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Electric Sheep One
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written Wednesday, June 22 2005 12:44
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I foolishly tried to find out what 'lagot' means, and Google just sent me back to a thread about a pulley problem that apparently went unsolved last fall. It was posed in this thread. M1 has mass 80 kg, and M2 has mass 6kg. What is the acceleration of M1?  I don't suppose anyone cares now, but since electrons are cheap: Assuming the strings don't stretch, and pulleys and strings are weightless, we have that the tension in the top string must be twice the tension in the bottom string (or else the lower pulley would accelerate infinitely, being massless). If the strings don't stretch, we also have the speed (and hence acceleration) of M1 must be -(1/2) those of M2. With string tensions opposing gravity for each mass, we apply F = ma to each mass. Having a total of four equations involving the two accelerations and two tensions, we solve for everything and find a1 = (-9.8 m/s^2) (M1-2M2)/(M1+4M2) = -6.4 m/s^2. [ Wednesday, June 22, 2005 12:45: Message edited by: Student of Trinity ] -------------------- It is not enough to discover how things seem to seem. We must discover how things really seem. Posts: 3335 | Registered: Thursday, September 4 2003 07:00 |
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This Side Towards Enemy
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written Thursday, June 23 2005 04:21
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Lagot is a nonsense term, meaning one who lags. -------------------- Voice of Reasonable Morality Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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written Thursday, June 23 2005 06:13
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"Sagot" has more currency these days anyway. It means pretty much what you'd probably guess it does. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Electric Sheep One
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written Thursday, June 23 2005 09:08
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How are these words pronounced? Margot Asquith famously corrected Jean Harlow by telling her that "the 't' in Margot is silent, as in Harlow." -------------------- It is not enough to discover how things seem to seem. We must discover how things really seem. Posts: 3335 | Registered: Thursday, September 4 2003 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, June 23 2005 09:27
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They rhyme with "maggot", I believe. -------------------- The Lyceum - The Headquarters of the Blades designing community The Louvre - The Blades of Avernum graphics database Alexandria - The Blades of Exile Scenario database BoE Webring - Self explanatory Polaris - Free porn here Odd Todd - Fun for the unemployed (and everyone else too) Famous Last Words - A local pop-punk band They Might Be Giants - Four websites for one of the greatest bands in existance -------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Posts: 2957 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Master
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written Thursday, June 23 2005 11:33
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Lagot = generic insult with no meaning except to insult -------------------- -ben4808 For those who love to spam: CSM Forums RIFQ Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, June 23 2005 12:13
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Actually, ben, quote: -------------------- The Lyceum - The Headquarters of the Blades designing community The Louvre - The Blades of Avernum graphics database Alexandria - The Blades of Exile Scenario database BoE Webring - Self explanatory Polaris - Free porn here Odd Todd - Fun for the unemployed (and everyone else too) Famous Last Words - A local pop-punk band They Might Be Giants - Four websites for one of the greatest bands in existance -------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Posts: 2957 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, June 23 2005 21:29
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quote:And a generic insult with no purpose but to insult. They're not separate meanings, they are both the same meaning. [ Thursday, June 23, 2005 21:31: Message edited by: if moniker == dall OR din ] -------------------- ~Note : The professional newbie's advice should not be taken seriously, or at all.~ LINKAGE Posts: 364 | Registered: Saturday, January 17 2004 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Friday, June 24 2005 01:29
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I thought it had the same meaning as 'maggot' only with the L replaced by an F. I guess that is the case with 'sagot'. -------------------- Mugglenet--The ULTIMATE Harry Potter Site. Polaris-- New location. Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Friday, June 24 2005 03:49
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A sagot is one whose testicles (or breasts) sag. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy desperance.net - We're Everywhere ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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written Friday, June 24 2005 05:35
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The affliction can extend to other parts also. A dire sagot is essentially boneless. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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By Committee
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written Friday, June 24 2005 06:48
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What about a tured sagot? I'm very happy someone finally solved that physics problem. Last night, I think I may actually have slept easier on account of it. Of course, it may have just been the bourbon nightcap. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Electric Sheep One
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written Friday, June 24 2005 06:58
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A dire sagot pullet is a boneless chicken, or pulley. That tures everything together, possibly allowing this thread to halt. Never check bourbon. -------------------- It is not enough to discover how things seem to seem. We must discover how things really seem. Posts: 3335 | Registered: Thursday, September 4 2003 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Friday, June 24 2005 17:16
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SoT, finding word meanings on Google is foolish. I use Urban Dictionary and Dictionary. Much easier. EDIT: Fixed my English. [ Friday, June 24, 2005 17:16: Message edited by: Spring ] -------------------- Mugglenet--The ULTIMATE Harry Potter Site. Polaris-- New location. Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |
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Electric Sheep One
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written Saturday, June 25 2005 05:10
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Thanks for the tip. Next time, I'll try these instead. -------------------- It is not enough to discover how things seem to seem. We must discover how things really seem. Posts: 3335 | Registered: Thursday, September 4 2003 07:00 |
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This Side Towards Enemy
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written Saturday, June 25 2005 06:45
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Other terms you may find yourself called include wagot, jagot and dagot. -------------------- Voice of Reasonable Morality Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Saturday, June 25 2005 12:00
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Never forget ragot, either. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy desperance.net - We're Everywhere ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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This Side Towards Enemy
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written Saturday, June 25 2005 13:35
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Who could? Inquiring gerbils want to know. -------------------- Voice of Reasonable Morality Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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Electric Sheep One
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written Saturday, June 25 2005 14:02
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I think I detect an argot. -------------------- It is not enough to discover how things seem to seem. We must discover how things really seem. Posts: 3335 | Registered: Thursday, September 4 2003 07:00 |
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Master
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written Saturday, June 25 2005 17:25
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Who says they have to be 5 letters long, you largot. :P -------------------- -ben4808 For those who love to spam: CSM Forums RIFQ Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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Electric Sheep One
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written Saturday, June 25 2005 18:00
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Anyone who masters this peculiar idiom is clearly an idiot. -------------------- It is not enough to discover how things seem to seem. We must discover how things really seem. Posts: 3335 | Registered: Thursday, September 4 2003 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Saturday, June 25 2005 19:56
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quote:All members of this family of terms possess the suffix -agot. "Largot" is clearly ineligible. -------------------- Stughalf "Delusion arises from anger. The mind is bewildered by delusion. Reasoning is destroyed when the mind is bewildered. One falls down when reasoning is destroyed."- The Bhagavad Gita. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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written Saturday, June 25 2005 23:48
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It's true that they don't have to be 5 letters, though, as long as they're exactly two syllables long. "Snagot" is fine, for example. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Electric Sheep One
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written Sunday, June 26 2005 09:34
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'Bragot' sounds like I'd actually want to use it sometimes. -------------------- It is not enough to discover how things seem to seem. We must discover how things really seem. Posts: 3335 | Registered: Thursday, September 4 2003 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, June 26 2005 09:44
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Perhaps some here do not approve of the polyglots. And I've just stretched this past acceptability. —Alorael, who doesn't accept that fhtagot, while (probably) two syllables and ending in -agot, is proper agotism. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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