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    How to predict how far a spinning ball will bounce?

    Homework Statement If I were to drop a spinning ball vertically, the spin would cause the ball to bounce a certain horizontal difference. Intuitively, the rougher the surface it bounces against, the further the ball should bounce. How would you quantify this relationship? Homework EquationsThe...
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    The Impossibility of Intelligent Life

    Here is my take on this. Firstly, look at how fast our civilization has developed in the last 10000 years. It's insanely fast compared to the lifetime of the universe. And then look at how our technology is advancing. It's advancing at an exponential rate. In the next 10000 years, we will...
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