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Science question about explosions by alcaray January 26, 2012 4:16 pm

For gunpowder without residue the weight of the gas will be the volume of the powder. However, the weight ... by bowser 2012-01-27 00:18:26
- How can the weight of something equal the volume of something else? The units aren't comparable. by alcaray 2012-01-27 00:39:18
  - At the risk of putting words in Bowser's mouth, what I think he means is that a certain weight of ... by ER 2012-01-27 07:05:43
    - Exactly. The weight of a solid will equal the weight of the gas into which it is turned. ... by bowser 2012-01-27 12:09:24
      - The amount of gas produced by the 9mm bullet charge I described will occupy about a pint at STP, ... by ER 2012-01-27 14:28:44
I can't give you a straight answer, but I can give you some real thermodynamic run-around! The energy for the ... by ER 2012-01-26 18:36:44
- PS Just for a quick cocktail-napkin calculation--assume 1 gram of carbon propellant combines with oxygen to form CO2. I ... by ER 2012-01-26 18:54:17
  - 6.023 x 10 2 the 23rd n/t by RobVG 2012-01-26 21:14:16
    - Avocado's number! by ER 2012-01-27 06:49:17

How Iran could thump superior US military by bowser January 26, 2012 11:01 pm

Modern ships are not equipped to handle threats from low-tech targets. They are designed to fight high-tech opponents by ... by ER 2012-01-27 10:34:15
- The most effective hunters on the African plains are the wild dogs. When they start after their prey they ... by bowser 2012-01-27 12:31:30

Let's you and him fight! by bowser January 27, 2012 2:30 am

Israel can be totally ruthless and unprincipled when it comes to matters of her own security. Considering her present ... by ER 2012-01-27 06:38:59
- There are quite a few accounts of what happened to the USS Liberty. Israel is beneath contempt for what ... by bowser 2012-01-27 11:42:48

The Newt Fusillade (link added) by TB January 26, 2012 11:08 am

Hmmm... by Robert 2012-01-26 21:03:57
- Make things easy. Don't change the original rule. n/t by RobVG 2012-01-27 10:44:46
- Rather than debate every appropriate word, I'd just ban all possible. The loss is negligible. by bowser 2012-01-27 00:15:12
- No problem here by podrock 2012-01-26 22:13:21
- I'm not that limited in my vocabulary. by TB 2012-01-26 21:21:43
It's funny how all these guys who hate Romney have decided to take Newt down. by alcaray 2012-01-26 20:25:27
he’ll tell you what you want to hear. He has an uncanny ability, sort of like Clinton, to feel your ... by FrankC 2012-01-26 19:40:06
Would I lie to you, TB? 8) by ER 2012-01-26 19:22:32

"Obamacare" by bowser January 27, 2012 3:46 am

Got a few comments but no time now. n/t by RobVG 2012-01-27 10:28:51

Why does Gingrich want audiences to be able to disrupt debates? by bowser January 26, 2012 8:55 pm

Gingrich is a bully, and bullies need an audience. And don't forget, his audience sees themselves as victimized and abused, disrespected ... by ER 2012-01-27 07:56:40
The phrase "Are you not entertained?" comes to mind. without the crowd, he can't rise to the occasion. and without the ... by Tony 2012-01-27 05:47:57

Gingrich Ideas on twitter by FrankC January 26, 2012 7:23 pm

Fuuuuneeee liked a lot by Tony 2012-01-27 05:45:29
Ship some IKEA furniture to Iran and tell them it will make a nuclear bomb if they follow the instructions. These ... by Jody 2012-01-26 21:36:08

Galileo Roller Coaster by alcaray January 21, 2012 10:45 pm

OK, how do you do links, now? by alcaray 2012-01-21 22:47:04
- WYSIWYG editors require you to use a special form for entering links, or switch to naked HTML mode to enter ... by Robert 2012-01-22 12:37:00
  - The first thing I tried was the "link" button (I think you were referring to this when you said "WYSIWYG ... by alcaray 2012-01-22 14:35:13
    - What I said to Tom, plus, I think that alternating between visual and raw HTML depending on what you're trying ... by Robert 2012-01-22 16:06:11
      - You got the part where I said the link button was greyed out, right? I had no intention of ... by alcaray 2012-01-22 16:50:16
        
        Nope, missed it. by Robert 2012-01-22 17:11:39
        
        Ahh, that works. Never seen it like that before (or if I did, I probably couldn't figure out how ... by alcaray 2012-01-22 18:14:39
        
        How many zoners does it take to change a lightbulb?....................................... ................................................................. I don't know either, I just thought it was a ... by alcaray 2012-01-22 18:35:59
        
        The poisonous ones or the black market incandescents? by TB 2012-01-22 22:25:04
        
        Obamabulbs. by bowser 2012-01-27 03:21:45
        
        The poisonous zoners. by alcaray 2012-01-24 00:06:51
        
        Poi Zoners? by Robert 2012-01-24 11:46:06
        
        Or maybe that gray crud they serve in Hawaii. by TB 2012-01-24 11:55:42
        
        Swing the poi, fling the poi, potaytoe pototto. by Robert 2012-01-24 12:31:57
  - The link form doesn't work as nicely as it used to. I could highlight text, and just paste a ... by TB 2012-01-22 12:58:00
    - Yep. All these HTML "WYSIWYG" editors are a snake's nest of compromises and kludges. by Robert 2012-01-22 16:03:02
- As far as I can tell, you did everything right. Granted, your quotation marks are backwards on my screen, ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-01-21 23:51:18

8 years into it, Opportunity still operating on Mars. by bowser January 25, 2012 1:53 am

Amazing! I hope Oppy holds out through the winter 'cause there's a whole lotta rocks that need looking at in ... by podrock 2012-01-26 23:05:22
Got our money's worth. by alcaray 2012-01-26 03:07:28
- I wonder how a privatized, free enterprise space program would have justified this expenditure. Maybe they would have sold ... by ER 2012-01-26 20:56:08
  - The first thing they'd do is look for subsidies and tax breaks, taking a lesson from the free market farmers. ... by bowser 2012-01-26 22:15:48

Add the ghost of Lee Atwater, the reality of Karl Rove, and $3 billion. by bowser January 26, 2012 8:35 pm

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