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Guys, I made a short video that some of you might find helpful, especially these times At least it was helpful for me while I was making it. Just some cinema shots with some music; I just put them together. Here it is: video link removed

Armand Duplantis, a US resident but vaulting for Sweden, set a new world record of 20'3" (6.18m) on 2-15-2020. He is just getting started at the age of 20, making it look easy.

A couple of recent threads have been discussing Bob Lazar and element 115, I happen to have tape of his original interviews and unless you guys are ignoring the really juicy stuff his story seems to have been toned down more than a bit. Lazar either broke the biggest story in human history, is the grandest part of the supposed disinformation campaign, or has an imagination Heinlein would be proud of. His details leave no doubt about the choices... Among the claims he made, human were created by the aliens whose space craft he saw, element 115 allowed access to the strong nuclear force which he claimed was just gravity, 115 gave off antimatter as it decay…

Book ''Is there life out there?'', by Sara Seager: https://www.saraseager.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/book-is-there-life-out-there.pdf SPAM DELETED Search for exoplanets online: https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/nora-dot-eisner/planet-hunters-tess/classify AND https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/ianc2/exoplanet-explorers/classify NASA app Eyes on Exoplanets: https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/eyes-on-exoplanets/#/

Hi everyone! Both single and double sided adhesive tape can leave marks that are difficult to remove from the items. One nasty case is on scissors used to cut the tape. Small debris of the adhesive tape on the blades separate them, and the scissors can't cut. Removing these marks is lengthy. An eraser removes these marks like magic, quickly and perfectly. Marc Schaefer, aka Enthalpy

In need to make a jig for manufacturing something, went to a (U.S.) Lowe's store. In the land ruled by medieval inches, cannot buy a ONE INCH wide/thick piece of wood. Told to buy something else and 'rip'/cut to needs. Tried also to buy a HALF inch plywood sheet... No such thing. There is one they CALL half inch, being actual 15/32" or something like that... The 'two by four' studs aren't even 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 96" if measured carefully. What is going/gone wrong here ? Why this habit of misleading ? Or is that the system went metric and kept in hiding from the public ? How is wood dimensions sold in Europe ? I know a few years ago, Lowe's lost some mill…

I'm in nuclear engineering and it seems fairly laid back. It feels like everyone is a bit of a party animal and faculty doesn't seem to be in a particular rush to get things done.

Have there been any great scientists since the 20th century who were religious? And I mean religious in the conventional sense of believing in some major religion, not religious in the kind of unorthodox way Einstein was.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-51674057 Yes the council should have fixed this long ago, and yes 45 weeks is an inordinately long time to provide a simple fix (I remember managing a similar one in one week in Somerset). But to drive over a 10 foot cavity ? Perhaps our resident Bridge Engineer from Aberdeen has some thoughts, Peter ?

So who wrote (invented) this ? I said Which is true : 3 items cannot all be 90o apart unless they are on three separate cartesian axes, which the intems listed are not. If, of course, the OP is talking about "like for like", he is still not correct. Yes zero points are 90o apart in angular distance along the angular axis. But what angle are they part form either positive or negative zones? Yes positive zones are 90o apart from negative zones. But positive zones are 180o apart for the next positive zone. So I maintain that only two out of three are possible.

Yesterday Friday at about 9 pm I return with train from a meeting. Exiting the station, notice a plastic card lying on the wet asphalt outside. It is a Visa debit card, the name of its owner too generic for precise ident. I can at least identify the bank, and I chug the card into the mailbox of the local branch, with a short note telling the story. That's it then, today's good deed accomplished, happiness will ensue. Bonus points for remaining anonymous, just in case some shadier character already managed to clear out the account using the chip function on the debit card, and subsequently discarded it on the ground as useless. Then I might begin to look like one of the po…

What if eclipses of the Sun by the Moon were not complete as we now have them. Because,say it's orbit had increased over time and so appeared small compared to the size of the Sun as seen from Earth. Suppose this was the case and Einstein had just proposed General Relativity (1915 I think it was)....would GR have been taken seriously or did everything depend on the experimental confirmation of his predictions carried out by Eddington. Might GR have just attracted a dwindling cult following or were there other dramatic confirmations available that would have ensured this did not happen? I have read one of Einstein's contem…

A general advice in this forum: Do listen to the experts' (side) notes, regardless of topic. Today's result; a batch of mud cakes with strawberries for dessert tonight: Thanks for the inspiration @Strange /G

Increasing population, decreasing resources

What are some things that the Star Wars society doesn’t have that makes no sense?

Any fans of pro wresting out there? Please explain it to me. What are the basic rules? I can't figure out the appeal. It seems absurd and obviously fake. How can you get excited about watching people pretend to try to hurt each other? I'm no fan of boxing, mixed martial arts, or other contact sports that intend to hurt your opponent, either. But at least they are real. Maybe it is better that hurting others is fake.

Is it right to put this news here?? If not, PL correct me. Thanks. https://www.yerepouni-news.com/2020/02/11/over-350000-sign-petition-calling-for-who-chiefs-resignation/

The other day, my wife and I visited a coffee house near the University of Alabama campus. As we were leaving, I noticed a young coed slowly and very apprehensively turning over the cover page of a textbook. I saw that the title of the book was “Statistical Mechanics”. “Oh”, I exclaimed. “they’re still teaching that!” The young coed immediately looked up at me with an expression bordering on total fear. I have no idea what she was thinking, but I quickly said “That was my favorite subject! Good for you!” Her face exploded in one big smile, ear to ear. So, physics isn’t so hard. It just takes a little encouragement to bite into it.

Kobe Bryant, the star Laker who retired less than 2 years ago, his daughter, and 7 others were killed this morning when Kobe's chopper crashed in Calabasas CA. I go bike trail riding at Malibu State Park, which is about a mile from where his chopper crashed. Kobe was the kind of athlete that is likeable, a real nice guy, besides being poetry in motion. See you later Kobe! He's been immortalized in video.

In honour of our mothers, their mothers, and our brides I present what I learned from my late mother. Appreciation for her simplicity, beauty, determination and love. For all that amounts, make good honest accounts, lest ye could lose more than just, lucky underpants. Chaos is purely nature in action, first find that correct butterfly, and you can make anything happen. Anti chaos is also quite easy to do, first find that correct butterfly, and then say 'boo'. Time goes on both ways forever, despite all mortal human endeavour, infinity will be reached, never ever. The most exquisite 'sea' food my mother ever made for me was…

Can anybody recommend a beginner's book on linear algebra? I read the old "EPR" paper and I want to learn that maths. Hilbert spaces, eigenfunctions, that sort of stuff. I've tried a couple but right at the start there's some leaps of logic I just can't seem to get my heads around lol. Is there a "go-to" textbook that excels at teaching this stuff?

Hi. Pretty sure this the proper section to post my off-topic inquiry. I'm a first year medical school student, I've finished the first semester that concentrated on the very basic things, most of which was so relevant to me from high school so I haven't encountered many troubles. However, what I'm awaiting for in the second semester is mostly something I'm not very familiar with (Anatomy, histology, physiology, embryology , organic chemistry (most one I'm familiar with) ). Got a week left for the second semester and I feel worried for not preparing anything. I don't mean starting to study, rather it's more of a preparation of studying techniques for these …

With Harry and Meghan making a soft exit from the Royal Family i would like to get people's thoughts on aspects of this situation, especially from the Brits here. I like what they are doing, primarily for two reasons: 1. The perceived racism against Meghan 2. I hate the Queen telling someone how they must live their lives Unfortunately I don't know if the racism claim is real or if the Queen really controls them in the way it is described in news stories. I suspect the tabloid press is as bad as it seems. Is racism in England as bad as it is in the US? Is the tabloid press as bad as it seems? Is the Royal Family and the expectations as bad as the…

This is my 1000th post! Time to celebrate, This is a fine moment to open the Islay Single Malt I got for Christmas. Cheers from Ghideon, to all new and old form members!

Hi all. Comparing the nutritional value of a meal with protein, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins and all the rest together, that was cooked with a microwave oven and one equal cooked with a convection, conduction method for cooking; should differ ? Is there a study about such, away from speculations ? Can different heat energy sources from radiant fire, microwaves, immersion in boiling, even concentrated solar radiation cookers or any other, alter nutrition or create more or less toxins ?