SloeMoe t1_je516rs wrote on March 29, 2023 at 1:48 PM

Reply to comment by Wwize in U.S. renewable electricity surpassed coal in 2022 by altmorty

> With renewable energy, we don't pay for the cost of the energy itself, just for the equipment and maintenance.

We don't "pay" for fossil fuels either. We take advantage of vast geological forces and time that have done the work for us.

SloeMoe t1_j50bvdg wrote on January 19, 2023 at 2:52 PM

Reply to comment by fruticosa in Given that reproduction is difficult or impossible when both animals have different numbers of chromosomes, how did so many species evolve to have so many different numbers of them? by MercurioLeCher

Sounds kind of like forking in software development. So let's say it's a sexually reproducing species. At gametogenesis, the chromosomes are doubled, how does that sperm with double chromosomes sync up with non-doubled eggs from any other individual in the population? Beyond that, how would any offspring find a suitable mate, seeing as they have dissimilar chromosome counts now?

SloeMoe t1_j2nao13 wrote on January 2, 2023 at 4:35 PM

Reply to comment by Milly_man in Memphis rapper, Three 6 Mafia member Gangsta Boo dead at 43 by meta_perspective

How about merely being accurate about how it might feel to experience an overdose, would that be okay with you?

SloeMoe t1_j265ck6 wrote on December 29, 2022 at 10:59 PM

Reply to Woah, calm down donut store! by I_Take_The_5th

Then call me "magic" I guess.

SloeMoe t1_j262ffs wrote on December 29, 2022 at 10:40 PM

Reply to TIL Snow is an excellent insulator because it consists of about 90–95 percent trapped air (fresh). This is the reason why igloos are warmer inside than outside, and why some animals in colder regions build snow caves to spend the winter while hibernating. by SunCloud-777

Snow is NOT an "excellent" insulator. It's a mediocre-at-best insulator. It has an average r value of 1. That's about the same as wood, which acts as a thermal bridge when it's next to an actual "excellent" insulator like fiberglass or even chopped up paper or leaves. The fact that snow insulates at all is wonderful and significant, but it's not particularly good at insulating.