Belzeturtle

Belzeturtle t1_j6ep8h7 wrote

Physicist here. Amorphous doesn't mean it changes. Amorphous means "it has no long-range order". As opposed to crystalline solids, where this longe-range translational symmetry is present.

Glass is an amorphous solid. It's not a liquid. It has a structure somewhat similar to a liquid, but calling it "a liquid which doesn't flow" is like calling a tank "an aeroplane that doesn't fly".

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Belzeturtle t1_j63n7zn wrote

>it would make the war much easier and with the latest promised delivery of modern tanks it may cross the line.

You mean following NATO's shock-and-awe conventional retaliation? They are not that dumb.

Putin is not going to use a tactical nuke because (a) Modi and Xi told him in private that's their red line and they won't support him if he does, (b) see above -- loss of Black Sea fleet at minimum, (c) a decapitation strike against him is then on the table.

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Belzeturtle t1_j51gmzy wrote

The structure of the protein is dictated by what the valence electrons do. Electrons are too light to be treated classically - their de Broglie wavelength is about 0.1nm. That means you need quantum mechanics to figure out what they're going to do (electronic structure).

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Belzeturtle t1_iujxzs7 wrote

> Eggs are 10-11% glutamic acid.

Nope. Eggs are 0.12% glutamic acid.

Source: Youssef A. Attia; Mohammed A. Al-Harthi; Mohamed A. Korish and Mohamed H. Shiboob, Protein and Amino Acid Content in Four Brands of Commercial Table Eggs in Retail Markets in Relation to Human Requirements, Animals (Basel), 2020.

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