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Yesterday, 10:07 PM

Nicolas replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

I like the "approximately 60". Give or take a few. There was a time, not long ago at all, where they published a book cataloging every satellite ever...

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Yesterday, 06:44 PM

Swift replied to a thread Road salt in Science and Technology

It is not overwrought in the least. I know that in Ohio (and elsewhere) that the use of road salt has allowed the invasive species Phragmites, which...

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Yesterday, 06:09 PM

Nicolas replied to a thread NASA's moon mission - ARTEMIS in Space Exploration

MIR did quite some research in this field. Not very intentionally though.

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Yesterday, 05:42 PM

Swift replied to a thread Road salt in Science and Technology

ensia.com quora.com (18 * 10^6) / (36 * 10^18) = 5 * 10^-13

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Yesterday, 05:34 PM

Swift replied to a thread Road salt in Science and Technology

I don't know; I suspect on some absolute level it must, but it is probably immeasurably small and would have no noticable effect. However, road...

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2021-Jan-26, 04:41 PM

Swift replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Ospreys range widely across North America (LINK). In Ohio, as in Scotland, they are associated with freshwater, but I gather they will also hunt in...

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2021-Jan-26, 03:13 PM

Swift replied to a thread Hyperspherical Universe without Singularities. in Against the Mainstream

Closed pending moderator discussion

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2021-Jan-25, 09:43 PM

Swift replied to a thread Astronomy discoveries that did not live up to their hype in Astronomy

I actually think the whole arXiv before peer review is a bad idea. Even among peer-reviewed papers there is, IMO, entirely too much garbage, and I...

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2021-Jan-25, 06:25 PM

Swift replied to a thread Earth question in Geology & Planetary Surfaces

I wonder if life would have started earlier without the cataclysmic event that formed the Moon? And if it did, would it have made any difference in...

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2021-Jan-25, 06:14 PM

Swift replied to a thread Astronomy discoveries that did not live up to their hype in Astronomy

Agreed. And it is true not just in astronomy; I think it is probably even more prevalent in disciplines that directly affect human lives or culture...

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2021-Jan-25, 04:18 PM

Swift replied to a thread Lightweight Iodine Thruster Could Help Solve Space Junk Problem in Universe Today

I have to disagree with one of the statements in the article. I would not classify iodine as "non-toxic" (nor would I classify xenon as toxic)....

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2021-Jan-25, 09:54 AM

Nicolas replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Speaking of launch cadence, between Transporter-1 and the next Falcon 9 launch in 4 days, they will try an SN9 test flight today.

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2021-Jan-25, 09:41 AM

cosmocrazy replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

Yes, and to make things even tougher, even if there is/was/will be life similar to our own the chances of it being around at the same time and with...

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2021-Jan-25, 09:38 AM

cosmocrazy replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

Well, we have "intelligent" species here on our own planet that we can't have any meaningful communication with e.g octopi, dolphins... so yeah,...

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2021-Jan-25, 08:12 AM

Nicolas replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Classic throwaway rockets are like throwaway aircraft. Small rockets are like private jet, useful if only you needs to be exactly there exactly then....

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2021-Jan-24, 03:45 PM

Nicolas replied to a thread How did we do it before the internet... in Off-Topic Babbling

Yes, that's one of the reall ugly things. And you don't even have to be on social media yourself to be a victim of bullying on social media.

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2021-Jan-24, 10:55 AM

Nicolas replied to a thread How did we do it before the internet... in Off-Topic Babbling

You'd have a point if your behaviour was repeatedly interpreted as harrassment by honest people. But I don't think there is much to be addressed...

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2021-Jan-24, 10:43 AM

Nicolas replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

So THAT'S what the trebuchet is for!

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2021-Jan-23, 03:30 PM

Swift replied to a thread Trivial (or not so trivial) stuff that makes you happy. in Off-Topic Babbling

Sure you can - she was the poet that spoke at the inauguration of President Biden and she is the National Youth Poet Laureate. Neither of those are...

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2021-Jan-22, 06:46 PM

Nicolas replied to a thread Heritage sites on the moon in Space Exploration

You can't preserve anything and everything forever, but at the very, very least the Luna 2 and Apollo 11 sites should be preserved. They're only...

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2021-Jan-22, 06:41 PM

Nicolas replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

The sound of that first clip would be Hollywood approved velociraptors indeed. :)

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2021-Jan-22, 05:05 PM

Swift replied to a thread How did we do it before the internet... in Off-Topic Babbling

Somewhat off topic for this thread (but it is OTB)... back when I was single, I had some weird/funny experiences with blind dates (or rather lacks of...

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2021-Jan-22, 04:58 PM

Swift replied to a thread Trivial (or not so trivial) stuff that makes you happy. in Off-Topic Babbling

Yes. It was interesting hearing about the speech difficulty she overcame; I had never heard of such a thing (having difficulty saying certain...

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2021-Jan-22, 04:52 PM

Swift replied to a thread International Space Station in Space Exploration

Heck, we did that as kids when we went to camp, or with our school lunches. "Hey, I'll trade you half my sandwich for your cookie"

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