For those wondering, here's what a Soyuz looks like in space, and here's what a Soyuz looks like after reentry. I had been imagining it looked like an Apollo rentry capsule or something, but it's a little bit different.
I actually met Peggy Whitson as a young teenager when she came to my hometime to speak about astronauting. It's pretty neat to say that I've met somebody like that before.
The thing that makes this sort of competition very worthwhile is the fact that the faster a rocket gains altitude, the faster it travels from the surface of the earth. This should not be understated.
And if the plan involves beating down and teargassing people who aren't doing anything wrong, people ought to know.
Rules of engagement during a conventional war typically disallow the use of tear gas/CS gas (same thing), even though the Geneva Conventions specifically allow them. The reasoning is that during a war against another sovereign nation, if one side uses CS gas then it could be the first step down a slippery slope of eventual full-on chemical warfare again.
... but as soon as you go to Iraq where you have insurgents potentially armed by the Iranians using charges shaped specifically to penetrate tank armour it's a different story.
While some of the parts for an explosively formed penetrator can be machined in Iraq, critical devices and explosives used in some of their Iraqi incarnations originate unmistakably from Iran. It's rather unfortunate that this administration has pissed away its own credibility, to the point where actual evidence (as in not made up this time) against the US' "next big target" is met with complete disbelief from the majority of the world's population... and I can't blame them.
Put very simply, I have a hard time not picturing a far future in which a war escalated into nuclear war has not brought modern civilization to its knees, where it will remain for decades or centuries until it perhaps rises to the level of civilization and quality of life that we enjoy in 2008.
Does anybody have any wildly different expectation for the future?
Initially the Manhattan Project gun-type effort was directed at making a gun weapon that used plutonium as its source of fissile material, known as the "Thin Man" because of its extreme length. It was thought that if a plutonium gun-type bomb could be created, then the uranium gun-type bomb would be very easy to make by comparison. However, it was discovered in April 1944 that reactor-bred plutonium (Pu-239) is contaminated with another isotope of plutonium, Pu-240, which increases the material's spontaneous neutron-release rate, making pre-detonation inevitable. As such, a gun-type bomb is thought to only be usable with an enriched-uranium bomb.
I think most people would have the same issues. I know it's a little bit of a loony idea, but if we could make some sort of legislation that FORCES everybody to change their schedule an hour earlier, we might be able to solve some of these problems.
ACs will always start at -1. Look in your user settings and alter your Anonymous Modifier to +1 to start them at 0, or set it to +2 to start them at +1.
Sadly, none of us can probably make a useful suggestion on this topic (one that would have eluded all the physicists that have been working on this). Unless the next Einstein is reading Slashdot,we can only make narrow conjectures. How many of us have the knowledge and data required? We might as well try to diagnose a medical condition based on a cursory discussion. It's fun to talk about, though.
Woah, I'll put a couple points of karma on the line here for this guy! He doesn't deserve to be modded -1... he's quoting from a very famous Monty Python sketch, and it's rather funny of Hognoxious to say it in this article.:)
Ladies and gentlemen, the wars of the future will not be fought on the battlefield or at sea. They will be fought in space, or possibly on top of a very tall mountain. In either case, most of the actual fighting will be done by small robots. And as you go forth today remember always your duty is clear: To build and maintain those robots. Thank you.
I once did a report on Libya for school
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The exports of Libya are numerous in amount. One thing they export is corn, or as the Indians call it, "maize". Another famous Indian was "Crazy Horse". In conclusion, Libya is a land of contrast. Thank you.
Unfortunately the same bad data keeps getting recycled everywhere, because companies are too lazy to verify things.
I think you are underestimating just how many roads there are in the US.
Source: National Highway System (United States)
The National Highway System (NHS) of the United States comprises approximately 160,000 miles (256,000 kilometers) of roadway, including the Interstate Highway System as well as other roads, which are important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.
Further down in the same article:
The 160,000 miles of NHS include only 4% of the nation's roads, but they carry more than 40% of all highway traffic, 75% of heavy truck traffic, and 90% of tourist traffic.
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It is a little known fact that Ms. Spears is an expert in semiconductor physics. Not content with just singing and acting, in the following pages, she will guide you in the fundamentals of the vital laser components that have made it possible for you to hear her super music in a digital format.
Perhaps they enjoy the emotional transaction that takes place at time of death? I enjoy making small bets often and challenging other people to tiny competitions for no reason, simply because of the "Awwww, I lost and you won" transaction that takes place. I don't know if other people feel this, but I know that I do. For small things that don't matter, I am not terribly concerned with winning or losing.
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You Maniacs! You blew it up!
For those wondering, here's what a Soyuz looks like in space, and here's what a Soyuz looks like after reentry. I had been imagining it looked like an Apollo rentry capsule or something, but it's a little bit different.
Space: http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/models/vault/soyuz-tma2-iss-desk-1280.jpg
Reentry: http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=81911988-DF01-C3DF-FA0B5EE67C5111C9
I actually met Peggy Whitson as a young teenager when she came to my hometime to speak about astronauting. It's pretty neat to say that I've met somebody like that before.
The last flight of the F-117 was scheduled for the 22nd of this month. They're retired. F-117 Nighthawk Retirement
I wish I had a mouth with which to scream.
That sounds awful. :( Where did they end up burying the survivors?
Mmm, steamed hams. Is that the Aurora Borealis?
The thing that makes this sort of competition very worthwhile is the fact that the faster a rocket gains altitude, the faster it travels from the surface of the earth. This should not be understated.
And if the plan involves beating down and teargassing people who aren't doing anything wrong, people ought to know.
Rules of engagement during a conventional war typically disallow the use of tear gas/CS gas (same thing), even though the Geneva Conventions specifically allow them. The reasoning is that during a war against another sovereign nation, if one side uses CS gas then it could be the first step down a slippery slope of eventual full-on chemical warfare again.
... but as soon as you go to Iraq where you have insurgents potentially armed by the Iranians using charges shaped specifically to penetrate tank armour it's a different story.
While some of the parts for an explosively formed penetrator can be machined in Iraq, critical devices and explosives used in some of their Iraqi incarnations originate unmistakably from Iran. It's rather unfortunate that this administration has pissed away its own credibility, to the point where actual evidence (as in not made up this time) against the US' "next big target" is met with complete disbelief from the majority of the world's population... and I can't blame them.
Put very simply, I have a hard time not picturing a far future in which a war escalated into nuclear war has not brought modern civilization to its knees, where it will remain for decades or centuries until it perhaps rises to the level of civilization and quality of life that we enjoy in 2008.
Does anybody have any wildly different expectation for the future?
I got this from Gun-type fission weapon, and it seems relevant:
Initially the Manhattan Project gun-type effort was directed at making a gun weapon that used plutonium as its source of fissile material, known as the "Thin Man" because of its extreme length. It was thought that if a plutonium gun-type bomb could be created, then the uranium gun-type bomb would be very easy to make by comparison. However, it was discovered in April 1944 that reactor-bred plutonium (Pu-239) is contaminated with another isotope of plutonium, Pu-240, which increases the material's spontaneous neutron-release rate, making pre-detonation inevitable. As such, a gun-type bomb is thought to only be usable with an enriched-uranium bomb.
That was rather amusing. :)
Warning: Bill Stickers, you have a warrant out for your arrest and you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent possible. :)
I think most people would have the same issues. I know it's a little bit of a loony idea, but if we could make some sort of legislation that FORCES everybody to change their schedule an hour earlier, we might be able to solve some of these problems.
Which programs do you use to run your n-body simulations for fun? I hope you see this and reply back... :)
ACs will always start at -1. Look in your user settings and alter your Anonymous Modifier to +1 to start them at 0, or set it to +2 to start them at +1.
That's no moon, it's an overused joke!
Sadly, none of us can probably make a useful suggestion on this topic (one that would have eluded all the physicists that have been working on this). Unless the next Einstein is reading Slashdot,we can only make narrow conjectures. How many of us have the knowledge and data required? We might as well try to diagnose a medical condition based on a cursory discussion. It's fun to talk about, though.
Woah, I'll put a couple points of karma on the line here for this guy! He doesn't deserve to be modded -1... he's quoting from a very famous Monty Python sketch, and it's rather funny of Hognoxious to say it in this article. :)
:)
Here's a link to it: Spanish Inquisition Part 1 Spanish Inquisition Part 2
The parent post is definitely not worthy of downmodding.
[On their spaceship, about to leave Earth] Wallace: No crackers Gromit! We've forgotten the crackers!
Ladies and gentlemen, the wars of the future will not be fought on the battlefield or at sea. They will be fought in space, or possibly on top of a very tall mountain. In either case, most of the actual fighting will be done by small robots. And as you go forth today remember always your duty is clear: To build and maintain those robots. Thank you.
The exports of Libya are numerous in amount. One thing they export is corn, or as the Indians call it, "maize". Another famous Indian was "Crazy Horse". In conclusion, Libya is a land of contrast. Thank you.
Unfortunately the same bad data keeps getting recycled everywhere, because companies are too lazy to verify things.
:)
I think you are underestimating just how many roads there are in the US.
Source: National Highway System (United States)
The National Highway System (NHS) of the United States comprises approximately 160,000 miles (256,000 kilometers) of roadway, including the Interstate Highway System as well as other roads, which are important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.
Further down in the same article:
The 160,000 miles of NHS include only 4% of the nation's roads, but they carry more than 40% of all highway traffic, 75% of heavy truck traffic, and 90% of tourist traffic.
That's a lot of roads. Stupid lazy companies...
Have you ever seen Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics? A very clever teacher designed this site.
Quote:
It is a little known fact that Ms. Spears is an expert in semiconductor physics. Not content with just singing and acting, in the following pages, she will guide you in the fundamentals of the vital laser components that have made it possible for you to hear her super music in a digital format.
Perhaps they enjoy the emotional transaction that takes place at time of death? I enjoy making small bets often and challenging other people to tiny competitions for no reason, simply because of the "Awwww, I lost and you won" transaction that takes place. I don't know if other people feel this, but I know that I do. For small things that don't matter, I am not terribly concerned with winning or losing.