Body mass index

There is a common saying that states, “Which weighs more; 200 pounds of bricks or 200 pounds of feathers?” One might say that they both weigh the same; however, the answer is the feathers because you also have to carry the weight of the great injustice done to those poor birds. When I was asked to list all the things I carry, I started listing the physical items, but after a while, I realized that there emotional items that I carry as well. I carry memories and feelings that either haunt or…

Change The cold metal on my bare feet shot a surge of chill through my body. I once again stepped onto that scale, and once again hoped for different results. Glancing down in anticipation as the digital numbers rose, I begged them to stop, and they did; 194, 196, 197, and finally settled upon 198. I did it, I finally dipped below two-hundred pounds for the first time in what felt like forever. At that moment I thought back to the jokes, the comments, and all the looks I received over the past…

Bass Fishing in New York Within the State of New York, there are over 165 species of fish and around 7,800 lakes and ponds just asking to be fished. Bass, one of the most popular species for game fishermen, including the largemouth bass and the smallmouth bass are both native to North America and these bass are abundant in the state of New York. These bass can be found in the numerous rivers, lakes and ponds throughout New York. The season for fishing bass in New York is from June to the end…

The seatbelts purpose was to keep the egg secure during the impact. In order to do this, Newton’s first law had to be taken into consideration, objects at rest, stay at rest; object in motion, stay in motion… unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. Because the egg would have kept going until acted on by an unbalanced force, we suspended it with rubber bands so that the unbalanced force to stop it would not be the ground but it would be the pressure applied by the rubber band. This also Apply…

6 and 30.8 lbs. The koala thick fur is used to help keep it cool and but also warm. Their fur also acts like a rain repellent . The koalas fur color changes from gray to brown depending on the time of year.They have patches of white all over there body . The koala normally find spouses during September­March. The female began to mate with the male koalas when they're around 3 or 4 years old. They sometimes only…

Sullivan Jackson Kachigan Physics 16 February, 2018 SAHC: SJ How Mass Effects Luge Luge is an unusual sport where the rider or riders on a sled-like device are barreling down an ice track at speeds up to 97 mph. Because of these tremendous speeds, one may think that the rider(s) must be light and nimble so they could glide through the course with ease. However, this is the complete opposite of reality and in the physics world, it makes complete sense. As you may have guessed, the…

Is the mistreatment of the human body worth seeing slim models strutting down the runway? According to The New Daily, "With Fashion Week, and all of those thin models, and clothing that looks best on a size zero -- what that does is set a standard of what is socially desirable and prestigious…

During 1986 and 2002 obesity was higher every year, adults with the lowest income and lowest education groups were more obese than adults with higher income and higher education. Also, over 6000 adults with a low income had increased BMI (body mass index). Poverty rates are growing, 15.1% of Americans (46 million people) were in poverty in 2010 this has increased 12.5 % since 2002. The consequences of this are the growing population who are in poverty and then the growing number of people who…

Before the use of cadavers were allowed to be used in crash simulations researchers often had to experiment on themselves says Roach. (Roach 93), she also said that in the last 60 years cadavers have helped determine the tolerance limits of human bodies in a car crash, after the cadavers are used to determine the limits the researchers then use dummies to test cars and make sure that in the incident of a crash the dummy does not exceed the limits. (Roach 87) Discoveries/ Importance today Mary…

Objective: The purpose of this lab was to examine Newton 's second law by observing the relationship between force and acceleration in a friction-free environment and to illustrate the concept of mass. The experiment was conducted in such a way to reduce friction. In order to simulate this environment an air-cushioned track was set-up for the glider to ride on a pocket of air without being in contact with the metal track. In addition, this glider will have masses attached to it as well as a…