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mcoombes314 t1_j6ovnct wrote
Reply to comment by phasechanges in A spaceflight disaster was narrowly avoided in 1972. A series of intense solar flares exploded in August, just months before the launch of Apollo 17. Any astronauts on the moon at that time would have died from radiation. As NASA's new lunar missions progress, the threat of radiation still looms. by EricFromOuterSpace
And who thinks it's a good idea to give one value in km and the other in miles? Either stick to one or do both.
mcoombes314 t1_j69nu3k wrote
Reply to comment by PM_ME_YOUR__INIT__ in In the absence of cosmic radiation, would an object placed in space eventually cool to absolute zero? by IHatrMakingUsernames
And the minimal energy that remains as a result of this is called "zero point energy", as it's the lowest possible energy state (but not "zero energy")
mcoombes314 t1_j45ir27 wrote
Reply to comment by drunkenmonkey3 in Discovery of a temple of Poseidon located at the Kleidi site near Samikon in Greece by MeatballDom
Spite, surely?
mcoombes314 t1_j1r0ywb wrote
What do you mean, like a launch escape system to salvage the payload if there's a failure early on in the flight, equipped with parachutes so that it can be retrieved?
mcoombes314 t1_j12o6bp wrote
Reply to comment by QuickbuyingGf in The Finalmouse Centerpiece is a keyboard with built-in CPU and GPU, and its screen animations are powered by Unreal Engine 5 by thebelsnickle1991
Some programs make a distinction between "number row" number keys and numpad number keys
mcoombes314 t1_ix2vjqu wrote
Reply to comment by Noe_b0dy in Super-hot salt could be coming to a battery near you by Apart_Shock
I thought it was normal fusion being 20 years away*, with cold fusion being further?
*I know fusion has been achieved but it doesn't go on long enough to produce meaningful amounts of energy yet
mcoombes314 t1_iucqj29 wrote
Reply to comment by MansfromDaVinci in Qatar lavished British MPs with gifts ahead of World Cup by ladyem8
I want to see a sketch of this, it reads like something Monty Python might have had a go at, Silly Olympics style. Very well written.
mcoombes314 t1_jdd178c wrote
Reply to comment by seriouschris in 5 N.Y. Schools Evacuated After Bomb Threats Over LGBTQ+ Book by wdcmsnbcgay
"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words..... they frighten me.".