So in summary: It's interesting that the polarity of the charge of a container drastically affects the freezing point. It's quite a bit less interesting that by using a fancy container which alters its charge you can get water to freeze when it's warmed. (That's a bit more like a parlor trick though - it's not really the warming that's the point, it's the change of charge.)
What would be really interesting to know is
WHY this happens, i.e. the underlying physics that casue this effect. Also, is this phenomenon isolated to water or are there other liquids with similar properies?
It's not just the seasons that change: In those four years Pluto has gone from being a planet to not being a planet to being a planet again to being kind of a planet... Complex and changing indeed.
Nope. Considering how many people are willing to give up personal data for a chance to win a $100.00 gift card or some free iTunes, it doesn't appear to be the case.
That's nothing American per se: Close to 13,000 people were official "Heroes of the Soviet Union". Their number include all Soviet cosmonauts starting with Gagarin. Most of them just showed up for work, didn't even have to die to achieve hero status. Not sure what that says about the Soviet mindset.
Yes, an Afghani mule for example will need a mule skinner than can speak the mule's native language, Dari or Pashtun
Surely you're not saying that's a tough requirement to meet in Afghanistan? Our forces use native interpreters all the time, I bet it's not much harder to find mule skinners. But I agree there are places where a yak or camel would be a better choice.
There's no market for this Yet. Fixed that for you. Seriously now: Your assertion is only valid in the very short term. (I.e. decades.) Remember what IBM said about the global aggregate demand for computers a few short decades ago?
By the way, I don't believe the problem of charter travel to Alpha Centauri is of same scale as that of repeatable moon landings. We already know how to do those, we just don't know how to do it cheaply. Yet.
What exactly is private industry going to do with technology to build electric moon buggies or inflatable lunar habitats?
At the risk of stating the obvious: Maybe private industry will build buggies that can drive on the moon, and infalatable places for people to stay on the moon? Just because public sector is grounded (Earthed?) for now doesn't mean private companies are. Maybe somebody Branson or Musk have further vision than the Prez' gang?
Maybe a more direct way of letting taxpayer money benefit private industry would be to invest in better education instead of taking the roundabout way of sending money through NASA?
Take a look at the FAQ: Turns out NASA really didn't invent any of the stuff people generally think they did. (Apart from the mattress foam apparently.)
Desktop calculators are for losers, and here's why:
Everybody knows that all real engineers use a slide rule.
In those rare cases where a slide rule doesn't quite cut it you have a perfectly good excuse to go and ask the hot intern three cubicles down for help. Chicks dig guys who can admit a shortcoming, and who dare ask for help when they can't quite figure it out. It's an almost idiot proof way to score, second only to having pictures of nephews/nieces/puppies on your desk. So get yourself a slide rule and the rest is up to you: What has your desktop calculator done for you lately?
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Why are most programmers uncomfortable with it?
Possible because:
n1=1
n2=2
n3=6
n4=24
n5= "Segmentation fault. Core dump"
What can be done to break this cycle?
Try this:
#define "Segmentation fault. Core dump" 120
So in summary: It's interesting that the polarity of the charge of a container drastically affects the freezing point. It's quite a bit less interesting that by using a fancy container which alters its charge you can get water to freeze when it's warmed. (That's a bit more like a parlor trick though - it's not really the warming that's the point, it's the change of charge.)
What would be really interesting to know is WHY this happens, i.e. the underlying physics that casue this effect. Also, is this phenomenon isolated to water or are there other liquids with similar properies?
It's not just the seasons that change: In those four years Pluto has gone from being a planet to not being a planet to being a planet again to being kind of a planet... Complex and changing indeed.
You make no sense: Doesn't the existence a really good and satisfying vibrator somewhat reduce the frequency of actual humans getting laid?
doesn't say all patients in a vegetative state are aware, just that some are, or more to the point, have been misdiagnosed.
Yes, for all we know they could just be browsing slashdot comments.
Nope. Considering how many people are willing to give up personal data for a chance to win a $100.00 gift card or some free iTunes, it doesn't appear to be the case.
When it comes to tablets slightly bigger is actually slightly better. And multitasking is never bad.
Getting to LEO isn't rocket science, any more.
Leo? You're nuts. I can see a Virgo round trip being a trivial engineering project, maybe even Aquarius. But Leo is still very challenging.
Aren't they the people who make tose yummy chocolate candy balls. Is nothing holy to the RIIA??
That's nothing American per se: Close to 13,000 people were official "Heroes of the Soviet Union". Their number include all Soviet cosmonauts starting with Gagarin. Most of them just showed up for work, didn't even have to die to achieve hero status. Not sure what that says about the Soviet mindset.
More like smacking. Of sensationalism.
And that should be "dyslexia"?
There once was a skinner named Bruno
Who said "There is one thing I do know:
A woman is fine
A sheep is divine
But my mule it is numero uno."
Strictly speaking, you wouldn't need an "English speaking mule". As in so many other situations a good listener will suffice plenty.
Yes, an Afghani mule for example will need a mule skinner than can speak the mule's native language, Dari or Pashtun
Surely you're not saying that's a tough requirement to meet in Afghanistan? Our forces use native interpreters all the time, I bet it's not much harder to find mule skinners. But I agree there are places where a yak or camel would be a better choice.
You can simply shoot a mule. It would take at least a rope and an Ewok on a flying scooter to ground this one.
There's no market for this
There's no market for this Yet. Fixed that for you. Seriously now: Your assertion is only valid in the very short term. (I.e. decades.) Remember what IBM said about the global aggregate demand for computers a few short decades ago?
By the way, I don't believe the problem of charter travel to Alpha Centauri is of same scale as that of repeatable moon landings. We already know how to do those, we just don't know how to do it cheaply. Yet.
You make an excellent point. But no matter what, this ought to be good news for Wiley Coyote and ACME Industries!
Even cooler - port OS X (or any general purpose operating system) to iPhone.
What exactly is private industry going to do with technology to build electric moon buggies or inflatable lunar habitats?
At the risk of stating the obvious: Maybe private industry will build buggies that can drive on the moon, and infalatable places for people to stay on the moon? Just because public sector is grounded (Earthed?) for now doesn't mean private companies are. Maybe somebody Branson or Musk have further vision than the Prez' gang?
Maybe a more direct way of letting taxpayer money benefit private industry would be to invest in better education instead of taking the roundabout way of sending money through NASA?
Take a look at the FAQ: Turns out NASA really didn't invent any of the stuff people generally think they did. (Apart from the mattress foam apparently.)
Nonsense. Vee haff vays to make you love your covorkers, my dear Raehl. Ferry painvoll vays.
Desktop calculators are for losers, and here's why:
Everybody knows that all real engineers use a slide rule.
In those rare cases where a slide rule doesn't quite cut it you have a perfectly good excuse to go and ask the hot intern three cubicles down for help. Chicks dig guys who can admit a shortcoming, and who dare ask for help when they can't quite figure it out. It's an almost idiot proof way to score, second only to having pictures of nephews/nieces/puppies on your desk. So get yourself a slide rule and the rest is up to you: What has your desktop calculator done for you lately?