This thought was posted on Thinkaloo on 18 February 2008 by member ben
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Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that exists in the earth's atmosphere. CO2 however becomes solid at temperatures below -78 °C. In its solid state, carbon dioxide is commonly called dry ice. I thought the following. If scientists can find a way to cool atmosphere at that level then large chunks of it can be removed from the atmosphere. CO2 at a solid state will just fall from the sky like dry ice due to gravity!
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Why do we need superdelegates in an election?
This thought was posted on Thinkaloo on 18 February 2008 by member liz
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A democratic election is one based on people's votes. I don't understand why people who were not elected have power and authority to decide on an election outcome. I think we should remove super-delegates and electorates in US party and national elections. They complicate the vote and make the systems less democratic and transparent.
When Gore lost to Bush back in 2000 not on the basis of the majority of the national vote which he had won but on the basis of more electorates in Florida, that was a setback to the credibility of US democracy. We were criticized for that by people abroad.
I am worried that the tight race between Obama and Hillary might result to a similar situation. What do you think? Shouldn't we simply move away from this system, wouldn't it be an improvement to our democracy to get rid of delegates and electorates all together?
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A democratic election is one based on people's votes. I don't understand why people who were not elected have power and authority to decide on an election outcome. I think we should remove super-delegates and electorates in US party and national elections. They complicate the vote and make the systems less democratic and transparent.
When Gore lost to Bush back in 2000 not on the basis of the majority of the national vote which he had won but on the basis of more electorates in Florida, that was a setback to the credibility of US democracy. We were criticized for that by people abroad.
I am worried that the tight race between Obama and Hillary might result to a similar situation. What do you think? Shouldn't we simply move away from this system, wouldn't it be an improvement to our democracy to get rid of delegates and electorates all together?
Goal detection sensors for soccer
This thought was posted on Thinkaloo on 19 February 2008 by member birand
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What about allowing goal detection sensors to be placed in goalposts that will flash a red light when the ball passes the line? I think that would help soccer referees make no mistakes and will remove suspicions of bribery on a close call.
I wonder why such technology is not used already. Other sports use it. Tennis for example. Can it be because in Turkey and Europe too our instinctive reaction is to put all the blame when our team is defeated on the referee?
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What about allowing goal detection sensors to be placed in goalposts that will flash a red light when the ball passes the line? I think that would help soccer referees make no mistakes and will remove suspicions of bribery on a close call.
I wonder why such technology is not used already. Other sports use it. Tennis for example. Can it be because in Turkey and Europe too our instinctive reaction is to put all the blame when our team is defeated on the referee?
Use Picasa for Google Earth photos
This thought was posted on Thinkaloo on 19 February 2008 by member yap77
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I am a great fun of Google and its software. I use Picasa to organize my photos and Google Earth to look up addresses or places I want to go to. I noticed that Google Earth allows users to upload photos using this service called Panoramio but the photos you can see are limited. Why don't they use their own software Picasa instead?
I think it would have been much better if Google Earth users could have access to Picasa users' photos that are public. This way there would be a larger supply of photos to choose from and more variety for the end-user.
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I am a great fun of Google and its software. I use Picasa to organize my photos and Google Earth to look up addresses or places I want to go to. I noticed that Google Earth allows users to upload photos using this service called Panoramio but the photos you can see are limited. Why don't they use their own software Picasa instead?
I think it would have been much better if Google Earth users could have access to Picasa users' photos that are public. This way there would be a larger supply of photos to choose from and more variety for the end-user.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
What about lights that repel mosquitos?
This thought was posted on Thinkaloo on 15 February 2008 by member helena
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i don't know if such invention exists already, but think it would be helpful to people in Africa where malaria kills thousands of children every year. I know for example that rats can be repelled with sound, so what if light at a certain frequency could repel mosquitos? What do you think, is this possible?
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i don't know if such invention exists already, but think it would be helpful to people in Africa where malaria kills thousands of children every year. I know for example that rats can be repelled with sound, so what if light at a certain frequency could repel mosquitos? What do you think, is this possible?
Wind-shields for camera and mobile phone
This thought was posted on Thinkaloo on 16 February 2008 by member hendrik31
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don't you hate it when the video you take with your camera or phone is noisy with wind? It happened to me many times when i try to take video on a windy day. Why don't they make cameras or phones with a wind-shield in the microphone area? you should also have the option to record video on mute
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don't you hate it when the video you take with your camera or phone is noisy with wind? It happened to me many times when i try to take video on a windy day. Why don't they make cameras or phones with a wind-shield in the microphone area? you should also have the option to record video on mute
Is it illegal to name your child Anonymous?
This thought was posted on Thinkaloo on 17 February 2008 by member goliath
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Some names have a meaning, some don't! Last names can reveal place of origin, profession, ancestry etc But what about first names? If there are names that don't mean anything other than just being a name, then I think it should not be illegal to name your child anonymous. I am sure no parent would ever want to do this to their child, but I am fascinated by this, is it illegal to do so? If not, why? If yes, why is it? What's your reasoning?
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Some names have a meaning, some don't! Last names can reveal place of origin, profession, ancestry etc But what about first names? If there are names that don't mean anything other than just being a name, then I think it should not be illegal to name your child anonymous. I am sure no parent would ever want to do this to their child, but I am fascinated by this, is it illegal to do so? If not, why? If yes, why is it? What's your reasoning?
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