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Jim Lane

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46. Adding to the other responses: the Global Positioning System.

Mon Apr 14, 2014, 12:08 AM

Apr 2014

Millions of people (including even some average firefighters) use GPS devices, which are accurate only because the system, relying on Einstein's work, takes account of the relativistic effects on the clocks.

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Think of the brain power represented in this one image.... [View all] Playinghardball Apr 2014 OP

I wonder if an assemblage of such brainpower Cirque du So-What Apr 2014 #1

Are you certain that similar or maybe greater brain power has subsequently been assembled TheKentuckian Apr 2014 #6

Unfortunately, half of our population would burn those people at the stake for witchcraft ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2014 #9

Half our Congress, would. villager Apr 2014 #15

Would they be the same people who firmly believe every single lie ever uttered by the Extreme Right? Cal33 Apr 2014 #32

I'm not worthy! Baitball Blogger Apr 2014 #2

OK, I can see Schrodinger IDemo Apr 2014 #3

The photo actually commemorates Heisenberg's very accurate measurement of its velocity struggle4progress Apr 2014 #8

I don't know IDemo Apr 2014 #39

I know it's there demwing Apr 2014 #29

On the other hand, think of the brain power represented in THIS image... YoungDemCA Apr 2014 #4

The only brainpower in that image is in the painting on the wall. hobbit709 Apr 2014 #5

Ole' George Washington looks like he's saying: YoungDemCA Apr 2014 #7

Yes he does! passiveporcupine Apr 2014 #24

Washington's gesture:"Presenting Assholery multiplied" n/t Mira Apr 2014 #30

oh boy! time to break out the image editor and twitter! nt ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2014 #10

There would be more brainpower on display if you took a picture of random people at a bowling alley TheKentuckian Apr 2014 #11

Did you Google images for "Dunces" to find that? Capt.Rocky300 Apr 2014 #12

I just lost 5 IQ points. nt awoke_in_2003 Apr 2014 #13

Where is Louie Gomhert? Helen Borg Apr 2014 #25

Simple: he got lost Nevernose Apr 2014 #45

DUzy!! MsLeopard Apr 2014 #37

ultimately what did those 28 men and one woman do hfojvt Apr 2014 #14

Are you kidding? Maedhros Apr 2014 #16

so the main thing they did was hfojvt Apr 2014 #19

I'm not understanding your intention in implying that the scientists in the picture Maedhros Apr 2014 #21

And Pasteur and Fleming didn't do anything useful either erronis Apr 2014 #22

but most people in the past did NOT die in their 30s and 40s hfojvt Apr 2014 #47

Well that data certainly settles the debate. n/t whopis01 Apr 2014 #48

No, the technicians wouldn't have found a way anyway. pnwmom Apr 2014 #28

Are you fucking kidding? NickB79 Apr 2014 #23

Yep, was thinking the same... Helen Borg Apr 2014 #27

Uhhhhhh, greiner3 Apr 2014 #33

Trollin' ain't easy. Shivering Jemmy Apr 2014 #34

Well, without them we wouldn't have the internet, for starters, so you wouldn't be posting here. N.T Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2014 #35

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Adding to the other responses: the Global Positioning System. Jim Lane Apr 2014 #46

Yeah but ... lpbk2713 Apr 2014 #17

Early picture of Bush, Sr. beginning Mr.Bill Apr 2014 #20

Wow. Almost as much brain power as our House of Representatives! Kablooie Apr 2014 #18

And only one of them was female! passiveporcupine Apr 2014 #26

+1 SunSeeker Apr 2014 #31

Only one other woman besides Marie Curie has won the Nobel Prize in Physics FarCenter Apr 2014 #36

I would say chrisstopher Apr 2014 #38

Collectively more like 160 / log 29 = 109. FarCenter Apr 2014 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author rumdude Apr 2014 #42

It reminds me of some remarks made by President Kennedy Staph Apr 2014 #43

I just had this crazy thought - what if, at the start of the Conference, all ANY of calimary Apr 2014 #44