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Comment SCIENCE BY CONCENSENSE what a bright idea (Score 1) 735

so................ if it says so in a "model" then it will definitely happen, no if's and's or but's. scare tactics in full force. or somebody stands to make a bunch of money. (there was a coming ice age in the seventies btw). always a crisis. everybody is gonna DIE!!!! bla bla bla.

Submission + - LHC Restarts High-Energy Quest for Exotic Physics (discovery.com)

astroengine writes: It’s official: After a long 27 month hiatus for upgrades and a 2 month restart, the world’s largest particle accelerator is back in the particle collision business. As of 10:40 a.m. CET (5:40 a.m. ET), the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) was running at record-breaking energies and collecting science data. Physicists now expect the particle collider to run non-stop for the next 3 years. We are in a new era of high-energy particle physics where, for the first time, we don’t exactly know what we’ll find. “With the LHC back in the collision-production mode, we celebrate the end of two months of beam commissioning,” said CERN Director of Accelerators and Technology Frédérick Bordry in a press release. “It is a great accomplishment and a rewarding moment for all of the teams involved in the work performed during the long shutdown of the LHC, in the powering tests and in the beam commissioning process. All these people have dedicated so much of their time to making this happen.”

Comment close but no cigar (Score 1) 255

<quote>The disadvantage automatics had in years past was lots and lots of friction. Old automatics where basically dozens of clutches that where rarely fully engaged until you get to top gear. Then you have the torque converter which transferred power through a fluid. Manual transmissions where more efficient because you had a hard clutch that was either engaged or not, just a hard link between the engine and transmission.</quote>
  the dozens of clutches lock up or the vehicle will not move. the torque convertor is the source of all slippage in an automatic transmission, unless your transmission is worn out. the slippage will allow your vehicle to stop without taking it out of gear. some convertors have a lock-up feature allowing the transmission to have en extra/top/overdrive gear.(and no more slippage at highway speeds)

Comment Re:The E-cigs aren't exactly GOOD for your lungs.. (Score 1) 790

While they may be less bad than traditional smoked tobacco, they still aren't good for your lungs.~ ~So the ALA has a pretty valid point that E-cigs are still bad

so you have PROOF that this is correct? yes? what an idiot, do some research BEFORE you speak. the ALA has no 'good research' either that isn't totally biased.

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