Recent content by Bucephalus

Yes, I figured one could not regulate both directly, but I thought it might be possible with an intermediate storage step. However, if charging with any current <.6A will work to recharge the battery (though I assume that, as the change in V from the charger to the battery lowers, then the...

Thanks for your ideas. Your second one (the solar battery re-charger) is the one that I'm actually trying to accomplish. I guess I was a little vague. The problem that I see is that I will need to regulate the voltage and current coming from the solar panel so that it matches that which the...

I'm going to be going into rural Nepal for 8 months starting this winter. I would like to be able to take pictures for this time. However, there will be no electricity. I've got a nikon coolpix 4500, which uses a Li-ion rechargeable battery (#EN-EL1) which is 7.4V / 680mA. The proprietary...

Film is not interlaced, while TV is. For example, PAL television uses 50 fields/second interlaced, which is equivalent to 25 full video frames. Also, soaps usually do on-site recording. After a while this will sink in and you can tell very easily if you are watching a soap opera, newscast, or...

I've had Armadillo, which tasted excellent. Also blood pudding.

Yes, as selfAdjoint pointed out, 3rd world countries are the so called "developing world", which contain about 5/6 of the world population.

I could never pick a best song, but there are certain songs which are nearly perfect for their category [no more than one/artist, though in some cases there probably should be]: -Tomorrow Never Knows: The Beatles -Road: Nick Drake -Sitting on the Dock of the Bay: Otis Redding -Girl From...

In Ran, during the first slaughter scene, when the red army is storming the first castle. The Music Man: When the main character goes on the huge tangent musical scene while explaining to the director of Momentum Pictures what the scene will be like. Rififi: The 30 minute silent sequence...

Let's see...I can dislocate nearly any joint in my body without effort, can get my tongue behind the epiglottis, and can hula-hoop for over an hour.

The best telescope is really just the one that you use the most. If you go on a trip, you might not want to be carrying a 20" Dob with you. I would suggest first getting a good pair of binoculars, say 10*50. Most people will end up getting several different telescopes, but a much fewer number of...