OT: The state of American education today?

(1 - v^2/c^2)^(-0.5), clean and oil your abacus first.

None needed. Although, if you can't refuel, how are you gonna run the engine to keep life support going so the driver can stay alive for 28,000,000 years? Inquiring minds want to know!

Ed

Spam (the canned kind).

But, that is not a solution. It is an equation. Please solve. Also please state your point of observation.

Many thanks.

Mark Brader already offered the solution this equation describes. As for point of reference, didn't Michelson and Morley put paid to the relevance of the question? (If you've been getting behind in reading your journals, check the issues from about a century and a quarter ago.)

;-)

So, the point of reference (or observer's position) does not matter?

For the time dilation, I've read that, well, it doesn't matter, because either one could be used as a point of observation - the difference only shows up if the car turns around and comes back, because it is the one who has undergone acceleration.

Cheers! Rich

What does "... put paid to the relevance of the question" mean?

Thanks, Rich

That and K0oKs on their imaginary 265 MPH motorcycles. LOL

Perhaps, but I'm sure with an application of sufficient voltage and current they could be fully ionized.

Rich Grise wrote in news:imvkk1$cdu$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me:

Follow up trivia puzzle:

In an Asimov story, one of the characters gives the differing impressions made by the word "unionized" on two of the other characters as the sort of thing which would eventually lead to the end of the world. Yet this differnce had nothing to do with approval or diaspproval. What then was the difference?

It can be figured out without having read the story. George

unionized = not ionized (Chemistry) unionized = having formed a union (Labor) Steve

The "not ionized" term would be hyphenated.

In ALL cases.

If it isn't, the term is UNIONized, as in the latter definition.

ionized = having a union un-formed (Wisconsin)

SoothSayer wrote: ) On Sun, 3 Apr 2011 08:19:27 -0600, "Steve Moulding" ) wrote: )>unionized = not ionized (Chemistry) )>unionized = having formed a union (Labor) )>Steve )>

) The "not ionized" term would be hyphenated. ) ) In ALL cases. ) ) If it isn't, the term is UNIONized, as in the latter definition.

Cite ?

SaSW, Willem

The lack of understanding of this is rampant among you last three generations of twits coming out of the colleges all over the world, not just here. That's since the late seventies.

Not me, BTW.

SoothSayer wrote: ) On Sun, 3 Apr 2011 17:24:16 +0000 (UTC), Willem ) wrote: ) )>SoothSayer wrote: )>) On Sun, 3 Apr 2011 08:19:27 -0600, "Steve Moulding" )>) wrote: )>)>unionized = not ionized (Chemistry) )>)>unionized = having formed a union (Labor) )>)>Steve )>)>

)>) The "not ionized" term would be hyphenated. )>) )>) In ALL cases. )>) )>) If it isn't, the term is UNIONized, as in the latter definition. )>

)>Cite ? )>

)>

)>SaSW, Willem ) ) The lack of understanding of this is rampant among you last three ) generations of twits coming out of the colleges all over the world, not ) just here. That's since the late seventies. ) )

So, no cite then, just a rant. Thought as much.

SaSW, Willem