What is something you like to read about which you really can't understand?

[Sequoia]

Quantum physics...it rocks!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

1. any technical manual or legal contract --

:crazy:

[geardaddy]

2. Technical manual as in User Manual?

or more technical?

[Tuesday Afternoon]

5. It all makes my eyes glaze over...

I do better with diagrams.

I actually comprehend the more technical manuals better than I do a User Manual :shrug:

[geardaddy]

7. Well, I'm glad I could make your eyes glaze over...

geardaddy = technical writer

[Tuesday Afternoon]

8. it is not your fault ---

I am left handed and slightly dyslexic, that is why I do better with diagrams ;)

[geardaddy]

9. I try to put lots of diagrams in my user guides.

:D

[Tuesday Afternoon]

12. and, I do appreciate it -- you know what they say ...

a picture is worth a thousand words ;) :D :hi:

[geardaddy]

3. Anything sciency

..

[NMDemDist2]

4. the economy

I read Stock Market Watch and the Economy forum every day, but don't understand much of it

:rofl:

[Orsino]

6. Quantum or particle physics.

Back in the day, I had something like understanding, but that was twenty-ahem years ago.

I think Thermogoddamics was the first to go.

[siligut]

15. Thermogoddamics? Is that something like hell?

All you need to understand hell is faith. :evilgrin:

Are you saying that is the crux; no faith?

[Orsino]

17. If you don't know Thermo, I can't explain it.

It's kinda like faith. :evilgrin:

[RainDog]

10. ditto

I don't think you can really understand aspects of quantum physics if you're a math moron (that's me!) I can understand the parts that use non-math... sort of, I guess. maybe. if I squint my eyes and think of carl sagan.

[Chan790]

11. Math.

Any and all math. I'm borderline for low-numeracy. That's the math equivalent of low-literacy.

I can do arithmetic and that's about it.

[madinmaryland]

13. Try reading this....

John the Baptist is giving Jesus Christ his daily briefing. He concludes by saying: "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed."

"OH NO!" Jesus exclaims. "That's terrible!"

His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as Jesus sits, head in hands.

Finally, Jesus looks up and says, "I know how many a brazillion is!"

:rofl:

[Chan790]

14. Wait...

I'm confused. I don't think there is a number called a brazillion? I mean I could be wrong. I suck at math.

:hide:

[Kitty Herder]

16. Another vote for quantum physics. I don't get it, but it's fascinating as hell.

At least, it seems that way from what little I am able to understand.

[applegrove]

18. I got a book on trade policy geared towards graduate students in economics. Ouch!

I know much less than I thought I did.

[JTG of the PRB]

19. Quantum physics, particle behavior, string theory...

Big sciency stuff like that fascinates me, but I barely come away with anything. It's a lot of big words that mean next to nothing in my tiny brain. Still, some of that stuff is really cool to read about, even though I barely understand it.

[Sequoia]

22. Same here, I keep thinking I'll have an "eureka" moment some day.

Heck, I'm just now seeing a glimmer of a spark understading e=mc squared.

[JTG of the PRB]

23. Yeah, same here... But I'm not going to hold my breath for it happening for me!

I think I've got a handle on E = mc squared - but in terms of physics and the like, that's about all I've got a grasp on!

[Inchworm]

20. The Lounge and GD-P

:hi:

;)

[bluedigger]

21. Women! n/t

[pitohui]

24. shorebird identification

i don't have a problem understanding quantum physics and neither do you if you do the math

quantum physics isn't really something you "read," you do have to have some grip on math or you're led down a garden path by some of the descriptive bullshit

[Sequoia]

29. Sigh, I'm lost then...math hates me.

[leftyclimber]

25. Poststructuralism.

Except Derrida. Derrida is icky.

[BlueIris]

26. Classical music, especially the history of.

But really, for me it's like trying to decipher ancient Greek.

[khashka]

27. Quantum physics

Cool, weird, and I can kinda follow the math ( given a textbook and a week).

I keep trying to get a friend to lend her husband to me. She keeps telling me he doesn't have a gay bone in his body. My reply is who wants him for sex? You're married to him, that's your job. I just want him to explain this to me.


Khash.

[Sequoia]

28. Let's have a quatum physics party !!!

I like that show "The Big Bang" on tv now.

[flvegan]

30. Brazilian Playboy

Can't understand a friggin word of it. Good pix though.