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What can be done with this Hawaii volcano to prevent future loss of property? Got to be some Geo Physicists or Engineers on a site like this. Seems like an investment in a horizontal drilling rig to reach the nearest lava tube and give it every reason flow out into the sea (and admittedly the million dollar drilling rig). Hence the description "investment." Assume economics is no major issue. Surely something can be done to mitigate future problems. Pump a benign gas down there to force a controlled eruption? Pump Water down? Open artificial fissures in unpopulated areas to release pressure? Giant Slurpee Machine and pump the flavorful ice slurry into a magma tube? Don't make me have to keep coming up with ideas; already used up all my sensible ones.1 point
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On another note, while I support and applaud the efforts here to move away from petroleum powered trucking, I only semi-care about the origin of the term... aka: etymology1 point
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In Phi's picture, the front end is the tractor, and the back end is the trailer. A tractor-trailer. This type of trailer has no front wheels and is thus only a 'partial' or 'semi' trailer. It must be pulled by a tractor which essentially provides the front wheels for the trailer. Because it is a semi-trailer, people started calling that type of tractor a semi-truck. When people say 'semi' they may be referring to the tractor, the trailer, or the combination of both.1 point
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Here you go.. <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript"> function changeBackground( image ) { document.getElementById( 'duck' ).style.backgroundImage = "url( " + image + " )"; } </script> <style> #duck { width: 500px; height: 500px; color: red; text-align: center; font-size: 50px; background-image: url( "duck1.jpg" ); } </style> </head> <body> <select id="duck"> <option onclick="changeBackground( 'duck1.jpg' );">Duck 1</option> <option onclick="changeBackground( 'duck2.jpg' );">Duck 2</option> <option onclick="changeBackground( 'duck3.jpg' );">Duck 3</option> </select> </body> </html> I tried it with Firefox only.. So you will have to check whether it works also in Chrome, IE and Opera by yourself..1 point
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It's complicated. The interaction between quarks has an infinite range, as gluons are massless. But there's more going on https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_interaction1 point
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Personally I find the view best after 5 single malts.1 point
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My username means ‘don’t know’ in Czech. Chosen because there’s so much I don’t know. Happily though, after a year spent browsing Sfn, I know a lot more than I did The avatar is a mandala, which to me signifies peace, patience and perseverance.1 point
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Just wanted to say thank you and that I gained from this thread and learned new things despite it being mid way through 2017 !1 point
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wf: "We believe in DM because the universe HASNT flown apart, yet we believe in DE because the universe IS flying apart" Not exactly. We believe in dark matter because the outer regions of galaxies rotate at nearly the same speed as the inner regions, and galaxy SUPERCLUSTERS do not fly apart, and gravitational lensing. "Although dark matter has not been directly observed, its existence and properties are inferred from its gravitational effects such as the motions of visible matter, gravitational lensing, its influence on the universe's large-scale structure, on galaxies, and its effects in the cosmic microwave background." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_matter We believe in dark energy because the expansion of the universe appears to be accelerating. Those are not contradictory.1 point
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Laughing my ass off. Have it your way. Damn. Proof? Yes. Because we all know the media is massively in Trump's favor. (Facts say that 80% of media coverage on Trump is negative. Your proof?) http://wjla.com/news/nation-world/trump-and-media-bias Yes, I'm certain. They're all just down here HOPING he lies. HOPING he rips them off. HOPING he does bad things. Because you know. Reasons. Pretty much everyone in politics lies constantly. All those studies that show people still support Trump even though he lied, are the same applied to the other side. Bill Clinton. Literally got impeached because of lying. His approval rating did fine the whole time: http://news.gallup.com/poll/116584/presidential-approval-ratings-bill-clinton.aspx You're rational. There's no way you're telling me you believe that people not caring if the politician is lying is ONLY with Trump. Prove it. Prove it. Yes it is. Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton. If that's the case, we should try and execute them. This I can agree with. This is really vague. But true. I won a chess game without asking permission. Bullshit. Prove it. Go out and take a study. Tell me how many people you meet, who are American and believe "immoral behavior is loosely justified provided the result is a success." You're talking out of your ass. No. We don't. Prove it. Again, bullshit. People who do what's right for the sake of what's right are typically respected, not considered stupid by society. I saw a stupid person win the lottery the other year. He went bankrupt in a few weeks. Literally prove a single statement you made here. Go ahead. Hey. If rants are allowed, without evidence, without proof, without care, without reason, and have no discussion value, I can make my own.-1 points
