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#476 2008-05-31 19:35:00
- Jai Ganesh
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Answers to #857 and #858:
#858 is correct, JaneFairfax; #857 isn't. Well done.
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#477 2008-06-01 07:16:26
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e...the red-headed stepchild of math.
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#478 2008-06-01 18:38:07
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Answersd #853 to #858:
Well done, SvenBee! Most of your answers were correct!
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Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#479 2008-06-02 07:16:18
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#480 2008-06-02 14:25:50
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Most? Which ones are wrong? Thanks.
e...the red-headed stepchild of math.
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#481 2008-06-02 17:05:53
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Your #857 is wrong. A rectifier converts AC to DC, not the other way round.
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#482 2008-06-02 18:10:54
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Answer to #857:-
Correct, JaneFairfax! Well done!
#859. Which two countries share the longest land frontier?
#860. Who discovered radioactivity?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#483 2008-06-02 18:29:26
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"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted" 
Nisi Quam Primum, Nequequam
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#484 2008-06-02 22:48:25
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#485 2008-06-02 23:52:30
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#486 2008-06-05 17:49:37
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Answers to #859 and #860:
#860 : JaneFairfax, you are correct! Well done!
#859 : I think it is US and Canada.
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#487 2008-06-06 00:15:26
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I thought it was between China and Russia as well, but I just looked it up. The ChinaRussia border is 4250 km in length, but the CanadaUSA border is more than twice that 8891 km. 
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#488 2008-09-16 00:41:11
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#861. In electronics, what is MOSFET?
#862. What is Ergonomics?
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Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#489 2008-09-18 17:50:11
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If two or more thoughts intersect, there has to be a point!
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#490 2008-09-20 18:41:50
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Both the answers are correct,
Very well done, ZHero!
#863. What is wi-fi?
#864. Which country was the first to introduce the 'Electronic Voting Machine'?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#491 2008-10-03 17:57:52
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#865. What are GBP and JPY?
#866. Name the Mogul Emperor who constructed the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife who was no alonger alive then.
#867. By what name was the World Bank earlier known as?
#868. In which country is the Cape of Good Hope situated?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#492 2008-10-04 00:22:42
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#493 2008-10-05 22:58:26
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If two or more thoughts intersect, there has to be a point!
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#494 2008-10-08 19:22:45
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Well done, JaneFairfax and ZHero!
All correct!!!!
#869. What does IUPAC stand for?
#870. What does the acronym APPLE stand for?
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Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#495 2008-10-08 19:41:46
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#871. What is the unit of power of a lens?
#872. Who invented the LASER?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#496 2008-10-08 23:11:27
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Question # corrected.
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#497 2008-10-09 18:11:29
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JaneFairfax,
the answer is correct. The correct question number ought to be #871.
Well done!
#873. How much distance is a parsec?
#874. With which language is the grammarian Panini associated?
#875. What is the name of the steroid used by Ben Johnson during the Seoul Olympic games, 1988 when he clocked 9.73s in 100m?
#876. Who is the author of 'My Experiments with Truth'?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#498 2008-10-09 23:07:06
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"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted"
Nisi Quam Primum, Nequequam
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#499 2008-10-10 18:12:36
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Answer to #873:-
Check your answer again, JohnnyReinB!
#877. What does the prefix 'femto' represent?
#878. Where is the Headquarters of the International Telegraphs Union?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#500 2008-10-11 08:01:57
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#877 femto- is an SI prefix (symbol f) in the SI system of units denoting a factor of 10−15 or 0.000 000 000 000 001. Adopted in 1964 by the 12th Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures [1], it comes from the Danish word femten, meaning fifteen.
Examples of units:
One femtosecond = 10−15 s
One femtojoule = 10−15 J
#878 The headquarters of the International Telegraphs Union is in Geneva,Switzerland.
Se Zoti vete e tha me goje,se kombet shuhen permbi dhe,por SHqiperia do te roje,per te,per te luftojme ne.
God said that all nation exincts on the ground,but Albania will survive,for it,for it we are fighting.
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