had something to do with water and dirt. I think it may have been making mud pies or something. ;P Michael Martin Australia mjm68@tpg.com.au "In Summer, I like to dance naked on the roof to celebrate the event of the temperature finally falling below 40C (usually about midnight). But the neighbors have lately taken up the habit of staying up late. And looking up, at times, from their dreary, pointless lives..." - Roger Wright 15/05/2002
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Brian Delahunty wrote: [doesn't chris have a degree in physics or something] Chris did something way weirder than physics. He explained it once but I got bored and fell asleep. It had something to do with water and dirt. I think it may have been making mud pies or something. ;P Michael Martin Australia mjm68@tpg.com.au "In Summer, I like to dance naked on the roof to celebrate the event of the temperature finally falling below 40C (usually about midnight). But the neighbors have lately taken up the habit of staying up late. And looking up, at times, from their dreary, pointless lives..." - Roger Wright 15/05/2002
I did the water and dirt after doing the black holes thing. You were asleep? I thought you were just closing your eyes so you could listen more attentively. :( cheers, Chris Maunder
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I did the water and dirt after doing the black holes thing. You were asleep? I thought you were just closing your eyes so you could listen more attentively. :( cheers, Chris Maunder
What did you actually do??? I do have an interest in Physics but after the exam this morning and the fact that my head hurts I think that interest may be fading.. unless of course you can make it interesting again.
"Isn't that the "write once, debug everywhere" language?" Tom Archer on Java... :)
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I did the water and dirt after doing the black holes thing. You were asleep? I thought you were just closing your eyes so you could listen more attentively. :( cheers, Chris Maunder
Chris Maunder wrote: doing the black holes thing. Black Holes eh? I've been fascinated by black holes, but my math awareness is not good enough to truly admire their fantastic possibilities :-( Nish
Regards, Nish Native CPian. Born and brought up on CP. With the CP blood in him.
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Chris Maunder wrote: doing the black holes thing. Black Holes eh? I've been fascinated by black holes, but my math awareness is not good enough to truly admire their fantastic possibilities :-( Nish
Regards, Nish Native CPian. Born and brought up on CP. With the CP blood in him.
Nish - Native CPian wrote: but my math awareness Maths awareness dammit! It is short for Mathematics not Mathematic.... grumble grumble... Americans. ;P ____________________ David Wulff hu·mour Pronunciation Key (hymr) n. & v. Chiefly British Dave's Code Project Screensaver and Wallpaper page.
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Nish - Native CPian wrote: but my math awareness Maths awareness dammit! It is short for Mathematics not Mathematic.... grumble grumble... Americans. ;P ____________________ David Wulff hu·mour Pronunciation Key (hymr) n. & v. Chiefly British Dave's Code Project Screensaver and Wallpaper page.
David Wulff wrote: grumble grumble I see the grumbling is comming on well :)
"Isn't that the "write once, debug everywhere" language?" Tom Archer on Java... :)
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Chris Maunder wrote: doing the black holes thing. Black Holes eh? I've been fascinated by black holes, but my math awareness is not good enough to truly admire their fantastic possibilities :-( Nish
Regards, Nish Native CPian. Born and brought up on CP. With the CP blood in him.
Nish - Native CPian wrote: Black Holes eh? Me too Nish, I'd love to know what a black hole is. :-( Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
More about me :-)
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Nish - Native CPian wrote: Black Holes eh? Me too Nish, I'd love to know what a black hole is. :-( Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
More about me :-)
Another black hole fan! I've always been fascinated by them. I love grappling with concepts such as infinite density, gravity, and time coming to a standstill. I love the eerie concept that it is impossible to escape the event horizon or send any information back out from inside due to the gravitational forces involved. I love the way they warp the space and time around them on such a magnificent scale. They are one heck of a fascinating subject. One day I hope to understand the maths behind them and perhaps do some proper research. Simon I need your clothes, your boots, and your copy of VS.NET. Sonork ID 100.10024
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Another black hole fan! I've always been fascinated by them. I love grappling with concepts such as infinite density, gravity, and time coming to a standstill. I love the eerie concept that it is impossible to escape the event horizon or send any information back out from inside due to the gravitational forces involved. I love the way they warp the space and time around them on such a magnificent scale. They are one heck of a fascinating subject. One day I hope to understand the maths behind them and perhaps do some proper research. Simon I need your clothes, your boots, and your copy of VS.NET. Sonork ID 100.10024
Simon Walton wrote: One day I hope to understand the maths behind them and perhaps do some proper research. I admit I have been reading about them for quite sometime now Simon and I am continually perplexed, and wish I could really understand more. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
More about me :-)
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What did you actually do??? I do have an interest in Physics but after the exam this morning and the fact that my head hurts I think that interest may be fading.. unless of course you can make it interesting again.
"Isn't that the "write once, debug everywhere" language?" Tom Archer on Java... :)
Brian Delahunty wrote: What did you actually do??? I ended up majoring in Quantum mechanics and Special/General relativity. It was wild. My thesis was on the extension of 2-surfaces across the event horizon of a black hole. Basically at the event horizon (the point where the escape velocity equals the speed of light) a typical description of space time using polar coordinates goes haywire because you get singularities in the equations. My thesis was a reworking and merging of two techniques that used a coordinate change to extend the description of space-time across the event horizon and up to the black hole itself. It was way cool, but it required a ton of maths. The Quantum mechanics was also a lot of fun - all you need there is a penchant for integrals. cheers, Chris Maunder
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Brian Delahunty wrote: What did you actually do??? I ended up majoring in Quantum mechanics and Special/General relativity. It was wild. My thesis was on the extension of 2-surfaces across the event horizon of a black hole. Basically at the event horizon (the point where the escape velocity equals the speed of light) a typical description of space time using polar coordinates goes haywire because you get singularities in the equations. My thesis was a reworking and merging of two techniques that used a coordinate change to extend the description of space-time across the event horizon and up to the black hole itself. It was way cool, but it required a ton of maths. The Quantum mechanics was also a lot of fun - all you need there is a penchant for integrals. cheers, Chris Maunder
Gosh, Chris you must be really smart. :-) Maybe you could post an article on it someday. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
More about me :-)
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I did the water and dirt after doing the black holes thing. You were asleep? I thought you were just closing your eyes so you could listen more attentively. :( cheers, Chris Maunder
Chris Maunder wrote: You were asleep? I thought you were just closing your eyes so you could listen more attentively. :( Didn't the snoring give me away. :-D Nice excuse, I will use it next time I fall asleep in a meeting. :) Michael Martin Australia mjm68@tpg.com.au "In Summer, I like to dance naked on the roof to celebrate the event of the temperature finally falling below 40C (usually about midnight). But the neighbors have lately taken up the habit of staying up late. And looking up, at times, from their dreary, pointless lives..." - Roger Wright 15/05/2002