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Mind Boggling Questions! (pg. 5)
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| thesauce23 |
ooh ooh oooh one more-
Why is it a one night STAND? i mean ur not really standing at all....:toothless |
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| dallastar |
| quote: | Originally posted by thesauce23
ooh ooh oooh one more-
Why is it a one night STAND? i mean ur not really standing at all....:toothless |
I don't know, but if you want them to leave "STOP COOKING WITH CHEESE" :toothless :toothless |
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| nusty |
| quote: | Originally posted by spitty
yea, we figured it had to do something with the moon and tides, but how actually?? |
This is the best I can find for you for now.... It doesn't really answer your question but it does list a bunch of factors.
| quote: | | Theoretically, one would expect sea level to be a fixed and permanent horizontal surface on the face of the earth, and as a starting approximation, this is true. However, a number of factors operate to cause variations in sea level ranging up to several meters from place to place and to cause long-term global variations, often severe enough to cause flooding and damage to coastal zones. Sea levels vary greatly from one location to another, i.e., between Nova Scotia and Florida sea-level heights differ at about 16 in (40 cm). Locally the levels of the surface of the world's oceans are disturbed by wind-driven waves and tides. Sea level therefore fluctuates in periods ranging from seconds to a year as a result of these factors. Thus for some purposes it is necessary to know the mean sea level (MSL) in a particular area, determined by averaging the elevations of the sea's surface as measured by mechanical tide gauges over long periods of time. A number of other factors result in sea-level differences between one place or time and another. These may complement or counteract one another to result in a net rise or fall in mean sea level at a particular time and place. These factors include water temperature and salinity, air pressure, change of season, the amount of runoff from streams, and the amount of water stored as ice or snow on land. Characteristics of the earth also cause differences in sea level. Satellite measurements of the gravity field have shown that the earth is not a perfectly smooth sphere, making defining sea-level measurements difficult. Worldwide, or eustatic, sea levels have changed over time, such as the last ice age when sea level was as much as 333 ft (100 m) lower in many areas than today. These changes are due to a multitude of reasons. Past transgression (or rise) or regression (or lowering) of the seas have been caused mainly by the addition or removal of water from continental ice caps. Such sea-level fluctuations may be due to changes in climate that cause the ice to melt or accumulate. Theories of climate change include differences in carbon dioxide or oxygen levels, volcanic activity, or a change in the sun's energy. The increase in carbon dioxide caused by the burning of fossil fuel and deforestation of tropical rain forests may one day increase the overall temperatures on the earth, thus causing a rise in sea level. |
Source = Columbia University Press Encyclopedia.
Other comments are made that rough seas are caused by global gravitational fields (which are caused by a few factors inculding lunar activity) which influence tides and wind conditions. |
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| Cosmic Fur |
| Why are cats considered feminine and dogs masculine, when a dog needs so much more care than a cat? A cat, like a man, just needs food and to be let out from time to time. |
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| nusty |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cosmic Fur
Why are cats considered feminine and dogs masculine, when a dog needs so much more care than a cat? A cat, like a man, just needs food and to be let out from time to time. |
not sure but one's always a and the other is often a bitch. |
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| Slixter |
Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the glue bottle?
If a person with multiple personalities threatens to kill themself, is it a hostage situation? |
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| nusty |
| quote: | Originally posted by Slixter
Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the glue bottle?
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oxygen. |
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| Cosmic Fur |
| nusty, you are ruining this thread with your smartness :) |
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| nusty |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cosmic Fur
nusty, you are ruining this thread with your smartness :) |
would it help if I said I was just making up answers? :D :D |
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| Cro_Addict |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cosmic Fur
nusty, you are ruining this thread with your smartness :) |
he is not smart... lets not kid ourselves :D |
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| Cro_Addict |
| quote: | Originally posted by Slixter
If a person with multiple personalities threatens to kill themself, is it a hostage situation? |
NO!
Its abortion. |
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