Professional drywallers never do that, very embarrassing. Besides, if I did that I'd never get the job done! 😛
“They've dug up whole sauropods? ”
Perhaps I should have been clearer. They’ve dug up large fractions of a complete skeleton. Estimating actual size can be inferred from the size of the weight supporting bones.
Here’s a bit about the Argentinian beast (half way down).
Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs | Britannica
Perhaps I should have been clearer. They’ve dug up large fractions of a complete skeleton. Estimating actual size can be inferred from the size of the weight supporting bones.
Here’s a bit about the Argentinian beast (half way down).
Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs | Britannica
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Interesting discussion of Lizards small and great:
'''Smallest reptile on earth''' discovered in Madagascar - BBC News
Surprising article in BBC Sports today. What is the Moon good for? 😕
Golf on the moon: Apollo 14 50th anniversary images find Alan Shepard's ball and show how far he hit it - BBC Sport
Golf! 😀 Alan Shepard took his club and balls there. 24 and 40 yards. Reasonable chip shot. 😎
'''Smallest reptile on earth''' discovered in Madagascar - BBC News
Surprising article in BBC Sports today. What is the Moon good for? 😕
Golf on the moon: Apollo 14 50th anniversary images find Alan Shepard's ball and show how far he hit it - BBC Sport
Golf! 😀 Alan Shepard took his club and balls there. 24 and 40 yards. Reasonable chip shot. 😎
The Apollo 14 Mission sparked my interest:
Apollo 14 - Wikipedia
Stuart Roosa was taking snaps in the Command Module while Alan Shepard and Ed Mitchell were collecting rocks:
The Gegenschein is a faint glow in the sky opposite the sun. It is believed to be dust collected at the L2 point, where the James Web Telescope is going to be parked in a couple of weeks.
Interestingly, the Earth has a little friend at the L4 point:
2010 TK7 - Wikipedia
2010 TK7. 300m across by estimate. Very hard to see at magnitude 20. Wobbles around a bit. Chaotic orbit. 😎
Apollo 14 - Wikipedia
Stuart Roosa was taking snaps in the Command Module while Alan Shepard and Ed Mitchell were collecting rocks:
The Gegenschein is a faint glow in the sky opposite the sun. It is believed to be dust collected at the L2 point, where the James Web Telescope is going to be parked in a couple of weeks.
Interestingly, the Earth has a little friend at the L4 point:
2010 TK7 - Wikipedia
2010 TK7. 300m across by estimate. Very hard to see at magnitude 20. Wobbles around a bit. Chaotic orbit. 😎
Still somewhat predictable though, I'm leaning more towards stuff like this
My Nu Leng - You've Been Gone - YouTube
Maybe you can wiggle your bum to The Successful Criminals "Diamond Ring"
Successful Criminals - DIamond Ring - YouTube
Trentemøller "Physical Fraction" for you! Love that album btw, my favourites are probably "Moan" and "Rykketid".
Physical Fraction (Original Mix) - YouTube
I vote for a new system, and era where the physics theories evolve around a new metric: Music.
Very true, at least for ideal science.
l agree 100%.
What does that mean ?
Does that suggest or hint there are worthwhile alternate sciences ? IMO, they are fakes.
I'll give those tracks a go later, Kaffiman. Football is on now. 😱
Have resolved the Gegenschein puzzle:
What is the gegenschein? | Astronomy Essentials | EarthSky
The dust is created by colliding asteroids within a recent 1M-y-o timescale.
It is everywhere on the ecliptic, and not particularly near L1, L2 and L3. Just appears brighter opposite due to a bit of optics.
Lots of missions have already used L2, and more are planned:
Lagrange point - Wikipedia
I have been thinking about a new formulation of Physics, since allegedly either time or distance (the metric) ought to go. Spherical angle co-ordinates, time as a measure, and frequency ought to be useful. One to sleep on. 🙂
Have resolved the Gegenschein puzzle:
What is the gegenschein? | Astronomy Essentials | EarthSky
The dust is created by colliding asteroids within a recent 1M-y-o timescale.
It is everywhere on the ecliptic, and not particularly near L1, L2 and L3. Just appears brighter opposite due to a bit of optics.
Lots of missions have already used L2, and more are planned:
Lagrange point - Wikipedia
I have been thinking about a new formulation of Physics, since allegedly either time or distance (the metric) ought to go. Spherical angle co-ordinates, time as a measure, and frequency ought to be useful. One to sleep on. 🙂
"I have been thinking about a new formulation of Physics, since allegedly either time or distance (the metric) ought to go. Spherical angle co-ordinates, time as a measure, and frequency ought to be useful. One to sleep on."
Are you trying to bait me on my 'time field' hypothesis?
😀
Are you trying to bait me on my 'time field' hypothesis?
😀
The gegenschein is an optical effect produced by the uniform distribution of dust particles in the plane of the solar system.
It is not an accumulation of dust at the L2 point as Steve first suggested.
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I guess that would depend on a long list of things, but let us ask ourselves the question:
Is it at all possible, that there could be scientific experiments conducted, that have the sole purpose of providing results that are intentionally misguiding within the restrictions given by the experiment?
The idealistic goal of science would be exactly what Indra posted, but is that what all scientists in all branches of science are doing?
Even in physics there are some works being funded that result more in protecting someone's derrière than giving actual results.
Do note that I think science in general is *******' awesome, but sometimes it pays to read the fine lines in regards to surrounding circumstances etc.
Gone are the days where you could lounge about lazily in a garden tended by servants and gardeners, only to get hit in the head by a blameless apple falling from the tree. The individual involved did not "invent" gravity, with not much better to do he merely managed to come up with some kind of definition for something everyone just took for granted.
These days the scientists have to work hard to attract funding from individuals and companies that may have a particular purpose or interest in getting specific results, just the way it is.
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Hence my question about the LHC funding. Again, time is of the essence. It's all about the chickens. 😉
Hang about. Sir Isaac Newton was hiding in the countryside from The Bubonic Plague, when he watched an apple fall! I suspect he would avoid servants, er, like the Plague! Don't go all Bolshie on us! Give him credit for Calculus too.
Interesting discoveries about the L2 Nancy Grace Roman (A visionary NASA astronomer...) Space Telescope.
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope - Wikipedia
One of the few graceful-looking space probes, IMO. It's a widefield camera designed to supercede the narrower field Hubble Telescope. Should be good. 😎
Some progress on time-field theory. I can see how it might work:
Quanta Magazine
But deeply complex. We might end up with two complimentary theories:
Quanta Magazine
I have got to 4 co-ordinates for a 2-sphere or football so far. Quaternions. Seems inevitable.
Interesting discoveries about the L2 Nancy Grace Roman (A visionary NASA astronomer...) Space Telescope.
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope - Wikipedia
One of the few graceful-looking space probes, IMO. It's a widefield camera designed to supercede the narrower field Hubble Telescope. Should be good. 😎
Some progress on time-field theory. I can see how it might work:
Quanta Magazine
But deeply complex. We might end up with two complimentary theories:
Quanta Magazine
I have got to 4 co-ordinates for a 2-sphere or football so far. Quaternions. Seems inevitable.
Indeed Pete, so just to get us back to rocket science through the power of chickens:
Rockets use methane as fuel. How many chickens and time do you need in order to get enough fuel for a trip to Mars?
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Steve, credit where credit is due, he was likely to be a lazy privileged bas***d escaping the woes of the common man and after managing to sober up, being bored enough for an adequate amount of time to write this stuff down. 😀
Rockets use methane as fuel. How many chickens and time do you need in order to get enough fuel for a trip to Mars?
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Steve, credit where credit is due, he was likely to be a lazy privileged bas***d escaping the woes of the common man and after managing to sober up, being bored enough for an adequate amount of time to write this stuff down. 😀
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Alright, I am glad to know, they know what they are doing at this infra red telescope development, they will park at the L2 Lagrangian point.
I never doubt it, thought.
However, I am impressed to read, the original cost estimate in 1997 was US$ 0.5 billion while recently by October 2019, the estimated cost of the project had reached US$10 billion for launch in 2021.
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