minus-squareJoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.worldOPtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca•If nuclear fusion were to become useful for residential heating, could the plasma be useful for fake fireplaces?linkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoYeah, maybe it would make more sense to just hook up an electrical mimic-fireplace to a fusion reactor’s electrical output, than to use the actual helium plasma exhaust to mimic flames, come to think of it. linkfedilink
JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 6 months agoIf nuclear fusion were to become useful for residential heating, could the plasma be useful for fake fireplaces?plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareIf nuclear fusion were to become useful for residential heating, could the plasma be useful for fake fireplaces?plus-squareJoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 6 months agomessage-square6fedilink
JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · edit-27 months agoWould the frame/stockiness of a Neanderthal be a better fit for high-gravity conditions than a modern human?message-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWould the frame/stockiness of a Neanderthal be a better fit for high-gravity conditions than a modern human?JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · edit-27 months agomessage-square0fedilink
JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 7 months agoDo we know whether Australian magpies have similar intelligence to true corvids?message-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareDo we know whether Australian magpies have similar intelligence to true corvids?JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 7 months agomessage-square0fedilink
JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 8 months agoDo we know of a means by which artificial nuclear fusion could be used to mimic stellar carbon-12 production?message-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareDo we know of a means by which artificial nuclear fusion could be used to mimic stellar carbon-12 production?JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 8 months agomessage-square0fedilink
JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 9 months agoIs PLA a good material for 3D printing a tool intended to remove pack ice from a driveway?message-squaremessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareIs PLA a good material for 3D printing a tool intended to remove pack ice from a driveway?JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 9 months agomessage-square1fedilink
JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 9 months agoConsidering tigers may have a mental capacity for revenge, is it more accurate to call them vengeful or spiteful when wronged?message-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareConsidering tigers may have a mental capacity for revenge, is it more accurate to call them vengeful or spiteful when wronged?JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 9 months agomessage-square0fedilink
JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 9 months agoDo some animal species relocate their populations over the course of centuries or millenia, to the point of self-extirpation in their original territory?message-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareDo some animal species relocate their populations over the course of centuries or millenia, to the point of self-extirpation in their original territory?JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 9 months agomessage-square0fedilink
JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 9 months agoWhat somewhat-“friendly” bacteria species are common in Greek yogurt, and would their gut presence likely increase consumption of other dairy?message-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat somewhat-“friendly” bacteria species are common in Greek yogurt, and would their gut presence likely increase consumption of other dairy?JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 9 months agomessage-square0fedilink
JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 10 months agoDid our understanding of the function of human eosinophil cells change substantially in recent years, and if so, why?message-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareDid our understanding of the function of human eosinophil cells change substantially in recent years, and if so, why?JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 10 months agomessage-square0fedilink
JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 10 months agoWhat are the most common chemical elements in pc gaming electronics (actual PC tower and monitor, sim equipment such as a HOTAS) by mass?message-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat are the most common chemical elements in pc gaming electronics (actual PC tower and monitor, sim equipment such as a HOTAS) by mass?JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 10 months agomessage-square0fedilink
JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 10 months agoApparently some humans are born with two spleens. What evolutionary pressures likely created the trait, and what future pressures could drive second spleens to become more common?message-squaremessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareApparently some humans are born with two spleens. What evolutionary pressures likely created the trait, and what future pressures could drive second spleens to become more common?JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 10 months agomessage-square1fedilink
JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 10 months agoDo we have enough evidence of Neanderthal leatherworking to replicate the techniques for ourselves?message-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareDo we have enough evidence of Neanderthal leatherworking to replicate the techniques for ourselves?JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 10 months agomessage-square0fedilink
JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 10 months agoCould spiderlings still balloon on a gas giant’s moon like Titan (ignoring the strong likelihood that Titan’s atmosphere would kill a spider rather fast)?message-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareCould spiderlings still balloon on a gas giant’s moon like Titan (ignoring the strong likelihood that Titan’s atmosphere would kill a spider rather fast)?JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 10 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Yeah, maybe it would make more sense to just hook up an electrical mimic-fireplace to a fusion reactor’s electrical output, than to use the actual helium plasma exhaust to mimic flames, come to think of it.