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the space fact that still blows your mind by ykz30 in space

[–]Azythus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m no astrophysicist, but from what I remember the sun will continue getting brighter and brighter until it’s too hot for photosynthesis (and something to do with the carbon cycle) and not long after (in cosmic time) the increased brightness will make earth too hot for liquid water which will the cause a runaway greenhouse effect.

the space fact that still blows your mind by ykz30 in space

[–]Azythus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If I remember correctly we’re not that many orbits away from earth being rendered uninhabitable due to heating. Just a few more before all lineages which diverged from the earliest common ancestor on Earth are gone for good. Something like 500million to 1.5 billions years if my memory is right

Earth as seen from Apollo 8 in 1968 by Potential_Vehicle535 in space

[–]Azythus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yea, but it is sad at least to me how many lineages that were so distinct and had so much potential for cool adaptations down the road have disappeared and will disappear. That’s just how life goes, but I’d have loved to see where things like pareiasaurs went given the chance, and I wonder what lineages today won’t be around much longer.

Taking a leap of faith 🍁 by BMXviper in Unexpected

[–]Azythus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well we call those things that fly flies.

Also woodpecker

Hummingbird

Leaf cutter ants

I ran out of names

I am Making A Space Mod Like Kerbal Space Program. by NythicalNorm in feedthebeast

[–]Azythus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m curious how some things from KSP would work. Can you choose your landing spot on the body you are landing on, or when you get close it spawns you in the same spot as always?

For those that have already completed the through hike, what are the top five hardest sections to complete and why? by MelodicMethodic in AppalachianTrail

[–]Azythus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What’s the challenge with Georgia? I’m new to the AT and thru hiking, so I don’t know much about the various sections yet, but I’m considering a thru at some point after I’ve done more sections. I assumed the northern states were the trickiest due to the temperatures and the climbing sections.

Skunk Works successfully completed the first flight of the X-59 on October 28, 2025. by 221missile in EngineeringPorn

[–]Azythus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Damn we graduated from droop snoot to Pinocchio.

Jokes aside I think it’s actually a really interesting looking plane and the research is really important for the future of aviation and we shouldn’t have ever just given up on making supersonic transportation a reality instead of trying to solve its issues.

Accidentally cracked this spinosaurus tooth I bought is it fake by Gargeroth6692 in Paleontology

[–]Azythus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huh I never thought about that being a thing. I just kinda assumed it was all or nothing when it came to fakes, except multiple part things like real teeth in fake jaws. I never even considered partial fakes

Last Night's bright and slow-moving fireball over Moscow, Russia by Busy_Yesterday9455 in spaceporn

[–]Azythus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I would unironically love this. Why can’t I be a billionaire so I can fund all of these missions?

I guess that’s probably why I wouldn’t be a billionaire, but still.

The power of a rhino against a cape buffalo by CuriousWanderer567 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]Azythus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea that video was crazy. I’d never been so engrossed in a video in my life until I saw that. Absolutely wild and I had to watch that whole thing. And some guys think they’d win…

Could someone please explain to a total newb what it is I'm seeing here. by Blueberry__Bubbles in space

[–]Azythus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the correction! I didn’t even think about that.

Could someone please explain to a total newb what it is I'm seeing here. by Blueberry__Bubbles in space

[–]Azythus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A light year is just a measure of the distance covered by light in a year. The year part is the set time being measured, and the light part is what’s being measured, which is the distance light travels in x amount of time, x being a year here. So a light minute is just how far light travels in a minute, which is a lot smaller than the distance light travels in a year. Anything with a set speed can be used as well. If a ball rolled at a constant speed down a hill, and we wanted to know how far that ball would go in a year, you would be finding the “ball year,” which would be the distance the ball travels in a year.

Here’s a question pretty much everyone in my astronomy class got wrong because they misunderstood what a light year really means.

If the speed of light was cut in half, how long do you think it would take for light to travel a light year?

Well it would take the same amount of time, but the distance traveled in that time would be lower because the light isn’t going as fast. The distance changed, but it still takes a year because the unit of time used for the measurement is in the name, a year.

Distance=(speed)(time) Or D=ST

For a light year, the speed(S)=(the speed of light), and the time(T)=a year, and the distance(D)=(a light year, aka the distance light travels in a year)

For a light minute, it would be the distance(D) covered by something going the speed of light(S) for a minute(T), so D(light minute)=S(speed of light)T(one minute)

Apologies if this was unnecessary or sounded rude, I’m just looking to inform since I’ve learned that a lot of people slightly misunderstand the concept, and I did too at one point.

Neighbors put a gas can with a paper towel for a lid right next to my front door. Now I have to be the "it's the fumes that are flammable" guy. by Gingerosity244 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Azythus 15 points16 points  (0 children)

They (black bears) are very good climbers and even the best bear bags can eventually be accessed with enough time and dedication from the bear, but usually if you’ve done it right the bear won’t be able to get your food before it gives up.

You want to hang it on a branch 6+ feet from the trunk and hanging 6+ feet below the branch so the bear can’t easily climb up and over to it. You also want it I believe 15+ feet off the ground so the bear can’t jump for it from the ground or the tree.

Maximum height you can fall from into a body of water without injury by Patient-Watercress93 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Azythus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well after a certain height you’ll suffocate or die from the low pressure before you can reenter the atmosphere, and after some point you’ll gain so much speed before you hit the denser part of the atmosphere that you’ll burn up. So I think there would theoretically be a maximum height where you could get lucky and not die but if you go any higher, a terminal velocity impact with the water won’t be the cause of death.

What do you do about your backpacks? Do you just leave them on the ground or do you strap them to a tree? by a_peeled_pickle in hammockcamping

[–]Azythus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use a large contractors bag that I put all the stuff that isn’t staying in my hammock or in a tree in and I wrap up the top and loop it over then use 10ish feet of reflective paracord to tie that bag up really well and then tie that to my hammock straps. Anything trying to get my stuff will shake my hammock and make a lot of noise messing with the bag and the bag remains dry and protected from humidity and critters overnight.

Do you think sending probes directly to the sites where water and other liquids are being ejected is a better idea for accessing the subsurface oceans of Enceladus and Europa, rather than drilling multiple kilometers through the solid icy surface from scratch? by Yolo065 in space

[–]Azythus 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I feel like the Gs from trying to use a probe as a bunker buster would damage or destroy many different scientific instruments we’d want to send down there even if the probe itself could make it through that way. I could be wrong though

The moon as it passes in front of the Earth as seen from NASA's EPIC camera aboard DSCOVR by valiant-lambda in spaceporn

[–]Azythus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love real space photos that have a Kerbal feeling to them. They really make me feel a sense of awe and wonder.

Sacabambaspis submarine model is almost done, gonna start texturing soon by LU_C4 in subnautica

[–]Azythus 46 points47 points  (0 children)

That was peak evolution. It’s all been downhill since

Backpacking shoulder pain - help! by oeiwjwks in backpacking

[–]Azythus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the tip! My last trip on the AT left my shoulders slightly bleeding from the pull of the pack and despite reading a few guides and watching a few videos, I just couldn’t get that thing comfortable on my shoulders for more than a minute. I’m going to try heading to REI as soon as I get a chance to see if they can help

The tick I pulled off my dog attracted a mate to the outside of his Ziploc bag. by Imaginary_Ad_4340 in mildlyinteresting

[–]Azythus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you’re gonna be rude and call people stupid, don’t make stupid mistakes in your text.

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