Along with the endless complexities of life and the evolution of life, it occurs to me that at all points there had to be enough available nutrition for existent life forms - and that food supply itself had to go through a process of evolution. It seems self-evident that the environment of early...
I just watched a video about it - it impacted thousands of islanders and the crew of a fishing ship resulting in illness, disease and death.
Beyond the scientific screwup it was yet another ethical failure on the part of the US government which initially tried to deny the scope of the harm...
That's certainly in the "Oops" realm.
I wonder how sure were they that for example there wasn't a threshold beyond which their notions of why it shouldn't happen might not hold true.
It was just something that occurred to me contemplating the topic. "Well, the reaction is *supposed* to happen a certain way, whaddya say guys - throw the switch and see what happens?" And all those rockets weren't supposed to splatter on the launch pad either.
Thanks for the link!
How sure were those involved with the first nuclear explosion test that there wouldn't be an unanticipated reaction of the explosion continuing beyond the material intended? I.e. that the Earth wouldn't go up in a ball of fire, the scientist's last utterance wouldn't be "Oops..."?
It depends on how much sound reduction you'll consider to be enough. I'd suggest looking at an audio recording forum and what's involved in building an environment to keep outside sound out.
I built a sound booth - it's essentially a room inside a room. 2x4's, insulation, sheet rock - but I...
It involves a discussion related to the creation of the universe - "where'd all the 'stuff' come from" - elsewhere, where someone references a "non-physical energy source". My initial reaction is that it's a contradiction in terms but I wanted to make sure I was correct related to terminology...
It's an old thread but since I see it's been bumped I'll throw my 2 cents in, hopefully it will useful to someone.
Getting away from the situation - and staying away from stupid situations - is the best but if you're cornered one of the things you have to have in your arsenal is the willingness...
I've seen quotes by Einstein along the lines that he was well aware he didn't have all the answers, that his knowledge related to the workings of the universe was quite limited. Having trouble re-finding these quotes - looking to get pointed toward them.
Thanks.
I'm not sold on the notion that the concept outlined in that Wiki article doesn't accurately reflect current theory but you seem to be. I'm not a necessarily a cheerleader for Wikipedia but what I've seen of that article is in line with impressions I've gotten elsewhere.
I'm also aware that...
See my response above to PeterDonis. I'm curious where YOUR concept comes from and what it is since it's apparently radically different than the commonly promoted notion of the BB.
Are you serious? Every illustration and description I've ever seen. The whole notion that all bodies seem to moving away from a common point.
From the Wikipedia article on the singularity:
"General relativity is used to predict that at the beginning of the Universe, a body containing all mass...
As I understand it the big head scratcher regarding the BB is how did it get set in motion?
How about the notion that regarding our universe, it didn't expand from an inert pinpoint but is instead a breach in the "wall" of an even larger system - i.e. essentially like a volcanic eruption. Of...