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[Scav]

Just some doodling I've done recently in my alt-universe space program. Patch art and concept idea for SEP-001, Constitution's first official flight:

 

[TheShuttleExperience]

Interesting. I managed to make my own icecream, accidentally

I am three hours in readiness (too less trains available, so train cancellations). Since it is only 4 minutes to get home, I decided to drive home and make a nice smoothie - berries and banana. But I did not include a banana this time since it causes nasty acid reflux lately. So I just took the frozen berries, milk and sugar and put it in the mixer as usual. Once I opened the bottle, I thought: uh, too less milk and too much fruits, what a mess. But I put the spoon in out of curiosity and... wow, almost perfect icecream Seems that the frozen, super cold berries turned the milk into ice crystals while mixing. I wasn't aware that one doesn't need an ice machine to make icecream, but just a mixer and frozen stuff

Food preparation is nothing but pure chemistry

 

[Matias Saibene]

Just some doodling I've done recently in my alt-universe space program. Patch art and concept idea for SEP-001, Constitution's first official flight:

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Space Shuttles For The Win!

 

[Scav]

Space Shuttles For The Win!

I originally pictured the XR5 being the, well, Airbus A350-sized (and weighted) 'next generation' of that orbiter so . . . yes. The idea of the Shuttle 'handing off the baton' just kinda came to me for that first mission, and I like it a lot.

 

[jedidia]

So here's an interesting question that I've never asked myself before but suddenly realise I can't answer:
Why does motion sickness cause Nausea and vomiting? I don't mean "why is motion sickness". I get that it's about conflicting sensory input. What I wonder is, why does it cause this specific reaction?
Like, if I have a fever, my body starts sweating, which is reasonable as it helps with cooling. If I ate something bad, I get sick and throw up because the body needs to expell the poison, also very reasonable. But when I'm off-balance, the same happens? I can't see any practical use in the physical reaction. No evolutionary advantage. My best guess right now would be that maybe some common forms of poisoning can cause dizzyness, and that motion sickness effectively triggers an anti-poison response from the body...?

 

[Linguofreak]

So here's an interesting question that I've never asked myself before but suddenly realise I can't answer:
Why does motion sickness cause Nausea and vomiting? I don't mean "why is motion sickness". I get that it's about conflicting sensory input. What I wonder is, why does it cause this specific reaction?
Like, if I have a fever, my body starts sweating, which is reasonable as it helps with cooling. If I ate something bad, I get sick and throw up because the body needs to expell the poison, also very reasonable. But when I'm off-balance, the same happens? I can't see any practical use in the physical reaction. No evolutionary advantage. My best guess right now would be that maybe some common forms of poisoning can cause dizzyness, and that motion sickness effectively triggers an anti-poison response from the body...?

My understanding is that it's exactly that. Apparently at least some of the coordination trouble from drunkenness is actually due to changes in the consistency of fluid in the inner ear. Also, sensory mismatch may cause the brain to decide that it's hallucinating.

A quick Wikipedia check also indicates that vagus nerve interactions may be responsible. The name of the vagus nerve comes from a Latin root having to do with wandering, because it and its branches go all over the place with little apparent rhyme or reason, and it happens to innervate, among other things, the vestibular system, the eye muscles, and the stomach. The combination of the first two makes sense, because a reflex connection between the vestibular system and the eyes is necessary to allow eye tracking to be maintained during motion.

 

[jedidia]

The name of the vagus nerve comes from a Latin root having to do with wandering

And now I also know where the fantasy caravan-sim "Vagrus" got its name from. Thanks a lot for the unexpected bonus!

 

[Arvil]

As you said, the vagus nerve is like a bundle of wires, much like a data cable or a phone cable. It’s not too hard to imagine ’cross-talk’ between fibers. Anyway, it’s probably not a bad thing to get nauseous and puke when dizzy. It be like the brain is saying ‘Hey, I’m getting f****d up up here, I can’t keep up with my state vectors, so get off that spinning ride, will ya!

 

[Fabri91]

I've been dabbling with KitHack Model Club by @HarvesteR and it's dangerously fun, especially in MP.

 

[MaxBuzz]

Gagarin Cup won by Metallurg Magnitogorsk

 

[zencialbumu]

i do that for download

 

[Arvil]

And when the zip tool extracts all the files to all the correct folders.

 

[jedidia]

I never thought I would spend much time on a website selling used airplane parts at any time in my life, but in my search for textures and reference material for cool scrappy looking cockpit elements I ended up here and I'm starting to think I might not need another source of textures. Maybe somebody else that's looking for texture material for VCs etc might be interested:

BAS Part Sales | Airplane Parts Supplier | Buy Aircraft Parts Online

No quotes. No gatekeeping. Just airplane parts with pricing, photos, and traceability. Backed by the BAS guarantee and real aircraft disassembly.

baspartsales.com

note: The prices are for the parts, not the images. The images are free, for all I can tell...

 

[Urwumpe]

Legally, they are NOT free. But if you turn them into game assets, it would be hard to tell where you got them. I hope I can get some nice pictures of some oldtimers next month in Faßberg, maybe I can get some some source material really for free.

 

[Notebook]

So unexpected.

Pilot dies after Spitfire crash in Lincolnshire field

Emergency services are at the scene of the crash near RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.

www.bbc.co.uk

Battle of Britain planes grounded after pilot killed in Spitfire crash

Sqn Ldr Mark Long was killed when the Spitfire he was flying crashed in a field in Lincolnshire.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[jedidia]

Taking blood samples from my autistic son: Difficult, requires a lot of patience and efficiency, but can be practiced under non-critical circumstances to get him used to it and get better at doing it.

Taking blood samples from my other son that has an actual phobia of needles: Makes me consider taking JiuJitsu classes, because I'm not quite sure how we're going to manage it in another 2 years. Life is complicated...

 

[Urwumpe]

Taking blood samples from my autistic son: Difficult, requires a lot of patience and efficiency, but can be practiced under non-critical circumstances to get him used to it and get better at doing it.

Taking blood samples from my other son that has an actual phobia of needles: Makes me consider taking JiuJitsu classes, because I'm not quite sure how we're going to manage it in another 2 years. Life is complicated...

Sounds still more fun than 24h urine sampling.

 

[TheShuttleExperience]

There is still a lot of rather outdated info on Google Earth at Kennedy Space Center (and I guess likely elsewhere around the globe). While using street view in vicinity of the VAB, one can discover an orbiter in high bay 4 (no OMS bods?) and a crawler in high bay 3 And I guess the mobile service structure in the background is from the Constellation-era? (not seen on the image)

Anyway, virtually touring the Cape is fun in any case.

 

[Linguofreak]

Taking blood samples from my autistic son: Difficult, requires a lot of patience and efficiency, but can be practiced under non-critical circumstances to get him used to it and get better at doing it.

Taking blood samples from my other son that has an actual phobia of needles: Makes me consider taking JiuJitsu classes, because I'm not quite sure how we're going to manage it in another 2 years. Life is complicated...

I have a phobia of general anesthesia, and had to be overpowered for one surgery at age 13, balked and had to come back pre-sedated with a pill for another in adulthood, and was in full freakout mode until I was under for a third. Strep tests weren't great either: I grabbed the sampling swab and yanked it out of my mouth once in my early teens. I'm better about it now, but still sit on my hands to prevent similar incidents.

I was diagnosed with autism this spring, and both of my parents show signs of it. My dad is generally rock solid when it comes to anxiety, my mom is even more of a nervous wreck than I am. I got all the mental strengths and weaknesses of both parents (Good verbal skills from mom, a good STEM brain from dad, mom's anxiety, and severe ADHD that almost certainly came from dad). My brother got less of the intellect (though he certainly ain't dumb), but got the stability of both parents (dad's emotional stability and, despite also having ADHD, mom's organizational skills).

 

[jedidia]

and had to be overpowered for one surgery at age 13

I would be interested in knowing how you dealt with that experience afterwards. Did it make future events even more traumatic, and did it make you resent your parents, or could you file the whole thing under "needed to be done" and move on?