Re: [Vo]:new water car

2010-08-26 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
Before anyone spends *too* much time trying to figure out /how/ it works, I think it's worth investing a little more effort in wondering *if* it works. It's easy enough to find a conventional explanation for the effect; it's right there on the web page: Meanwhile, they are working on

[Vo]:Navy Drone Violated Washington Airspace

2010-08-26 Thread Jed Rothwell
This was not piloted by me. I may crash RC airplanes but I do not violate DC airspace with them. See: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/us/26drone.html?scp=1sq=navy%20drone%20fire%20scoutst=csehttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/us/26drone.html?scp=1sq=navy%20drone%20fire%20scoutst=cse This

[Vo]:Re: Navy Drone Violated Washington Airspace

2010-08-26 Thread Jed Rothwell
This is a fairly hilarious description in the deadpan N. Y. Times style. Note: Or, as Cmdr. Danny Hernandez, a Navy spokesman, put it: When they lose contact with the Fire Scout, there's a program that's supposed to have it immediately return to the airfield to land safely. That did not

Re: [Vo]:Re: Navy Drone Violated Washington Airspace

2010-08-26 Thread Jed Rothwell
Oops. This second message was intended for Mike Melich and my other high-tech Navy friends. Jes' a little schadenfreude. - Jed

[Vo]:The strange case of solar flares and radioactive elements

2010-08-26 Thread Harry Veeder
Stanford Report, August 23, 2010 The strange case of solar flares and radioactive elements When researchers found an unusual linkage between solar flares and the inner life of radioactive elements on Earth, it touched off a scientific detective investigation that could end up protecting the

RE: [Vo]:The strange case of solar flares and radioactive elements

2010-08-26 Thread Hoyt A. Stearns Jr.
-Original Message- From: Harry Veeder [mailto:hlvee...@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 11:30 AM Stanford Report, August 23, 2010 The strange case of solar flares and radioactive elements When researchers found an unusual linkage between solar flares and the inner life of

Re: [Vo]:The strange case of solar flares and radioactive elements

2010-08-26 Thread David Jonsson
On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 8:29 PM, Harry Veeder hlvee...@yahoo.com wrote: A surprise Going back to take another look at the decay data from the Brookhaven lab, the researchers found a recurring pattern of 33 days. It was a bit of a surprise, given that most solar observations show a

Re: [Vo]:The strange case of solar flares and radioactive elements

2010-08-26 Thread mixent
In reply to David Jonsson's message of Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:57:16 +0200: Hi, [snip] If viscosity is active what are the driving torques due to? Shear flow in combination with viscosity requires torque to remain and not slow down. Here's a half-backed notion: The inner and out parts of the Sun act