Post and I'll ask you something.

[Mutant Monster RAEG-HAPYP]

So what are you like in real life?

 

How happy are you with life right now?

 

Eh? What changed your mind?

 

On another note, how would you go about recommending your favorite novel?

 

Oh, congratulations, for both you and your sister! What sort of occupation are you looking into?

 

Well, if you ever need anyone to talk it over with, I'm always there to help. What's your favorite work of fiction?

Occupation? Looking to get into car customization or an architecture firm.

[Progenitor]

Aside from the fact that diamond is a covalent structure, not a metal, diamonds are actually quite brittle and crashing diamond into a hard surface at 400 miles per hour is sure to break it. How shallow is your knowledge of chemistry and physics?

1. Actually, Diamonds are a crystal lattice structure of naturally occurring carbon and therefore is not exactly covalently bonded.  You're technically correct but it's also not quite right.  Square Rectangle kinda thing, since Ionic bonds can also form crystal lattice structures.
2. Diamonds are only brittle on the facet lines that occur naturally in said crystalline structure.  The face of a diamond is actually incredibly durable.  
3. The amount of pressure required to forge a diamond is roughly 725,000 pounds per square inch (psi) at roughly 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit.  725,000 psi is 4998699037.5468 Pa.  Force = Pressure * Area, so for a diamond roughly 1 square inch in surface area (which is really funking small for a diamond but whatever) Force (N) = 4998699037.5468 (Pa) * 0.00064516 (m^2) = 3224960.67106 N.  400 miles per hour is 178.816 m/s.  Vf = Vi + at.  Lets assume it travels for 1 second.  That means that Vf = 0 and Vo = 178.816, so |a| = Vo / t = 178.816 m/(s^2).  1 cubic inch of diamond is about 0.06 kg.  Force of this impact would thus be mass of diamond times acceleration.  F = (0.06) * (178.816) = 10.72896 N.  Which means that the force required to make a diamond that size is 300584.648564 times more powerful than the impact force.  So yeah I'd say my physics is about kiddy pool levels of shallow

[Alaina]

So what are you like in real life?

Pretty wall flower-like in groups, maybe making an off hand comment here or there but generally pretty quiet. Otherwise pretty chill and lazy with all thing not related to recreational stuff. 

[Aix]

I have asked too many questions.

[The Nyx Avatar]

I have asked too many questions.

It's okay. You don't have to ask more.

[Progenitor]

I have asked too many questions.

I want to do more pointless math keep asking questions

[Aix]

I want to do more pointless math keep asking questions

Since you have dominated me in physics, can you explain to me the theory of relativity?

[LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow]

Eh? What changed your mind?

 

On another note, how would you go about recommending your favorite novel?

Huh? I just don't have a plan.

 

And I'd say. "Read it, it's great. Just do it."

[Toffee.]

What do you enjoy doing the most?

....

 

You know, I really don't know.

[Progenitor]

Since you have dominated me in physics, can you explain to me the theory of relativity?

Depends, do you want to know the theory of General Relativity, Spacial Relativity, or have about 6 paragraphs of material to read through as I attempt to explain both and not sound like a wikipedia article?

[Aix]

Depends, do you want to know the theory of Gravitational Relativity, Spacial Relativity, or have about 6 paragraphs of material to read through as I attempt to explain both and not sound like a wikipedia article?

Both is fine. I'd like something that doesn't sound like a wikipedia article yes.

 

Alternatively, you can explain to me the theory of the Alcubierre Drive and the problems with it exactly.

[Maeriberii Haan]

Quite. Having some bumps but otherwise doing fine and enjoying things.

[Progenitor]

Alternatively, you can explain to me the theory of the Alcubierre Drive and the problems with it exactly.

That's actually an easy one.  Basically General and Spacial relativity both view the fabric of space as if it was a liquid.

 

Imagine that everything in all of space is a stillwater pond.  Nothing moves much in this pond, as most of the stuff living in it is either too small or too far down in the water to disturb the surface.  Now we take two big old black holes, ram them together, and funking THROW THAT jabroni STRAIGHT IN.  That little pebble makes a neat little ripple across the surface of the otherwise still pond.  We actually just witnessed this on 2 occasions over the past 40 years.  One was with a bipolar star system (two stars orbiting each other rather than one winning out), and more recently this past September we were able to detect the gravitational distortions in space time as a ripple hit us from black holes colliding more than 40 billion light years away, so gravity can move through space-time as a ripple-like wave.

 

What the Alcubierre drive proposes is actually simple logic:  When you go to the pool, do you just try to freaking sprint through the water?  No, that's stupid.  Water is viscous and heavy in large quantities and messes with out sense of weight.  It's really hard to move through.  It's not hard to move the water though.  That's what swimming is.  You are literally displacing the water in front of you and moving it behind you, thus propelling you forward.  The Alcubierre Drive does the same thing with Space-Time, assuming it truly is fluid like.  The problem is General and Spacial relativity are not laws.  They are theories.  We haven't the faintest idea how to actually grab hold of space itself and move it.

[Aix]

That's actually an easy one.  Basically General and Spacial relativity both view the fabric of space as if it was a liquid.

 

Imagine that everything in all of space is a stillwater pond.  Nothing moves much in this pond, as most of the stuff living in it is either too small or too far down in the water to disturb the surface.  Now we take two big old black holes, ram them together, and funking THROW THAT jabroni STRAIGHT IN.  That little pebble makes a neat little ripple across the surface of the otherwise still pond.  We actually just witnessed this on 2 occasions over the past 40 years.  One was with a bipolar star system (two stars orbiting each other rather than one winning out), and more recently this past September we were able to detect the gravitational distortions in space time as a ripple hit us from black holes colliding more than 40 billion light years away, so gravity can move through space-time as a ripple-like wave.

 

What the Alcubierre drive proposes is actually simple logic:  When you go to the pool, do you just try to freaking sprint through the water?  No, that's stupid.  Water is viscous and heavy in large quantities and messes with out sense of weight.  It's really hard to move through.  It's not hard to move the water though.  That's what swimming is.  You are literally displacing the water in front of you and moving it behind you, thus propelling you forward.  The Alcubierre Drive does the same thing with Space-Time, assuming it truly is fluid like.  The problem is General and Spacial relativity are not laws.  They are theories.  We haven't the faintest idea how to actually grab hold of space itself and move it.

I heard NASA saying something about attempting it though some time in the last year or two.

[Progenitor]

I heard NASA saying something about attempting it though some time in the last year or two.

Indeed.  The september findings basically all but proved relativity and allow scientists to move out of theoretical mechanisms and into the prototyping phase.  People don't realize just how significant it was because of course the media can't go in depth on a topic that 95% of the public either doesn't care about or won't understand.

[Aix]

Indeed.  The september findings basically all but proved relativity and allow scientists to move out of theoretical mechanisms and into the prototyping phase.  People don't realize just how significant it was because of course the media can't go in depth on a topic that 95% of the public either doesn't care about or won't understand.

Is there anyway at all for them to distort spacetime at this point though? Any plausible theories?

[Progenitor]

Is there anyway at all for them to distort spacetime at this point though? Any plausible theories?

Honestly that's where my knowledge drops off, because the math gets super weird.  Moving space requires dealing with negative mass and that hurts my brain

[Kazooie]

Well, if you ever need anyone to talk it over with, I'm always there to help. What's your favorite work of fiction?

 

Aw, thanks! I'm not really sure what I'm doing, but I'm trying at least...

 

And that's really, really broad...  Lately I've been on a kick with the Artemis Fowl series, I really enjoy it a lot... The Cirque Du Freak book series is a favorite of mine too, and there are just tons, and tons, and tons of games. I can't really single anything out. >.<

[Ryusei the Morning Star]

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article73449297.html

[Yuuji Kazami]

Poke.

[Azure Wolf]

[Hallohallo]

What's the most important thing I should know about you, considering I don't know you at all?

Um... uh.... er...... I like anime?

 

You win this time.

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What do you like to do the most on this site?

I really enjoy 1v1s/contests and RPs :3