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  1. Re:Missing something on Extreme Reduction Gearing Device Offers an Amazing Gear Ratio · · Score: 2

    I've designed many gear trains for various devices. The reason this is useless is because you can't drive anything with it.

    Harmonic Drives have been around a long time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    The problem when you couple them together is you get more torque then the teeth can handle.

    The reason most gear trains are larger is because you are typically trying to do something useful like taking a small high speed motor and using the gears for a high torque low speed application. This requires large gear teeth to handle the stresses.

    http://www.engineersedge.com/g...

    This is like a kid building a bridge with Popsicle sticks. Cool but completely useless.

  2. Re:So does this qualify as 'organic'? on Philips Is Revolutionizing Urban Farming With New GrowWise Indoor Farm · · Score: 1

    Most likely not. For consitency they are going to most likely use synthetic fertilizers. I highly doubt they are going to be using compost tea.

  3. Re:LOX ... pure liquid oxygen on When Nerds Do BBQ · · Score: 3, Informative

    If you even work with Liquid Hydrogen you can actually condense Liquid Oxygen out of the air. If it drips onto asphalt it can light it on fire just from the impact.

  4. Re:PID FTW on When Nerds Do BBQ · · Score: 2

    I don't see how a PID controller will help much. You are cooking with very low temperature air (around 200 F). You have this massive ceramic cooker with large heat capacity. It's not a process that is going to run away from you even if you used a simple on/off controller.

    The most important thing for good BBQ is picking a good cut of meat. Do that right and you can throw it in your oven and it will be delicious.

  5. Lost me at the beginning. on When Nerds Do BBQ · · Score: 4, Insightful

    “Mechanical engineers, it’s not a required class for them,” says bioengineering major Jordan DeGraaf. “There are no mechanical engineers who take this class. They just run away.”

    This class is a ME for Non ME's. Everything in this project/class is what is the core of what ME is. Fluid Flow, Heat Transfer, Sensors, Controls, Materials, etc. I'm guessing the reason there are no ME's in it is because they are taking the real ME classes.

    This is similar to when I was in school for ME but I had to take one EE class for non EE majors. There were no EE's in there not because it was hard but because it was easy.

  6. Re:How is this illegal? on Apple Loses Ebook Price Fixing Appeal, Must Pay $450 Million · · Score: 1

    You keep using the word force. There was no force involved. The publishers just set the terms of the deal to other retailers. The retailers could agree or not.

  7. Re:How is this illegal? on Apple Loses Ebook Price Fixing Appeal, Must Pay $450 Million · · Score: 1

    Still don't see the harm if Apple and the publishers try to set prices. You. An either deal with Apple or not. It's up to the publishers if they want to make that deal.

    As for oil companies they can try to set prices as well. Doesn't work too well because there are great incentives for lowering prices if it will increase total profits.

  8. How is this illegal? on Apple Loses Ebook Price Fixing Appeal, Must Pay $450 Million · · Score: 1

    If someone puts something for sale at a certain price and you decide to buy it for that price how is anyone harmed? Now if it was something like health insurance that you are forced to buy under physical threat that's a different story.

  9. Re: Well, well, well. on A Failure For SpaceX: Falcon 9 Explodes During Ascension · · Score: 1

    Look up the history of free banking. When banks (or any business for that matter) are permitted to fail they tend to act more responsibly. Of course it is in the politicians interest to have a central bank so they don't have to limit spending to what they can tax and borrow voluntarily at market rates.

  10. Re:Drone It on Test Pilot: the F-35 Can't Dogfight · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I actually just made it up. Of course it can black out a pilot. I just wanted to see what score I would get.

  11. Re:Drone It on Test Pilot: the F-35 Can't Dogfight · · Score: 5, Informative

    The F-35's wings are too small for the mass of the plane. It can't pull enough G's to black out a pilot.

  12. Loads of money to be made by whoever solves this on 8 Yelp Reviewers Hit With $1.2 Million Defamation Suits · · Score: 3, Interesting

    There has to be some way to figure this problem out. It should be especially easy with restaurants since they all use software to track orders. Maybe something like a new Diners Club Card where the Restaurant/Server and Customer can rate each other based on real data. For instance if the customer complains about waiting too long the data should show when they were seated and ticket was opened and when the food was served. If the customer complains about the soup but didn't order it the customer's other reviews be suspect. If the customer claims the server was rude but that server otherwise gets great reviews then they should be suspect. If the restaurant owners could get that kind of feedback on which dishes/servers were liked or disliked it would help them as well. And if you present the card when you show up and you have a good reputation as a diner you could get higher ranked servers.

  13. Re:Today's computer science corriculum is practica on How Computer Science Education Got Practical (Again) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Maybe you should fire your HR people?

  14. Re:Looks like the second stage ruptured on A Failure For SpaceX: Falcon 9 Explodes During Ascension · · Score: 2

    I think both the upper and lower stages use pressure for reinforcing the structure. If the tank vented then it could collapse.

  15. Re:Looks like the second stage ruptured on A Failure For SpaceX: Falcon 9 Explodes During Ascension · · Score: 2

    In the time I could see it on the video it looked like it was reoriented itself heat shield first which is the natural passive orientation. It could have deployed chutes later.

  16. Musk blows out worlds biggest birthday candle on A Failure For SpaceX: Falcon 9 Explodes During Ascension · · Score: 3, Funny

    This guy has to do everything big

  17. Re: Well, well, well. on A Failure For SpaceX: Falcon 9 Explodes During Ascension · · Score: 1

    If the latter, government spending is essential because the market is way too shortsighted and prefers to take risks on balance sheets.

    Because politicians are known for their long term thinking? All of the problems you state have to do with governments and central banking and have zero to do with free markets.

  18. Re:Live on A Failure For SpaceX: Falcon 9 Explodes During Ascension · · Score: 0

    You should quite smoking. It's not good for you.

  19. Re:Looks like the second stage ruptured on A Failure For SpaceX: Falcon 9 Explodes During Ascension · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Is it just me or does it look possible Dragon survived? It would be interesting if it came down under chutes.

  20. Re:The good news on A Failure For SpaceX: Falcon 9 Explodes During Ascension · · Score: 1

    And now we Floridians have a new reef to dive.

  21. Re:Really? on The Vicious Circle That Is Sending Rents Spiraling Higher · · Score: 1

    Not quite. Inflation is simply an increase in the money supply. But the new money doesn't get handed out evenly. That's the point. When you bail out the banks they get to spend or invest with it which causes bubbles in those markets. You would only have general rising prices if the money was handed out to everyone.

  22. Re:We've only got ourselves to blame on Who Owns Your Overtime? · · Score: 1

    This is really a result of the crappy econonmy due to the wars and banker bailouts. In the 90's when I started working this crap didn't fly because I had a couple of standing offers in my pocket. I did eventually switch jobs due to a new boss that would play games. He seemed surprised when I gave my 2 weeks notice and immediatly said he could counter-offer. I said no thanks because all that would do is cause them to keep you on long enough to look for a replacement.

  23. Re:It really doesn't matter on Political Polls Become Less Reliable As We Head Into 2016 Presidential Election · · Score: 1

    The real election is over way before the general election. When you have two bought and paid for frontmen the establishment can't lose.

  24. The mind is very powerful on Is the End of Government Acceptance of Homeopathy In Sight? · · Score: 1

    It is amazing how much effect the mind has over the body. I'm not saying placebos can cure cancer but if you got people to believe things like backaches, migraines, ulcers, etc when there are no signs of injury could be cured. I had horrible backaches until I read a book by Dr Sarno and realized it was all in my head. When I figured out I was repressing anger it all went away. That might have been a placebo as well but it worked wonders.

  25. Re:Trollbait on Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist Criticizes Role of Women In Labs · · Score: 1

    I don't know. If someone reached into their pants to get their speech and said "Excuse me while I whip this out" I'd laugh pretty hard. Even more if it was a lady.