kerbiloid Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, p1t1o said: mosquitos track carbon dioxide concentrations, in this way they home in on any living creature. They say this to lull you. Upd. They read your place directly from memory. Edited September 14, 2018 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p1t1o Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 31 minutes ago, kerbiloid said: They say this to lull you. Upd. They read your place directly from memory. or....OR....how do we know that mosquitos dont crawl out of our own bodies? You never notice them until you get bit, then you find what you assume is a puncture wound and not an exit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, p1t1o said: how do we know that mosquitos dont crawl out of our own bodies? They would be drinking blood from inside, but happily they don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qzgy Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) I was required to watch Star Wars: Episode 1 as homework for class. It is also the first time that I've watched star wars (at least that one) My thoughts? Meh. Tiny kid's acting needs work. CGI needs an upgrade. Was quite ok over all though. Edited September 17, 2018 by qzgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 43 minutes ago, qzgy said: I was required to watch Star Wars: Episode 1 as homework for class. It is also the first time that I've watched star wars (at least that one) My thoughts? Meh. Tiny kid's acting needs work. CGI needs an upgrade. Was quite ok over all though. So many questions... think I’ll go with... why on earth Tatooine would you have to watch The Little Menace for a class?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) Probably they have a shop class and learn how to make jet-propelled flying carriages from random scrap. Edited September 17, 2018 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qzgy Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 5 hours ago, CatastrophicFailure said: So many questions... think I’ll go with... why on earth Tatooine would you have to watch The Little Menace for a class?? To be honest, not quite exactly sure. I think part of it is because the teacher likes star wars (all of them), but the main reason was to watch it to discuss something about how technology and computers are used in it (computer science class) 7 minutes ago, kerbiloid said: Probably they have a shop class and learn how to make jet-propelled flying carriages from random scrap. I wish. That would be fun actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Baron Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Kids in school where playing with a "portable hole", a hole printed on a foil, approx half a meter, which they draped on the pavement in front of school. While most pedestrians got it, a few, especially shuffling zombies with smartphones, actually stepped over it or aside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 21 minutes ago, Green Baron said: Kids in school where playing with a "portable hole", a hole printed on a foil, approx half a meter, which they draped on the pavement in front of school. While most pedestrians got it, a few, especially shuffling zombies with smartphones, actually stepped over it or aside. I've heard of places doing that with roads / fake potholes to get people to slow down. More effective than speedbumps, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 19 minutes ago, Green Baron said: Kids in school where playing with a "portable hole", a hole printed on a foil, approx half a meter, which they draped on the pavement in front of school. While most pedestrians got it, a few, especially shuffling zombies with smartphones, actually stepped over it or aside. Something similar that happens to me in a regular basis: When I get to the building for my calculus lecture on Monday morning, I go up the elevator because I just walked 500 m in a very short time and I'm tired. I walk out at the top and turn, and I get startled by the drop at the flight of stairs directly to my right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Baron Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) Hehe :-) That reminds me of 3D "floating" pedestrian crossings to actually slow the cars down. Edited September 17, 2018 by Green Baron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Well, here goes nothing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 5 minutes ago, Delay said: Well, here goes nothing... One of my favorite games ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 43 minutes ago, Geonovast said: One of my favorite games ever. Same though! I haven't looked at cake the same way again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 21 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: Same though! I haven't looked at cake the same way again! I memorized pretty much the entire Portal 1 GLaDOS "dialogue". Yes. I'm bored. I have nothing else to do in my free time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 12 hours ago, Delay said: Well, here goes nothing... 12 hours ago, Geonovast said: One of my favorite games ever. 11 hours ago, Ultimate Steve said: Same though! I haven't looked at cake the same way again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p1t1o Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 I used to play the Portal ending song at parties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 (edited) 19 hours ago, Delay said: Yes. I'm bored. I have nothing else to do in my free time. Dig a tunnel. Boring people often do that. Call your friends, get a boring company together. Edited September 18, 2018 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordFerret Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 5 hours ago, p1t1o said: I used to play the Portal ending song at parties A friend of mine, he and his band played it one night at a gig... nearly the entire place was singing along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barzon Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 (edited) Me and my friend love Portal 1 & 2, although he is much more obsessive over it than me. Also, I started my GCSEs this month! EDIT: And congratulation @LordFerret on your marriage! Edited September 18, 2018 by Barzon Kerman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Am officially rocket engineer. My first assignment is to find a way to ignite three solid motors at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 1 minute ago, cubinator said: Am officially rocket engineer. My first assignment is to find a way to ignite three solid motors at once. Congrats! And check yo' staging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qzgy Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 15 minutes ago, cubinator said: Am officially rocket engineer. My first assignment is to find a way to ignite three solid motors at once. Split the ignition cable into three parallel igniters? But congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 20 minutes ago, Mad Rocket Scientist said: Congrats! And check yo' staging. Oh yeah, definitely. 7 minutes ago, qzgy said: Split the ignition cable into three parallel igniters? But congrats! Something like that. The team has had some issues with simultaneous ignition in the past, though, especially with motors that are different strengths. We will probably have an onboard ignition system as a backup to the ground-based system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorabh Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 (edited) A low speed wind tunnel was FINALLY installed in our department! The propeller section of the Wind tunnel. Inlet for air.. The outlet of the wind tunnel, for calm exit of the wind. The throat, where actual testing would take place. The smoke generating apparatus, for visualizing air flows over test articles. This is a very simple setup, obviously. The peak wind velocity is 50 m/s, which is alright! Undergrads students don't need a supersonic wind tunnel. But nevertheless this is great!! Maybe I can 3D print my low speed aircraft deisgns in KSP and use it as a test piece for the wind tunnel? Edited September 19, 2018 by Sorabh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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