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During the Vietnam War, were the American M16 (M16A1's I believe) overall better than the Vietnamese AK-47's under the conditions in Vietnam? Jamesino 00:21, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
The loading screens for Battlefield Vietnam have factoids about the war.. one of them was that the AK-47s were much more reliable but soldiers couldn't use them because their distinctive sound drew friendly fire. Funny.. almost the exact wording as themadbaron's response! -- froth T C 04:29, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
I never fired one, but heard that the M16 was good for short range and rapid fire, compared to the M1, which could fire more accurately at longer range. The AK-47 was supposed to be reliable and rapid fire. Edison 04:54, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
the martiel art where a people that is drunk fight exist?? I a huge amount of places this martial arts is showed, there is a wikipedia article about this martial art where a man that is drunk fight?/
Why do Married Tamilian Women hide/not display their Mangalyams, when the others like North Indians and Women of Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra dont?
why to go warp at natural numberS? If Kirk want s to warp at 6, he may as well warp at 6.01 and save 10^8-10^7 megawatttts! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Warptable.gif Jasbutal 05:43, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
I would imagine that the concept is similar to shifting gears - the "RPMs" being energy in this case, it takes less energy to go from 6.0 to 7.0, then it pops back up again for constant speed. Wooty 19:15, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
What's the deal with this page? It's some kind of ajax application, but the wiki code seems to just be cryllic... -- froth T C 07:35, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
Is there a purpose for non-military shirts to have epaulettes? Phil
Hi, Two of my sister's friends recently jumped from a freight train going approx 45 mph and badly injured themselves. One of them cracked open his skull and both were in the hospital for over a week. I was wondering, in a worst case scenario, what would be the safest way to jump from a train? Thanks!! Dagmar301 14:54, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
They were drunk and decided to jump on the freight train that was passing through the station when they were on their way home. (This happened in Hamburg, Germany). They figured they'd take the train to their station and get off again. Except the train didn't stop at their station, but rather kept going while picking up speed. Afraid that the train was going all the way to Sweden without stopping, they figured they would jump off. My sister actually read about it in the paper before she found out that the two people concerned were her friends. For those interested and those who understand German, here's part of the article from the Hamburger Abendblatt: Leichtsinniger Sprung vom Güterzug
Zwei Jugendliche (18 und 19 Jahre alt) sind verletzt worden, als sie sich in der Nacht zu Sonntag von einem Güterzug vom Schanzenviertel nach Altona mitnehmen lassen wollten. Die Jungen waren gegen 2.30 Uhr nachts auf einen langsam rollenden Waggon aufgesprungen. Als der Zug jedoch weiterfuhr, sprangen die "blinden Passagiere" in Höhe des S-Bahnhofs Eidelstedt wieder ab. Der 18-Jährige hatte dabei Glück, als er gegen einen fahrenden ICE prallte und nur eine Kopfplatzwunde erlitt. "Unglaublich leichtsinnig", urteilte die Bundespolizei. Dagmar301 17:26, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
Nobody has yet suggested that the safest method to jump off of a train is when the train is not moving. Яussiaп F 01:51, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
You might like to check out the book [ http://www.amazon.com/Worst-Case-Scenario-Survival-Handbook/dp/0811831310/sr=1-1/qid=1159468219/ref=sr_1_1/102-1171643-6691339?ie=UTF8&s=books
Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook:Travel] which includes instructions for how to jump from a train, as well as land a plane and jump out of a building. Apply pinch of salt liberally. DJ Clayworth 18:32, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
I'm interested to know if anyone has ever researched nose picking. What proportion of adults in "western" countries pick their noses? (Seems like almost 100% in traffic jams, but that's just my opinion) Seems like an important topic worthy of research :-) -- Dweller 15:27, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
I'm glad we were able to answer this without getting snotty. :-) StuRat 19:26, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
Erm... you haven't. The article Nose-picking doesn't answer my question. Sorry, I didn't mean to be picky. -- Dweller 22:49, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
Here are two articles that point to studies done on the subject Useless information and The BBC. And here are two less serious articles The Fine Art of Nosepicking, Volume 3, Enhanced and Pickboogers.com. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 10:36, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
Does caffine disentergrate in the container, after the container is opened? And also before? I'm talking about coffee. Thanks. 100110100 15:31, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
Is water wet, or does it just feel like that when it comes into contact with skin?
See
angle of contact or
wetting--
Light current
20:53, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
Oh, water is wet! Water is wet! How much wetter could water get? Water is wet! Water is wet! Water, water, water, water, water is wet! -- Maxamegalon2000 21:31, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
Is it wetter under water than it is in the summertime? Edison 22:51, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I have a large spider on the roll off container here at the Airport. If I take a picture of it, is there some one who I can send it to, so that it can be identified? Please let me know. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated. Have a great day, Gil
See this web site -- froth T C 16:51, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
After Matchbox Twenty, would Rob Thomas (musician) be playing James Bond anytime soon?
Moved to Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Science#Creation_week_.28moved_from_misc.29 -- froth T C 19:27, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
I wanted to know how fill out an application to be an employee of the railroad. If you could write me back that would be great.
Perhaps you meant to ask what you should put on a resume to get the job ? An application is quite straightforward, you just fill it in as instructed. StuRat 23:26, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
Are people in jail in the US allowed access to the internet? -- 84.64.127.191 20:48, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
Does an encyclopedia have all the main topics in the world in it?
Does anyone know why Conan O'Brien use to only have new episodes on Tuesdays thru Fridays?
i saw a Korean film a few years ago ..i think i watched it on FILM FOUR ...it was about a Korean photographer who had an affair with a Korean schoolgirl whilst his wife was away in Paris. It was quite an eyeopener and controversial but very interesting and unique film. Does anyone know the name of this film??
A good hunt through Potato chip and Salt & vinegar found nothing,so here goes. Traditionally crisp packets come in various colors-red for plain,blue for salt and vinegar,green for cheese and onion,pink for prawn,dark red for tomato ketchup and brown or black for barbeque. So who assigned them those colors and how did they come into common use? Intriguingly Walker's Crisps reverses them-green is salt and vinegar and blue is cheese and onion.Why have they done this? It always catches me out... Lemon martini 23:22, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
The packaging should be as different as possible to make the distinction visually obvious, and color is a good way to do this. Which colors are used is less important, people will learn that their fav is the purple bag, for example. Of course, some color choices are rather obvious, like pink for shrimp. As with any standard, it will be tricky to get different companies to agree. StuRat 00:38, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
Some products seem to do just the reverse, and intentionally mimic other packaging as if to show you that "it's really the same thing". An off brand may try to deceive buyers of an "equivalent" name brand in this way. The worst case is when some god-awful "diet" product, containing a host of toxic chemicals, is placed next to the real product in almost identical packaging, so as to make people think it's the same. I've ended up having to throw out products that I bought that way (after choking when I tried them). StuRat 00:38, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
In Canada, plain Ruffles are blue, but plain Lays are yellow, and plain Wavy Lays are red. Humpty Dumpty are some other colour, maybe also yellow? Adam Bishop 06:13, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
Dunno the answer to the question, but I have read that per-capita Britain is the crisp-eating capital of the world and within Britain, the Scots are supreme. Anyone got a sauce for this? <grins> -- Dweller 09:24, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
It's interesting that every country seems to have its own set of potato-chip flavors. In the U.S., the usual flavors are plain, barbecue and sour cream & onion, with cheese and salt & vinegar often available. In Canada, they have those flavors, plus ketchup, dill pickle and something called "all-dressed," which is like all of the flavors put together. In the UK, they have Marmite-flavored chips. In the Czech Republic, ham is the most-common flavor. -- Mwalcoff 02:49, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
In Australia, pink packets are used for salt & vinegar, blue for original, yellow for cheese & onion and green for chicken. This extends to almost every brand, including Lays, Monsoon and Smiths. For cassava chips, every single barbecue packet I've seen has been orange, while most plain flavours are blue.
I married a Colombian woman 4 months ago and filed for divorce 3 weeks ago.I need to find out how I can withdraw my support for making her a us citizen.If she doesn't have someone to support her she would have to leave.The paperwork was filed about 5 weeks ago
-- froth T C 00:10, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
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During the Vietnam War, were the American M16 (M16A1's I believe) overall better than the Vietnamese AK-47's under the conditions in Vietnam? Jamesino 00:21, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
The loading screens for Battlefield Vietnam have factoids about the war.. one of them was that the AK-47s were much more reliable but soldiers couldn't use them because their distinctive sound drew friendly fire. Funny.. almost the exact wording as themadbaron's response! -- froth T C 04:29, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
I never fired one, but heard that the M16 was good for short range and rapid fire, compared to the M1, which could fire more accurately at longer range. The AK-47 was supposed to be reliable and rapid fire. Edison 04:54, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
the martiel art where a people that is drunk fight exist?? I a huge amount of places this martial arts is showed, there is a wikipedia article about this martial art where a man that is drunk fight?/
Why do Married Tamilian Women hide/not display their Mangalyams, when the others like North Indians and Women of Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra dont?
why to go warp at natural numberS? If Kirk want s to warp at 6, he may as well warp at 6.01 and save 10^8-10^7 megawatttts! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Warptable.gif Jasbutal 05:43, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
I would imagine that the concept is similar to shifting gears - the "RPMs" being energy in this case, it takes less energy to go from 6.0 to 7.0, then it pops back up again for constant speed. Wooty 19:15, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
What's the deal with this page? It's some kind of ajax application, but the wiki code seems to just be cryllic... -- froth T C 07:35, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
Is there a purpose for non-military shirts to have epaulettes? Phil
Hi, Two of my sister's friends recently jumped from a freight train going approx 45 mph and badly injured themselves. One of them cracked open his skull and both were in the hospital for over a week. I was wondering, in a worst case scenario, what would be the safest way to jump from a train? Thanks!! Dagmar301 14:54, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
They were drunk and decided to jump on the freight train that was passing through the station when they were on their way home. (This happened in Hamburg, Germany). They figured they'd take the train to their station and get off again. Except the train didn't stop at their station, but rather kept going while picking up speed. Afraid that the train was going all the way to Sweden without stopping, they figured they would jump off. My sister actually read about it in the paper before she found out that the two people concerned were her friends. For those interested and those who understand German, here's part of the article from the Hamburger Abendblatt: Leichtsinniger Sprung vom Güterzug
Zwei Jugendliche (18 und 19 Jahre alt) sind verletzt worden, als sie sich in der Nacht zu Sonntag von einem Güterzug vom Schanzenviertel nach Altona mitnehmen lassen wollten. Die Jungen waren gegen 2.30 Uhr nachts auf einen langsam rollenden Waggon aufgesprungen. Als der Zug jedoch weiterfuhr, sprangen die "blinden Passagiere" in Höhe des S-Bahnhofs Eidelstedt wieder ab. Der 18-Jährige hatte dabei Glück, als er gegen einen fahrenden ICE prallte und nur eine Kopfplatzwunde erlitt. "Unglaublich leichtsinnig", urteilte die Bundespolizei. Dagmar301 17:26, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
Nobody has yet suggested that the safest method to jump off of a train is when the train is not moving. Яussiaп F 01:51, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
You might like to check out the book [ http://www.amazon.com/Worst-Case-Scenario-Survival-Handbook/dp/0811831310/sr=1-1/qid=1159468219/ref=sr_1_1/102-1171643-6691339?ie=UTF8&s=books
Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook:Travel] which includes instructions for how to jump from a train, as well as land a plane and jump out of a building. Apply pinch of salt liberally. DJ Clayworth 18:32, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
I'm interested to know if anyone has ever researched nose picking. What proportion of adults in "western" countries pick their noses? (Seems like almost 100% in traffic jams, but that's just my opinion) Seems like an important topic worthy of research :-) -- Dweller 15:27, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
I'm glad we were able to answer this without getting snotty. :-) StuRat 19:26, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
Erm... you haven't. The article Nose-picking doesn't answer my question. Sorry, I didn't mean to be picky. -- Dweller 22:49, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
Here are two articles that point to studies done on the subject Useless information and The BBC. And here are two less serious articles The Fine Art of Nosepicking, Volume 3, Enhanced and Pickboogers.com. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 10:36, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
Does caffine disentergrate in the container, after the container is opened? And also before? I'm talking about coffee. Thanks. 100110100 15:31, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
Is water wet, or does it just feel like that when it comes into contact with skin?
See
angle of contact or
wetting--
Light current
20:53, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
Oh, water is wet! Water is wet! How much wetter could water get? Water is wet! Water is wet! Water, water, water, water, water is wet! -- Maxamegalon2000 21:31, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
Is it wetter under water than it is in the summertime? Edison 22:51, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I have a large spider on the roll off container here at the Airport. If I take a picture of it, is there some one who I can send it to, so that it can be identified? Please let me know. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated. Have a great day, Gil
See this web site -- froth T C 16:51, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
After Matchbox Twenty, would Rob Thomas (musician) be playing James Bond anytime soon?
Moved to Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Science#Creation_week_.28moved_from_misc.29 -- froth T C 19:27, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
I wanted to know how fill out an application to be an employee of the railroad. If you could write me back that would be great.
Perhaps you meant to ask what you should put on a resume to get the job ? An application is quite straightforward, you just fill it in as instructed. StuRat 23:26, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
Are people in jail in the US allowed access to the internet? -- 84.64.127.191 20:48, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
Does an encyclopedia have all the main topics in the world in it?
Does anyone know why Conan O'Brien use to only have new episodes on Tuesdays thru Fridays?
i saw a Korean film a few years ago ..i think i watched it on FILM FOUR ...it was about a Korean photographer who had an affair with a Korean schoolgirl whilst his wife was away in Paris. It was quite an eyeopener and controversial but very interesting and unique film. Does anyone know the name of this film??
A good hunt through Potato chip and Salt & vinegar found nothing,so here goes. Traditionally crisp packets come in various colors-red for plain,blue for salt and vinegar,green for cheese and onion,pink for prawn,dark red for tomato ketchup and brown or black for barbeque. So who assigned them those colors and how did they come into common use? Intriguingly Walker's Crisps reverses them-green is salt and vinegar and blue is cheese and onion.Why have they done this? It always catches me out... Lemon martini 23:22, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
The packaging should be as different as possible to make the distinction visually obvious, and color is a good way to do this. Which colors are used is less important, people will learn that their fav is the purple bag, for example. Of course, some color choices are rather obvious, like pink for shrimp. As with any standard, it will be tricky to get different companies to agree. StuRat 00:38, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
Some products seem to do just the reverse, and intentionally mimic other packaging as if to show you that "it's really the same thing". An off brand may try to deceive buyers of an "equivalent" name brand in this way. The worst case is when some god-awful "diet" product, containing a host of toxic chemicals, is placed next to the real product in almost identical packaging, so as to make people think it's the same. I've ended up having to throw out products that I bought that way (after choking when I tried them). StuRat 00:38, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
In Canada, plain Ruffles are blue, but plain Lays are yellow, and plain Wavy Lays are red. Humpty Dumpty are some other colour, maybe also yellow? Adam Bishop 06:13, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
Dunno the answer to the question, but I have read that per-capita Britain is the crisp-eating capital of the world and within Britain, the Scots are supreme. Anyone got a sauce for this? <grins> -- Dweller 09:24, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
It's interesting that every country seems to have its own set of potato-chip flavors. In the U.S., the usual flavors are plain, barbecue and sour cream & onion, with cheese and salt & vinegar often available. In Canada, they have those flavors, plus ketchup, dill pickle and something called "all-dressed," which is like all of the flavors put together. In the UK, they have Marmite-flavored chips. In the Czech Republic, ham is the most-common flavor. -- Mwalcoff 02:49, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
In Australia, pink packets are used for salt & vinegar, blue for original, yellow for cheese & onion and green for chicken. This extends to almost every brand, including Lays, Monsoon and Smiths. For cassava chips, every single barbecue packet I've seen has been orange, while most plain flavours are blue.
I married a Colombian woman 4 months ago and filed for divorce 3 weeks ago.I need to find out how I can withdraw my support for making her a us citizen.If she doesn't have someone to support her she would have to leave.The paperwork was filed about 5 weeks ago
-- froth T C 00:10, 26 September 2006 (UTC)