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Baluncore replied to the thread Collection of Science Jokes P2.How many do you want ? -
Baluncore replied to the thread Collection of Science Jokes P2.What do you call a "Frisbee"? I still have some 8" floppies, and many 5" floppies tucked away in dark corners. There are also 15" HDD...
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Baluncore replied to the thread Collection of Science Jokes P2.A decade ago now, I wore the two disks of DOS 3.3 as earrings, to a retro-tech party.
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Baluncore replied to the thread Question about transient temperature and pressure for air flowing into a box.It will depend on how "free" your "flow freely" actually is. In theory, the time will be infinite, because the temperature and pressure...
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Baluncore replied to the thread B Sympathetic motion generated by cleaning Rubik's cube.It is a compromise. Notice how a shaft, only slightly smaller than the hole, can counter-rotate within the hole, by rolling around the...
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Baluncore replied to the thread B Sympathetic motion generated by cleaning Rubik's cube.I can't be sure that this explains the OP observation, because there are several ways of assembling the cube, and I don't know the...
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Baluncore replied to the thread B Sympathetic motion generated by cleaning Rubik's cube.A loose fitting part is mounted on a pin, then a vibration is induced in the mounting pin that has a two-dimensional or circular...
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Baluncore replied to the thread I The solution to the balancing ball paradox.Anything is possible, if you can assume the impossible. Perfection is the enemy of progress.
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Baluncore replied to the thread An interesting GCSE question: Why are electric lamps connected in parallel in house wiring?.The mains supply voltage is standardised, so you can use as much current as you need, to a point. The critical filament lamp design...
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Baluncore replied to the thread I A "continous" gravitational field formula r=0 to infinity.It is easy to know which equation to apply, so I see no need to merge the two equations. The internal gravity model, that integrates...
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Baluncore replied to the thread Electronic (6v) Lamp failed - troubleshooting.The axial filament construction suggested LED series connection earlier, but maybe the violet LEDs are all in parallel, within each...
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Baluncore replied to the thread Electronic (6v) Lamp failed - troubleshooting.Those appear to employ "LED filaments". A long chain of small LEDs are arranged to look like an incandescent filament. The LED...
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Baluncore replied to the thread I Extending a magnetic flux field from the tip of a rod.Welcome to PF. The geometry of the magnetic core used, will determine the field projection beyond the end of the magnet. I believe you...
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Baluncore replied to the thread Is Quantum Computing Hype?.There will always be some group, invested in the past, who will squeeze more out of the old technology, when threatened by the hype of a...