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Nice answer @Ken Fabian I was just thinking in terms of dispersion, but that makes way more sense. -
russ_watters replied to the thread Methane as a greenhouse gas.I know this thread is locked, but I'll answer this anyway: The link @pinball1970 posted answers you fine. It says: "Methane (CH4) is...
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Not much. As I said, from what I have found, methane is 84 to 87 times more potent of a greenhouse gas than CO2. That is over a 20...
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The largest part of the long tail of methane warming is going to be from the CO2 produced - persisting long after the methane itself has...
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Noooo. The 1972 pic was taken of the sunward side of the Earth - almost full sun. The 2026 pic was taken of the Earth's night side -...
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This may be useful to you. https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/understanding-global-warming-potentials
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There's no reason to think that. Certainly none given in the opening post. If you've just found out about methane's role in global...
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russ_watters reacted to Dale's post in the thread Undergrad What physical quantity has dimension [ML⁻³T⁻²] in electromagnetism? with
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That is good, but you still have not said which equations you are using. The dimensionality of a quantity only has meaning once both the... -
russ_watters reacted to AlexB23's post in the thread Automotive Continuously Variable Transmission Idea with Like.
Simple rule: When the OP does not come back, he realized his idea fell flat.
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russ_watters reacted to jack action's post in the thread Expansion or compression -- which is more energy efficient? with Like.
If you want to include the work required to compress the atmosphere is fine, but it doesn't add any value to the calculations. You have...
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russ_watters reacted to sophiecentaur's post in the thread Why no heatpump/refrigerator combos? with Like.
To avoid over-spending on electricity for your fridge, make sure you have plenty of air circulation at the back ; keep the coils well...
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russ_watters reacted to jack action's post in the thread Expansion or compression -- which is more energy efficient? with Like.
In light of this new definition of the complete cycle of scenario 1, with my calculations, this is what I get: Scenario 1: I added an...
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russ_watters reacted to marcusl's post in the thread Engineering Second degree for engineers for more job opportunities? with Like.
Most job seekers complain that they follow hundreds of leads but rarely or never get an interview. The fact that you are getting many...
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russ_watters reacted to Ibix's post in the thread High School In 2g, would jumping be harder? with Like.
You have to bend your knees then straighten to jump. During that process you would feel like you weigh twice as much as normal (don't...
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russ_watters reacted to Chestermiller's post in the thread Expansion or compression -- which is more energy efficient? with Like.
Yes. If you are pulling the piston outward, the net work is equal to the work to push back the atmosphere plus the work done to pull on...
