Rody Oldenhuis

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I am a professional space engineer, but physicist at heart.

I am also a Linux loving, academic, pragmatic, hopelessly idealistic, anti-bureaucratic baboon, and proud father of two little baboons (although they could be chimps).


43 Answers

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How does a car turn without any skidding?
aug 17 at 13:27
8
Why is Titan able to maintain an atmosphere, and not Luna?
jul 12 '12 at 19:19
6
What is the period of a physical pendulum without using small-angle approximation?
may 30 at 13:08
5
What causes an aircraft to roll when rudder is applied
jan 11 at 9:55
5
What is the apparent diameter of the sun as seen from earth?
jan 10 at 9:42
5
How much thrust would be needed to turn a hobbyist weather balloon into a deep space probe?
aug 26 at 20:53
5
How empty of fuel are spacecraft booster rockets typically?
aug 17 at 13:18
4
Why do ice cubes make a cracking sound when placed in fizzy wine (Prosecco)?
jun 4 at 12:35
4
Is glass a liquid?
may 24 at 13:08
4
Calculate the distance between two points from iPhone Camera
may 22 at 9:30
4
Spaceships travelling through space and debris
jan 10 at 7:26
4
What is the color of a mirror?
sep 13 at 8:42
4
How do NASA's Curiosity determine the elemental composition of Mars using spectrometer?
aug 24 at 10:38
4
How close does a meteorite have to be in order to be heard by the human ear?
aug 13 at 4:34
4
“Relativistic Baseball”
jul 10 '12 at 15:05
3
Safest place to sit in the car
jun 5 at 12:50
3
Why are solar eclipses more common in the southern hemisphere?
may 30 at 7:46
3
How to determine Center of Gravity?
apr 24 at 8:54
3
Energy in orbit of satellites around the earth lost?
jan 22 at 8:32
3
What is geostationary orbit radius?
jan 9 at 10:29
3
Water from Icebergs
sep 13 at 9:53
3
Is a monochromatic, or non-monochromatic light visible at greater distance?
aug 30 at 13:42
3
Does launching a rocket in lower density air require more or less fuel?
aug 25 at 22:20
3
How to send a spacecraft to the moon without any acceleration
aug 18 at 19:31
3
Free fall of two spheres made of same materials, different masses, with air resistance
aug 6 at 11:36
3
When was the earliest understanding that the stars were similar to the Sun?
aug 6 at 7:59
3
Will Pluto be in the ecliptic plane when New Horizons passes by? Was this deliberate?
jul 12 '12 at 15:01
2
Orbital mechanics and rocketry: Is it ever a good idea to intentionally lower periapsis?
apr 24 at 7:59
2
Coordinate transformation from earth to solar
aug 25 at 22:01
2
How will you measure speed in km/hr in space?
aug 6 at 4:52
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