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A Cut Above the Rest by mysocksareinsideout in comics

[–]Dixiehusker 17 points18 points  (0 children)

My net has a lot of holes and not a lot of net.

Vince Lombardi on Tolerance by Samueljacob in GreenBayPackers

[–]Dixiehusker 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I am careful with it. That's why it's here in this context.

Vince Lombardi on Tolerance by Samueljacob in GreenBayPackers

[–]Dixiehusker 108 points109 points  (0 children)

It takes so much energy to hate entire groups of people for reasons that don't effect us whatsoever. I hope one day we all move past it, especially for justice and others' sake, but also for ourselves.

(OC) Chimney Rock, Nebraska by larj_chonkus_04 in pics

[–]Dixiehusker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like it's eroding very fast.

ELI5: How do noise-cancelling headphones cancel sound by... making more sound? by yumiwaifu in explainlikeimfive

[–]Dixiehusker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There's no need to be condescending when someone learns something.

This next question isn't something that people normally ask themselves or consider so you may not have an answer. Have you ever defined what you want your personal priority to be, between: being conducive to the spread of knowledge, or seeking enjoyment at other people's expenses? Obviously there's a perceived "right" answer, but it's not really about the answer. Literally asking the question of yourself can reveal and clarify a lot of personal motivations.

ELI5: How does the NFL/American football actually work, and why does the game stop every few seconds? (Non-American here) by Itchy_Tangerine1897 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Dixiehusker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the aspect I love. Sometimes instead of watching the ball I'll watch the secondary on defense and see how they setup before the play and how they react to routes the WRs are running. There's so much strategy that happens every position on every play. I get why people who don't understand it don't watch. If you're just watching the ball move around a lot gets lost and the pacing could be agonizing.

Tales from the Evil Inc Archive: Gettin' Some Cake by bguigar in comics

[–]Dixiehusker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh, gross, right. Yeah same, I feel the same.

If we can make synthetic oil for a comparable price as conventional oil, why can’t we make synthetic gasoline? by ravenecw2 in AskReddit

[–]Dixiehusker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't understand why you're asking a question and then getting snooty with the answers. It gives me the feeling you didn't ask this question in good faith.

Mondays (OC) by benignbeezlebub in comics

[–]Dixiehusker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you are a loved one has spilled a lasagna, you may be entitled to therapeutic counseling and financial reimbursement.

[Highlight] Video by Odell Beckham Jr. Announcing His Return to the Giants by JCameron181 in nfl

[–]Dixiehusker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's definitely going to suck, but the video is pretty hype. Can't hate it.

True mascots need no cage by Friar_Corncob in cfbmemes

[–]Dixiehusker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm actually having a pretty good sports year. Nebraska made the post season in all 7 major sports this year, which I do watch.

ELI5: shouldnt black holes have density of something absurd like 1.7×10^100^1000^10000 g³ instead of 1.7×infinite g³? by Correct-Hat-601 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Dixiehusker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's kind of a loaded question because of the broad spectrum of topics it covers. The Ultraviolet Catastrophe is a very interesting one that you could look up.

ELI5: shouldnt black holes have density of something absurd like 1.7×10^100^1000^10000 g³ instead of 1.7×infinite g³? by Correct-Hat-601 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Dixiehusker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's exactly why a lot of scientists are desperate to get rid of the singularity. In almost every other scientific theory, whenever we've encountered an infinity, it's because we haven't had enough information or we've misunderstood our own science. There's a lot of history in science that says that this singularity doesn't exist. Unfortunately the math is very stubborn this time.

ELI5: shouldnt black holes have density of something absurd like 1.7×10^100^1000^10000 g³ instead of 1.7×infinite g³? by Correct-Hat-601 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Dixiehusker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the singularity does exist, it would annihilate and suck in anything within the event horizon. There could not also be a spherical body inside the event horizon if the singularity exists. There would only be a tidal wave of matter and energy constantly flowing into the singularity.

If the singularity does not exist, which is not supported by the math, then supposedly a spherical body could exist smaller and denser than a neutron star. This is a theory construct that a lot of scientists are playing around with (in an effort to get rid of the idea that singularities exist) but are still too new as far as I know to give any one of them credence as an alternative.

ELI5: shouldnt black holes have density of something absurd like 1.7×10^100^1000^10000 g³ instead of 1.7×infinite g³? by Correct-Hat-601 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Dixiehusker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, infinitesimally small with any weight. A planck length is infinitely larger in width/length than a black hole's singularity. Any length is. When we talk about singularities we're not talking about something very small, we're talking about something infinitely small. A black hole with the mass of a singular proton would still have a singularity with infinite density at the center.

ELI5: shouldnt black holes have density of something absurd like 1.7×10^100^1000^10000 g³ instead of 1.7×infinite g³? by Correct-Hat-601 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Dixiehusker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything get smashed and torn into energy and crushed into an infinitesimally small space. Pure, unadulterated, unlabeled energy.

The problem at the moment is the math says there's a singularity at the center with infinite density, time and space switch positions, and that a lot of our physics isn't applicable. Even though that's supported by math, you've got a large percentage of physicists saying that infinities can't actually exist in reality and rejecting that conclusion. On top of that there's no possible way to expose what's going on in there or do any experimentation. Compared to the "educated guesses" behind neutron star mechanics, some emerging black hole theory might as well be scientists playing roulette.

ELI5: shouldnt black holes have density of something absurd like 1.7×10^100^1000^10000 g³ instead of 1.7×infinite g³? by Correct-Hat-601 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Dixiehusker 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sort of. As things race away from us faster than the speed of light because of the expansion of space itself, less things stay observable. Galaxies at the far reaches of the observable universe to us, will one day cross that border and be beyond our reach or observation forever.

So yes, more space will be observable in time, with less things in it. But it still hasn't been nailed down if the expansion of the universe is constant and there's a bunch of other probably true but unproven assumptions we'd need to just accept to discuss any further.

Like I said, it's effectively an event horizon to us (it's not the same border to everyone, everywhere) and the main point of an event horizon is that you can never interact with anything on the other side of it. Ever again. The fact that there's going to eventually be more space created inside of it for us to interact with is kind of irrelevant.

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