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That is very sad. He was smart as hell and funny with it. I was on the end of his caustic wit a few times, as I am sure many posters... -
Oh my. That explains a lot. I thought I was getting off too easy recently. I'm gonna miss his sarcastic whippings! :smile: RIP.
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berkeman reacted to Baluncore's post in the thread Seeking Information on a WW II Era Westinghouse Gyro with
Agree.
That gyro appears to have very little angular compliance. I would guess that it had to be for gun stabilisation on a moving land... -
berkeman replied to the thread Ground coffee freshness question.I did a Google search on starbucks ground coffee bag one-way valve (my current brand of coffee), and got to this page...
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I have some solemn news to report. Many in the community had been wondering where the prolific @Vanadium 50 has been. V50 hasn't posted...
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Thank you. This is a very instructive way to look at it.
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I cannot believe how simple this turned out to be. A long time ago, I had decided that Δm was the mass of the expelled gases and I...
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berkeman reacted to A.T.'s post in the thread I Acceleration on an electric unicycle, how much does the rider have to lean? with
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What's the point of using an app, where you are not sure what it actually measures? What's the point in attaching it to the arm, if you... -
berkeman reacted to jbriggs444's post in the thread Is it possible for a vertical rod balancing on a table to lose contact by striking the top of the rod? with Like.
I just tossed a pen in the air, giving it an end over end spin. The laws of physics did not prevent it.
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berkeman replied to the thread Collection of Science Jokes P2.Thanks Jonathan! I always include the attribution to the person posting it on FB or wherever, but it they posted it without attribution...
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The terms of use for the XKCD website mean you should provide a link or give credit. That's XKCD 2848, "Breaker Box", https://xkcd.com/2848/
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berkeman replied to the thread Collection of Science Jokes P2.Edit/Adding link to XKCD 2848, "Breaker Box", https://xkcd.com/2848/ from Jonathan below. Thanks Jonathan. :smile:
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berkeman reacted to verb's post in the thread I Why use Stefan's Law to measure temperature? with
Informative.
The Wikipedia article on Planck's law, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck's_law, has a section called Percentiles that I wrote from... -
berkeman reacted to Andy Resnick's post in the thread I Why use Stefan's Law to measure temperature? with Like.
But that's sort of my point- without any 'ground truth' data, it's not possible to accurately determine the temperature of an unknown...
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berkeman reacted to fresh_42's post in the thread Hii, I'm Yatharth. I'm here because I'm interested in physics! with
Haha.
We know who you are, David Smith. :cool:
