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Mostly C++ programmer in Vancouver.
Specialising in image processing, 3d modeling, Lidar - I'm really a physicist
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Mar 23 |
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Cancel the Earth's magnetic field Or you could just add small refrigerator magnets to each crab? |
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Mar 23 |
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What are the Constraints on Building a Tower to Space? You can estimate how high a mountain can be if it's simply a pile of rocks, it depend sonly on gravity and youngs modulus for the rock ias.ac.in/jarch/jaa/2/165-169.pdf |
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Mar 23 |
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Why and how is the speed of light constant? @Marek - I think noldrin is being ironic (check the location). Why the speed of light is constant is one of the deepest questions in modern physics |
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Mar 23 |
awarded | Critic |
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Mar 23 |
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Why glass is transparent? Glass does absorb photons - they are absorbed by the inter atomic bonds (phonons) and re-emitted, this is essentialy why the speed of light in glass is slower. It appears transparent because the direction of the light is preserved by the ordered bonds and because little of the energy is lost |
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Mar 23 |
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What is the most energy efficient way to boil an egg? @Peter - correct, nobody said anything about cooking it! |
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Mar 22 |
awarded | Citizen Patrol |
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Mar 22 |
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What's the difference between “measurement method” and “measurement procedure”? Not really a physics Q - Nothing personal, but voting to close. |
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Mar 22 |
answered | What's the difference between “measurement method” and “measurement procedure”? |
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Mar 22 |
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Do Alkaline batteries, NiMH, rechargeable alkaline, Lithium AA, all have similar MAX POWER? added 2 characters in body |
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Mar 22 |
answered | Do Alkaline batteries, NiMH, rechargeable alkaline, Lithium AA, all have similar MAX POWER? |
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Mar 22 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Mar 21 |
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Can electricity transfer radioactivity? But in the original question a cable exposed to a radioactive source could become radioactive - whether used to power something or not |
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Mar 21 |
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Why build nuclear reactors on shorelines? Planning permission was also easier in the UK if the stations were a long way form anywhere - there are more uninhabited stretches of coast than inland. Coincidentally the French built a lot of their early stations along the north coast where the winds blow toward the UK |
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Mar 21 |
answered | Is it possible to restart formal higher education in physics at a later age? |
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Mar 20 |
answered | How does the moon reflect light? |
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Mar 20 |
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How does the moon reflect light? @marek the problem with those diagrams is by showing the moon so close to the earth they make it look like the moon is in the earth's shadow half the time |
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Mar 19 |
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What is the most energy efficient way to boil an egg? @Carl - the cost if the ticket is rather high |
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Mar 19 |
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Common false beliefs in Physics Fortunately if you do it will be replaced by a backup copy |
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Mar 19 |
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Common false beliefs in Physics Running on a treadmill on it's tilted setting should do no more work than running on it 'flat' yet they all have hill modes |
