Tang, a vitamin C-packed beverage mix, has been linked to astronauts and NASA's space program since it was included on an Earth orbiting mission (Mercury) in 1962 and is still enjoyed at the International Space Station.
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Pablo Picasso’s full name was more than 100 letters long
He was baptized with one first name, two last names, and 12 middle names, for a grand total of 112 letters: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Crispín Crispiniano María de los Remedios de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz Picasso. (The exact order and spelling vary by source.)
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Speaking of Antarctica, as a continent it is larger than Europe. And although covered by over a mile of ice, it is also classified as a desert, due to receiving under ten inches (six inch average) of precipitation each year.
Partly due to the complete lack of trees and barriers, it is the windiest continent on Earth, and has the coldest temperatures with the record being −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F) measured at the Vostok station in 1983.
Partly due to the complete lack of trees and barriers, it is the windiest continent on Earth, and has the coldest temperatures with the record being −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F) measured at the Vostok station in 1983.
The Romans did not have a symbol for zero in mathematical computations because they didn’t need it — but they did need a way to denote the absence of a quantity, such as in record-keeping. In these cases, the Latin words nulla or nihil, meaning “none” or “nothing,” served as linguistic placeholders and were abbreviated using N. These words, however, had no mathematical function; they were simply an expression of emptiness rather than part of the formal numerical system. This convention shows that Romans recognized the practical need to denote “nothing” even while they lacked the abstract mathematical understanding of zero as its own number.
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Now I can't get a 1983 song by Fixx out of my head.
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Now I can't get a 1983 song by Fixx out of my head.
451Mopar
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National Ignition Facility you don't hear about much. Creating Fusion reaction with concentrated lasers.
National Ignition Facility & Photon Science
National Ignition Facility & Photon Science
The Celtic language family is divided into two branches: Britonic (Welsh, Cornish, and Breton) and Gaelic (Scottish Gaelic, Manx, and Irish). Irish, as a member of the Gaelic family, is sometimes called “Irish Gaelic” or just “Gaelic” in Ireland.
Five of the top 10 ZIP codes by population are located in the Lone Star State.
The Texan ZIP code of 77449 has a population of 128,294 people and belongs to Katy, Texas, a suburb located 30 miles west of Houston. Interestingly, the second most-populated ZIP code in the states also belongs to Katy, with 118,291 residents in the 77494 ZIP code.
The Texan ZIP code of 77449 has a population of 128,294 people and belongs to Katy, Texas, a suburb located 30 miles west of Houston. Interestingly, the second most-populated ZIP code in the states also belongs to Katy, with 118,291 residents in the 77494 ZIP code.
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My older son works at the U of R laser lab.
He does the targets and anaysis.
I can't explain much more than that it was way too long ago that I studied high energy physics.
Laboratory for Laser Energetics
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451Mopar
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When I was in school in the 1980's and a IEEE member, we toured sandia national laboratories and they were showing us the lasers and and target chamber that the NIF is doing now.
That is where I asked why water (purified) was used as an insulator, it is self healing if the spark blows through it.
I think around the same time they were working on the neutral particle beam accelerator for the Star Wars SDI program. I might still have a pamphlet about it?
Neutral Particle Beam Accelerator, Beam Experiment Aboard Rocket
After graduation I applied to sandia national labs, but got rejected. I'm not that smart anyway, but they had cool toys they were working with.
This was also around the time the movie Real Genius (Val Kilmer) came out which questioned the ethics of such research and how it could be misused.
That is where I asked why water (purified) was used as an insulator, it is self healing if the spark blows through it.
I think around the same time they were working on the neutral particle beam accelerator for the Star Wars SDI program. I might still have a pamphlet about it?
Neutral Particle Beam Accelerator, Beam Experiment Aboard Rocket
After graduation I applied to sandia national labs, but got rejected. I'm not that smart anyway, but they had cool toys they were working with.
This was also around the time the movie Real Genius (Val Kilmer) came out which questioned the ethics of such research and how it could be misused.
Unkle Krusty
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I got rejected from learning to fly the war planes. My ear drums had scar tissue over cracks. They told me I was not leaving the ground. They are bloody complex anyway. The planes.
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There is ONLY one statement that IS true, HAS ALWAYS been true, and ALWAYS WILL BE true. AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT WHEN IT IS STATED "NO ONE KNOWS EVERYTHING THAT THEY -DO NOT KNOW" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
