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| #750 - Norway and Sweden have some of the most successful prison syst… | 05/11/2013 on Norwegian Prison | 0 |
| #150 - I guess from an outside perspective it seems pretty bad. But, … | 04/04/2013 on And Then There's Canada | 0 |
| #34 - .. our galaxy IS in space? | 03/07/2013 on When Two Galaxies Collide | 0 |
| #38 - melikeyourpicture. | 03/07/2013 on mimes | 0 |
| #59 - yeah, but it depends on the radius at which you're looking at.… [+] (1 new reply) | 03/06/2013 on Science of the Week | 0 |
| Yeah, that's probably what they did. Find the circumference of the black hole, and divide it by the time it takes to make one rotation. | ||
| #20 - yeah, but you can't quantify the rate at which something spins… [+] (3 new replies) | 03/06/2013 on Science of the Week | +2 |
| Actually, you can--just remember Calculus: If you zoom in on a curve, it starts to look like a straight line. So you can approximate the rotational speed of an object in terms of linear speed if you can calculate the speed of a point on the object's surface over a very short distance. #59
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rubberhose (03/06/2013) [-] yeah, but it depends on the radius at which you're looking at. the tangential speed near the center -> 0, while the outside will go proportionally as r increases. so there's no real way to objectively quantify rotational speed in terms of light years unless you're talking about a specific radius, in which case it's safe to assume the radius is the outside of the star. Yeah, that's probably what they did. Find the circumference of the black hole, and divide it by the time it takes to make one rotation. | ||
| #16 - how on earth does something 'spin' at the speed of light? [+] (6 new replies) | 03/06/2013 on Science of the Week | +2 |
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N. Korean citizen (03/06/2013) [-] Step one - Be not on Earth Step two - Spin really fast Step Three - Profit Well it moves like earth does (spinning) and i goes really fast at it. #20
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rubberhose (03/06/2013) [-] yeah, but you can't quantify the rate at which something spins using the terminology for linear speed. it's like measuring weight in m^3 Actually, you can--just remember Calculus: If you zoom in on a curve, it starts to look like a straight line. So you can approximate the rotational speed of an object in terms of linear speed if you can calculate the speed of a point on the object's surface over a very short distance. #59
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rubberhose (03/06/2013) [-] yeah, but it depends on the radius at which you're looking at. the tangential speed near the center -> 0, while the outside will go proportionally as r increases. so there's no real way to objectively quantify rotational speed in terms of light years unless you're talking about a specific radius, in which case it's safe to assume the radius is the outside of the star. Yeah, that's probably what they did. Find the circumference of the black hole, and divide it by the time it takes to make one rotation. | ||
| #51 - .. the responsible for the cemitery said that the dog ... … | 03/06/2013 on This is one of the saddest... | -1 |
| #85 - so sweet, so beautiful. | 03/06/2013 on Boner hiding apparatus | 0 |
| #33 - Yoga is actually an extremely good form of exercising for rock… | 03/06/2013 on The Truth. | +2 |

