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In The Street, AI is getting worse as Google and Anthropic nerf AI models and limit usage Evidence is mounting that the subsidization... -
russ_watters replied to the thread Undergrad Are the basic axioms of thermodynamics demonstrated experimentally?.That's what I was going to say, and to add; convection(and heat transfer in general) might be a fairly simple concept, but it gets...
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Nitpick: Your thread title says "basic axioms of thermodynamics", which to me indicates the zeroth, first, second and third laws of... -
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Convection is easier with air because of that, IMO. But I guess “hold your hand above this flame” is probably not a good lab exercise.
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@Dale beat me to suggesting dye (you could also add it to the bottom of the water before heating, if you let the water settle and then...
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A couple of minutes found these...
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I hated programming but was better at it than most of the people who loved it.
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russ_watters replied to the thread Random Photos.Yesterday, yes - thanks!
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Nice answer @Ken Fabian I was just thinking in terms of dispersion, but that makes way more sense.
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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
