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Zornak · Post by **Zornak** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 8:47 pm

Theoretically, if scientists are able to get below 0K (absolute zero), will this undo many theories and facts about sciences like chemistry and others?

Zornak · Post by **Zornak** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 4:20 pm

what is a balloon payment?

like on this pepsi bottle it says "If won, paid over 40 years with a balloon payment"

chromus · Post by **chromus** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 5:01 pm

According to what I have been taught, it is impossible to even reach absolute zero, let alone get lower than it. However, if we assume that it is possible, it doesn't seem like all of chemistry and physics will have to be rewritten. What happened to Newtonian mechanics after Einstien developed relativity will probably happen to chemistry, as current laws are as accurate as we need in general cases, but new equations will be developed to handle the extreme cases, like extremely low or high temperatures.

A balloon payment is simply a payment of whatever is remaining at the end of a period. For instance, if I owed you $1000, and I agreed to pay you back $50 each month for a year, I would have a balloon payment for you of $400 at the end of the last month. In the case of the Pepsi, if you win the $X prize, they will agree to pay you some $Y per time period, over Z periods. The balloon payment they owe you is simply $X - $Y * Z, or the amount they haven't payed you yet at the end of the time limit.

Zornak · Post by **Zornak** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 8:31 pm

do you believe in cryogrenic stasis? and if so, what do you think the average temperature would have to be for it to stay properly maintained?

ayana · Post by **ayana** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 9:34 pm

Why is your avatar so badly drawn? ^_-;;

chromus · Post by **chromus** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 2:09 am

From what I know now, I do not believe that cryogenic stasis is possible. The reason I believe this is because the human body is made up of mostly water, and water expands and crystalizes when it freezes. This would cause almost every cell in a person's body to rupture when it gets cold enough, and upon warming the person back up, they would die. It might be possible, in the future, for a new technology to be developed that simply removes all temperature at once, freezing everything in place without allowing it to crystalize. If this were to come about, then perhaps cryogenic stasis would work.

My avatar is so badly drawn (by which I mean, I love my new avatar) because Ayana drew it!

ayana · Post by **ayana** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 12:37 pm

I knew it! ^0^

Twilkitri · Post by **Twilkitri** » Wed Oct 08, 2003 10:40 pm

a) Do you believe they put a man on the moon?

b) Do you believe there's nothing up their sleeves?

c) Not even arms?

chromus · Post by **chromus** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 5:07 pm

Yes, I believe that a human has walked on the moon.

Whose sleeves?

ayana · Post by **ayana** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 5:11 pm

Is it possible to love someone without ever meeting them?!!??! *rips off her sleeves*

chromus · Post by **chromus** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 5:29 pm

A distinction has to be made between lust and love. Lust is what a lot of people feel when they see someone initially, for instance, when a good-looking female walks by a group of males, some of them might experience lust. Love is a different feeling which means more caring than a want to have sex. It is possible that a person could love another, without ever meeting them in real life, as they could talk together online or on the phone. I don't believe it's possible for a person to love another without even interacting with them, but others say it's possible. It all depends on how you feel.

Twilkitri · Post by **Twilkitri** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 7:18 pm

chromus wrote:Yes, I believe that a human has walked on the moon.

Whose sleeves?

Is it possible that you have never heard REMs 'Man on the Moon' ?!?

chromus · Post by **chromus** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 1:07 am

It is possible, seeing as how I have never heard of the song to begin with.

Zornak · Post by **Zornak** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 8:40 pm

Why are you more tired when your sleep longer than you're supposed to than when you sleep less?

Twilkitri · Post by **Twilkitri** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 11:31 pm

What are the differences between a scripting language like PHP which is run through a parser, and an interpreted language like (old) BASIC which AFAIK is also run through a parser?