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That CAN'T be true! / Re: What is "four times less"?

« on: 08/12/2023 13:21:21 »

Four times, less scrubbing. Scrubbing required by Brand Y ? 4= the ammount of scrubbing you will have to do with Brand X minus the Scrubbing required by Brand Y ----->  5(scrubbing brand y) = scrubbing brand X.


But it could also be

Scrubbing required by Brand X?4= the ammount of scrubbing you will have to do with Brand Y.

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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Re: Has E=mc2 been proved practically?

« on: 04/12/2023 23:12:44 »

As for a proof that would satisfy a power engineer, it is in the first lecture of Nuclear Reactors 101. But that was nearly 60 years ago so I won't attempt to recall it now.

They do the practical in the lecture, how exiting.

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Just Chat! / Re: What do you think of copout 28

« on: 02/12/2023 10:02:53 »

Vain morons with idealistic outlooks who have no idea how to do anything. You have the king of the UK who being terribly rich amongst politicians from Eaton Cambridge (<----- !) and harvard who are ex bankers speaking of their dreamy plans with no idea how to implement said plans and no need whatsoever to do so, they remind me of the just stop oit protestors. Heat pumps and solar panels are not an idea for the UK, if you want your own renewable energy source here, invest in a wind turbine.

These people cannot even make the economy function, so making a switch to renewable energy is going to end in failure.

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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Re: QM puzzle: Is a measurement being made in the 2 slit experiement all the time?

« on: 02/12/2023 09:50:31 »

The experiment is repeatable with atoms and even molecules.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-slit_experiment#Variations_of_the_experiment

This would suggest that it isn't necessarily reliant on reading the results, but it does however not rule out any interference from the locale in the form of gravitational waves, electro magnetic influence or what effect the screen may have on the results.

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Physiology & Medicine / How are humans effected by the seasons?

« on: 21/11/2023 21:47:19 »

Are humans biologically synchronised with the seasons? Mankind has has millions of years to evolve, some at the equator and some at the polar regions, but all places experience seasons, be it cold, dry, hot or wet. Some people are known to utilise light sources to improve their own feeling during dark months, people become joyous and active in the summer and can develop nesting characteristics in the winter in line with the activity in nature. I wonder whether this behavior is entirely psychological or is there more to it?

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Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution / Re: Can Animals Appreciate Beauty ?

« on: 15/11/2023 21:15:28 »

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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Geology, Palaeontology & Archaeology / Re: Why is the Congo so rich in Cobalt?

« on: 31/08/2023 20:29:45 »

Because there is lots in the ground.

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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Re: Why Is The Oooooooort Cloud Spherical ? ..and Not an Accretion Disc

« on: 08/08/2023 19:52:40 »

Seems nobody, me included, has any useful info. Spherical, oval, ovine?, nah, scrap that line of investigation, I need a better analogy to ram home my point.

I appreciate ewer attention Paul. I am sheeprised myself to have this topic left BAAron !!

Personally I would have thought people should have flocked to be part of the fold, I think you have been fleeced.

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Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution / Re: Did life evolve twice? Or even more?

« on: 07/08/2023 19:00:22 »

Animals and plants do share a common ancestor, yes. A lot of the same genes are present in both lineages. I don't know why vegans would be bothered by that fact. Being related to animals wouldn't make them conscious.

So says you, you brute!

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-whispering-trees-180968084/

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Just Chat! / Re: What's your advice on writing a series of story?

« on: 07/08/2023 18:55:45 »

Outline your saga, pick out the best story and publish that first, then release prequel and sequel stories, sell it to Disney and retire.

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Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution / Did life evolve twice? Or even more?

« on: 04/08/2023 00:01:08 »

Or are trees sentient. Life became, entities that photosynthesise, animals also are, so are they from the same genesis?

I can imagine this question will annoy vegans.

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The Environment / Re: Is the jet stream the ultimate arbiter of local weather?

« on: 03/08/2023 23:47:12 »

Earth_Global_Circulation_-_en.svg.png (368.23 kB . 1263x1024 - viewed 234 times)Absolutely, 4 jets on earth, cyclone and anti cyclone action, the great variable is where your weather is coming from, in western Europe if from the Atlantic it's wet, if from the landmass it's dry, different in different places.

I think in summer the polar jet is usually above the British isles, during the winter either on or below, the sun heats atmosphere in summer and the atmosphere expands northward.

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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Re: Why do kettles make a whoooarr sound?

« on: 06/07/2023 09:22:54 »

The frequency seems to lower as the kettle gets hotter.

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Geology, Palaeontology & Archaeology / Re: No Evidence of the Exodus?

« on: 07/06/2023 15:36:20 »

From ChatGPT:

How the mighty have fallen

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Can babies recognize themselves in the mirror?

« on: 06/06/2023 13:09:48 »

I look at my reflection sometimes and don't recognise it. A cat can learn about reflections.

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General Science / Re: How to kill, both natural and medical, aerobic bacteria in the gut?

« on: 03/06/2023 07:34:43 »

Antibiotics. Proper strong stuff from hospitals. I have heard of doctors end up prescribing those dainty little bottles from the supermarket that are the gut bacteria stuff.

If you think that (UK) supermarkets sell antibiotics you are not well enough informed to be giving advice.

Antibiotics are noted for upsetting teh stomach- bloating is a fairly typical symptom.
PC is suggesting treating bloating with drugs likely to induce it.

It's as if he didn't understand this bit.

Please note: this is not seeking medical advice, just scientific evidence/opinion

Ahh thank goodness for the disclaimer.

The question asks for something to kill bacteria in the gut, the hospital grade antibiotics will do the job, hospital ergo not without very serious doctor prescribing. Killing the bacteria ergo no bacteria ergo needing something to replace the bacteria ergo little hospital pots of microbiotics or gut bacteria.

Ergo I wonder what happens if you drop antibiotics into bacteria culture is it like coke and mentos.?

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Geology, Palaeontology & Archaeology / Is there enough lithium?

« on: 31/05/2023 23:22:37 »

Is there enough lithium recoverable to supply 8 billion people with energy storage? Or should we wait for the aluminium batteries?

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Just Chat! / Re: Isn't this More Correct?

« on: 23/04/2023 22:37:45 »

Follow-up question...

Why is TNS unable to Retain New Members?

I've observed this Alot.

From somewhere or somehow, folks end up coming in here, but very very few stay back.
Most simply Disappear!

What can WE All do Collectively to Prevent this trend from Continuing?
This Brain Drain needs to be plugged ASAP!

Because it's a honest open forum that doesn't play favourite's and people find that harsh, it isn't ruled by moderators opinions but by rules that are applied by moderators. It has free speech. Fortunately it's content is mostly maths and science based, these are not popular amongst the egotistical as its content is not something that can be opinionated or posture upon, it's quite hard to take argument with reason.

It's amazing how few people are banned really, the spammers are about the only ones who get banned outright.

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General Science / [answer is already given] Does this violate the form rules?

« on: 15/04/2023 08:06:42 »

The title is supposed to be formed as a question. The context is supposed to be a question.

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Just Chat! / Re: Can a being with a strength like Superman exist?

« on: 06/04/2023 18:24:17 »

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

(It's a Tough job swatting a Fly!)

Makes you wonder if our perception of time increace as we become larger. Is childhood a significantly different  time frame.  It does seem the smaller the animal the faster it moves, time you would logically think is similarly different.