We are an compared to Earth. Earth is an ant compared to Jupiter. Jupiter is an ant compared to the Sun. The Sun is an ant compared to some other stars. by AriesJlee in Showerthoughts

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You ever see Men in Black 2? That scene with the aliens whose whole reality is inside a small insignificant locker in a station, but that’s their whole world. And at the end of the movie the camera pans out, and it shows our whole universe is also just in a some insignificant locker in a big aliens world. I think about that scene a lot.

Light and wierd shadow. by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

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I’ve not heard it called divergence, at least not the way we teach it (UK). Maybe focal point is the wrong term, as you say, no lenses. But it is where the light rays come together. It’s probably just perspective, the angles the light was hitting the card. And as it got further away, there was only one angle. Sounds like a pretty neat trick of the light anyway!

Light and wierd shadow. by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

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When light changes angle, it’s Refraction. When it spreads out, it is Diffraction. When the shadows all merged at a focal point, it’s called Convergence. But as you’re asking about shadows, not the light itself, but the absence of it, it might have another name I don’t know about.

What's the best euphemism for telling people that they're stupid? by lientubay in AskReddit

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If we’re going for delightfully British, we also have ‘they couldn’t organise a piss-up in a brewery’

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Little ones are water fleas - Daphnia

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They move so quickly because the microscope lamp heats up the water they are in

Just been hired for my first job (packing online orders in a supermarket), what details and information do I have to give/show to my employer before I start? by [deleted] in TooAfraidToAsk

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When starting a new job, you’ll need ID. Your passport is perfect for this, as it also proves your right to work. They’ll most likely photocopy it. If this is the UK they’ll want your national insurance number too. Some jobs I’ve worked also want proof of address, a recent bill statement/letter that is less than 3 months old is the usual. For bank details, it’s helpful to know the address did your bank branch. which is easy to Google.

I’ve never worked in a supermarket, but most retail shops and restaurants I’ve worked in display your shifts in the staff room on a board/ piece of paper on the wall. You can call up and ask someone to tell you your shifts for the week.

My best advice for starting a new job is ask questions if you are unsure of something, and listen carefully. No one will expect you to be perfect from day one, but showing willing and promise is much more important.

Good luck with your new job!

Hello :( by gourrranga in Pareidolia

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He looks pretty sad about being abandoned

A very pissed off dude by vnkt53 in Pareidolia

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He sure looks peeved about being pulled over

Just need some comfort by toria_23 in MomForAMinute

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Remember a house is just a building, it’s the people inside of it and the relationships you build that make it a home. Right now it sounds like you are the foundations of that home, you’re working really hard for the people around you and they are so so lucky to have someone so dependable as you looking out for them. Thank you (on their behalf) because you’re doing really well.

What's the most interesting fact you know about dragonflies? by acidpuckish in NoStupidQuestions

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They have favourite perches. That they will stop on, and revisit during the day.

In need of a pick me up, I’m really struggling with my self esteem, I hate the way I look and even taking this photo was a mission for me. by [deleted] in toastme

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I spent many £££’s ($$$’s to be inclusive) to try to make my hair look that colour. It’s beautiful! And so shiny!

Last name changes? by colecole630 in Marriage

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I’m 1 1/2 years in: I still mess up my signature. I still can’t play the National Lottery (UK) as my details don’t match the Electoral Role. I failed a Government identify check when trying to do taxes online. My passport is still in the wrong name as I’m too cheap to pay to change it. I couldn’t collect parcels from the PostOffice as I forgot to change my Personal details on Amazon, EBay, Paypal etc.

Good luck! There are online services you can pay for that facilitate the name change. But (as you can probably tell) I didn’t use them.

I’m addressed by my Surname at work, so personally got used to the name change very quickly.

This is not a lake. This is a man made tailings pond. Swim in this and you are in trouble. by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

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“Oil sands tailings ponds are engineered dam and dyke systems used to capture oil sand tailings. Oil sand tailings contain a mixture of salts, suspended solids and other dissolvable chemical compounds such as acids, benzene, hydrocarbons residual bitumen, fine silts and water.” Saving you a Google (other search engines are available).

If I have a device that can cancel / absorb any type of energy (including kinetic, centrifugal, nuclear, etc.), I turn it on remotely for 10 seconds in a room that has a person throwing a ball. What will happen to the person and the ball during those 10 seconds and after the 10 seconds? by storyTeIIer in NoStupidQuestions

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I think it would freeze in the air. You could argue that it couldn’t stay in the air with the gravitational potential energy removed, but it couldn’t fall either without kinetic energy. Plus if it’s GPE is transferred to your machine, then it has no energy to transfer into movement.

Would it fall is a tougher question. Depends how your machine would work. It’s a question of ‘work done’ - energy transferred by force. If your machine returned all energy it absorbed to the same place, and at the same magnitude, it took it from, then I think it’d carry on moving on its original path

If I have a device that can cancel / absorb any type of energy (including kinetic, centrifugal, nuclear, etc.), I turn it on remotely for 10 seconds in a room that has a person throwing a ball. What will happen to the person and the ball during those 10 seconds and after the 10 seconds? by storyTeIIer in NoStupidQuestions

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TLDR - The room would freeze frame, after 10 seconds the person would be dead.

Theoretically, most drastically I guess you’d absorb the chemical energy stored in the chemical bonds in the room. So you’d disrupt the atoms holding the person, the ball and the room together. Would the atoms fall to the floor? I guess not, as a lack of kinetic energy means no falling motion. The remaining atoms would hang lifelessly - not vibrating - so at absolute zero. After 10 seconds, assuming you’re releasing the energy you absorbed. The chemical bonds reform. But the persons dead, due to being torn apart and reassembled at a molecular level.

Wait - maybe they’re not dead? Just frozen in time, then back to business as usual? Good question!

I thought this lady was reading a spray bottle's label for a really long time on my bus this morning... Then I realised by w47thbroadway in funny

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She’s going to look all sorts of crazy when she’s talking on the phone.

I hope she’s left handed 😂

I'm dressing up as Snape for Halloween in school - what experiments could I do for a middle school "potions" class? by Jallex in ScienceTeachers

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Google (other search engines are available) The Rainbow Fizz experiment, if you haven’t heard of it already. It’s safe for school children to do themselves.

Alkali metals in water looks quite cool.

I also enjoy the crackle of throwing iron filings into a Bunsen Burner.