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DaveC426913 replied to the thread High School Propagation of Thunder.Yes. I've read about his too. An arc of lightning that runs along your line-of-sight will produce thunder that is long and rumbly. An... -
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Another possibility: a segment of the lightning path is approximately circular, and the observer is at the center of the circle. The... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Bali: No Word For A Branch.Google translate seems to think cabang is Balinese for branch. ChatGPT thinks ranting is Balinese for branches, and Google... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread ChatGPT Examples, Good and Bad.Because it fails as often as it succeeds. Don't get me wrong; I use it too. But it can't be trusted. -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread ChatGPT Examples, Good and Bad.How do you know its solution was excellent? Did you check it yourself? Because if you have to verify its answer, and you are capable of... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread High School What fun could you have with a fountain design in artificial gravity?.Yeah, unfortunately, the net result is that the landing point (or ring) is merely unilaterally shifted antispinward a few metres... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread High School What fun could you have with a fountain design in artificial gravity?.Trying to work this out for myself using this calculator For a 20m tall fountain, shooting 45 degree jets all around at 15.79mph, I... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread High School What fun could you have with a fountain design in artificial gravity?.Hm. I am no good at these calcs, and I don't trust my chatbot, but it is indicating that sufficiently interesting phenomena may be hard... -
DaveC426913 posted the thread High School What fun could you have with a fountain design in artificial gravity? in Classical Physics.Backstory (TL;DR): I've been searching for an allegory/symbolism for a journey to - and creation of - a colony inside an asteroid. I... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Undergrad Questions: Multi-particle entanglement, speed of light, electron orbitals.A quick Google should shed some light on these questions. What has your research turned up? -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread ChatGPT Examples, Good and Bad.Every time I open ChatGPT, it says * and I am reminded of Electric Dreams (1984)**, where the computer calls Miles "Moles" for the... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread ChatGPT Examples, Good and Bad.Yes it is. Sorry, I don't see how your thesis is sequitur to the topic. I don't l know what that means. But it sure seems unwise. I... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread ChatGPT Examples, Good and Bad."Ideas" are a product of conscious minds, sure. Physical existence is not. So what is it, exactly, that you are saying? It sounds like... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread ChatGPT Examples, Good and Bad.None of which is disagreeing with you. At best, its playing Devil's Advocate, and that is far outweighed by its 'yes-man'ing. I don't... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread ChatGPT Examples, Good and Bad.Sry, I see no disagreements in the excerpt you sent. In fact, I see an abundance of flattery and sycophanty. "What you are describing...









