PV Gap

Kent Said:

Which Invention sounds the best to you guys?

We Answered:

a. I like the solar powered lawn mower, perhaps it could go around the lawn like a roomba does around a room.

b. Digital pictures have already been invented.

c. probably not unless you drink your coffee outside.

d. good idea

e. good idea, sounds hard to make though.

f. already been done.

e. I'll think of one and add it in later...

Nathan Said:

Poll: What do you think of this idea for the world?

We Answered:

Yeah this would all be well and good....but then we'd be living in a dream world. News flash, we aren't all going to agree, no way in hell. If there was in a hope of a chance of agreeing, if we could talk it out we wouldn't be having wars. Not going to happen.

Lena Said:

Part I - Study of The solar system what doe this ayat mean (verse) to you?

We Answered:

The Van Allen Radiation Belt is a torus of energetic charged particles (plasma) around Earth, held in place by Earth's magnetic field. The Van Allen belts are closely related to the polar aurora where particles strike the upper atmosphere and fluoresce.

The presence of a radiation belt had been proposed by Nicholas Christofilos [1] prior to the Space Age and was confirmed by the Explorer I on January 31, 1958, and Explorer III missions, under Dr.James Van Allen at the University of Iowa. The trapped radiation was first mapped out by Sputnik 3, Explorer IV, Pioneer III and Luna 1.

Energetic electrons form two distinct radiation belts, while protons form a single belt. Within these belts are particles capable of penetrating about 1 g/cm2 [2] of shielding (e.g., 1 millimetre of lead).

The term Van Allen Belts refers specifically to the radiation belts surrounding Earth; however, similar radiation belts have been discovered around other planets. The Sun does not support long-term radiation belts. The Earth's atmosphere limits the belts' particles to regions above 200-1,000 km,[3] while the belts do not extend past 7 Earth radii RE.[3] The belts are confined to an area which extends about 65°[3] from the celestial equator.

An upcoming NASA mission, Radiation Belt Storm Probes will go further and gain scientific understanding (to the point of predictability) of how populations of relativistic electrons and ions in space form or change in response to changes in solar activity and the solar wind.

Jimmy Said:

if you were stranded on a deserted island what 5 luxury items would you want with you?

We Answered:

my pillow
my toothbrush
the complete works of Stephen Fry
a truckload of liquorice
and a truckload of instant coffee

Leon Said:

Which way is North?

We Answered:

Judging from the few shadows that there are, it hints that the sun is directly behind the person who shot the photo and that it is sometime shorty after noon (but no later than about 1PM). This implies that the photographer is aiming the camera almost directly north or, at worst, a few degrees west of north.