The Derailing Thread

[Michael74]

Oh, those. I though you were talking about Einstein-Rosen Bridges.

 

[Michael74]

Yes, pentaquarks. Until now, only 2 or 3 quarks combination particles were known. Now 5 quark particles have been detected by the LHC.

 

[KevinK]

So does this have some kind of significance, like proof of additional dimensions?

 

[Michael74]

Pentaquarks have nothing to do with extra dimensions. The new particles only last a fraction of a second. They were predicted, and add another piece to the puzzle of the forces that hold atoms together. Just one piece though, scientists have a long way to go before they understand.

 

[Rollo Tamasi]

Pentaquarks have nothing to do with extra dimensions. The new particles only last a fraction of a second. They were predicted, and add another piece to the puzzle of the forces that hold atoms together. Just one piece though, scientists have a long way to go before they understand.

I thought they were using them in computers.

 

[Michael74]

Maybe the pentagon can use pentaquarks.

 

[KevinK]

I thought they were using them in computers.

You're thinking of Pentiums.:wink

 

[AirDancer]

You're thinking of Pentiums.:wink

 

[Pizza]

In June of 2009, I drove off in my Ford Ranger to meet Deborah Walker on a blind date. I had no clue about the Crossfire and was only going to meet her. I spent the weekend near Savannah – and in order to ‘break the tension’, Deb had invited me to town on a weekend that she was hosting a GetToGether with some 15 cars or so.

I was not really ready for what was going to happen that weekend – Deb and I remain friends, but if you have not noticed, she is married to another guy! Well, what DID happen was that I bought my first Crossfire, (Deb found it for me!), a red limited roadster. I brought it home less than 12 days after Savannah.

Not much of a story, right? Well, actually, it is quite a story. The Crossfire turned me into a “car guy” at age 49. Soon, its automatic transmission wore on me and I bought the Graphite six speed – today, I am on my third Ford Ranger and my third Crossfire – a 2007 SE.

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My love for these cars is actually second to my feelings for the community of people who drive them. Being president of CICCI is not about the cars. No, this position is about the people. What would I do to lead CICCI? I would probably not even try; I see this position as one of organizer, not leader. I had no intention of being president of anything, but I was asked to run. I have thought and thought about the implications NOT of being elected or serving, but of the fact that I was asked to serve. This community has given me so much, and now, after being prompted to serve by many of you, I have been asked to “pay back” in a sense. The Crossfire and you owners/enthusiasts have given me so much – my life has been a six year long mid-life crisis that I’d have missed without you!

Cast your vote, but I must say this: I have already won. See, the number of people who have spoken to me about how they think that I am the “man for the job” means more than being elected. I wish I saw myself as some of you do, and I thank you warmly for the gift you have already given me.

 

[Rollo Tamasi]

You're thinking of Pentiums.:wink

What's the difference?
It's all Greek to me.

 

[Michael74]

The sun is becoming gradually brighter due to fusion magnifying the number of 2 proton atoms in the core. 2 proton atoms are heavier than single proton atoms, so gravity accelerates fusion.

The sun is maybe 30% brighter today than it was when the earth was new.

 

[Michael74]

Waxing solar luminosity was compensated for by introducing just the right mixture of flora and fauna to change the atmosphere's thermal retention profile.

 

[Michael74]

Protons stick to neutrons, not other protons. All multi proton atoms also contain neutrons in the mix. Thus 2 proton atoms also typically contain 2 neutrons, making their gravity 4 times that of single proton atoms.

 

[evenifigoalone]

*reading*
*family begins playing loud videos on their tablets*

Well, so much for THAT

 

[Michael74]

The solar system is located within a narrow habitable zone. Any closer to the center of the galaxy would entail a superfluity of cosmic rays. Any further out on the spiral arms would mean a paucity of multi-proton atoms.

 

[Michael74]

The solar system's orbit around the galaxy is not circular. The sun bobs 250 light years above and below the plane of the galactic disk. This is important, because matter in the disk protects the earth. We are in a protected orbit. Any closer to the co-rotational distance, and mean motion resonance would make the sun bob much further above and below the disk, into the unprotected zone.

We are ideally situated for maximum protection.

 

[Michael74]

The solar system is located between 2 of the galaxy's spiral arms. Enough distance from other stars to keep us safe.

There are a sufficient number of dwarf galaxies nearby to allow for star formation from material absorbed from the other galaxies. This is important, since star formation maintains the spiral arm structure.

 

[evenifigoalone]

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[Rollo Tamasi]

How many more to be a pentaquack?

 

[Michael74]

There are 5 quacks in a pentaquack.