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mmgoodly t1_jefs5jj wrote
Reply to comment by TotallyInOverMyHead in Extremely flat explosion dubbed 'the Cow' puzzles scientists while they work to learn more by thawingSumTendies
This leaves out what I suspect is the origin of the trope: Newton assumed spherical celestial bodies of uniform density so he could treat them as point masses.
Whenever I say "assume a spherical {x}", I always make sure to include the second part, in Isaac's honor.
mmgoodly t1_jefr13u wrote
Reply to Extremely flat explosion dubbed 'the Cow' puzzles scientists while they work to learn more by thawingSumTendies
So all the cringe-y space explosions in all those shows and movies... life imitates art. sob
mmgoodly t1_jdmv6gr wrote
Reply to TIL, the placenta that forms with a fetus isn't created by the mother. It grows from the fertilized egg and some fetuses actually develop outside the uterus attached to the intestines in the body cavity. by darw1nf1sh
Countdown to removal by mods: Five. Four...
I mean, seriously, I've see two just today which were zapped while still being interesting AF,
mmgoodly t1_ja6zh00 wrote
Reply to comment by BlueFox5 in Why are Most Meteorites Found in Antarctica? by ChieftainMcLeland
The polar bears are at the other pole.
OR THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE MEANT TO BELIEVE
mmgoodly t1_j9dkgev wrote
Reply to comment by marimbawarrior in ‘We found the Artemis-I noise level at 5 km had a crackling quality about 40 million times greater than a bowl of Rice Krispies.’ — Maximum noise measured during Artemis-I launch on 16 Nov. 2022 was higher than predicted by marketrent
No bone to pick with most of what you wrote... but
> around the rocket
1.5 kilometers from the rocket.
IMMEDIATELY around the rocket (which is what I'd mean if I said simply "around the rocket") would be a different story. Obvs.
mmgoodly t1_j6lv3ym wrote
Reply to comment by Agent8426 in ELI5: when people give up red meat for lent, why do they always eat fish instead? Aren't chicken and turkey white meats too? by Inanimatepony
^ this. Fish Fridays used to be year-'round when I was a small fry (ha ha i make the joke you laugh now)
mmgoodly t1_j6luush wrote
Reply to comment by vintagecheesewhore in ELI5: when people give up red meat for lent, why do they always eat fish instead? Aren't chicken and turkey white meats too? by Inanimatepony
Straighten it out with the ol' sacrament of Penance.
mmgoodly t1_j6luoc4 wrote
Reply to comment by somethingkooky in ELI5: when people give up red meat for lent, why do they always eat fish instead? Aren't chicken and turkey white meats too? by Inanimatepony
They throw pancake breakfast events for fundraisers sometimes and I suspect this is the original time/explanation/excuse for those. See Frank Zappa's whimsically manic song "St. Alfonso's Pancake Breakfast" for a deconstruction of that kind of deal.
mmgoodly t1_jefsgou wrote
Reply to comment by Professor226 in Extremely flat explosion dubbed 'the Cow' puzzles scientists while they work to learn more by thawingSumTendies
Cool science men just walk into the camera away from disksplosions.