Martin Beckett

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Mostly C++ programmer in Vancouver.
Specialising in image processing, 3d modeling, Lidar - I'm really a physicist


369 Answers

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Why doesn't light kill me?
21
How do we know that C14 decay is exponential and not linear?
14
If microwave ovens and WiFi both operate on the same frequency, why doesn't WiFi cook things?
14
Why can one bend glass fiber?
12
Is it really Impossible for Bumblebees to fly?
11
Why does a tire need to be filled with air?
11
Why a star commonly exhibits 6 rays?
11
How does the moon reflect light?
11
What is the simplest way to prove the Earth is round?
10
Why do bullets in a magazine go up instead of down?
10
Why is the energy density of gasoline so high?
10
Why doesn't water come out of tap/faucet at high pressure when I turn it on?
9
How would you improve braking capability on a hovercraft?
9
Why is electricity not transmitted wirelessly?
9
Why do they consider radioactive matter with long half lives more dangerous than matter with a short half life?
8
Best (most realistic) physics game?
8
Why are planetary systems so rare?
7
Can a diver swim a short distance in great depths without being physically crushed by the pressure?
7
Difference between nautical and terrestrial miles
7
What if Felix Baumgartner went the other way?
7
Why can't my eye see itself in the mirror through polarizing 3D-glasses?
7
How does the process of freezing water remove salt?
7
How do the Planets and Sun get their initial rotation?
7
How might clock synchronization work with RSA SecurID tokens?
7
Leaching of radiometric material, is it possible?
7
Why don't we consider centrifugal force on a mass placed on earth?
6
Why not assimilate nuclear waste into “igneous” rock?
6
What causes the back of a bike to lift when the front brake is applied?
6
Derivation of superluminality in astronomy
6
Can fusion and fission happen at the same time, in the same place?
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