If you consider the standard way of writing fractions in word form, then "one-half-billionth" kelvin would be equal to 1/500,000,000 kelvin. That would be 2 nanokelvin. I think the wording you are looking for would be "one two-billionth", which would be one half of 1 nanokelvin.
I'm fascinated, but only because this is the first time in years I've seen a half dollar coin.
They're talking about the average English person. That would probably calculate out to about 30 years for the typical American.
I'm trying to figure out how they calibrate each one. They're all slightly different in terms of dimensions, so I'd imagine you just have to pour in some sand (or in this case, nanoballs), wait for an hour's worth to go through, and then quickly dump the rest out?
Employees' wages saved > Total cost of items shoplifted.
"What is it good for? I don't know."
I understand what you're saying. But the solar panel analogy isn't exactly right because the algae is the fuel. You know, trees make good fuel through photosynthesis, too, but you have to destroy the tree to get it. So, you recycle some of the CO2 you just produced by recapturing it in algae and then burn it all up…
I thought the same thing. It was a shock to think that an old person learned something on a computer beyond turning it on, using email, and clicking around on a browser.
As a veterinarian, I agree. Of all the things listed, probably only the balled-up paper and the spiral binding would I consider safe. Those are big enough that a cat can't swallow them.
If this were 2006, a hedge fund manager would have bought both copies.
This is true. However, you also have to be careful to count all the hidden costs. You will never be able to "create" net energy. I mean, presumably Intel is burning carbon-based fuel to run their manufacturing, servers, etc. This means that the algae are simply offsetting that earlier carbon use—at least, until you…
Thanks for the info. It's good to know they're actually making a serious effort to track their net effect, rather than just saying, "Look! Biofuels!"
You're not really offsetting carbon emissions if you grow algae only to turn it into biodiesel and burn it all over again. You're just keeping the carbon out of the atmosphere for a while longer.
Malcolm Gladwell's dad has always been cooler than his son.
The best explanation is that the whole thing is a Ghost Sauna. See how there's no melting of the snow, and nothing sinks down into the snow? Ghost Sauna.
Don't ask this person to think carefully. It may cause a fire or explosion.
Time between thinking it said "underwear photography" and realizing it said "underwater photography": About 5 seconds. Not too shabby.
I'm guessing it would follow an exponential decay model, so...forever, technically?