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How to get a cosmos from nothing. by bowser January 10, 2012 1:34 am

I don't have the smarts to be discerning either, but that's probably due to a damning California education. I'll be discerning ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-01-10 11:39:26
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- I think that; “gravitational field energy” is an attempt to explain something that is not understood. The meaning of the ... by johannes 2012-01-11 17:27:35
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  - ¡Basta! Coño. Como hablas mierda. by visitor 2012-01-11 17:46:58
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    - Your opinion is valuable, Where do you base your assertion? Mierda también contiene un espacio, masa y energía. by visitor 2012-01-11 21:49:57
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      - Y también tiene un hedor formidable. by ER 2012-01-11 22:41:42
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        hedor que sucede The question was: Why do you think it happens. Thanks for the Spanish lesson. Minun vuoro opettaa sinulle Suomen kieltä. by johannes 2012-01-12 10:18:04
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        Finnish, right? I thought so from your accent. You didn't know you had an accent when you wrote, did ... by ER 2012-01-12 12:30:01
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        I agree with much of what you say, the “The Mechanical Universe” series is something I have seen several times ... by johannes 2012-01-12 16:44:51
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        Work by RobVG 2012-01-14 13:50:58
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        These terms are defined, that is, we decide what they are. A mass when moving has kinetic energy. ... by ER 2012-01-12 17:38:01
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        PS: If you carry a mass to the top of a building, it is said "to have potential energy mgh ... by ER 2012-01-12 19:17:24
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        The dialog can become somewhat convoluted, perhaps I am the blind person that cannot see what you see. Several points ... by johannes 2012-01-13 12:42:43
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        Here are the points you brought up as unclear, in the order you mention them a) "when a mass moves it ... by ER 2012-01-13 17:27:23
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        I do not doubt mathematics or your ability to use it accurately. You do an excellent job with the ... by johannes 2012-01-14 11:20:10
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        You're missing everything, because language is misleading. There are subconscious meanings to words that color your reasoning and lead ... by ER 2012-01-14 14:59:12
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        Ahh…..Your last sentence explains your, and perhaps the rest of the science communities thought on the subject. It is ... by johannes 2012-01-14 18:21:26
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        There is a reason for everything, but a purpose to nothing. Science tries to learn the reasons. Purposes are fairy tales we ... by ER 2012-01-14 18:44:12
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- A lot of people are going to fiddle with this for a long time. by TB 2012-01-10 11:46:59
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The question, "Where did the Universe come from? is usually answered "God made it?" That's not an answer, it's a ... by ER 2012-01-10 11:23:57
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- When it comes to matters of defining the universe, my mind always cycles back to this: This universe has ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-01-10 12:02:23
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- That first line ("it's a postponement of an answer") is a very good way to put it. by TB 2012-01-10 11:40:32
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  - Its just a variant of "It's turtles all the way down." by ER 2012-01-10 17:38:03
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    - PS by ER 2012-01-10 17:46:35
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  - That's the standard answer, typically as cited below. I can't figure out any more how to code in a ... by bowser 2012-01-10 17:05:22
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    - You don't have to prove negatives. by TB 2012-01-10 17:38:29
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    - These fanatics are always talking about 'proof', or challenging you about 'proof', or 'show me your proof and I'll show ... by ER 2012-01-10 17:35:15
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    - I just remember the HTML code for a link, which works better now than the "link" box does. In ... by TB 2012-01-10 17:33:30
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12 Skywatching events of 2012 by TB January 12, 2012 7:59 pm

#13 - 12/21 Sky falls by FrankC 2012-01-12 23:46:53
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- Astrological calculations place that towards midnight on November 6. by bowser 2012-01-13 02:06:14
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There are as many planets as there are stars by RobVG January 11, 2012 8:22 pm

Do I hear 1.6 ? by RobVG 2012-01-12 19:23:23
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- Actually, I don't think astronomers are very surprised. Even when I studied astronomy 40 years ago, it was understood ... by ER 2012-01-12 19:42:31
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At least. :) by FrankC 2012-01-12 14:50:27
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And there's another coefficient in the Drake Equation with a realistic value. by ER 2012-01-11 21:21:25
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Asimo learns by RobVG January 9, 2012 7:58 pm

I agree with you. And I wonder how your description of the process varies from what a human child ... by bowser 2012-01-09 21:58:16
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DARPA discovers improved radiation exposure treatment by TB January 7, 2012 12:55 pm

Hmmmm. I wonder if the type of radiation matters. I imagine that the type of ionizing radiation, alpha, beta or ... by ER 2012-01-07 15:58:05
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- The DARPA website had basically the same news release. by TB 2012-01-07 22:42:42
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Saturn eclipses Cassini by RobVG December 10, 2011 2:03 pm

I believe Cassini is able to see the dark side of Saturn by reflected light off the rings. The ... by ER 2012-01-06 10:37:38
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The Darkside by RobVG 2012-01-06 10:03:25
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- The post above addresses your question about how the dark side of Saturn's disk could be illuminated by reflection off ... by ER 2012-01-06 13:20:43
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  - Interesting effect isn't it? n/t by RobVG 2012-01-06 18:31:44
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    - It's glorious. by ER 2012-01-06 21:35:55
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What is it about astronomical photography that we find so captivating? It's not just color or form, like in ... by ER 2011-12-11 13:59:24
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- Sometimes it is the viewport effect. by Robert 2011-12-11 14:35:05
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Beautiful. by Robert 2011-12-10 22:26:55
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- It is. And Raoul size to boot. n/t by RobVG 2011-12-11 13:22:32
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The Way We Will Be ... by podrock January 4, 2012 10:14 pm

Thanks, podrock... by Robert 2012-01-05 19:46:44
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Cleaning Optics by RobVG January 2, 2012 2:19 pm

That's the first proof of water on Saturn I've seen. by bowser 2012-01-03 22:10:50
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"Arkansas Sky Observatory" and "Celestron Knowledge Base" are links n/t by RobVG 2012-01-02 15:53:05
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- Well yeah, they're underlined. ;-) n/t by Robert 2012-01-03 09:46:00
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  - Indeed n/t by RobVG 2012-01-03 10:28:08
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Cool 'Scope. by ER 2012-01-02 15:23:52
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- Very Punny n/t by RobVG 2012-01-02 15:50:33
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  - It looks like a really ice instrument. by ER 2012-01-02 18:46:30
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    - It's an 11" SCT by RobVG 2012-01-02 20:12:28
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      - I used to have one on my 3" rich-field refractor, which I now use for birding, and it was a ... by ER 2012-01-02 20:43:39
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Why doesn't distilled water cost more? by ER January 1, 2012 10:27 pm

I have a refractor, and once I even had to take the objective apart, there was a fungus growing between ... by ER 2012-01-02 06:39:28
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Corrector plates, oculars and primaries I assume. by RobVG 2012-01-02 00:25:19
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- And a vacuum. One site I don't feel like researching again says it takes about 20 watts of power ... by bowser 2012-01-02 02:28:18
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Gypsum Vein = water by podrock December 31, 2011 12:27 pm

test by FrankC 2011-12-31 23:45:31
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cool, way cool by Rita Book 2011-12-31 21:38:49
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Another Russian Failure by RobVG December 25, 2011 10:53 am

That's getting serious. You're right, it's the only access the US has to ISS. When Ronnie Reagan wanted the biggest ... by bowser 2011-12-26 09:48:23
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- On the other hand, the U.S. launch system has killed fourteen people. Soyuz has killed four since the 1960s. ... by TB 2011-12-26 10:52:38
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  - The SpaceX Dragon capsule to the ISS in February. "The U.S. has not opted out of the LEO manned arena. “U.S.” ... by bowser 2011-12-26 11:38:52
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    - The customer. by TB 2011-12-26 12:04:51
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      - Good answer. by bowser 2011-12-26 14:30:08
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Discovery Powers Down by RobVG December 19, 2011 10:06 pm

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