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GreyWolf · 10-01-2009, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Jetée

What's the basis for the law and coined adage of "possession is 9/10ths of the law", and how is it applied in daily life situations?

This is a very ancient saying, likely referring to the fact that the person who had physical control of something has a tremendous advantage in any dispute over its ownership, in that he can utilise, move, or even destroy the item to prevent losing control (ownership).

How does a thermos bottle know whether to keep something hot or keep it cold?

Xerxys · 10-01-2009, 04:49 PM

^^ Well, it simply is that a thermos bottle has no air in between the contents inside it and the casing. There is a vacuum in the bottles walls. This way, without any air, no heat can be conducted. In general, items that are cold "draw" heat (usurp) away from surfaces warmer than themselves.

Warm items loose this heat to the atmosphere. With no conductive material in between them, this reaction/action is slowed.

GreyWolf, could you kindly expand further on the adage explained above because I view destruction of an item would render it's possession useless?

GreyWolf · 10-02-2009, 04:47 AM

Xerys, ownership conveys certain rights to the owner. Among them is control of the item. Destruction is conceivably the ultimate proof of ownership in that you have absolute control over its existence (or life, in the case of livestock, which was often the subject of the "nine/tenths" saying - a live sheep is worth much more than a dead one).

As to the thermos bottle, you do know the joke about the dumb guy, who upon learning a thermos would keep hot things hot and cold things cold, bought one to use for his lunch & put some soup and popsicle in it?

Silly question:
Why does a mirror reflect up and down properly, but reverse left and right?

YellowBird · 10-02-2009, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Xerxys

I saw an overhead(aerial) photo of a rescue helicopter in action over the sea. The picture was such high density that the helicopter literally looked frozen in mid air with no blurrs from it's rotors. So my question is, how fast do helicopter rotors spin and what are the chances of shooting a bullet through one of them?

Helicopter blades can go at up to 500 rotations per minute which is 8.3 per second. which compared to camera shutter speed is nothing. Fastest shutter speed on my cheap SLR is 1/ 4000th of a second and i'm sure you can get lens with faster shutter speeds then that. I also know that to get an image of a moving bullet frozen in space you have to use flash rather then shutter speed because shutter speeds just arnt fast enough. you can get flashes that give you an epic burst of light for a tiny tiny fraction of a second. While that doesnt answer the questions someone good at maths can probably make some deductions.

Xerxys · 11-11-2009, 03:55 PM

^^ Thanks Yellowbird.

What is the law on finding valuable stuff? What If I picked up a dollar? Something worth a dollar? What if I picked up $20,000 on the sidewalk or something worth 20k? Like say casiono chips or something unlike a car that someone can easily claim ownership of.

Also, what is the law on lost things?

Salem · 11-11-2009, 04:35 PM

Why do I get a headache everyday?

And..

If you take X amount of painkillers in one sitting, it fucks up your liver, but what about if you slowly build up a tollerance to that instead of taking 2, you have to take 4, or 6 to get the same relief as you used to with 2, does that still fuck you up?

Zeraph · 11-11-2009, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Salem

Why do I get a headache everyday?

And..

If you take X amount of painkillers in one sitting, it fucks up your liver, but what about if you slowly build up a tollerance to that instead of taking 2, you have to take 4, or 6 to get the same relief as you used to with 2, does that still fuck you up?

could be b/c migraine, eye strain, sinuses, neck, stress, or very unlikely tumor or partial seizures

depends on the meds you mean, but generally building up a tolerance means it doesn't work as well because your body has learned to compensate or expects a certain amount of it in your system; not because it "toughens" up. So yeah, its still bad after tolerance, otherwise meth addicts and the like wouldn't have nearly the same problem with ODs than they do.

Jetée · 11-11-2009, 07:10 PM

Thank you everyone (including but not limited to MSD, Zeraph, Xeryxs, and most recently, GreyWolf, et al., too).

I had a few inane questions in mind over the time this thread laid dormant, but I forgot most of them.

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Also, what is the law on lost things?

As I heard, from another ancient saying, it's universally known as "finders, keepers".

10-01-2009, 04:49 PM	#82 (permalink)
Xerxys feeling lascivious ... Location: Cary, NC. Blog Entries: 37	^^ Well, it simply is that a thermos bottle has no air in between the contents inside it and the casing. There is a vacuum in the bottles walls. This way, without any air, no heat can be conducted. In general, items that are cold "draw" heat (usurp) away from surfaces warmer than themselves. Warm items loose this heat to the atmosphere. With no conductive material in between them, this reaction/action is slowed. GreyWolf, could you kindly expand further on the adage explained above because I view destruction of an item would render it's possession useless? __________________ Proper planning and preparation prevents piss poor performance.

10-02-2009, 04:47 AM	#83 (permalink)
GreyWolf Insane Location: Eastern Canada Blog Entries: 4	Xerys, ownership conveys certain rights to the owner. Among them is control of the item. Destruction is conceivably the ultimate proof of ownership in that you have absolute control over its existence (or life, in the case of livestock, which was often the subject of the "nine/tenths" saying - a live sheep is worth much more than a dead one). As to the thermos bottle, you do know the joke about the dumb guy, who upon learning a thermos would keep hot things hot and cold things cold, bought one to use for his lunch & put some soup and popsicle in it? Silly question: Why does a mirror reflect up and down properly, but reverse left and right? __________________ *She was not quite what you would call refined.* *She was not quite what you would call unrefined.* *She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot. - Mark Twain*

11-11-2009, 03:55 PM	#85 (permalink)
Xerxys feeling lascivious ... Location: Cary, NC. Blog Entries: 37	^^ Thanks Yellowbird. What is the law on finding valuable stuff? What If I picked up a dollar? Something worth a dollar? What if I picked up $20,000 on the sidewalk or something worth 20k? Like say casiono chips or something unlike a car that someone can easily claim ownership of. Also, what is the law on lost things? __________________ Proper planning and preparation prevents piss poor performance.

11-11-2009, 04:35 PM	#86 (permalink)
Salem Crazy Location: Canada	Why do I get a headache everyday? And.. If you take X amount of painkillers in one sitting, it fucks up your liver, but what about if you slowly build up a tollerance to that instead of taking 2, you have to take 4, or 6 to get the same relief as you used to with 2, does that still fuck you up? __________________ You're just an empty cage girl, if you kill the bird.