Ironman Suit
by Anaxagoras » Wed May 05, 2021 12:09 pm
Not exactly, of course, but still pretty cool:
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嘘だ! ["You Lie! – Ed.]
by Doctor X » Wed May 05, 2021 7:28 am
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Falling down the You r Mom's Tube Hole I found this:
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The authorities lie
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Last post by robinson Wed May 05, 2021 3:30 pm
BitCoin: Should I Sign Up?
by Rob Lister » Wed May 25, 2011 2:05 pm
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Should this be in a different forum too? All my threads are so muddled. Anyway
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I think specifically Etherium miners in the case of GPUs, if I remember correctly.
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Last post by gnome Sun May 02, 2021 5:35 pm
Olbers’ Paradox
by robinson » Sat May 01, 2021 1:24 pm
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One key idea in the paradox is it can’t be dust causing the sky to be dark, explained below
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That is all
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Last post by robinson Sat May 01, 2021 10:48 pm
Google Self-Driving Car Accident Reports
by Rob Lister » Sun Jun 07, 2015 11:35 am
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Google is now publishing a summary of all accidents in which its self-driving have been involved.
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At least in good weather
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Last post by robinson Wed Apr 21, 2021 12:34 am
DNA Profiling
by ed » Tue Apr 13, 2021 6:37 pm
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Finally did it, used these guys
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My kids are adopted too. One did a test and, among other things, got Ashkenazi (!) and Native American (!!).
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Last post by ed Tue Apr 13, 2021 9:15 pm
Starlink is Live
by Rob Lister » Sat Jun 13, 2020 9:27 am
I signed up. I'm sure it will be at least another year before anyone actually has the service but I do like to be in the loop!
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Last post by Rob Lister Wed Apr 07, 2021 8:42 am
Nuclear waste battery
by Bruce » Sat Apr 03, 2021 5:38 pm
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A U.S. startup combined radioactive isotopes from nuclear waste with ultra-slim layers of nanodiamonds to assemble a ridiculous battery that...
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People would line up in droves to by the latest new thing.
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Last post by robinson Sun Apr 04, 2021 8:14 pm
Thruster evaluation : NASA to be trusted ?
by 99guspuppet » Thu Aug 07, 2014 1:07 am
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A electromagnetic thruster concept has been lurking about since about 2001. Developed by Roger Shawyer , the claim was it did not require propellant....
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In any case, looks like we're stuck on this shitty planet that we've ruined for a little longer. It's frustrating. How am I going to throw away my...
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Last post by Rob Lister Sat Apr 03, 2021 8:14 pm
Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth
by ed » Thu Jan 07, 2021 2:12 am
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In late 2017, scientists at a Hawaiian observatory glimpsed an object soaring through our inner solar system, moving so quickly that it could only...
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Wellllll ... I think the requirement for extraordinary evidence comes into play here.
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Last post by ed Thu Apr 01, 2021 11:37 am
NFTs
by Pyrrho » Sat Mar 13, 2021 10:52 pm
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Fools and their money, etc.
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This has to be a bubble.
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Last post by Anaxagoras Thu Mar 25, 2021 4:13 am
SpaceX progress
by Pyrrho » Sun Mar 14, 2010 1:54 pm
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Awesome photos.
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Starship is basically an aircraft carrier when you're looking for a fishing boat, but it's less than half the cost of the other fishing boat.
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Navy to retire 6-year old ship.
by Anaxagoras » Fri Mar 05, 2021 3:40 am
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Actually four very new littoral combat ships are to be decommissioned. The newest being only 6 years old and the oldest only 12 years old.
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Japan’s New Mogami-Class Frigates Show What The U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships Could Have Been (Forbes)
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Last post by gnome Mon Mar 15, 2021 11:24 am
How does CO2 trap heat?
by robinson » Sat Feb 20, 2021 5:25 pm
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This question drives alarmists up the wall
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Based on the video, what is the answer to the question?
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Right to repair
by Witness » Wed Feb 22, 2017 5:02 am
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Apple Tells Lawmaker that Right to Repair iPhones Will Turn Nebraska Into a ‘Mecca’ for Hackers
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That’s not a joke, it’s not satire
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Last post by robinson Thu Mar 11, 2021 11:01 am
McMoon
by Pyrrho » Sun Feb 28, 2021 3:34 pm
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Awesome.
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Like with the moon photos, they never revealed the level of detail they had
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Last post by robinson Mon Mar 01, 2021 3:28 pm
Sounds Legit
by Anaxagoras » Tue Jan 26, 2021 1:22 pm
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A New Idea to Harness Energy From Black Holes
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Your Mom does not count!
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Last post by Doctor X Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:41 am
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Last post by robinson Tue Jan 19, 2021 4:09 pm
Power Saver Plugs (and other frauds)
by Rob Lister » Tue Jan 19, 2021 12:33 pm
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Here's a scam that I haven't seen here but apparently there's a big market in the UK.
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smooth AC with a capacitor?
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Last post by ed Tue Jan 19, 2021 12:36 pm
hyperloop
by Rob Lister » Sun Aug 11, 2013 5:05 pm
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Inside the Hyperloop: the pneumatic travel system faster than the speed of sound
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Still bilking millions for millions.
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Last post by Rob Lister Tue Jan 19, 2021 12:35 pm
Deepfake
by ed » Thu Dec 24, 2020 1:05 pm
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Discuss
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Point is that it is pretty good now and will get to be far better in 6 months.
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Last post by Witness Fri Dec 25, 2020 2:12 am
How to stop virus
by robinson » Sun Dec 20, 2020 4:39 pm
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Stop infected people from transmitting it.
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How do know who is sick?
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Last post by robinson2 Sun Dec 20, 2020 5:10 pm
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Last post by gnome Mon Dec 14, 2020 3:39 am
The aliens are silent because they're dead
by Rob Lister » Sun Jan 24, 2016 7:05 pm
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Astrobiology. How is that a fucking thing? Fledgling planet? Who wrote that and why didn't his editor kick his ass.
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I've got an affinity for the Early Birds theory, even though that's kind of a disappointing one. It's my hunch.
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Last post by Rob Lister Thu Dec 03, 2020 11:37 am
Relativity puzzle
by Witness » Mon Oct 12, 2020 9:23 pm
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A lab and its two equidistant mirrors (M 1 and M 2 ) moves to the right with speed v. There is also an outside observer at rest .
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I think you're letting yourself be trolled Witness. I'll admit that I just don't know how to do the math.
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Last post by Witness Sun Nov 22, 2020 3:01 am
Why is it so hot?
by Witness » Sun Aug 05, 2018 2:59 am
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Present situation:
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Nature is a mystery
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Water found on the moon
by gnome » Mon Oct 26, 2020 5:28 pm
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Independent.co.uk article
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They found water
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Last post by robinson Tue Oct 27, 2020 2:50 am
Room temperature superconductivity achieved
by Witness » Thu Oct 15, 2020 11:17 pm
Room-temperature superconductivity in a carbonaceous sulfur hydride
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Last post by Witness Thu Oct 15, 2020 11:17 pm
It was 40 years ago today
by robinson » Sat Sep 26, 2020 1:06 pm
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I discovered something quite amazing, from a physics POV
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And I would give 1000 to one odds as well
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Last post by sparks Wed Oct 07, 2020 5:55 pm
RIP Vaughan Jones
by Witness » Sun Oct 04, 2020 1:34 am
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Vaughan Jones (1952–2020)
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Too deep. Upside-down grain silo deep.
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Last post by Rob Lister Sun Oct 04, 2020 10:29 am
Coronavirus, Global warming, and impeaching the sources
by robinson » Mon Jul 20, 2020 7:24 pm
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Over in some other topic about some virus we don't really know much about, I realized after making a comment about it (see below)
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Of course there is. In fact, the history of science is full of examples where a vested interest, or religious/crazy belief systems try to impeach...
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Last post by robinson Thu Oct 01, 2020 11:50 am
New Ice Age Coming?
by Anaxagoras » Tue Sep 22, 2020 5:02 am
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Now with more :cowbell:
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Deniers aren’t happy with history, because even historic events and data doesn’t support their beliefs about nature.
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Breakthrough Prize
by Witness » Mon Sep 28, 2020 1:13 am
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Imperial mathematician scoops $3m Breakthrough Prize
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Announced in 2020, awarded in 2021
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Last post by robinson Mon Sep 28, 2020 1:28 pm
Avian dinosaur wings
by Witness » Sun Jul 03, 2016 3:20 am
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Rare Dinosaur-Era Bird Wings Found Trapped in Amber
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Dinosaurs had feathers and bat wings
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Last post by Witness Sun Sep 20, 2020 2:41 am
Megalodon
by ed » Thu Sep 17, 2020 6:17 pm
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Just cool
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The size of the teeth was well known:
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Last post by Witness Fri Sep 18, 2020 12:40 am
He just keeps winning!
by Witness » Sat Feb 01, 2020 2:06 am
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Gravity Probe B
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Albert wasn’t just smart about physics
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Last post by ed Tue Sep 08, 2020 6:20 pm
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Last post by Witness Mon Sep 07, 2020 11:57 pm
Correlation between earthquakes and solar activity?
by Anaxagoras » Sun Sep 06, 2020 2:54 pm
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This headline seemed far-fetched to me, but it's in a respectable journal and the correlation does seem to be rather strong.
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Low solar activity and earthquakes, as well as volcanic activity have been strongly connected for a long time. It was considered ATM so most people...
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Last post by robinson Sun Sep 06, 2020 8:15 pm
Flying-V
by Witness » Sat Sep 05, 2020 3:05 am
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The ‘Flying-V,’ a Fuel-Efficient Alternative to Jumbo Jets, Just Flew for the First Time
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Some other weird things, if you care:
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Last post by Witness Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:23 am
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Last post by Anaxagoras Wed Sep 02, 2020 1:46 pm
Something never seen before captured on video
by robinson » Tue Aug 11, 2020 7:07 am
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I love Twitter and that almost everyone in the world has a video recording device on them
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Back on topic
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Last post by Bruce Sat Aug 29, 2020 1:49 pm
Great news from India that concerns all of us!
by asthmatic camel » Fri Jul 31, 2020 4:16 am
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Asshole.
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The Dino killer size shit, they are working on spacecraft to change the orbit. Which turns out to be not that hard. I’m sure Elon Musk could do it...
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