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[Artlav]

O_O I need to try this. :lol:
(I also need to get a decent GPU)

Here is a reference for you then:
http://orbides.1gb.ru/zray.zip
Controls are mouse and mouse wheel.
GPU version uses somewhat recent features, so it won't run on very old hardware. If you get mapped shadows in OGLA, this would work to.
CPU version detects cores automatically, or you can specify a parameter of how many to use.

 

[Quick_Nick]

Quick_Nick "passed the Turing test", just noticed that, nice! Only on OF do you see so many geeky references! :thumbup:

Someone finally noticed! It's only been there for months... :lol:

Here is a reference for you then:
http://orbides.1gb.ru/zray.zip
Controls are mouse and mouse wheel.
GPU version uses somewhat recent features, so it won't run on very old hardware. If you get mapped shadows in OGLA, this would work to.
CPU version detects cores automatically, or you can specify a parameter of how many to use.

Cool. :thumbup: Results are in your thread. (I REALLY should get a graphics card )

 

[Quick_Nick]

A somewhat interesting day today. Interesting weekend really.
Saturday, we went to a baseball game to celebrate my brother's 23rd birthday. Sunday, I spent about 4 hours in the ER. We were playing catch, I missed the ball, and got a baseball straight to the eye. It couldn't have hit more directly, but at least it wasn't thrown with much speed. I would have left it to heal and wait for a black eye, but when I went inside I noticed that things were looking darker through that eye. I look in a mirror and find that the pupil in that eye won't dilate... A little freaked out, we go to the urgent care center. The doctor checks it out, says there doesn't appear to be major damage or bleeding in or on the eye and sends us to the hospital. I spent a lot of time in the E.R. I got a CT scan and everything was found to be normal, no fractures. They look at my eye and it seems alright, just a few white blood cells floating around. A lot of time there was spent waiting for the pharmacy to send over some dilation medicine. Apparently the medicine they used lasts 24 hours. It's been about 25hrs and my pupil is still quite dilated. I don't have a headache today, I somehow don't even have a black eye (I guess ice helped), but it hurts to move my eye around much. It should be fine in a couple days. I was given a doctor's note to miss 3 days of school.
Today, I also found out that yesterday a house burned in town and two teenage girls, cousins, were found dead. It's suspected that one of the girls' mother's ex-boyfriend is responsible. I didn't know either of the girls, but one of them went to my school. So chances are, I know some of their friends.

 

[Andy44]

Now you won't be able to pass the Turing Test until your eye heals!

 

[T.Neo]

A little experiment that I did. The values might not be correct.

Assuming an unchanged (one Earth) mass, these would be the characteristics of the Earth if it had the densities of the following materials:

Osmium, 22.61 g/cm3 - the densest element: Mean radius of 3980.65km (0.624 Earth), surface gravity of 2.56 G.

Gold, 19.30 g/cm3: Mean radius of 4196.3km (0.658 Earth), surface gravity of 2.31 G.

Iron, 7.874 g/cm3: Mean radius of 5657.87km (0.888 Earth), surface gravity of 1.27 G.

Steel, average density, 7.9 g/cm3: Mean radius of 5651.65km (0.888 Earth), surface gravity of 1.27 G.

Titanium, 4.506 g/cm3: Mean radius of 6814.79km (1.069 Earth), surface gravity of 0.87 G.

Aluminium, 2.70 g/cm3: Mean radius of 8083.48km (1.268 Earth), surface gravity of 0.62 G.

Carbon - diamond, 3.515 g/cm3: Mean radius of 7403.05km (1.161 Earth), surface gravity of 0.74 G.

Carbon - graphite, 2.16 g/cm3: Mean radius of 8707.64km (1.366 Earth), surface gravity of 0.53 G.

Water, 1 g/cm3: Mean radius of 11256km (1.766 Earth), surface gravity of 0.32 G.

And if it had the densities of the following astronomical bodies (but the same mass):

Venus, 5.204 g/cm3: Mean radius of 6495.39km (1.019 Earth), surface gravity of 0.96 G.

Moon: 3.34 g/cm3: Mean radius of 7530.09km (1.181 Earth), surface gravity of 0.71 G.


Mars, 3.9335 g/cm3: Mean radius of 7130.63km (1.119 Earth), surface gravity of 0.80 G.

Jupiter: 1.326 g/cm3: Mean radius of 10245.6km (1.608 Earth), surface gravity of 0.38 G.

Saturn: 0.687 g/cm3: Mean radius of 12756.5km (2.002 Earth), surface gravity of 0.24 G.

As I said, might not be correct, nor particularly scientifically plausible (there could be other factors at play on an Earth mass chunk of Osmium), but it's fun nontheless. :lol:

 

[donatelo200]

Osmium, 22.61 g/cm3 - the densest element: Mean radius of 3980.65km (0.624 Earth), surface gravity of 2.56 G.

What about neutron star material?

 

[T.Neo]

Is not an element per se.

However, assuming a density (which is likely wrong) of 1015 g/cm3, you will get a mean radius of 111.41km and a surface gravity of 3276.03 G.

Attached is a screenshot. I shrunk the Earth! :rofl:

 

[Quick_Nick]

Wikipedia says this about neutron stars:

The neutron star's density varies from below 1×10^9 kg/m3 in the crust increasing with depth to above 6×10^17 or 8×10^17 kg/m3 deeper inside.

1015g/cm^3 is only 1.015 x 10^6 kg/m^3

An Earth the density of a neutron star is pretty darn small.

A typical neutron star has a mass between 1.35 and about 2.1 solar masses, with a corresponding radius of about 12 km

 

[jedidia]

Indeed. It would comfortably fit into the LHC... :lol:

 

[T.Neo]

An Earth the density of a neutron star is pretty darn small.

Indeed.

Thus we can safely say that an Earth mass object with the density of a neutron star would have a tiny mean radius and a very, very high gravity...

 

[T.Neo]

Handwavion particle theory

I'd like to present the particle known as the Handwavion. The handwavion comprises handwavium, and can attain any attributes desired, within the following Laws of Handwavions;

1. Handwavions cannot travel at or above C.

2. Handwavions can have any mass desired, above 0 and below infinity. If it were to have a mass of 0 it would violate the first law. If it had infinite mass, it would allow acceleration to C which is not possible.

3. Handwavions can be affected by all, some or none of the fundamental forces as desired. They cannot however be used to handwave said laws.

4. The antiparticle of the handwavion is another handwavion.

5. Handwavions are stable in all states.

6. Handwavions are actively repelled by kittens.

Have fun handwaving! :rofl:

 

[deadspaceman]

how can i get orbiter 2009

 

[Keatah]

would it be possible to make a huge hole in the ground, many miles deep, say like 20 or so, and several miles across, say like 5 miles. And use that as a single huge landfill for all the nation's garbage? Something like those diamond mines, but only much much deeper and wider??

 

[Wally]

how can i get orbiter 2009

From here: http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/orbitervis/index.php?title=OrbiterPublicBeta

 

[deadspaceman]

Thanks

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I think a big mac sounds good about now

 

[Urwumpe]

I think a PowerXCell/8i sounds about right now...damn, what a power up sound.

 

[Urwumpe]

*oh snap* (wrong numbers)

 

[n122vu]

What happens when you accelerate a beam of handwavions and collide it with an imaginarium molecule?

 

[ar81]

What do you think stormtroopers do in their spare time?

 

[ar81]