Official "Science News" Thread - Page 40

Jeff Gilchrist · 2012-02-16, 14:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by chalsall

This is meant as a joke: Do you think the Earth is flat?

Not since I was at a high enough altitude to see the curve with my own eyes...

science_man_88 · 2012-02-21, 02:59

Coal, not oilsands, the true climate change bad guy says study

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In contrast, the paper concludes that burning all the globe's vast coal deposits would create a 15-degree increase in temperature. Burning all the abundant natural gas would warm the planet by more than three degrees.

jasong · 2012-02-21, 07:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by xilman

This is hilarious if you like black humour: http://eprint.iacr.org/2012/064.pdf

Paul

I love black humor as a matter of fact.

What do you call 100 white people jumping out of airplane?

Snow

Why do so many white people die in avalanches every year?

Because they blend in with the snow.

What do you call a white man standing on a street in Harlem?

A cab, he's lost.

Btw, I'm as white as a prudish albino Christian's behind.

Christenson · 2012-02-22, 07:38

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...ou-crazy/8873/

Fascinating stuff on what cat parasites can do....JasonG, watch out!

science_man_88 · 2012-02-22, 12:58

Red Planet Rumblings: New Signs of a Recent Marsquake

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Originally Posted by whole article

Seismic actvity on Mars could mean underground water -- which could mean life

Dubslow · 2012-02-22, 16:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Christenson

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...ou-crazy/8873/

Fascinating stuff on what cat parasites can do....JasonG, watch out!

Wow. The best (worst?) part is the science seems legit.

Uncwilly · 2012-02-23, 01:14

Oops

http://www.space.com/14654-error-fas...neutrinos.html

Christenson · 2012-02-23, 02:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

Oops

http://www.space.com/14654-error-fas...neutrinos.html

Never trust a government-operated satellite network.....

Dubslow · 2012-02-23, 02:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Christenson

Never trust a government-operated satellite network.....

It wasn't even that, it was their (presumably self-made) linkup to the network.

ewmayer · 2012-02-23, 19:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Christenson

Never trust a government-operated satellite network.....

Aww ... and the NYT probably had a splashy new iteration of their famous Einstein-related headline "lights all askew in the heavens" ready to go on a moment's notice. Somehow "lights all askew in lab's GPS connection" just lacks the same kind of punch.

jasong · 2012-02-24, 03:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Christenson

Never trust a government-operated satellite network.....

Honestly, though, who else here was hoping and praying that it was a legit result? The mere suggestion of faster-than-light ANYTHING is most nerds' wet dream.

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2012-02-22, 07:38	#433
Christenson Dec 2010 Monticello 5·359 Posts	http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...ou-crazy/8873/ Fascinating stuff on what cat parasites can do....JasonG, watch out!

2012-02-23, 01:14	#436
Uncwilly 6809 > 6502 """"""""""""""""""" Aug 2003 101×103 Posts 3×17×193 Posts	Oops http://www.space.com/14654-error-fas...neutrinos.html