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Re: My head hurts- some days I wish DS was in scho ebeth #22543 08/11/08 07:30 PM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 6,145 Midwest Kriston Member
Kriston Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 6,145 Midwest	Oooh! I like it, ebeth! Bring on the science tidbits, please!! Kriston

Re: My head hurts- some days I wish DS was in scho Kriston #22548 08/11/08 07:57 PM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 198 M mamaandmore OP Member
OP mamaandmore Member M Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 198	Oh, man, I completely forgot about quarks! That is a very helpful explanation though, thank you! I really appreciate all the resources and advice, I'm sure we'll use it all at some point since this topic keeps coming back up. Sometimes I think he asks me these things just to see my eyes go blank and hear me stammer for a minute as my mind blows, lol.

Re: My head hurts- some days I wish DS was in scho mamaandmore #22551 08/11/08 08:04 PM
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ebeth Member Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 412	I've found that my DS8 doesn't ever ask a question unless he has already thought through an answer. So I usually turn the question back on him and ask him what he thinks. That at least buys me a few minutes to rack my sleep-deprived brain for some semblance of an answer. The link I provided above for the String Ducky is really pretty simplistic. It explains string theory in terms of a cute rubber ducky. Very kid friendly. Mom to DS12 and DD3

Re: My head hurts- some days I wish DS was in scho ebeth #22567 08/12/08 06:26 AM
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Dazed&Confuzed Member Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,815	Thanks for the info ebeth!

Re: My head hurts- some days I wish DS was in scho Dazed&Confuzed #22569 08/12/08 07:02 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,917 st pauli girl Member
st pauli girl Member Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,917	OK - my eyes just glazed over watching the rubber string ducky thing. I guess i'm not ready for string theory yet! Kid friendly, humph... now my head hurts! but I am all for a Science Tidbit of the day. Bring 'em on! i love this board.

Re: My head hurts- some days I wish DS was in scho st pauli girl #22577 08/12/08 07:52 AM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,231 up in my head....... incogneato Member
incogneato Member Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,231 up in my head.......	I like the idea of Science Tidbit of the day also. I loved the rubber ducky video. I thought it did a good job of explaining the general concept in non-professional physicist terms! I did show it to DD's, they didn't seem to grasp the main idea of it, even though they have a good understanding of atoms, electrons, nuetrons, etc. Oh well! I thought it was great!

Re: My head hurts- some days I wish DS was in scho incogneato #22614 08/12/08 05:51 PM
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incogneato Member Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,231 up in my head.......	As for the dark matter debate, I found this article today at National Geographic: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/08/080811-dark-energy.html

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