The Science Thread

Originally Posted by Ripper
Immaculate sawfish conception.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32958033

Wow, that is hard to believe, I wonder how it works?

Dr. Rupert Sheldrake Science set free

Originally Posted by HiddenX
The 'Everything' Formula - Numberphile

Holy smokes, that is super-cool! Numberphile is awesome!

A History of English Letters

Originally Posted by Black Rune
Dr. Rupert Sheldrake Science set free

I suppose Rupert Sheldrake is interesting as an example of a scientist that has gone down the tubes (morphic resonance…), he's a brit unfortunately.

Originally Posted by Roq
I suppose Rupert Sheldrake is interesting as an example of a scientist that has gone down the tubes (morphic resonance…), he's a brit unfortunately.

Hmm…is it really enough to dislike a man, just because he is a brit?

Originally Posted by Black Rune
Hmm…is it really enough to dislike a man, just because he is a brit?

Well I hope not - since I'm a Brit myself.

Originally Posted by Roq
Well I hope not - since I'm a Brit myself.

It is nothing new if one dislikes his own people.
And oh, then, I suppose misunderstood your writing. I apologize.

The Problem with Time & Timezones - Computerphile

New Images of Pluto and Charon

A five-star solar system.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33428506

Originally Posted by Ripper
A five-star solar system.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33428506

Wow, if there are some planets around in that system imagine a sunny day there

Now as a game developer, I can't help but thinking how to calculate the outdoor lighting if I were to make a sci-fi game in that system… that'd be expensive on the hardware!

Originally Posted by GothicGothicness
Wow, if there are some planets around in that system imagine a sunny day there

Now as a game developer, I can't help but thinking how to calculate the outdoor lighting if I were to make a sci-fi game in that system… that'd be expensive on the hardware!

Planets would be orbiting one set of stars, not both and with the distance between the two sets (Neptune's orbit), the other one wouldn't be basically a dot in the sky.

Here is an image showing the size of our sun seen from the different planets and how much light it generate.

A ‘Heart’ from Pluto as Flyby Begins


http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/…?page=20150708

Possible orbits around binary stars. Strange days!

http://www.orbsi.uk/space/simulator/…or.htm?s=00036

http://www.orbsi.uk/space/simulator/…or.htm?s=00037

http://www.orbsi.uk/space/simulator/…or.htm?s=00038

http://www.orbsi.uk/space/simulator/…or.htm?s=00046

http://www.orbsi.uk/space/simulator/…or.htm?s=00055

Death Metal attracts sharks. (Possibly not the hardest science claim I have posted.)

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/sc…-10381295.html

Originally Posted by Ripper
Death Metal attracts sharks. (Possibly not the hardest science claim I have posted.)

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/sc…-10381295.html

Hmm, whilst following up Ripper's dubious link, I noticed this: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/sc…-10375280.html

Pretty girls have an effect on men's behaviour… Who would have guessed that?

Latest Pluto Image

http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/na…oric-encounter

Originally Posted by Thrasher

Latest Pluto Image

Thanks! I hadn't seen him in a while.

Latest Charon Image

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/ch…varied-terrain