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Hi, all. My kid is attempting to build a couple of speaker cabinets for bass guitar work; I'm involved due to the need to use power tools from time to time :-)}. He's done much research, we have purchased a couple of books, and read a couple of others; while there's a great deal of science in parts of the process, there's a glaring lack of it in one area. Perhaps we have experts on insulation here?
We are struggling with how much or how little insulation to add to the box, and of what type.
So, is there ANY science here? What are we REALLY trying to accomplish with insulating the box? How much? How little? Or does it not really matter that much? Many thanks, --Danh (and his kid), 67.40.169.42 ( talk) 00:22, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi I was wondering when do Hornets&Wasps go to sleep,how long do they sleep for and when do they come out? I'm up at 5:00am and I've seen them flying around and in my pool(alive) I didn;t think that they were "up" at that hour. So what I can;t find on Google,Yahoo and in your artticles is ther sleeping habits. Does temp. affect there sleeping or what? THANK YOU FOR UR TIME AND FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ANSWER ALL OF MY ABOVE Q'S Sincerly:§IrishPhantom —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.150.116.26 ( talk) 00:58, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
When are they going to stop with that ridiculous 9/10 of a cent on a gallon of gas? The difference between 3.979 and 3.98 is 1 cent per $40. About 1-1/2 cents on a 15-gallon fillup. They started that when gas was less than 20 cents per gallon. This is too small to worry about. Why not make the price a whole cent? Bubba73 (talk), 03:14, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
When are the Americans going to join the rest of the world and give up fractions ? 86.200.6.219 ( talk) 10:31, 9 July 2008 (UTC)DT
Touch of Gray made by the same company that makes Just for Men hair color dyes some of the hair but leaves other parts gray. It does not work with ammonia or peroxide. How does it know where to leave the gray? how can it color only part of the hair even though it is applied all over? Just how does it work? Thank you very much.
Jonny ( talk) 04:52, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
Paul Walls
Why when i boil an egg (chicken) and leave it in the hot water does the yellow inside go black, unlike when if I put it in cold water it stays yellow? What reacting takes place to cause this? 86.159.56.251 ( talk) 09:42, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
The colour is caused by iron sulphide formation. See http://www.biochemj.org/bj/014/0114/0140114.pdf for details. Theresa Knott | The otter sank 09:50, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
A friend was trying to tell me about a war or series of wars that occured in Poland a few hundred years ago, he said that the common folk, farmers and peasent and such like took up arms and fought with pitchforks and syths from thier fields and fought armies who were rather scared of them. After this or these events Poland was disbanded or ceesed to exist for a hundred years or so. Does this ring a bell with any of out resident historians? If so please provide me with a link or two so I can go back and have an intelectual debate with my learned friend. Thank guys and keep on learning. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.115.175.247 ( talk) 11:15, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
Why are most baseball and basketball players African Americans? 208.76.245.162 ( talk) 12:04, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
Okay, a question from my mum, who is currently abroad. She's taken img187.imageshack.us/img187/6606/031hq3.jpg a photo of a duck. She says she took the photo in a campsite near Bordeaux, in France. Any ideas what type of duck it might be? Dreaded Walrus t c 12:09, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
What would one need to do to enable an emmigration from UK, with no qualifications other than finishing high school, to Eastern Europe, eg Poland, Ukraine, Russia. How would one find work? would this be possible? Any relavent info would be greatly appreciated thanks a bunch —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.115.175.247 ( talk) 14:53, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
In need to make some long, thin wedges of wood. Much like a standard wooden shim, but at least 2x longer. I have most of the common power and hand tools. I think that somehow this could be done with a table saw, but I'm not sure how. ike9898 ( talk) 16:11, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
Good grief. We do not have a picture of a table saw. If we did, we'd be able to show the pushblock - a raised section of metal or plastic used as a guide for the wood - set at an angle such that the wood can be presented to the blade at an angle suited to making long thin wedges. But we cannot. -- Tagishsimon (talk) 17:50, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
The Child porn article says that it is illegal to take or possess a naked image of a child, and that a child is a person who has not reached the age of 18. But what if my 17 year old girlfriend sent me a picture of her naked? At 16 in the UK we can have sex legally, so why would a pic of her be illegal? I am also 17. 86.159.56.251 ( talk) 16:14, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
There have been some truly insane cases where teenagers have photographed themselves and been prosecuted for having pictures of their own bodies. Exxolon ( talk) 01:28, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
The current controversy in Australia over the work of photographer Bill Henson may be informative on this, by the way. Grutness... wha? 02:52, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
Did the robots want her brain because the ship was named after her? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Glsoone ( talk • contribs) 16:16, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
With the current sabre-rattling by both Iran and Israel, it seems ever more likely that with a couple of years we're going to come to a crunch point. Now i'm going assume that Israel will launch a first airstrike as that tends to be their normal strategy, but after this airstike how will events likely play out with regards to Iran's inevitable counterattack and any possible escalation to involve other countries? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.64.19.150 ( talk) 18:47, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
N.B. I am not attempting to be insulting or controversial. I am simply asking for clarification. If anything here offends you, please know I mean no harm, and I am just using examples extracted from the relevant articles and drawing logical conclusions. If I have offended you, feel free to let me know. However, whether you were offended or not, do NOT post biased drivel as a response to my inquiry!
I've read the appropriate articles on MediaWiki, I've read their respective talk pages, and I've browsed through users in their related categories, and still I wonder…what is the fundamental difference between eventualism and immediatism????
I recognize that there are differences in what they stand for, such as the allowance of non-registered edits and of stubs, but these seem to only be examples added to further contrast the two philosophies without ever defining them...
My original post was almost essay-sized, but I've decided against placing that here for now. Instead, I'll ask a smaller question, one that could prove to be controversial and offensive if taken at face-value.
Do these philosophies imply that the immediatist takes an active role in editing, while the eventualist just sits back and waits for someone else to do the appropriate edits? A great portion of the articles lead to this conclusion. Yet, it also seems that immediatists would rather delete stubs than improve them, which argues against the "active role in editing" I suggested.
P.S. (well, is it really a P.S. if I haven't signed yet?) If this is not the appropriate venue for this question, please redirect me. If you want to know why I chose to post here, just ask me; there was a loooong deliberation process involved! -- Skittleys ( talk) 18:55, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
An eventualist says, "don't worry if that article doesn't have much in it yet, it'll get there someday." The immediatist says, "until it's in a certain form of good shape, it shouldn't be here." The immediatist is more concerned with the appearance of Wikipedia right now, whereas the eventualist is more concerned with it over the long term. An eventualist is not going to worry too much about any given current state of Wikipedia, the immediatist does. Obviously there's something of a spectrum between the two positions in practice, and both approaches have things going for them. Perhaps one way of summing it up could be that the eventualist has faith that people will still want to use Wikipedia in the future even if it is not very good in the present; the immediatist is worried that how Wikipedia is judged today will affect whether it will be vibrant and active tomorrow. -- 98.217.8.46 ( talk) 19:36, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
I have a few sunflower plants growing in the backyard. It is common knowledge that sunflower seeds are edible and very popular all over the world, but I want to know if the rest of the plant can be eaten as well. Our article doesn't really address this question and neither do the other sites I have visited. I know it sounds a bit silly, but it started out as a joke when I told someone I was going to eat the plants...and now I am wondering if I really can? thanks and cheers, 10draftsdeep ( talk) 19:33, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
I have Googled the matter about the Andromedan aliens comming to Earth to throw out other aliens. Here is what I've found:
There is more of these that describe the Amdromedan aliens, the alleged enemy aliens, such as the reptile aliens, aka, "the lizards" "Dracs", the Greys as well. Can someone with more experience create a article on this matter? I have "Googled" the Andromedan aliens, the other aliens, and this and related matters is what I've found. For some reason, IPs cannot create articles at all.
Summarily, this indicates that a alleged alien race, who is extremely powerful militarily has told the (alleged) other aliens to leave Earth and the Sol star system voluntarily or involuntarily, they are leaving. However, the lizards and their allies are'nt leaving at all, since they have claimed Earth as their own, so this means that there will be war. It means that "Earth humanity" will be caught in a war and there is nowhere to run to. UFO Casebook.com , Re.: SEARCH: Alien Races/ Alien Species has claimed that the lizards have a warship disguised as a asteroid that is already here (See Cruithne Talk, Re.: UFO rumors), or is on the way here. Rumor also has it that 2012 is when these aliens arrive here. 65.173.105.27 ( talk) 20:17, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
could anyone tell me what the diablo shaped net at the front of fishing boats are called and for what purpose. thanks Bimbopat ( talk) 21:41, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
no picture to download but type in trawlers in bridlinton in google then click on boatman.fotopic.net there is a picture of a trawler called NOVANTAE showing the diablo net if that helps.thanks Bimbopat ( talk) 20:10, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
thanks for all your help in solving this question 92.17.68.31 ( talk) 20:15, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
Does Bar Keeper's Friend really work? Are there similar products out there? Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Imagine Reason ( talk • contribs) 23:40, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
Before you buy any expensive proprietary products, try Baking soda. Sprinkle liberally over the burnt areas, and cover with a little water (or mix to a paste with some water first). Leave for a while (eg overnight). You can also try boiling with baking soda. Then get to work witha pot scrubber. (I've also heard that vinegar can help after the baking soda.) Gwinva ( talk) 20:19, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
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Hi, all. My kid is attempting to build a couple of speaker cabinets for bass guitar work; I'm involved due to the need to use power tools from time to time :-)}. He's done much research, we have purchased a couple of books, and read a couple of others; while there's a great deal of science in parts of the process, there's a glaring lack of it in one area. Perhaps we have experts on insulation here?
We are struggling with how much or how little insulation to add to the box, and of what type.
So, is there ANY science here? What are we REALLY trying to accomplish with insulating the box? How much? How little? Or does it not really matter that much? Many thanks, --Danh (and his kid), 67.40.169.42 ( talk) 00:22, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi I was wondering when do Hornets&Wasps go to sleep,how long do they sleep for and when do they come out? I'm up at 5:00am and I've seen them flying around and in my pool(alive) I didn;t think that they were "up" at that hour. So what I can;t find on Google,Yahoo and in your artticles is ther sleeping habits. Does temp. affect there sleeping or what? THANK YOU FOR UR TIME AND FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ANSWER ALL OF MY ABOVE Q'S Sincerly:§IrishPhantom —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.150.116.26 ( talk) 00:58, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
When are they going to stop with that ridiculous 9/10 of a cent on a gallon of gas? The difference between 3.979 and 3.98 is 1 cent per $40. About 1-1/2 cents on a 15-gallon fillup. They started that when gas was less than 20 cents per gallon. This is too small to worry about. Why not make the price a whole cent? Bubba73 (talk), 03:14, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
When are the Americans going to join the rest of the world and give up fractions ? 86.200.6.219 ( talk) 10:31, 9 July 2008 (UTC)DT
Touch of Gray made by the same company that makes Just for Men hair color dyes some of the hair but leaves other parts gray. It does not work with ammonia or peroxide. How does it know where to leave the gray? how can it color only part of the hair even though it is applied all over? Just how does it work? Thank you very much.
Jonny ( talk) 04:52, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
Paul Walls
Why when i boil an egg (chicken) and leave it in the hot water does the yellow inside go black, unlike when if I put it in cold water it stays yellow? What reacting takes place to cause this? 86.159.56.251 ( talk) 09:42, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
The colour is caused by iron sulphide formation. See http://www.biochemj.org/bj/014/0114/0140114.pdf for details. Theresa Knott | The otter sank 09:50, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
A friend was trying to tell me about a war or series of wars that occured in Poland a few hundred years ago, he said that the common folk, farmers and peasent and such like took up arms and fought with pitchforks and syths from thier fields and fought armies who were rather scared of them. After this or these events Poland was disbanded or ceesed to exist for a hundred years or so. Does this ring a bell with any of out resident historians? If so please provide me with a link or two so I can go back and have an intelectual debate with my learned friend. Thank guys and keep on learning. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.115.175.247 ( talk) 11:15, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
Why are most baseball and basketball players African Americans? 208.76.245.162 ( talk) 12:04, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
Okay, a question from my mum, who is currently abroad. She's taken img187.imageshack.us/img187/6606/031hq3.jpg a photo of a duck. She says she took the photo in a campsite near Bordeaux, in France. Any ideas what type of duck it might be? Dreaded Walrus t c 12:09, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
What would one need to do to enable an emmigration from UK, with no qualifications other than finishing high school, to Eastern Europe, eg Poland, Ukraine, Russia. How would one find work? would this be possible? Any relavent info would be greatly appreciated thanks a bunch —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.115.175.247 ( talk) 14:53, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
In need to make some long, thin wedges of wood. Much like a standard wooden shim, but at least 2x longer. I have most of the common power and hand tools. I think that somehow this could be done with a table saw, but I'm not sure how. ike9898 ( talk) 16:11, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
Good grief. We do not have a picture of a table saw. If we did, we'd be able to show the pushblock - a raised section of metal or plastic used as a guide for the wood - set at an angle such that the wood can be presented to the blade at an angle suited to making long thin wedges. But we cannot. -- Tagishsimon (talk) 17:50, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
The Child porn article says that it is illegal to take or possess a naked image of a child, and that a child is a person who has not reached the age of 18. But what if my 17 year old girlfriend sent me a picture of her naked? At 16 in the UK we can have sex legally, so why would a pic of her be illegal? I am also 17. 86.159.56.251 ( talk) 16:14, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
There have been some truly insane cases where teenagers have photographed themselves and been prosecuted for having pictures of their own bodies. Exxolon ( talk) 01:28, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
The current controversy in Australia over the work of photographer Bill Henson may be informative on this, by the way. Grutness... wha? 02:52, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
Did the robots want her brain because the ship was named after her? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Glsoone ( talk • contribs) 16:16, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
With the current sabre-rattling by both Iran and Israel, it seems ever more likely that with a couple of years we're going to come to a crunch point. Now i'm going assume that Israel will launch a first airstrike as that tends to be their normal strategy, but after this airstike how will events likely play out with regards to Iran's inevitable counterattack and any possible escalation to involve other countries? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.64.19.150 ( talk) 18:47, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
N.B. I am not attempting to be insulting or controversial. I am simply asking for clarification. If anything here offends you, please know I mean no harm, and I am just using examples extracted from the relevant articles and drawing logical conclusions. If I have offended you, feel free to let me know. However, whether you were offended or not, do NOT post biased drivel as a response to my inquiry!
I've read the appropriate articles on MediaWiki, I've read their respective talk pages, and I've browsed through users in their related categories, and still I wonder…what is the fundamental difference between eventualism and immediatism????
I recognize that there are differences in what they stand for, such as the allowance of non-registered edits and of stubs, but these seem to only be examples added to further contrast the two philosophies without ever defining them...
My original post was almost essay-sized, but I've decided against placing that here for now. Instead, I'll ask a smaller question, one that could prove to be controversial and offensive if taken at face-value.
Do these philosophies imply that the immediatist takes an active role in editing, while the eventualist just sits back and waits for someone else to do the appropriate edits? A great portion of the articles lead to this conclusion. Yet, it also seems that immediatists would rather delete stubs than improve them, which argues against the "active role in editing" I suggested.
P.S. (well, is it really a P.S. if I haven't signed yet?) If this is not the appropriate venue for this question, please redirect me. If you want to know why I chose to post here, just ask me; there was a loooong deliberation process involved! -- Skittleys ( talk) 18:55, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
An eventualist says, "don't worry if that article doesn't have much in it yet, it'll get there someday." The immediatist says, "until it's in a certain form of good shape, it shouldn't be here." The immediatist is more concerned with the appearance of Wikipedia right now, whereas the eventualist is more concerned with it over the long term. An eventualist is not going to worry too much about any given current state of Wikipedia, the immediatist does. Obviously there's something of a spectrum between the two positions in practice, and both approaches have things going for them. Perhaps one way of summing it up could be that the eventualist has faith that people will still want to use Wikipedia in the future even if it is not very good in the present; the immediatist is worried that how Wikipedia is judged today will affect whether it will be vibrant and active tomorrow. -- 98.217.8.46 ( talk) 19:36, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
I have a few sunflower plants growing in the backyard. It is common knowledge that sunflower seeds are edible and very popular all over the world, but I want to know if the rest of the plant can be eaten as well. Our article doesn't really address this question and neither do the other sites I have visited. I know it sounds a bit silly, but it started out as a joke when I told someone I was going to eat the plants...and now I am wondering if I really can? thanks and cheers, 10draftsdeep ( talk) 19:33, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
I have Googled the matter about the Andromedan aliens comming to Earth to throw out other aliens. Here is what I've found:
There is more of these that describe the Amdromedan aliens, the alleged enemy aliens, such as the reptile aliens, aka, "the lizards" "Dracs", the Greys as well. Can someone with more experience create a article on this matter? I have "Googled" the Andromedan aliens, the other aliens, and this and related matters is what I've found. For some reason, IPs cannot create articles at all.
Summarily, this indicates that a alleged alien race, who is extremely powerful militarily has told the (alleged) other aliens to leave Earth and the Sol star system voluntarily or involuntarily, they are leaving. However, the lizards and their allies are'nt leaving at all, since they have claimed Earth as their own, so this means that there will be war. It means that "Earth humanity" will be caught in a war and there is nowhere to run to. UFO Casebook.com , Re.: SEARCH: Alien Races/ Alien Species has claimed that the lizards have a warship disguised as a asteroid that is already here (See Cruithne Talk, Re.: UFO rumors), or is on the way here. Rumor also has it that 2012 is when these aliens arrive here. 65.173.105.27 ( talk) 20:17, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
could anyone tell me what the diablo shaped net at the front of fishing boats are called and for what purpose. thanks Bimbopat ( talk) 21:41, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
no picture to download but type in trawlers in bridlinton in google then click on boatman.fotopic.net there is a picture of a trawler called NOVANTAE showing the diablo net if that helps.thanks Bimbopat ( talk) 20:10, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
thanks for all your help in solving this question 92.17.68.31 ( talk) 20:15, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
Does Bar Keeper's Friend really work? Are there similar products out there? Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Imagine Reason ( talk • contribs) 23:40, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
Before you buy any expensive proprietary products, try Baking soda. Sprinkle liberally over the burnt areas, and cover with a little water (or mix to a paste with some water first). Leave for a while (eg overnight). You can also try boiling with baking soda. Then get to work witha pot scrubber. (I've also heard that vinegar can help after the baking soda.) Gwinva ( talk) 20:19, 10 July 2008 (UTC)