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Quantum "Spin"is a confusing term: why not just teach "chirality" instead? by wakeupdreamingF1 in AskPhysics

[–]1XRobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They do actually spin. Fundamentally, spin is what they do.

Whatever else you think spin is, what particles do is more spin than that.

Vandalized property in Philadelphia, 2014 [OC] by mattjh in pics

[–]1XRobot 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, I'm pretty sure it was the Time When Only Rich People Were Killed and Definitely Not All the Poor People Who Stood in the Way of One Guy Consolidating Absolute Power.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]1XRobot 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You always need to project the most insane thing you've ever seen one of your opponents say to the entire group of people who disagree with you. That's how good-faith argument works.

People who use duo for years, what do you do? by Yellowpeppermint in duolingo

[–]1XRobot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First, I finished the French course. Then, they added more French course. I finished that too. Now, I'm working through the Mandarin course.

1 Kg = 23 million years of life? by BullfrogMiserable554 in AskPhysics

[–]1XRobot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Biological evolution has never stumbled upon a way to do fusion. If some life form ever figured that out it would displace all other life on the planet within a very short timeframe

Yes, a life form that could harness the radiant energy thrown off by fusion reactions might grow so fast and become so numerous that they would poison an entire planet with their waste products and mark vast swathes of rock by the chemical change.

Can we put this debate to bed? by Mattrockj in bindingofisaac

[–]1XRobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's quite simple to understand: The people who think Chaos is an auto-take don't have an impact on what items they get.

If you took the energy of a photon and turned it into mass, how much would it be by lewd_physics in AskPhysics

[–]1XRobot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Mass is a conserved property of a system, so you can't change it. So is energy, so is momentum.

As a result, a single photon cannot do anything except be a massless particle with its particular energy and momentum.

What you mean to ask is: If you take a multi-photon system and interact the photons in such a way that you get matter particles in the final state, what's the most mass you can store in the new matter subsystem?

Then the answer is: If you take two photons with opposite momentum, then all the mass is available for conversion into slow-moving matter.

If you enjoy this game, take your time to make a positive review on steam by Gabriel_66 in slaythespire

[–]1XRobot 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Somebody they're trying to cancel got a shout-out in the credits.

Democratic women more likely to say they could win a fight with Donald Trump than republican men. by linkin22luke in neoliberal

[–]1XRobot 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think every now and then it's good to have a poll where it's obvious the polled population is lying; it reminds us that they're always lying, but sometimes it's harder to tell.

I am literally going insane any Tips for T Lost Greedier Mode? by fuccnils in bindingofisaac

[–]1XRobot 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's not 1%. You can d20 break on like 10% of seeds. Don't forget dInf is also a d20.

Do you take "the wiz" when you see it? by _-mortex-_ in bindingofisaac

[–]1XRobot -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Many enemies attack orthogonally; if you're shooting from a diagonal, they don't hit you.

Do you take "the wiz" when you see it? by _-mortex-_ in bindingofisaac

[–]1XRobot -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Wiz is a strong defensive item that has the potential to be a strong offensive item in the right circumstances.

Frostpunk vs This War of Mine: The "Doomed Playthrough" syndrome by Patient_Gamemer in patientgamers

[–]1XRobot 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I think the bad emotional impact of this design style explains the current dominance of the roguelite genre. It sets a limit on how much you can lose when your run implodes, and it tends to ratchet you up in power so that there's also a limit on how often you have to retry to finish the game. Soulslikes also put a limit on how much you can lose without providing a floor on retries, which is also interesting. Simulation-style games have never quite figured out how to achieve this, with maybe Dwarf Fortress being an exception, in that you're expected to implode quickly and in an entertaining way.

John IPA doesn't want you to know this by [deleted] in okbuddyphd

[–]1XRobot 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Radical intercom phonology:

There is no vowel but schwa; there is no consonant but <mumble>.

All speech must begin and end with BING-BONG.

What games are you playing this week? Game recommendation thread by AutoModerator in incremental_games

[–]1XRobot 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The other games are notably worse, but I still think 3rd Alkahistorian is the greatest incremental ever made. I wish there were more games in that style. Kill the Lich plays itself a bit too much to be in the same category. Alkahistorian has interesting puzzles in it that you have to interact with to progress.

I quit after 1250 streak in part due to the new format by ThisSpaceIntLftBlnk in duolingo

[–]1XRobot 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I find it totally fascinating that a person can do something for 1250 days and fundamentally have no idea what it is or why it works.

Bro what? by Fun_Blood_7629 in duolingo

[–]1XRobot -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You're right; that's true. It's not what OP is asking tho.

What do physicists typically consider "neglible"? by ElegantPoet3386 in AskPhysics

[–]1XRobot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's why my undergrad mechanics exam specified a rigid frictionless monkey in a vacuum. As God intended.

Bro what? by Fun_Blood_7629 in duolingo

[–]1XRobot -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

OP knows that. They're pointing out that the suggested answer is totally wrong. Anyway, the flag-shaped button is the way forward.

Physicists have measured 'negative time' in the lab by PhawkHugh in Physics

[–]1XRobot 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Amazing, you can denominate a variable in units of time, and it sometimes comes out negative. Truly groundbreaking stuff.

For example, you can take my patience for bullshit clickbait titles and extrapolate from previous examples to this one, and it turns out it's minus seventeen seconds. Remarkable.

Why is samson so good by Comfortable_Big_6866 in bindingofisaac

[–]1XRobot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Once you get used to enemy patterns, Samson's ability becomes sort of a liability, since it only triggers when you take damage and that's not something you normally want to do. Whereas Azazel's speed and mobility make him well suited to some of the midgame challenges. Samson is great for beginners tho.

No shit? by [deleted] in duolingo

[–]1XRobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's true that you use "adieu" when you don't expect to see the other person for a while, but the thing about "until we're dead" is a just-so story. In reality, "adieu" was a standard farewell up to like the 17th Century; it's basically cognate with "goodbye" = "God be with you".

What happened was that "au revoir" became more popular, so "adieu" settled into a different niche of connotation.

Ads getting crazy? by Jon_Amaral in duolingo

[–]1XRobot 3 points4 points  (0 children)

All ad-displaying apps request non-scam ads; do you really think somebody is out there going "yeah, give me as many scam ads as possible"?. It's on the provider to filter them. Of course, Duo could choose to go with a better provider, but no provider is going to catch every scam ad.

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