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Re: The science and nature thread v. We tried this before
« Reply #210 on: June 09, 2014, 05:22:51 PM »
Yeah, but there'd be no reason to assume it's a nitrogen/oxygen environment.
I agree with the general sentiment here, I think this planet would constitute an incredibly hostile environment to any foreign pathogen.
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Re: The science and nature thread v. We tried this before
« Reply #211 on: June 10, 2014, 02:09:38 AM »
Yes, that's what I meant. The composition of the atmosphere can be completely different.

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Re: The science and nature thread v. We tried this before
« Reply #212 on: June 10, 2014, 04:18:53 AM »
https://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.222002

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Re: The science and nature thread v. We tried this before
« Reply #213 on: June 23, 2014, 01:13:07 AM »
Live feed of lightning strikes around the world. Satisfying to just look and hear the click. I'm not sure what the black little squares are that fades away after a hit, maybe those are the strikes.

https://www.blitzortung.org/Webpages/index.php?lang=en
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Re: The science and nature thread v. We tried this before
« Reply #214 on: June 23, 2014, 01:19:06 AM »
Live feed of lightning strikes around the world. Satisfying to just look and hear the click. I'm not sure what the black little squares are that fades away after a hit, maybe those are the strikes.

https://www.blitzortung.org/Webpages/index.php?lang=en

No kidding, that's an odd sensation... It's raining where I am and not lightning, but with each click...thunder. Oh, I love you, brain.

That's friggin' awesome though.

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Re: The science and nature thread v. We tried this before
« Reply #215 on: June 23, 2014, 07:38:29 AM »

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Re: The science and nature thread v. We tried this before
« Reply #216 on: June 27, 2014, 03:59:42 AM »
In connection to my other post, here's a similar thing but follows hack attacks around the world. Pretty entertaining to watch.

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Re: The science and nature thread v. We tried this before
« Reply #217 on: July 03, 2014, 12:21:59 PM »
I love that there is an area of classical physics that is still so poorly understood.  Also, I am pleasantly surprised to find a lengthy article on the subject on a relatively popular website.  The subject is fluid dynamics, specifically turbulence and its measure, the Reynolds number.

https://nautil.us/issue/15/turbulence/to-predict-turbulence-just-count-the-puffs

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Re: The science and nature thread v. We tried this before
« Reply #218 on: July 03, 2014, 11:55:00 PM »
I think 'poorly understood' is a bad way to put it, it's understood very well. It's just very difficult to find analytical solutions because the equations are so complicated.

This is a great watch BTW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51-6QCJTAjU&feature=youtu.be&t=13m18s

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Re: The science and nature thread v. We tried this before
« Reply #219 on: July 04, 2014, 10:31:12 AM »
Great video, thanks for sharing.  Reminds me of an article I read several years ago called Life at Low Reyolds Number, which I'm sure you've already heard of.

https://jilawww.colorado.edu/perkinsgroup/Purcell_life_at_low_reynolds_number.pdf

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Re: The science and nature thread v. We tried this before
« Reply #220 on: July 04, 2014, 12:38:22 PM »
I hadn't read that yet! Strange article but it's very interesting, I'lll read the second half later.

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« Reply #221 on: July 04, 2014, 03:23:06 PM »
Yeah, it is a bit bizzare at times, but reading it finally gave me an intuitive feel for what Reynolds number was besides some abstract measure of turbulence.

At the end, there is a reference to a publication by Reynolds called The Sub-mechanics of the Universe. The author/speaker says "[Reynolds] published a very long paper on the details of the sub mechanical universe , and he had a complete theory which involved small particles of diameter 10^{-18} cm. It gets very nutty from there on."

It's also available on amazon.  https://www.amazon.com/sub-mechanics-universe-Osborne-Reynolds-Society/dp/1418181897

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Re: The science and nature thread v. We tried this before
« Reply #222 on: July 17, 2014, 06:38:43 AM »
I think this belongs here.  More art and technology than science and nature, but all are related.  This animated gif tells the whole story, i think.


https://gizmodo.com/this-digital-sundial-tracks-the-sun-through-a-laser-cut-1545753402

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« Reply #223 on: July 17, 2014, 10:15:01 AM »
https://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.222002

High Energy Physics News: LHCb analysis confirms four-quarks bound state Z(4430). The Standard Model only presently accounts for two-quarks (mesons) and three-quarks (baryons, of which we are entirely made of) states.

That's pretty big news.

Meanwhile somewhere in Russia, a guy decided it's a good idea to cool your house down with frozen carbon dioxide.

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Re: The science and nature thread v. We tried this before
« Reply #224 on: July 19, 2014, 11:47:43 AM »
Worlds darkest material created by UK scientists.  It only reflects 0.04% of light negating the ability to discern contours.  The man in the video states that if a woman wears a black dress of this material she would like a 2D cutout. Pretty cool.

https://www.cnn.com/2014/07/17/business/worlds-darkest-marterial/?sr=fb071814darkestmaterial4pVODtopLink


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« Reply #225 on: July 19, 2014, 12:01:29 PM »
:metal

There are a ton of applications I can think of for that. But now my shirts don't seem dark enough anymore.
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Re: The science and nature thread v. We tried this before
« Reply #226 on: August 28, 2014, 11:38:38 AM »
https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/walking-fish-sheds-light-evolution-vertebrate-limbs

Very cool. Fish with lungs were being raised on land, and not only did their ability to move on land improve, but the muscle and bone structure exhibited the same changes we see in the fossil record.
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Re: The science and nature thread v. We tried this before
« Reply #227 on: August 28, 2014, 11:42:37 AM »
https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/walking-fish-sheds-light-evolution-vertebrate-limbs

Very cool. Fish with lungs were being raised on land, and not only did their ability to move on land improve, but the muscle and bone structure exhibited the same changes we see in the fossil record.

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Re: The science and nature thread v. We tried this before
« Reply #228 on: August 28, 2014, 02:20:30 PM »
I had only vaguely heard of that site, and just checked it out. Why on earth would anyone post on that site?
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Re: The science and nature thread v. We tried this before
« Reply #229 on: August 28, 2014, 02:24:08 PM »
Well I did to see how long it would take me to be banned. Only took 28 posts, and that was with me pretending to be a god-loving, church going, white republican gun lover. I even made my username "H8Libs". I got banned the second I spoke in favor of evolution.

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Re: The science and nature thread v. We tried this before
« Reply #230 on: August 28, 2014, 02:27:28 PM »
Even only a cursory scan of that site made it rather clear that nothing about it is "free". it's pretty obvious the only thing allowed to be posted is super hardcore rightwing.
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Re: The science and nature thread v. We tried this before
« Reply #231 on: August 28, 2014, 02:35:43 PM »
Reminds me of some other place I know.

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Re: The science and nature thread v. We tried this before
« Reply #232 on: August 29, 2014, 09:46:28 AM »
:lol
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« Reply #233 on: August 29, 2014, 11:55:51 PM »
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Yep. I scanned it for about two seconds before my moron senses were tingling, and then my head exploded so nnnnnnna;sleiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

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« Reply #234 on: September 01, 2014, 09:48:08 AM »
Looks like a full house: stupid, full of crap and completely nuts.

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« Reply #235 on: September 05, 2014, 11:57:21 AM »
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« Reply #236 on: September 05, 2014, 12:06:12 PM »
AWESOME!  :metal That is so badass. I can't tell what that is though, I'm guessing a snake?

Man, I wouldn't wanna fall into those mofos... I fell into a pretty big bed of fire ants when I was little and nearly died but if I fell into those...shit...I'd have literally been eaten alive.

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« Reply #237 on: September 05, 2014, 12:14:52 PM »
AWESOME!  :metal That is so badass. I can't tell what that is though, I'm guessing a snake?

Man, I wouldn't wanna fall into those mofos... I fell into a pretty big bed of fire ants when I was little and nearly died but if I fell into those...shit...I'd have literally been eaten alive.

It's a millipede.

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« Reply #238 on: September 05, 2014, 12:27:36 PM »
Ahhh nice, I see now. Damn that's rad.

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Re: The science and nature thread v. We tried this before
« Reply #239 on: September 05, 2014, 01:00:09 PM »
I hate ants! I've had nightmares falling into anthills with tied hands but this is pretty cool.....still hate 'em though.
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« Reply #241 on: September 05, 2014, 11:39:47 PM »
That reminds me of an AMAZING episode of Macgyver, called "Trumbo's World", where Macgyver has to fight an army of killer ants that can kill and eat people very quickly. The episode is basically stock footage of ants mixed with people screaming. I'd highly recommend it. :lol

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« Reply #243 on: September 06, 2014, 02:37:06 AM »
Woa that's quite some force, mother nature never sees to amaze!
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« Reply #244 on: September 06, 2014, 05:27:00 AM »
Crazy how those boulders are probably the size of large houses!

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