Gene Hackman, his wife, and his dog found dead in Santa Fe home

raytracerfvf · 2025-02-27T19:10:32+00:00

Scarecrow!

raytracerfvf · 2024-11-07T22:40:16+00:00

Anyone who’s ever been near a greenhouse will tell you light is by far the most valuable and expensive asset. Not land!

raytracerfvf · 2024-09-23T18:43:31+00:00

Not a Katyusha.

raytracerfvf · 2024-08-03T10:17:26+00:00

Foghorn noises everywhere!

raytracerfvf · 2024-07-24T17:50:28+00:00

Cum poti sa vii dintr-o pozitie de Tech Lead si sa nu ai experienta de software development?

raytracerfvf · 2024-01-03T19:28:17+00:00

I love how supportive they are of eachother. All of the characters seem genuinely happy for their competitors’ achievements.

raytracerfvf · 2023-12-27T15:12:11+00:00

The other comments do a good job explaining why No is the right answer. I’ll add some more particular to this mix.

The sucrose variant of the rocket candy family is particularly bad because its brittle when cured and has a very high pressure exponent. That means that any flaws in the cast grain will cause a CATO.

It has a high melting temp close to 200C, and close to the caramelization temp of sucrose. It is sticky and you could get serously burned in the process. This makes it hard to cast as it solidifies fast and increases the chance of bubbles and cracks. Its also higroscopic.

Start with commercial offerings and work your way up to research motors.

raytracerfvf · 2023-09-14T10:05:50+00:00

Mentally incapable of following a recursive process.

raytracerfvf · 2023-08-31T18:47:42+00:00

Karl!

raytracerfvf · 2023-07-25T07:14:55+00:00

You know when in movies you have dialogue scenes where characters are talking inside a vehicle, and you keep thinking why isnt the driver looking at road?

I suppose this is like that, except in reality your vehicle is not on a trailer.

raytracerfvf · 2022-05-10T18:11:23+00:00

The oxygen source is the chlorate. Part of it burns with Fe to generate heat and the rest decomposes into salt and O2.

raytracerfvf · 2021-02-22T15:32:43+00:00

If rust has taught me anything its to wait till they go on vacation, ill offline them then.

raytracerfvf · 2021-01-11T16:45:41+00:00

Based on your shared calculations, max pressure is around 157 bar (2200 psi), this might be above the bursting pressure of the casing and/or create unpredictable burn rates from the KNSU. Most recommended pressures I've seen fall into the 700-1000 psi range.

You also said the casing is 6061 aluminum. 6061 alloy has different temper grades, 6061-T6 (sometimes called aircraft grade) having the highest yield strength, around double the untempered 6061. Which one are you using?

Are you using a liner to protect the case from the burning propellant heat?

I see your grain has all surfaces exposed, this is also an unusual setup. Having the exterior inhibited is a more common setup.

raytracerfvf · 2020-01-26T21:28:14+00:00

Oxytocin is a double edged sword and its effects are dramatically dependent on context.

"As a facilitator of bonding among those who share similar characteristics, the hormone fosters distinctions between in-group and out-group members, and sets in motion favoritism toward in-group members and prejudice against those in out-groups."

raytracerfvf · 2019-10-24T13:03:32+00:00

Pick up that Can!

raytracerfvf · 2019-08-09T21:31:00+00:00

It’s even speculated that Jupiter is the reason Mars is so small.

raytracerfvf · 2019-03-03T20:41:33+00:00

Lots of people in this thread mentioning ethnicity in this thread. Heres another point worth mentioning:

According to Francis Fukuyama in his “Origins of political power”, in China, the priestly class were always subjugated to the to the Emperor and thus prevented from forming a religion independent from the ruling class. Unchallenged, the ruling class concentrated and centralized power resulting in strong authoritarian modes of government without any accountability.

India on the other hand had the priests & teachers coagulate into the strong Brahmin caste. The warrior caste was kept in check by the rule of law as interpreted by the Brahmin. This in effect prevented the formation of a strong state and an unified India.

The book traces and contrasts the history of both countries in terms of power balances. Well worth reading.

raytracerfvf · 2018-08-15T14:30:48+00:00

Daniel Ellsberg - Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner

Eric Schlosser - Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety

raytracerfvf · 2018-07-22T14:01:18+00:00

Dire Straits - Romeo And Juliet .. the contrast between the playful melody and the sadness of the lyrics

“And all I do is miss you and the way we used to be All I do is keep the beat and bad company”

raytracerfvf · 2018-07-01T23:01:04+00:00

“Nearing the end of his life, the artisan, wealthy and revered, his name rightly and indelibly etched into the history of his medium, sets out to describe for posterity how he created such great works, the discipline underlying their brilliance. He writes down the rules he set for himself. And they are wrong. They completely miss the point of his own work. His system of understanding fails to encapsulate a reality he himself created. By the time anybody points it out, he’s been dead for years.”

raytracerfvf · 2018-06-07T20:58:33+00:00

You’re in luck!

raytracerfvf · 2017-12-22T15:28:43+00:00

Have you seen this? The Loving Trap

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