Weird & Interesting science, take 2

[Bob Schroeck]

I'd love to continue this discussion, but it's off-topic for this thread.

[robkelk]

Dinosaurs had hooves.

Well, Edmontosaurus had hooves

Amazing what one can learn when a dinosaur was covered in clay when it died, and the clay becomes rock around the body.

Artist's impression of an Edmontosaurus, with Sam Neill for scale:

[classicdrogn]

And now, time for walkies with Ms. Lithers!

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But seriously, though:

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[classicdrogn]

Words: they only mean what you think they mean, so thwy don't mean what you think they mean?


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[robkelk]

Bell bottom-era tape unearthed, could contain lost piece of Unix history

If it's what it says on the label, this is a notable discovery because little of UNIX V4 remains. That's unfortunate as this specific version is especially interesting: it's the first version of UNIX in which the kernel and some of the core utilities were rewritten in the new C programming language.

So, this is the original copy of UNIX Fourth Edition received from AT&T by the inventor of the Utah Teapot

The tapes are going to the Computer History Museum.

[classicdrogn]

Bro built a 2b FPS camera to capture the speed of light in his garage


This would have won the science fair forever

[classicdrogn]

Life, the universe, and everything.

Or at least on Mars

[Dartz]

One for the Ignobel prize this year: You'll never guess who likely had a micropenis

Hint: We thought he was a monorchid for the longest time.

[RMH999]

Epstein-Barr virus more firmly linked as cause of Lupus

EBV (cause of mono) is a nasty virus.  Linked to multiple cancers, multiple sclerosis,  Rheumatoid arthritis, and more.

[classicdrogn]

Teaching an octopus to play the piano

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[Bob Schroeck]

Japan demonstrates a ship-borne railgun -- and hits a moving target at sea with it. (The thumbnail is AI-generated, but the real damage shots are no less interesting.)

[classicdrogn]

Cosmetology and Filmography are still science! I'm not going to start another round of fist fights by asking about History, though...


recreating silent film era stage makeup

[robkelk]

Early earthquake warning system launched in Quebec, eastern Ontario

"Early" as in "the time difference between when the P wave and the S wave arrive", so if one is very, very lucky, maybe an entire minute before the ground starts shaking.

[classicdrogn]

Early earthquake warning system launched in Quebec, eastern Ontario

"Early" as in "the time difference between when the P wave and the S wave arrive", so if one is very, very lucky, maybe an entire minute before the ground starts shaking.

Well, that's enough of a difference that people who live somewhere earthquake-prone can hear and process a warning signal, cutting out a few seconds of surprise and letting them get onto stable footing, or away from items that might fall or collapse. Small things sure, but ones that can count for a lot in an emergency situation.

[Bob Schroeck]

Black fungus discovered in Chernobyl that appears to eat radiation

[Dartz]

Japan demonstrates a ship-borne railgun -- and hits a moving target at sea with it.  (The thumbnail is AI-generated, but the real damage shots are no less interesting.)

"Asooka"

As an Evangelion weeb, that hurts.

Otherwise, if they weren't making Space Battleship Yamato references about that thing while shooting it then I'll be sorely disappointed. Otherwise, this thing sounds like it's going to need a battleship around it to power and cool it. Which sounds crazy until you realise how much space below a battleship's turret is given over to things that go BOOM when hit by another battleship - and while having a bank of capacitors hit will be 'distressing', it's not "There's something wrong with our bloody ships" distressing.  

Otherwise, the shot-cost of these things will be the fuel required to generate the power - and machining a projectile.