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HEAR YE HEAR YE, The threatening THEORY explained again. by johannes March 30, 2012 8:28 pm

So, let me dumb it down for myself: Basically, you're saying nuclear energy causes global warming, due to leaking ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-11 21:16:15
- Thank you for your thoughts and question. It is very rare to see questions here on HZ, there are ... by johannes 2012-04-18 12:18:30
There has been an increase in the amount of earthquakes in the past few years. Could it be the result of ... by johannes 2012-04-07 17:47:31
- we've been over this before. No. by podrock 2012-04-08 05:02:45
  - What is your opinion, why is the increase happening? by johannes 2012-04-08 12:41:10
    - Your cited abstract observes an increase in seismic activity in a specific region while your hypothesis craves an increase in ... by podrock 2012-04-08 16:05:02
      - You may be a good geologist, but your hypothesis on the forces involved in pressure differences leave something to be ... by johannes 2012-04-08 18:23:53
        
        Look at it this way: by podrock 2012-04-09 06:31:34
        
        Hmm….. My car weighs about 2 tons and the tire pressure is about double the atmospheric pressure, so 3 ... by johannes 2012-04-09 13:51:13
        
        Didn't think you'd ever see something capable of reflecting neutrinos, did you? by TB 2012-04-09 08:09:22
        
        I'll bet you're tired! Not in a particularly political mood just now, but I'll think about putting on my steel ... by podrock 2012-04-09 09:20:21
        
        You still don't understand what pressure is. (n/t) by podrock 2012-04-08 19:56:51
I'm confused. Exactly what type of energy are we talking about here, and how does it pervade the planet? ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-31 15:23:06
- The energy that I am talking about is the potential energy that is converted to kinetic energy in fission reactions. ... by johannes 2012-04-01 19:21:13
What is this again? by RobVG 2012-03-31 11:54:41
- Yes, the premise is that the radioactive isotopes that are created in the nuclear reactors heat the surrounding environment, ... by johannes 2012-04-01 19:26:16
  - "Do you have any evidence indicating that such an event can not occur?" Twisted logic. It is your job to prove ... by podrock 2012-04-01 20:28:19
    - I really wish that I had the resources to do that myself, but that is where the info from the ... by johannes 2012-04-03 10:35:06
- I think he said that about half the energy from nuclear power reactors is used to manufacture electricity. The ... by bowser 2012-04-01 08:29:17
  - All nuclear and fuel-burning power plants create waste heat. by TB 2012-04-01 09:13:29
    - Where did you get your figures? You said: “The sun drops something on the order of 100,000 TW on the ... by johannes 2012-04-03 10:40:19
      - Recent data: by podrock 2012-04-03 17:34:31
        
        Thank You by johannes 2012-04-04 14:34:12
        
        Yer welcome...been saving it for ya. by podrock 2012-04-04 17:10:45
      - Time period is irrelevant. Watts are a measurement of power "flow." by TB 2012-04-03 11:01:56
        
        You said: “Adding an eyedropper full of water each minute is unlikely to change this outcome.” It seems to me ... by johannes 2012-04-04 14:33:36
    - I wonder how much heat would be generated by the fuel if it were simply left in it's natural state ... by bowser 2012-04-01 20:42:57
      - Some measurements indicate that 50% of the Earth’s internal heat is generated by nuclear processes. http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/46592 by johannes 2012-04-03 10:36:20
      - None, of course, at least not over non-geological time periods. by TB 2012-04-01 20:57:59
        
        By the way, by TB 2012-04-01 21:12:26

The Great Cuban Sandwich Smackdown by ER April 15, 2012 10:09 am

I realized after your post I've never seen anything in this area mentioning Cuban food. I must have assumed ... by bowser 2012-04-16 17:47:56
Did you notice the linked article? by TB 2012-04-16 07:36:51
- Yes, my cousin, who originally turned me on to this story, also pointed me to this article. Of course, in Cuba ... by ER 2012-04-16 08:57:37
Cuban food appeared to be too heavy on the digestive tract...I opted out. Cluck cluck by Jody 2012-04-15 19:36:34
- I assume you also stay away from Mexican. Good for you having the will power in a venue that probably ... by FrankC 2012-04-17 19:35:58
  - Hah! Actually after 7 years I went off the Atkin's lifestyle. Feeling quite the martyr, and wondered what it was all ... by Jody 2012-04-17 20:07:36
While I was in Miami, all I had that was Cuban was the coffee. Absolutely wonderful coffee. by Jody 2012-04-15 19:35:13
- We Cubans like our coffee like we like our wimmen. Hot, black and sweet, AArgh. by ER 2012-04-15 20:25:22
Yum, I tried to make a decent Cuban recently. I use deli sliced ham and a pork loin I prepared. ... by FrankC 2012-04-15 14:22:47
- The secret is the mojo for the roast pork. Use lemon juice, crushed garlic (in a mortar and pestle) ... by ER 2012-04-15 14:35:48
The best local Cuban food is here. (I've never been there myself, and wouldn't know authentic if it fell on me.) by TB 2012-04-15 14:03:30
- I think I know this guy! by ER 2012-04-15 14:29:20
  - I think this might be the guy you're talking about. by TB 2012-04-15 14:57:26
    - Could be. But it was a long time ago, and you know what they say, all bald guys look ... by ER 2012-04-15 15:05:50
      - Good question. by TB 2012-04-15 15:31:43
        
        PA Joe's was a superb restaurant and had a small but very classy lounge. I often stopped there on ... by ER 2012-04-15 17:04:56
        
        The guy who occupies the other half of my duplex is a Stanford digital signal processing expert who has worked ... by TB 2012-04-15 18:55:02
        
        It was already "Loral" when I was there, but everybody still called it "Ford" out of habit. And I had ... by ER 2012-04-15 20:21:30
        
        One thing I can say about N California: Folks there know how to eat. There are a lot ... by ER 2012-04-15 17:49:28
Okay, there's one incentive to move to hurricane country. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-15 13:30:11

Auroras in an odd place by Ainz April 13, 2012 6:20 pm

That's usually burning methane gas. Kids do it a lot. by bowser 2012-04-14 21:58:04
Hand me a mirror, would ya? (n/t) by Robert 2012-04-14 09:01:53
- "My God, it's full of stars!" by TB 2012-04-14 12:37:17
  - Aaand TB wins the internet. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-15 02:43:38
  - Have to hand it to you... by Robert 2012-04-14 21:38:42
Uranus is an odd place. It's sideways, chilly, ringed, and there is talk of mining it for it's abundant ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-14 01:35:45
- Of course, any probe to Uranus, would have to be nuclear,...since the sun don't shine there. by Ainz 2012-04-14 03:24:54
  - It'd also have to be large enough so we don't lose the thing there. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-14 12:11:47
I have an ointment for that. by TB 2012-04-13 20:06:19
- Why? by bowser 2012-04-17 18:27:47
- Everybody's laughing, but they shouldn't. Did you know how you could tell if you have too much phosphorus in your system? ... by Jeff-Wash 2012-04-13 20:33:24
  - That's how I find my way home. by Ainz 2012-04-13 21:04:31
  - What, doesn't everybody's? by TB 2012-04-13 20:36:42

Kid steals second base in a ball game by TB April 17, 2012 3:55 pm

SWEET!!!! by Jody 2012-04-17 17:55:48

Medical ID Tattoos by Jody April 17, 2012 10:17 am

What would sexual addicts have tattooed? by bowser 2012-04-17 11:04:28
- Your Mom... on their left buttock....and so it is written. by Jody 2012-04-17 11:17:56
  - En garde. by bowser 2012-04-17 17:13:16
    - Awww...Bowsers...ya know ah loves yah...:) by Jody 2012-04-17 17:41:44
The Waffen SS used to have their blood type tatooed on their arm in case they were wounded in action. by ER 2012-04-17 10:49:20
- And numbers on their prisoners. by bowser 2012-04-17 11:04:48