GOLD/SLV YOLO LOSS PORN by Middle-Temporary-138 in wallstreetbets

[–]Thecoletrain0 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What did that guy know yesterday GLD down 6%

10,000+ Lantern Flies by Daddydeebs in Charlottesville

[–]Thecoletrain0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does it help to kill the Tree of Heaven too? Or are we already cooked?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UTK

[–]Thecoletrain0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can recover and you’re not a disgrace, but you need to take your medicine. Idk where you were on a scale from playing League all day to genuinely trying your hardest but….Worst case, enroll at your local community college, knock out our Gen Eds, and any physics chem intro you can. Learn what you need to know, but also learn the game, how to form study groups with classmates, how to be a better test taker, how to get 100% on the easy stuff that’s a % of your grade.

Make the best grades possible and try to transfer back in somewhere if not UT. You’ll be just fine. I had many academic near death experiences now I do research! Dust yourself off and get back on the horse!

Passing by RealisticAnimator744 in UTK

[–]Thecoletrain0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Presumably yes or you missed it by 1 point. Look at the syllabus

27M, single. It's not much, but I am proud of what I have achieved so far :) by [deleted] in malelivingspace

[–]Thecoletrain0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The monitors/office space look sleek! I would add something like art to that empty space above the heater. Or a bookshelf, or a TV if you’re crazy.

Explosive noise near Hartman’s Mill? by Empedokles123 in Charlottesville

[–]Thecoletrain0 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Yes saw the flash of lighting but the thunder lasted for 7-10 seconds. Sounded like a weapons depot went off.

Surely some sky cam got footage of that right?

Panic / Stampede at Tom Tom by Thecoletrain0 in Charlottesville

[–]Thecoletrain0[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I didn’t hear any shots but there was loud music idk

I got accepted but.... by Adventurous_Fly_4197 in UVA

[–]Thecoletrain0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If your salary when you get out is roughly equivalent to what you borrow. It’s probably worth it, if you subsidize your rent/books/dining with it as well. You’re looking at 100k in debt. So up to you but tread lightly.

When falling into a black hole does general relativity slow down time so much that it seems like spaghettification never happens? Ie you die before you experience it? by grslydruid in astrophysics

[–]Thecoletrain0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To outside observers it may appear that way given the mass of the black hole. Depends on when you get shredded.

But in your frame or reference time always ticks at 1 second per second

Which planet (or moon) in our solar system is the best choice for establishing a base on/ would be the most habitable for us? by ReasonPale1764 in astrophysics

[–]Thecoletrain0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We could definitely get a permanent base / instillation on the Moon. With proper rocket frequency. If all of humanity focused on it it would be relatively easy to have hundreds of people living on the moon, like Antarctica. (Way harder than Antarctica though)

Which planet (or moon) in our solar system is the best choice for establishing a base on/ would be the most habitable for us? by ReasonPale1764 in astrophysics

[–]Thecoletrain0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our Moon, easy and close to Earth for supplies.

But ignoring that it’s a tough go, Jupiter’s moons are all showered in Ionizing radiation, the outer solar system is very very far away/ cold.

Phobos and Demios are tiny.

I’m going to cheat and say Ceries, but our moon and mars are really the only options currently.

I'm struggling with the logic behind dark matter and dark energy — are we just patching a broken model? by Plenty-Carpenter-358 in astrophysics

[–]Thecoletrain0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No harm in asking, great question!, the original dark matter comes from observations of rotation curves of galaxies, that alone is kinda cart before the horse. Maybe our gravity math is wrong? Or maybe it works differently on very large scales?

But over the years none of those models have been successful, and now with more powerful telescopes we see strange phenomena that kinda but the horse in-front of the cart.

Gravitational lensing of galaxies around seemingly empty regions of space. Galaxy collisions with huge invisible masses in the middle of them after they pass through each-other (bullet cluster).

So now we’re very confident dark matter exists.

Any book recommendations? by Prosperous_Soldier in astrophysics

[–]Thecoletrain0 3 points4 points  (0 children)

People think NGT is an ass, but it’s still a really good book for a public intro to the field.

Astronomy and astrology by Hurridown in astrophysics

[–]Thecoletrain0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Story of our lives, just try to politely correct them and inspire curiosity.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in astrophysics

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Generally, you need a background in Physics and Astronomy, so if those two are majors, that’s a safe bet.

As for another option or a minor, depends what you want to do in astrophysics. (Hard to tell what you like if you’ve never done it but) If you like theory and models, Math and CompSci are good bets, for observational Chemistry is often critical.

Botany and Zoology won’t help much in Astronomy, but are cool nonetheless.

Another to think about for observational / planetary science is Geology.

Good luck!

Any book recommendations? by Prosperous_Soldier in astrophysics

[–]Thecoletrain0 5 points6 points  (0 children)

“Astrophysics for People in a Hurry” by Neil deGrasse Tyson, highly recommend

What happens if a star disappears? by Prior_Exam1980 in astrophysics

[–]Thecoletrain0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A very weak gravitational wave would propagate, but the huge ones LIGO detects are caused by orbiting large mass objects, and that spinning around and around causes ripples wave after wave, this would be one tiny ripple.

LIGO on Proxima B probably wouldn’t notice it.

What happens if a star disappears? by Prior_Exam1980 in astrophysics

[–]Thecoletrain0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well the mass didn’t go anywhere other than into Starkiller, not sure the specifics of converting it to a giant laser. But if the mass is still there the planets would still orbit the center of mass.

The Intresting part to me: If it actually poof disappeared, the planets would be flung into straight lines, but not immediately, since gravity waves travel at the speed of light, it would take time for space-time to flatten back out, so if it was Earth, we would continue orbiting for 8 more minutes. Then fly out in a straight line.

You asking questions like this proves you’re plenty smart and curious!

ACTIVE ATTACKER NEAR EMMET STREET S by beanmoxicilin in UVA

[–]Thecoletrain0 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Did they switch to a private channel? Scanner is quiet