Esme my dear, you have changed while I was away! You were part of the Periodic Table last time I looked, and in Nobel Prize winning company too! Whatever happened? :-)
Lack of beer, eh Rod? Have to fix that. I'll get a load in, Foster's naturally, but I'll allow foreign rubbish if a vote is taken. Then we'll stack it into a new fridge at the corner station, and whom-so-ever's there can reach in and hook them out, then pass 'em up either arm as required. Yes .... that'll work nicely! Mixer's and top shelf stuff for the ladies will require some skill, so I'll have to ponder that.
As for neutron stars, I hear some are quite attractive with very magnetic and beaming personalities. Beware though, as they often keep dark and highly warped company ..... :-)
Esme, a rose by any other name would be just as radioactive, and some just won't appreciate that! I believe that Einsteinium is very valuable indeed ... :-)
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
Rod, you flaming ball of gas, do something useful for the cause like, errr .... go and collide with something pretty enormous to get spacetime wiggling! Nearby for preference, as we need a good signal or three! :-)
I am to young to die.. although I would like to find a neutron star with a nice personality in which I could orbit ... besides while you were gone we ran out of beer...:-)
Right now I am in a Hammock with no beer... I need looking after
Ok Rod, I’m restocking the kegs again, so we have floating devices ready if we get hit by a wave. But I don’t want Mike finding you singing at the bottom of one again. You know how your singing disharmonies with his teacup, not to mention the dragons. :-)
Then you're really interested in a subject, there is no way to avoid it. You have to read the Manual.
Ok Rod, I’m restocking the kegs again, so we have floating devices ready if we get hit by a wave. But I don’t want Mike finding you singing at the bottom of one again. You know how your singing disharmonies with his teacup, not to mention the dragons. :-)
Kegs are great none of that pasteurized stuff for me.... As for my singing I need to be entertained. The batteries in My Ipod are dead.
There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot. - Aldo Leopold
As for neutron stars, I hear some are quite attractive with very magnetic and beaming personalities. Beware though, as they often keep dark and highly warped company ..... :-)
Cheers, Mike.
I might need an introduction I am a little yellow I have Class G personality. But none who have a dark companion. They just suck you right in and take you for everything you got :-)
There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot. - Aldo Leopold
A round of high fives to Ziran, nevermorestr, Chipper Q and Dan!
Now ....
I thought I'd subject you would-be, could-be and should-be members of this 'ere Club to :
[ drum roll ]
THE ALBERT EINSTEIN MINI-QUIZ
[ ta ... da! ]
Rules & Conditions:
- all welcome
- answers revealed in two weeks time
- prize : a six pack of kudos
- post entries here
- yes, you can Google
- ONE entry per person, any other/later attempts ignored
- FIRST to answer the MOST questions correctly WINS
- ties will be decided by some form of gladiatorial bloodletting, or a sudden-death playoff ... :-)
QUESTIONS
#1 - In what town was he born?
#2 - For what science topic was he awarded a Nobel Prize in 1921?
#3 - What prediction of General Relativity did he not think would be verified, ever?
#4 - What did his high school Greek teacher say of his future prospects?
#5 - The contraction of lengths along the line of motion ( as predicted by Special Relativity ) is usually known by the names of which two physicists?
#6 - In which Swiss city did he work when he was a patent clerk?
#7 - He had to brush up on his maths prior to exams and also before formulating General Relativity. To whom did he turn to for assistance?
#8 - After WWII he was invited ( but declined ) to become the leader of which nation/state?
#9 - Which item(s) of clothing was he particularly fond of NOT wearing?
#10 - What question did he ponder when taking the tram to work at the patent office?
#11 - What was the simple childhood present he received which fascinated him for many years?
#12 - What is the name of the U.S. academic institution that he spent the latter years of his life at?
#13 - To which U.S. president did he write, urging the development of the atomic bomb?
#14 - He provided a proof of which basic geometric theorem as a child?
#15 - In which year did he pass away?
#16 - In later life he was once asked by a stranger on a train what he did for a living. What job did he nominate?
#17 - Which post WWI astronomical observation catapulted him to overnite and worldwide fame?
#18 - What type of business did his father and uncle operate before the family moved to Italy?
#19 - What was the musical instrument he especially loved to play?
#20 - In 1905 what was his alternative name for the 'Theory of Special Relativity'?
A mixed bag, eh?
So have fun ..... :-)
Cheers, Mike.
( edit ) .... and judges ( moi ) decision is final, no correspondence will be entered into, winners will be notified by a large gorilla, no warrantee is express or implied, fitness for any purpose not guaranteed, opening this sealed package signifies agreement to, terms and conditions published on a weekly basis in the Spelunker Gravitas Letters, yada yada yada ....
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
RE: Esme my dear, you have
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It seems that there are some people that think that the name Esmé is four letter word..I'd thought I would see if my name has the same effect on other projects ;)
Call it an experiment if you will... :D
..preliminary results suggest that there is indeed nothing wrong with being called Esmé and that the previously observed phenomena was purely a localised anomaly.
Physics is for gurls!
Lack of beer, eh Rod? Have to
)
Lack of beer, eh Rod? Have to fix that. I'll get a load in, Foster's naturally, but I'll allow foreign rubbish if a vote is taken. Then we'll stack it into a new fridge at the corner station, and whom-so-ever's there can reach in and hook them out, then pass 'em up either arm as required. Yes .... that'll work nicely! Mixer's and top shelf stuff for the ladies will require some skill, so I'll have to ponder that.
As for neutron stars, I hear some are quite attractive with very magnetic and beaming personalities. Beware though, as they often keep dark and highly warped company ..... :-)
Esme, a rose by any other name would be just as radioactive, and some just won't appreciate that! I believe that Einsteinium is very valuable indeed ... :-)
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
RE: RE: Rod, you flaming
)
Ok Rod, I’m restocking the kegs again, so we have floating devices ready if we get hit by a wave. But I don’t want Mike finding you singing at the bottom of one again. You know how your singing disharmonies with his teacup, not to mention the dragons. :-)
Then you're really interested in a subject, there is no way to avoid it. You have to read the Manual.
RE: Ok Rod, I’m
)
Kegs are great none of that pasteurized stuff for me.... As for my singing I need to be entertained. The batteries in My Ipod are dead.
There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot. - Aldo Leopold
RE: As for neutron stars,
)
I might need an introduction I am a little yellow I have Class G personality. But none who have a dark companion. They just suck you right in and take you for everything you got :-)
There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot. - Aldo Leopold
Welcome back Mike H. Your
)
Welcome back Mike H. Your humor has been missed.
RE: Welcome back Mike H.
)
Ditto! Also missed your flair with the physics, great to see you're back!
Mike is back!
)
Mike is back!
Aw, gosh, thanks and blush
)
Aw, gosh, thanks and blush .... :-)
A round of high fives to Ziran, nevermorestr, Chipper Q and Dan!
Now ....
I thought I'd subject you would-be, could-be and should-be members of this 'ere Club to :
[ drum roll ]
THE ALBERT EINSTEIN MINI-QUIZ
[ ta ... da! ]
Rules & Conditions:
- all welcome
- answers revealed in two weeks time
- prize : a six pack of kudos
- post entries here
- yes, you can Google
- ONE entry per person, any other/later attempts ignored
- FIRST to answer the MOST questions correctly WINS
- ties will be decided by some form of gladiatorial bloodletting, or a sudden-death playoff ... :-)
QUESTIONS
#1 - In what town was he born?
#2 - For what science topic was he awarded a Nobel Prize in 1921?
#3 - What prediction of General Relativity did he not think would be verified, ever?
#4 - What did his high school Greek teacher say of his future prospects?
#5 - The contraction of lengths along the line of motion ( as predicted by Special Relativity ) is usually known by the names of which two physicists?
#6 - In which Swiss city did he work when he was a patent clerk?
#7 - He had to brush up on his maths prior to exams and also before formulating General Relativity. To whom did he turn to for assistance?
#8 - After WWII he was invited ( but declined ) to become the leader of which nation/state?
#9 - Which item(s) of clothing was he particularly fond of NOT wearing?
#10 - What question did he ponder when taking the tram to work at the patent office?
#11 - What was the simple childhood present he received which fascinated him for many years?
#12 - What is the name of the U.S. academic institution that he spent the latter years of his life at?
#13 - To which U.S. president did he write, urging the development of the atomic bomb?
#14 - He provided a proof of which basic geometric theorem as a child?
#15 - In which year did he pass away?
#16 - In later life he was once asked by a stranger on a train what he did for a living. What job did he nominate?
#17 - Which post WWI astronomical observation catapulted him to overnite and worldwide fame?
#18 - What type of business did his father and uncle operate before the family moved to Italy?
#19 - What was the musical instrument he especially loved to play?
#20 - In 1905 what was his alternative name for the 'Theory of Special Relativity'?
A mixed bag, eh?
So have fun ..... :-)
Cheers, Mike.
( edit ) .... and judges ( moi ) decision is final, no correspondence will be entered into, winners will be notified by a large gorilla, no warrantee is express or implied, fitness for any purpose not guaranteed, opening this sealed package signifies agreement to, terms and conditions published on a weekly basis in the Spelunker Gravitas Letters, yada yada yada ....
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
I will go first... Not tempt
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I will go first... Not tempt others with my wrong answers, I will keep the size small...
I had a hard time remembering Nova series on einstein which I watched a few years ago . I had to google a little to refresh my memory
#1 - In what town was he born?
... Ulm Wurttemberg Germany
#2 - For what science topic was he awarded a Nobel Prize in 1921?
....Physics
#3 - What prediction of General Relativity did he not think would be verified, ever?
... Not to sure I think Black holes
#4 - What did his high school Greek teacher say of his future prospects
.... That he would not amount to anything
#5 - The contraction of lengths along the line of motion ( as predicted by Special Relativity ) is usually known by the names of which two physicists?
.... Hendrik Lorentz and George Francis Fitzgerald
#6 - In which Swiss city did he work when he was a patent clerk?
.... Bern Switzerland
#7 - He had to brush up on his maths prior to exams and also before formulating General Relativity. To whom did he turn to for assistance?
.... His Wife Milvena Maric
#8 - After WWII he was invited ( but declined ) to become the leader of which nation/state?
.... Israel
#9 - Which item(s) of clothing was he particularly fond of NOT wearing?
This answer I am most unsure of... With that head of hair I would say 'Hats'
#10 - What question did he ponder when taking the tram to work at the patent office?
......What it would be like to ride a beam of light
#11 - What was the simple childhood present he received which fascinated him for many years?
.... A compass
#12 - What is the name of the U.S. academic institution that he spent the latter years of his life at?
..... Princeton University
#13 - To which U.S. president did he write, urging the development of the atomic bomb?
..... Franklin Delano Roosevelt
#14 - He provided a proof of which basic geometric theorem as a child?
.... Pythagorean Theorem
#15 - In which year did he pass away?
.... 1955
#16 - In later life he was once asked by a stranger on a train what he did for a living. What job did he nominate?
.... An Artist's Model
#17 - Which post WWI astronomical observation catapulted him to overnite and worldwide fame?
... A solar eclipse
#18 - What type of business did his father and uncle operate before the family moved to Italy?
.... Electrical Equipment Manufacturer
#19 - What was the musical instrument he especially loved to play?
... Violin
#20 - In 1905 what was his alternative name for the 'Theory of Special Relativity'?
...... All I can say his paper was titled (translation) On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies
There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot. - Aldo Leopold