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You don't seem to understand what Swansont and Mordred are trying to tell you. That much mass at that separation would gravitationally collapse. That means a very very small Black Hole; not what you envisage. At Planck scales the three major forces, gravity, electroweak and color force are postulated to be equivalent in strength, but as we can't even get close to those scales, it is only theory of a single grand unified force. ( and I have no clue what ImplicitDemands is yammering about )

A few more squats never hurt anybody. I could use some myself. Unfortunately, bad knees ( one with pins and wires in it ) make leg presses, where you can alter foot position without falling over, are more suitable.

This is exactly the kind of thinking that holds science back. People ( like Dim ) want immediate returns on investment and don't consider the long term returns. This is common in fusion research, and has already affected other research like NASA's space program. We know fission is unsustainable because of long term waste residue and raw materials ( both which can even be weaponized ), but fusion has an abundance of raw reactant material, potentially much lower waste residue, and is as common as the Sun in the sky. Realizing almost unlimited power is an engineering problem, not a theoretical one. Unfortunately theory comes cheap while engineering costs money. The 'bean counters' always ruin it for everybody.

My opinion ... ImplicitDemands seems to have mixed feelings of superiority, and inferiority, at the same time along with other mental issues, and he should consult a professional about his confusion. Orgitude seems to be under the impression that sex and romance are a human right. They are NOT; they are a privilege. Only rapists think they are a right. And Eise Shame on you 🙂 ; must be a European thing. I was a shy teenager, but developed a 'personality' in University and was a single 'womanizer' well into my 40s ( by 'womanizer' I mean women had as good a time with me, as I did with them ). I'm still single, and sometimes party with women in their 30s, or late 20s even, but at 65, its difficult to be a womanizer without being accused of being a 'dirty old man'. All women ( or potential partners ) have different likes and interests. If you remember that it's not always about you, and listen to them a little, you'll find out what they like. Some like romance. Some like a little 'rougher' treatment. And some are happy that you just listened to them. But all are happy when treated with a little respect and appreciated for being thinking persons, and not just a 'bag of meat' for your sexual satisfaction. It's as simple as 'you give them what they want and they'll give you what you want'. Are you listening, ImplicitDemands ?

How about masturbation ??? You and the OP sure seem to do a lot of verbal jerking off in this thread. Can we please ignore these two, so that they hopefully go away, and we can go back to discussing the sciences this forum is designed for ?

I suspect Musk's 'ease' was for reasons different than Eisenhower's.

Are you sure ? Infrastructure will already need upgrading to accommodate 1 or 2 EVs per household. Even if it's a two step process that begins with cities, where 'rural use' vehicles switch to distributed power when entering city limits. And if those lower traffic remote roads and regions have homes or lights along them, they already have a distributed power grid; instead of using suspended wiring, the power would be carried to them by the 'road' equivalent. You just need technology to 'extract' power from the road as your vehicle travels along it without also 'frying' people or local wildlife.

I'm probably one of the people on your ignore list, Orgo-dude, but the definition of 'incel' is a specific state of mind of the person who identifies as such. It has nothing to do with the rest of society, or with me, but is a self-inflicted delusion that tends to harm those surrounding him ( or her ). And all your buzz-words, like 'anglosphere gender whatchyoumaycallits' may make me pity the sap, but I will not feel guilty about it.

Batteries have to be carried around and are a built in inefficiency; Lithium is scarce and highly reactive. A better system would involve distributed power, where the 'road' ( or its equivalent ) would supply power to the much smaller, lightweight vehicle. Why waste half of your available power accelerating batteries and motors ?

I have read '17 Equations That Changed the World', and found it very interesting. I will have to see if I can source a copy of your other recommendation, 'Elusive', as that sounds even more 'up my alley'. Thanks Studiot.

Is all of your life 'fantasy' ??? If I was you I would stick to trying to pick up women, as you don't seem to know anything about science. Oh wait ... you don't know anything about that either.

That's funny. One guy, telling everyone else that it is they who are delusional ... I don't know what you look like, but I doubt it. You do, however, act, talk, and think like one. Do you think that's an attractive quality ????

Just wondering ... Do you have male friends ? If sex ( with women ) isn't your primary focus, how are you able to have male friends but not female friends ? Become 'friends' with women, just as you do with males. You'll find that what makes them attractive and interesting isn't their looks. And the situation is symmetrical; what makes you attractive is not your looks either. On the other hand, what makes you unattractive is your state of mind. And neither politicians, nor society, can change that; only you can. INow has been kind to you with his comments. I would have said "Grow up. It's too late for middle school, teenage sexual angst".

Sure, for a Patek Philippe which costs the same as a mid size automobile. The average Chinese manufactured automatic movement is assembled by young kids, from parts copied from Swiss or Japanese movements, and are only slightly less accurate despite costing a thousand times less.

Premature babies are surviving after being born/removed earlier and earlier, so this technology is quickly advancing, and may be viable. My nephew's baby daughter was born almost 4 months premature due to her mother's emergency surgery for a brain infection, and was so small, she comfortably fit in her father's cupped hand at birth. She is now a happy, inquisitive, healthy 2 year old with no complications; hopefully her inquisitiveness develops into an interest in science. ( her mom is healthy, but still on meds to prevent seizures, and is in the process of getting her Driver's license back )

The thing to keep in mind is that the Big Bang process only produces 3 parts Hydrogen nuclei, 1 part Helium, and trivial amounts of Lithium. These are the basic building blocks of our universe. Heavier elements, up to A# 26, Fe or iron nucleii, are manufactured in the hearts of massive stars, as the fusion process which produces them has a net energy excess which is released. All elements above A# 26 have an energy deficit, and energy must be added to fuse the heavier nucleii. This energy is provided in various processes such as supeernova explosions of various types, neutron star mergers, etc, where gravity provides the added energy ( in a roundabout way ) to produce most of the known elements. Notice that most of the elements essential for life require stars to form from the initial Hydrogen/Helium mix ( known as population III stars ), live out their lives, and even die, before their last explosions spread trace amounts of heavier elements into the gas clouds of the early universe, to form 'dirty' population II, and I stars like our Sun and most other spiral arm stars.

Quick question, Org. Monasteries and convents. Both deny sexual relations, yet people are free to choose becoming members. Do you call that voluntary or involuntary ? ( I only ask as you don't seem to know the meaning of the words ) If you get to make the choice that gets you in the predicament, it is voluntary.

I profusely apologize for not living up to your standards of seriousness 😄 .

Who should you be bigoted against, if not criminals who are in jai l??? I can see the lawsuits now; Pedophiles released from prison who apply for jobs at day-care centers are discriminated against. Get real.

And you think that explains why 'incel culture' is taking off in the Developed countries, as a result of the internet ? Maybe if they didn't spend so much time online, but actually got out to meet people, they'd get laid ! Are you really going to argue that we, in the developed countries, are lacking in resources ? Everyone is aware that sex ( with the opposite gender ) is not available in prison. Yet people voluntarily go to jail because they voluntarily do the crime. Seems to be the result of voluntary bad choices, and as I previously pointed out, lack of responsibility. ( if you want to argue that some 'crimes' should not result in jail time, that is a different story ) This is not the movie Good Will Hunting; sometimes it is their fault.

It makes no difference to the calculated predictions, or to the observed results. If 'interpretation' is not the right word, I don't know what else to call it. ( you and Joigus are fairly picky about terminology 🙂 )

Absolutely. We've had discussion of educational solutions and political solutions ( even linking to the housing shortage ) when the problem is actually 'incel mentality', or ideology. When someone says "I can't get laid, and its everyone else's fault", that is a mental problem. Maybe that's part of the problem with the evolution of Western society. When you are encouraged to believe you're not responsible for your own life situation, it is only a small step to believing that all bad situations are someone else's fault.

It's often said that if you perform an experiment to detect the wave nature of a quantum particle, you detect a wave. And if you perform an experiment to detect its particle nature, you will detect a particle. Superdeterminism is a generalization of the above statement. In effect, the 'result' is correlated with the 'experiment'. This allows for the construction of local hidden variable theory, but I'm not too comfortable with that; as Markus explains, where do you draw the line for such correlations ? They could stretch back to the beginning of space and time ( and into the future as well ), and be 'correlated' to the notion of the block universe ( that you asked about ). I personally see it as yet another interpretation of the goings on of the quantum world. My preferred 'interpretation' remains no local reality, until 'revealed' by measurement. ( I hope you find 'revealed' less jarring than 'established', Joigus 🙂 )

Oh, it is a real phenomenon. A 'gaze' or a certain look, can have many realizable effects, or repercussions. I'm sure you've heard of the 'evil eye', or 'stink eye', or looks that kill, etc. But seriously. If that was true, no one would ever get caught picking their nose, or scratching their balls.

By needing to perform an experiment to prove the Earth is spherical you are actually validating stupid people's opinions. ( or are you trying to prove it to yourself ) The most pleasant way to prove it would be to book a flight to Europe. Then after a pleasant stay, book a flight to India. See the sights, then book a flight to Hawaii. After witnessing how Americanization has ruined the islands, book a flight home. Notice that you never went backwards, or flew off the edge of the disc. If still incredulous, book window seats. Life is hard, but much harder if you're stupid; taking a trip to decrease your stupidity is pleasant. But I have little sympathy for people that require 'proof' when the evidence is staring them in the face.