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Maybe this will help to get a feeling of the distances involved. That 1 part in 9 billion is the rough equivalent of walking around the...

As a former maritime electrical operator, I'd love to hear the story from the electricians point of view. And no holds barred on the...

Cargill launched the sail-augmented bulk carrier Pyxis last August on a six-month test cruise saving on average 3 tons of fuel per day...

I think you're sort of over-working the sailing analogy. This isn't a sailboat, subject to the whims of the seas. It's a...

Many thanks to RM for this forum, I started racing less then a year ago & was always at the back, found this forum after last race of...

The problem was from the drain pipe! It was due to the accumulation of water/water building up. (Although we had the drain water outlet...

For a bit more info, and some references, about the California Aqueduct, see: https://www.physicsforums.com/posts/6875543 Cheers, Tom

When I am going someplace unusual, I usually have my wife and her tablet or cell phone along. (they are decent navigators between them)...

:oldsurprised: :oldsurprised: Sounds like a case of "Live and Learn." Too often the first requirement is skipped.

How does that differ from gravity feed?... other than needing a bladder?

in order for us engineer types to start brainstorming useful solutions, it is necessary define "rocking" in terms that engineers...

Yup, Mach 30 would be a, uhmm, uhh, shall we say, a definite challenge? [EDIT] See thread https://www.physicsforums.com/posts/7091509...

Coincidentally, I've been thinking about Leica a lot lately. But let me step back for a moment. I'll start fresh. I love this thread...

I dunno - whatever gets launched will surely be scrambled.

I had to think about a dialogue I once read. A park ranger had been asked why they couldn't make the trash cans in the park bear-proven...