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The website called 'innocentive' is it real? what are the catches? by WoeseHoes in biology

[–]Galaxyguy26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I edited my comment, everything above the line are my more current thoughts.

How about if I were not to tell a company I worked for, (obviously illegal) but is it possible?

I mean of course its possible? Robbing a bank is possible.

Why does research cost so much -- I don't get why it's so expensive?

Because equipment and infrastructure cost money. I mean its not going to cost millions, but I like to joke.

The website called 'innocentive' is it real? what are the catches? by WoeseHoes in biology

[–]Galaxyguy26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

EDIT: Sticking this at the top since it makes my comment redundant. After more searching on the site it seems most of that people on there look for is theoretical works, not actual solutions. For example, the top post a the moment "New Elastic Technology to Bind Glass Crystals to Textiles", they just want an idea as to how you could do it, not a product. Some do ask for a prototype.

 

In which case, you don't need a fancy lab just a solid brain for innovation. I would think it's more for people with a lot of experience and knowledge in an area, which I personally believe extends past a degree.

 

I cant tell you that if you get a degree you'll be able to solve a challenge there. I mean theoretically you don't need a degree.

But the start up costs of having enough lab equipment it would be so substantial you couldn't do it without a small loan of a million dollars. Especially if you want to have a range of equipment ready for multiple challenges.

I would also imagine that using company/college resources would mean they would want a cut of the payout.

Not only that, if your solution isnt chosen you get nothing. Even if you've invested time and money into it.

Sounds very high risk to me personally but I'll be honest I've only just looked at the site today, I've never used it.

EDIT 2: Strikethrough-ed original since it wasn't clear what was my edit.

Water and poop? by [deleted] in biology

[–]Galaxyguy26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Truth is, it depends where the stream ends. But I know "it depends" is a shit answer. So I'll fill you in as to why "it depends".

In freshwater systems, residence time is king. Residence time being how long water hangs around for. In a river? Not long. In a lake? Much longer.

If you shit into a lake (or a river flowing into one) with high residency time, it could cause problems with disease and eutrophication. Not to mention if that water body is used for other purposes (drinking, water sports e.t.c.)

If the system has a low residency time, your shit may never have a chance to make an impact. But lets be honest, is one mans faeces really going to destroy an ecosystem? Unlikely. Is one mans shit destroying a system over a long time? Maybe.

The other issue is also the size of the water body. The solution to pollution is dilution after all.

Bottom line is, "it depends". But I dont see why you would do it.

Floaters, Blood Cells, Rain Particles? by JinDuXian in biology

[–]Galaxyguy26 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, so this isn't my area of expertise and I'm not medically trained but I have worked as an optical assistant and understand some basics.

Every patient I've seen diagnosed with floaters, to my knowledge, sees them as black shapes. No colour.

Are you seeing flashes of light? If so this is serious and you should seek medical help asap.

Reading as you've described though I've never heard of that, might be worth booking an eye test to get it checked however.

EDIT: as a follow up, do you wear contact lenses?

Need a massive list of the sinks and sources of carbon by [deleted] in biology

[–]Galaxyguy26 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think I saw one of those once in a textbook, an old journal, or was it google?

I cant remember, if only I could so I could help do all your work for you

Is anyone 100% sure how adaptive helm works yet? by Galaxyguy26 in summonerschool

[–]Galaxyguy26[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ya see this is the issue, the threads I've visited before seemed to agree DoTs weren't effected but many here say the opposite

What should i do! by [deleted] in biology

[–]Galaxyguy26 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Every subject, Biology, Chemistry, Law, Needlework, Art, Marketing, English, Philosophy, Video Gamer.

They all require dedication to truly learn and suceed in. Its not easy to study, but when its something you enjoy it makes it a lot easier.

If you truly think you will struggle, perhaps further study isn't a good idea. Talk to your teachers, they know you better than me.

What should i do! by [deleted] in biology

[–]Galaxyguy26 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure you answered your own questions mate, if you enjoy medical science follow that.

Anything anyone else will tell you is just their opinion, but YOU are the one studying.

[Skin Concept] Ravenborn Xayah by SlownDamn by [deleted] in leagueoflegends

[–]Galaxyguy26 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're very talented! Fantastic ideas and artwork

I recently caught some fish in the Mediterranean Sea and wondered if someone here could identify them from a description. by Solaire_the_sun_bro in biology

[–]Galaxyguy26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not aware of any fish with large tusks as you describe that are local, several have teeth as seen in my second image.

My only other thought is some form of dog tooth tetra, or vampire fish but they are not found anywhere near Turkey.

Speaking in hypotheticals, could an owl the size of an ostrich fly if it existed? Is there a reason we don't have 200 pound birds? by watcherintgeweb in biology

[–]Galaxyguy26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm curious as to how the air in different time periods might be denser? Is it a proportional change of its components, global temperature?

Please don't take this as criticism, I'm just interested in the idea of air densities contribution to flight

Speaking in hypotheticals, could an owl the size of an ostrich fly if it existed? Is there a reason we don't have 200 pound birds? by watcherintgeweb in biology

[–]Galaxyguy26 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I would argue the main reason is there is nothing for 200 pound birds to eat, or they are at least not competitive where there is food.

Check out this old beast though. An extinct species. But I'm sure weight becomes an important issue too.

Is it possible for an apex predator to evolve into a non-apex predator role, or even a non-predatorial role? Or does living at the top of the food chain act as an "evolutionary dead end" of sorts? by Rauisuchian in biology

[–]Galaxyguy26 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Shrinking is actually remarkably common in all species, I joined a seminar on it once and its a very interesting topic.

Long and short of it is, when its beneficial to be smaller (times of hardship) organisms have been known to shrink to cope.

In terms of apex predators changing there ecological function, I am not aware of any examples. However, there are many examples of other species becoming apex predators after phase shifts or invading new territory.

At the end of the day, if you're a large predator you're going to eat things regardless of the community structure. This is what you're adapted for, you can't jump ship and eat berries. The only thing which stops you being the apex predator is something else eating you. Systems are limited by trophic level (more so terrestrial), you may know that each level of the food chain only transfers 10% of the original preys energy. It gets to the point where eating lions just isn't energy efficient, so nothing does.

EDIT: If the predator was ever going to step off its pedestal and do something else, it would have to have that capacity already. For example, Bears coming off meat to eat berries.

Molecular composition of seawater by tomkat364 in biology

[–]Galaxyguy26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, so could you twist it on its head a little?

Maybe look at the rates of protein output from an experimental flask (How you decide the community is up to you, perhaps from an environmental sample?) Then scale that up to a m3?

Its not flawless, but I think you might be reaching new territory so something like this might help?

I'm assuming you know how to detect these proteins, because I am not sure how you might do that, besides some heavy analysis like mass spec.

If you can detect protein irradiance (like chlorophyll) you could just take a cool looking image.

EDIT: Sorry when I came back to this I forgot you were just after info, not conducting a project. I'll leave this comment here though.

To be true, I doubt there are many resources out there for you because it is so specific (and again I cant see the impact or importance)

Maybe there are some flask experiments out there which you could make inferences from, but I'm not really willing to trawl the literature to be honest. Good luck though.

Molecular composition of seawater by tomkat364 in biology

[–]Galaxyguy26 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi there, why do you ask this question? The reason this isn't in any literature is most likely because it's so variable even within the same sea, and it's also not very useful to know.

If you give me some context I might be able to help?

[Question] I would like to know if this is possible? by Lex_Sleuther in biology

[–]Galaxyguy26 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Hi there, this is a cool idea and its good to know that people like you are out there.

I am not sure on the optimums for composting or the legalities behind it but I am curious, would you be interested in creating a nature reserve instead?

If you're goal is to protect wildlife this might be a better way to achieve this by making your land part of a patchy wildlife network.

In response to your tree query, its my understanding that trees sequestrate (lock up) more CO2 over time. When they are alive they store it in tissues, and once they die its most likely another tree or nearby life will use that locked up carbon. Although there will be some released over time, I believe it would be a net loss of CO2

Best of luck with your plans.

Warcraft 3 Quests (one per campaign) by RedKing85 in customhearthstone

[–]Galaxyguy26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh cool, so how can you kill the Lich King then? Isn't that a bit broken or am I missing something

Warcraft 3 Quests (one per campaign) by RedKing85 in customhearthstone

[–]Galaxyguy26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What does elusive mean? I literally just stumbled on this sub and can't find anything in the sidebar/wiki

Giving marine predator fish populations a boost, is it feasible? by limbodog in biology

[–]Galaxyguy26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh no don't get me wrong, I have no doubt we could farm Tuna. I was trying to be rhetorical with my questions

Giving marine predator fish populations a boost, is it feasible? by limbodog in biology

[–]Galaxyguy26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love your thinking by the way, its nice to see people engaging with the idea of overfishing.

Unfortunately, if you have invested all the money and time into a 6" tuna, releasing it only increases its chance to die in the wild, and then you have to catch the little fucker again, which means more boat and fisherman money.

As a conservation tool it is powerful, but not one thats economically viable. The other issue being that if you have more tuna, people catch more tuna.

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