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| | | | | Re: Couldn't resist —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | (...) Then it should be 2:26. Assuming that the relative acceleration between the Earth and the Moon is the sum of their local accelerations due to gravity. And assuming that acceleration is directly proportional to the force of gravity. Ie, when (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | Re: Couldn't resist —James Howse
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| | | | | | (...) Umm... It's not a poke. honest. Your value for the Earth-moon distance is off by a factor of ten. which means your answer should be 2.25ish days. And... The force of the moon's gravity doesn't really enter into this. We know Force = (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Couldn't resist —Jeff Jardine
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| | | | | | | (...) Actually, when calculating the acceleration and taking the distance into account, it's not so bad. For my first attempt at solving this, I tried converting gravitational potential energy into kinetic energy. The resulting integral was (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Couldn't resist —Shiri Dori
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| | | | | | | | I should probably try to solve the problem myself, it'll help as prep for my college entrance exam. ;-) (...) Hmm, not bad at all - that gives people time enough to *realize* it's happening, broadcast it all over the world, and let everyone go (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Couldn't resist —Jesse Alan Long
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| | | | | | | | (...) Am I evil or annoying, Shiri? I am simply wanting to know and I want to know if you have built any LEGO sets of your own in your spare time. (We are evil! In-deed! Kaientai, WWF) Jesse Long (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Couldn't resist —Duane Hess
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| | | | | | | | (...) Jesse, What does this have to do with the current thread? I also hope that you are joking (in which case you should be posting to .fun). Shiri is a good builder and a large contributor to the community. I'm a little confused as to where this (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Couldn't resist —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | | | (...) What's the deal with that Shiri person? She never has a bad thing to say about anyone, she's always got some positive contribution to make, and her posts are uniformly well-reasoned. I'm tired of her consistency and good-spiritedness--she's (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Couldn't resist —Jesse Alan Long
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| | | | | | | | (...) I am simply wondering why Shiri hates me. I was joking in part of the letter, which also means I also probably watch too much wrestling. I also have never seen any of the work that Shiri has made and simply wanted to know if Shiri (not sure (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Couldn't resist —Duane Hess
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Shiri is a woman who hangs out in the Castle sub-theme more than Space. You can check over there to see what she's made. I haven't made a castle in years.... (...) Sounds like severe weather indeed. However, you need to pay closer attention to (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Couldn't resist —Jesse Alan Long
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) I read them in an electronic mail account but not necessarily the messages. I simply type on Lugnet, then they send me a copy of the letter and I post the letter, then I take the Yahoo copy of the letter and I delete that copy of the letter (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Couldn't resist —Duane Hess
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) The reason I asked was because the way that you read can influence how you reply. With the web interface, following a thread is easy. With mail it's still easy, but not quite so easy. With a newsreader, I unfortunately don't have any (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Couldn't resist —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | | (...) I think it is safe to say that Shiri (she's of the female persuasion) does not hate you. I doubt that she hates anybody, actually. Since this seems to be the "isn't Shiri great" subsection of the thread, let me add my kudos, she does a lot of (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Couldn't resist —Jesse Alan Long
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) I like the LEGO Castle set but I do not have the time (today) to speak with her. Maybe I can later? Please tell Shiri I said hello, is that acceptable, Larry? Thank you, Larry. Jesse Long (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Couldn't resist —Chris Maddison
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| | | | | | | | (...) I assure you, my boy, Shiri *is* a woman. I should know. ;-) <snipped the forecast> (...) Math is confoozing. In my mind. :-) -Chris (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Couldn't resist —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | | | (...) I think that unless we can find a specific point at which Shiri is not a man, then we cannot demonstrate conclusively that she is a woman. Either Shiri occupies a spectrum of man-ness and woman-ness with no distinction, or a distinction (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Couldn't resist —Jesse Alan Long
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| | | | | | | | (...) Have you met Shiri before in your life? Jesse Long (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Couldn't resist —Nathan McDowell
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| | | | | | | | | (...) I would say yeah, he has, after looking at this (URL) =) ~Nathan (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Couldn't resist —Jude Beaudin
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| | | | | | | | (...) I think they met once or something... (URL) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Couldn't resist —Jesse Alan Long
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| | | | | | | | (...) How sweet. ;.) Love, unfortunately, has eluded me for every moment of my life. :.( Jesse Long (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Couldn't resist —Steve Lane
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| | | | | | (...) As regard the math, I wouldn't know where to start, but surely even if the moon we're sitting on the earths surface the earth would still exert more force than the moon so you wouldn't be weightless. I don't know if you mean't, at the point (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | Re: Couldn't resist —Jesse Alan Long
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| | | | (...) Calculus, yet another form of mathematics that I am unable to do in my life. Jesse Long (23 years ago, 3-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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