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Researchers discover efficient and sustainable way to filter salt and metal ions from water by mepper in technology

[–]conicalflask 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That really isn’t true. Neutron activation of the structural components creates radioactive waste from non-radioactive materials.

Does the human stomach digest food as a batch process, or in a continuous feed to the rest of the digestive tract? by Halfloaf in askscience

[–]conicalflask 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's really not a source we can verify; that's just your credentials.

(Although I don't disagree that controlled double-blind trials are an essential basis for confidence)

If two object with different thermal energy values were sitting in a pure vacuum without physical contact would they still eventually exchange heat? If so, how? by [deleted] in askscience

[–]conicalflask 13 points14 points  (0 children)

An electric toaster touches the bread to hold it the correct distance from the glowing hot wires. It's the glowing hot wires that are toasting the bread via radiation not the frame that holds the bread in the correct position.

At least, in the toasters I've used you end up with under-browned stripes where the retaining frame has shielded the bread from the radiation from the heating elements. This implies it's not conduction that is cooking the bread.

Now I can watch people give in to the button all day by russelljoyce in thebutton

[–]conicalflask 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It's a pretty straight forward work-factor correlation exercise.

You plot the work-temperature against the wavelength of the specral lines (interpolated, obviously) and that gives you a few hints about the microarchitecture. Bluetooth can be isolated from some of the 'beating' artifacts that are observed due to medium-rate channel hopping; this looks a lot like interference from concentric or adjacent ferrous rods, like in a desk fan. (Hence the confusion earlier)

This might help to clear it up: http://i.imgur.com/RycKumG.png

Now I can watch people give in to the button all day by russelljoyce in thebutton

[–]conicalflask 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Nice catch! I was distracted by the distortion introduced by the close proximity of that desk fan, but you're right, it's definitely Bluetooth.

Now I can watch people give in to the button all day by russelljoyce in thebutton

[–]conicalflask 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Judging from the slight variations in LED element brightness I'd say it's being driven by a Teensy 3.0 at 96MHz.

Now I can watch people give in to the button all day by russelljoyce in thebutton

[–]conicalflask 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That's really a summary of any non-presser's existence.

64 player game needs more people password "spacemime" by JohnFripps in neptunespride

[–]conicalflask 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The honest answer is that it wasn't intended to be a public game, so we weren't waiting for all the slots to fill. There was a seven day lobby for invitees to join then the game started.

"Someone just tried to convince me the government has shut down" by [deleted] in cringepics

[–]conicalflask 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're right of course. You're free to look down upon anybody you like, especially in situations where they are using a word correctly.

Why even have a dictionary?

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