At new moon, moon and sun are almost in a straight line, so the force of moon and sun are added up. At full moon, moon and sun are in opposite directions, so their forces subtract.
No. Tidal forces come from the gravity gradient, not the gravity magnitude, and the gradient works both ways. If the Earth and Moon orbits were exactly circular and coplanar, full moon and new moon tides would be the same.
Lunar tides are larger than solar tides because, yes, the moon is closer, so its gravity gradient is larger even though the magnitude of its gravitational force is smaller. We have lunar tides because the side of Earth away from the moon is 0.034% farther from the Moon than the near side; we have solar tides because the dark side of Earth is 0.0068% farther away from the Sun than the light side.
The largest possible tide will occur if Earth is at perihelion, the Moon is at perigee, and the Moon is on the Earth-Sun line, on either side of Earth -- a pretty rare occurrence.
My local supermarket does lots of business in Western Union money orders, and for four or five years it had a poster on display advertising money transfers to Nigeria. Now we don't have any disproportionate concentration of Nigerian immigrants hereabouts to send money back home -- the most common destination is Mexico. There's only one thing special about sending money to Nigeria, and folks on/. know exactly what that is.
In keeping with the gullibility of the target market, the fine print on the poster announced that these transactions would be performed at a less advantageous rate than those to other countries, with Western Union keeping the difference.
IANAL, but "rent-to-own" seldom really functions as a rental; it's effectively an installment sales contract in which you pay more interest than your state allows on real installment loans, in return for having walk-away rights.
Not so bad on a light civil aircraft, but it still makes car repairs look pretty cheap. And bear in mind that on a roadable airplane, a parking lot dent goes to an aircraft repair shop, not an auto-body shop -- and you don't have the option of just putting up with the dent.
I spent fifteen years working with, or near, a roomful of console operators on round-the-clock shifts. They had to man their consoles continuously, but had lots of dead time, so they were allowed to read.
One guy read one book, over and over, for the whole fifteen years. It was Battlefield Earth.
One of the most slanderous bits of popular lore. Barnum never made the infamous "sucker" remark -- it came from a critic.
Sure, Barnum peddled all manner of hokum. But he didn't take your life savings, or your Social Security check. He took your fifty cents, and sent you home glad you spent it.
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I'll believe they're people when Texas executes one.
Why use helium to get a low density when vacuum has a density of zip point diddley and is easier to contain than helium?
selling dousing rods as bomb detectors
So they're supposed to detect bombs by spraying water?
At new moon, moon and sun are almost in a straight line, so the force of moon and sun are added up. At full moon, moon and sun are in opposite directions, so their forces subtract.
No. Tidal forces come from the gravity gradient, not the gravity magnitude, and the gradient works both ways. If the Earth and Moon orbits were exactly circular and coplanar, full moon and new moon tides would be the same.
Lunar tides are larger than solar tides because, yes, the moon is closer, so its gravity gradient is larger even though the magnitude of its gravitational force is smaller. We have lunar tides because the side of Earth away from the moon is 0.034% farther from the Moon than the near side; we have solar tides because the dark side of Earth is 0.0068% farther away from the Sun than the light side.
The largest possible tide will occur if Earth is at perihelion, the Moon is at perigee, and the Moon is on the Earth-Sun line, on either side of Earth -- a pretty rare occurrence.
All the above names are wrong. The logical name is Daylight Shifting Time.
Of course maybe it was a literary illusion. ;D
No..."Battlefield Earth was a great novel" would be one of those.
My local supermarket does lots of business in Western Union money orders, and for four or five years it had a poster on display advertising money transfers to Nigeria. Now we don't have any disproportionate concentration of Nigerian immigrants hereabouts to send money back home -- the most common destination is Mexico. There's only one thing special about sending money to Nigeria, and folks on /. know exactly what that is.
In keeping with the gullibility of the target market, the fine print on the poster announced that these transactions would be performed at a less advantageous rate than those to other countries, with Western Union keeping the difference.
Yes, "con" and "hustle" are more specific than "cheat". They both mean cheating someone by making them think they're cheating you.
...there's always ten percent who don't get the word.
IANAL, but "rent-to-own" seldom really functions as a rental; it's effectively an installment sales contract in which you pay more interest than your state allows on real installment loans, in return for having walk-away rights.
Where do you plant a flag on a gas giant?
Yes...we have nonarticulated cars on the Denver Light Rail, and it's common to have standing room only on one car and plenty of seating on the next.
(Semiarticulated, actually, because each car bends in the middle.)
So, are you claiming that by wanting to reduce the size of government, reduce its power, and spending, the Tea Party is "opressors"?
Certainly. Kill the programs that try to make life decent for the powerless.
Might want to look up the ways oppressors use select members of the oppressed to front for them...
I think their core belief is this:
Every time a poor black child sees a doctor, Jesus weeps.
Not so bad on a light civil aircraft, but it still makes car repairs look pretty cheap. And bear in mind that on a roadable airplane, a parking lot dent goes to an aircraft repair shop, not an auto-body shop -- and you don't have the option of just putting up with the dent.
Have you examined the prices of aircraft maintenance?
Doesn't that defeat the entire purpose of a flying car?
No. The purpose of a flying car is to extract money from the gullible, and they've been performing splendidly at that for many years.
Cult: A small, unpopular religion.
Religion: A large, popular cult.
I spent fifteen years working with, or near, a roomful of console operators on round-the-clock shifts. They had to man their consoles continuously, but had lots of dead time, so they were allowed to read.
One guy read one book, over and over, for the whole fifteen years. It was Battlefield Earth.
P.T. Barnum was right.
One of the most slanderous bits of popular lore. Barnum never made the infamous "sucker" remark -- it came from a critic.
Sure, Barnum peddled all manner of hokum. But he didn't take your life savings, or your Social Security check. He took your fifty cents, and sent you home glad you spent it.
A spelling book?
You can't "jam" something that's autonomous.
Yes you can, if it uses GPS. "Autonomous" means not actively controlled from outside; it does not exclude the use of GPS.
What's the white stuff in an Oreo, Alex?
(such as the "extra insurance" offered for rental cars, which is absurdly high).
Not only high but usually redundant, because a decent policy on your own car usually covers you in rentals. YMMV.