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sdkjfwiluf

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    but the same waves could be reproduced without gravity in an appropriate accelerating frame (e.g. in a rotating body at a Lagrange point) so gravity isn't _essential_, whereas it i…

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    Comment #12183575

    what crappy naming! the essential mechanism is fluid-dynamics not gravity...how confusing

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    Comment #12179446

    or, the change in acidity from acid on the outside to alkaline on the inside provides a niche for these bacteria

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    Comment #12164855

    article misses the point that things change. it's a different world now and the metaphors need to change with it. the desktop is now the computer, so desktop metaphors make no sens…

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    Comment #12160676

    what about locally-produced electricity ? If an electric car recharges on locally-produced electricity along its journey then we can eliminate transmission losses

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    Comment #12160644

    firstly, upvote for doing the calculations! I wonder what happens when you factor-in maintenance, safety and production costs

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    Comment #12152763

    and transportation. Hydrogen is a very inefficient way to transport electrons compared to wires.

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    Comment #12152231

    Hydrogen and hydrocarbon fuels are just sources of electrons. The beauty of a real electric car is the efficiency of going directly from stored electrons to power.

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    Comment #12138838

    please please do it!

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    what was the conclusion ? it's not gyroscopic effects because they still balance with counter-rotating wheels, it's not trail because they can still balance with negative trail. Is…

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    On my way to work one morning I came across a raven funeral. I didn't know that's what it was at the time. All the ravens (Australian) were gathered broadly in a disk amongst the t…