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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Vicious on March 20, 2005, 04:28 AM

Title: Are you good at solving puzzles?
Post by: Vicious on March 20, 2005, 04:28 AM
Good, because science needs your help in solving 13 things that do not make sense (http://www.newscientist.com/channel/space/mg18524911.600):

1 The placebo effect
2 The horizon problem
3 Ultra-energetic cosmic rays
4 Belfast homeopathy results
5 Dark matter
6 Viking's methane
7 Tetraneutrons
8 The Pioneer anomaly
9 Dark energy
10 The Kuiper cliff
11 The Wow signal
12 Not-so-constant constants
13 Cold fusion

Good luck...
Title: Re: Are you good at solving puzzles?
Post by: R.a.B.B.i.T on March 20, 2005, 07:05 AM
The placebo effect is mental, and has already been solved.  What's up, anyways?  Why this?  Why now?  It's all so random....
Title: Re: Are you good at solving puzzles?
Post by: iago on March 20, 2005, 08:55 AM
Quote from: Vicious on March 20, 2005, 04:28 AM
11 The Wow signal

*insert joke about World of Warcraft eating people*
Title: Re: Are you good at solving puzzles?
Post by: Naem on March 20, 2005, 02:56 PM
Quote from: Vicious on March 20, 2005, 04:28 AM
2 The horizon problem

I assume you are referring to the Moon Illusion.

Distance cues, my friend, distance cues.
Title: Re: Are you good at solving puzzles?
Post by: Mangix on March 20, 2005, 03:42 PM
Quote from: Vicious on March 20, 2005, 04:28 AM
5 Dark matter
thats matter that is believed to make up 90% of the universe. but it cant be seen cause it doesnt emit electromagnetic radiation like radios or lights. of course nobody knows if it exists :P.
Title: Re: Are you good at solving puzzles?
Post by: Soul Taker on March 20, 2005, 06:51 PM
How about you guys actually read the article.
Title: Re: Are you good at solving puzzles?
Post by: Blaze on March 20, 2005, 06:59 PM
Mangix's post is just a reworded version of that part of the article. :P
Title: Re: Are you good at solving puzzles?
Post by: R.a.B.B.i.T on March 20, 2005, 07:18 PM
Quote from: Soul Taker on March 20, 2005, 06:51 PM
How about you guys actually read the article.
That would spoil our fun, duh.
Title: Re: Are you good at solving puzzles?
Post by: Intangir on March 21, 2005, 05:54 PM
no kidding

i doubt they are going to offer any scientific breakthroughs.. they cant even read the damn article ;)

some of that was interesting but most of it was way over my head anyway
Title: Re: Are you good at solving puzzles?
Post by: R.a.B.B.i.T on March 21, 2005, 08:03 PM
I liked them, but some of it is inaccurate.  For example: a rock is dark matter.  I win.