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  1. If you weren't in hot water writing this post, you would have read (or between the lines i.e. in good faith) that we were talking about the potential bombing of Tokyo.. so, I was not comparing Hiroshima vs Washington, but Tokyo vs Washington, i.e. destruction of capital city of 1st country vs destruction of capital city of 2nd country.. Which is quite obvious from my statement. Thus, the introduction of Hiroshima into this topic is out of place, as I was comparing destruction of two capitals..
  2. I like your proposal. Politicians are like children. Want to put on the ritz, show off in the sandbox.. It is irrelevant.. Nuclear fission was discovered by German-Nazi scientists in 1938. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_of_nuclear_fission ..and this led to Einstein's proposal to create an American version of it, before Nazis.. This is patently untrue. Are you suggesting a large cost? Compare how much NASA spent, and how much SpaceX spent, on the same task. Would the Americans surrender if Washington was destroyed? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_Washington ..it could have been done anywhere and none of the living observers would have understood what actually happened.. This statement is silly..
  3. ..everyone here understands that your understanding of physics and chemistry is petty.. ..doesn't burn because there is no Oxygen. Rockets have Oxygen in their fuel tanks, so..
  4. Use a lighter and check again...
  5. To avoid spending the next 30 years with a home loan?
  6. ..at least you will have a chance to learn something unknown and have fun.. Plugging in a ready-made solution and voila it's no fun..
  7. Mechanical analog timer, such as: will be a PITA because you will have to rewind the wheel every time the previous cycle ends.... e.g. 48h The Arduino method will work as long as there is power (if there is no power, the plants also have no light anyway).
  8. You can purchase an Arduino module with RTC (real-time clock) or even an Arduino clone with built-in RTC or software emulated RTC. ESP8266 has built-in WiFi ($8 cost) https://forum.arduino.cc/t/setting-the-esp8266-internal-clock/680099 If you keep it online via WiFi, it can automatically update the time. The ESP8266 is much smaller than a typical Arduino and does not allow external expansion modules to be connected on top of it. For basic work you don't need them anyway. But there are cool extension modules with built-in SD/SDHC reader/writer with built-in RTC. This one will work with the ESP8266, because it is not a plug-in from above on the Arduino. Why you may need it? Writing logs, reading the program, when to turn on the lights or whatever you want to control. Reprogramming via SD/SDHC without touching the C/C++ Arduino source code. Arduino with WiFi can be accessed by web browser: https://www.google.com/search?q=set+up+http+server+arduino For example, instead of saving SD/SDHC or reprogramming, it can be done from the phone's web browser.
  9. It would be cheaper and more flexible to buy a $5 Arduino clone. e.g. https://www.ebay.com/itm/145160861832 and relay module for $1.5 e.g. https://www.ebay.com/itm/354746987710 You can then control any 110/230-volt electrical system and turn it on or off on demand using a hand-written C/C++ program that you put on the Arduino board. Sample code in the video below. It is very simple. An 8-channel relay for Arduino costs $6 here, so you can control up to 8 different electrical systems with different parameters. https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+use+relay+arduino e.g.
  10. It is not about the problem. It's about getting a small amount of energy, as @Airbrush pointed out in his OP. A home office can save a huge amount of energy not wasted on travel. Free public transportation (instead of a flood of cars on streets) can save a huge amount of energy not wasted on fuel. If people use free public transportation, they don't have to buy new cars, spend money on maintenance, etc. All things that the oil, gas, energy and cars sectors (and their shareholders) will be very unhappy about. Employees will demand government intervention to maintain the status quo, etc.
  11. I appreciate the sense of humor. But you can get vitamin D from the UV radiation emitted by artificial lights indoors. BTW, imagine how much energy you save with a home office!
  12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_battery Atomic batteries (waste from nuclear power plants) are used in space travel. Very low capacity, but long life. "Atomic batteries usually have an efficiency of 0.1–5%. High-efficiency betavoltaic devices can reach 6–8% efficiency.[5]" Putting it in your pocket ("the size of a smartphone"), suggesting using it for everyday use is just silly..
  13. You participated in his first utility model (not patent) thread. It was pretty much the same as this one.
  14. ..there are even plants which you can cut a branch, put it in the water or soil, and it will sprouts roots.. I did it with e.g. chokeberry, gooseberry. If other plant will deliver the all required elements, it will work. It's all about nutrition. Experimentation.
  15. I use my smartphone to create my own Android application for it.. I have never installed any 3rd party application on any of my devices (built-in the system does not count). There is just dozen of mine.. Currently, none of my devices have a Google account logged in, so I can't even get into the Google Play Store. And it's fine. I just uploaded the new Friday app to the device.
  16. When a man buys a modern smartphone with a large size, such as 6.5 inches, needs to think about everything in advance, and buy a whole new set of clothes with large enough pockets. Girls have it easier, as they tend to carry a purse with them throughout the day.
  17. Resistance to certain microorganisms can be checked at the medical center.. i.e. blood test to measure antibodies. We have a saying "paper will accept anything" (it is even simpler if they are simply bits on a computer disk).. Doubtful. It is silly (premature) idea, since there is no even global ID card.. Do you have ID card in the U.S.? Man would first have to be unified before such an incentive would have any sense of existence.. ps. Antivaxxers have even created an entire industry producing fake vaccine certificates for COVID-19.. https://www.google.com/search?q=anti+vaxxers+captured+tourists
  18. I wouldn't bother with it. The dirtiest things you touch on daily basis without sterilization are paper money and door handles. If you wash your hands regularly, don't smoke, and don't put your hands in your mouth (child), you are relatively safe if you don't have severe immune system problems. One way is to use UV light. There are ready-made devices. There is also Sun.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultraviolet_germicidal_irradiation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germicidal_lamp I just found that local library has such device which also opens pages and use UV light on them.. https://www.google.com/search?q=sterilization+uv+light+books
  19. Like in paradise? There were cultures that never moved away from Africa and had year-round abundance of food, so didn't had to develop modern agriculture, that lived in peace for thousands of years and didn't develop much in the way of military, compared to their offspring who moved north over the millennia. When they encountered the returning conquerors from the north, they were unable to fight them and were easily conquered. When I first read your post, the first thought that came to my mind was "life feeds on life" This is a primitive stage of development, which was widely expressed and condemned by Q in Star Trek The Next Generation. What about the Ten Commandments? What about the criminal or civil code? If they are simply contrary to all nature.. ? In "thou shalt not kill" there is no mention of who should not be killed.. there is no mention of it being a human being, there is no mention of it being an animal.. there is no mention of it being a plant or any other living being.. Paraphrasing, "If you killed a person, you are a murderer and go to jail after the sentence. If you have killed millions, you are just a successful politician".. It is doubtful that such a politician ("king" etc.) coming to church, after killing and being the cause of death for thousands of people daily, weekly or monthly, would even mention this as his or her sins..
  20. War is a pathology. Preparing for war is a pathology. The only thing it does is make the opponents do the same and increase the percentage of the country's wealth wasted in one of the most senseless ways.. The money spent on armaments, does not go only to the literal purchase of weapons, but also to an increasing number of people, an increasing percentage of the country's population, who instead of doing normal things are professional soldiers, whose practically only occupation during peace is to train to be prepared to fight (which is quite useless during peace). The whole arms race between different countries can reach such a threshold that all it takes is a stupidity, a tiny incident between some desperate people who, after years of indoctrination, can't wait to shoot and kill their opponents. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_military_and_paramilitary_personnel The American soldier does not hear "kill the man" but "eliminate the target" dehumanizing what his commanders ask him to do. They brainwash soldiers in the armies of other countries in the same way. In dictatorship countries, in a more extensive form. The ideal situation is one in which there are no soldiers, no arms industry and no wars between countries. And there are no countries. There are only people..
  21. You can also add poppy seeds as sprinkles. I take poppy seed buns, regardless of whether they will be sweet or unsweet dishes.
  22. Add raisins to bakings with white cheese. It tastes better.
  23. How To Make Cassava Starch & Flour At Home: She received the starch around the 12th minute of the video, after it precipitated out of the liquid after several hours.
  24. The ultrasonic sound is used to measure distance by robots, such as the Arduino module. Its retail price is ~ 2 USD. It is used, for example, by automatic cleaning robots to detect obstacles in the way while cleaning dirt from the floor. https://www.arduino.cc/reference/en/libraries/ultrasonic/ ..so in the modern environment, in the city, things that emit ultrasound are literally all around you in toys that have some degree of autonomy, or in cars with automatic parking options, etc. etc.
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