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OT: The F*cking Science Thread

do you really need 3 hours to debunk this guy?

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im' pretty sure i just did it in the ~30 seconds it took me to image search on google and type up this post.
 
Well it's a lot more effective to specifically address each individual incorrect assertion made by pseudo-historians and pseudo-archaeologists. Otherwise they just claim that you're part of a suppressive collective dedicated to keeping the "real truth" from the minds of the public. If you use empirical means at your disposal to annihilate every argument that they are making it makes their case appear a whole lot weaker than simply dismissing them out of hand.
 
JaysCyYoung said:
Well it's a lot more effective to specifically address each individual incorrect assertion made by pseudo-historians and pseudo-archaeologists. Otherwise they just claim that you're part of a suppressive collective dedicated to keeping the "real truth" from the minds of the public. If you use empirical means at your disposal to annihilate every argument that they are making it makes their case appear a whole lot weaker than simply dismissing them out of hand.
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it really isn't necessary at all.

it's a crackpot show. anybody who doesn't realize that.... isn't going to spend 3 hours watching a youtube video debunking it.
 
Whatever.

The guy used science. It's a science thread. It was interesting to see the actual history and science behind everything.
 
Holy shit, the Challenger capsule survived the initial explosion... I had no idea. I doubted you at first and looked it up (as we all should) to confirm, and it sounds to me like there's very credible evidence.

So with that in mind, couldn't they have like, put a parachute on that thing for just such an occasion? I'm sure it's not that simple, but it seems to me like with a few more design iterations you could make that capsule and those inside it survive. Just saying - if they could make the capsule survive an explosion of that magnitude, surely they could slow down the capsule before impact, and make improvements to the environment inside to help the crew... ya know... not die?
 
Men and women have died for progress since we first started trying; I would gladly take a trip into space. If I had the money I'd be in line now.
 
I've been giving a little bit of thought to the whole thing about Mitt promising to cut funding to PBS if he's elected. At first I didn't think much of it, but I'm quickly realizing there will be a lot of very valuable educational, scientific programming that will be sorely missed. That of course on top of the fact that he would be taking away some of the only children's educational programming of decent quality as well. And you know damn right he'll have no problem spending $200 billion/year on a war in Iran.

This also reminded me of Harper's decision to make our scientists get permission from the federal government before speaking to the media. So if it doesn't suit the Conservative agenda, they can prevent the public from ever hearing about it. I actually wrote my MP about it... 3 different emails, the third one threatened to make it a more public issue if I didn't get a response. He finally responded and his reasoning was that our scientists are employees of our federal government. If they were in a private company, the owner and executives would be able to dictate what is released to the public and what isn't. And this is no different. That, in a nutshell is what he said. I thanked him for his response and politely pointed out that the government works for the people of Canada, and the people of Canada want to hear everything our scientists are doing, regardless of how it makes us, and our government look.

If it's not going to affect how we vote, then at the very least, we should be speaking out against this kind of thing. It's been on CBC news multiple times, and yet, no one seems to care.
 
100-MILLION-YEAR-OLD SPIDER ATTACK FOUND IN AMBER


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Researchers have found trapped in amber a rare dinosaur-age scene of a spider attacking a wasp caught in its web.

The piece of amber, which contains 15 intact strands of spider silk, provides the first fossil evidence of such an assault, the researchers said. It was excavated in a Burmese mine and dates back to the Early Cretaceous, between 97 million and 110 million years ago.

"This juvenile spider was going to make a meal out of a tiny parasitic wasp, but never quite got to it," George Poinar, Jr., a zoology professor at Oregon State University, said in a statement.

"This was a male wasp that suddenly found itself trapped in a spider web. This was the wasp's worst nightmare, and it never ended. The wasp was watching the spider just as it was about to be attacked, when tree resin flowed over and captured both of them."
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http://news.discovery.com/animals/spider-attack-amber-121009.html
 
$hit like this just freaks me out. you have no defence against it, nothing you can do about it, no treatment, and a 98% chance of death.
 
I've been seeing more and more people using nitrogen in cooking and drinking - just beware it's definitely not the most level headed activity out there.

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2012/10/09/20269736.html

A British woman spent her 18th birthday in hospital getting her stomach removed after drinking a cocktail made with liquid nitrogen.

Police say Gaby Scanlon was celebrating her birthday with friends at Oscar's wine bar in Lancaster on Thursday, when she ordered a steaming cocktail.

She soon suffered extreme stomach pain and was taken to hospital, where she was diagnosed with a perforated stomach and had to have emergency surgery to remove her stomach. If she hadn't had the surgery, doctors say she would have died.

She will have to limit her food intake and take vitamin supplements for the rest of her life.

The bar has since taken the drink off the menu.

"The premises involved have fully co-operated with all agencies and have suspended drinks involving liquid nitrogen," a Lancashire Police spokesperson said.




"This is a tragic and life-changing incident for an 18-year-old girl who was celebrating her birthday. The use of liquid nitrogen in bars is not illegal, however, we are continuing to look into the matter and will be working closely with our partners from other agencies."

Liquid nitrogen is the gas nitrogen cooled until it becomes liquid. It is often used to cool drinks and create a steaming effect.

But the liquid nitrogen must be fully evaporated before someone consumes food or drinks prepared with it because it can be fatal to ingest. That's because even though it's not toxic, it's so cold it causes internal frostbite.
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World needs more of...

http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/what-are-grand-technology-and-scientific-challenges-21st-century

What are grand technology and scientific challenges for the 21st century?
DARPA and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy want public input on The Next Big Things

What are the next Big Things in science and technology? Teleportation? Unlimited clean Energy? The scientists and researchers at DARPA and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy put out a public call this week for ideas that could form what they call the Grand Challenges - ambitious yet achievable goals that that would herald serious breakthroughs in science and technology
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[video=youtube;SXmVnHgwOZs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXmVnHgwOZs&feature=player_embedded#![/video]
 
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