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.Scott replied to the thread High School Light & Time.I don't think there's any simple way to describe how a photon moves. It is not at all like a regular missile. The information that is...
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.Scott replied to the thread Effective Regulation Needed for Safety - Case of TWA Flight 514.I am very familiar with Dulles. As a pilot in the late '70's, I did my instrument training there. The announcer, MentourPilot, has an...
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.Scott replied to the thread Introducing myself (by myself).Welcome to these forums. Information and space-time have one well-explored connection. You may already be familiar with the Bekenstein...
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.Scott replied to the thread High School The world is not enough.This is when the OP discovers what happens to puzzle threads after they are solved - they become a home to this sort of enlightened...
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.Scott replied to the thread High School The world is not enough.I have crossed the dateline 6 times - three in each direction, so I am "evened out". On two of the return trips, the days progressed...
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.Scott replied to the thread High School The world is not enough.I believe I have provided the answer that the Op was seeking. It was just a puzzle that was ineffectively presented.
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.Scott replied to the thread Newbie. Lots of degrees. Lots of ignorance. Curious..Regarding the title you picked, I will quote a local philosopher: "Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance", Will...
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.Scott replied to the thread High School The world is not enough.Hello @red_ed : As you travel from Greenwich eastward around the globe, your time will jump in this sequence +1hr, +1hr, +1hr, +1hr...
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You must learn to think about conductive surfaces differently. At 8 GHz the chassis or external ground connection, between enclosure... -
.Scott replied to the thread Confinement box in the resonator ruins result.I suspect your problem is more of a wave guide problem than capacitance. With a 3cm wavelength, your "ground" level will criss-cross the...
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.Scott replied to the thread Questions about a parallel plate capacitor apparatus for lab experiments.You are right. It is 12KV. In a classroom environment, I would still keep the voltage at or below 50V.
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.Scott replied to the thread Questions about a parallel plate capacitor apparatus for lab experiments.The area of you capacitor is about 0.53 square meters. The minimum non-zero distance is 0.1mm. That works out to about 4.7pF. So, with...
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.Scott replied to the thread Undergrad What physics study path would help me answer my own hydraulics question?.Here are the "concepts of concern". A thin coating of water will not readily flow, so you are looking for either a very thin coat that...