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Today, 09:15 PM

Nicolas replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Meanwhile, we have a running joke where you mispronounce "aluminium" in the most horrible possible ways whenever you need the word. "amanulium" is a...

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Today, 09:11 PM

Nicolas replied to a thread WoodSat - plywood flying at 30,000 KPH in Space Exploration

There have been plywood aircraft (De Havilland Mosquito) and racecars (Costin GT), so why not. :)

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Today, 08:45 PM

Swift replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Whenever we get into one of these pronunciation discussions, I think of this video

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Today, 08:37 PM

Swift replied to a thread Please reboot your spacesuit in Space Exploration

I don't know the details either, but I'm with Van Rijn on this. I doubt he was ever in more danger than one is during any spacewalk. It sounds...

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Today, 08:31 PM

Swift replied to a thread WoodSat - plywood flying at 30,000 KPH in Space Exploration

You don't have to worry about woodpeckers or termites in orbit.

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Today, 06:06 PM

Nicolas replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

I've heard "KATEuhnary" and "catTENnary" from non-natives and still don't know how to pronounce it. It also reminds me too much of the imperfections...

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Today, 06:02 PM

Nicolas replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

One of the smart things SpaceX did was to start flying F9 as a throwaway and finalise reusability later on. That way, they had free landing tests on...

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Today, 03:43 PM

Swift replied to a thread The COVID-19 Discussion Thread (OTB) in Off-Topic Babbling

As with many things, private businesses can set what policies they wish on masks. Pretty much all the stores around here post their policies on the...

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Today, 03:30 PM

Swift replied to a thread Pentagon UFO Report in Conspiracy Theories

An excellent point and one I hadn't thought of before.

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Today, 03:27 PM

Swift replied to a thread The World is Flat in Against the Mainstream

ATM is not for joke threads. We have plenty of other places for that.

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Today, 08:03 AM

Nicolas replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

I personally went with the fugue, but I wasn't really sure and when I looked it up I found the trif and then I wasn't sure at all. :)

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Today, 07:58 AM

Nicolas replied to a thread Trivial or non-trivial technology that is just horrible in Off-Topic Babbling

That would be a difficult error to make. My guess would be a poor sensor: low sensitivity, bad linearity... Or, in case of a body thermometer:...

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Today, 01:38 AM

Swift started a thread Please reboot your spacesuit in Space Exploration

NASA.gov Good thing his tech support at work is better than mine. ;) "Blue Screen of Death" takes on a new meaning in a vaccum.

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Yesterday, 03:35 PM

cosmocrazy replied to a thread Why do we use sound to communicate? in Life in Space

Depends on what you are communicating, how much information you are trying to convey and at what distance the information needs to travel. For...

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Yesterday, 02:40 PM

cosmocrazy replied to a thread Infinite in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

Absolutely, but it may go beyond our models and be intrinsic to the universe anyhow, we don't know and, as you say, can't test it. But as nice as it...

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Yesterday, 12:29 PM

cosmocrazy replied to a thread Infinite in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

There doesn't have to be real infinity but its not beyond the realms of possibility. There is no reason why space and time can not continue on for...

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Yesterday, 11:58 AM

cosmocrazy replied to a thread Infinite in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

This is why personally I don't like to consider infinities in terms of any physical meaning, but if the universe does continue in extent infinitely...

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Yesterday, 09:39 AM

cosmocrazy replied to a thread Infinite in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

Maybe it would be when everything that remains in space is so far apart its no longer causally connected. But I don't claim to fully understand...

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Yesterday, 09:30 AM

cosmocrazy replied to a thread Infinite in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

I didn't originally define it as a point infinitely far away. I said "infinitely far in the future", though I did say "looking back from" which by...

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Yesterday, 07:50 AM

Nicolas replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

I've spent 10 years giving lectures on centrifugal pumps without knowing how to pronounce "centrifugal". I looked it up and found vastly different...

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2021-Jun-15, 07:26 PM

Nicolas replied to a thread Mars 2020 Rover - "Perseverance" in Space Exploration

Not as much a video as a 360 image with a sound recording over it, but cool nonetheless.

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2021-Jun-15, 04:13 PM

Swift replied to a thread NEW MEMBER? Introduce yourself in this thread. (Continued) in Forum Introductions and Feedback

Hi billwetson (Bill Wetson?). Welcome to CQ.

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2021-Jun-15, 01:05 PM

Swift replied to a thread The COVID-19 Discussion Thread (OTB) in Off-Topic Babbling

Our local grocery stores are still not doing so. The pandemic might have lead to a temporary drop in CO2 emissions, but I suspect it has lead to a...

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2021-Jun-15, 08:06 AM

cosmocrazy replied to a thread Infinite in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

Yes, and this is somewhat similar to the idea Roger Penrose suggests in that, once the universe expands beyond the point where size becomes...

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2021-Jun-15, 07:57 AM

cosmocrazy replied to a thread Infinite in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

I think this point is quite relevant when discussing what may appear absurdities (my bold) we look for logic and rationality using science and math...

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2021-Jun-15, 07:48 AM

cosmocrazy replied to a thread Infinite in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

Absolutely, but do you agree that if the universe extends for infinity then theoretically there should be a point infinitely far away? But really...

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2021-Jun-15, 03:53 AM

Swift replied to a thread Complex molecules could hold the secret to identifying alien life in Life in Space

Either I don't understand what you are saying, or that is not my interpretation. I don't think they are making a particular point about the range of...

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2021-Jun-14, 06:58 PM

Nicolas replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

In terms of spelling, yes, but phonetically, "Jaime" and "j'aime" are nothing alike. Phonetically, "jamie" in French is "j'ai mis" or "I have put"....

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2021-Jun-14, 06:13 PM

Swift replied to a thread When you just *have* to make a joke in Off-Topic Babbling

I can't tell you how much I want to start a Fun-n-games thread "Predictions, especially about the past" :D

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2021-Jun-14, 03:16 PM

geonuc replied to a thread What are you watching? in Small Media at Large

Watching Kevin Can F ... Himself (the actual title includes an asterisked word that the forum's nanny software might object to) on AMC+. Stars Annie...

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