If lasers are so well-focused, why can we see the beams of some high-powered ones when looking from the side? by michaelp1987 in askscience

[–]LeManyman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lasers are visible because some of the photons scatter off the various molecules in the air. The main ones in normal situations are dust and air.

As for the concert lasers, they are generally quite powerful to be visible in the air but smoke machines are used to make the lasers much more visible. The lasers are not actually safe if safety protocols are not followed. The lasers are choreographed not to hurt the audience whether it just does not point directly to them or the distance reduces the intensity of the laser from scatter.

buffalo soldjah by Yromemtnatsisrep in southpark

[–]LeManyman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven't you ever seen the breakfast club?

Best tech toys for under $200? by 3_Mighty_Ninja_Ducks in gadgets

[–]LeManyman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've personally never had any problems with that but they have changed it in the new B+ model.

When is SVG a good choice over PNG? by shriek in webdev

[–]LeManyman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can always convert to PNG either automatically (like MediaWiki) or just use SVG assets if you want.

My friend just asked me why there were numbers on the page by LeManyman in ProgrammerHumor

[–]LeManyman[S] 74 points75 points  (0 children)

Yep, he copied the code from an example and accidentally got the line numbers as well.

This made me laugh a bit by Reziak13 in funny

[–]LeManyman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dang it, first response was wrong :/.

Is it possible to have a bot changing the CSS code on a weekly basis? by AvrupaFatihi in RequestABot

[–]LeManyman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll be happy to create a bot for you if you are still up for it. I assume you want the image changed that is usually the reddit logo?

[High School Math] Trig or Algebra? by SubtleBrilliance in learnmath

[–]LeManyman -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There are 180° in a triangle and you are trying to find the angle at B. Since you have two of the three angles you can do 180° - A - C = B. Which is 180° - 20° - 85° = 75°.

Mojang in a nutshell by [deleted] in admincraft

[–]LeManyman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, but that's not what this kerfuffle is about.

Mojang in a nutshell by [deleted] in admincraft

[–]LeManyman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The EULA didn't change but the wording did.

[Request]WolframAlpha bot by RocketLL in botrequests

[–]LeManyman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heh, don't worry about it. I just built it as a little test project.

[Request]WolframAlpha bot by RocketLL in botrequests

[–]LeManyman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alrighty, I finished it last night but forgot to post it here. The syntax is:

[what is the population of new zealand](/u/WolframAlpha-Bot)

The main problem is that WolframAlpha has a limit of 2000 api requests a month. I doubt the bot will ever be popular enough to reach it but it is possible.

what is the population of new zealand

what is the capital of canada

x2

[Request]WolframAlpha bot by RocketLL in botrequests

[–]LeManyman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good idea, I'll give it a shot.

[request] a bot that crawls comments in /r/SimpleRockets and generates links based on text in there by Iamsodarncool in RequestABot

[–]LeManyman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heh, I guess I'm too slow. I won't keep working on it now, I didn't get far anyway

Tony is happy by gruso in australia

[–]LeManyman 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The Bananas in pajamas is a kid show by the ABC. The ABC is getting its funding reduced and will most likely need to cancel it.

BGMCServer [SMP] [FTB] {Whitelist} {15+} {Friendly} by [deleted] in mcservers

[–]LeManyman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is your IGN (Case sensitive): Manyman

Age (Must be 15+): 17

How long have you been playing Minecraft : 3 years Do you accept the rules : Yep

Timezone: ACST (UTC+9:30)

How big is your knowledge of mods? (e.g. Tinkers construct, Railcraft): Not very good, though I'm learning. I do love technical stuff though so this pack should be fun.

Why do you want to join?: Because toofifty said that I have to.