ThirtyMileSniper
ThirtyMileSniper t1_iwks9dt wrote
Reply to comment by tactlessnutter in Is it really safe for humans to land inside a starship? by football_enjoyer
I apologize about the confusion, I wasn't refering to abandoning an escape system on starship, I was asking if the dragon capsule had been abandoned.
ThirtyMileSniper t1_iwkrix3 wrote
Reply to comment by youknowithadtobedone in Is it really safe for humans to land inside a starship? by football_enjoyer
But the dragon capsule has (had?) an abort system built in.
Have they totally abandoned that now?
Space x philosophy though doesn't really matter if it doesn't get a licence to carry people. I understood that the philosophy for the people granting licences for vehicles to carry people to space from the US needed that.
I suppose though that he could launch from China where it appears they could not care less about any space related conventions.
ThirtyMileSniper t1_iuss1kf wrote
Reply to comment by Alis451 in Clear window coating could cool buildings without using energy by chrisdh79
TIL.
This makes sense in terms of trialling it as well since those windows are going to see much more wear.
I'm not surprised I missed this though since my last vehicle was 2006 registered and the current one is six years old.
ThirtyMileSniper t1_iur5m3d wrote
Great. I remember the initial concept being discussed while I was studying 20 years ago. Now they have the compound hopefully it will be a product within the next five years.
Mind you, generally things like this go on trials for twenty years or so to check the real world lifespan and reactions. No one wants to have their shiny glass tower look all flaky 10 years in.
ThirtyMileSniper OP t1_itpiuy5 wrote
Reply to comment by Scumwaffle in Partial eclipse viewing on zero budget. DONT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN! by ThirtyMileSniper
This is what my dad did. I travelled to a zone of a total eclipse near the millennium. It was overcast. Still an unforgettable experience. It was quite eerie.
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ThirtyMileSniper t1_isv4j5n wrote
Reply to comment by ChickenTeriyakiBoy1 in Technology that lets us “speak” to our dead relatives has arrived. Are we ready? by ChickenTeriyakiBoy1
It's a bit sad. From what I read earlier its taken from a series of answers given by the user about the deceased. It's extrapolating from the memories given to it but the answers it gives that are outside its inputs are just fabrications. I really think that this could be a massively unhealthy thing for a great many people. Part of grieving and life is letting people go.
ThirtyMileSniper t1_ixlfzpj wrote
Reply to Can a rogue Gas Giant have its own functional Planetary system? by rezallol
Potentially from the energy of tidal heating like what is theorised on Europa. Life but not civilisation.