M, I'm going with the definition of noise (n) that has it as a synonym for sound (n). I swapped that into the traditional wording without any intention of changing the meaning of the question.

Perfectly valid. Thus my caveat re: "my take".

It's not perfect, but it lets me drop the question feeling satisfied I have answered it and go back to watching television.

YOU ARE AT WORK!

(Aren't you?)

YOU ARE AT WORK!

(Aren't you?)

...yes?

How are you watching TV??

I need to start watching this perverted and sleazy morning show: [link]

I also t heart how completely off their rockers Virginia and Alessandra of the NYT are. They need to form a band with Alex Kuczynski.

Well, that's one theory.

Don't just let it sit there--tell us about the others, and the one you believe.

Okay, I was actually *working* all day, and I log in to find 500 new Natter posts. I was thinking KERFLUFFLE! and wondered what heresy had been committed that got the Buffistas split into factions screaming "Aux armes, citoyens!"

I'm actually just a little bit disappointed that there turned out to be no kerfluffle.

However, I enjoyed reading Guess That Buffista, but the physics made my brain curl up in a tiny ball and whimper.

That stupid physics problem was bugging me the whole way home... can we revisit it?

It takes 2 seconds to accelerate to 40m/s. 40m/s = 10 * t^2.

It's four seconds, right? One second to accelerate to 10m/s, two to 20m/s, etc. When you say, "acceleration = 10 meters per second squared" you should think of it as "ten meters per second, per second" - i.e. each second of acceleration you add ten meters per second of velocity.

How are you watching TV??

It's...a magic television that...that...follows me. Wherever I go. I can watch it all the time. 'cause it's magic. The television is.

...

Yep.

However, I enjoyed reading Guess That Buffista, but the physics made my brain curl up in a tiny ball and whimper.

Yes, but how do you feel about auditory vibrations and their interaction, or not, with nearby observers?