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russ_watters reacted to renormalize's post in the thread What is this metal insert for in a desk? with
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Actually they do hold the wood pieces together. They're called Cam Lock fasteners: (from... -
https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/the-last-few-months-have-been-devastating Game over. AGI is not imminent, and LLMs are not the royal...
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russ_watters replied to the thread What type of lab to go to for testing my home's tap water?.I have a TDS meter too, which is useful, but the kits you get with test strips can test for dozens of different contaminants. Example:
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russ_watters replied to the thread What type of lab to go to for testing my home's tap water?.You can buy test kits online or in a hardware store. Testing for anything specific?
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russ_watters reacted to Dale's post in the thread B Why would an atmosphere without greenhouse gasses be colder than with them? with Like.
The atmosphere is in contact with three other thermal reservoirs, the earth, the sun, and space. Earth: heat transfer is by...
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russ_watters reacted to sophiecentaur's post in the thread B Why would an atmosphere without greenhouse gasses be colder than with them? with Like.
Sorry if I'm stating the obvious here The GHGs are in a long vertical column ('cylinder' of air) of the atmosphere. This is a diurnal...
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russ_watters replied to the thread B Why would an atmosphere without greenhouse gasses be colder than with them?.No, I don't know the mechanism. But anyway, this is a red herring. The radiation of these molecules is not a major factor here, as...
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russ_watters reacted to PeroK's post in the thread B Why would an atmosphere without greenhouse gasses be colder than with them? with Like.
I guess you could start by looking at the temperature gradients within the atmosphere itself. The critical factor for climate change is...
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russ_watters reacted to Graeme M's post in the thread B Why would an atmosphere without greenhouse gasses be colder than with them? with
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Pretty much, yes. If the atmosphere were at +15C and all the GHGs removed (leaving about 99% of the total mass), I'd assume it could not... -
russ_watters replied to the thread B Why would an atmosphere without greenhouse gasses be colder than with them?.You've been told several times already that that isn't true. I don't understand why you keep saying it. No he didn't. You're trying...
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russ_watters reacted to sophiecentaur's post in the thread B Why would an atmosphere without greenhouse gasses be colder than with them? with Like.
Which bit of the Earth are you referring to? It's a thick sandwich of gas and solids (water too!) Go back to a greenhouse; which is...
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russ_watters replied to the thread B Why would an atmosphere without greenhouse gasses be colder than with them?.Of course. Yes. Yes, of course. Are these self-evident questions really what you want to know?
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russ_watters reacted to Dale's post in the thread B Why would an atmosphere without greenhouse gasses be colder than with them? with Like.
This was your question. But it is changing the amount of heat that transfers through that mechanism. To change the temperature (your...
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russ_watters replied to the thread B Why would an atmosphere without greenhouse gasses be colder than with them?.With the "warmed surface" radiating more heat directly into space it will be cooler and thus will heat the atmosphere less via...
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russ_watters reacted to Ibix's post in the thread How to increase phone signal strength by lying about it with Like.
"Mate, your signal strength is always better than mine. What network are you with?"
