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Just Chat! / Re: Puzzles From A Trampolining Upside Down Sheeps Bottom (PFATSB) :-)

« on: 19/04/2018 01:13:37 »

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Just Chat! / invention from "catchit" ...

« on: 25/03/2018 15:35:20 »

but it's for dogchit ...

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: What can you tell me about p3 deletion?

« on: 16/03/2018 13:52:29 »

Petrie or P3 deletion ... only around 180 cases world wide ... any links, or sources of information about this syndrome ...

There is a rare-disease called "3P syndrome", a/k/a "Deletion 3p25" ...

Chromosome 3p- syndrome
Other Names: Del(3p) syndrome; Chromosome 3, monosomy 3p25; Deletion 3p25 

https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/3750/chromosome-3p--syndrome

http://www.rarechromo.org/information/Chromosome%20%203/3p25%20deletions%20FTNW.pdf

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That CAN'T be true! / Re: Would a hose held under water feel less force?

« on: 09/02/2018 05:43:46 »

... if the rate of the water leaving the hose in both conditions is the same ...

I don't think that will be the case: air-resistance is trivial compared to water-resistance,
which will reduce flow from the hose, and consequently less reaction force.

There's also hydro-static force reducing flow from the hose,
( the deeper the hose is held underwater the greater that will be). 

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Just Chat! / Re: Mother Goddess

« on: 21/01/2018 00:52:00 »

Mother Goddess ... She is the mother of us all, and cares so much.
She is innocent, loving, devotional, nurturing ...Mother Goddess Earth, universe ... galaxy ...

Evidently nurturing mother has killed her babies many times over, see ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_event#Major_extinction_events

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Geek Speak / Re: can IE11 be made to always run in administer mode

« on: 20/01/2018 14:18:46 »

... if you run it administer mode it runs much better and is superior to edge ...

You're trading-off security for convenience : more likely to install malware it encounters.
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/aaron_margosis/2004/06/17/why-you-shouldnt-run-as-admin/

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Does religion permanently alter brain connectivity?

« on: 12/01/2018 06:34:51 »

Does religion permanently alter brain connectivity?

It's the other way round : mental-illness makes people more likely to join a religious-cult in the first place.

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Geology, Palaeontology & Archaeology / Re: What is this shell-shaped object I found in a pond?

« on: 01/01/2018 18:42:52 »

Looks like a bigger version of this ...


http://geoblog.weebly.com/expedition-baltic-sea

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concretion

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General Science / Re: How much power does a fan need to have to raise a person?

« on: 26/12/2017 13:00:40 »

I don't think 2 fans are enough for stability : want 4 or more ...

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Geek Speak / Re: How do I get into Sci-Hup?

« on: 14/12/2017 08:47:27 »

They have a Twitter account.

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Just Chat! / Seen too many Road-Runner cartoons

« on: 22/11/2017 06:37:36 »

http://www.madmikehughes.com/

Red rocket launch-date 25th November.

Allegedly this is Mike's previous-flight ...

X¬o
 

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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Re: Why does my swiss ball roll away after I get off it?

« on: 16/11/2017 04:40:55 »

...After exercising on my Swiss Ball (on carpet), I stand up and after a few seconds the ball starts to roll. The floor is level. Any hypotheses?

The weight of the air-valve will give it a bias ...

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That CAN'T be true! / Re: What am I seeing outside?

« on: 09/11/2017 21:52:06 »

I was outside meditating ...

Hopefully not sungazing.

It is possible to see white blood cells in the retina shooting by...

Being awake with your eyes shut for some time could create the Ganzfeld effect.

... tiny clear circles and clear circles with a black center ...

If you can persistently see "doughnut" bokeh, shown above, without a camera, you definitely need to see an ophthalmologist.

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Science Experiments / Re: What makes this sulfonic acid spill move like this?

« on: 12/10/2017 22:19:13 »

I found a spillage of sulfonic acid moving strangely. Does anyone know what caused it?

If it's moving of its own accord, could be due to heating to near-boiling via an exothermic reaction.

The changes in hue reminded me of those oscillating chemical reactions ...

[ That one also includes sulfuric acid ]

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Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution / Re: Do dogs use tools?

« on: 28/09/2017 17:22:22 »

Keep the car-keys out of its reach ...

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Geology, Palaeontology & Archaeology / Re: Has the Chicxulub crater location been moved by plate tectonics?

« on: 28/09/2017 08:25:21 »

The Chicxulub crater formed nearly 66 million years ago. Is it surprising at all that the Chicxulub crater is still round enough today to be recognizable as a crater?

Continental-drift shifts the tectonic-plates more than squish them, so the circular-shape will be preserved.

Where was it located before plate tectonics moved it to where it is now?

https://youtu.be/cpiMGXVPulE

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Just Chat! / Re: OCD Hell

« on: 01/09/2017 07:19:09 »

https://www.entertainmentwise.com/these-20-photos-are-an-ocd-sufferers-hell/

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Geek Speak / Re: How to mitigate domain cloning?

« on: 24/08/2017 13:54:01 »

Whoever is (web)hosting the copy may have a copyright-complaint procedure which allows you to file a DMCA take-down notice :  this sort of thing ... http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/07/06/sample-dmca-take-down-letter/id=4501

There are circumstances where people can copy intellectual property without permission, see ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use.
But if the copy is a complete cloned website "fair use" is not going to apply.

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The Environment / Re: Where do gusts of wind come from?

« on: 29/07/2017 22:45:31 »

I think the gusts large eddies, (bigger than the house), where laminar flow has become turbulent ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddy_(fluid_dynamics)

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Geology, Palaeontology & Archaeology / Re: What is this object trapped inside a piece of sandstone?

« on: 23/07/2017 21:23:56 »

Biology not necessary ...


https://arkansasgeological.wordpress.com/2015/02/19/geopic-of-the-week-sandstone-pipe/