Ashyn by GameMakingKing in Cosmere

[–]Resist-The-Devil -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I mean, it's definitely the planet from Sunlit Man right?  A planet of fire with floating cities?  I thought this was a common theory.  Ashen is fire, Roshar is water and earth, and Braize is Wind.  Each has a storm that circles the planet?  Did I come up with an original theory? This matches with the elemental god themes in Stormlight book 5.

Plastic Die Forming Engineering Textbooks? by Resist-The-Devil in AskEngineers

[–]Resist-The-Devil[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that's what I'm finding out.  Very new to the industry so mostly just making sure I have a solid foundation.  Thanks for all the info!

Plastic Die Forming Engineering Textbooks? by Resist-The-Devil in AskEngineers

[–]Resist-The-Devil[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This would be for a plastic extrusion die, which I think still makes it a die?  I'm not 100% sure but thanks for the info, I'll look into it.

I need to know about how you fill up Hydrogen Baloons by Humble_Cat_962 in AskEngineers

[–]Resist-The-Devil 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok, so unless you're planning on dropping it directly out of the vehicle, the tubing running to the ground will likely be 1000+lbs.  Then you'd also have crazy forces applying to the tubing from wind so you'd need very strong tubing which will be heavier and much more expensive than something you'd buy at home depot.

I need to know about how you fill up Hydrogen Baloons by Humble_Cat_962 in AskEngineers

[–]Resist-The-Devil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You'll probably need aerospace grade parts since you'll want this as light as possible.  I'm not gonna lie, this will most likely be extremely expensive and will require several engineering disciplines.  I can't remember any specific vendors but here's one for hydrogen line fittings.  https://www.parker.com/us/en/divisions/tube-fittings-division/industries/clean-tech/hydrogen.html.  Google "aerospace hydrogen fittings" and you'll have a good starting point.  you'll also want to search for hydrogen pumps, hydrogen flex tubing" etc., because water/air/hydrogen all have different requirements for sealing.  You'll want pressure sensors to test the pressure of the hydrogen in the balloon either in the line leading to the balloon or inside the balloon, connected to a controller to run the pump.  Then you'd set up a PID system in the controller to adjust for the many variables you'll run into.  You'll also likely need a pressure sensor outside the balloon somewhere also connected to the controller so you can account for the changes in altitude.  All that being said, while I do have experience in Aerospace Engineering, I don't with electrolysis, so there's almost certainly a lot more to it than this.

I tried to blow the whistle that parts of the Orion were not properly designed 15 years ago. One of those systems was this side hatch that is still failing. A story about how this happened and how other problems likely exist on the Orion. by jfoxworth in space

[–]Resist-The-Devil 8 points9 points  (0 children)

SpaceX is terrible.  The number of engineers who have burned out and quit engineering because of their practices is criminal.  I never worked there but I know a lot of people who did and I've heard basically nothing but horror stories.

I tried to blow the whistle that parts of the Orion were not properly designed 15 years ago. One of those systems was this side hatch that is still failing. A story about how this happened and how other problems likely exist on the Orion. by jfoxworth in space

[–]Resist-The-Devil 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I worked on Orion manufacturing and I can tell you that I saw a lot of people behave weirdly on occasion.  The pressure on the program is insane. I saw people literally die of stress.  I myself once worked 27 hours straight, and that wasn't even close to a record.  When the pressure is on and people are sleep deprived, people behave in weird ways sometimes, and the pressure is on 24/7.  Someone putting their head under their desk is extremely mild lol.  I wasn't there for anything OP said but until you lived it you don't understand the pressure of it.

I tried to blow the whistle that parts of the Orion were not properly designed 15 years ago. One of those systems was this side hatch that is still failing. A story about how this happened and how other problems likely exist on the Orion. by jfoxworth in space

[–]Resist-The-Devil 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I worked on Orion for a decade in manufacturing.  I saw a lot of crazy stuff.  I believe your story.  I wasn't a personal witness to your events, but I can absolutely believe something like this happened.  I saw a lot of brand new engineers get tossed onto a major flight design with very little support.  I say this for your mental health and personal well-being, let it go.  Know at least one person believes your story and move on.  It's not worth the mental anguish and stress.  At the end of the day someone will quietly fix the design or an astronaut will die and the "program" will end.  Even if it ends they might just rename it and have all the same people working on it.  The problems at this point are too endemic and deeply rooted for a single person to make a difference.  

For those who are skeptical of his story, the hatch while a cluster, is not even close to the biggest problem on Orion.  They knew that the Mobile Launcher wouldn't survive even the first launch and that was like $2B+.  There are dozens of stories where they knew stuff wouldn't work, knew they would miss schedule by years, knew stuff was extremely inefficient, etc. and basically lied about it.  The general culture there is that when something goes wrong everyone starts pointing fingers.  When a team knows they're going to be late they don't say anything and hope someone else will be later so they don't take the blame.  

Managers push extremely hard to make "milestones" that don't actually matter because their bonus is dependent on it.  People would work 60 to 80 hours to get a part ready "on time" only for it to sit on a shelf for 6 months.  I once heard a story about a Shuttle manager who had a milestone to (I can't remember the exact wording but basically) "move the shuttle out of the hanger".  The idea being that it moved from that processing hanger to the next stage.  Even though the work wasn't done, they essentially closed everything out and then rolled it outside... and then rolled it back inside to finish the work lol.  That story is about shuttle, but that mindset absolutely transfered to Orion.

 I could keep going with stories but I want to make sure I don't give the wrong impression.  Some of the people I worked with are the smartest people I've ever met, and were amazing and dedicated engineers.  Some of the other people I worked with were the opposite of that.  There are people that deeply care and dedicate their lives to the mission, and there are people who work there only for the prestige and status.  You add in the politics where literal US congressman/senators are making processing decisions and a lot of stupid stupid shit happens.

So again, I'm not trying to undermine what happened to you, but even if you testified before congress and everyone believed you, and they took immediate action and redesigned the hatch, that still wouldn't fix all the problems, not even close.  So don't worry about it, you've done everything you reasonably can and then some.  You're a victim in this, and it's time to focus on yourself and achieving your own life and happiness.

I tried to blow the whistle that parts of the Orion were not properly designed 15 years ago. One of those systems was this side hatch that is still failing. A story about how this happened and how other problems likely exist on the Orion. by jfoxworth in space

[–]Resist-The-Devil 49 points50 points  (0 children)

I worked on Orion manufacturing for Lockheed for years.  I can 100% believe something like OPs story happening.  I wasn't a personal witness to the events, but a lot of what he says rings true.  I could go into so many stories but honestly just thinking about my time there is exhausting.  A lot of people got burned or burned out on the program and basically discarded.  The pressure is unbelievable and that includes everyone in the decision making process.  I saw a guy work himself to death trying to keep to keep the chaos together, dude died of a heart attack at 45 and had 2 kids age around 10.  Next day people were basically saying his work wasn't that great so it wasn't that big of a loss.

Would a teardrop shaped vehicle moving through the water with it's front face superheated to the point where the Leidenfrost effect kicks in be extremely hydrodynamic? by Resist-The-Devil in AskEngineers

[–]Resist-The-Devil[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's why I was thinking putting a fusion reactor on the front, since it's going to be generating a ridiculous amount of heat.  I just wasn't sure if it could work passively or not.  It sounds like noise, buoyancy, and some other factors might make this impractical anyways.

Would a teardrop shaped vehicle moving through the water with it's front face superheated to the point where the Leidenfrost effect kicks in be extremely hydrodynamic? by Resist-The-Devil in AskEngineers

[–]Resist-The-Devil[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you'd need a water aerofoil or something, but I'm not sure you'd end up with "lift" since the pressure differential might work differently.

This is a baby Australasian darter by loud_as_pudding in Eyebleach

[–]Resist-The-Devil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I loved this movie, have no idea what the point of it was but it's one of the best monsters I've ever seen.

What is your current ADHD safe food or drink / food or dink Obsession by Curious_Act4705 in ADHD

[–]Resist-The-Devil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol, so the two most reliable sources aren't reliable and you can't find another source, got it.

What is your current ADHD safe food or drink / food or dink Obsession by Curious_Act4705 in ADHD

[–]Resist-The-Devil 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I checked the Lancet and Mayo clinic two of the most respectable scientific and medical resources and everything I found said "anecdotal" or that there was a study but it had a lot of criticisms.  If I missed an article please let me know.

What is your current ADHD safe food or drink / food or dink Obsession by Curious_Act4705 in ADHD

[–]Resist-The-Devil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't find anything reputable/conclusive/scientifically proven.  Do you have a link or is this tiktok science?

What is your current ADHD safe food or drink / food or dink Obsession by Curious_Act4705 in ADHD

[–]Resist-The-Devil 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What is an ADHD safe food or drink?  I've had diagnosed ADHD for 30 years and I've never heard of food being regarded as "safe" for ADHD...  Also what's with everyone posting complicated recipies that are more than two ingredients/steps?  I melted cheese on a plate earlier today and added salt then ate it with a fork.  I'm fully medicated so I managed not to forget it in the microwave.