On 07/06/2011 10:07 AM, clipka wrote:
> Am 07.06.2011 10:43, schrieb Invisible:
>> Fact: The shear modulus of the human brain matter is 1680 Pa.
>>
>> Question: Why /the hell/ does Wolfram Alpha know this??
>
> Next Question:
>
> Why /the hell/ do you know that WA knows this??

I was actually looking for the number of neurons in a typical human 
brain. I guess my query wasn't specific enough. Instead, I got a list of 
parameters including "Poisson's ratio", "specific heat" and density of 
the brain. (Why the *hell* would you measure the brain's specific heat??)

>> Seriously. Like, somebody took a sample of human brain and actually
>> measured how hard you can squish it? WHY?!?
>
> Forensics? Better evaluation of crash test results?

Hmm, yes, that's about the only sane explanation I can think of...

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