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'particularly' is the word. The more monochromatic, the more definite the nulls. Obviously, the first rings Newton observed were... -
phyzguy replied to the thread High School Question about the color of a thin film.In practice, you will see Newton's rings, even if the color of the light is monochromatic, as in these pictures in the Wikipedia entry...
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Because coffee is objectively disgusting-tasting (caffeine-rush-notwithstanding), and it is simply a matter of how much sugar and milk...
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phyzguy replied to the thread Undergrad What are the speed limits of a maglev track?.I think a MagLev track on the Moon could launch objects into space. But not on the Earth because of air friction.
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phyzguy replied to the thread Geiger Counter Question.Why would you worry that the instrument might be contaminated? It sounds like the count rates you got were normal background levels.
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phyzguy replied to the thread Undergrad Exploring the possibilities of storing electricity from lightning.@couperusfred, please learn to use capitalization and punctuation in your writing. Your stream-of-consciousness posts are very hard to...
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phyzguy replied to the thread Undergrad Exploring the possibilities of storing electricity from lightning.Thanks. Corrected.
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phyzguy replied to the thread Undergrad Exploring the possibilities of storing electricity from lightning.One way to look at it is that the energy in a lightning bolt is about 1GJoule or 1,000,000 1,000,000,000 Joules. This is equal to about...