Recent content by gtatix

This whole attack on my ability to estimate the speed of an object in the sky is beyond annoying. What the hell are you talking about russ? How do I contradict myself? You have added a non sequiter element to the occurence. What you are essentially saying is that any and all objects that...

They could have been an unfamiliar technology. They could have been an unrecognized natural phenomenon. If something is either unfamiliar or unrecognized then it would be impossible to disprove that they were either of these. They were nothing I have ever seen in the sky. The only way to...

Are you sure you know what you are talking about? The Moon illusion is apparently still a conundrum. Not to mention that I read that a much greater percentage of people unconsciously perceive the moon on the horizon as a "closer" object, not an object that is farther away. The moon enigma...

In this case there were many relativistic references for me to be certain that these two objects were moving at a very high rate of speed - and acceleration - compared to any other flying object I have ever seen. Your argument is really only valid for an observer in an unknown environment...

Dave, I did include this: "You must get access to the quarter and get it off of the plate with ONLY your finger without putting your finger into the water." Maybe the wording is a bit ambiguous but I meant that accessing - basically touching the quarter at all - can only be done with the...

Your idea is the way I was taught. It is tough because it has to be thin but tough.

When it happened, I reported it to Peter Davenport of NUFORC: Click http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/043/S43202.html" for my report. The whole list of sitings from my province at NUFORC is found http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/ndxlON.html" . If you go to the Ontario sitings link...

They exist. I don't know why they are here. I don't know where/when they are from. I can't explain how they might travel across - what we perceive as - vast space IF they come from other star-systems. I do know I have seen two moving in tandem one evening - DEFINIETLY NOT a plane or...

This may help - but you will likely have to dig. I would think that once you start digging you will love what you find. This "guy" seems to be one of the most down-to-earth scientists around. He has great ways of making people understand things that may otherwise be too complex or beyond...

Awe inspiring physics/bar trick: There are a number of ways this could be asked, but the principle is the same. I traded this puzzle/answer for the wine bottle/cork puzzle many years ago! This is a practical puzzle that can be performed for visual effect - much the same as the wine bottle...

Jimmy, I don't know if I could disprove this but I would suggest that this may not force the cork to exit. Lets add that you want the cork out now - within 5 minutes - and we don't have any "exotic" liquid gasses or such around! I'm trying to respond without alluding to your answer thus...

Methodical solution required: You have a thick glass wine bottle that is empty. You have the original cork that was in the bottle. The cork is completely intact and there are no cracks or holes in the bottle - this is NOT a trick question. Someone forces the cork - and it is very hard...

So, when would you like to get started I believe - I'd have to reread it - that they did all the tests and shots to verify the software and device. Really, there are a number of things that can change any result from spin to spin and more likely over a short time. Oil on a croupier's...

The formulae/formulas in my original post are not mine. I did not apply the numbers or the formulae. IF they are correct, that is great. Does anyone know - first - if they look correct for determining the fall-off point from the launch track and the fall formula down the side of the assembly...