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NEW COMMENT IN: Should online game addictions be treated on the same level as drugs/etc.?

Fermat: Well, people can get addicted to anything really (generally speaking). I consider gaming to go into the same general category of gambling as it provides the user with a variable-ratio scale of positive reinforcement (such as completing quests, getting rewards, etc). Thus, it can ...

NEW COMMENT IN: Do you think we should have a character limit for giving points to answers?

Fermat: They are no more or less valid than explained answers, except where explanations are required, such as "why" questions. I think it should be up to the question asker.

NEW COMMENT IN: Do you think we should have a character limit for giving points to answers?

Fermat: I don't see what's wrong with "yes" or "no" answers. If the question is "Can elephants run faster than chickens?" then there wouldn't be much more to say than "yes".

NEW COMMENT IN: How many of you have heard of the ONN (Onion News Network)?

Fermat: One of the links here will work:

NEW COMMENT IN: Is .8 a rational number?

Fermat: Yes, in fact, irrational numbers are very rare. A few examples would be pi, the square root of 2, and e.

NEW COMMENT IN: What does Ipod stand for?

Fermat: This is your answer right here.

NEW COMMENT IN: Is it possible to block a bullet with a sword?

Fermat: Amazing, isn't it?

NEW COMMENT IN: What are some good High School Math Competitions?

Fermat: Thanks!

NEW COMMENT IN: How many numbers are in Pi?

Fermat: It's irrational.

NEW COMMENT IN: Is it possible to block a bullet with a sword?

Fermat: The bullet/sword combo doesn't really matter because bullets are a big chunk of metal compared to swords which are very sharp at the tip and swords are made out of high quality steel and such whereas bullets are just made out of rubbish metal practically. And since the bullets are so stumpy it m...

NEW COMMENT IN: Alcohol yields 7 calories per gram. But, my question is: Is it possible to digest and use the energy exclusively from the alcohol?

Fermat: And the answer is no.

NEW COMMENT IN: Why does bottled water have an expiration date?

Fermat: Ew, that's disgusting.

NEW COMMENT IN: Could going without sleep for a long time kill you?

Fermat: If you're referring to that one Chinese kid who died from playing Warcraft for 3 days straight, he died from dehydration or something like that (unrelated to his sleep deprivation).

NEW COMMENT IN: How does the "magic shell" topping for ice cream work?

Fermat: No, it would have a high freezing point, meaning that it freezes at a higher temperature than normal.

NEW COMMENT IN: How are identical twins possible?

Fermat: It is possible to have identical twins that are different genders.

NEW COMMENT IN: Why does HP de-brand their products?

Fermat: Just buy a Dell. Problem solved.

NEW COMMENT IN: What is the significance of "endl" in C++?

Fermat: It aggravates me so much because I don't know anyone who even has a little bit of experience in C++, let alone a wide understanding of the language itself.

NEW COMMENT IN: What is the significance of "endl" in C++?

Fermat: I think you might be confused. "endl" is used to signify a "new line", meaning that when the program is run, the code ends and then begins on the next line. The actual end of a statement IS marked by a semi-colon.

Example:

1. This is my "endl"
example.

wou...

NEW COMMENT IN: What is infinity squared?

Fermat: I think I know where you're going with this. Different sets of numbers can be represented to have an "infinite" number of values, although sets can be compared to have more or less values than each other.

For example, consider the number of integers that exist (infinity) and...

NEW COMMENT IN: Is time travel possible?

Fermat: No offense bro, but Calculus pretty much negates everything you just said. And, unlike "time travel", Calculus is proven to be true.

If you want an explanation, just ask.

NEW COMMENT IN: What does it mean to be weightless ?

Fermat: But although light cannot travel AT the speed of light, it is a "good enough" estimation of the real speed of light because the mass of light is extremely minuscule. For this reason scientists use the speed of light in calculations involving light (mainly dealing with spectroscopy)...

NEW COMMENT IN: Why does bottled water have an expiration date?

Fermat: When the minerals "settle out of the water", like you claim, where exactly do they go?

NEW COMMENT IN: What is the first six-digit prime number?

Fermat: A prime number is, by definition, a number that only has two factors: 1 and itself. If you find a number that isn't divisible by 3, 6, 9, and 7, that has nothing to do with whether it is prime or not. Consider 25. As you probably know, 5*5 = 25, so it is definitely a composite number. But, by yo...

NEW COMMENT IN: What is the point of Fahrenheit?

Fermat: It would be 274.15, like you said, but C and K scale exactly the same.

An increase of 1 degree of Celsius is an increase of 1 degree of Kelvin, BUT Kelvin is 273.15 degrees HIGHER than Celsius.

So 10 degrees Celsius is 283.15 degrees Kelvin, etc.

The reason why we have the huge difference i...

NEW COMMENT IN: What is the best riddle you know?

Fermat: What about satanpig?

NEW COMMENT IN: Which video game has/had the highest sales?

Fermat: I believe that Wii Sports IS the highest-selling video game.

Super Mario Bros came with the NES so you have to realize that it too was a "bundle deal".

NEW COMMENT IN: Is Mario Kart DS the only 3D DS game?

Fermat: AC:WW is definitely 3D.

NEW COMMENT IN: What program can play .avi files?

Fermat: How about this, I'll get out my traffic cone, courtesy of VLC media player, and you can get out your source code and we can battle?