mjmooney Posted September 11, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted September 11, 2022 No, I've changed my mind. Bumhole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 (edited) Klingon Edited September 11, 2022 by sne 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mandy Lifeboats Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Conocybe filaris is a poisonous mushroom. If you eat one nothing happens for 24 hours. That is followed by 24 hours of vomiting. You start to feel better and steadily recover for 24 hours. Then you die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted November 16, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 16, 2022 Most powerful successful launch ever. It's pretty **** cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Michael Collins took this photo in 1969. Collins is behind the camera. Every human living or dead is on the other side. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lichfield Dean Posted December 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 13, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, sne said: Dreadful sensationalist reporting. There's nothing "impossible" about it. It's also probably nowhere near to being a useable tech yet, and may not be the best bet for large-scale fusion energy generation anyway. And the story also points out that it ignores the 500MJ of energy used to power the lasers, so in fact it is nowhere near to outputting more energy than it put in. So, yeah, still not an actual thing we can use yet nor even close. But it is at least another small step closer, which is important. Edited December 13, 2022 by Lichfield Dean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 13, 2022 6 hours ago, Lichfield Dean said: Dreadful sensationalist reporting. There's nothing "impossible" about it. It's also probably nowhere near to being a useable tech yet, and may not be the best bet for large-scale fusion energy generation anyway. And the story also points out that it ignores the 500MJ of energy used to power the lasers, so in fact it is nowhere near to outputting more energy than it put in. So, yeah, still not an actual thing we can use yet nor even close. But it is at least another small step closer, which is important. Probably 30 years away yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted December 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 13, 2022 9 hours ago, Lichfield Dean said: Dreadful sensationalist reporting. There's nothing "impossible" about it. It's also probably nowhere near to being a useable tech yet, and may not be the best bet for large-scale fusion energy generation anyway. And the story also points out that it ignores the 500MJ of energy used to power the lasers, so in fact it is nowhere near to outputting more energy than it put in. So, yeah, still not an actual thing we can use yet nor even close. But it is at least another small step closer, which is important. You sure about this? The articles I have seen appear to take the power consumption of the lasers into account, leading to net positive output. It's still a ways off to be sure, but it's a big step forward, and more necessary now than ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted December 13, 2022 Administrator Share Posted December 13, 2022 29 minutes ago, HKP90 said: You sure about this? The articles I have seen appear to take the power consumption of the lasers into account, leading to net positive output. It's still a ways off to be sure, but it's a big step forward, and more necessary now than ever. I've learnt to wait for the papers when it comes to fusion. I also heard that this was net energy production, but I'll wait for the peer reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted December 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 13, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, HKP90 said: You sure about this? The articles I have seen appear to take the power consumption of the lasers into account, leading to net positive output. It's still a ways off to be sure, but it's a big step forward, and more necessary now than ever. Not 100% sure. The Guardian says it doesn't include the power needed to power up the lasers in the first place. I'm not sure exactly how that affects things... Is it a one-off "startup" cost and once going over a long period it becomes irrelevant? Any way, fusion isn't "impossible" obviously, it's just really really hard, and it annoys me when they sensationalise stuff like that. Edited December 13, 2022 by Lichfield Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Not sure if this is the right place to put this but anyone tried this stuff? https://www.myrkl.co.uk/ Supposed to cure (or reduce) hangovers. Not sure I believe it but willing to give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 1 hour ago, limpid said: I've learnt to wait for the papers when it comes to fusion. I also heard that this was net energy production, but I'll wait for the peer reviews. ^ It is not clear how they measured the energy of the resulting reaction. The shape of the pellet/chamber is complex and measuring the energy output presents a significant challenge and how this is accounted for is complicated. Clearly a step forward with this type of technology, which will be useful for studying fusion plasmas, but details, details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rds1983 Posted December 14, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 14, 2022 12 hours ago, villaglint said: Not sure if this is the right place to put this but anyone tried this stuff? https://www.myrkl.co.uk/ Supposed to cure (or reduce) hangovers. Not sure I believe it but willing to give it a go. Just eat some salt and vinegar crisps to cure a hangover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 14, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 14, 2022 Nothing can cure a hangover except time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 14, 2022 Moderator Share Posted December 14, 2022 3 hours ago, mjmooney said: Nothing can cure a hangover except time. You can speed up time a bit with milk or water which are probably the best ways to rehydrate yourself as most of the hangover symptoms are caused by the ethanol being a diuretic making you piss a lot and becoming dehydrated as a result But they are certainly no magic bullet, there isn't one as you say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Matching alcohol ingestion with water, even if it means getting up two or three times through the night for more water and bog trips, has meant I've not had a debilitating hangover for years. I avoid wine too, it doesn't like company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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