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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:22 pm Post subject:
jadehorse77 wrote:
No, males usually have the dangerous stuff for territory and claiming females from other males. (antlers, for ex.)
I'm not sure I agree with that one. There are plenty of species out there where the female is MUCH more aggressive than the male. Hyienas (sp?) are an example, I believe.
Of course, this could just be me being presumptuous again.
I actually DID know that you couldn't lick your elbow, but didn't know the gall bladder thing.... yikes.
Did you know that the movie "The Butterfly Effect" actually has NOTHING to do with the butterfly effect or Chaos Theory? _________________
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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:47 pm Post subject:
Meh... I suppose it does have a little to do with it, considering it illustrates the fact that one little thing changed in the past can effect something larger in the future. However, the butterfly effect is supposed to illustrate the idea posed by the Chaos theory that some systems are so big and complex that any tiny error in measurements could result in a HUGE and seemingly random array of results in an experiment. Basically, the Chaos Theory states that we can't know anything about these "chaotic" systems and what they will do next because we don't know the initial conditions on which they started.
Which is why meteorologists are always wrong. _________________
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