Yaver_Mbizi
Yaver_Mbizi t1_j95zh4g wrote
Reply to comment by bam13302 in If a human being is bleeding internally say in their mouth or stomach would they still have a risk of anemia? by Robbeee
>sucked the blood either directly into the bloodstream of the vampire
That seems evolutionarily suspect: blood-to-blood pathogens from ("near-"?)conspecifics sound like a huge threat compared to any foodborne pathogens that have to go through the digestive system.
Yaver_Mbizi t1_j68ilyz wrote
Reply to comment by Varsect in In the absence of cosmic radiation, would an object placed in space eventually cool to absolute zero? by IHatrMakingUsernames
> Nevermind anything below that.
Well, it actually is possible to get below 0 K. It's pretty different to how one might imagine it, though - it's hotter than the hottest temperature, rather than colder than the coldest temperature for starters.
Yaver_Mbizi t1_j285j4z wrote
Reply to comment by randomnickname99 in How fast does the Milky Way spin? How far does Earth move through space in a year? by Sabre-Tooth-Monkey
I'm pretty sure "relativity of simultaneity" describes what you're talking about.
Yaver_Mbizi t1_izaz732 wrote
Reply to comment by danthedarkness in Ask Anything Wednesday - Physics, Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Science by AutoModerator
>neon lights
> different gases
Well... Can't be that different if they're all just neon, can they?..)
Yaver_Mbizi t1_iwcnub0 wrote
Reply to comment by mfb- in Why do neutrons tend to interact more readily with light nuclei rather than heavy ones (i.e., why is water a better neutron shield than lead)? by Calgaris_Rex
Sorry for taking so long to reply - I first wanted to get the numbers right and then kinda forgot about this comment.
> Does that need any special purification effort?
Yes. Specifically something called "superleak" or "superfluid helium filter" is used. It's basically a filter with material so tightly compressed that only a superfluid can go between the particles. As helium-3 reaches superfluidity at a much lower temperature level than helium-4, the isotopes can be thusly separated.
>Helium-3 is already a tiny fraction of the helium we extract.
Yep, but the less of it, the better. The natural content is about 10^(-6), whereas by using a superleak you can get something around 10^(-11), which is much better.
Yaver_Mbizi t1_ivuk2vl wrote
Reply to comment by hifructosetrashjuice in Why do neutrons tend to interact more readily with light nuclei rather than heavy ones (i.e., why is water a better neutron shield than lead)? by Calgaris_Rex
And if you want ultracold neutrons, superfluid isotopically-pure Helium-4 is by far the best, with deuterium ice in second place.
Yaver_Mbizi t1_is2a91r wrote
Reply to comment by Cartmansimon in Ask Anything Wednesday - Physics, Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Science by AutoModerator
The unit for free-fall acceleration (as well as all other accelerations) is m/(s)^2, by the way, not m/s. m/s would be a velocity.
Yaver_Mbizi t1_jad4hsn wrote
Reply to comment by hananobira in Why does temperature determine the sex of certain egg laying animals like crocodiles? by insink2300
Does it work the same way for reptiles, though?