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436Savant-June 30
435Perfect human-bird catch synchronization Massimo on X: "Perfect human-birdSavant3June 30
434102 YO who appeared on You Bet Your Life in 1958 - This 102-Year-Old Was Born iStan4June 30
433Many of these are Wow-worthy. "30 Visually Striking Destinations That BlurSun Tzu3June 28
432There is something to what you say, but no, it was not a complete hedonistic reaSun Tzu-June 25
431I remember the '60s as forward looking (that was the first decade that I wasS. maltophilia2June 25
430S... the 60's had the Cuban missile threat.. And the 'hippy' movemenSavant-June 25
429Speaking at macro level and over ~30 year period, the quality of life is always Sun Tzu-June 25
428What about the threat of nuclear war back then? In the 80's people were prSI Ron (Crazy Music Man)-June 25
427You're right. Hope is so damn important to our reason to live. Without it Clark Kent1June 25
426It was a better world because people looked to the future with hope rather than Sun Tzu3June 24
425Woodstock brought to life with AI [youtube video]SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)4June 24
424[youtube video] This wowed me...so many applications and eco friendly. Why MuClark Kent1June 24
423Probably not the phrasing I would have used: These bright and dark bands, knownS. maltophilia-June 24
422Some balloon wrecks are more survivable than others: The accident caused 35 fatS. maltophilia-June 23
421incredible that 13 people survived thisAmen to that! I was certain everyone was Stan-June 23
420incredible that 13 people survived this>> Hot-Air Balloon Catches Fire Savant1June 23
419True, but you have to accelerate to the orbital velocity against the 9.8m/sec sqS. maltophilia-June 23
418To break into orbit you need speed, not acceleration. So long as they maintain aSun Tzu-June 23
417So I had to ask grok to game that out. <G> [graphic]Qone0-June 23
416I looked at spinlaunch.com. It makes more sense now. SL is basically the first sS. maltophilia1June 23
415Understood. But that acceleration is anything but gradual. Getting up to orbitalS. maltophilia-June 23
414Acceleration causes force and that force crushes the content. So any slingshot hSun Tzu-June 23
413Gradual?S. maltophilia-June 23
412That's interesting. For non-living loads, it's a viable option, providedSun Tzu1June 23
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