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Comment Stunning Drop-Off in War Deaths Since (Score 1) 124

This whole vid is well worth your time (seriously, make a note to watch the whole thing today if you haven't), but the last section (starting at 14:20) is particularly striking in how few war deaths have occured since the invention (and rapid development/manufacture) of nuclear weapons.

It's a decade old and could use an update, but I was surprised to recently read that it mostly holds up even with the Ukraine/Russia War.

Comment Liquid Nitrogen or Vacuum? (Score 5, Informative) 19

These glass spheres, tiny yet mesmerizing, formed billions of years ago during fiery eruptions that launched molten droplets skyward, instantly freezing in space.

That's movie physics, not reality. They would have cooled more slowly in a vacuum.

If you want see them, this article has the only two pictures I found while (briefly) searching:
https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailygalaxy.com%2F2025%2F0...

Comment YT Link (Score 5, Informative) 16

The key observation was that the Nu Octantis planet is retrograde -- the planet and one star both orbit the second star, but they do so in opposite directions, with the planet having the tighter orbit around the second star.

This (old) vid should help if you're having trouble visualizing the orbits:

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3F...

Comment Two Consequences Not Addressed in TFA (Score 4, Interesting) 39

If the system can call first downs, it can surely call touchdowns. Also, it would seem to eliminate challenges to either.

They only mention the system being used to replace a measurement ("walking chains onto the field"), but if it can do that, it should be able to do it all.

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