Where do you get your nickname from?

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Cosmic
I hate my name. I want to change it to my real name , Zsolt :)
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How is that better than cosmic? :confused: :boggled:

I chose mine because when I finally decided to register đź‘Ť after years of just looking around for GT stuff, (I think I know most GTPers really well, not vice versa :scared: ) I saw a pair of green gloves next to my computer! :sly:
 
back in 1998 when GT1 came out i started using my name, back then i was one of the first people to make drift videos from replays and ive used this name for everything since then đź‘Ť
 
I chose Wizard because I can do magic with everything that involves Math :D
Seriously, I was in a Community College three years ago and I used to study with this group of friends. We were all taking Calculus (I, II, III, IV) and Physics (I and II) back in those good ol' days (boy, do I miss those days :D) and I could solve any problem the teachers would assing us (even the problems my friends wouldn't have a clue). Hence, they started calling me Wizard... I added "The" in front of it, because I am not just "a" common Wizard, but "The Wizard" (the only one ;)) I just attached them together because I thought TheWizard looked cooler :cool:
I sign myself as The Wizard just because I treat it as a real way of signing a name - [First name] [space] [Second name]

I use TheWizard for pretty much everything else...

EDIT: If I knew one day I would have ended up using the Lime Cat as my avatar, I would have probably chosen GT Lime Cat :D But then again, if one day I will change my avatar, I would be stuck with that nick... so in one way, I am glad I didn't.

The Wizard.
 
PublicSecrecy
You've got a way with words. thats for sure.

quick: e=mc^2
=
=
=
= ????
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Actually, I'm taking Pre-Calc right now. For extra credit the Professor wants all the students to derive the Quadratic formula.

ax^2 + bx + c = 0

x^2 + (b/a)x = -c/a

((b/a)/2)^2 = (1/2 * b/a)^2 = (b/2a)^2 = b^2/4a^2

x^2 + (b/a)x + b^2/4a^2 = b^2/4a^2 - c/a (4a/4a)

sqrt(x+b/2a)^2 = sqrt(b^2-4ac)/4a^2

x + b/2a = +/- sqrt (b^2-4ac)/2a

x = -b/2a +/- sqrt (b^2-4ac)/2a =

x = -b +/- sqrt (b^2-4ac)/2a = Quadratic formula

Or something like that... did I get that right TheWizard? :scared:
 
i hope noone ever chooses a math equation for a member/screen name...

[edit] oh wait...isn't this all theory, and because of lack of technology and someone to challenge it, it's never been proven? [edit]
 
c is a constant, and it stands for the speed of light in a vacuum
(299,792,458 m/s = 299,792.458 km/s = 670,616,629.3843952 mph = f@cking bad ass fast :D)

MrktMkr1986
Or something like that... did I get that right TheWizard? :scared:
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Give me a second about that... it's d@mn hard to read when it's typed like that...

The Wizard.
 
PublicSecrecy
so energy = mass(speed-of-light^2)?
...or

energy = mass(speed-of-light)^2 ?
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Actually those two expression are identical, and they both mean the same thing: take the speed of light, square it, multiply it by the mass, and that would be equal to the amount of energy...

The Wizard.
 
@ MrktMkr1986:

Yes, that's absoulutely right đź‘Ť Good job.

Only thing, substitute this: sqrt(b^2-4ac)/4a^2
with this: sqrt[(b^2-4ac)/4a^2]
(as both numerator and denominator need to be under the square root)

and this: x = -b +/- sqrt (b^2-4ac)/2a
with this: x = [-b +/- sqrt (b^2-4ac)]/2a
(as the whole expression needs to be divided by 2a, not just the term sqrt (b^2-4ac))

Other than that, the derivation process was perfect!

EDIT: If you/somebody in general needs help in math or the such, we may want to start a thread just for that, lol! As this has little to do with the nickname discussion :D Not being mean or anything... And, I am serious about the thread... I bet it would be useful for a lot of students here in GTPlanet... and of course, I wouldn't be the only teacher :cool: Other people can help too.
EDIT II: I would stay and discuss math some more, but I have an Aircraft Structures II assignment to work on that's due tomorrow... so I'll have to retire for an hour or two...

The Wizard.
 
Mass * (SOL^2) isnt the same as Mass*SOL^2, is it?

OOO Suggests:

Lets say Mass = 6
SOL = (for demonstration purposes only)....15

= 6*(15^2)
=1350

Mass*SOL^2
= 6*15^2
=8100?
...god damn computer calculator not being straight-forward...
 
TheWizard
@ MrktMkr1986:

Yes, that's absoulutely right đź‘Ť Good job.

Only thing, substitute this: sqrt(b^2-4ac)/4a^2
with this: sqrt[(b^2-4ac)/4a^2]
(as both numerator and denominator need to be under the square root)

and this: x = -b +/- sqrt (b^2-4ac)/2a
with this: x = [-b +/- sqrt (b^2-4ac)]/2a
(as the whole expression needs to be divided by 2a, not just the term sqrt (b^2-4ac))

Other than that, the derivation process was perfect!

The Wizard.
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Holy crap! I'm getting dizzy!!

My nickname is from Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero/Reisen. World War II fighter plane.
 
DJM PRODUCTIONS
I had a caps lock problem when I made my username :guilty:
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LOL

I know Jefferson's nickname history (I'm not sifting thru 8 pages of previous crap so ill re-state it if it has already been said).

It was 2:00 am. He was playing Need for speed. In the darkness of the night, and plagueing boredom he was suffering from, he stumbled across the fable GTP. Something people only talked about, but never visited, and come back to tell the story. He decided to make those few fateful clicks, and with the tap of 6 letters on his keyboard, ND4SPD was born.
 
PublicSecrecy
LOL

I know Jefferson's nickname history (I'm not sifting thru 8 pages of previous crap so ill re-state it if it has already been said).

It was 2:00 am. He was playing Need for speed. In the darkness of the night, and plagueing boredom he was suffering from, he stumbled across the fable GTP. Something people only talked about, but never visited, and come back to tell the story. He decided to make those few fateful clicks, and with the tap of 6 letters on his keyboard, ND4SPD was born.
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:lol: So true, well I couldn't think of anything else better, the only thing I could think of was Need For Speed Hot pursuit 2.....
 
PublicSecrecy
Mass * (SOL^2) isnt the same as Mass*SOL^2, is it?
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Technically it should give you the same answer... it depends on the order of the operations... a calculator (one that works as it's supposed to, anyway :D) should do the power first and the multiplication second...
Yep, just checked it with my trusty TI-89...
I typed 6*(15^2) the first time and 6*15^2 the second time... both times the answer was 1350.
The only time you should get 8100 is if you type it like this: (6*15)^2... the parentheses are there to make the calculator aware that you want the multiplication to be done first, and then raise the result from that multiplication (90) to the second power, thus getting 8100.

Let me check with Windows Calculator... yep, worked with that too... I don't know why you are not getting the same answer, but I assure you the two expressions are equivalent.
Thus,
a*b^2 = a*(b^2) but not equal to (a*b)^2

The Wizard.
 
I made my username before I even had my car. I always wanted a 69 Camaro and I knew I would eventually have one... thus (CAMAROBOY69). đź‘Ť
 

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