Curious layman

What if we nuked a hurricane?

(Go to 2:27) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=erCiaINsRFU

I think a lot of my clothes are mostly nylon at the moment (note to self- go shopping fatty). I do remember getting a really good suit for a wedding once, had to get measured for it. The difference in the fit was amazing, remember feeling really good, didn't want to take it off. Wearing a tux would make feel like James Bond so would definitely want to go to a casino and pose with a vodka martini, shaken not stirred of course

Got a really good leather jacket that makes me feel like the fonz as well. Good clothes really do make you feel better, anything that makes you feel good will give you more confidence and clothes can definitely do that. So yes, definitely.

Sorry if I've misunderstood, but I thought it was impossible to go higher than c?, isn't c always the same no matter what?

By c you mean the speed of light right?

Just found science forums evil twin, suppose everybody has a doppelgänger..

https://evolutionfairytale.com/forum/

6 hours ago, CharonY said:

Also, why am I hungry?

Your not the only one, I'm having cheese on toast for breakfast because of this thread. Sirloin steak and cheese (Stilton), Pecorino and mushroom burger, Goats cheese pizza, cottage cheese with jacket potatoes, my god, I'll be eating cheese all week now. 

6 hours ago, CharonY said:

God, I am going to die fat and with heart palpitations.

Me too, but it's better than dying of nothing

It's what JP Morgan had (Rhinophyma, commonly due to untreated Rosacea)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosacea

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/Rhinophyma

A very good friend of mine has just been diagnosed with throat and chest cancer, you should see the amount of medication he has to take, not to mention the chemotherapy. He has no medical insurance, but because of the NHS it wont cost him anything. Instead of spending his money he's saved over the last 40 years on medical costs, he can pass it on to his grandchildren instead. Serious illness shouldn't bankrupt you.

I'm still surprised by this fact, when I look at Democrats and Republicans, I think of Labour and the Conservatives, in the U.K. the blues (conservative, Republican), are generally the better educated people, the middle and upper classes, not always of course. But that's the impression I've always had.

When I said wealthy, I wasn't thinking of the top 1 percent, just the people with good jobs.

1 hour ago, swansont said:

How does education depend on the support from big corporations? Do republicans get sponsorships or something?

Ive always associated the Republicans with business, and the wealthy. So I'd assumed a lot of their supporters would be from these kind of backgrounds- private schools, Ivy League college, things like that. So I'm surprised that the more educated you become, the less likely you are to be a Republican. And I've always associated the Democrats with the working classes- Factory workers, street cleaners, waitresses, low income families etc..

1 hour ago, Art Man said:

Because Republicans are more apt to be born wealthy and buy their degrees instead of earn them.

Even if is it true, it's not like there letting it hold them back are they? After all, their back in the White House again. Must be all those prayers.

An old thread but...

Never heard of this term before, and I have these thoughts a lot, nice to put a name to it. Its nothing suicidal or anything, just the same as when people slow down for a car crash, curiosity. I read a lot of crime as well, especially Mexico where the violence has been taken to the extreme, and I'm often wondering how people can do things like that, especially to children.

Without wanting to cause alarm to anyone, I think about what it would be like to jump of cliffs and buildings all the time, or the best one, falling into a black hole 

8 minutes ago, swansont said:

The divide for scientists has to be interpreted within the context that educated people in the US tend to vote democrat more than republican. The divide gets larger when they have advanced degrees.

 really? Never knew this. Would of thought that with the support from the big corporations it would be about 50/50.

Fascinating and slightly worrisome at the same time.

4 minutes ago, iNow said:

Yes

Not me, maybe I'm just used to processed cheese, but I find proper cheese too rich, too fatty for burgers. "American cheese" slices are a must.

What's all this about "American cheese" being terrible, I love it. There are some better ones now as well. Can you think of a better cheese for burgers? Mc Donald's wouldn't be same, 

Mmmmmmm.......

Would be nice to get some of the better cheeses from America though, hopefully with the new trade deal they'll drop the tariffs.

We'll make you a deal America, you drink our wine, and we'll eat your cheese.

20 minutes ago, Endy0816 said:

They mention a smaller vault with returned samples that were previously loaned out.

If memory serves they brought back and awful lot of material in total.

Moon rock

The Apollo missions brought back 2200 samples weighing 382 kilograms (842 lb). The Russians have brought back 301grams (10.6 oz) from three sample return missions.

Also important to note, there have been more than 370 lunar meteorite finds, mainly in Antarctica, Northern Africa, and Oman, with a mass of over 190 kilograms (420 lb).

I'm pretty sure the Queen was given some moon samples as a gift, about 3 grains or something.

51 minutes ago, John Cuthber said:

You say "it is impossible."

The rest of the western world says "We did it".

Who is right?

He'll see for himself when he moves to Europe. Having unbiased news will help too (depending on where he moves to of course).

If i get sick, I go doctors, get my prescription, go to chemist, and get my medication, if I need to go to the hospital then I do, simple as that, I don't pay anything (outside of taxes).

I feel sorry for Americans with their health care, they really do get f^^^ed over when it comes to health care, I've heard some Americans pay more for health insurance than they  pay for their mortgage.

To me, it's the same as the gun debate, I don't think they'll ever find common ground,  politicians don't work together anymore, too much trying to f^^k each other over, when the only thing they're really doing is fucking everybody else over.

Unfortunatly, I think Americans will have to wait a long time for decent health coverage.

A grand tour of the solar system first, then the nearest neutron star, not too close though, obviously, after that anything with really extreme weather. Something like this would be perfect:

https://www.space.com/22614-blue-alien-planet-glass-rain.html

Then planets wich could be habitable, then for the big finale, a trip around a black hole.

27 minutes ago, dimreepr said:

Does it matter who completes the task or what his/her motivation was?

"Mrs Taylor, Dr Shipman will see you now,

just call him Harold"....

29 minutes ago, StringJunky said:

"According to the 1993 world almanac, the entire human race used energy at a rate 1013 watts in 1990, a rate of less than 20% of the power of a hurricane"

Seriously Impressive, 

Never thought about the heat released  from a hurricane before. Makes me think about the Great Red Spot on Jupiter.

We really are puny when compared to Mother Nature, if there's a God, we'll call her Mother for sure.

31 minutes ago, Sensei said:

..because it would contaminate entire hemisphere very quickly... ?

 

What about using a 100 of these instead. 

MOAB (mother of all bombs)

might not do much but would be pretty awesome to watch.

https://www.reference.com/science/much-oxygen-rainforest-produce-6183d08637f543b7

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The worlds rainforests are responsible for producing between 20 and 30 percent of total the oxygen in the world each year. The Amazon rainforest alone produces nearly 20 percent of the worlds oxygen.

However, the term "oxygen production" is quite misleading, as the decomposition of organic plant and animal matter in rainforests actually consumes about the same amount of oxygen as the amount of oxygen as the forests produce. For this reason, the term "oxygen turnover" is preferred by many scientists.

The largest source of the worlds oxygen is tiny microorganisms located in the oceans. Which are estimated to contribute as much as 80 percent of the total oxygen produced each year.

(Please Correct me if I'm wrong) Sounds like the biggest problem we would have if the Amazon wasn't there, would be the loss of its ability to soak up carbon rather than the loss of oxygen it produces.

worryingly, the Amazon is taking a third less carbon than a decade ago.

https://www.carbonbrief.org/amazon-rainforest-is-taking-up-a-third-less-carbon-than-a-decade-ago (from 2015)

Is breathing a desire though. Always thought it was a necessity, something we do sub-consciously . 

I thought yes before, but sitting here smoking, I'm not so sure.

If it wasn't, I'd be in prison by now for stealing Ferrari's, and probably stalking as well.

The Atmospheric EFE-TC (go to 5:10). By AsteronX

Doesn't give any details of amount of energy needed, which I've learnt usually means....yeah right, you wish. But an interesting site nonetheless.

Abstract...

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All over the surface of the craft are located microwave beam transmitters, used for ionizing the surrounding air, for the purpose of enabling an electrical current to ready flow through the air....also on the surface is an array of liquid nitrogen cooled superconducting wires to conduct a magnetic field and alternating pattern...adjacent and parallel are linear electrodes which generate a current within the ionised air...when a current and charge is applied to the superconducting wires and electrodes..the magnetic fields and induced electric current cross at right angles...generating a force known as th Laplace force, which increases or decreases the kinetic energy of the air molecules....when current is applied, the ionized air is immediately drawn down towards the top of the craft...creating greater atmospheric pressure below... 

Demonstration of a wingless electromagnetic air vehicle (Applied Physics Research Group, University of Florida, Gainesville) takes a while to load.

koni, I love your enthusiasm, and the fact that your self taught, but seriously, you need to do a better job of explaining the purpose of these threads.

sometimes it's hard to know if your asking if something can be done, or saying it can be done. 

a link or two would be helpful as well.