New Scientific Discoveries, Part Vier

[Zoraptor]

Sigh.

I bet they didn't take Bernouilli/ fluid dynamics into account. Obviously Geonosis has increased atmospheric pressure and density, so it's more like falling through water than air and the descent is significantly slowed. Indeed, this is clearly the case if one observes carefully- consider, Geonosians can fly on Geonosis when they would never be able to on earth and Padmé clearly hits the [whatever Anakin is riding] at relatively low velocity. There simply is no other explanation. Well, besides George Lucas not caring about physics, which is clearly ridiculous given the respect he gives to scientific consistency otherwise like making sure there's no sound in a vacuum and that lasers are light constant and cannot be seen unless they're hitting something.

At least one other planet also clearly has very high atmospheric density in Star Wars, and it's far better known than Geonosis- Tatooine. We see Watto flying there with his diddly wee wings, so it must be an absolute pea souper in terms of density.

[Amentep]

Hmm, wouldn't the easy lore explanation be that Anakin used the force to cushion her fall?  Its been so long since I've seen the prequels, I can't rightly remember if they'd explicitly said Anakin at that point wasn't able to use his force powers.

Obviously the Geonosians and Watto are also force users, but only at low levels and only for the ability to support their weight when flying. 

[Zoraptor]

Why would you want an easy explanation in lore when you can make a complicated scientific one*?

I believe the 'official' (not sure how official) explanation for Watto and the Geonosians is that they're full of hydrogen and thus a lot lighter than they appear.

*one of the funnier things about Star Wars and science is that you get almost no information on how things work, they just do; and the one time you do get information it's hated by most fans, ie midichlorian counts. Dunno whether he would have got more or less criticism if he'd just called them mitochondria instead of pseudo portmanteauing them with chloroplasts.

[Gfted1]

Newly Discovered Molecule Fights Off Over 300 Kinds of Drug-Resistant Bacteria : ScienceAlert

[Gfted1]

Scientists Achieved Self-Sustaining Nuclear Fusion… But Now They Can't Replicate It : ScienceAlert

[ShadySands]

Sorry, this came to mind after reading the article

[kanisatha]

Artemis I is a go for tomorrow morning. A whole heck of a lot is riding on this launch, including whether we stay ahead of the Chinese in this second space race:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis-i/

It's the most powerful rocket humans have launched since the Skylab Saturn V shot in 1973. 8.8 million pounds of thrust at launch, and hauling 154,000 pounds to the moon. YEE-HAW!!

Edited August 28, 2022 by kanisatha

[kanisatha]

Damn. Scrubbed for today. Engine bleed is dangerous, so I'd have to agree with the call. Waiting on the new launch date.

[Gfted1]

Super Long-Distance NASA Fix Restores Voyager 1, Roughly 15 Billion Miles Away : ScienceAlert

[rjshae]

Daily Chocolate May Rescue the Brain From Cognitive Decline

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One large study of 91,891 participants aged 55 to 74 years who ate about 15 grams of chocolate per week and followed for about 13.5 years found that chocolate consumption was inversely associated with the risk of death from all causes. Their risk of mortality from Alzheimer’s disease was also reduced in these participants. Unfortunately, their results did not allow for a differentiation of milk and dark chocolate.

What about marshmellows. Is there any benefit of floaty marshmellows in my hot chocolate?

[Gfted1]

Physicists Prove You Can Make Something out of Nothing by Simulating Cosmic Physics - The Debrief

Lupus Patients Go Into Remission in 'Spectacular' Immunotherapy Trial : ScienceAlert

[Gizmo]

On 5/27/2021 at 9:48 AM, Chilloutman said:

I would prefer hover bike 

https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/339664-hoverbike-makes-its-us-debut-at-detroit-auto-show?utm_source=spotim&utm_medium=spotim_recirculation&spot_im_redirect_source=pitc

[Chilloutman]

it looks completely same as that one posted previously

[InsaneCommander]

James Webb Space Telescope's 1st images of Mars reveal atmosphere secrets

[Gfted1]

It’s DART’s big day: Asteroid collision just hours away | Ars Technica

[Gorth]

1 hour ago, Gfted1 said:

It’s DART’s big day: Asteroid collision just hours away | Ars Technica

Bulls eye!

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63039191

"Dart's camera returned an image per second, right up to the moment of impact with the target - a 160m-wide object called Dimorphos."

[rjshae]

1 hour ago, Gorth said:

Bulls eye!

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63039191

"Dart's camera returned an image per second, right up to the moment of impact with the target - a 160m-wide object called Dimorphos."

Just for comparison, the impact that caused the Meteor Crater in Arizona was estimated at 50 m across, and was made of nickel-iron.

[Gfted1]

SpinLaunch just catapulted a NASA payload into the sky for the first time (interestingengineering.com)

NASA Is Sending a Rotorcraft to Titan in 2027. Here's Where It Will Land. : ScienceAlert

[kanisatha]

The latest on the possibility of life on Enceladus:

https://www.iflscience.com/more-evidence-saturn-s-moon-enceladus-has-all-the-elements-for-life-65417

[Gorth]

9 hours ago, Gfted1 said:

SpinLaunch just catapulted a NASA payload into the sky for the first time (interestingengineering.com)

When I first read the title (before clicking the link), I had mental image of a giant trebuchet launching a cow into space... I need to lay off the Monty Python videos

[rjshae]

22 hours ago, Gorth said:

When I first read the title (before clicking the link), I had mental image of a giant trebuchet launching a cow into space... I need to lay off the Monty Python videos

I can't really blame you because it is the same principle really -- translating angular momentum into linear velocity. It should be interesting to see what cargo can survive 10,000 g.

[Gfted1]

Is Consciousness Really a Memory System For Our Interactions With Reality? New Research Says Maybe. - The Debrief

[Gfted1]

NASA’s Webb Takes Star-Filled Portrait of Pillars of Creation | NASA

[InsaneCommander]

Shocking Experiment Indicates Our Brains Use Quantum Computation

[Chilloutman]

Probably not mine as I still fail to understand what or how this quantum stuff is or work