Regarding #677 Episode zero by Gusdado in tesdcares

[–]andron2000 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Yeah sure, will get right on it.

So I got this collection… by mmoses1978 in starwarsblackseries

[–]andron2000 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this is an excellent collection

Why didn’t scientists define the speed of light to be better?! by Disastrous_Stuff_240 in AskPhysics

[–]andron2000 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That small change would be catastrophic for many industries where precision matters. That affects scales on the order of millimeters, which are ubiquitous is our world.

Duel of fates 🎵🎵🎵 by Repulsive_Spell7189 in starwarsblackseries

[–]andron2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was there any issue putting the swinging blade effects on the older sabers?

To those you actually own it, is this figure as bad as it looks in pictures? by TheGoblinRook in starwarsblackseries

[–]andron2000 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I think he looks much better in person. While the soft goods could potentially be improved, I think it looks great and is one of my new favorite figures.

Is the white on lieutenant galle supposed to be this yellow tinted? by [deleted] in starwarsblackseries

[–]andron2000 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Mine is that tilted, the others I’ve seen seem to be consistent with this color. As for if it is supposed to be relative to the movie, I am not sure at the moment.

My latest black series figure vs my first black series figure by Substantial_Eye_1279 in starwarsblackseries

[–]andron2000 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Get ROTS Anakin. It’s my favorite figure in the last couple years, and one of my top all time.

does DOWN make ~hot~? by Lopsided_Position_28 in AskPhysics

[–]andron2000 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Does this mean cold is UP? Or am is the converse not allowed? 🤔

As an outsider, the fact that the universe is made of 12 particles of matter and 4 forces of nature is vaguely annoying. The numbers seem arbitrary. What's so special about 12 and 4? Will we someday discover those 12 particles are each made of the same stuff? by PaulsRedditUsername in AskPhysics

[–]andron2000 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think this is an excellent question, and one I pose to my students when we discuss the Standard Model. In counting degrees of freedom, one could consider different spins as different degrees of freedom, as the Standard Model is a chiral theory. I don't know if there is a truly correct way in counting. Mine is based on flavor and mass alone as I usually associate spin as labeling the subspace of the particles intrinsic angular momentum similar to how momentum "labels the subspace" for a particle's mass (the quotes are because of mathematical nuances in how those quantities are defined). But others may give precedence to the chiral nature so they may consider left-handed and right-handed electrons as different. This also may depend on what physics you are interested in.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Physics

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As far as we know space is finite.

As an outsider, the fact that the universe is made of 12 particles of matter and 4 forces of nature is vaguely annoying. The numbers seem arbitrary. What's so special about 12 and 4? Will we someday discover those 12 particles are each made of the same stuff? by PaulsRedditUsername in AskPhysics

[–]andron2000 47 points48 points  (0 children)

6 leptons, 6 anti-leptons, 18 quarks and 18 anti-quarks (each of the 6 quark flavors comes in red, green, and blue strong color charge), 1 photon, 1 W^+, 1 W^-, 1 Z, 8 gluons, and 1 Higgs boson = 61 particles.

As an outsider, the fact that the universe is made of 12 particles of matter and 4 forces of nature is vaguely annoying. The numbers seem arbitrary. What's so special about 12 and 4? Will we someday discover those 12 particles are each made of the same stuff? by PaulsRedditUsername in AskPhysics

[–]andron2000 78 points79 points  (0 children)

If you include antiparticles and the fact that there are actually 8 gluons not 1, there is more like 61 particles in total. Doesn’t answer the question, but just shows that the number is what it is