ninjamurf commented on THEMIS Satellites Discover Northern Lights Are Powered By Magnetic Fields Snapping Like Rubber Bands

"@johnnyabnormal: @Ben Zvan: Did they change the picture or something?"

ninjamurf commented on NASA's First Solar-Sail Powered Craft Set to Ride on a Stream of Photons Next Week

"That's awesome but why doesn't NASA put it up with something a little more reliable?"

ninjamurf commented on GPS Vs. Radar Gun Battle Appealed: GPS Wins!

"@yelraf: Yes, but try explaining quantum physics to a judge."

ninjamurf commented on GPS Vs. Radar Gun Battle Appealed: GPS Wins!

"@jkr2: "no, because the angular velocity will be zero, so all points on the wheel will be equal to that of the axial velocity." You seriously think that a motorcycle with a wheel that's not moving will register a ZERO on the radar?!"

ninjamurf commented on Behind the IMAX in The Dark Knight

"@ackthbbft: Yes, I saw her huddled in her mom's arms and I kept trying to see if I could get a look at her face but she also looked very young."

ninjamurf commented on Anti-Immigration Robot Secures Britain's Borders

"@danson: Yes Britain has borders."

ninjamurf commented on Osram Pushes White LEDS to World-Record Brightness, Super Efficiency

"@CribbageLeft: Wow, I'm going to have to see some data on that!"

ninjamurf commented on GPS Vs. Radar Gun Battle Appealed: GPS Wins!

"@1roll20s: Oh, and radar and lidar suffer from the SAME cosine effect of not being in line with the target."

ninjamurf commented on GPS Vs. Radar Gun Battle Appealed: GPS Wins!

"@1roll20s: How is it "very accurate on speed even if it doesn't have a good lock for position." The two are very closely related."

ninjamurf commented on GPS Vs. Radar Gun Battle Appealed: GPS Wins!

"@jkr2: So if you are on a motorcycle going 80 and you pop a wheelie on the freeway, and your front wheel stops spinning, it will read 0 on a radar gun?"

ninjamurf commented on Osram Pushes White LEDS to World-Record Brightness, Super Efficiency

"@MasterShazbot: Actually it all depends."

ninjamurf commented on Purdue University Breakthrough Could Lead to Low-Cost, Mass-Produced LEDs

"@nwithers: @automandc: The physicist in me loves both of you ;)"

ninjamurf commented on Behind the IMAX in The Dark Knight

"@pmathews: I was also interested in the fact that they didn't show Gordon's daughter."

ninjamurf commented on Danamics CPU Cooler Chills Chips With Liquid Metal: Won't Terminate Them

"@SneakerFiend: "Inside" my computer?"

ninjamurf commented on The Stadium of the FUTURE...Future...future

"@Cordfucious: Is there a WalMart in it's shadow?"

ninjamurf commented on Terminator Teaser Trailer is Seizure-inducing Robot Carnage

"@001: Have to agree."

ninjamurf commented on Fairground Shooting Gallery Gets Flamethrower Makeover for Burning Man

"Funny, my dad's actually a "Ranger" at Burning Man every year."

ninjamurf commented on SanDisk WORM Write-Once SD Cards Can't Be Altered, Last 100 Years

"@AndrewtheStudent: McCain would also be fine with the troops coming home tomorrow if the job were done so try not to jump on one comment and put him out there as someone who WANTS the troops there for 100 years."