It only makes sense on the really long flights, like the trans pacific routes. The Concorde never got into that market because it didn't have the range.In fact I don't think a tans pacific flight at mach 2 would be possible even with todays technology, unless you have in flight refueling.
The 3 planets are aligned perfectly with what? A spot on the surface of the star? (Maybe thats the shadow of another (very close in) planet).
Reads on further "but what is remarkable is that they aligned so perfectly,' astronomer Drake Deming, with the University of Maryland,"
So the planets are aligned with the University of Maryland ?
Generaly the planets of our solar system are on the same plane as each other - except for Pluto, and that was kicked out for its bad behaviour by the IAU
I don't know if they have enough of a sample to analyse that. But The ISS astronauts and Mir cosmonauts have each spent a lot more time in space than Sally Ride. Have any of them died of cancer?
And going into space in a shuttle was not the safest thing to do anyway.
The plural of penny is pennies. Penny's refers to something belonging to a girl called Penny.
NZ switched to decimal currency in 1967 ("the 10th of July - next year") After that date the most common use of that coin was to improve the electrical connection in torches that used D size batteries.
Why do we need artificial jellyfish? Its not like theres a shortage of real ones. In fact I seem to remember there are areas of ocean that have been taken over by them (due to climate change, pollution, overfishing or something.
(Oh I spose I should clarify - LEO = Low Earth orbit - no more that a couple of hundred miles up. GEO = Geostationary - up at 25000 miles so it stays in the sameplace relative to the ground.)
Given the density of white dwarfs, I'm sure it would be bulletproof, however the armor would weigh more in tons than Romney has in dollars invested offshore. Not exactly something you could walk around in unless you are superman (and he is already bulletproof)
People who work in well air conditioned offices don't feel as hot as those who have to perfotm manual labor outside, or in less well cooled (and dehumidified) environments
And people who are very wealthy aren't concerned about global warming, they can just build a new summer home firther north.
Which Enterprise are we talking about here? The shuttles of the 1701D Enterprise (TNG) were warp capable, but I don't think the original Kirk era ship had warp capable shuttles.
"I'd like it to hit an uninhabited area such as Antarctica or Siberia (like the Tunguska Event)."
You know that people probably did die from the Tunguska blast (not that the Russian govt at the time cared about some remote peasants) and if one hit the same area today, there would be a lot more deaths since Siberia is more populated these days.
As for antarctica, well it may not kill many people but it would sure melt a lot of ice, and we would have ocean rise a lot faster than global warming predicted.
Where it would be nice to see an ateroid impact would be on the moon, preferably in one of the maria so we can see how big a crater it makes., and nobody gets hurt.
Thanks, I'll remember that the next time hydrogen fueled vehicles are mentioned and somebody complains that 'Hydrogen is not an energy source - there are no hydrogen mines"
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It only makes sense on the really long flights, like the trans pacific routes. The Concorde never got into that market because it didn't have the range.In fact I don't think a tans pacific flight at mach 2 would be possible even with todays technology, unless you have in flight refueling.
Even military jets don't normally go supersonic at 1000ft. A clean F15 could go that fast, but in a few minutes it would use up all its fuel.
I am still trying to make sense of the summary...
The 3 planets are aligned perfectly with what? A spot on the surface of the star?
(Maybe thats the shadow of another (very close in) planet).
Reads on further
"but what is remarkable is that they aligned so perfectly,' astronomer Drake Deming, with the University of Maryland,"
So the planets are aligned with the University of Maryland ?
Generaly the planets of our solar system are on the same plane as each other - except for Pluto, and that was kicked out for its bad behaviour by the IAU
The secret of flying is to throw oneself at the ground - and miss.
The first thing that the Governments can do is abolish daylight saving - we need less daylight not more.
Any chance we can borrow his Tardis and go back and see what rhe Greenland ice sheet was like 500 years ago, 1000, 10000 etc.
Your cellphone will be able to jump start your car in the winter
I don't know if they have enough of a sample to analyse that. But The ISS astronauts and Mir cosmonauts have each spent a lot more time in space than Sally Ride. Have any of them died of cancer?
And going into space in a shuttle was not the safest thing to do anyway.
I was wondering if she was going to have her ashes sent into space (which would have been appropriate, however it wouldn't be NASA doing it of course)
The plural of penny is pennies. Penny's refers to something belonging to a girl called Penny.
NZ switched to decimal currency in 1967 ("the 10th of July - next year")
After that date the most common use of that coin was to improve the electrical connection in torches that used D size batteries.
Why do we need artificial jellyfish? Its not like theres a shortage of real ones. In fact I seem to remember there are areas of ocean that have been taken over by them (due to climate change, pollution, overfishing or something.
Where are the satellites, LEO or GEO ?
I'm guessing GEO so ping times sux
(Oh I spose I should clarify - LEO = Low Earth orbit - no more that a couple of hundred miles up. GEO = Geostationary - up at 25000 miles so it stays in the sameplace relative to the ground.)
and you can watch continental drift in action
Given the density of white dwarfs, I'm sure it would be bulletproof, however the armor would weigh more in tons than Romney has in dollars invested offshore. Not exactly something you could walk around in unless you are superman (and he is already bulletproof)
People who work in well air conditioned offices don't feel as hot as those who have to perfotm manual labor outside, or in less well cooled (and dehumidified) environments
And people who are very wealthy aren't concerned about global warming, they can just build a new summer home firther north.
Your cubicle must be nearer the a/c vent.
33C is only 91F
But anything over 300K is too hot.
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Which Enterprise are we talking about here? The shuttles of the 1701D Enterprise (TNG) were warp capable, but I don't think the original Kirk era ship had warp capable shuttles.
Seldon's plan only workrd because he had the Second Foundation to keep the Empire on track.
Nobody in the USofA uses .303 - thats a British caliber.
Thirty ought six (30-06) would be the round of choice. Though 7.62x54R is very cheap.as are the bolt action Moisin-Nagant rifles that fire it.
Can you catch it if you eat a chicken?
Are aussie chickens exported? (If you order chicken at an Outback steakhouse do you get a bird grown in the USA?
(I am not an Australian you insensitive clod, I was born over 1200 miles away)
"I'd like it to hit an uninhabited area such as Antarctica or Siberia (like the Tunguska Event)."
You know that people probably did die from the Tunguska blast (not that the Russian govt at the time cared about some remote peasants) and if one hit the same area today, there would be a lot more deaths since Siberia is more populated these days.
As for antarctica, well it may not kill many people but it would sure melt a lot of ice, and we would have ocean rise a lot faster than global warming predicted.
Where it would be nice to see an ateroid impact would be on the moon, preferably in one of the maria so we can see how big a crater it makes., and nobody gets hurt.
Thanks, I'll remember that the next time hydrogen fueled vehicles are mentioned and somebody complains that 'Hydrogen is not an energy source - there are no hydrogen mines"
Ah those were the days - when the graphics chips moved objects around the screen called sprites, and you could do fancy things with copper lists...
Going even further back, there was the Austin-Healy Sprite, a traditional British sportscar
And back more on topic - Why do Astronauts drink Sprite? Because they can't get 7-Up
"change from Fahrenheit to Celsius"
Why not go all the way and change to Kelvin