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Today, 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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Today, 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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Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 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, 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, 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-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-10, 09:23 PM

grapes replied to a thread Which CQ rule, or combo of rules, say "No Trolls Allowed"? in Forum Introductions and Feedback

Uh-oh Jim, we've hurt his feelings again. Whose turn is it to accompany him to the tiki bar?

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2013-May-08, 10:20 AM

grapes replied to a thread Proving one's bravery in Off-Topic Babbling

I'm not just being ironic when I say that that's hard to believe. :) Why would they kick you off? Did tempers flare, and insults fly?

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2013-May-08, 10:08 AM

grapes replied to a thread "High Quality Research Act" in Astronomy Activism

What about roadblocks put up against nuclear power? How do we analyze those? Who gets the "credit"?

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