Comments by "roidroid" (@roidroid) on "Jonathan Drori: Why we don't understand as much as we think" video.

  1. still a good comment though. It's at least relevant to the topic of learning and discovery.
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  2. yeah we always just skip that
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  3. this isn't a competition c6gunner, we don't care about checking anything. Just commenting.
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  4. fart
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  5. I answered them all correctly :P some disclaimers: - I've been researching carbon capture techniques for a while. - I played with electronics a lot as a kid, incl batteries and bulbs. - I have an interest in astronomy, and i like to play with the highly visual free programs like CELESTIA. - I live in the southern hemisphere so i often have to explain to people how the seasons are backwards down here (and thus how they work).
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  6. don't feel bad for trying to hard, it's all about context. when people "test" eachother thesedays we are really concerned with proving we don't have something blatantly wrong with us (ie: prove basic competence). Then we are concerned with "impressing" the other person. Unfortunately, to know howto impress another person you have to know a bit about them - to an extent we all do a bit of "cold reading" to get this information if we're to succeed in giving a good first impression.
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  7. but can you fly that paper plane upsidedown?
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  8. The aircraft question was just recently posed to me. It's a mixture of Bernoulli's principle (lifting wings) with flaps, and basic deflection (ie: a rocket's fins). It depends on the design of the plane. An interesting followup question is "will it GLIDE?" and "will it glide upsidedown?" Water has a slight blue tinge. But most of the blue colour in oceans comes from the reflection of the sky. On overcast days you'll note the oceans are significantly less blue and more grey.
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  9. This guy is right - playing with stuff is the best way to learn, even for adults. I want to know more about nanotechnology and molecular engineering, so i'm still keeping my eyes peeled for fun nanotech "building" games dealing with it. Any ideas?
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