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Today, 05:51 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread Stuff you just don't get. in Off-Topic Babbling

Where I grew up (mostly Connecticut and Rhode Island) piles of plowed snow were collected in huge burial mounds at the sides of empty parking lots,...

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Today, 01:24 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread Road salt in Science and Technology

Which originally came from minerals eroded from the ground. But rock salt is mostly mined, IIRC.

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Today, 01:07 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Road salt in Science and Technology

But it's been sequestered underground for eons. Think of it like the carbon in fossil fuels, which has been sequestered and is being returned to the...

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Today, 12:39 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Road salt in Science and Technology

And rocker panels. Environmental impacts, corrosion, and not particularly effective. What's not to love?

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Today, 12:34 AM

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

My truck is still dead. I own it primarily for the purpose of hauling trebuchets to the pumpkin hurling. Which last happened in September, 2019. I...

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Yesterday, 09:28 PM

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

Likewise, though the "first" modern pizza was made in 19th century Naples, the term pizza dates to the tenth century AD long predating tomatoes in...

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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, 05:58 PM

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

And hot peppers. Alton Brown, during a show on them explained "How did people in India make curries? They didn't." Now I'm going to have to look...

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Yesterday, 05:49 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Where did the "space ambient" sound come from? in Small Media at Large

That sounds worth doing, too. ;)

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Yesterday, 05:48 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Road salt in Science and Technology

The amount may be too low to measure accurately. It's big water.

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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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Yesterday, 04:04 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Whatcha Eatin? in Off-Topic Babbling

I envy your turkey dinner. Especially the leftovers. Perhaps I'll make some soup soon, I've got frozen stock. I've been watching my diet, as...

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Yesterday, 04:02 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Your current weather? in Off-Topic Babbling

Stay safe, Van Rijn! We are under some sort of winter storm warning. It may even snow. Of course, they said that last weekend as well and...

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Yesterday, 04:00 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

Courtesy Cracked.Com, 5 Bizarre Truths About Being a Roomba Owner. When I was a kid, Australia would actually pay Americans to immigrate!

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Yesterday, 11:07 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread ESA Solar Orbiter in Space Exploration

"Solar Orbiter snaps Venus, Earth and Mars" https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Solar_Orbiter_snaps_Venus_Earth_and_Mars_999.html

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Yesterday, 11:00 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread SpaceX StarLink 1 - first operational flock in Space Exploration

Jeff Bezos is not happy with Elon Musk's plan to lower the orbits of Starlink's satellites. ...

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Yesterday, 10:50 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread The Joe Biden Admin Space Exploration Policy in Space Exploration

Here is a hopeful sign that President Biden will support NASA's wish to return to the Moon. Look at what he has on his desk!!! ...

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Yesterday, 10:43 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Osiris-Rex mission to bring back samples from astroid Bennu in Space Exploration

"OSIRIS-REx mission set for May departure from Bennu back to Earth" ...

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Yesterday, 10:22 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Japan's H3 Launch Vehicle in Space Exploration

"JAXA ships new H3 rocket to Tanegashima Space Center for testing" ...

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Yesterday, 10:20 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread International Space Station in Space Exploration

"Meet the people paying a reported $55 million to fly on the first private mission to the space station" ...

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Yesterday, 10:14 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread China's new launch vehicles Long March Series in Space Exploration

Just like SpaceX, China is also experimenting with rocket tank with different materials' ...

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Yesterday, 10:09 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread China's new launch vehicles Long March Series in Space Exploration

"China's first hybrid rocket to make 2021 maiden flight" http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-01/26/c_139699613.htm

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2021-Jan-26, 10:52 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread China's podcast - Dongfang Hour in Space Exploration

Dongfang Hour China Aerospace News Roundup 18 Jan – 24 Jan 2021 ...

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2021-Jan-26, 09:17 PM

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

Yes. That was my point.

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2021-Jan-26, 08:40 PM

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

Both your statement and mine are true. We have in fact tried METI. It wasn't a comparison to any other activity. A lot of things are...

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2021-Jan-26, 08:02 PM

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

I have been told anecdotally, that Chicken Tikka Masala is not native to India and may in fact be a UK creation; just as Chow Mein and Fortune...

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2021-Jan-26, 07:53 PM

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

No, we've sent transmissions ourselves, and as our technological capacity, resources and energy budget increase as we move out into the Solar System,...

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