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| Refticus:
all these people denied having a rat rob them off their cheddar instantly. |
| Sideswipe:
yes its 1 am whats wrong |
| Quote Story:
i met an autistic savant and he told me he was autistic, but a savant in being autistic |
| Farad:
Sorry for the lack of styling. Too long for an image. This is just a chat about gravity and science. Dad: I have no clue, but people should never ignore science Distinguished Scientist: Are you a good father? Dad: I would hope so Distinguished Scientist: Are you familiar with gravity? Dad: yes, I would hope everyone is Distinguished Scientist: What about the equations that describe gravity? Dad: not quite Distinguished Scientist: Ah, it's quite simple Distinguished Scientist: If you would like to know Dad: yes Distinguished Scientist: You see, there's a gravitational constant which we call G Distinguished Scientist: To find the gravitational force acting between two bodies of mass in space... Distinguished Scientist: You multiply G * mass 1 * mass 2, and divide that by the distance between the masses squared Distinguished Scientist: The equation is very elegant in its simplicity Distinguished Scientist: It describes the motion of planets fairly accurately Dad: That's pretty neat Distinguished Scientist: The force acting on each planet is the same, hence the one equation which describes the force on both Distinguished Scientist: In my research I write programs which apply this equation to display the motion of objects due to gravity Distinguished Scientist: It allows me to simulate black holes, which can be modeled by very high mass, singularity points Dad: (At this point I can't tell if your serious or really invested in your rp..) Dad: (but this is really cool, keep going) Distinguished Scientist: Ah yes Distinguished Scientist: Of course, there are more complex equations which I apply. Einstein's relativity, for instance Distinguished Scientist: Einstein's relativity is considered the best description we have of the universe today Distinguished Scientist: It accounts for some of the drawbacks of Newton's laws Distinguished Scientist: The equation I described earlier was by Newton Distinguished Scientist: A French scientist pointed out in the 1800's that Newton's law failed to accurately predict the motion of Mercury Distinguished Scientist: Einstein accounted for this in relativity in a neat way Distinguished Scientist: You see, the rate of time is not constant everywhere in the universe Distinguished Scientist: In areas with high gravitational pull, near the sun for instance, time passes faster than here on Earth where we have lower gravitation Distinguished Scientist: If someone were to travel to a point in space with very little gravitational pull compared to here on Earth, they could look down at Earth and see everything moving in fast-motion Distinguished Scientist: The way they experience time locally does not change, however Distinguished Scientist: This effect of gravity on time is no myth, as some might believe. In fact, the atomic clocks on satellites account for this time dilation. Distinguished Scientist: Have you heard about time dilation before? Dad: No but I have heard that many stars we see are probably dead because the time it takes for light to travel Dad: but continue Distinguished Scientist: Do you have any good dad jokes before I continue? Dad: Not at the moment I'm currently overwhelmingly smitten by the fact that I haven't covered this topic yet Dad: sorry Distinguished Scientist: That alright! Distinguished Scientist: I'm thinking about what other areas of science that might interest you Dad: Welp you can pick whatever, I'm not very old or experienced so.. Dad: But can I ask if you are a legitimate scientist or pretending? Distinguished Scientist: I'm a college student studying mechanical engineering but my true passion is physics haha Dad: That's really cool! Dad: I'm not quite college level myself so please do continue Distinguished Scientist: Let's talk about plasma Distinguished Scientist: Plasma is the 4th state of matter, after solid, liquid, and gas Distinguished Scientist: If you heat a liquid, you have gas. If you heat a gas to a very high temperature, you have plasma Distinguished Scientist: Consider heating air to this critical temperature between gas and plasma Distinguished Scientist: At this critical temperature, the electrons in the air particles enter high energy states and the air particles "ionize" Distinguished Scientist: When air particles ionize, they release photons, or light Distinguished Scientist: There has been research in recent years which has applied high power, concentrated lasers to ionize air particles at specific points in space Distinguished Scientist: This allows for the creation of 3D displays in mid air, similar to holograms in movies Distinguished Scientist: The ionized air particles can even be touched harmlessly. The researchers reported a slight "tingly" feeling when the plasma is touched. Distinguished Scientist: Imagine a floating touch screen surrounding you. I find this research interesting and I hope to re-create it myself someday. Dad: Yeah man, that would be hella cool! Distinguished Scientist: I'd like to link you to the paper Dad: Sure Distinguished Scientist: I couldn't find the research paper but this is an article on it: https://www.engadget.com/2015/07/03/floating-plasma-display-femtosecond-laser/ Dad: Sounds good Dad: what made you decide to come on here and start a science lecture, mind my asking Distinguished Scientist: I'm passionate about science Distinguished Scientist: It seems not enough people know about these interesting topics Dad: True Distinguished Scientist: This summer I will work as an assistant in a plasma lab at my university Distinguished Scientist: I might propose this project to the professor Dad: Do it man, Dad: that would be great Distinguished Scientist: Femtosecond lasers do not come cheaply, but we will see Dad: they don't sound cheap, good luck on that one Distinguished Scientist: I really did write a program that simulates planet motion though haha Dad: That's impressive Distinguished Scientist: I'd like to include einstein's time dilation concept in the program Dad: Sounds like quite the task to cover Distinguished Scientist: I once saw an equation which related the rate of passage of time to the magnitude of gravity at any point in space Distinguished Scientist: The rate of passage of time is dependent on only two things Distinguished Scientist: 1. The magnitude of gravity, and 2. The velocity you are moving at Distinguished Scientist: You experience time slower if you are 1. in low gravity and 2. if you are at high velocity Distinguished Scientist: I could calculate how many more years I could "add" to my life by leaving Earth's gravity and traveling space at high velocities relative to Earth Distinguished Scientist: I could come back to Earth after experiencing space for 1 year, and find that time on Earth passed by thousands of years Distinguished Scientist: I should go study for finals Dad: Probably, I should got to sleep but that doesn't mean I will Dad: but good luck Distinguished Scientist: thanks, bye |
| DeeEcks:
i am proud of this http://www.shamchat.com/e928dfe5/ This is a conversation between Maddie and yourself, random facts. random facts: lighters were invented 10 years before matches Maddie : what for real random facts: flamingos stand with one leg down to preserve body heat random facts: noone knows who invented the fire hydrant because the patent burned down with a building Maddie : irony random facts: honey is a preservative Maddie : and does not expire! random facts: carnivorous plants are capable of eating small mammals and rodents Maddie : ooo i have seen pics of mice removed from pitcher plants random facts: the internet spent 4 years searching for a bootleg movie that never existed random facts: plants can get stds Maddie : what random facts: the deep web is 500x bigger than the surface web Maddie : oh boi random facts: californian motor law requires vehicles to have windshield wipers, but no windshields Maddie : how do u know.all these random facts,random facts? random facts: the cia headquarters have a starbucks where noone has their name on their cups random facts: they go through extreme background checks random facts: knowledge You've left the conversation. |
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