Let’s have a pint of pitch

This is a pretty thin defence, pastes are typically liquids with solid suspensions and behave like liquids when large enough forces are applied.

You may disagree with the general TSA guidelines, but given that liquids are restricted, it is consistent that things similar to liquids are also restricted

Regardless of if it’s actually a “liquid”, it’s properties are those that security would be looking out for in explosives. So doesn’t sound too stupid to me (since we already have restrictions for liquids in general)

There’s typically other things in the water that can be broken down / chemically changed. Even something like salt water can produce chlorine gas

Putting electricity through water has the potential to produce other chemicals in the water that you would like to avoid

This is a pretty lame take. I’m sure if you ask a bunch of students they would say most classes are pointless. But that doesn’t make it true and there is a societal benefit to teach a broad range of subjects to students. Even if they don’t enjoy it.

I have to disagree with the comparison of chatGPT to a calculator. A calculator takes away the tedious process of doing a calculation but you would still have to problem solve to fully answer the question. A tool that produces essays removes a lot of the thought process behind the assignment

One purpose is to gauge how well a student understands a topic. In a history class you could ask a question such as: How did the conditions in Europe contribute to the rise of racism ?

That would be useful essay to have students write. Also one that could probably be easily done in chatGPT or similar

They are school students, I can absolutely imagine that questions aimed at their level could be answered by ChatGPT

I mean, we probably can’t be immune to 100 trillion diseases because that’s more than the number of cells in the body. So is it more likely that our immune system can recognize closer to 50 diseases? 100 diseases? 1,000,000 diseases?

The fact that organisms can mutate/evolve is irrelevant because the question is about the “memory” capacity of the immune system

But the question is: Is there a limit to how many illnesses we can be vaccinated against?

Can I ask a follow up / clarification?

Is a free fall frame of reference inertial? You are accelerating, but it seems like it is equivalent to just floating around in free space