GeorgeOlduvai
GeorgeOlduvai t1_je7pxft wrote
Reply to comment by groggyMPLS in TIL The oldest musical instrument in the world, a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal flute, is made from the left thighbone of a young cave bear. by gonejahman
It is unlikely to the point where it can be considered a non-zero chance happening. In other words, it's more likely for it to have been found by a Neanderthal with the holes already in it than to have had the holes accidentally placed correctly to function as an instrument.
GeorgeOlduvai t1_je7pias wrote
Reply to comment by IAm_NotACrook in TIL The oldest musical instrument in the world, a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal flute, is made from the left thighbone of a young cave bear. by gonejahman
It does not track. Your example is excellent; dolphins have bigger brains than humans but they use most of that for echolocation. Neanderthals had smaller frontal lobes and larger occipital portions.
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Reply to comment by FreekFrealy in TIL: 5 pin bowling was invented in Canada - and is mostly only played in Canada by sammer003
Actual beaver tails are quite tasty.
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Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL no one has found a larva of the titan beetle, one of the largest beetles in the world. by Gecko99
Thanks to carcinization, you might yet.
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Reply to comment by RoyalFalse in The Case for Callisto by MoreGull
Project Hope Hubris?
Edit - I'm so happy a few people understood this reference.
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Reply to comment by A_curious_fish in NASA tested new propulsion tech that could unlock new deep space travel possibilities by Creepy_Toe2680
The subs and carriers have nuclear power plants aboard to generate electricity. While that power is used for propulsion, it's not the same thing as a nuclear engine. A nuclear rocket engine operates on the same principles but rather than using the heated water to turn a turbine, the water is directed through a nozzle to create thrust.
GeorgeOlduvai t1_j6i7073 wrote
Reply to comment by A_curious_fish in NASA tested new propulsion tech that could unlock new deep space travel possibilities by Creepy_Toe2680
Nuclear powered and nuclear propulsion are two very different things.
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Reply to comment by MrDStroyer in TIL The famous "rods from god" concept of a space-based weapons system of orbiting tungsten rods was developed by science fiction writer Jerry Pournelle. by BitterFuture
That's what asteroid mining is for.
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Reply to comment by Beautiful-Star in TIL that bots 🤖 drive ~40% of all internet traffic. by kkoolook
The overall percentage was roughly 40 in 2019. It's likely increased since then. Reddit specifically? Probably about that same 40%. Have a look at the usernames and you may see a pattern to a large number of them. Those are the likely bots.
GeorgeOlduvai t1_j2q7wzz wrote
Have a look at the usernames on reddit or twitter and it becomes fairly obvious which ones are bots. They all have a particular style to the names.
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Reply to comment by Jak03e in Want to Build Structures on the Moon? Just Blast the Regolith With Microwaves - Microwaves are useful for more than just heating up leftovers. They can also make landing pads on other worlds - Universe Today by vibrunazo
Redditor for 11 days. Totally legit account. /s
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Reply to comment by CrimsonEnigma in Could we find a Pandora-like planet in real life? by lemonny3663
The red dwarf companion is Proxima, IIRC. Alpha Centauri A and B are yellow and orange stars, right?
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Reply to comment by checkemforbees in TIL green beans, pinto beans, kidney beans and many other beans are all the same species of bean. by Zemi99
Hooray for mustard!
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Reply to Earth was brought to life by ancient water-rich asteroids from the outer Solar System by marketrent
I flew over the crater in the pic 3 days ago. It was awesome.
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Reply to comment by ncastleJC in Is the Milky Way... Normal? by cciccitrixx
That's why a Niven Ring is a better idea, unless you're talking about the original concept of a Dyson sphere.
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Reply to comment by bassslapper05 in TIL The oldest musical instrument in the world, a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal flute, is made from the left thighbone of a young cave bear. by gonejahman
No, it's a Kodiak on 'roids.