This was taken from one of the most awesome websites in the world. I modified a few of the words, though.
Question: A truck that is transporting birds is weighed. Will there be a difference in its weight depending on whether or not the birds are in flight or standing on the truck?
Answer: There will not be a difference between the two situations. While flying, the birds' wings exert a downward force on the air in the truck which is exactly equal to the weight of the birds, and the air transmits this force onto the truck, and hence to the weighing mechanism.
The only way to cheat the weigh scale would be to have very proficiently trained birds that could fly to the top of the truck and, immediately before the weight is calculated, fold their wings and fall. If the weigh scale is read during the interval before the free-falling birds strike the floor of the truck, then it will register only the weight of the truck.
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Saturday, April 14, 2007
a splash of cold water would do
Huh. I never knew that "splash" is so difficult to type. Try it.
After getting very depressed this past week, I have decided to finally let it go.
Why? Because there is nothing I can do about it. The rules are there and they aren't going to change. This especially goes toward the fact that they use the same rules for EVERYONE who moves here, so it's fair for all of us. Not for me and maybe one other person in the history of CHS who may have experienced this problem, though.
If I can put this aside, then my life will be SO much better.
I really want to shift on to other things. This has dragged me along like the painstakingly slow and torturous act of watching Jack type and/or read cursive. (Diana told me about the typing part =)
The state convention involves 50 people of CHS leaving after Thursday's school day is over. I'm really excited about this because I haven't really "relaxed" for a long time and that's just what we're doing on Sunday. However, this week will be very busy. Our science teacher told us that we weren't going to have homework over the weekend so that we could have a break. This means that we have to finish an entire unit during a very short period of time. Not as short as Diana, though. And, we all have to study MAO. Most of the 50 people are also in Latin and they are currently at the JCL State Convention in Jacksonville, FL.
Two people from our school qualified for the USAMO! A sophomore and a junior- both oriental Asian, of course.
Oh Darhwin. There is one month and 10 days left until the school year comes to an end yet again. And I don't feel like I learned that much. >:(
I keep telling myself that I would know so much if I studied more, but I want a LIFE, too.
That's why I focused myself on the violin today. And I don't even really like the violin.
On Friday night, Anna had her birthday party. It was really fun, but it didn't last that long. Four hours is never enough. Lol. The whole thing mainly centered around watching a movie. Changyang and Katelyn made it so much fun because we couldn't stop laughing at Anna, who had invited June.
Tomorrow, Katelyn is having her birthday party for two hours.
I think Kavita was supposed to have a MAO teams practice tomorrow which is unfortunate because it will very likely conflict. I probably won't make it onto team at State, though (they take the top four people in your school from Theta(Geometry and Algebra II), Alpha(Pre-Calculus), and Mu(Calculus)), so it should be okay.
This is for those of you who are very bored and want to read something fun: http://web.mit.edu/mollieb/www/archives/professorarchive.html
After getting very depressed this past week, I have decided to finally let it go.
Why? Because there is nothing I can do about it. The rules are there and they aren't going to change. This especially goes toward the fact that they use the same rules for EVERYONE who moves here, so it's fair for all of us. Not for me and maybe one other person in the history of CHS who may have experienced this problem, though.
If I can put this aside, then my life will be SO much better.
I really want to shift on to other things. This has dragged me along like the painstakingly slow and torturous act of watching Jack type and/or read cursive. (Diana told me about the typing part =)
The state convention involves 50 people of CHS leaving after Thursday's school day is over. I'm really excited about this because I haven't really "relaxed" for a long time and that's just what we're doing on Sunday. However, this week will be very busy. Our science teacher told us that we weren't going to have homework over the weekend so that we could have a break. This means that we have to finish an entire unit during a very short period of time. Not as short as Diana, though. And, we all have to study MAO. Most of the 50 people are also in Latin and they are currently at the JCL State Convention in Jacksonville, FL.
Two people from our school qualified for the USAMO! A sophomore and a junior- both oriental Asian, of course.
Oh Darhwin. There is one month and 10 days left until the school year comes to an end yet again. And I don't feel like I learned that much. >:(
I keep telling myself that I would know so much if I studied more, but I want a LIFE, too.
That's why I focused myself on the violin today. And I don't even really like the violin.
On Friday night, Anna had her birthday party. It was really fun, but it didn't last that long. Four hours is never enough. Lol. The whole thing mainly centered around watching a movie. Changyang and Katelyn made it so much fun because we couldn't stop laughing at Anna, who had invited June.
Tomorrow, Katelyn is having her birthday party for two hours.
I think Kavita was supposed to have a MAO teams practice tomorrow which is unfortunate because it will very likely conflict. I probably won't make it onto team at State, though (they take the top four people in your school from Theta(Geometry and Algebra II), Alpha(Pre-Calculus), and Mu(Calculus)), so it should be okay.
This is for those of you who are very bored and want to read something fun: http://web.mit.edu/mollieb/www/archives/professorarchive.html
Thursday, April 12, 2007
A Few Sad Things in Life
1) getting pen on your arm because you keep putting it down on the uncovered tip
2) not knowing the late homework policies in any of your classes and not getting it when the teacher roughly explains it in anger because I never knew anything about it in the first place
3) being lied to by people who work at your school
4) being lied to by people who couldn't care less about your situation and want you to die who work at your school
5) knowing that you'll never be a part of where you live because everyone else has been here since kindergarten
6) finding out that even the people who have been here their whole lives hate where they live
7) so how much better can it be for you?
8) lack of satisfication.
9) knowing that the last time you were satisfied was more than a year ago
10) technically having a B in science the day before the teacher said she'd sign you off for Pre-AP Biology Honors and AP Chemistry
11) not knowing what in the world the assignment was that was apparently "missing"
12) not really caring that much
13) but in the position to be forced to take a final exam the day before your trip to China
14) not playing the piano with an orchestra until freshman year of high school and it's just another part of the orchestra so it's not special :(
2) not knowing the late homework policies in any of your classes and not getting it when the teacher roughly explains it in anger because I never knew anything about it in the first place
3) being lied to by people who work at your school
4) being lied to by people who couldn't care less about your situation and want you to die who work at your school
5) knowing that you'll never be a part of where you live because everyone else has been here since kindergarten
6) finding out that even the people who have been here their whole lives hate where they live
7) so how much better can it be for you?
8) lack of satisfication.
9) knowing that the last time you were satisfied was more than a year ago
10) technically having a B in science the day before the teacher said she'd sign you off for Pre-AP Biology Honors and AP Chemistry
11) not knowing what in the world the assignment was that was apparently "missing"
12) not really caring that much
13) but in the position to be forced to take a final exam the day before your trip to China
14) not playing the piano with an orchestra until freshman year of high school and it's just another part of the orchestra so it's not special :(
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
I might like history after all
Here is the comment I received from a recent history assignment:
To make matters even better, after I write a big essay and do a chart and finish a few more homework assignments, I can prepare to fail my final exam!!! Yay!!!
The problem is, I actually knew a lot of details on the first half of world history, and the second half is bad because history classes never get here. It is mostly about the 1900s.
To make matters even better, after I write a big essay and do a chart and finish a few more homework assignments, I can prepare to fail my final exam!!! Yay!!!
The problem is, I actually knew a lot of details on the first half of world history, and the second half is bad because history classes never get here. It is mostly about the 1900s.
Monday, April 09, 2007
Poems
Smart
By Shel Silverstein
My dad gave me a dollar
`Cause I'm his smartest son
And I swapped it for two shiny quarters
`Cause two is more than one!
And then I took the quarters
And traded them to Lou
For three dimes --- I guess he don't know
That three is more than two!
Just then, along came old blind Bates
And just ‘cause he can't see
He gave me four nickels for my three dimes,
And four is more than three!
And I took the nickels to Hiram Coombs
Down at the feed-seed store,
And the fool gave me five pennies for them,
And five is more than four!
And then I went and showed my dad,
And he got in the cheeks
And closed his eyes and shook his head ---
Too proud of me to speak!
Eighteen Flavors
By Shel Silverstein
Eighteen luscious, scrumptious flavors –
Chocolate, lime, and cherry,
Coffee, pumpkin, fudge-banana,
Caramel cream and boysenberry,
Rocky road and toasted almond,
Butterscotch, vanilla dip,
Butter-brickle, apple ripple,
Coconut and mocha chip,
Brandy peach and lemon custard,
Each scoop lovely, smooth, and round,
Tallest ice-cream cone in town,
Lying there (sniff) on the ground.
By Shel Silverstein
My dad gave me a dollar
`Cause I'm his smartest son
And I swapped it for two shiny quarters
`Cause two is more than one!
And then I took the quarters
And traded them to Lou
For three dimes --- I guess he don't know
That three is more than two!
Just then, along came old blind Bates
And just ‘cause he can't see
He gave me four nickels for my three dimes,
And four is more than three!
And I took the nickels to Hiram Coombs
Down at the feed-seed store,
And the fool gave me five pennies for them,
And five is more than four!
And then I went and showed my dad,
And he got in the cheeks
And closed his eyes and shook his head ---
Too proud of me to speak!
Eighteen Flavors
By Shel Silverstein
Eighteen luscious, scrumptious flavors –
Chocolate, lime, and cherry,
Coffee, pumpkin, fudge-banana,
Caramel cream and boysenberry,
Rocky road and toasted almond,
Butterscotch, vanilla dip,
Butter-brickle, apple ripple,
Coconut and mocha chip,
Brandy peach and lemon custard,
Each scoop lovely, smooth, and round,
Tallest ice-cream cone in town,
Lying there (sniff) on the ground.
Sunday, April 08, 2007
Darn you, my single VP
As my VP's little sister and boss, each weekday morning at school is occupied by sitting back nervously as noticeably more and more girls surround, maul, and flirt with him. This obviously explains why my MVC (also my little bro) and the seagull-lover both wish they were Asian guys. According to their dreams, they'd "get more girls".
Meanwhile, my cousin has somehow jumped on his friend (who is a guy) who has hugged another one of their friends (who is very definitely also a guy). This last guy likes far more than one girl at a time. This makes no sense on so many levels.
And then whatever gets in our way at math competitions, school, and any other arbitrary occasions.
Yesterday, I told someone about my cousin's name. He asked, so is there a sergeant too?
I should've replied that there's a colonel, captain, and brigadier general in addition to that.
Meanwhile, my cousin has somehow jumped on his friend (who is a guy) who has hugged another one of their friends (who is very definitely also a guy). This last guy likes far more than one girl at a time. This makes no sense on so many levels.
And then whatever gets in our way at math competitions, school, and any other arbitrary occasions.
Yesterday, I told someone about my cousin's name. He asked, so is there a sergeant too?
I should've replied that there's a colonel, captain, and brigadier general in addition to that.
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Grr.
Stupid multiple choice questions. The sources that they give you used to give the answers to the questions. That's why we got the sources that were offered in the first place. Now, the answers are no longer there. They're hiding on abitrary websites all over the Internet.
How convenient.
And only seven or so more assignments to go.
And more than half of them are annoying, tedious projects that need to be hacked and blown up.
Historia es la peor y es MUY aburrida. X.X No me gusta nada.
Oh no. The next assignment might be even worse. I "get to" write abot a major political, military, or economic event that occurred after the 1950's and research the event's impact on international relations. Not fun!
Sorry about complaining again.
How convenient.
And only seven or so more assignments to go.
And more than half of them are annoying, tedious projects that need to be hacked and blown up.
Historia es la peor y es MUY aburrida. X.X No me gusta nada.
Oh no. The next assignment might be even worse. I "get to" write abot a major political, military, or economic event that occurred after the 1950's and research the event's impact on international relations. Not fun!
Sorry about complaining again.
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Your Perfect Major
This quiz was kind of fun to take.
Theatre definitely belongs at the bottom. Engineering is plausible. I don't think Linguistics and English should be quite so high, though. It's funny how Dance in the middle. This wasn't a very accurate quiz, but it was a good generalizer.
You scored as Engineering. You should be an Engineering major!
What is your Perfect Major? (PLEASE RATE ME!!<3) created with QuizFarm.com |
Theatre definitely belongs at the bottom. Engineering is plausible. I don't think Linguistics and English should be quite so high, though. It's funny how Dance in the middle. This wasn't a very accurate quiz, but it was a good generalizer.
Monday, April 02, 2007
5.5 Mbps
I'm stealing wireless and haven't done it for a really long time. Today, it decided to be nice to me, and it's working at 5.5 megabytes per second!!! It's so awesome! And about as fast as fast-ish internet! I'm so excited! It isn't going to last very long, but while I have it, I am very, very happy. I don't know how I should take advantage of this, though. It could stop any second. In fact, it could stop before I have a change to click on "PUBLISH". Then, I'd have to dial up to post this.
Today was the deadline for the AP applications. So if you forgot it and go to CHS, then you're doomed.
But you're not as doomed as me because the MAO State Convention is coming up (our last competition of the school year since we're not going to Nationals for once) and AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!
Nationals is over $700 for Tampa which is a place where we can drive. Insane. That's one reason why most people aren't going. It's so expensive! For FL!
State is in Orlando. It is likely that I will go on my very first roller coaster there. I have never gotten the opportunity, so it shall be interesting.
The left side of my brain in this little area hurts. It is pulsing very, very slowly. It just kind of comes and goes. :'( I hope I'm not about to have a seizure. That would not be fun.
I want to live so I can fail that math quiz tomorrow.
:EDIT: THE 2008 MAO NATIONAL CONVENTION WILL BE HELD IN SACRAMENTO, CA! (It was previously planned for NY, but unfortunately, it will apPARENTly not be there. Oh well. I've never been to California. If I go, then it should be fun. I wonder if I'm going. It's too early to decide right now. This makes me want to find out where the other national conventions will be held, but they don't decide that early. This is odd because I can't find anything about Sacramento anywhere on Google. = ="
Today was the deadline for the AP applications. So if you forgot it and go to CHS, then you're doomed.
But you're not as doomed as me because the MAO State Convention is coming up (our last competition of the school year since we're not going to Nationals for once) and AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!
Nationals is over $700 for Tampa which is a place where we can drive. Insane. That's one reason why most people aren't going. It's so expensive! For FL!
State is in Orlando. It is likely that I will go on my very first roller coaster there. I have never gotten the opportunity, so it shall be interesting.
The left side of my brain in this little area hurts. It is pulsing very, very slowly. It just kind of comes and goes. :'( I hope I'm not about to have a seizure. That would not be fun.
I want to live so I can fail that math quiz tomorrow.
:EDIT: THE 2008 MAO NATIONAL CONVENTION WILL BE HELD IN SACRAMENTO, CA! (It was previously planned for NY, but unfortunately, it will apPARENTly not be there. Oh well. I've never been to California. If I go, then it should be fun. I wonder if I'm going. It's too early to decide right now. This makes me want to find out where the other national conventions will be held, but they don't decide that early. This is odd because I can't find anything about Sacramento anywhere on Google. = ="
Sunday, April 01, 2007
11:10am
This was when I finally realized that it's April Fool's Day.
Maybe because the Sanrio Calendar didn't have it this year for some reason.
But I think it's because of school. School has deteriorated my mind so that I'm even slower this year.
I haven't really finished my math homework or done any history or anything. Grr.
I played the violin yesterday. It frustrates me that I don't have any skills with the thing.
Today is a very boring day.
I want to leave the house somehow because it's nice outside.
But I need to do homework and practice the violin and piano.
And get more tired, maybe going on autopilot.
And never waking up again until after college?
I guess.
Maybe because the Sanrio Calendar didn't have it this year for some reason.
But I think it's because of school. School has deteriorated my mind so that I'm even slower this year.
I haven't really finished my math homework or done any history or anything. Grr.
I played the violin yesterday. It frustrates me that I don't have any skills with the thing.
Today is a very boring day.
I want to leave the house somehow because it's nice outside.
But I need to do homework and practice the violin and piano.
And get more tired, maybe going on autopilot.
And never waking up again until after college?
I guess.
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