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niky
[…] probably by a pretty small percentage, since they still block the heat from entering the room completely.
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Huh? Black absorbs heat quite well. I don’t know whether or not it would make a relatively small difference on the overall heat within the house (depends on how many windows you have, and you also have to do some icky calculations about thermodynamic equilibrium), but it cannot possibly block all of the heat from entering the room (even white curtains won’t do that).
 
Sage
Huh? Black absorbs heat quite well. I don’t know whether or not it would make a relatively small difference on the overall heat within the house (guess it depends on how many windows you have), but it cannot possibly block all of the heat from entering the room (even white curtains won’t do that).
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Well maybe he's theoretically right. In some ways, darker curtains do stop some light entering the room and that kinda stops the heat from building up. Although the black curtains absorbing the heat is definitely right. But to be honest, its not gonna make a subtle difference in the A/C costs in the summer (unless you have a big room with only one A/C or have a big window which is covered with black curtains. :p)
 
Oh... miswrote that one... what I meant is that they at least partially block the heat, but lighter curtains would certainly do a better job, simply because they won't absorb as much heat as black curtains. By how much those black curtains would affect your AC bills, I don't really know.

Foil actually works a whole lot better than either, since it's completely reflective. My dad put foil up on their windows one really hot summer because their AC couldn't deal with the heat, and it definitely kept the room a whole lot cooler. Looks really, really, really stupid, but hey, it really, really, really works.

But like I've said, some modern window glazes are designed to reflect IR, so I don't know how big a contribution curtains make to heat nowadays... but changing your black curtains for white certainly can't hurt.
 
I know that I can find information about this on wikipedia. There are some very smart people on this forum that can aswer this question. I don't entirely trusht wikipedia that's why I ask it here.

This is a thread for General Questions. Why bother creating this thread if I get referred to wikipedia.I just want the opinion from these memebers If I was satisficed with wikipedia's explanation, I woudn't bother asking it here.
 
kikie
I know that I can find information about this on wikipedia. There are some very smart people on this forum that can aswer this question. I don't entirely trusht wikipedia that's why I ask it here.
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Who do you think creates and maintains Wikipedia pages?

kikie
This is a thread for General Questions. Why bother creating this thread if I get referred to wikipedia.I just want the opinion from these memebers If I was satisficed with wikipedia's explanation, I woudn't bother asking it here.
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Opinion is one thing. Fact is another. For the last question you asked, opinion is irrelevant.
 
I think you can trust Wikipedia for just about everything, especially amino acids.
 
Most of the harsh criticism of wikipedia comes from that fact that a publisher isn't being paid.
 
Why would anyone want to post lies about Amino Acids on Wiki. It's not like the article states that 'Trypothane loves Mudkips' is it?
 
Ok, I know enough. If nobody wants to help and just critize me.

I always try to help others, if I ask a question I get critized.




:grumpy::grumpy::grumpy::grumpy::grumpy::grumpy::ouch:👎👎 etc...
 
Nobody is having a go at you kikie. You are asking a very technical question, one that very very few, if any, members here could answer with any conviction. You were pointed towards Wiki because that's the most likely place online where you can get an easy to understand answer.
 
TheCracker
Nobody is having a go at you kikie. You are asking a very technical question, one that very very few, if any, members here could answer with any conviction. You were pointed towards Wiki because that's the most likely place online where you can get an easy to understand answer.
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Exactly. "Is L-tryptophan dangerous?" is not exactly a general question, either.

It's like people who go to the Cars In General board here and ask extremely specific, technical questions about a certain car. There are undoubtedly large forums dedicated entirely to that specific car with experts who can answer the question MUCH BETTER than we can here with a small group of general-knowledge people.

So why would you come here for an answer like that?

Lighten up, kikie. Posting things in Dutch with "****" and "moderators" in the sentence is not a good idea.
 
Sn00pie understands Dutch, kikkie ;)


I have a question around music and software:

Is there software that is able to give a guitar and bass player this:

-remove vocals from a song
-create your own drum lines to create your own little bass and/or guitar gigs and solos


I really want to play bass on my own drum ideas, you know how it goes. You have a drum beat in mind, and you make a little solo or gig in your own mind. What I'm looking for is software that allows me to play songs without vocals, to concentrate on playing the instrument right without the vocalist coming in. Also, I really want to play my own bass solos on a drum beat without a screaming guitar coming in. I know my dad had hardware once, but I'm looking for software compatible with my laptop.


Are there such things?
 
I've been pondering this for a while:

If lightning strikes a creek, will people swimming not too far upstream feel the shock or get electrocuted? Please explain it to me.:indiff:
 
SolidSnake15
I've been pondering this for a while:

If lightning strikes a creek, will people swimming not too far upstream feel the shock or get electrocuted? Please explain it to me.:indiff:
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Define not too far. A few feet, likely. A quarter mile, won't feel a thing.

I have been in a creek and seen a lightning strike downstream before. We quickly got out, of course, but it wasn't to avoid lightning travelling up the water.
 
Lightning annoys the alligators, makes 'em grumpy. That's why you get out of the water in a thunderstorm.

In actual answer, lightning travels between earth and cloud to ground a voltage potential. There's no real current flow through the water, and there's no difference really between being in the water a distance from a lightning strike and being on the ground a distance from a lightning strike. The water and the earth at the strike point are absorbing the excess electrons from the cloud (or is it supplying electrons to the deprived cloud? Now I don't remember which way the charge works!)

Damn! New question! In a lightning strike does the earth or the cloud carry the negative charge?

*waiting with stopwatch for wikipedia reference*
 
Duke
So why would you come here for an answer like that?
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In defense of Kikie, there is the possibility that he was not satisfied with whatever Wikipedia and is curious if somebody here with a better knowledge of the subject could elaborate further. If not, maybe somebody would be quite interested in looking into it either for fun or to further their knowledge on the subject.

I know that if somebody had a question on a topic I was interested in, I wouldn't mind looking into it or offering assistance in interpretation.
 
Are you supposed to match the colour of your socks with your pants or your shoes when dressing up?
 
Don't know really, I always wear black or dark grey so that any dust isn't visible...like on white socks...

Other than that, I try to match them to my shoes 👍











I guess...


BTW: No one up for my music software question?
 
Bram Turismo
Don't know really, I always wear black or dark grey so that any dust isn't visible...like on white socks...

Other than that, I try to match them to my shoes 👍











I guess...


BTW: No one up for my music software question?
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Thanks, I'm fairly colour blind so I pretty much just wear a black shirt with khaki or black pants most of the time. I figure since I was going to court that I shouldn't wear all black (traffic ticket).

Also with the music software check out Mixcraft 4 or FL Studio 8, I don't really know if it will do what you want it to but they are both great programmes.
 
Joey D
Are you supposed to match the colour of your socks with your pants or your shoes when dressing up?
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These are my unofficial rules that I abide by for "dressing up" or for the semi-formal-to-semi-casual-work-attire spectrum:

1) If black pants, wear black shoes. Wear black socks, so that your socks don't overpower the trousers. Some people can wear dark brown shoes with black pants, but I'm not an expert.

2) Don't wear white socks with black pants or black shoes. You might get away with white socks with khaki pants.

3) Belt must match shoe color, and if you tuck in your shirt, you must have a belt. No exceptions.

4) Never wear white shoes except sneakers, and only with jeans or shorts. No man in the history of the world has successfully pulled the white-shoes-and-black-pants-combo off. Nobody.

5) No clip-on ties if over the age of 12.

6) Don't ask the people who work in the mall, they're just trying to sell you something no matter how stupid it looks.
 
Don't wear ankle bashers and it won't matter :sly:

I can't remember the last time I wore a matching pair of socks. Socks are for keeping my feet warm and blister free, nothing more.
 
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