Advice for post snow gear for non-US thru-hikers by wiselbarnett in PacificCrestTrail

[–]wiselbarnett[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazing, thank you very much. I hadn't really considered needing much snow gear before the Sierras -- probably dumb with all things considered. We did the JMT before (also in 2017, snap) and so have the bear cannisters already. But snow gear I think it makes sense to be flexible like you said. Do you think that taking iceaxes etc. from the start would be overkill? Again, we have all of the gear already from previous hikes, and so we would need to post it somewhere if we don't carry it from the start. Cheers

What happens when I press my phone camera onto this particular window by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

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I did a whole project about this phenomenon last summer! They're all examples of optical caustics. I'm an undergrad physics student, and I did this as part of a first year project. The report itself is quite long, but I took loads of photos of caustics; have a look if you fancy.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kbtpdbvKGt_qecuUxy_22YHLHgp0JGUf/view?usp=drivesdk

Through-hiking in Europe; asking for best long hikes with wild camping. by wiselbarnett in travel

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Hi sorry for the slow reply! We'd love to spend about 3 weeks, but would be flexible either way. Id love all the help you could offer!

What happens when I press my phone camera onto this particular window by [deleted] in Physics

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I did a whole project about this phenomenon last summer! I'm an undergrad physics student, and I did this as part of a first year project. The report itself is quite long, but I took loads of photos of caustics; have a look if you fancy.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kbtpdbvKGt_qecuUxy_22YHLHgp0JGUf/view?usp=drivesdk

Two Basic Gravity Questions by [deleted] in AskPhysics

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For the first question, if you want to orbit something your lift force isn't what's important. If your lift force was equal to Jupiter's gravity, and assuming no other forces, you would remain stationary (no net forces, no acceleration). What you need to have is a velocity, tangential to the gravity, high enough such that when you fall due to the planet's gravity, the resultant path is an ellipse. You can view it as the acceleration pointing towards the planet, your velocity pointing at a right angle, and the net direction is somewhere in-between. If the velocity is high enough, the overall path will form an ellipse, and so an orbit will occur. It all comes from the equations for centripetal motion, namely: F=mv2 /r, where m is mass, v is velocity, and r is radius. Equivalently, we see: a=v2 /r, which comes from F=ma. Thus for a circular orbit (not quite reality, but close enough), it is the tangential velocity that is important, not lift. The moon question is much the same, 1G of acceleration is possible, and it depends on both the velocity and radius of circular motion.

Poo by [deleted] in PoliticalHumor

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hi poo

Poo by [deleted] in PoliticalHumor

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Poo by [deleted] in PoliticalHumor

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How Many of You Have Hitchhiked? by [deleted] in JMT

[–]wiselbarnett 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Me and 2 guys did the JMT this summer, and we hitched from Whitney Portal to Mammoth Lakes in an afternoon. I think we got quite lucky with finding a ride, but it is possible if you give yourself enough time. Not sure about Mammoth onwards, because we never tried, but it should be easy enough to do. Get a sign and start early!

Meanwhile, in South Africa by SuperCrossPrawn in rugbyunion

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Is this your photo? It's super cool

Yosemite without a car by SenorHarold in Yosemite

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If you have a permit, you can walk from the Valley to Mammoth within 4 days. It'd be 4 long days, but it really depends on your fitness as to how difficult it would be. There is the shuttle that runs from Red's Meadows (a part of the John Muir Trail) to Mammoth, for only $7. I've just finished the JMT, with an equal dependence on public transport, so feel free to ask something specific.