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DaveC426913 reacted to Baluncore's post in the thread Cool weather experience - echos off clouds with
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Both. The flat base of the clouds marks the dew point for the local atmosphere. There is only gas below the cloud base, while above the... -
Sitting out in my shed with the door open. Warm, sunny skies. And quiet. I suddenly look up from my reading because I can hear the...
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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Why Are You Still Here? A Curious Question.I would be sad to see @phyti go. Disagreeing - even strongly - should not result in withdrawal from the community. He has lots of...
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DaveC426913 reacted to Ibix's post in the thread Why Are You Still Here? A Curious Question with
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I presume you posted another 50% screed in the Monty Hall thread and it got deleted? At this point, we've told you the flaw in your... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Trying to find a story (YASID).I would appreciate a nudge toward one of these fora with such a thread.
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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Why Are You Still Here? A Curious Question.Been >20 years now. It has outlasted most others, so far. You've been here almost 20 years too. Certainly long enough to know PF's...
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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Undergrad What part of Mars Rover or Mars satellite has this cone object fallen from?.Hey NASA! Been four years. You ever gonna weigh in on this??
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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Undergrad What part of Mars Rover or Mars satellite has this cone object fallen from?.Mars atmo is ~.6kPA - less than 1% of an Earth atmo. It's effectively vacuum. Mars orbital velocity is roughly 3.5km/s. ChatGPT thinks...
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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Undergrad Please Explain (actually explain) The Monty Hall Problem.Yeah! That may actually be the gotcha - a deliberate ruse, depending on whether one trusts Monty to give away a whole car, or nah.
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DaveC426913 reacted to FactChecker's post in the thread Undergrad Please Explain (actually explain) The Monty Hall Problem with
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It's a Rorschach test. I would reject the switch because I am a paranoid person. ;-) -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Undergrad Please Explain (actually explain) The Monty Hall Problem.OK, a case of wrong logic leading to the right answer. IOW, Monty's actions are trying to help them win.
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DaveC426913 replied to the thread An active mind....Haha. I was going to say ACKtually it's a highly eccentric ellipse that happens to intersect the Earth's surface.
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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Collection of Lame Jokes.'Marine' anything. "Don't get that dental floss, landlubber. Use marine dental floss. What, are you, new??" "Ah! OK. Marine dental...
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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Undergrad Please Explain (actually explain) The Monty Hall Problem.Cool, but three playing cards would be a lot more efficient an expedient.
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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Trying to find a story (YASID).I take no credit except for asking ChatGPT. The credit goes to your detailed decription. (I have a sci-fi story I still can't find, no...
