duckymcduckface

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by duckymcduckface 7y ago
I look forward to the video of Peter Beck eating his hat.
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by duckymcduckface 7y ago
Makes me wonder if in the future the solution will be to create synthetic crude and pump it back into the ground.
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by duckymcduckface 7y ago
Those are concentration mirror, they reflect light onto the spire in the middle which had a receiving element at the top. Conventially they're used for thermal application where you use the sun to generate steam at the top of the tower
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by duckymcduckface 7y ago
They are also the most competent and qualified to make that determination. It's the same logic with any expert, your plumber says your pipes need to be replaced because xyz, you don't believe them, they say it's your decision
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by duckymcduckface 7y ago
Predominantly market size, it was considered a speciality metal and we didn't need nearly as much of it in the past. More on the lines of going to a specialty store than Walmart so you'd either go to a broker to get what you need
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by duckymcduckface 7y ago
I'd that they don't have any measured resources on their list, it's half inferred and half indicated. So moderate uncertainty about everything down there.
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by duckymcduckface 7y ago
Fun fact, there is no spot market for lithium. Lithium is sold on a contract by contract basis and there isn't an equivalent of the London Metal Exchange price.
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by duckymcduckface 7y ago
I think OP is referring to Bruce Bugbee from Utah state https://youtu.be/ISAKc9gpGjw Even if it isn't him the conclusion is the same.
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by duckymcduckface 7y ago
There's a lot more of it though, you'd need to compare bamboo to other woods to have a fair comparison.
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by duckymcduckface 7y ago
You got them on meters and liters as well?
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by duckymcduckface 7y ago
It's easier to settle: more gravity, more atmospheric pressure, more resources and we haven't been there yet. Plenty of reasons to go to the moon as well but nothing that could inspire a generation like a Mars mission could.
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by duckymcduckface 7y ago
As a random aside, is it just me or does the logo that the USGS uses for this project look a lot like the Klingon insignia?
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by duckymcduckface 7y ago
You're following the narative trope of one person being immortal and watching as everything around them dies. If everyone is immortal it would be much more mundane than you'd expect, think more to the tune of "happy 679th mom
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by duckymcduckface 7y ago
You're referring to a psychological effect, he's referring to an autonomic. It's the same way the you don't tend to notice your heart rate increase and decrease as you move around unless it's major.
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by duckymcduckface 7y ago
My favorite demo is an electric stoves, turn it on and stare at it from a point along the plane that it's on and you start to marvel at how much heat can be transferred by radiation.