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gmax137 replied to the thread Today I Learned.TIL that some railroad companies use "road slugs" -- locomotives without diesel engines. The road slug relies on the generator of its... -
gmax137 replied to the thread Undergrad Why is SI taught in US university physics courses instead of cgs?.no more looney than a newton meter or a foot pound. I have never forgotten the memory aid my professor drew up on the blackboard...
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I don't think it is the size of the ant that matters. Here in Tasmania, we have those nervous little jack jumper ants. Their venom...
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gmax137 reacted to ohwilleke's post in the thread What did you do with your old college textbooks? with
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Three plus decades later, I still have almost all of them (and even consult them now and then), over the objections of other members of... -
gmax137 replied to the thread Undergrad Why is SI taught in US university physics courses instead of cgs?.The wiki page (centimetre–gram–second system of units) is an interesting read.
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A Ukrainian refugee is in Japan dominating the sport of sumo. If it weren't for the war he'd be a student in college. This is why I...
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gmax137 replied to the thread Collection of Lame Jokes.How about this one: in Harahan, LA. I think they re-constructed Dickory since I lived there. I remember my GPS used to say, take...
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No matter which route you take, there's always...
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Take off, eh?
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gmax137 replied to the thread Collection of Lame Jokes.... you hoser. EDIT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoser
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gmax137 replied to the thread What did you do with your old college textbooks?.Granby Connecticut Public Library (this might be part of the Hartford County Library system). Where I live now, the local Washoe County...
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gmax137 reacted to CrysPhys's post in the thread What did you do with your old college textbooks? with Like.
What library was this? I and friends and family members have discussed what to do with old textbooks and technical books. The public...
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gmax137 reacted to Herman Trivilino's post in the thread What did you do with your old college textbooks? with
Agree.
That's a good way to make sure that they go to someone who has at least some appreciation for them.
