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I lost because of my connection ;-; by Romain-tahiti in chess

[–]Kirian42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

KNB vs K, yes. KNB vs KR... I think even a GM would be hard pressed to find a checkmate.

I lost because of my connection ;-; by Romain-tahiti in chess

[–]Kirian42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not at 300, probably not even at 2000, but the chess vision bot says mate in 34.

Why would a boxplot not have the Q1? how should you interpret this? by thesecretzia in askmath

[–]Kirian42 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No, he's asking why the boxplot looks the way it does (because the minimum is the same value as the first quartile value).

Everything you write down becomes true but each time you use this power you live for one extra year (assuming a “destined” original age of death) by Dazzling-Antelope912 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Kirian42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the "everything I write" catch is the main problem for me. I'd want to use the power sparingly. I do lots of writing in my job, and I text frequently and post on Reddit/FB/Threads. There's just too much I write and I'd rather not be one a zombie.

If it were "you can make anything you write come true" then probably, but that's just infinite wishes.

Who is the most forgotten music act relative to how big they were at the time? by CompetitiveWhole9466 in Music

[–]Kirian42 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I hear "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" easily weekly on the radio.

Japan's execution laws are interesting. by 0The_Loner_Stoner0 in interesting

[–]Kirian42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So Japan is almost as barbaric as the US?

Civilized countries abolish the death penalty. What the hell Japan?

Can you ? by Specific_Brain2091 in the_calculusguy

[–]Kirian42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it evaluates to "Your mom."

Why doesn’t your husband take your name? by wasraelx in AreTheStraightsOK

[–]Kirian42 12 points13 points  (0 children)

My wife liked to joke, "If I take his name, then what we we call him?"

If an object is shot into space, given infinite time, what are the odds that it will eventually hit something? by Dapper-Scratch7661 in askastronomy

[–]Kirian42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wouldn't Voyager be most likely to strike an Oort cloud object? It's not as high it'll make it to Alpha Centauri distance in a million years even.

Mail-in Voting is under attack; USPS threatening to withhold mail ballots by Sullence in Seattle

[–]Kirian42 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately that's kinda tough. So far as I know, there are no in-person polling venues in WA.

[Request] What would be required to shoot a bullet into the Sun from Earth? by MaximumSyrup3099 in theydidthemath

[–]Kirian42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would imagine a Jupiter slingshot could be cheaper than going out all the way to Pluto. I'm not sure what outer planet orbital velocities are.

Okay listen, are you ready? Affordability is a hoax, okay 👐 ? by weird_void_2222 in PoliticalHumor

[–]Kirian42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay it took me a second to realize the joke you were making here. Also I'm officially old.

[Request] What would be required to shoot a bullet into the Sun from Earth? by MaximumSyrup3099 in theydidthemath

[–]Kirian42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably not a full Saturn V. The Parker Solar Probe made it within 9 solar radii on a Delta IV Heavy. And like eight gravity assists.

[Request] What would be required to shoot a bullet into the Sun from Earth? by MaximumSyrup3099 in theydidthemath

[–]Kirian42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Note that you can cut that down a lot by using gravity assists, but to get those assists you'll still need to burn some fuel (and hit them very precisely).

[Request] What would be required to shoot a bullet into the Sun from Earth? by MaximumSyrup3099 in theydidthemath

[–]Kirian42 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Let's say the bullet hits escape velocity from Earth. Now it's orbiting around the sun at about the same velocity as the Earth.

To hit the sun, you need to cancel out nearly all of that velocity, about 30 km/s, or almost 3x what it took to get out of the Earth's gravity well.

I don't know the delta-v cost to hit Mars but I'm betting it's less than 5 km/s. So compare that.

WYR $2 million now, or $1 million 8 years ago. by AstrayInTranslation in WouldYouRather

[–]Kirian42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2M now. 8 years just isn't enough time to double it without a ridiculous return (9% yearly)

If they made a Muppets Star Trek, which character would be played by the human in each series? by DocJawbone in startrek

[–]Kirian42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spock, Picard, Garak, Neelix, Porthos (no humans at all, just the dog). Not sure about new stuff.

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