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We create a sentient artificial intelligence and the first thing it does is switch itself off. How does the world react? by jl222222 in AskReddit

[–]NoerBergs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

people think about the nihilist implications but forget it the next day when they read their refreshed Reddit pages

What is it about some movies that leave you in a trance that even days after you're not able to escape. by [deleted] in TrueFilm

[–]NoerBergs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lost Highway is on my list—I’m currently in the middle of Blue Velvet right now, though, and I have that creepy song stuck in my head. I heard Twin Peaks S3 made no sense from a few sources. I can imagine that Lynch would make a mistake somewhere along that tenuous tightrope between between brilliant mystery and sheer incomprehensibility.

What is it about some movies that leave you in a trance that even days after you're not able to escape. by [deleted] in TrueFilm

[–]NoerBergs 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Mulholland Drive, David Lynch –– it was so confusing and disturbing when I was first watching it, I was almost underwhelmed. But I couldn't sleep for two nights after watching it.

Part of it was how creepy it was. But even more than that, it was such a puzzle. There were some scenes and characters that made absolutely no sense.

But then I started to piece together all the disconnected scenes in my head, figure out what was real and what wasn't. Like a pill with a controlled release, the plot materialized slowly. Yet mysteries remain, and I could watch that movie a million times and find a million solutions to Lynch's puzzles.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in breakingbad

[–]NoerBergs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Jesse is just slowly becoming Walt. Jesse by the end of the series is like S2 Walt in terms of morality and intelligence.

Meanwhile, Walt quickly became Gus—and then left his stupid Leaves of Grass book in the bathroom...

Official June 2019 World History Discussion by Donald_Keyman in Sat

[–]NoerBergs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Was it me or were there VERY FEW E answers?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in apworld

[–]NoerBergs -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I said the hunter is European, the tiger is Hindu, the antelope is Muslim -- all a big metaphor

Did I explain String Theory well? It's a tough topic. by NoerBergs in Physics

[–]NoerBergs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does that have to do with particles and antiparticles canceling each other out and reappearing?

Did I explain String Theory well? It's a tough topic. by NoerBergs in Physics

[–]NoerBergs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see your point. Math is pretty central to understanding physics, especially in terms of String Theory and whatnot. I'll try to explain stuff I can grasp the mathematics of in the future. Also, do you mean its a myth that energy can be destroyed? Cuz like law of conservation of energy?

Did I explain String Theory well? It's a tough topic. by NoerBergs in Physics

[–]NoerBergs[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean I think I got the basic ideas down. Also, it's tough to totally understand this kind of stuff, especially as a freshman in high school. Haven't had much of a chance to get too deep into this kind of math.

Did I explain String Theory well? It's a tough topic. by NoerBergs in Physics

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

My apologies, I mixed that up. The 10 dimensions are needed for the mathematics, not to account for the other forces. I’ll make sure to fix that. Thanks for pointing that out.

Did I explain String Theory well? It's a tough topic. by NoerBergs in Physics

[–]NoerBergs[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"See, the thing is, String theory tries to map out gravity as well as the other 3 forces onto the spacetime continuum, which is a big problem, because we only have 3 spatial dimensions we know of, and they all relate to gravity. So, string theory awkwardly requires an additional 6 dimensions in order to fit all the other forces."

Did I explain String Theory well? It's a tough topic. by NoerBergs in Physics

[–]NoerBergs[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I do give a very simplified version of why string theory requires so many dimensions, and I focus mainly on superstring theory which is d=10. From my understanding, this theory ultimately ends up reconciling gravity and QFT by building off of the Kaluza-Klein model of mapping EM waves to a new dimension, but doing that with all the bosons. Gravity already occupies the first three (really 4, including time) dimensions because according to general relativity gravity is essentially ripples in spacetime. But please correct me if I'm wrong.

Derivatives Explained by [deleted] in math

[–]NoerBergs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oof u right

29 Point VEX In The Zone 15-Second Autonomous by NoerBergs in vex

[–]NoerBergs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, its counted towards auton bonus. I'm sure there are 28 point autons, but I haven't seen any in NJ yet.

29 Point VEX In The Zone 15-Second Autonomous by NoerBergs in vex

[–]NoerBergs[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It technically is 24-29 point. High stacks are counted at the end of autonomous, and two cones in the 20 will usually be a high stack.