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He would not physically "see" a pancaked planet, that is something inferred by applying Relativity. What he would physically see is...

Not quite that old, but it was a bit small, just a two-seater...

TIL that the Piper PA-38 Tomahawk, the plane that I took my initial flight lessons and solos in ( over 40 decades ago), is, on two...

Definitely look like rabbit pellets. We raised a few rabbits when I was in High school, and they look very familiar. If you have a...

Given that this type of engine have about twice the exhaust velocity of the Shuttle's main engines, then if you were able to substitute...

To reach Alpha Centauri in 100 years, you would need to reach a speed of least 0.043 c (12900000 meters/sec) Given the exhaust velocity...

For simplicity's sake, we will assume a shuttle in orbit with a fully fueled external tank. IOW, we won't factor in the Solid fuel...

While Finnish does have words for "yes" and "no" It also does something similar. So for example, The question Maalaatko taulua?" ( Are...

The word "Sisu" in Finnish comes to mind. One attempt that tries to define it goes like this " Extraordinary determination, courage and...

Of course, now you inspired me to do a more physics engine driven example. In this animation, the boxes actually constrain the cylinder...

Since the original animation was just to show the basic idea, I didn't include those types of restraints as it would be simple to do...

The top one was done using armatures, which act like a chain of bones, in this case, 2 bones. The base of the chain is parented to the...

While a postulate is not a fact, it we can make predictions as what would happen if it were true. This, in turn allows us to devise real...