The point is not that it is true since 97% agree but that the public doesn't realize 97% agree and thinks the scientific community is split 50/50 on the issue.

I think what she meant was "You can't win the lottery if you don't buy a ticket".

Mini map while playing paintball?

The paint in paintballs washes away with water.

Think they made up symbols to test the participants, so as to test new things instead of how well they already knew the usual math operations.

How much sulfur is in a fart?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-01/china-cyberspies-outwit-u-s-stealing-military-secrets.html

sequestration - no not the government version.
Really these are problems we should face now instead of pushing it onto future generations when they grow even bigger.

Isn't power generation from waves also considered hydroelectric?

Today's NASA post is relevant
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Go the Missile Command route. When we detect them prepping a missile, have our nuclear armed sub on stand-by. Once the missile launches, intercept with our own nuke during the boost phase.

Not going to work. How would you even get the system to where the laser is aimed, even if the mirrors worked? It's easy to theorize but much harder to implement.

1 Venezuela 211,169 - 297,571
2 Saudi Arabia 265,405 - 267,017
3 Canada 173,625 - 175,200
4 Iran 151,167 - 154,580
5 Iraq 115,350 - 143,103
6 Kuwait 103,998 - 111,500
7 United Arab Emirates 97,800
8 Russia 60,003 - 116,000
9 Libya 47,102 - 48,014
10 Kazakhstan 30,002 - 39,800

Only number 5 has been invaded. We're on pretty good terms with the rest other than #4.

well the path of least resistance to get light to the brain is the optic nerve. You might want to mount the laser on a stand first, this is brain surgery after all.

Does Google, take action before releasing the requests? I guessing this is not for Youtube but search links to 3rd party websites.