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Is a worm considered an insect?
No. Insects come in all shapes and sizes, but worms are always long and thin. A worm would never be mistaken for an insect by a layman; they simply are too different from insects, which means they aren't related to insects at all. Also, worms aren't insects because although they have three pairs ofRead more
No. Insects come in all shapes and sizes, but worms are always long and thin. A worm would never be mistaken for an insect by a layman; they simply are too different from insects, which means they aren’t related to insects at all.
Also, worms aren’t insects because although they have three pairs of jointed legs (augmented with bristles or hair), their wingset (or series of wings) is too short to allow flight. This makes them unable to compete with the more mobile flying species of insect–often making it seem as though we’ve mistakenly grouped them together! Lastly, one other major difference between a worm and an insect: a worm has “feet” at both ends of its body whereas an insect has only one set of legs at the “front” of its body.
The definition for what is and isn’t an insect comes from a fairly technical standpoint, so it’s easy to believe that worms are insects because the word “worm” was used as such in English for hundreds of years before scientists even knew about insects as a species. In fact, it’s been noted that even before scientists knew all the facts about worms and only classified them as being members of the invertebrate phylum Annelida because they were so different from insects, people still went on calling many long, thin invertebrates “worms” regardless.
A worm can be mistaken for an insect in that it is literally a long, thin invertebrate with some similar characteristics including dependence on the water for reproduction. However, even if someone doesn’t understand what makes worm different from insects, they won’t continue to mistake them once they’re correctly informed of how worms are different.
See lessWhat are angular momentum units?
Angular momentum is a physical quantity that relates to something's moment of inertia and rotational speed. Angular momentum can be quantified by the position vector r of an object with respect to some origin, multiplied formula_1 (angular velocity), or alternatively as the moment of inertia times iRead more
Angular momentum is a physical quantity that relates to something’s moment of inertia and rotational speed. Angular momentum can be quantified by the position vector r of an object with respect to some origin, multiplied formula_1 (angular velocity), or alternatively as the moment of inertia times its angular acceleration.
The SI unit for measuring angular momentum is Newton meter squared per kilogram, which is typically shortened to just newton-meter-squared.
This cancels out since both are meters so it then becomes kilograms times newtons over seconds squared.
See lessD&D 5E: What is an arcane focus?
An arcane focus is a magical item that helps the affected spell work. An Arcane Focus should be an object around which the Protective Sphere of Protection from Evil and Good spell is cast in order to maintain it. It's called out more explicitly because a lot of protective circles are not, so some DMRead more
An arcane focus is a magical item that helps the affected spell work.
An Arcane Focus should be an object around which the Protective Sphere of Protection from Evil and Good spell is cast in order to maintain it. It’s called out more explicitly because a lot of protective circles are not, so some DM’s might want to limit the availability of this clarifying sentence. A common arcane focus would be a stone (or something associated with Stone), but anything could suffice – even a small golden ring for those who have that movie idea stuck in their head. It just needs to be something substantial enough that it can keep up with occupying the entire 10′ diameter area around it for 24 hours at Level 1 or less, without being destroyed by any means. It cannot be moved, but it can be replaced with something else of equal or greater value if destroyed, or replaced magically by somebody who has the ability to do so – which is simply magic.
If you don’t want your wizards encircling themselves in tiny golden rings, there are other options that could work; perhaps they need to be chanting a specific incantation while standing on a specific rune made of a special kind of wood around which the spell was cast, or perhaps it must be held in one’s hand rather than placed upon an alter, or perhaps there is another arcane focus that is more commonly seen. In any case, you could make up any number of things to keep it well-grounded in your game world. And if you use the desire for arcane foci as an opportunity to develop or expand elements of your game world, or give clues about how magic actually works, that’s even better!
Let’s say you want to make it more challenging for wizards to cast protective spells like Protection from Evil and Good, or even spells like Detect Magic. Maybe you don’t want to simply not allow them at all – which is the simplest way to handle this – but instead wish to limit it more than that.
See lessWhat is palumboism?
Palumboism is a condition characterized by weight gain around the abdomen, shortness of breath on exertion, and intense sweating during sleep. It is named after a 5'7" Italian weightlifter who weighed 300 pounds. Palumboism responds to treatment with octreotide (Sandostatin), injected once daily atRead more
Palumboism is a condition characterized by weight gain around the abdomen, shortness of breath on exertion, and intense sweating during sleep. It is named after a 5’7″ Italian weightlifter who weighed 300 pounds.
Palumboism responds to treatment with octreotide (Sandostatin), injected once daily at bedtime for six months.
Palumboism is often caused by too much insulin in your system as a result of excess weight or glandular diseases such as Cushing’s syndrome; about three quarters of patients respond to medication (sandostatin). To diagnose palumboism treatment requires polysomnography followed by morning cortisol level; it can be fatal when the insulin resistance develops into diabetes mellitus.
See lessWhich is better, 7-zip or WinRAR?
7-Zip provides both greater compression ratios and file extraction speed by working in a multi-threaded, non-blocking I/O mode, whereas WinRAR only works in single threaded mode. 7z is included with many modern distributions of Unix. Similarly there is an x86 GUI version for Windows (7za). This progRead more
7-Zip provides both greater compression ratios and file extraction speed by working in a multi-threaded, non-blocking I/O mode, whereas WinRAR only works in single threaded mode.
7z is included with many modern distributions of Unix. Similarly there is an x86 GUI version for Windows (7za). This program supports the following formats: 7z, ZIP (*.zip), BZIP2 (*.bzip2), GZIP (*.gzip), TAR(*.* or *.tar).
See lessHow often do you take a cat to the vet?
I take my cat to the vet every six months for a checkup. If I have any concerns in between, I go earlier and if I'm good then it's doggy to the vet home. Have you ever seen a cat that wasn't hungry? Mine comes running anytime there's finger food so even though she eats like she should it was time foRead more
I take my cat to the vet every six months for a checkup. If I have any concerns in between, I go earlier and if I’m good then it’s doggy to the vet home. Have you ever seen a cat that wasn’t hungry? Mine comes running anytime there’s finger food so even though she eats like she should it was time for her yearly clean out and exam anyway, just in case! It’s possible your cat is one of those lucky few who can tolerate dirty litter boxes, flies buzzing around its ears or fleas hopping on its backside but what happens when something goes ‘bump’? What about allergies or tumors? Though these may remain unnoticed now they aren’t going to disappear and the only way to catch them is to take your kitty in at least every six months, earlier if you see any symptoms.
In veterinary medicine it’s been said that a cat will show signs of illness when they’re about 7-10% into their disease process. At this stage, they can be treated before a crisis occurs. The larger a tumor or the more advanced a cancer, the harder it is to treat and yes, even cats can die from cancer!
Finally there’s preventative care which many people feel is ‘unnecessary’. I beg to differ because having a yearly full exam that includes blood work, urinalysis and complete physical means finding and treating issues in its early stages before they become life threatening. I’m not planning on losing my sweetie too soon to a preventable illness that could have been treated.
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