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General Science / Re: Frankenstein's Battery

« on: 06/12/2020 09:41:35 »

I don't know how long that battery has been in there but I think for over 5 years.

Gases can accumulate in (old) sealed batteries, causing them to be pressurised.

... there's been some rain ....

A change in atmospheric-pressure could then cause the electrolyte in the battery to move,
(like a barometer), and consequently change the performance of the battery.


[Changes in atmospheric-pressure alone are sufficient to power a mechanical clock]

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Just Chat! / Re: Have ingested radioactive particles ever shown up in scans ?

« on: 05/12/2020 21:52:12 »

... smokers are more radioactive than nonsmokers ...

Tobacco is unusually radioactive ... https://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/05/24/tobacco-firms-have-failed-to-act-on-radioactivity-in-cigarettes-heres-why/

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Just Chat! / Re: Have ingested radioactive particles ever shown up in scans ?

« on: 05/12/2020 13:46:15 »

http://lateralscience.blogspot.com/2017/12/the-radium-water-worked-fine-until-his.html

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General Science / Re: Evolutionary niche

« on: 02/12/2020 22:57:01 »

... I've read that some bacteria can survive, and even thrive, in very hostile conditions, such as in the cooling water surrounding a nuclear reactor  ...

Some fungi are loving it ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiotrophic_fungus

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General Science / Re: Evolutionary niche

« on: 02/12/2020 21:49:47 »

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Question of the Week / Re: QotW - 20.11.25 - Does composting release fewer greenhouse gases than landfill?

« on: 02/12/2020 17:09:38 »

Even when the garbage trucks are powered by landfill methane,
 there is still the carbon-footprint of making the trucks to consider.

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Question of the Week / Re: QotW - 20.11.25 - Does composting release fewer greenhouse gases than landfill?

« on: 01/12/2020 15:42:35 »

Transporting the waste to the landfill site in a diesel-powered truck will add more CO2.

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Just Chat! / Re: ThisPersonDoesNotExist

« on: 29/11/2020 22:46:06 »

The equine version is more surreal ... https://thishorsedoesnotexist.com/


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 pushmi-pullyu.jpeg (50.99 kB . 256x256 - viewed 6890 times)

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Freddie_Kruger.jpeg (38.91 kB . 256x256 - viewed 6914 times)

Jayne_Leno.jpeg (45.61 kB . 256x256 - viewed 6933 times)

species_dysmorphia.jpeg (61.86 kB . 256x256 - viewed 6863 times)

https://thishorsedoesnotexist.com/

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Just Chat! / Re: ThisPersonDoesNotExist

« on: 29/11/2020 22:20:37 »

If you purrfur cats ... https://thiscatdoesnotexist.com/


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https://thiscatdoesnotexist.com/

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Just Chat! / Re: ThisPersonDoesNotExist

« on: 29/11/2020 17:56:49 »

Bean in a fight ...


BeanBeaten.jpeg (479.19 kB . 1024x1024 - viewed 7618 times)
https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/

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New Theories / Re: My Ideas on New Scientific Processes In Our Bodies - What Do You Think?

« on: 29/11/2020 08:25:45 »

I am not sure about the first/second one ...

When people speak their hearing sensitivity is attenuated by the acoustic-reflex.
(a/k/a vocalization-induced stapedius-reflex).
So when people are speaking they are less able to hear faint sounds, not because they concentrating on speech, but because the sensitivity of their hearing has been turned down by reflex action.

Acoustic-reflex is like the pupil-reflex in bright light: reducing the amount of energy reching to the sensor.

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New Theories / Re: My Ideas on New Scientific Processes In Our Bodies - What Do You Think?

« on: 28/11/2020 19:03:15 »

Before I go, can I ask that if anyone sees a bit of research, papers, topics, questions and any other things related to my ideas, please can you share them with me, as this would help me?

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_reflex,
(analogous to https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Pupillary_light_reflex)

Further reading ... https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Neural_adaptation#Auditory

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The Environment / Re: Should train timetables be limited during lockdown to save energy?

« on: 28/11/2020 10:04:21 »

there's no argument about tuning

I'm willing to bet that there is ...

https://youtu.be/-penQWPHJzI?t=70

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Is Irlen Syndrome a recognised condition?

« on: 26/11/2020 18:53:16 »

Aussies say it's quackery ... https://ranzco.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Irlen-Syndrome-Position-Statement-May-2018-1.pdf

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Just Chat! / Re: ThisPersonDoesNotExist

« on: 26/11/2020 18:22:29 »

Donald ? ...


Trumpster.jpeg (538.11 kB . 1024x1024 - viewed 7593 times)
https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/

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Just Chat! / Re: ThisPersonDoesNotExist

« on: 26/11/2020 08:34:23 »

Photobombed by Terry Toma...


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https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/

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Just Chat! / Re: ThisPersonDoesNotExist

« on: 26/11/2020 08:28:29 »

Voldemort the early years ...


voldermort.jpeg (488.48 kB . 1024x1024 - viewed 7496 times)
https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/

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Just Chat! / ThisPersonDoesNotExist

« on: 24/11/2020 22:27:15 »

AI generated faces ...  https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/ (refresh that page for a new face).

Most are plausible, but it can't cope with hats or objects in front of faces or multiple faces.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/StyleGAN


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Just Chat! / Re: God designed human nasal-bone to support spectacles ;¬)

« on: 20/11/2020 13:34:46 »

At least "Answers in Genesis" are not COVID-19 deniers ...
https://answersingenesis.org/coronavirus/coronavirus-mutation-or-evolution/

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Just Chat! / God designed human nasal-bone to support spectacles ;¬)

« on: 20/11/2020 07:32:19 »

In case you were wondering who were the 73M that voted for Trump ...


https://youtu.be/mfnHCHMOOCE?t=954