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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 128 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.

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Technology / Re: How did they make the first screw?

« on: 19/03/2023 20:19:32 »

Probably with a file and a file guide.

I doubt master screws are manufactured from other screws, probably a gear arrangement?

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Why do some people not get hangovers?

« on: 08/03/2023 22:07:54 »

The worst hang overs I have heard of are in dehydrated people who drink on an empty stomach.

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Just Chat! / Re: How Human Morality 'Evolves'...

« on: 08/03/2023 14:59:28 »

Morality evolves, especially in the church, somethings today are allowed that they would have crucified you for in the past.

Morality evolves, but people seem to forget that, they also seem to forget that it is usually a hard won thing. Take the vote for instance, in the UK it is only a century since all peoples could vote, the class system then began to erode. Before that if you where working class you had child labour, starvation, bad water. This was morally acceptable.

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Technology / Re: Is bitcoin a safe alternative to centralized payment systems?

« on: 06/02/2023 04:45:51 »

No

Bitcoin costs somewhere in the region of 20,000usd to produce, a US dollar bill costs cents to print, most conve tional currency does not exist, is created almost without cost.

 People will want to trace and guard their bitcoin from theft, catch the badguys protect from foreign agents doing harm, have a stable system from erratic prices. These things require governments and armies and management.

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Technology / Re: Electricity Generation via treadmill. Can one person generate enough?

« on: 20/01/2023 19:26:59 »

A horse power is equivalent to 0.75kw, a horse being able to sustain that level for hours, so 4 horses on treadmills can power your kitchen kettle.

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Just Chat! / Re: Has Man a free will?

« on: 17/01/2023 19:28:33 »

I feel compelled to give you an answer.

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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Re: Is there a substance where entropy decreases at higher temperature?

« on: 19/12/2022 19:40:45 »

The problem with the supercooled stuff is that the temperature follows the state, it is a cause there of, not a concequence.