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The only place it is assumed is in my answer. It is not in the problem. So, the question remains unanswered. Am I correct in my...

(What? No Grade School prefix? :) ) Apologies for the lowest form of physics question: a quiz on social media. Does distance X a...

Even under 2g?

I am at that age where I can damage something if I sleep on the wrong pillow.

Thanks guys. This thought was driven by someone posing the question as to whether jumping would be "impossible" in 2g. My first thought...

I like poems - AS LONG AS THEY ARE NOT MORE THAN 8 LINES LONG. But that is not a joke.

Never been a fan of poetry. But this Bilston guy is brilliant.

Let's say in a nice leisurely challenge, I jump a foot. i.e. my feet peak at one foot off the ground. If I were in 2g and I expended...

I always feel that the overemphasis on “observers” can naturally lead to this kind of a misunderstanding.

Why are we talking about human perception? Relativity worked just fine for the 13.69 billion years before humans came along. It's a...

I don't want to derail this thread. I'll jump in and, hopefully, back out. The insight article seems to jump into the middle of an...

AIs were never asked to sign the social contract. They can't know moral/ethical right from wrong unless told.

I see what you mean. But of course, in very low g, the term "under" loses much of its meaning. I think, essentially, it would be more a...

Pleased to see my favourite, Hofstadter's Law, in-the-wild...

John Varley's 'The Black Hole Passes'? Ouch! He is no slouch in the sci-fi world. No wonder it put you off all other sci-fi.