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bradbot | 2 years ago | on: TSA introducing self-service screening technology in Las Vegas

Jackie Chiles can't catch a break

bradbot | 2 years ago | on: First planned small nuclear reactor plant in the US has been canceled

Is it possible to transport wind / solar energy across the country via high powered transmission lines?

bradbot | 3 years ago | on: Laundry symbols make no sense

I was just having this discussion with my wife. I was under the impression that using the dryer to dry clothes is what causes items to shrink. Does the water temperature in the wash make a difference too if you hang dry?

bradbot | 4 years ago | on: Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies are already merging (2020)

It's events like these that make me wish for some form of afterlife

bradbot | 4 years ago | on: A “hot Jupiter's” dark side is revealed in detail for first time

That's what got me too! At first I was picturing a solid piece of iron, floating in the sky, but I'm assuming it's more like a cloud here on earth, except formed by iron vapor instead of water vapor.

bradbot | 5 years ago | on: Duke Nukem 3D Mirror Universe

But what does a dog attach if it's the last unit alive?

bradbot | 5 years ago | on: The Solar Storm of 2012

What kind of effects might this have on modern passenger aircraft? Specifically the digital fly-by-wire.

After seeing how poorly the US government handled the Covid response I hope I don't have to experience a major solar event such as the one described in the article.

bradbot | 5 years ago | on: Why Getting Paid for Your Data Is a Bad Deal

Why the downvotes? The point is legitimate. Not everyone would be able to afford to pay for something like this.

bradbot | 5 years ago | on: ‘Time to come home’ – acting Pentagon chief wants to end wars in Middle East

From what I've read the transition from Clinton to Bush was shortened due to the issues of the recount in Florida. I don't think any fair-minded individual would argue that the circumstances are similar for the 2020 election.

bradbot | 5 years ago | on: ‘Time to come home’ – acting Pentagon chief wants to end wars in Middle East

We absolutely lost (and I'm reading this as the US lost the war). There's no question about it.

I'm more curious as to how you can reason that Trump and/or the GOP would not be so vindictive? If Trump had any interest in what's best for the country and its citizens his administration would not be hindering the transition to the new administration. Something similar can be said for the GOP.

bradbot | 5 years ago | on: ‘Time to come home’ – acting Pentagon chief wants to end wars in Middle East

As much as I want these wars to end, they should leave it to the Biden administration to figure it out. I'm concerned this is GOP strategy simply trying to gum up the works and cause headaches for the Democrats. Anything they can do to obstruct and then use that to rally uninformed voters in the midterms in 2022 and the next presidential election.

bradbot | 5 years ago | on: Nuclear Fusion Project, Iter begins assembly

True, and I had not considered that. I like the idea of growing more trees though.

bradbot | 5 years ago | on: Nuclear Fusion Project, Iter begins assembly

Couldn't you bury the plants, the same as trees, sequestering the carbon underground?

bradbot | 5 years ago | on: Nuclear Fusion Project, Iter begins assembly

Taking in mind absorption rate by plants, I wonder if you could do a controlled release in somewhere like a rainforest such that a minimal amount would make it back into the atmosphere and a majority would be taken in by trees and plants. Alternatively build large green houses and vertical farms and pump it directly into there.

bradbot | 5 years ago | on: The World Can’t Take Much More Shale Gas

Does this take into account the amount of methane released from burn off and leaks?

bradbot | 8 years ago | on: Unusual Homes Around the World (2015)

> "Liu made himself a 1.5-meter-wide, 2-meter-high, "portable room" weighing about 60 kg (132 lb), to carry with him as he walked an average of 20 km everyday."

I want to see a picture of this guy because I imagine he's quite fit. That's one hell of a daily routine.

bradbot | 9 years ago | on: The Ketchup Conundrum (2004)

Heinz and Whataburger (a fast food chain popular in and around Texas) ketchup have always been my favorite. There was another brand I eventually came across which was very close - I believe it was Cucina Antica. I'm curious if others would agree.