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    Image of bornonbord bornonbord
    12/26/09

    In reply to Star Wars Like You Have Never Seen Them Before
    Where's that link? Oh, yeah, there it is.
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    Image of dtemp dtemp
    12/26/09

    In reply to Star Wars Like You Have Never Seen Them Before
    "Click on the image to see it in high definition."

    Ugh. That hurt me reading that. Just call it "high resolution" when you're talking about a still image.
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    Image of CommentingpointlesslyisMeh CommentingpointlesslyisMeh
    12/24/09

    In reply to Voyager Unveils the Mystery of the Interstellar Fluff from Hell
    Finally, we can begin mining the spice. We will also need to build some type of weapon to protect ourselves from other beings that also want the spice. May be it will come in the form of some kind of sonic amplifier, turning our voices into destructive forces.
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    Edited by CommentingpointlesslyisMeh at 12/24/09 6:58 PM CommentingpointlesslyisMeh was starred CommentingpointlesslyisMeh was unstarred
    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    12/24/09

    In reply to Voyager Unveils the Mystery of the Interstellar Fluff from Hell
    Btw... is this where fluffers come from?
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    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    12/24/09

    In reply to Voyager Unveils the Mystery of the Interstellar Fluff from Hell
    Love these posts.
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    Image of i'm a bottle i'm a bottle
    12/26/09

    @Uncle_Billy_Slumming: I concur.
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    Image of Swifter Swifter
    12/24/09

    In reply to Voyager Unveils the Mystery of the Interstellar Fluff from Hell
    The Fluff is the interstellar goodness out of which Fluffmuffins are made and sold each day at your local Dunkin Donuts.
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    Image of badasscat badasscat
    12/24/09

    In reply to Voyager Unveils the Mystery of the Interstellar Fluff from Hell
    I'm just chuffed that there's actually an interstellar phenomena called "The Fluff". Mmmmmmm, the universe is filled with marshmallowy goodness.
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    Image of JohnMora JohnMora
    12/24/09

    @badasscat: You're chuffed about Fluff?
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    Uncle_Billy_Slumming promoted this comment JohnMora was starred JohnMora was unstarred
    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    12/24/09

    @JohnMora: Someone is now going to come along and try to huff the fluff.
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    Image of Tenno Tenno
    12/24/09

    @Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Weird. My dryer is full of fluff, and so is the universe!

    But what about the fuzz?
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    Uncle_Billy_Slumming promoted this comment Tenno was starred Tenno was unstarred
    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    12/24/09

    @Tenno: And "Dark Lint"! And cosmic toe-jam!
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    Image of Tenno Tenno
    12/24/09

    @Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Dark Lint in the Bellybutton of the Cosmos. That's us m'man. All quantum and shit.
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    Image of DustyButt™ DustyButt™
    12/24/09

    In reply to Voyager Unveils the Mystery of the Interstellar Fluff from Hell
    So, the answer is "magnets"!

    Not that the answer is that simple, or that I even understand 1/10th of the science behind it... it's just got to be more complicated than that!
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    Image of Lazarus511 Lazarus511
    12/24/09

    In reply to Voyager Unveils the Mystery of the Interstellar Fluff from Hell
    May the fluff be with you.
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    Image of quantumbits quantumbits
    12/24/09

    In reply to Voyager Unveils the Mystery of the Interstellar Fluff from Hell
    This calls for a new religion; one worshipping fluffers everywhere.
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    Purple Dave promoted this comment quantumbits was starred quantumbits was unstarred
    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    12/24/09

    @quantumbits:
    They already have that. It's called porn.
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    Image of frigg frigg
    12/24/09

    In reply to Voyager Unveils the Mystery of the Interstellar Fluff from Hell
    Is that the same fluff they put in those temperpedic mattresses that makes you feel like you're being sucked into the bowels of a black hole?

    (I realize that's an unfortunate mixing of metaphors, but hey, it's the holidays).
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    Image of RT100 RT100
    12/24/09

    @frigg: Merry Christmas!
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    frigg promoted this comment RT100 was starred RT100 was unstarred
    Image of TendoMentis TendoMentis
    12/24/09

    In reply to Voyager Unveils the Mystery of the Interstellar Fluff from Hell
    Really? We're calling it The Fluff?

    Maybe THAT'S why aliens don't want to hang with us...

    But it's okay, because all the aliens are just Big Poopy Heads anyway.
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    Image of Hearthatvoiceagain Hearthatvoiceagain
    12/25/09

    @TendoMentis: No, the aliens don't want to hang with us because you call them "Big Poopy Heads". You managed to insult the entire galaxy except the Turdions of Vega Prime.
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    Image of scarbrtj scarbrtj
    12/24/09

    In reply to Voyager Unveils the Mystery of the Interstellar Fluff from Hell
    "It's ironic how the whole thing works."

    Irony? Or the anthropic principle on display?
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    Image of ItalianScallion ItalianScallion
    12/24/09

    In reply to Voyager Unveils the Mystery of the Interstellar Fluff from Hell
    So basically, what you're saying is Voyager has crossed into a dimension of pure chaos...pure evil?

    Better call Laurence Fishburne.
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    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    12/24/09

    @ItalianScallion: Event Horizon 2: TEH FLUFF
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/24/09

    @ItalianScallion: Hell is just a word. The reality is much much worse.
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    Image of Hachiken Hachiken
    12/24/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Yeah. Reality...what a concept.
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    Image of Hilo Hilo
    12/24/09

    In reply to Voyager Unveils the Mystery of the Interstellar Fluff from Hell
    He who controls The Fluff, controls the universe!
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    Kaiser-Machead promoted this comment Hilo was starred Hilo was unstarred
    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/24/09

    In reply to Voyager Unveils the Mystery of the Interstellar Fluff from Hell
    To answer your question, I believe the Earthworm Jim animated series has what you're looking for: snow globe.
     Reply
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    Image of BadPlasmid BadPlasmid
    12/24/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: ummm, huh?!
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/24/09

    @BadPlasmid: According to the animated documentary, the universe was contained within a snow globe, much like the marble in Men in Black.
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    Image of BadPlasmid BadPlasmid
    12/24/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Gotcha. Marbles. Man, every time I think about marbles, for some reason I think about Chester Copperpot and get an overwhelming urge to search for pirate treasure.

    Snowglobes + fluff makes me think of things not quite so innocent. =X
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    Image of brianmi40 brianmi40
    12/24/09

    In reply to In Space, Even Sharp's Solar Cells Can Generate Energy
    Huh? Aren't all satellites powered by solar cells? How could this be the first???
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    Ninety-9 promoted this comment brianmi40 was starred brianmi40 was unstarred
    Image of Ninety-9 Ninety-9
    12/25/09

    @brianmi40: I'm just as confused as you.

    My guess is this. Most electronics, including solar cells, which are exposed to full vacuum and high intensity radiation are sealed in a 'space rated' epoxy resin. Probably UV filters and glasses to prevent UV damage. My guess is these are the first solar cells which can function in space, Naked.
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    12/23/09

    In reply to In Space, Even Sharp's Solar Cells Can Generate Energy
    I wonder how much MORE power they can harness in space as opposed to here on the ground simply because radiation from the sun does not have to deal with attenuation from the atmosphere.....Longest sentence evar righ?
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    Image of arkolbus arkolbus
    12/23/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: It depends on what wavelengths of light the cell is responsive to. With no atmosphere, the solar irradiance (available power per unit area) averages 1366 W/(m^2). Under 1 air mass (i.e. sea level at noon), irradiance is reduced to about 1160 W/(m^2). For a fixed location, the air mass number changes throughout the day (since the sun is usually not directly overhead), so it is common to consider 1.5 air masses, which attenuates the solar irradiance to about 1000 W/(m^2). Actual power out is governed by the incident angle (whether or not the panel is oriented towards the sun) and cell efficiency.
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    12/23/09

    @arkolbus: This is why I love Giz. Smart people galore. Thanks Ark.
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    Image of jmkarstetter jmkarstetter
    12/23/09

    @arkolbus: Just have to say, I can read it but i'm still going durrrr, but thanks for the great response!
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    TheSonOfKrypton promoted this comment Edited by jmkarstetter at 12/23/09 10:21 AM jmkarstetter was starred jmkarstetter was unstarred
    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE
    12/23/09

    In reply to In Space, Even Sharp's Solar Cells Can Generate Energy
    I'm guessing the fine point here is that these are solar "cells" and not solar/photovoltaic "panels", like what is attached/powers the ISS and other things.
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    Image of SigmundTheSeaMonster SigmundTheSeaMonster
    12/23/09

    In reply to In Space, Even Sharp's Solar Cells Can Generate Energy
    Toxic Solar Panels! Awesome...better stay in Space....
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