I love Ira's Science Friday radio show/ podcast.
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Chris Catignani
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Humanities
Interesting note from Ricks wiki link:
"This can be illustrated by the equilibrium of carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas, reacting to form methanol.
CO + 2 H2 ⇌ CH3OH
Suppose we were to increase the concentration of CO in the system. Using Le Châtelier's principle, we can predict that the amount of methanol will increase, decreasing the total change in CO."
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Chris Catignani
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Laboratory
Ah ha! Thank you everybody! I have all kinds of rulers and such and nothing was adding up.
I had originally thought a "French Connection" but didnt follow through all the way.
This caliper was originally owned by a jeweler / watch repairman.
"Future reference... providing the context in which the picture is found can help facilitate googling"
...I took the picture th
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Chris Catignani
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Coffee Shop
Two measurements on this caliper: m/m (milimeters) and licnes (??).
I have looked and looked and cant seem to make any since out of it.
The calipers are antique and made in Japan.
Im thinking is may be a misspelling...but of what originally.
The (bottom) measurements are like nothing I'v seen.
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Chris Catignani
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Coffee Shop
This would explain where the Cherokee got there mound building techniques.
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Chris Catignani
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Ancient History
It was replicated...
But...just because it can be reproduced doesnt mean the original is a fake.
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Chris Catignani
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Ancient History
"The alternative scenario implies instead a much longer journey that started in Jerusalem in the year 30 or 33 AD."
BOOM <mind being blown up>
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Chris Catignani
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Ancient History
"The melting of the Antarctic ice sheet and the thinning of floating ice shelves has contributed an excess of around 350 gigatonnes of freshwater to the surrounding ocean."
Since freshwater is less dense than saltwater...
"...the coast of Antarctica to rise by 2cm more than the global average of 6cm."
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Chris Catignani
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Laboratory
"After all, this light pattern doesn’t show up anywhere else, across 150,000 stars."
There are 10 billion galaxies in the known universe. Roughly 100 billion stars per galaxy.
What percent of 1 billion trillion is 150 thousand?
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Chris Catignani
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Laboratory
A Fresh Perspective on an Extraordinary Cluster of Galaxies
Interesting notes:
"The central galaxy contains a supermassive black hole roughly a thousand times more massive than the one at the center of our galaxy."
"These massive cosmic threads of gas and dust, most of which had never been detected before, extend for 160,000 to 330,000 lights years. This is longer than t
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Chris Catignani
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Laboratory
Khazar-khum Wrote:
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> I agree with Rick. You never see anything about
> how many goats David had, for example.
...or the sling shot tour.
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Chris Catignani
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Ancient History
Thanks Paul
The NewScientist link seems to cut to the chase.
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Chris Catignani
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Laboratory
100 years from now...
It was a moment frozen in time – a 2015 wheel cover propped up against a stop sign exactly where its owner had left it over a hundred years ago.
...some poor geezer lost his gun!
Poor Mrs Jensen trawling through those newspapers.
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Chris Catignani
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Humanities
donald r raab Wrote:
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> Once they learn texting we are toast
#ROFTP (Roll on floor throwing poop)
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Chris Catignani
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Ancient History
The rover got stuck and did a "turn in place"...then the rock appeared.
From:
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Chris Catignani
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Laboratory
I keep seeing more and more of this lately.
Lumo Lift...measures all kinds of stuff on you.
From Google X: Contacts that check your blood sugar:
Adruino Blog..
And finally the wearable PC
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Chris Catignani
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Laboratory
Check out these press Images from: Detroit Disassembled by photographer Andrew Moore
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Chris Catignani
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Humanities
Thanks Sam,
Recently read where sleep helps "file" memories of the day.
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Chris Catignani
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Laboratory
ON #10 is says that 10+10+10+10=40.
Maybe in Hex!
10+10+10+10 = 1000
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Chris Catignani
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Coffee Shop
Lee:
I'm pretty sure this is the south side of Khufu. The Mastabas. The boat pit.
(To the far right) That's Hetepheres tomb.
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Chris Catignani
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Ancient Egypt
Hey Ma'at!
I came across this photo "untitled" of Khufu.
It was on the cover of recently received birthday card with enclosed message, "Some things are older then you are."
The photo is by Pete Turner 1960. His site
Many of the Giza photos we've come across through the years were from Pete's 1959 caravan journey through Africa.
Anyway...I thoug
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Chris Catignani
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Ancient Egypt
3) "The artifact’s recent past is equally mysterious. Somehow—no one knows under what
circumstances—it came into the hands of a Prussian aristocrat, Baron Walram V. Von Schoeler"
Von Schoeler may have been duped.
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Chris Catignani
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Laboratory
"However, Dr Gabet said that other subterranean mammals, such as moles, could be responsible for these."
Moles make mounds here and there...but nothing a numerous as gophers.
Moles are reclusive and solitary by nature. There tunnels are easily seen.
Gopher tunnels tend to be deeper.
...just sayin...Don't make a mountain out of a mole hill.
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Chris Catignani
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Laboratory
I just was listing to this on Science Friday:
Mark Derr : Author, "How the Dog Became the Dog: From Wolves to Our Best Friends" (Overlook Press, 2011) Miami Beach, Florida
Greger Larson: Evolutionary Biologist
Research Scientist, Department of Archaeology
Centre for the Coevolution of Biology and Culture Durham University Durham, England
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Chris Catignani
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Laboratory
Fantastic Rick!
I live in the country and (re)grow orchids from my daughters flower shop...and will attach an orchid to a piece of wood with a gall.
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Chris Catignani
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Laboratory
So true Jammer. Social engineering.
"Yes ma'am...I'm with the IT department. Could you tell me your sign on and password."
Most hacks are low tech...like pluggin in a usb key logger.
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Chris Catignani
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Laboratory
I see a new line of fishing rods in the future.
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Chris Catignani
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Laboratory
Charlie...the one caveat there is the "known universe."
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Chris Catignani
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Laboratory
Agreed. It would take 100,000 light years just to traverse our own Milky Way Galexy.
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Chris Catignani
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Laboratory
Just to put things in mind blowing perspective....
It is now estimated that there are 500 Billion galaxies.
...that's a lot of stars...and a lot of planets.
How gullible we are to think were alone...and intelligent.
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Chris Catignani
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Laboratory