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  • Johandea@feddit.nutoComic Strips@lemmy.worldKing Solomon
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    1 month ago

    I’m guessing it’s trying to make fun of fissile atoms. But I see two problems with this.

    1. It’s not specified what type of atom it is. Most atoms in our surroundings do not release energy when split, but instead requires a, comparatively, large amount at energy to undergo fission.
    2. Even if they found a uranium-235 atom, one the most fissile elements found in the earths crust, the energy released by a single atom is miniscule. You need a huge amount of atoms to make anything akin to a bomb.

    And yes, I’ve been hugely popular at both parties I’ve attended.












  • Johandea@feddit.nutomemes@lemmy.worldShe does like it
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    5 months ago

    The problem is that there are an infinite number of directions that are going north. Going north parallell to the ground is not the same direction as an upwards or downwards path. You can have any inclination between (-pi/2, pi/2) and still be going north. If you don’t specify the inclination, it is likely to be assumed to be zero, i.e. the baby is moving parallell to the earths normal plane, but it’s it is uncertain. That’s why you need two vectors in 3d space.



  • So “16.4 mph north” is sufficient.

    No, it’s not. “North” is a two dimensional direction on the surface of the earth. But we live, and can throw babies, in three dimension. Therefore you need to specify the inclination as well. “56 furlongs per minute, north, 0.3 radians” would suffice.