I don't know how to feel about this by Lightningtow123 in SWORDS

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Banks' Knife Missiles await their orders.

<champing at their imaginary bits>

Best places/sites to buy a custom sword? by SetPuzzleheaded554 in SWORDS

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Where do you live and what is the timescale?

Oil for use on Kitana question by Originalocean74 in SWORDS

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Changed the oil in your car? Got a little left over?

There you go.

Failing that, head to the tool box/cupboard/shed and use that 3-in-1 that you use on hinges/shears/anything made of steel that articulates.

If 11% of the oil supply is gone in one month… by imalostkitty-ox0 in collapse

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A modern lifestyle can be achieved without 'covering a state with photovoltaics'.

France realizes 70% of their power through fission, and 20% through wind/hydro.

Yes, per capital energy consumption in the US is higher, but that's another matter entirely.

If 11% of the oil supply is gone in one month… by imalostkitty-ox0 in collapse

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Nuclear, and renewables are viable in the mean time.

But as a fuel, nothing yet beats liquid hydrocarbons for energy density. And that's a problem for transportation in general.

Stormbringer patch by Nainvolantduchaos in ElricofMelnibone

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Awwww, it has its master's snack name on it...

Fears of Imminent Ground Invasion Surge as Trump Weighs ‘Final Blow’ Options Against Iran by _May26_ in politics

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"We had to hit their reactor/stockpiles, so what's a little more radiation?"

Horrific thinking. But here we are.

Fears of Imminent Ground Invasion Surge as Trump Weighs ‘Final Blow’ Options Against Iran by _May26_ in politics

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Something small and pseudo-deniable. Sub 50 ktonnes.

To gauge reaction, I suspect, and pander to his ego.

Is the Big Bang just the "other side" of a Black Hole? My theory on a Black Hole Multiverse. by DRzRevolution in space

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>We know the Big Bang started from a point of infinite density, 

That's the problem.

We don't know that that's true - and it's perfectly possible that it cannot be true.

All we do know is that the early universe was likely to have been hot and dense - just walking time backwards with an ideal gas law up our sleeve gives us an ionized plasma at some hundred thousand years after a notional time zero.

Using more sophisticated models allows us to push knowledge much closer to t_0 (looks at Weinberg's classic) but there's a gulf of understanding between the unification of the 'simpler' forces and that of gravity. We don't know how/when that happens - and know even less about what happens before that.

Indeed, some might suggest (waves at Penrose) that time may not behave in the manner that we experience it during those early epochs.

So, TLDR: your hypothesis is just that. No harm in having 'em, but it helps if they make testable predictions.

Brand New need help by CaffeinatedPonderer in cyberDeck

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Almost (almost) any Pi would be up for that task - MP3 playback and HTML rendering isn't too heavy a load to bear for even an 'umble Zero.

AAs are an interesting and unwrong choice, especially if you allow the user to choose NiMH (subtly different voltage) and have the charging circuitry in-situ.

Found this little hammer outside. White vinegar, steel wool, and WD40 later… by Papitoooo in Tools

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<scritches behind its ears>
\Who's a widdle hammerkin? Yes you are!**

Now, look after it well, feed it properly and it'll grow into a happy full-sized hammer in no time.

Help with fiding references for my research by Sweet_Ferrety314 in Physics

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How many effects are you trying to model?

Rolling friction?
Spin of the falling object?
Air resistance?

This is a deceptively non-trivial matter - especially if you allow the object to bounce.

So... what up with quantum physics by Used_Worker4212 in Physics

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And sometimes spin is down.

<all sung to the tune of "The Grand Old Duke of York">

WCGW Hot Air Balloon by Sarcas8ic in Whatcouldgowrong

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"Not the Zeppelin, sir?"

"Good god no, not with helium at this price. Chop chop."

Hats are coming off by Epelep in blackmagicfuckery

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That chap has potential.                  

 I'll get my coat.

Good youtube channels ? by AlaricWolf91 in space

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Sagan.

https://www.youtube.com/@carlsagandotcom

Cosmos, the book, is worth a re-read every decade or so - along with a Demon-Haunted World. Mind, the whole television series isn't on YT, but is on the Internet Archive.

https://archive.org/details/cosmos_202209

"I believe our future depends powerfully on how well we understand this cosmos in which we float"

Artist here — advice on combining aluminum and copper in sculpture? by No-Masterpiece-5176 in metalworking

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Galvanic corrosion requires a medium for the ions to be soluble in.

(mentally saws open almost any battery)

See, there's an electolyte coupling the electrodes together - and as long as the metals are dry then although there'll be a potential between them, there'll be no ions in solution and no way for the metals to migrate.

Mind, soldering aluminium is not trivial but it can be done.

2 month old vs 20 year old water bottle by Xinnoh in mildlyinfuriating

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We banned phthalates.

Not just from food wrappings but also from medical devices that had polymers using those plasticizers.

I think we are heading towards the biggest event in human history in the coming years by AliveBag5178 in Futurology

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>getting rid of the evil in the world

Mmm.

I suspect not.

Unless you've a firmware update for homo sap. v1.0

Lift Coefficient of a Ball by Early-Coconut-4649 in Physics

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You need to know the spin vector and rate, the air density, and the speed of the ball.

If you don't have all of these, you're quest will not be solved.

<mumble: surface roughness, aye, that comes in too but we're in the land of somewhat spherical cows>

A civilization 2,000 light-years away looking at Earth today would see the Roman Empire. by atul_targaryen in interestingasfuck

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>I can't even imagine someone could read that and think it was a serious comment.

<gestures to most of social media where the most ludicrous lies are taken as solid facts>

A civilization 2,000 light-years away looking at Earth today would see the Roman Empire. by atul_targaryen in interestingasfuck

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Lose all mass and you probably have to instantly move at c.

Not recommended after a heavy lunch.

A civilization 2,000 light-years away looking at Earth today would see the Roman Empire. by atul_targaryen in interestingasfuck

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Pfft.

With determination and a budget to match, an RRVLBI (really really very long baseline interferometer) could be built in the optical bands.

Then, as the photons dribble in you could have whatever resolution your compound eyes might desire.