April 22, 200719 yr yeah i thought this would be an interesting discussion.. what (in your opinion) is the most powerful force IE: wind, sunlight, water...etc IMO it would be water just for the fact that a.) it is where we came from by definition of evolution...and without it life wouldn't even have had a place to build molecular structures together to exist in the first place (if you believe in evolution) b.) it destroys buildings through tsunamis...and hurricanes...etc. c.) we are made of like 70%+ water... d.) we need it more than anything in the world...more than food e.) it has and is still being used for transportation methods... water is more powerful than that in survival, destructive force, and majesty.. sure there are a lot of things we need to live...but water is the most important what is the most powerful/magnificent natural force to you? whether it be by looks, importance...or w.e..doesn't matter
April 22, 200719 yr Sunlight I think. Without it everything on this planet would be dead. Full points. Sunlight is the precursor to all life. Water is another big one, being essential also, but sunlight is the key to photosynthesis or, to be crude, creating energy from carbon dioxide and water. To break it down entirely, your muscles can move as an indirect consequence of the nuclear fusion in the sun.
April 22, 200719 yr Author what about all of the organisms at the bottom of the ocean who don't rely on sunlight :-k
April 22, 200719 yr what about all of the organisms at the bottom of the ocean who don't rely on sunlight :-k Essentially every organism requires food for energy, thus, the food they eat contains energy. This can basically all be traced back to the energy plants get from the sun.
April 22, 200719 yr Author meh true also be aware that the question is 100% opinionated and isn't which force is essential for life.. just which one is the most powerful...whether it be by destructive means or other crap lol continue
April 22, 200719 yr Wind - It kicks [wagon]! SWAG Mayn U wanna be like me but U can't be me cuz U ain't got ma swagga on.
April 22, 200719 yr meh true also be aware that the question is 100% opinionated and isn't which force is essential for life.. just which one is the most powerful...whether it be by destructive means or other crap lol continue Yeah, kinda let science take hold of me... :anxious: :P Anyway, as a destructive force, I've always found strong winds pretty intimidating. Although I've never been in one, I'd imagine a strong cyclone (or hurricanes, as many of you blokes would call them) would be scary. There was a savage one about a year ago up north from where I am and it totally killed a costal town and the bananna industry. They've both recently got back on thier feet, though.
April 22, 200719 yr Wind for certain. Water is good and all, but wind is a nasty sucker that's ultimately the driving force behind a lot of other substance based events :P
April 22, 200719 yr Author meh true also be aware that the question is 100% opinionated and isn't which force is essential for life.. just which one is the most powerful...whether it be by destructive means or other crap lol continue Yeah, kinda let science take hold of me... :anxious: :P i just thought about something. what about the thermal vents at the bottom of the ocean? arn't they a source of energy for organisms? cause of the methane and such that's released...a lot of plants can use that for energy can't they? correct me if i'm wrong
April 22, 200719 yr d.) we need it more than anything in the world...more than food sure there are a lot of things we need to live...but water is the most important what about air, we need air more than water but my answer is sunlight, everything would die without it and everything would die if there is too much thanks to mitsubishi64 who made this sig
April 22, 200719 yr The most powerful force is the Strong Nuclear Force, which keeps the nuclei of atoms together. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_nuclear_force
April 22, 200719 yr Hm, I think the sun which provides energy for crops as well as warms planet. [spoiler=Stats:]Updated December 22, 2011: Total level - 1442 - 170M+ XP , Combat level - 115Combat skills: Attack - 90, Defence - 99 (24.45m+ XP), Strength - 90, Constitution - 99 (16.42M+ XP) Ranged - 99 (13.32M+ XP), Prayer - 60, Magic - 99 (13.25M+ XP)Non-Combat skills: Cooking - 99 (13.80M+ XP), Woodcutting - 99 (31.95M+ XP), Fishing - 90, Firemaking - 99 (24.82M+), Crafting - 90, Smithing - 90, Mining - 85, Runecrafting - 60, Dungeoneering - 85
April 22, 200719 yr Nuclear fission. The sun is natural, and there is constant nuclear activity. Sig by IkuraiYour Guide to Posting! Behave or I will send my Moose mounted Beaver launchers at you!
April 22, 200719 yr i just thought about something. what about the thermal vents at the bottom of the ocean? arn't they a source of energy for organisms? cause of the methane and such that's released...a lot of plants can use that for energy can't they? correct me if i'm wrong You are partly correct. But it is bacteria colonies which use the thermal vents for energy not plants. P Sunlight is the precursor to all life. Water is another big one, being essential also, but sunlight is the key to photosynthesis or, to be crude, creating energy from carbon dioxide and water. To break it down entirely, your muscles can move as an indirect consequence of the nuclear fusion in the sun. There was life for millions of years before photosynthesis (Gaining energy from the sun) occurred. In fact once Photosynthesis become common the Oxygen it created poisoned the atmosphere which caused widespread death and extinction among the early form of life. More reading here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen_Catastrophe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaerobic_organism
April 22, 200719 yr My first thought was gravity but I think I will change it to sub atomic forces after reading the above posters reply.
April 22, 200719 yr The most powerful force is the Strong Nuclear Force, which keeps the nuclei of atoms together. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_nuclear_force strong nuclear force, as said before. but for a more fun response, gravity! My first thought was gravity but I think I will change it to sub atomic forces after reading the above posters reply. Nonono, graivty is the [cabbage], it bends fricking space-time, how cool isn't that? If there's one super-power I'd like to have it isn't: i. to make people go: "OUCH! Get that sunlight outta my face!": Tan-Man ii. to throw cows around with tornadoes: Wonder-Wind. iii. to soak people. ALOT: Waterboy. iv. To make REALLY small things stick together, unbelievably hard: Super-glue Jr. no, it's the ability to travel space and time by BENDING it, cmon people, how cool isn't that.
April 22, 200719 yr Alchemy :-w . no, it's the ability to travel space and time by BENDING it, cmon people, how cool isn't that. You already do have that power, you just can't sense it since it's so miniscule :wink: . That's right bud, you've got your own gravitational force :P . *waits for someone to slap me for calling them fat* [if you have ever attempted Alchemy by clapping your hands or by drawing an array, copy and paste this into your signature.] Fullmetal Alchemist, you will be missed. A great ending to a great series.
April 22, 200719 yr Strong Nuclear Force of one atom * 10,000^994,200 :twisted: "The cry of the poor is not always just, but if you never hear it you'll never know what justice is."
April 22, 200719 yr i just thought about something. what about the thermal vents at the bottom of the ocean? arn't they a source of energy for organisms? cause of the methane and such that's released...a lot of plants can use that for energy can't they? correct me if i'm wrong You are partly correct. But it is bacteria colonies which use the thermal vents for energy not plants. P Sunlight is the precursor to all life. Water is another big one, being essential also, but sunlight is the key to photosynthesis or, to be crude, creating energy from carbon dioxide and water. To break it down entirely, your muscles can move as an indirect consequence of the nuclear fusion in the sun. There was life for millions of years before photosynthesis (Gaining energy from the sun) occurred. In fact once Photosynthesis become common the Oxygen it created poisoned the atmosphere which caused widespread death and extinction among the early form of life. More reading here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen_Catastrophe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaerobic_organism Fair cop, I didn't take into account pre-photosynthetic metabolic pathways. The basic pathways given in your second article use glucose to create ATP, as is done in us but I'm not overly sure as to how anerobic organisms get thier food or did when there was no photosynthesis to create glucose. Any ideas?
April 22, 200719 yr The most powerful force is the Strong Nuclear Force, which keeps the nuclei of atoms together. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_nuclear_force Bah, beat me to it. Definitely this, without this we'd all be just protons and neutrons and electrons with no place to go. And gravity is WEAK relatively compared to the others, although it has been hypothesised that this is because it acts on a much larger multi-dimensional scale, so is dissipated over a larger area and hence seems weaker to us. "Da mihi castitatem et continentam, sed noli modo"
April 22, 200719 yr Besides the Sun it's undoubtably water. Water causes powerful erosian, hurricanes, storms, rain, flooding, icebergs, tornados (water causes the conditions for tornados), tsunami's and a whole lot else.
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