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russ_watters reacted to Haborix's post in the thread How do people explore new ideas in physics? with
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I think OP could have a more productive discussion by posting in the relativity subforum using the homework template. It really sounds... -
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russ_watters replied to the thread A Condensate rate of water for an air conditioning cooling coil.This is relatively easy to calculate by hand. Are you familiar with the psychrometric chart? You can manually look up values in the...
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russ_watters reacted to PeroK's post in the thread How do people explore new ideas in physics? with Like.
And George Green was a miller from Nottingham who did ground-breaking work in mathematical physics in the early 1800's. That was 1800...
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russ_watters reacted to Ibix's post in the thread How do people explore new ideas in physics? with Like.
There is a barrier to entry with computer code: does it compile/run and do what you claim in at least a couple of simple test cases. If...
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russ_watters replied to the thread How do people explore new ideas in physics?.It's not a "holier than thou attitude", it's a true reality. That's not what I said. I said "near zero". It's certainly possible (not...
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russ_watters replied to the thread How do people explore new ideas in physics?.There's really no way around the fact that the barrier to entry (being educated in physics) is required for practical reasons. There's...
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russ_watters reacted to phinds's post in the thread I How can quantum physics contribute to medical physics? with Like.
Uh ... have you ever heard of a PET scan? How about an MRI scan? Did you do ANY research on your own about this? I mean, how hard can...
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russ_watters reacted to martinbn's post in the thread I Understanding the historical shift away from absolute simultaneity with Like.
You want some one to teach you, in a forum post, the theory of relativity and its history!
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This aligns with my experience as well. The principle useful skill I obtained in college was in learning how to learn. Secondarily, I...
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russ_watters replied to the thread ChatGPT Facilitating Insanity.We've gotten a bunch of such AI-fueled discoveries here. Only the moderators know about them though, since, you know, we're part of The...
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russ_watters reacted to DaveE's post in the thread Plumbing How to remove a seized toilet tank bolt? with Like.
1) Liquid wrench, or an equivalent penetrating oil (WD40 isn't one, but it's not a bad second choice), while you're reading our...
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russ_watters reacted to Borg's post in the thread Plumbing How to remove a seized toilet tank bolt? with Like.
Screw two nuts lightly together near the top. Put a wrench on the top one when you try to turn the butterfly fastener and it should bite...
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russ_watters reacted to Baluncore's post in the thread Plumbing How to remove a seized toilet tank bolt? with Like.
The reasoning is: A flat blade screwdriver is not the best for applying torque. You need a temporary head on the threaded fastener, to...
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russ_watters replied to the thread I Free fall of person in a sled to direct horizontal motion by atmospheric resistance.No, a "sled". Also, in case your question wasn't addressed; optimal glide ratio is a function of aerodynamic efficiency only. A...