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Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 03-14-2024, 01:08 AM
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Posted By Spuds
Pi time's the charm?

Pi time's the charm?
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-25-2023, 11:25 PM
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Views: 84,100
Posted By Spuds
Checked out Jupiter and at least 3 of it's moons...

Checked out Jupiter and at least 3 of it's moons this evening with a telescope. Definitely an orb with multiple orbs around it. Tried taking a picture but I got weird camera effects (because...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-22-2023, 01:08 AM
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Posted By Spuds
It is what it is I suppose.

It is what it is I suppose.
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-21-2023, 04:10 PM
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Posted By Spuds
Also, happy Solstice everyone!

Also, happy Solstice everyone!
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-21-2023, 04:09 PM
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Posted By Spuds
Never watched either in entirety. My brothers...

Never watched either in entirety. My brothers were both really into Dr Strangelove for some reason.
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-21-2023, 04:08 PM
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Views: 84,100
Posted By Spuds
I wasn't going to say anything, but I also didn't...

I wasn't going to say anything, but I also didn't really get that one. I think I watched it for a high school literature/media class. I feel like it was meant to be taken with other drugs.
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-21-2023, 12:58 AM
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Views: 84,100
Posted By Spuds
Favorite space movie of all time? I think I...

Favorite space movie of all time? I think I gotta say Apollo 13. At least it's a standard that I compare other movies to in my mind.

Movies more into the sci fi realm is harder. I watch a lot...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-17-2023, 02:29 AM
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Views: 84,100
Posted By Spuds
Well, as I recall he just said it maintains lift...

Well, as I recall he just said it maintains lift without power, which is a completely true statement. It's just the lift coming from the coils, not aero. The act of moving the magnets on the train...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-16-2023, 11:05 PM
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Posted By Spuds
I don't think it's aerodynamic lift the keeps the...

I don't think it's aerodynamic lift the keeps the train up. My guess is the magnets on the train induce a current in the lifting coils as it passes by, which keeps it afloat by magnetic levitation. ...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-15-2023, 09:02 PM
Replies: 813
Views: 84,100
Posted By Spuds
Wait, are you talking about a vacuum tube using...

Wait, are you talking about a vacuum tube using pressure differential to push/pull a vehicle on rails or using ram air to lift a vehicle drawn through the tube by magnets?
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-15-2023, 03:27 PM
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Views: 84,100
Posted By Spuds
I have a minute to list assumptions: Object...

I have a minute to list assumptions:

Object is a cylinder
5m diameter
30m length
20,000kg mass
G=10m/s^2

Atmosphere is assumed Earth at STP
273K Temperature
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-15-2023, 12:35 PM
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Views: 84,100
Posted By Spuds
Hyperloop: I've done some quick math, and I...

Hyperloop: I've done some quick math, and I haven't done this in years so I could be wrong. Assuming something the size of a 737-700 cabin that weighs half as much as the empty plane, and with no...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-13-2023, 09:36 AM
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Views: 84,100
Posted By Spuds
No, you are preaching and trolling. If you don't...

No, you are preaching and trolling. If you don't understand what that means you should really get off the internet and go experience the real world if they will still take you. Annoy the people...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-13-2023, 02:34 AM
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Views: 84,100
Posted By Spuds
A second reminder for anyone who didn't get the...

A second reminder for anyone who didn't get the point the first time. This is a thread about stuff in outer space. If someone wants to have a discussion about whatever shape they believe the earth...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-09-2023, 05:24 PM
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Views: 84,100
Posted By Spuds
Actually 1g (or that of whatever planet you are...

Actually 1g (or that of whatever planet you are going to) flat rate burn mixed with periods of higher g burns is a better architecture for deep space human exploration than single long burn up front...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-08-2023, 09:21 AM
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Views: 84,100
Posted By Spuds
To be fair, my mom has a bachelor of arts in...

To be fair, my mom has a bachelor of arts in computer science. And she's a fine (retired) engineer.

Musks superpower is that his daddy is rich and he has rich friends. If a sucker is born every...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-08-2023, 09:15 AM
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Views: 84,100
Posted By Spuds
Can't you just make your own thread and stop...

Can't you just make your own thread and stop trolling in everyone else's?
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-06-2023, 06:00 PM
Replies: 813
Views: 84,100
Posted By Spuds
*$2 billion to get just the fuel into earth orbit...

*$2 billion to get just the fuel into earth orbit for one mission. Plus the cost of the fuel they are putting in orbit. Plus the cost of the tanks and mechanisms holding the fuel. Probably still...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-06-2023, 05:45 PM
Replies: 813
Views: 84,100
Posted By Spuds
Lol I guess it's not actually meant to land? ...

Lol I guess it's not actually meant to land?

I believe the LEM landing gear was tested on a rig that held it from above to simulate 1/6th gravity. Or maybe I'm getting confused with the flight...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-06-2023, 10:19 AM
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Views: 84,100
Posted By Spuds
Definitely works out for whoever is building...

Definitely works out for whoever is building launch vehicles. Modern decision makers see confidence and associate that with competence in their head. After they write the 9 figure check they have...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-05-2023, 08:01 PM
Replies: 813
Views: 84,100
Posted By Spuds
The lost investment fallacy gets along quite well...

The lost investment fallacy gets along quite well in bureaucracy. Lots of ass covering and asserting that everything is great and we are all doing great. Because bureaucracy is about protecting the...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-05-2023, 07:08 PM
Replies: 813
Views: 84,100
Posted By Spuds
Regardless of the space stuff, I'm going to make...

Regardless of the space stuff, I'm going to make everyone on my team watch this video. This guy gets it. It's not just NASA with these problems.
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 11-28-2023, 09:33 AM
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Views: 84,100
Posted By Spuds
The ocean is a pretty big net though. Parachutes...

The ocean is a pretty big net though. Parachutes like that are neither accurate nor precise.
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 11-25-2023, 09:14 PM
Replies: 813
Views: 84,100
Posted By Spuds
I don't think that's true. Someone crashes their...

I don't think that's true. Someone crashes their car onto your property, you don't have a totalled car.
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 11-09-2023, 12:08 PM
Replies: 813
Views: 84,100
Posted By Spuds
This is quite off topic. I recommend you make a...

This is quite off topic. I recommend you make a new thread for your desired topic.
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 10-18-2023, 05:58 PM
Replies: 813
Views: 84,100
Posted By Spuds
It's just all the smug seeping out of California....

It's just all the smug seeping out of California. ;)
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 10-18-2023, 08:57 AM
Replies: 813
Views: 84,100
Posted By Spuds
Ok, this is kinda cool. Image taken from the L1...

Ok, this is kinda cool. Image taken from the L1 point while last weekends eclipse was happening. ...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 10-17-2023, 01:12 PM
Replies: 813
Views: 84,100
Posted By Spuds
Lol, I might have to report Irace for spam in a...

Lol, I might have to report Irace for spam in a minute. Gotta be fair you know.

;). :cheers:
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 10-17-2023, 08:59 AM
Replies: 813
Views: 84,100
Posted By Spuds
Reported for spam.

Reported for spam.
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 10-08-2023, 09:47 AM
Replies: 813
Views: 84,100
Posted By Spuds
Well, if we consider each new generation to be...

Well, if we consider each new generation to be about 10 years or so (which is long relative to most of today's mammals), and consider the ~40 million year timeline of whale evolution, it's actually...
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