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Drakkith reacted to Greg Bernhardt's post in the thread Member and Mentor Appreciation Thread with
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It's sure been a wild ride this year! Between some AI missteps and breaking LaTeX for a good portion of the year (at least we got dark... -
Drakkith reacted to Skaperen's post in the thread Undergrad Galactic collision and dark matter with Like.
I have seen simulations of galactic collisions such a Andromeda and The Milky Way. How could dark matter affect such a collision...
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Drakkith reacted to Bandersnatch's post in the thread High School Is it a meteor or a meteorite when it makes moonfall? with Like.
Down with the entrenched atmosphericist terminology. There's no weather on the Moon, innit? It should be an ameteorite.
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Drakkith replied to the thread High School Is it a meteor or a meteorite when it makes moonfall?.Per wiki: A meteorite is a rock that originated in outer space and has fallen to the surface of a planet or moon.
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Drakkith replied to the thread Plumbing Clogged drain opening home remedy.Drano already has bleach in it, so it should be safe. The main two ingredients in Drano are: Sodium Hydroxide - The strong base that...
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@pines-demon and @Morbert have been awarded the Science Advisor badge!
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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...
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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 Like.
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...
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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...