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HHornbein replied to the thread Advice on visiting CERN?.I think the nearby Chamonix valley is an amazing site. It is very steep and narrow with big chunks that broke off the glacier above. I...
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HThere is a video of a rock band. Their images playing the instruments were replaced by four notorious political figures of the past...
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HHornbein replied to the thread Cover songs versus the original track, which ones are better?.
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HHornbein replied to the thread Study: Social media probably can’t be fixed.All public figures get death threats. It's something people don't like to talk about.
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It's a reference to The Forbibben Planet (1956). The Krell civilization built a machine that granted their every wish. But, when they...
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HHornbein replied to the thread High School Is it safe to fly in a spinning hollow asteroid?.Not for a few years.
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HHornbein replied to the thread High School Is it safe to fly in a spinning hollow asteroid?.Aha. I'm used to planets where this effect is not important. It's called the Eötvös effect. My God, I spelled that correctly!
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HHornbein replied to the thread High School Is it safe to fly in a spinning hollow asteroid?.Actually I'm not sure the Coriolis effect would be there. The chamber would be cylindrical, not a sphere.
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HHornbein replied to the thread Cover songs versus the original track, which ones are better?.
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HHornbein replied to the thread Cover songs versus the original track, which ones are better?.That drummer is the star for me. The original Alex part is one of my faves.
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HHornbein replied to the thread High School Is it safe to fly in a spinning hollow asteroid?.There would be a wicked Coriolis effect. This effect is very weird : the first few papers on it back in the 19th century were wrong.
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HHornbein replied to the thread Undergrad Please Explain (actually explain) The Monty Hall Problem.In such a case one may resort to experiment.