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Yesterday, 10:00 PM

slang replied to a thread Song Title Please Please No! in Fun-n-Games

"Shears of a clone" - Dolly laments her many bad wool-cuts.

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Yesterday, 09:19 PM

slang replied to a thread Song Title Please Please No! in Fun-n-Games

"Always look at the bright side of your wife" - because pointing out her mistakes is really, really stupid in a marriage.

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Yesterday, 10:03 AM

grapes replied to a thread how do i have all my topics/posts deleted and username removed? in Forum Introductions and Feedback

We try. I can remember one poster who signed his full name to his initial post. The post was high enough quality that I was certain he'd be around...

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Yesterday, 08:12 AM

grapes replied to a thread Mechanical advantages of rails? in Science and Technology

It's hard to imagine an alternative steel factory without some sort of rail system--you're not going to shuttle hot ladles back and forth on rubber...

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2013-May-20, 06:24 PM

slang replied to a thread A question about threads and profiles. in Forum Introductions and Feedback

If you're using the "tag" field on creating a new thread, that one is not for adding links. In it you can add a few keywords about the contents of...

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2013-May-20, 06:15 PM

slang replied to a thread Super-Bright Explosion Seen on the Moon in Universe Today

Which link is that? The one here works fine. At least now, it does.

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2013-May-20, 03:58 AM

grapes started a thread SPF ratings for sunscreens in Small Media at Large

From USA Today today: http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/2325341 OK I might believe that SPF ratings are gimmicks, as the article says, but I'm...

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2013-May-20, 03:00 AM

grapes replied to a thread Looking for a solid pair of binoculars in Astronomical Observing, Equipment and Accessories

The last two links are the same.

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2013-May-19, 06:48 PM

grapes replied to a thread Machines in space in Science and Technology

Nobody else may have mentioned the effect of cosmic rays on computers and digital cameras, but that sure seems like an issue. Modern machines have a...

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2013-May-19, 10:12 AM

grapes replied to a thread Mechanical advantages of rails? in Science and Technology

Simple physics and material strength allows one to calculate number of wheels. A single coal car carries a small hill of rock. (...

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2013-May-17, 09:18 PM

slang replied to a thread Thread Titles You've Misread in Fun-n-Games

I like work to remain a theory. But then, I'm lazy.

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2013-May-17, 08:43 PM

grapes replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Spouse -- Spice Trousers -- Taser Douse -- Dice Souse -- Sots

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2013-May-16, 06:43 PM

grapes replied to a thread What is the Average Distance Between Earth and Sun? in Astronomy

If it is given as 93,000,000 miles, there are two significant digits--it's been rounded to 93 million. Of course, it's 91.5-94.5 million over the...

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2013-May-16, 10:08 AM

grapes replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Interesting. The wiki says it is folk etymology. From http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=11795 That ship may have sailed! :)

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2013-May-15, 04:20 PM

grapes replied to a thread About Venus in Astronomy

OK, that clears that up. The phrase "null hypothesis" is too general and actually controversial. Why not just say, Hypothesis A, Hypothesis B,...

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2013-May-15, 04:11 PM

grapes replied to a thread What is the Average Distance Between Earth and Sun? in Astronomy

I think that was their point! :) There is some justification for using the semi-major axis as the average distance, as we've said, and the...

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2013-May-15, 12:39 PM

grapes replied to a thread About Venus in Astronomy

Not just superficial resemblances, either, but as Shaula mentions, in the DNA as well. Too? What are you calling the null hypothesis? :)

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2013-May-15, 03:36 AM

grapes replied to a thread What is the Average Distance Between Earth and Sun? in Astronomy

Like Glom, I'd say yes. Aphelion plus perihelion equals major axis, so half of that is the semi-major axis, and Kepler's laws depend upon the...

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2013-May-14, 11:38 PM

slang replied to a thread Song Title Please Please No! in Fun-n-Games

Van Halen - Punning with the devil: Hell, redefined.

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2013-May-14, 04:25 PM

grapes replied to a thread Lagrange point with a mass, does it create baby L-points? in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

But isn't the moon of appreciable size? Or, going back to the OP, substantial enough? The moon is large enough, relative to the earth, that some...

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2013-May-14, 02:21 PM

grapes replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

Yesterday, some kids asked which languages I knew. I claimed an additional ability to speak British, and they were impressed, until I admitted it...

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2013-May-14, 10:23 AM

grapes replied to a thread Lagrange point with a mass, does it create baby L-points? in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

Putting in a second moon into the earth/moon system would not put you over the 1/25 limit.

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2013-May-14, 07:15 AM

slang replied to a thread [Sensors on a comet] in Space Exploration

It is actually quite difficult to destroy a comet. ;p

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2013-May-13, 11:44 PM

slang replied to a thread What song are you listening to? in Fun-n-Games

Jean-Luc Ponty - Enigmatic Ocean Part II

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2013-May-13, 11:38 PM

slang replied to a thread Song Title Please Please No! in Fun-n-Games

Genesis - Grabacab: It's not just Phil, Mike and Tony don't look all that sober either. Alanis Morisette - Isn't it Iron Nick: sings about her...

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2013-May-12, 11:20 PM

slang replied to a thread Song Title Please Please No! in Fun-n-Games

"Isn't it iconic": Alanis Morisette sings about all kinds of things found in Canadian houses supposedly being some kind of icon, but gets every...

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2013-May-12, 11:13 PM

slang replied to a thread Song Title Please Please No! in Fun-n-Games

Van Halen - Slump: A bunch of retired rock stars whine about their couch potato life.

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2013-May-12, 07:53 PM

grapes replied to a thread Lagrange point with a mass, does it create baby L-points? in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

L4/L5 are stabile when the large mass is 25 times as massive as the smaller mass. The earth is 80 times the mass of the moon. So, when you say...

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2013-May-12, 05:47 PM

grapes replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Only in the last hundred years http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cootie_(game)

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2013-May-12, 07:39 AM

slang replied to a thread [Sensors on a comet] in Space Exploration

Everyone here is probably already aware of it, but just in case someone reading this isn't: the European Space Agency launched Rosetta in 2004. This...

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2013-May-11, 10:43 PM

slang replied to a thread Effects of gravity on voice? in Space Exploration

(Thread reopened after accidental closure) What about long term effects? Other muscles must be exercised to avoid problems. How about being shut...

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2013-May-11, 09:37 PM

R.A.F. replied to a thread My Frustration with the Life In Space forum in Forum Introductions and Feedback

See what you did there, Swift?...notice how he said "the" problem, not "part of the" problem? You just "gave" Astroboy free reign to denigrate...

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