Recent content by gmax137

Assume a spherical, homogeneous turkey...

I don't think I saw this thread the first time thru. Today I learned what "spatchcock" means. As an aside, I have a friend who grew up working in his family's Chinese restaurant. He uses a cleaver to de-bone an uncooked turkey while keeping it intact. Now that's something to see. He trusses...

You'd better be careful around raccoons, they can be very dangerous - especially if their youngsters are present. Cute is not always gentle. EDIT: spelling

Don't let @sevensages see you writing that

I have listened to that album/soundtrack probably a thousand times since 1974. My freshman roommate had it and I was hooked. I still love it. I put the CD on in my workshop with the garage door open and blast it to the neighborhood. RIP Jimmy Cliff

Juan, on the blancolirio you tube channel, is a no nonsense guy who is my go-to for aviation accident reporting. Here's his latest on the UPS flight. He has two or three previous pieces on this. EDIT: Physics content: he gives a good explanation on how the left engine ends up on the right...

I worked in an office where we called the boss "the pinniped" -- behind his back. I never really knew why.

EDIT: @gen x , forget about rockets for now. Just think about your horse \EDIT Let's say the horse pulls for 10 meters. What is the work done? 1020 N * 10 m = 10,200 Nm if the horse's velocity is 1 m/sec, what is the power? power is work/time, and time is distance/velocity, so $$power =...

It makes me wonder, "you are older than her *what*" Older than her sister? Older than her stale jokes?

When I was in high school and undergrad, we had to write essays in english class, and in other classes. Grammar mistakes were circled in red and the grade reduced as appropriate. So "composition" included grammar lessons in a learn-by-doing mode.

Yes, since Palisades submitted a "cessation of operations" letter under 10CFR52.110, the operating license has been "pulled." This is important since doing so allows them to stop various surveillance testing, maintenance of spare parts QC, reduce their insurance payments, change their Emergency...

See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Land_Survey_System

I think the grid corrections are for north-south lines. East-West lines would follow lattitudes without needing corrections.

The intervenors don't see it as low hanging fruit. This could take years. Michigan Public Groups file federal lawsuit to stop Palisades nuclear plant restart...

I share some of the concerns raised in this thread, but I'm afraid it is "shoveling against the tide." The ever-present media (TV shows, news, sportscasts, movies...) is not concerned with "proper grammar" and kids grow up speaking the way they hear others. The text/tweet/facebook medium is...