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Thursday, 30 November 2023
Moons of Jupiter
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The run of clear skies with Jupiter prominent has convinced me finally to take an interest in the Galilean moons. One issue is t...
Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Weighing the wool
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I needed to divide this ball of wool in half. The plan was to unwind until the two part balls weighed the same. Problem is that ...
Tuesday, 28 November 2023
Balloons in the cold
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It was very cold on the morning of the bazaar. After the incident in September when sunlight on balloons put in so much energy t...
Monday, 27 November 2023
Fish tank ripple tank
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The lighting in the cuttlefish tank at Maryport Aquarium was providing two sorts of ripple tank. Above, the light reflects from ...
Sunday, 26 November 2023
Cearcall mun Ghealaich
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I failed to see the aurora las night despite a red alert, but the halo around the Moon was magnificent. Lots of people saw it . ...
Sunday, 19 November 2023
Silk Damping and dark matter
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I have been listening to Sean Carroll's Mindscape podcast on the Crisis in Physics . I was put off at first because it is over 4 hours l...
Saturday, 18 November 2023
Burnt mince pie and 1st Law of Thermodynamics
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Overdoing a mince pie in the microwave resulted in a cracked dish and a big burnt smell! It got me thinking about the treatment of the 1st...
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