TranquilTurbulence

TranquilTurbulence , 1 day ago

To me, it’s soft, round and rather flat. Sort of shaped like a red blood cell but without the pit in the middle. Also, one side of the disc is thinner than the other.

I have no idea how I come to such a specific image. My mind works in really strange ways I can’t even understand.

TranquilTurbulence , 2 days ago

Turns out, in biology, “endothermic” doesn’t mean what you would think if you’re familiar with chemistry. I guess you could also say that endothermic animals rely on exothermic reactions to keep them warm.

TranquilTurbulence , 22 days ago

Any hardware that couples with a mobile app is potentially a bad idea. Eventually, the company will stop developing that app, which means you just have to use that device without the mobile app. If it’s an RC car without a controller, you’re left with e-waste. If it’s an electric toothbrush, you can probably still use it, but with fewer features than before. Either way, it’s bad news for the user.

TranquilTurbulence , 25 days ago

Spending 22 hours in subway? I wonder if it involves lots of chilling and waiting, or was that 22 hours of stress filled precision timing.

TranquilTurbulence , 1 month ago

That is a tricky problem to solve. Normally, gass stays underground, because there’s plenty of rock above it to provide enough pressure. You would need to clog up all the tiny crevices with something really fine, like clay, and then build a mountain on top of it. If there’s a mine nearby, they could just dump all the waste rock/sand/dust in the pit.

TranquilTurbulence , 1 month ago

It also apples to mushrooms. All mushrooms are edible, some more than once.

TranquilTurbulence , 1 month ago

When a non-astronomer sees this picture, their attention is immediately drawn to the spikes. That’s why it’s great that this article also explains the diffraction spikes.