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berkeman replied to the thread Help with leaf electroscope for school use please!.Welcome to PF. That would seem to be a good thing to try. You could even try drying rice in an oven and then quickly putting that into... -
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Thank you very much, Astronuc. I think this has cleared everything up for me. By the way, the video you linked to uses figures (by... -
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There are standard optical components used for generating lines from laser beams, known as Powell lenses. These lenses are manufactured... -
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For me, mostly reading posts, threads then following up where I can on references given by the experts. All your above points also to... -
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Not sure this is the right thread for this comment, which concerns the risk of AI generated content in the public domain, perhaps a... -
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There is no cycle involved. You simply heat the air and gases to cause them to expand and make the propeller above to rotate. -
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As Greg has mentioned in the past, caring and sharing with the community, as well as the intellectual stimulation, and learning... -
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Ref: https://recherche-expertise.asnr.fr/sites/default/files/documents/professionnels_sante/documentation/syllabus_chapitre_2.pdf The... -
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I enjoy pedantically correcting minor errors of virtual strangers I will never meet in person. For example, your first bullet item... -
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@Patch Cabbage do you realize that a correctly configured pass transistor(s) act to reduce ripple? Apparently not and apparently the... -
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There's a couple of different questions here. Basically, using devices that spin (such as the Forward Mass detector), can detect...