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Just Chat! / Re: What physical sports are gender equal?

« on: 19/03/2021 08:43:36 »

Our Hurricane and Spitfire drivers did quite well in 1940 sitting down

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General Science / Re: SPAM TUB SPECIAL - The Washing Machine SPAM Service Center

« on: 18/03/2021 19:48:51 »

I had a Flymo grass cutter that had served me fine for 20 years until a part that supported the blade broke and a spare could not be found anywhere.
I replaced with a push along honda machine which is still in good order but I am not so I have had to replace it with a self drive version at a cost of £460.00

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New Theories / Re: Big Bang Theory - How the BBT really works?

« on: 08/01/2021 21:04:22 »

Graviton "particles" are extremely weak much weaker than Neutrino's there is no possibility to detect indivisible ones only their effect en mass.   

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That CAN'T be true! / Re: I don’t understand physics: does anyone understand physics these days?

« on: 02/01/2021 19:25:27 »

Technicians should not be blamed for design faults caused by engineers ! it is up to them to vet their designs so that they are technician proof it should be very difficult to put a wrong plug in a socket and power pin outs should be adjusted so that alarums sound and no damage is caused

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COVID-19 / Re: Why doesn't the UK just repurpose South Korea's COVID-19 app?

« on: 30/05/2020 07:45:24 »

Everything has to be invented in the UK we would like to announce that we have developed an important APP the first in the world .

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Just Chat! / Re: why would a scientist accept the bible

« on: 02/05/2020 00:52:39 »

If he was god incarnate why were so many of the so called miracles he performed the petty party tricks that lay preachers perform al the time .
When a real miracle was required freeing him from his captors and preventing his execution he was found lacking.

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Just Chat! / Re: why would a scientist accept the bible

« on: 09/04/2020 07:50:20 »

I believe JFK was killed by his bodyguard to prevent him starting a nuclear war

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Technology / Re: How to de-ice cable-stayed (and suspension) bridges while open for traffic?

« on: 20/02/2020 06:28:35 »

How about building tunnels instead of bridges as has been suggested for the Bering straight crossing .

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New Theories / Re: Has a logical presumption misdirected science down a cul-de-sac?

« on: 15/01/2020 14:05:23 »

Is there not a "sinbin" where junk such as this can be deposited instead of taking up space in the regular format ?

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Technology / Re: Will this rotating chair be useful?

« on: 22/09/2019 10:02:45 »

It would be convenient if you was sitting in your garden on a balmy summers night observing the heavens with your binoculars the rotation rate would of course have to be siderial

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Is talcum powder dangerous?

« on: 14/09/2019 11:40:39 »

I will check my cocaine before I use it to make sure it has not been contaminated.

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Technology / Re: Could diesel be made clean?

« on: 14/07/2019 08:02:33 »

Pferdestärke (PS) is German for Horse power, slightly different  1% as it is based on SI units

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Just Chat! / Re: Should all the lying warmongers be locked away?Along with

« on: 19/06/2019 08:11:41 »

Along with those that propagate anti vaccine propaganda that is costing thousands of lives from preventable diseases. 

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New Theories / Re: Levity proportion system

« on: 30/03/2019 08:42:23 »

The "Hotspur" an adventure magazine published by D C Thompson that I used to read as a boy had just such a spaceship touring the solar system but it seems they never got into production.

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Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution / Re: Can grey and red squirrels reproduce?

« on: 28/02/2019 16:07:35 »

I recently caught sight of a half white half grey squirrel in my garden it seems that the rare whites and common greys can hybridise (much like humans), it had a grey back and a white belly not the patches you see on Dutch rabbits and pigs.
I have left a camera handy but they are very timid and scamper of as soon as you raise a camera.

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Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution / Re: Can grey and red squirrels reproduce?

« on: 05/02/2019 19:15:07 »

For about 5 years my garden was frequented by a white squirrel which I under stand only comprise 0.001% of the population ,alas he does not seem to be around anymore I guess a Cat or a Fox got him.
I have a healthy population of the common grey ones but apparently no hybrids

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New Theories / Re: There is no scientific method

« on: 02/02/2019 07:53:17 »

I have a explanation why people are so keen to dismiss GR and SR , while on an engineering course at Siemens Hell in Kiel I quoted Einstein to the "ex" Nazi instructor his reply "but he was a Jew"l

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General Science / Re: What is the best non-toxic antiperspirant to use?

« on: 25/01/2019 20:11:17 »

because there's a vast industry that makes money by telling us that we are disgusting if we smell like humans 

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Just Chat! / Re: Is this form of terrorism doable?

« on: 24/01/2019 01:25:32 »

I do not see any need for runway light to be controlled by a hackable computer why not a few manually thrown switches. can we not have anything these days that is not computer controlled.

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Technology / Re: What is the right way to wipe an Android phone?

« on: 20/01/2019 09:34:38 »

Does one really need to erase the last scrap of data on the phone to the degree that worlds best forensic labs will be unable to recover it.
If you have lots of kiddy porn or details of your fellow conspirators it is best to destroy it but if you are just passing it to the children just to download pop music why worry.
I found a G5 dumped in my garden and simply wiped it and use it I suppose I should worry in case it falls into the hands of the thought police and they find reason to prosecute me but you can't worry about everything