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Ken Fabian reacted to Baluncore's post in the thread High School Ram pump -- is water compressibility really relevant? with
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Yes. Water is effectively not compressible, when compared to the elasticity of a steel pipe. If the reverse was true, the ram pump could... -
Ken Fabian replied to the thread High School Ram pump -- is water compressibility really relevant?.I built and used one for a time - a variant that included a pressure vessel packed with closed cell rubber rather than just an air...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread Renewable Energy Sources are Making Gains.Average prices don't tell the whole story. Given time of use 'free market' pricing the presence of cheap solar for part of each day...
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Ken Fabian reacted to BillTre's post in the thread Renewable Energy Sources are Making Gains with Like.
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Ken Fabian reacted to BillTre's post in the thread Renewable Energy Sources are Making Gains with Like.
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread What Makes a Science-Fiction Movie Feel Scientifically Believable?.Imaginary technology is one thing - internal consistency about it matters more to me than actual 'scientific' believability. But getting...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread Tick-borne diseases - recent increases in cases.Where I live in Australia prevalence of tick bites decreases with Winter. With warmer Winter conditions the 'active' time window appears...
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Ken Fabian reacted to Muu9's post in the thread How good is Brian Cox as a science communicator? with Like.
Well this makes sense to me since the government is largely responsible for and leading the way on these issues. If I wanted a better...
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Ken Fabian reacted to FactChecker's post in the thread How good is Brian Cox as a science communicator? with Like.
If their "pronouncements" are just relaying the best knowledge of experts in the field, is that OK? If so, they should just make it...
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Ken Fabian reacted to BillTre's post in the thread Renewable Energy Sources are Making Gains with Like.
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread Renewable Energy Sources are Making Gains.I'd be interested to learn how productive the sheep grazing is under that Minnesota solar far compared to without the solar. One of the...
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Ken Fabian reacted to BillTre's post in the thread Renewable Energy Sources are Making Gains with Like.
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread How good is Brian Cox as a science communicator?.I think Cox does okay, but what he does isn't for me. These kinds of presenters are primarily entertainers and I expect production costs...
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Ken Fabian reacted to sophiecentaur's post in the thread How good is Brian Cox as a science communicator? with Like.
(what's MMAPTTG.? Google didn't help me.) And Cox is doing his job to help maintain promote Science funding. It may not satisfy you...