Curse

EchoSex · Sep 27, 2005, 12:32 AM // 00:32

Not Nobel Gases, as far as I remember from high school... Ahh... Bad ol' highschool, the only place you learned to sleep sitting up.

zehly · Sep 27, 2005, 12:33 AM // 00:33

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Originally Posted by EchoSex

Not Nobel Gases, as far as I remember from high school... Ahh... Bad ol' highschool, the only place you learned to sleep sitting up.

Helium is a noble gas.

And I don't recomend playing with liquid neon...

Link Ironhammer · Sep 27, 2005, 12:34 AM // 00:34

yes it is I m in 8th grade and I kno that

EchoSex · Sep 27, 2005, 12:35 AM // 00:35

I meant AS a gas, not in any other form.

zehly · Sep 27, 2005, 12:36 AM // 00:36

Oh. I still don't recommend playing with noble gases in any state. I also would avoid Fluorine, as it can be toxic.

legandry · Sep 27, 2005, 01:07 AM // 01:07

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Originally Posted by zehly

At least I wasn't working with something more dangerous than Hydrogen. Like Radon.

Or a neutron star.

Though it would be kinda hard to do any real "work" on a neutron star, with its slightly higher than normal gravitational pull.

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Originally Posted by zehly

I took calculus in the 7th grade. When I was in 11th grade I was taking half high-school/half-college courses. The college courses were things like Advanced Differential Equations, Non-Euclidian Geometries, and University Physics. I also tested out of several physics/math courses.

Master's Degree for Physics = 4 years undergrad, 2 year post grad.

My current 2 Degrees:
Bachelor's Degree in General Physics (working on first year masters)
Bachelor's Degree in Theoretical Mathematics

Wow, that put me to shame. I thought I was taking hard classes... I am a chemistry nerd, so I took college level Chemistry 1 & 2 last year (sophomore), and I'm taking Organic Chem as a Junior. But calculus in the 7th grade?! That is insane... I'm currently taking it as a junior, and it is kicking my ass.

Back on topic though, that is a real shame. Too bad you might be 21 when you get your graduate degree (cuz that is so old).

Good luck getting back on track

P.S. Theoretical Mathematics... remind anyone of Gordon Freeman? Well, actually I think he was Theoretical Physics, but whatever.

Xue Yi Liang · Sep 27, 2005, 06:38 AM // 06:38

Zehly, hats off to you!

You're starting to remind me of myself in some ways- only much smarter!

My mathematical analysis professor at UC Berkeley wanted me to double in mathematics, but I just wanted to just finish off my bachelor's in physics and start working. So, after graduating, I went straight into research. I had planned to get back into academics but my nose pulled me towards my other interest in illustration and industrial design (kinda whacky, huh?)

So, while I was working at LBL, I submitted a portfolio to the Academy of Arts College in San Francisco, and they let me to skip the first 2 years of an illustration and design degree (the only time I could ever boast about "skipping" classes). I dropped out after a year - only because I changed my mind about a future in design. (My experience in freelance design is what convinced me.) After that came medical school. That one was a looooong road, but here I am - and I love it!

Recently, I dusted off my old copy of Rudin, Principles of Mathematical Analysis (a classic) and read from chapter 1 - After almost 20 years (happy birthday!) it's like a foreign language to this old dusty brain.
You, on the other hand, will go far in the field, I'm sure.

BTW - why did you put "telecommunications" as your profession?

Guillaume De Sonoma · Sep 27, 2005, 06:44 AM // 06:44

Oww my mom doesn't make 47,000 dollars a year and you went through it in 30 minutes. Sorry about that.

But what did we learn?

PEOPLE ARE STUPID INCABABLE PRIMATES IN BAGGY CLOTHING

Makkert · Sep 27, 2005, 06:51 AM // 06:51

oh my god...
that is scary shit allright.
good luck on the master's degree.

zehly · Sep 27, 2005, 09:59 AM // 09:59

Thank you to all wishing me luck. I wonder if I should go 6 more years and get that Ph to the D!?

dreamcrafter · Sep 27, 2005, 10:46 AM // 10:46

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Originally Posted by EchoSex

Not Nobel Gases, as far as I remember from high school... Ahh... Bad ol' highschool, the only place you learned to sleep sitting up.

not the only place, you learn it in the army as well (not in the american tough, I'd guess)

I was absolutely thrilled when we got our new kevlar vests, because that meant sleeping on guard duty would be more comfortable - you can use the collar of the vest as a cushion for your head...

Divinitys Creature · Sep 27, 2005, 01:26 PM // 13:26

That has got to suck! Liquid hydrogen is very cold indeed. Liquid helium is like superfluid. I'm sure they had to be kept in different types of container and perhaps even generated in situ. I haven't really handled these. Intriguing experiment.

Shadowdaemon · Sep 27, 2005, 01:32 PM // 13:32

so, why exactly did someone propose putting lasers on sharks for? i know its a reference to austin powers, but you said someone actually wanted to do it?

_necroangel_ · Sep 27, 2005, 01:39 PM // 13:39

That's really something...That you could remember all that...I would have blew the stuff up too...Just cuz I don't understand it....Nor do I have any desire...And reading the first paragraph was boring enough...But I wanted to comment...Just to say that it was probably fun...Hahahahaha..................J/k...that sucks

Manderlock · Sep 27, 2005, 01:44 PM // 13:44

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Originally Posted by _necroangel_

That's really something...That you could remember all that...I would have blew the stuff up too...Just cuz I don't understand it....Nor do I have any desire...And reading the first paragraph was boring enough...But I wanted to comment...Just to say that it was probably fun...Hahahahaha..................J/k...that sucks

Im sorry but are you on meth?

_necroangel_ · Sep 27, 2005, 02:01 PM // 14:01

Well, no I'm not...I'm not into that kind of stuff, but if you are, that's cool...I'm not gonna put you down for it or anything

Xue Yi Liang · Sep 27, 2005, 02:20 PM // 14:20

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Originally Posted by Shadowdaemon

so, why exactly did someone propose putting lasers on sharks for? i know its a reference to austin powers, but you said someone actually wanted to do it?

Did you hear about the 36 military dolphins that got loose into the Gulf of Mexico when Katrina hit? Apparently they're trained patrol areas around Trident submarines armed with poison darts.

_necroangel_ · Sep 27, 2005, 02:23 PM // 14:23

One time my pet mouse got loose...That was kinda deadly too cuz now I have holes in all my socks... o_O

MSecorsky · Sep 27, 2005, 02:58 PM // 14:58

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Originally Posted by Xue Yi Liang

Did you hear about the 36 military dolphins that got loose into the Gulf of Mexico when Katrina hit? Apparently they're trained patrol areas around Trident submarines armed with poison darts.

Just heard that on the way in this morning. They're trained to kill and locate "terrorists" in the water. Gulf coastal people... you may want to stay out of the ocean a while. The military is confirming the dolphins being freed but won't confirm whether or not they're armed.

You know what that means.

zehly · Sep 27, 2005, 04:21 PM // 16:21

Well here's an update. It's amazing what happened really. Someone is looking out for me. Yesterday before I left for work, the Lead physicist here at school asked me to be his sole assistant in "an unplanned, important experiment". Having such an honor bestowed upon me, I eagerly agreed.

When I got into the lab this morning, I noticed that someone had replicated my setup. I said, "Hey! That's my experiment!" To which he replied, "Yes, and I'm going to be your assistant while you conduct it."

I am so happy