Comment Edoc terceS (Score 1) 285
Edoc repus sith edoced nac yeht fi rednow
Comment Not worth the responsibility (Score 5, Insightful) 837
Your cables would be fine, but if ANYTHING ever goes wrong the first thing your boss will say is "It's probably that damn cable you made when I told you to buy one." It's just not worth it.
Submission + - Rydberg molecule created for the first time
krou writes: The BBC is reporting that the Rydeberg molecule has been formed from two atoms of rubidium. Proven in theory, this is the first time it's been created, reinforcing the fundamental quantum theories of Enrico Fermi. Chris Greene, the theoretical physicist who first predicted that the Rydeberg molecules could exist, said: "The Rydberg electron resembles a sheepdog that keeps its flock together by roaming speedily to the outermost periphery of the flock, and nudging back towards the centre any member that might begin to drift away." It's a sheepdog with a very short life-span, however: the longest lived molecule only lasted 18 seconds. Vera Bendkowsky, who led the research, explained how they created the molecule: "The nuclei of the atoms have to be at the correct distance from each other for the electron fields to find each other and interact. We use an ultracold cloud of rubidium — as you cool it, the atoms in the gas move closer together. We excite the atoms to the Rydberg stage with a laser. If we have a gas at the critical density, with two atoms at the correct distance that are able to form the molecule, and we excite one to the Rydberg state, then we can form a molecule."
Comment Weight (Score 1) 210
Im guessing a modern container ship weighs just a lil bit more than even the Preussen. You would need some pretty serious sails to move a container ship.
Comment The marketing is all wrong. (Score 1) 394
To sell this thing they just need to put a bumper on it and show a video of 200 of them in the worlds largest bumper car ride. I'd never buy that thing to get around in, but I might buy a wireless bumper car.
Comment Now thats some hot real estate! (Score 1) 699
How much would that be per square foot?
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