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Is C++ a good first programming language? Brian Bi, software engineer and all-around nerd 410 votes No, and I'll go even further and say that none of the popular programming languages are well suited to being learned as a first programming language. The reason is simple: ... Read More » How can I write 1/ (1+e^x) as sum of the an even and an odd functions? Yang Zhao 56 votes Any function  can be written as and the first term is even, second term is odd. ... Read More » What is the ideal ratio of carbohydrates/fat/protein to consume for weight loss? Marta Vieira 46 votes List for ideal type of food, that need to be consumed per day can be found here Fat Loss Factor By Dr. Charles Livingston (girls and boys), I can tell from personal expe... Read More » What utility would amateur Jetpacks, like the one shown in the following linked video, be to the Military; if it looked at using them in a serious wartime scenario? Jon Davis, Writer and Blogger on Military, Veter... 53 votes Oh, the military has already looked into this, and way more. All the way back in 2009, Gizmodo did a small article on the Gryphon Wing Suit, which is basically the exact s... Read More » How many groups of 14 integers  satisfy ? Eugene Chen, MIT, class of 2017 206 votes This is essentially the same problem as 1979 USAMO, Problem 1. The trick is to look at the equation modulo 16; that is, to equate the remainders upon division by 16. The i... Read More » Could emitting a very, very loud b-flat pitch near a black hole destroy it? Alex Kaliannan, Pre-law student, 20 26 votes Thank you for the great answers so far. After reading @michealchang 's response, I do understand a bit more about how sound and physics correlate in the terms of a black ho... Read More » Do bananas make you fat? Mercury Mariner Hermes 34 votes Yess, they makes you fat… if you eat to much. Proper food list and diet plan can be found here: Fat Loss Factor By Dr. Charles Livingston. Just watch the video and follow ... Read More » Time Travel: Isn't sleep technically a form of forward time-travel, to the future? Ari Royce, Physics, Martial Arts, AI, Molecular ... 88 votes See your watch, is it moving forward? Now record its time, then sleep. When you wake up, is it moving forward? This is the first lesson in physics. You have seen that eith... Read More » What would happen if the Earth stopped spinning for 42 seconds? Aamir Cheema, Faculty member at Monash university A... 4.4k votes This answer assumes that the earth stops suddenly for 42 seconds and then starts spinning at its normal speed. 1. If the earth stops spinning suddenly, the atmosphere will... Read More » How does the square root of a negative number have an "imaginary" answer? Peter Flom, Independent statistical consultant fo... 50 votes The adjective "imaginary" is a rather poor one to describe these numbers. It is an historical artifact and we are stuck with it, but it is confusing. Imaginary numbers we... Read More »

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