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(...) Hey, why don't you ask Jack Sto-- uh, I mean Felix Greco? Maggie C. (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.people)
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(...) plant conservation biologist/evolutionary ecologist. i'm weighing (for nine straight days now :| ) leaf samples for a project. i need a break. -c (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Hey, I've got one too. What do you guys do? I'm an organic chemist. Bruce (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I'd think so. If it's a sealed container, then when the flying creature does whatever it does to fly (flap its wings, levitate, whatever) it's going to push against the air, which will in turn push against the container, yielding the right (...) (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) if so, i'm using one right now. (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I hope it wasn't just one 200 ton bird--that would really roc the boat. I'm also put in mind of the ship that struck an iceberg while carrying a cargo of yo-yos. It sank 158 times. Dave! (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) There's that old story about the seafaring captain whose vessel was maxed out at 100 tonnes for cargo--but he could cary 200 tonnes of birds *if* he could guarantee that at least half of them would be in the air at the same time. Dave K (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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I think I know the answer to this already but I wanted to make sure with the physics masters here. If I have a sealed container with an organism flying around (not resting) inside of it, can I weigh the container and get a mass that includes the (...) (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I guess I never really noticed that until now!!!!!!!! :) Ben (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) It's been doing that for me for a long time now. It automagically happens when you're logged in. :) James (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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