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by SsDd
Wed Feb 17, 2010 5:57 am
Forum: The Science Labs: Participate in Citizen Science or Smartphone Science
Topic: Can Search Engines Find Inquiries from the Future?
Replies: 123
Views: 28118

Re: Can Search Engines Find Inquiries from the Future?

Umm..... Upon further research, I found out that in August 2009, a movie called Time Travellers Wife came out. I am sure it is the most likely explanation, thereby shredding my own theory to bits.
by SsDd
Tue Feb 16, 2010 7:28 pm
Forum: The Science Labs: Participate in Citizen Science or Smartphone Science
Topic: SD: Home Computers Unite to Map the Milky Way
Replies: 9
Views: 3459

Re: MilkyWay@Home

I understand your concerns makc. Wiki puts the total number of Milkyway@home volunteer contributors at 44,900 users and 1,590 teams in 170 countries. That is a lot of people. While I agree that reaching out to volunteers makes for better PR. and makes our volunteer contributions seem worthwhile, I w...
by SsDd
Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:35 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Beer Good for the Bones
Replies: 17
Views: 1598

Re: Beer Good for the Bones

Taking it to the next level, turns out smoking can slow Alzheimer's.

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/rea ... enefits-em

How do you like 'em apples?
by SsDd
Thu Feb 11, 2010 5:08 pm
Forum: The Science Labs: Participate in Citizen Science or Smartphone Science
Topic: Searching for Micrometeorites in Snow
Replies: 32
Views: 11889

Re: Searching for Micrometeorites in Snow

Rain drops, being nearly spherical I vaguely remembered a presentation on how rain drops are not necessarily spherical. They begin spherical, but change shape as they fall down, due to air resistance. I went back and looked it up, and here is what I found "Raindrops have sizes ranging from 0.1...
by SsDd
Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:54 pm
Forum: The Science Labs: Participate in Citizen Science or Smartphone Science
Topic: Can Search Engines Find Inquiries from the Future?
Replies: 123
Views: 28118

Re: Can Search Engines Find Inquiries from the Future?

Time travelers, are sneaky. I think they are on to us, being on to them. Google Trends, shows that there has been a 100 fold increase in searches for Time Travelers in August 2009. 100 FOLD, not just 100 percent. Considering the fact that this post was started in November 2009, I think they knew in ...
by SsDd
Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:50 pm
Forum: The Science Labs: Participate in Citizen Science or Smartphone Science
Topic: Can Search Engines Find Inquiries from the Future?
Replies: 123
Views: 28118

Re: Can Search Engines Find Inquiries from the Future?

Time travel really is a mind boggler. It most definitely is. Which is why, for the purposes of this forum, we do not concern ourselves with the physical, logical or moral logistics of Time Travel. The questions asked is simple, "Can Search Engines Find Inquiries from the Future?". We are ...
by SsDd
Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:39 am
Forum: The Science Labs: Participate in Citizen Science or Smartphone Science
Topic: Can Search Engines Find Inquiries from the Future?
Replies: 123
Views: 28118

Re: Can Search Engines Find Inquiries from the Future?

Search Terms:- As I explained earlier, Google Trends records data only post 2004, so any search terms have to obviously be more current. Some of the very obvious search terms that I have tried out till now, with no success have been APOD :- I started with a "tribute" search for APOD. For f...
by SsDd
Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:07 am
Forum: The Science Labs: Participate in Citizen Science or Smartphone Science
Topic: Can Search Engines Find Inquiries from the Future?
Replies: 123
Views: 28118

Re: Can Search Engines Find Inquiries from the Future?

Some general info we need to know about search engines, and search engine data. Google:- Google Trends Google currently holds about 87% of global search engine market share. Google would be the first thing to turn to, in looking for good search terms. Luckily for us, Google keeps track of all search...
by SsDd
Sat Dec 12, 2009 12:17 am
Forum: The Science Labs: Participate in Citizen Science or Smartphone Science
Topic: Can Search Engines Find Inquiries from the Future?
Replies: 123
Views: 28118

Re: BITOD: Can Search Engines Find Inquiries from the Future

Building on the same theme, between the years 1870-1890 mankind "saw the invention of electric light, alternating current, the telephone, automobile, steam turbine, gas turbine, water heater, transformer, arc welding, phonograph and seismograph; development of vaccination and surgical technique...
by SsDd
Fri Dec 11, 2009 8:56 pm
Forum: The Science Labs: Participate in Citizen Science or Smartphone Science
Topic: Can Search Engines Find Inquiries from the Future?
Replies: 123
Views: 28118

Re: BITOD: Can Search Engines Find Inquiries from the Future

I would approach this problem by putting myself in the shoes of a Time Traveller. If I could go back in time, assuming I would give the greater good of humanity more importance that changing events of my personal past, I would try to inform and "fore-warn" people of events that would signi...