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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Collection of Lame Jokes.I wasn't sure if there was some common cultural reference I was missing. (Won't l make that mistake again after the whole "All the boys... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Measuring Deer Antler Volume.Perhaps. But what matters is what the judges and community think matters. Before the OP can argue for his new measung device, he will... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread How far will we let AI control us?.A case, yes. I am not of that mind. The example is a biased scenario* - the fact that the pictures are already chosen and available for... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread How far will we let AI control us?.The difference is in whether it does so deliberately. A baby can stumble and knock paint on a canvas. That does not make it a Jackson... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread How far will we let AI control us?.Something about a Scotsman, sugar and a bowl of porridge, perhaps? :oldbiggrin: -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Any plausible non chemical rocket based space launch system on Earth?.This is only true for early attempts. Spaceports get established wherever the conditions are best for the mission. If the future... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Measuring Deer Antler Volume.It does! I implicitly accepted the OP's assumption that actual displacement volume was the gold standard. But why? A given set of... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Collection of Lame Jokes.I don't get it. I assume chocolate sheikh is a pun for something? Oh. Shake? -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Kitten raising advice.So, she came back from getting snipped. She has been on three days of painkillers. They also trimmed her claws. She's stuck in a onesie... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Undergrad Is energy really conserved?.If anyone wishes to examine the mechanism without waiting for the OP to demonstrate or diagram it, they have offered a simple... -
DaveC426913 reacted to phinds's post in the thread High School Where does the figure for a proton's rest mass come from? with
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No, it's a NUMBER. Are you not familiar with exponential notation? Without units it is, as Dave said, just a number. When you add the... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread High School Where does the figure for a proton's rest mass come from?.It is a notation. Specifically, scientific notation - a way of conveniently representing large and small numbers. 2x103 is the same as... -
DaveC426913 reacted to recniabsal's post in the thread High School Where does the figure for a proton's rest mass come from? with
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It is a calculation. See that multiplication symbol in-between? -
DaveC426913 reacted to Baluncore's post in the thread Measuring Deer Antler Volume with
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Since the wire is rigid, it can push down or pull up, and the scales using a load-cell, can read and display ±weight, as required by...


