Tag: Physics

Should You Run In the Rain

“The results are telling….”

Suppose it’s raining outside and you need to go some short distance on foot, maybe to a building 50 feet away. Should you run or should you walk, in order to stay drier? Opinions can vary and may include “always run,” “always walk,” “it doesn’t matter,” or “it depends.” Of course the choice of the better approach always depends at least a little on the specific situation, but maybe we can arrive at some kind of general answer for the question.

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Astrology Ain’t So Bad, In Theory

“It’s like a giant slide rule in the sky.”

From my layman point of view, astrology seems to be about making predictions in people’s lives, based on the positions of stars and planets.  In various newspapers, I have seen astrological predictions called horoscopes.  Using my date of birth, I can determine my particular Zodiac sign, which corresponds to one of the twelve Zodiac constellations.  I can then read the prediction – typically covering the current or next day – for the group of people born in the same fraction of the year as that Zodiac sign.  I also recall seeing posters for each sign of the Zodiac in one or more gift shops, supposedly telling what someone born under that sign is like and maybe what they might encounter in their life.

Many people regard astrology as just a bunch of superstitious nonsense.  Is it? Continue reading “Astrology Ain’t So Bad, In Theory”