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Drakkith replied to the thread Undergrad What forces a magnet's field to track the rotation of the magnet?.I guess my question on this topic would be, what determines the orientation of the orbitals in an atom/molecule? Does the nucleus have... -
Drakkith replied to the thread High School A Mind-Boggling Number Comparison.Indeed, it is WHY the number is so big that is interesting.
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Drakkith reacted to DaveC426913's post in the thread High School A Mind-Boggling Number Comparison with
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I once wrote a short story about a guy named Carl who tried to visualize, extant, in one object, a Googolplex. His attempt caused the... -
Drakkith replied to the thread High School A Mind-Boggling Number Comparison.And the observable universe is about 8.8x10^23 km in diameter.
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Drakkith reacted to Astronuc's post in the thread 2025 Eruption of Mount Semeru on Indonesia with Like.
Indonesia evacuates stranded climbers after Semeru volcano erupts...
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Drakkith replied to the thread Undergrad Can somebody explain this: Planck's Law in action.This is an internet forum for learning about science. The vast majority of members here, including myself, are not scientists, so you...
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Drakkith replied to the thread Undergrad Can somebody explain this: Planck's Law in action.Thread locked for moderation.
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Drakkith replied to the thread Undergrad Can somebody explain this: Planck's Law in action.If you're suggesting that the plasma inside a reactor is emitting the same amount of radiation as a solid blackbody at the same...
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Drakkith replied to the thread Undergrad Can somebody explain this: Planck's Law in action.Seeing as we've achieved 500 million C and higher your statement is obviously nonsense. Unless, of course, everyone involved in plasma...
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Drakkith reacted to Rive's post in the thread Any plausible non chemical rocket based space launch system on Earth? with Like.
A bit against the title, but you can consider chemical rockets assisted by linear electric motors (on rails). Look up 'StarTram'.
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Drakkith replied to the thread Any plausible non chemical rocket based space launch system on Earth?.There are always transportation costs. Either the fully/partially assembled spacecraft and launch vehicle, or the materials to build it...
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Drakkith replied to the thread Any plausible non chemical rocket based space launch system on Earth?.Forgot to post a source for my last post: On another note, my copy of Space Propulsion Analysis and Design gives the following delta-v...
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Drakkith replied to the thread Any plausible non chemical rocket based space launch system on Earth?.Not really. You need about 7800 m/s of delta V to get to orbital speed, and an additional 1,500 to 2,000 m/s to account for gravity...
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Drakkith reacted to Greg Bernhardt's post in the thread Insights Thinking Outside The Box Versus Knowing What’s In The Box with Like.
Insights auto threads is broken atm, so I'm manually creating these for new Insight articles. Someone who shows interest in science is...
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Drakkith reacted to Astronuc's post in the thread Viral (RNA and DNA) polymerases, inhibitors and antiviral drugs with Like.
I stumbled across this article, "Novel derivatives of brincidofovir and (S)-9-(3-hydroxy-2-phosphonylmethoxypropyl)adenine inhibit...