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Q: Is it wise to close a popular but wrongly assumed question

EkaThis question was published yesterday Why is lead radioactive? and within a day it has been viewed 2000 times. From its view count alone we can assume that this question is mulled over by most people and have questions regarding the radioactivity of lead. Because the questions premise is wrong Ch...

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Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
@ron It wasn't me!
 
ron
ron
3:21 AM
@NicolauSakerNeto I knew that, thanks.
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
Alright, just making sure
 
 
3 hours later…
santiago
santiago
6:21 AM
hi @Martin
 
Martin
Martin
@NicolauSakerNeto What's happening here??? O.o
@santiago Hey there, how are you doing?
 
santiago
santiago
@Martin not too bad (considering what the doc told me)
how are you going?
 
Martin
Martin
I am okay... some sleeping issues, but weekend is near so I am going to be cured (or more messed up) then.
What did the doc say?
 
santiago
santiago
@Martin that is a weekend tradition!
 
Martin
Martin
ROTFL ;)
 
santiago
santiago
6:26 AM
@Martin apparantly, the partial paralysis that is making my recovery slower than I like is permanent
I have about 50% use of my legs
I take that prognosis as a challenge
 
Martin
Martin
@santiago I am very sorry to hear that
@santiago Slowly, slowly, you can make it. One step at the time. I wish you all the best!
 
santiago
santiago
the car accient also damaged my spine and I copped a head injury too - the latter only causes mild deafness in one ear and some slurring of words
 
Martin
Martin
Apr 14 at 1:18, by Nicolau Saker Neto
“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan Press On! has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”
― Calvin Coolidge
 
santiago
santiago
but, as I said, that prognosis is just a mere hurdle that I will overcome, as long as I keep up my training
 
Martin
Martin
Finally found it...
 
santiago
santiago
6:29 AM
@Martin exactly! that is my motto in life
 
Martin
Martin
@santiago see, there you go. Just stay persistent, be optimistic.
 
santiago
santiago
my doctor recognises my drive and helps me push myself a little further each time (as does my personal trainer)
 
Martin
Martin
@santiago Having a team believing in you helps a lot.
I think I can speak for all of us here, wishing you all the best, and we are here for moral support!
 
santiago
santiago
exactly, the cop that got me out of the wreck also helps
 
Martin
Martin
Good to hear that.
 
santiago
santiago
6:33 AM
many have been through worse
 
Martin
Martin
True. Sometimes I look back and remember how blessed I am.
 
santiago
santiago
as do I
 
Martin
Martin
As long as you find your joy in life, you can consider yourself lucky, I guess. And sometimes making small progress is the best thing ever.
 
santiago
santiago
it is, there are no limits asides from the limits we set for ourselves
 
Martin
Martin
I have to go afk for a bit, still at work, see you soon.
There, have a star for that one!
 
santiago
santiago
6:37 AM
Thank you muchly! Have a great day!
 
Martin
Martin
7:15 AM
@santiago :D Thanks, you too.
Oh... I guess I did flagging wrong most of the times.
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Q: Flagging multiple comments versus flagging the whole post for moderator attention

Mark AmeryWhen multiple comments in a comment thread ought to be removed (especially if they're all for the same reason), should I flag each of them individually or flag the parent post for moderator attention? I've usually adopted the former strategy - flagging each comment with the same flag reason, oft...

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santiago
santiago
you and me both!
 
Martin
Martin
7:32 AM
You can always learn something from meta :D
 
santiago
santiago
indeed! I haven't joined there - but are entertained from some of the conversations therein
I am close to an 'Enlightened' badge
 
Martin
Martin
@santiago What question?
 
santiago
santiago
i think my first answer here
 
Martin
Martin
@santiago It went completely past me, now you have the badge I suppose ;)
 
santiago
santiago
awesome! thank you! - am very happy with that answer, as I learned the reason as I was writing it
 
Martin
Martin
7:49 AM
@santiago Research is part of the fun here... there are quite some answers I posted, that I initially did not know much about. A hunch, but not knowledge... enrol the great Google-sama and off we go, answers we get...
 
santiago
santiago
absolutely! Google Scholar is a treasure trove!
 
Martin
Martin
haha... chrome extension ;)
 
santiago
santiago
lol, yes - I am resisting it so far..
 
Martin
Martin
It's very handy. I would love it if it could turn up in the right click context when you highlight text...
 
santiago
santiago
hmmm may have to give it a go
 
Martin
Martin
8:00 AM
It works superbly. Highlight something on a page and hit the extension button and you see the top results.
 
santiago
santiago
that sounds ideal - I will install it in a moment
 
Martin
Martin
haha... i am a promoter...
they should pay me :D
 
santiago
santiago
send them an invoice!
 
Martin
Martin
Haha... I wonder if @MARamezani gave in to the sandman...
9 hours ago, by MARamezani
Screw sleeping
 
 
2 hours later…
Martin
Martin
9:49 AM
I really have the feeling I am stalked by a down voter recently, but subtle enough that it is not considered serial voting...
 
santiago
santiago
I saw that your answer was downvoted - not sure why - I upvoted it
 
Martin
Martin
10:12 AM
Well, my stalker :) Thanks for the upvote.
 
santiago
santiago
lol - I don't think that I have downvoted anything you have written - it is great information
 
Martin
Martin
Hehe, thanks, I always hope I help the people.
 
 
1 hour later…
santiago
santiago
11:35 AM
hmmm tryiing to write an answer... not sure if I am getting it
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
@Martin ron did not like a downvote he got with no explanation, and since I commented on his answer I just wanted him to be clear it wasn't me
I didn't like the possibility of him being disappointed in me for something I didn't do
I look up to him a lot so I got scared!
 
santiago
santiago
hi @NicolauSakerNeto
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
Hey santiago
 
santiago
santiago
I am struggling a bit with an answer, but almost there, I think
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
11:54 AM
Hullo!
 
santiago
santiago
hiya
am still wrestling with this answer
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
Haven't seen ya lately.
Everything ok?
 
santiago
santiago
mostly yes
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@ron This hit you too? I was hit too a couple of times.
@santiago What do you mean by mostly?
@Martin I did, but in 6 a.m.
 
santiago
santiago
@MARamezani the partial paralysis in my legs is apparently permanent
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
11:57 AM
@Martin You too? What's going on here?
@santiago :( That's sad.
 
santiago
santiago
@MARamezani nah, its a challenge
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
 
santiago
santiago
exactly!
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
Like that one? ^
@santiago Which guy are you in the current situation? The one on the left?
 
santiago
santiago
@MARamezani both!
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
11:59 AM
o.0
Gimme some minutes. I need to pray.
 
Martin
Martin
@NicolauSakerNeto Thank you for the explanation, I completely understand. Ron knows a scary lot, and he is a good partner to argue with, so one should always give him the chance to do so...
@MARamezani What are you referring to? My sleep disaster?
@MARamezani Oh didn't see that, sorry
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@Martin My sleep disaster! Hullo!
 
Martin
Martin
Yeah... i see
wow that was a quick prayer
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
Muslims' prayers take 10 minutes if they're slow.
We do five "shifts" of them every day.
These five shifts are compulsory.
Anything else is voluntary.
BTW @Martin how many times did you get -1d?
 
santiago
santiago
I think I am going to discard the answer I am writing.....
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
12:08 PM
@NicolauSakerNeto He's like a parent to many of us!
Aaah, there's a new meta post!
 
Martin
Martin
@santiago nooo, why?
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
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Q: Is it wise to close a popular but wrongly assumed question

EkaThis question was published yesterday Why is lead radioactive? and within a day it has been viewed 2000 times. From its view count alone we can assume that this question is mulled over by most people and have questions regarding the radioactivity of lead. Because the questions premise is wrong Ch...

discussion
I'm gonna answer it.
 
Martin
Martin
@MARamezani i don't know, i dont count
 
santiago
santiago
@Martin I am going to try and finish it....
 
Martin
Martin
but it is more often, than i would expect...
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
12:09 PM
Someone is taking revenge on some of us.
 
Martin
Martin
@MARamezani I was not aware that muslim prayer is so short, but that makes sense if you do it five times a day...
@MARamezani Oh yes answer that one, I completely forgot about it
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@Martin You a christian? (Sorry if I'm a nose-poker)
 
Martin
Martin
I was brought up this way, so i would answer that with a little bit
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
...sarcasm?
 
Martin
Martin
no, just not practising
i became too much of an scientist for religion to work on me
and there are a lot of people doing wrong in the name of their god... I don't like that
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
12:16 PM
@Martin I very much agree. Even in this world some people call themselves Muslims and slaughter Muslims and rape Muslims and etc. (I think you know who I mean)
While we exactly have our bible saying that if one claims themselves a Muslim (not going into details) no Muslim can hurt them physically or emotionally or whatever.
 
Martin
Martin
@MARamezani I guess, but it's not only about Muslims, they are just the ones suffering most at the moment
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@Martin I always separate science and religion.
 
Martin
Martin
that's a good way of doing it
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
Science is something humans have achieved with the power of their thought, while religion is something that they will not achieve with their mind.
 
santiago
santiago
alrighty I am about to post an answer...
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
12:22 PM
Oh no!
 
santiago
santiago
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
Must....Resist....upvoting!
 
santiago
santiago
lol
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
I give up.
 
Martin
Martin
good you did not abandon this
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
12:27 PM
^ That. ^
 
santiago
santiago
it was making my eye twitch
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@santiago These are the sacrifices you have to make for $\huge{REPUTATION}$.
 
santiago
santiago
lol - not sure about 'huge' reputation
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
And some $\tiny{learning}$.
 
santiago
santiago
mind you, I do have a question... what exactly would the features of water at its triple state look like?
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
12:29 PM
They'd look like the features of a water in its triple state. Duh!
 
santiago
santiago
lol, of course!
hmmm I wonder if that would be a viable question
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
It'd be too broad.
 
santiago
santiago
What are the properties of triple state water?
 
Martin
Martin
@santiago Depends on how you ask of course...
 
santiago
santiago
What are the optical properties of triple state water?
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
12:34 PM
@santiago Still too broad.
 
santiago
santiago
What does triple state water taste like?
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
It tastes like triple state water.
 
Martin
Martin
hot cold but delicious
 
santiago
santiago
I thought triple state water would taste like chicken
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
Well, I thought it tasted like sausage, but I was wrong.
 
santiago
santiago
12:35 PM
How are the spectral properties of water at its triple state and critical point differentiated?
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
...from the water at normal temperatures? That would make a nice question. -7 votes, closure, etc.
 
santiago
santiago
does triple state water go well with white wine?
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
Dunno. Ask white wine. But I think they had some quarrel the other day.
 
Martin
Martin
Everything goes well with white wine, as long as the wine is good
 
santiago
santiago
Can triple state water be used in an ice bucket challenge?
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
12:39 PM
Of course.
That's what challenges are for.
(Failing)
 
santiago
santiago
lol, yes
hmmm how to word that question
ooh ooh ooh
"How is triple state water spectrascopically detected?"
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
Now that's something!
 
santiago
santiago
better wording:
"What are the spectroscopic signatures that define triple state water?"
@MARamezani how about "What are the spectroscopic signatures that differentiate triple state water from water at 1 atm?"
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
I like the latter better between the two above.
But instead of playing with your question, post it $\color{red}{ALREADY}$!
 
santiago
santiago
I even found a pretty picture to go with it
lol
 
Martin
Martin
12:59 PM
$$\Huge\color{red}{\heartsuit}$$ Go post something positive about the serif fonts on meta!
Pretty please :D
Well of course only if you like it ;)
 
santiago
santiago
lol
 
Martin
Martin
Hey @Kurtis!
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
Hullo @Kurtis!
 
santiago
santiago
hi @KurtisBeavers!
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
For the record, I'm gonna first discuss the color here with @Martin, and then post my suggestion on the meta.
AFTER I get done with another meta post.
 
Martin
Martin
1:05 PM
Whaaat?
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
Well I was saying there's too much green on the design. Makes me worried about getting tired of it soon.
 
santiago
santiago
@MARamezani @Martin I have posted the question
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
I was suggesting some dark/bright blue hue adding to the design.
Like the code: #123456
 
santiago
santiago
and i resisted the urge to add in any references to a triple point of water ice bucket challenge
I bet @MARamezani or @Martin are now racing to answer the question first ;p
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@santiago I'm answering the meta thing.
 
Martin
Martin
1:17 PM
Sorry, no idea of spectroscopy...
 
santiago
santiago
lol, multitasking
or are you thinking about a triple state water ice bucket challenge?
 
Kurtis Beavers
Kurtis Beavers
Hi @Martin @MARamezani @santiago
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@KurtisBeavers Hullo!
Reading the log?
 
Kurtis Beavers
Kurtis Beavers
Yeah, just checking in :)
 
Martin
Martin
@KurtisBeavers Are you working on other sites, too? Or do you have all the time in the world to be tormented by us now?
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
1:21 PM
Well, I think if Geoff was here, there would've been some hot discussion about how to bash the design, but not now.
 
Kurtis Beavers
Kurtis Beavers
We're working on a lot of different sites at the same time.
Some of it is cleanup on already graduated sites.
 
Martin
Martin
As a computational chemist, I would have it a little bit less bright, but it is nice. What are your objections @MARamezani?
Well of course maintenance is important.
Were you involved with the design change in the beta sites?
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@Martin I love the design. That's my objection.
The color thing I purpose is just something trivial.
 
Kurtis Beavers
Kurtis Beavers
@Martin that was another designer, but we're working together to update the framework that all the sites are built upon.
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
Their work is really awesome.
 
santiago
santiago
1:25 PM
I am impressed with the design
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
Ah, @Martin @santiago done:
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A: Is it wise to close a popular but wrongly assumed question

MARamezaniShort answer: Yes. Long answer: I haven't seen the case here yet. But on meta.SE, you'll see some very interesting instances of...well, I recommend clicking on this: http://stackoverflow.com/search?tab=votes&q=closed%3ayes Some people there go whining about why a question with xk views and y u...

 
Kurtis Beavers
Kurtis Beavers
It's less about the visual stuff, and more about being able to easily launch new features in the future easily across the network of sites.
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@santiago You're almost impressed with anything.
 
Kurtis Beavers
Kurtis Beavers
@santiago Thanks
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
And everything. (Kidding)
 
Martin
Martin
1:25 PM
@KurtisBeavers Very good, kudos!
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MARamezani
MARamezani
Guys have you noticed how meta's gone wild?
 
santiago
santiago
@MARamezani so true!
 
Martin
Martin
What do you mean?
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@Martin We get lots of new questions in the past two days.
 
Martin
Martin
I am answering that now...
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
1:30 PM
@Martin Go on. I love an argument discussion.
 
santiago
santiago
1:44 PM
hi @ron
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
Hullo @ron!
 
Martin
Martin
So... done....
my opinion is on the meta...
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
Gonna read it.
 
ron
ron
@MARamezani I come from a mind set where, 1) if I ask a question, I would upvote (just about) any answer just to say "thanks" and let others help sort the wheat from the chaff before I accept the best answer; 2) in my view there is a difference between an incomplete answer and a wrong answer; I might not upvote an incomplete answer, but I don't think I would down vote it either. But it was late last night and I probably made too much ado about nothing.
Hello @santiago & @MARamezani
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@ron Think I agree. But I'm more loose on upvoting. :)
 
Martin
Martin
1:47 PM
Wow @ron, that came about from nowhere
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@ron Random downvotes strike many.
The meta.SE solution: Just ignore them.
 
Martin
Martin
Haha... some of them are not random, I believe that, there is a stalker ;)
But yeah, ignoring works just fine.
 
ron
ron
What can I say, try to put some thought into an answer. I don't always get it right, but I try. I guess I just over react, especially when I don't believe the answer is wrong.
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
A random stalker.
 
ron
ron
@Santiago I read about your accident up above. Sorry to read that. I hope you recover completely.
 
Martin
Martin
1:51 PM
@ron I know exactly what you are saying. I just got the downvote on the carbonyl oxygen question
 
santiago
santiago
@ron thank you for that - recovery will happen, am making sure of that
 
Martin
Martin
and what i really dislike is, when people don't leave a comment about it
 
ron
ron
I can't believe that, I thought is was a good answer and up voted
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@Martin Yes, and making comments mandatory doesn't work.
 
Martin
Martin
@MARamezani Well that should not be the solution either... the voting is depending on anonymity and that is good
 
ron
ron
1:53 PM
Why are downvotes even needed. Couldn't just upvotes sort things out?
 
Martin
Martin
but sometimes it would be nice to know
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
I think downvotes are necessary
 
Martin
Martin
@ron thanks,
 
santiago
santiago
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@ron They are necessary.
@NicolauSakerNeto Hullo!
 
Martin
Martin
1:54 PM
@Nicolau I agree
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
Hello everyone
 
ron
ron
why?
 
santiago
santiago
Hi @NicolauSakerNeto!
 
ron
ron
Hello @NicolauSakerNeto
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@ron Wrong answers get them, and that's a sign.
Dumb questions get them, and that's again a sign.
 
Martin
Martin
1:55 PM
Yeah I use the for wrong answers and vlq
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
Differentiating disapproval and lack of an opinion either way is important in principle
 
ron
ron
@MARamezani couldn't zero upvotes also be a sign?
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@NicolauSakerNeto Who is everyone? :)
@ron Not exactly. 1) Not everyone sees the vote counts, so a -3/+3 is =0. 2) Then all the unanswered questions have bad answers? I guess not.
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
Everyone! Pinging you all individually sounds unnecessary
 
santiago
santiago
alternatively, bad questioners could be whipped with very long polymer chains
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
1:57 PM
@santiago Good idea. Wait...
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
It has been my experience that social sites with upvotes and downvotes have better content than upvotes alone
coughredditcough
And it makes sense to me
 
santiago
santiago
@NicolauSakerNeto have a glass of triple state water for that cough
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
Are you trying to sell me triple state water, now?
Is that the new fad
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
Well @Nicolau in SO, something downvoted will not appear in their home page, and won't bother anyone else. So, they basically say a No. I won't answer you dolt when they -1 something.
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
Out with the alkaline water, in with the triple state
 
santiago
santiago
1:59 PM
@NicolauSakerNeto yes, and triple state ice bucket challenges
 
Martin
Martin
I have to go... nice seeing chat so busy. Have a lovely weekend everyone!
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
Good night Martin
 
ron
ron
bye Martin
 
santiago
santiago
have a great weekend, Martin!
 
Gowtham
Gowtham
i thought reddit had downvotes O.o hullo everyone
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
2:01 PM
It did, I meant to compare it favourably to, say, Facebook
 
santiago
santiago
hiya Gowtham!
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
Or many news sites which use the FB "like" system
 
ron
ron
I need to run too, see everyone next time
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
Bye bye ron, keep on rocking
 
santiago
santiago
see you later ron!
 
Martin
Martin
2:02 PM
Oh and if anyone would like to join the textbook-erratum thing, that would be nice, there are a lot of votes meaning pro, but I don't know weather to extend or make a new one, weigh in with a suggestion pretty please.
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@ron Have a nice time being downvoted!
@Martin Told you to make #chemfail.
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
Man, I hate how my social ineptitude keeps me from saying things until after the opportunity is gone
I wanted to back up ron a little more
I lack communication and language skills
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@NicolauSakerNeto [Insert backing up Ron here]
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
Technically that works but doesn't have much impact
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
BTW @Nicolau would you lend in a hand?
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Q: Is it wise to close a popular but wrongly assumed question

EkaThis question was published yesterday Why is lead radioactive? and within a day it has been viewed 2000 times. From its view count alone we can assume that this question is mulled over by most people and have questions regarding the radioactivity of lead. Because the questions premise is wrong Ch...

discussion
@Mad Hullo!
I think to the above question, your help can be appreciated.
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
2:10 PM
I was going to mention that part of the "popularity" was just because it was featured as a hot network question
And having a simple, short, relatable title helps garner clicks
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@NicolauSakerNeto Ah, yes, of course.
@NicolauSakerNeto Even a programmer goes what the...? seeing Why is lead radioactive?
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
Yes
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
So, would you comment or should I?
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
You can, but that observation doesn't really make the Meta question baseless
It's still something worth asking
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@NicolauSakerNeto Yes.
 
santiago
santiago
2:15 PM
anyways, good people, I must go to bed - it is 12:15am tomorrow here and I have to journey to the Land of Nod, whereupon I will dream of triple state pizzas, subatomic fries and a hydrated soda
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@santiago Don't forget triple state lols.
Have a nice lolic sleep.
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
Sleep well santiago
 
santiago
santiago
@MARamezani lololol
@NicolauSakerNeto thank you muchly!
 
Gowtham
Gowtham
i think the poplular question is badly framed. It shows very less prior effort
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@Gowtham Yeppie. But in chemistry, you can ask everything as long as it's not homework, which bugs me.
 
Gowtham
Gowtham
2:17 PM
If it was something along the lines of "why is such and such isotope radioactive while another is not ", then i think it would be a bbetter question
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
Well, sometimes it's not so much little effort as it is little background knowledge
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@NicolauSakerNeto Third result, Google:
 
Gowtham
Gowtham
@MARamezani ya , i think if the homework(like) question policy is changed to include these questions, that question is pretty much VTCed
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
> ...Lead, atomic number 82, is the heaviest element to have any isotopes stable ...
@Gowtham Don't want its change.
I just want some chemists not to be that nice.
:}
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
The fact that lead has stable nuclei doesn't mean it's not radioactive!
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
2:20 PM
@NicolauSakerNeto The OP seems to miss that.
WAIT A MINUTE!
Maybe the OP was asking: Why is lead having the most stable isotope!
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
Possible but I don't think so
There's several ways to interpret the question, really
But the asker might not be able to put into words what they mean
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
BTW @Nicolau whaddya think about da design?
@NicolauSakerNeto Yes. That's what I thought.
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
Well, I only glanced over it. I'm not a very style-oriented person, so I don't feel particularly justified in putting my opinion forward since it's so weak
But it seems plenty fine to me
And I thank Kurtis for his efforts
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
Well, I was thinking there's so much green.
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
It matches my avatar, so I am biased
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
2:24 PM
Imagine a horror movie when you edit all the first 15 questions, and the questions have accepted answers, and the design is mainly green.
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
Well if you think that's an issue, you can mention it in the Meta topic
I have no strong opinions either way
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@NicolauSakerNeto I think it's too trivial. And not everyone is bothered with it.
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
Huh, now that I realize it, I'm getting a Kurz Gesagt feeling from parts of the site design
Don't tell me one of the designers works with them, that would be awesome
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@NicolauSakerNeto OK.
I won't tell you.
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
I didn't mean that literally!
It's probably just some coincidence, though
Or inspired design
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
2:32 PM
@NicolauSakerNeto Yesterday Kurtis told me they were a team of 6 designers.
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
Six? Whoa
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
And 2.5 of them work on the design of betas.
 
Kurtis Beavers
Kurtis Beavers
@NicolauSakerNeto I love Kurz Gesagt's work. But no, we don't work with him.
 
Gowtham
Gowtham
can triple state of water really have some unique spectroscopic signature ? isnt the point just a dynamic equilibrium between three states. There is no 1 particular state at the point is there ?
 
Kurtis Beavers
Kurtis Beavers
2 years ago there was only one designer on the team. Now we have six, but three of them work on a different product.
 
Nicolau Saker Neto
Nicolau Saker Neto
2:37 PM
Aw, no ducks
But that's fine
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@KurtisBeavers Different product?
 
Kurtis Beavers
Kurtis Beavers
StackOverflow Careers
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
Aaah.
 
 
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Gowtham
Gowtham
4:06 PM
@MARamezani are you familiar with metallurgy , esp physical metallurgy
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@Gowtham Not especially studying it, but I think I can help.
 
Gowtham
Gowtham
no , i was actually pointing to the field that answers your C to N ratio question
i will try giving an answer.
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
Okay. I earned a damn Tumbleweed for that some time ago.
@Gowtham If it's answering me, then don't worry. Use all technical jargon you can!
 
Gowtham
Gowtham
explicit answers to homework questions is not a good idea right ?
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Q: Air contain 20% $O_2$ by volume. How many cc of air will be required for oxidation of 100cc of acetylene?

anni Air contain 20% $\ce{O2}$ by volume. How many cc of air will be required for oxidation of 100cc of acetylene? (a) 1064 cc(b) 212.8 cc(c) 500 cc (d) 1250 cc Answer: (d) My Solution: equation: $$\ce{2C2H2 +5O2 -> 4CO2 +2H2O}$$ From stoichiometric Calculations: 2 $\ce{C2H5}$ moles w...

homework stoichiometry
this question is probably answered if i just say cc to litre conversion. but that is a one line answer ... can i just solve it
 
Geoff Hutchison
Geoff Hutchison
5:06 PM
@KurtisBeavers Thanks. I know I'm being pedantic, but I can just imagine various comments in the future about these nit-picky things.
The site design is great and I'm really looking forward to seeing it live. :-)
 
MARamezani
MARamezani
@GeoffHutchison Hullo!
@GeoffHutchison To be nitpicky about it again... :}
 
Kurtis Beavers
Kurtis Beavers
5:20 PM
@GeoffHutchison That's OK. I'm sure I'm being whatever is the opposite of pedantic:)
 
Geoff Hutchison
Geoff Hutchison
@KurtisBeavers I think "designer" fills the opposite of pedantic here. :-)
 
Kurtis Beavers
Kurtis Beavers
:)
 

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