To a point they do. However, not everything scales well. To get an accurate representation EVERYTHING must be scaled, gravity included. Money is also the big factor. The labs have setups they can change to test lots of different conditions, but they can't replicate the existing machine that will be modified. We vet out the critical variables, and then use our brains to make the leap to the real size.

This test was a great proof of concept and achievement.

Anybody wonder why PFAS is in everybody's system? It's because it's in everything. Some people have inhaled it directly into their lungs for years.

https://aacijournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13223-017-0202-0
"Current pressurised metered dose asthma inhaler (pMDI) propellants are not inert pharmacologically as were previous chlorofluorocarbons, have smooth muscle relaxant partial pressure effects in the lungs and inhaled hydrofluoroalkane 134a (norflurane) has anaesthetic effects. Volumes of propellant gas per actuation have never been measured."

I haven't watched regular NASCAR for years because they made it boring. I watched a couple of sim races last year. They were actually entertaining. The racing seemed better because all of the cars were similar enough that it took the big money out of it. The racers were also more aggressive because who cares if you wreck a bunch of pixels?

It will never replace the real thing because you can't replace the roar, feeling the power as they drive by, or the smells.

Was this from the "No Shit Department of Things That are Obvious"?

Do you know what they call couples that use the rhythm method for birth control?
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I have a little experience with CalTrans with this type of compliant. It is all about who is filling the "Official" request for change that gets added to the log of shit for the DOT to get money to fix. Before the DOT can have the guys in trucks show up to do anything, they have to have approval so they can pay for materials and labor and the head engineer's office that has to take responsibility for the repair. It seems overkill but it is the only to manage a project backlog of 100,000 items.

In my case I saw that a protected turn light and a pedestrian walk signal would give cars the right of way to run over anyone in the crosswalk that was crossing when indicated. I went to the DOT office and filed a compliant, but since I did not work for the city's or county's public works office, I didn't have the authority to file an official complaint. So I went to the city's public works office and they went and looked at it and saw that it did not meet code and filed a compliant on behalf of the city. The guy in the article probably skipped this step therefore making the DOT guy look like an Asshat.

It's way up there--gotta love corporate America.

For a great technical history read "Copies in Seconds", amazing story about the inventor and great information of the complex physics of what is so taken for granted now.

Here in San Francisco we have the completely ignored "Walk of Game" in the Meteron which was heavily advertised but no one really cared, because its fucking dumb.

Here's the kicker, its within walking distance to Bungie and probably and 4-5 large game publishers like Lucas Arts (well a cab ride anyway).

Here's the Problem...Games are not Hall of Fame material that would dumb, only Gamers could be hall of fame material. (Kinda like the real HOF)

However, gamers are the least interesting people in the world. Reference The Image Comment http://xkcd.com/621/

If you want to make something people would actually give a shit about, make a museum gallery (not historical, more like MOMA style) that goes beyond button mashers and shows the interesting, weird, and beautiful games that never made it to the masses, that would never be seen unless a someone who knew where to find them was and put them on display to play.

Yes, but this time everybody should get the same size slice of the pie.

Anytime you unroll something like Scotch tape it generates static electricity due to the surfaces separating. The transfer of electrons is apparently enough to generate xrays. The static generation is easy to try at home.

Back in the 90's it was a DEC-VAX server that hadn't dropped a packet in 20 years. Contractor thought it was HVAC equipment. I'm not saying it didn't happen at your university, just sayin' this ain't the first.