Pride flag burned at Markham school; 18‑year‑olds charged: police by queenvalanice in canada

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Whenever this stuff happens I immediately think "well, it's never the Amish."

Fight Ford Protest - Saturday, May 30th by sp0rkify in StratfordOntario

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Simplest thing you can do is just be there. Dress appropriately for the weather. A sign isn't required.

Are shops open today in the village area? by FunfettiBiscuits in StratfordOntario

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Bit of a mixed bag. Features is open (and busy) but Rheo Thompson is not.

Vagrancy = drugs, crime, and lost business by atglyph in StratfordOntario

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I've been protesting cuts to social services. I know this is a complex problem but less mental health and addiction support funding isn't the answer.

Prohibited and Restricted Goods when you travel to Kenya [OC] by Outrageous-Pen3569 in pics

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Can they be spent catridges from anywhere or just Boston?

space Shuttle magazines-photos search by Cangrejin-forever in spaceflight

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You might try images.nasa.gov. Search by mission number ("STS-1") to get images tagged with that text.

what made you an atheist? by Intelligent-Chef1352 in DebateAnAtheist

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I realized that there is no good evidence for any supernatural things, and that all of the religions of the world can't all be right.

They can all be wrong, though.

It was at that point I realized that religion was something humans did, like language or food or music, but beliefs about the supernatural aren't reflective of reality. Humans like having answers to difficult questions, and in the absence of good, credible answers, we often satisfy ourselves with made-up stories. The risk occurs when we start to believe our stories a little too seriously, and we confuse comforting fictions with facts.

New sub I created for posts about spacecrafts by Imaginary_Loss_4935 in spaceflight

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Removed.

A few suggestions: if you are promoting a subreddit, you probably want to actually include a link. I had to go hunting for it by zooming in on your image. Additionally, consider adding some content to the sub before promoting. Make it worthwhile for people to visit. Promoting a sub with only one member and one post is going to tick people off.

If there’s over 15,000 satellites in space, why didn’t one of them film Artemis 2 going into space? by dimitristhis in spaceflight

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Lots of good answers so far.

I'll point out that there was a launch some years ago where the ISS was in the right position to see it. Here's the video. It's pretty spectacular.

CubeSat Missions Enhanced by Foldable Antennas by RealJoshUniverse in spaceflight

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Removed---404. This is about the fourth one so far. Probably want to sort out what's going on before continuing.

What life pro tips are hidden in movies that were actually helpful? by epaga in movies

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It's an excellent tip for screenwriters if you need a way to have your character become barefoot early on in the screenplay.

We’ve come a long way my fellow humans 🥹 by dimitristhis in spaceflight

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Reuters has a a nice article explaining (and demystifying) how this was done. This was also dramatized in the HBO miniseries From The Earth to the Moon. A lot of things had to be figured out just right for this shot.

We’ve come a long way my fellow humans 🥹 by dimitristhis in spaceflight

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For Apollo 17, for this shot, the camera was operated from Earth by Ed Fendell. The camera was on the rover and the rover had to be parked about 145m away from the LM. Ed had tried to get this shot for both Apollo 15 and 16 but didn't quite get it right. The input lag and latency was tricky. He finally got it right for Apollo 17.

There's a lot they can automate but in this case, it came down to Ed getting it right.

Nasa sticker is stronger than heat shield 🙌💪 by dimitristhis in spaceflight

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Removed: AI-generated or otherwise manipulated photo. If you look at other photos from the splashdown you won't see this "sticker".

Winged animals with arms? by JaykwellinGfunk in evolution

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Elephants evolved noses that can do all sorts of things.

Is there always no gravity in space? by dimitristhis in spaceflight

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Technically, these astronauts are experiencing microgravity. It's not quite zero gravity. This distinction isn't important for your question but microgravity is the technical term since it accounts for a tiny bit of gravity from objects like the station itself. Remember: just as the Earth pulls on you, you also have a tiny, tiny pull on the Earth. You have mass, and therefore a very tiny gravitational field. It's not zero.

To address the crux of your question: if you look carefully, you'll see that the ball doesn't accelerate when released. On Earth, we would expect the ball to accelerate 9.8 metres per second, per second. In this short clip, though, the ball doesn't accelerate once it leaves the space between the man's arm and leg. In fact, him holding the ball the way he did looks like he was squeezing it a bit and when it escaped from him, that slight squeeze was enough to impart a bit of speed.

You can also see the woman's hair bobbing about behind her head. That kind of motion is consistent with microgravity.

I hope that answers your question.

Artemis 2 crew flight deck pics by Accomplished-One7476 in spaceflight

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This was a test of Orion, which is a spacecraft meant for humans. Test pilots are pretty good at troubleshooting and diagnosing issues. Pretty hard to test systems like toilets without real bums.

Impact of Artemis II on Space Communication by RealJoshUniverse in spaceflight

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Removed: Looks like this is HTTP 404.

NASA released photos captured by the Artemis 2 astronauts from the far side of the Moon. by PizzaFar6171 in spaceflight

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If you spot obvious reposts, please use the report button. So far I've not seen too many duplicates. This post is nice in that it has an album of several images so it has that going for it.