I've never heard of an ignition switch, or any key lock for that matter, being even remotely sensitive to the weight of the keys on the ring. The lock should be able to take several pounds worth of pressure in any direction without breaking a sweat. Sounds like a case of poor design to me.
I'm far more concerned that over the fact that we've lost 20% of the plants that produce the oxygen that we breathe than I am about cows producing methane.
Why not? Just because something is entertaining, doesn't mean that the science is wrong. Due to the dangerous chemicals involved, the Mythbusters had scientists and experts working on this episode. Jamie and Adam were essentially just presenting.
2. After switching to a "P2P" cook, they are showed sourcing phosphorus, a material no longer required since aluminum amalgam was the reduction agent used instead.
I don't remember them sourcing phosphorus, but I do remember Walt dressing down a wannabe for buying the wrong kind of matches, before kicking them out of his territory.
Don't know about mercury fulminate, but they were supposed to be using hydrofluoric acid which will dissolve glass (which is why it came/comes in plastic jugs and why WW told Jesse to put the body in a plastic barrel) and porcelain and iron/steel. I don't know if it would dissolve a body very well.
It's a testament to the writing of Vince - he totally made it believable that the meth COULD have came out blue.
I read somewhere that meth labs are actually adding blue food coloring to their product to match the show. Now THAT'S a testament to the believability.
We got it, brains are pattern-based machines at thus have a hard time generating pattern-less random sequences.
Can we now leave this trivial game alone and do some real science please?
Exactly. Now as to the algorithmic approaches for winning Rock-Paper-Scissors-Lizard-Spock...
I have just the opposite point of view. The value is in the watching, not in the device you're watching it on. It doesn't matter if I'm watching it on a TV in bed, or in a corner of the screen while playing freecell, on my tablet while cooking vittles, or on my smartphone while on the bus. It's the same content, so it should be the same price.
You seem to want to excoriate Thiokol/ATK for Challenger.
No. Not at all. Quite the opposite, in fact. Thiokol/ATK did their due diligence in warning NASA that it was too cold. Also, I'm glad to hear that there were proposals to do a (seamless?) carbon fiber booster. My issue is with the design of the shuttle system as a whole. It would never get man-rated today.
King Rupert the Second: I'm sorry, but if you're really my sister, I'm afraid I need proof. Taminella: Well, all right, good King Rupert the Second. What was the name of your father? King Rupert the Second: King Rupert the First! Taminella: So was mine! King Rupert the Second: Sister! Taminella: Brother!
I was watching a video of a shuttle launch last night, and I was thinking, from the time of ignition to the point where the shuttle was moving fast enough to generate lift, there is no way to safely abort. Then, as the video progressed, it mentioned that the shuttle had to wait until the SRBs had jettisoned before it could perform the RTLS (Return to Launch Site) abort. The earliest abort opportunity was two and a half minutes after ignition of the SRBs. Two and a half minutes! No pad abort. No ejection seats. No crew escape module. Nothing. It's amazing that the design was ever allowed to be built and a testament to the engineering teams and assemblers that there was only one launch catastrophe.
Thikol engineers actually cautioned against the launch of the shuttle due to the unusually cold ambient temperature
at the launch site.
That doesn't excuse the design flaws inherent in the shuttle system. Solid rockets cannot be shut down or controlled. Once they're lit, they're lit. In the event of a catastrophe, the only way to control a solid rocket is to "unzip" it, explosive charges run the entire length of the rocket and spew it's flaming guts all over the place. The only safe place to be is in front of a solid, but even that isn't safe. When the Jupiter Direct launch system was being designed, the engineers discovered that the expanding fireball made of chunks of flaming solid fuel followed the same trajectory as the manned capsule would have, and would have melted or burned the parachutes on the capsule. On the shuttle, unzipping the SRBs would have burned into the external tank, and we all know what happens then.
The problem with neurochips is that if you model them on female brains, you'll get a powerful stream of shoe and fashion related irrelevancies. If you model it on a male brain it'll work fine until it gets onto the internet. Then it will consume porn at such an insatiable rate. that it will cause brownouts.
The point is that you wouldn't be "hard pressed" to find working 8" floppy equipment. Sure, it's not a simple as driving to the nearest convenience store and picking up a USB flash drive, but it's not as difficult as you make it seem. Media and hardware are available on eBay, and http://www.retrotechnology.com/ has info on connections, drivers, manuals etc. I'm sure there are other sites and vintage computer clubs out there as well.
It's like "gifting" something..."to product" is "to make a product", right?
No. Producting is analogous to amateurducting. You see it all the time on those home renovation shows. Amateurducting doesn't have taped joints, holes cut through the floor joists, electrical junction boxes buried in the cold air returns. But with producting, you get even warmth all through the house, and everything is up to code and safe.
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That's not Waldo. THAT'S Waldo.
Not all drones are military. This is a science drone for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It has nothing to do with the army.
I've never heard of an ignition switch, or any key lock for that matter, being even remotely sensitive to the weight of the keys on the ring. The lock should be able to take several pounds worth of pressure in any direction without breaking a sweat. Sounds like a case of poor design to me.
Yes. It's called starting the shutdown process. Why do people have a problem with this?
I'm far more concerned that over the fact that we've lost 20% of the plants that produce the oxygen that we breathe than I am about cows producing methane.
Angels don't exist.
There are several angry baseball players outside that would like to have a word with you.
Why not? Just because something is entertaining, doesn't mean that the science is wrong. Due to the dangerous chemicals involved, the Mythbusters had scientists and experts working on this episode. Jamie and Adam were essentially just presenting.
2. After switching to a "P2P" cook, they are showed sourcing phosphorus, a material no longer required since aluminum amalgam was the reduction agent used instead.
I don't remember them sourcing phosphorus, but I do remember Walt dressing down a wannabe for buying the wrong kind of matches, before kicking them out of his territory.
Don't know about mercury fulminate, but they were supposed to be using hydrofluoric acid which will dissolve glass (which is why it came/comes in plastic jugs and why WW told Jesse to put the body in a plastic barrel) and porcelain and iron/steel. I don't know if it would dissolve a body very well.
Mythbusters say no.
It's a testament to the writing of Vince - he totally made it believable that the meth COULD have came out blue.
I read somewhere that meth labs are actually adding blue food coloring to their product to match the show. Now THAT'S a testament to the believability.
We got it, brains are pattern-based machines at thus have a hard time generating pattern-less random sequences. Can we now leave this trivial game alone and do some real science please?
Exactly. Now as to the algorithmic approaches for winning Rock-Paper-Scissors-Lizard-Spock...
Hell, even guns have locks for more than a century now. Should we outlaw gun locks?
Matchlock
Wheellock
Flintlock
Seems to me like guns have had locks pretty much right from day one.
I think you need to re-watch that movie. You missed the entire point.
In other words, he's the dandelion in the otherwise well manicured lawn. Colorful and outstanding, but not desired.
I have just the opposite point of view. The value is in the watching, not in the device you're watching it on. It doesn't matter if I'm watching it on a TV in bed, or in a corner of the screen while playing freecell, on my tablet while cooking vittles, or on my smartphone while on the bus. It's the same content, so it should be the same price.
I was thinking the Kinect2 would be perfect for charging based on # of viewers. :)
Beauty! Kinect2 faces wall, sees zero people. Charge for movie=$0.00
You seem to want to excoriate Thiokol/ATK for Challenger.
No. Not at all. Quite the opposite, in fact. Thiokol/ATK did their due diligence in warning NASA that it was too cold. Also, I'm glad to hear that there were proposals to do a (seamless?) carbon fiber booster. My issue is with the design of the shuttle system as a whole. It would never get man-rated today.
I like this identification scene in the Frog Prince:
King Rupert the Second: I'm sorry, but if you're really my sister, I'm afraid I need proof.
Taminella: Well, all right, good King Rupert the Second. What was the name of your father?
King Rupert the Second: King Rupert the First!
Taminella: So was mine!
King Rupert the Second: Sister!
Taminella: Brother!
I was watching a video of a shuttle launch last night, and I was thinking, from the time of ignition to the point where the shuttle was moving fast enough to generate lift, there is no way to safely abort. Then, as the video progressed, it mentioned that the shuttle had to wait until the SRBs had jettisoned before it could perform the RTLS (Return to Launch Site) abort. The earliest abort opportunity was two and a half minutes after ignition of the SRBs. Two and a half minutes! No pad abort. No ejection seats. No crew escape module. Nothing. It's amazing that the design was ever allowed to be built and a testament to the engineering teams and assemblers that there was only one launch catastrophe.
Thikol engineers actually cautioned against the launch of the shuttle due to the unusually cold ambient temperature at the launch site.
That doesn't excuse the design flaws inherent in the shuttle system. Solid rockets cannot be shut down or controlled. Once they're lit, they're lit. In the event of a catastrophe, the only way to control a solid rocket is to "unzip" it, explosive charges run the entire length of the rocket and spew it's flaming guts all over the place. The only safe place to be is in front of a solid, but even that isn't safe. When the Jupiter Direct launch system was being designed, the engineers discovered that the expanding fireball made of chunks of flaming solid fuel followed the same trajectory as the manned capsule would have, and would have melted or burned the parachutes on the capsule. On the shuttle, unzipping the SRBs would have burned into the external tank, and we all know what happens then.
The problem with neurochips is that if you model them on female brains, you'll get a powerful stream of shoe and fashion related irrelevancies. If you model it on a male brain it'll work fine until it gets onto the internet. Then it will consume porn at such an insatiable rate. that it will cause brownouts.
The point is that you wouldn't be "hard pressed" to find working 8" floppy equipment. Sure, it's not a simple as driving to the nearest convenience store and picking up a USB flash drive, but it's not as difficult as you make it seem. Media and hardware are available on eBay, and http://www.retrotechnology.com/ has info on connections, drivers, manuals etc. I'm sure there are other sites and vintage computer clubs out there as well.
It's like "gifting" something..."to product" is "to make a product", right?
No. Producting is analogous to amateurducting. You see it all the time on those home renovation shows. Amateurducting doesn't have taped joints, holes cut through the floor joists, electrical junction boxes buried in the cold air returns. But with producting, you get even warmth all through the house, and everything is up to code and safe.
...but you'd be hard pressed to find a working 8" floppy, drive, and computer to write it with.
Brand new in box on ebay for $195
I have a set of 8" Floppy drives that I can't give away! (DS-DD drives with a 1.2 MB capacity!) Post a reply if you want them (SE Wisconsin area)
USB or SATA hookup?