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    Trauma causing temporary unconsciousness: what happens physically?

    I am a fan of combat sports such as boxing and martial arts. In competition a person might get hit and temporary lose consciousness, often for a fraction of a second before they regain their senses. I would like to know what is happening on a physiological level when this occurs. What is...
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    A few questions about solid-state relays

    Okay, good. I am essentially hoping to use a variable PWM and a low-pass filter as a variable DC voltage. Although, the board is also capable of digital output at +5V, +0V. Would it be sufficient to drive the relay using just a 178-ohm current-limiting resistor? In the picture, I did not...
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    A few questions about solid-state relays

    Thanks for the help; however, I don't think I completely understand. Specifically: I'm not sure what you mean by 'supply voltage'. Do you mean the control voltage? The SSR only has four pins, two for the control and two for the load connection. If you do mean the control voltage, I do plan...
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    A few questions about solid-state relays

    Today I bought a solid state relay, the datasheet for which can be found here. My goal is to use it to switch 120VAC, controlled by an Arduino Uno board (with Atmega 328 microcontroller). I am very rusty since my days in EE classes, and have not worked with solid state relays at all. In the...
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    Education pays on BLS website.

    Whoops, sorry, I accidentally used the figure from the Master's degree row.
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    Education pays on BLS website.

    "Education pays" on BLS website. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has this page on their website: http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.htm. http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.JPG Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, 2010. This just seems very odd to me. This says...
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    Can Objects Travel at the Speed of Light?

    Thank you kindly Mr. tiny-tim!
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    Can Objects Travel at the Speed of Light?

    I am not an expert on Physics and have for the past year been engulfed in work, so I am very rusty. I read a comment online recently that essentially said the laws of physics simply prevent any object from accelerating to the speed of light (infinite energy required?), but do not say that an...
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    News Alternatives to First-Past-The-Post Voting

    I think this would discourage less intelligent or less informed voters. Maybe that's a good thing.
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    F=ma, but Gravity is a Force with no mass?

    The force will vary according to mass. So a 10-pound bowling ball will have twice the gravitational force ("F" in your equation) as a 5-pound bowling ball. But they will both have the same acceleration ("a" in your equation). Gravity follows the same laws everywhere, but the actual...
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    News Is Gasland a Reliable Source on Fracking Issues?

    What frustrates me is that it's so hard to form a real opinion without being an expert on the subject yourself. I can't trust the filmmakers or their targets, because they all have an agenda and $$ to make. For what it's worth, I drink Colorado groundwater pretty much daily.
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    Is Nose Blowing in Public a Generational Difference?

    As people age, they are allowed to do more and more "inappropriate things". Once you hit about ~75 you can just fart/burp/blow your nose anywhere you want.
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    Interesting Practical Mathematical Problem

    Think about it this way: whenever you move the drill in one direction, you are sacrificing room on that side. At 2/3 you are sacrificing the most room while the other side can compensate. If you go further than 2/3 you create a 'dead zone'.
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    What is the g-force of a car stopping on a dime?

    Would it not be appropriate to solve a system of equations, d=1/2 * a * t^2, d = 17.91 mm, and a * t = 55 mph? Doing this I get about 16.9 kilometers / s^2, or 1721g.
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    Hard work vs natural talent

    Welcome to the world. Even the smartest people eventually realize there are people who are better. You don't have to be the best physicist, just be the best at being you.
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