Probably the one time a reeeally loud horn would be useful on a plane.

(Written on 2021/08/27)(Permalink)

Yeah, would have been fun. But, you know that he's been approached by people who ask this in all seriousness. (People, excepting present company of course, are idiots.)

(Written on 2021/08/20)(Permalink)

... did he let you take it for a spin?

(Written on 2021/08/20)(Permalink)

I love the United States, and I still think we should work to improve it.

(Written on 2021/08/06)(Permalink)

So, what do you all think makes someone an "astronaut"? Reaching a certain altitude? Circling the Earth at least once without using aerodynamic lift? Some involvement in controlling the vehicle? (There's no "right" answer; it's all nomenclature.)

(Written on 2021/07/30)(Permalink)

Atomic clocks aren't radioactive; in fact they have to use stable atoms so as to get the best stability.

(Written on 2021/07/23)(Permalink)

Wouldn't the FAA get annoyed at influencers staging fake emergency landings in fields? And they'd find out pretty quick...

(Written on 2021/07/23)(Permalink)

It wasn't even an attempted space flight. My understanding is that it takes about sixty times as much energy to get into orbit as it takes to get up to an altitude you could call "space". More info: https://what-if.xkcd.com/58/

(Written on 2021/07/16)(Permalink)

Increasing bio-fuel production increases the amount of carbon taken out of the atmosphere when the feed stock is grown. Increasing coal/oil production doesn't do that; nobody's pumping CO2 into the ground to make more coal or petroleum. (That said, I'm not a big fan of bio-fuels; they take a lot of energy and land to produce.)

(Written on 2021/05/07)(Permalink)

Video worked for me (after an ad); didn't try the link...

(Written on 2021/04/30)(Permalink)