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@swansont , my apologies for extending the discussion. @Xorim look at your mobile (cell) phone keypad

"Yes, but" replies the flat earther smuggly "the air gets thinner the higher up one goes which weakens the effect of the atmospheric distortion so one can see further." Simples 🤣

I and the team of detectives I supervise do exactly that, thank you very much Not by me they're not. Utter bollocks.

E=pc Thank you @Markus Hanke et al

How far have you got with trying to answer it yourself? Post your thought process and I might be able to give you some pointers.

Are you referring to the 5 (or sometimes 6) I's? • Inoculation • Incubation • Isolation • Inspection • (Information) • Identification Or something else?

I'm not sure if the US President has studied the Classics or not, but this quote springs to mind...

Metal corrosion requires(?) moisture so I guess* the same would apply for plastics. Also, as well as any environmental conditions, it may well depend on the type of salt being applied the type of plastic being used. Not much help, sorry! *I know it's not a scientific term, but I'm not a scientist!

There's a (fairly) famous quote from poem The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Coleridge that emphasises this very point... "Water, water, every where, nor a drop to drink." https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43997/the-rime-of-the-ancient-mariner-text-of-1834 (Although the modern version has not instead of the outdated nor.)

It seems to be pretty awesome looking camouflage... https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110425120344.htm#:~:text=A team of researchers at,hindwings that are folded underneath.

The winners of the Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2020 awards have been announced with some truly spectacular images. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/in-pictures-54105085 Nicolas Lefaudeux: Overall Winner I don't have sufficient permissions to upload all the images but I'd like to give the winners a name check nonetheless... Nicholas Roemmelt: Aurorae category Bence Toth: Best New Comer Alain Paillou: Our Moon category Alexandra Hart: Our Sun category Lukasz Sujka: Planets, Comets and Asteroids category Thomas Kast: Skyscapes category Peter Ward: Stars and Nebulae category Alice Fock: Young category Julie F Hill: Annie Maunder Prize for Image Innovation Finally, Rafael Schmall: People and Space category (my particular favourite) The star in the centre of the image is the Albireo double star, surrounded by trails of moving satellites.

Mazel tov!

^SMH. oops

I found this (untested) source that suggests that there have been 118 USA mass shootings in the previous 38 years which averages at about one a quarter. It also suggests that just over 50% are perpetrated by whites. Or, alternatively, just under 50% by non-whites: SHM