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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Graduate How can a 1 kilometer body (3i/Atlas) flip 180 degrees suddenly?.I am curious where this image came from. It displays a highly-elongated object along one axis - more than 4x longer than its other axes... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Geometric Game: Fun With Matches (Safe!).Cunningham's Law. :wink: -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Graduate How to compute the path 3i/Atlas will take when it passes near Jupiter?.We're not really a service here that way. Ideally, we're more about helping you solve your problem. Granted, the math computations are... -
DaveC426913 reacted to FactChecker's post in the thread Geometric Game: Fun With Matches (Safe!) with
Agree.
This reminds me of the saying that the fastest way to get an answer to a question on the internet is to post an intentionally incorrect... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Geometric Game: Fun With Matches (Safe!).Yes. Are there any conditions I did not meet? (Facebook is chock full of puzzles like this, and they are all always fraught with... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Geometric Game: Fun With Matches (Safe!).So, we're moving the goalposts.... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Geometric Game: Fun With Matches (Safe!).Here is a schematic of the puzzle. So, my solution is translate BC northeast by a small amount transate DE southeast by a small... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Geometric Game: Fun With Matches (Safe!).What do you mean? Bottom left - I flipped it! -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Geometric Game: Fun With Matches (Safe!).I changed the position of four matches to exactly form three equilateral triangles. I have not removed any matches. QED :oldbiggrin: -
DaveC426913 reacted to BillTre's post in the thread KSR's Red Mars - Molecular sieve breathing mask with
Agree.
Something like a reverse osmosis membrane. These RO machines work by using pressure to push water molecules through a membrane that does... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread KSR's Red Mars - Molecular sieve breathing mask.I was under rhe impression in KSR's technology, the CO2 doesn't build up or saturate the mask filter; it merely blocks its passage... -
DaveC426913 posted the thread KSR's Red Mars - Molecular sieve breathing mask in Science Fiction and Fantasy Media.This is about the physics of a molecular sieve, but since it is a fictional technology, I'm obliged to put it in Sci-fi. It has been a... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Collection of Lame Jokes.This is real by the way, not faked. It's in Nova Scotia...





