Local hidden variable theories were dis-proven, but why would a pilot wave be considered local to the particle? It's a property of space-time, not the particle itself.

So, AGW is false if the people that advocate for doing something about it don't want to build nuclear power plants? How is that logical? They are two completely different things. One of them is the reality of whether humans are having an effect on the climate. The other one is what to do about that. The vast majority of "deniers" seem to have a problem with the latter, not the former, but have a difficulty separating the two.

I can't help but notice that the reasons you give for being skeptical of AGW are the character of some prominent people pushing for actions to counter AGW, the cost of said actions, the fact that other countries aren't being forced to take action, and that our current weather models aren't perfect.

NONE of that has anything to do with whether humans are responsible for climate change. All of your skepticism is around what do to about it and the extant of the warming.

citation needed.

Actually, it sounds like this enzyme increases the break-down of collagen, so decreasing it would tend to make it harder for cells to move around, but as others have said, would probably slow healing. Healing quickly would have been a big evolutionary advantage. Smooth skin in advanced age? Not so much.

Let's say we assign an AI to find and execute a solution for the increasing levels of CO2 in the atmosphere and oceans. The AI may decide that humans are the primary impediment to achieving it's goals, and set out to clandestinely destroy human industrial capacity. Maybe it would hack into the control equipment and cause machines to destroy themselves. "Reduction in CO2 output achieved" -- satisfied AI.

I wonder whether the magnetic coupler would be any lighter than a larger flywheel. Also, couldn't the slipping of the coupler set up harmonic vibrations in the prop as well? (I imagine a magnetic coupler would slip in a notch-y fashion.)

Really, they replaced the metal teeth with magnetic teeth.

I wonder how high speed electric trains are geared? Maybe they have more than one motor on the same axle, wound for different ranges of speed?

I agree on the unsprung mass issue, but I wonder if it would be possible to use a linear motor in place of a shock absorber to counter some of the negative handling effects. I doubt it would be able to make up for it completely, but I imagine it could help quite a bit.

Either you didn't understand my post, or you meant to reply to the grandparent... I drive a sports sedan, and completely agree with you.

If you can't feel the road at all, then that car probably has no business going faster than 80.

Most highway fencing I've seen seems to be geared toward keeping cattle out (only about 4-5 feet tall). You would need something like an 8ft fence to have a chance at keeping deer out.

In the USA the police can pull you over for 1mph over the posted limit, but it's pretty darn rare. Generally 10mph over the limit on highways is ignored, though it will vary from place to place.

You presume that we won't actively modify ourselves.