Machin Shin Posted December 7, 2010 Just like to share how small I truly am. Plasma Dragon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machin Shin Posted December 8, 2010 yep more smallness of the self  the really big picture  It is a quicktime movie and takes a little time to download, and is worth the wait. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Birch Posted December 8, 2010 (edited) I do believe, Mr Shin, that there is/was nothing small about you to begin with (unless you are pretending, in which case you are being ever so dishonest with me and our fellow TTB's )  However. However small you, Mr Shin, considered yourself to be prior to this (my) statement, you are from here on in ""just as small" + the wonderful thing you just shared". Via my scintillating report.  Of course it would oblige other TTB's to go check the link to share your expansion to the extent that I have been able, but maybe sufficient could be obtained by taking my fabulous (written) word for it  Man, I thought the link is was awesome. I just felt like being a pedantic arrogant hound for a couple of moments.  Edited: to add arrogance Edited December 8, 2010 by Kate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
surfingbudda Posted December 8, 2010 yep more smallness of the self  the really big picture  It is a quicktime movie and takes a little time to download, and is worth the wait.  Is so is this our view of the universe? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machin Shin Posted December 8, 2010 The sphere is the Cosmic Background Radiation. The structure in the middle is the universe that this race has been able to see using various instruments. The sphere is 12~15 billion light years, or the estimated age of the universe. Which ever is more accurate. Â Yes all those little things are galaxies full of stars and life. Â The average galaxies is 100,000 light years wide. Â A photon uses 1 second to travel from the surface of Moon to the surface of Earth. Light that leaves from the surface of the sun reaches this planet in approximately 8 minutes and 30 seconds. Â I am a small being. <---WTF Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeblast Posted December 8, 2010 small, but generally "in the middle" Â Â http://htwins.net/scale/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machin Shin Posted December 8, 2010 World Trade Federation(WTF) wholly owned by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) approves! Â The slider is touchy on that page, and while the content is educational the real pictures of objects would give it better content. Â Yeah I like that page overall and will recommend it. ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RyanO Posted December 8, 2010 Awesome links guys thanks! Â Contemplating size scales is a great meditation indeed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machin Shin Posted December 9, 2010 The result of the hard work of the plasma dragon is in. Â Cosmic Smile Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RyanO Posted December 9, 2010 The result of the hard work of the plasma dragon is in.  Cosmic Smile  Nice. Gives a new meaning to the Inner Smile instruction "Imagine a smiling sun in front of you." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Posted December 9, 2010 Most excellent! I feel appropriately small now, yet special at the same time because I am clearly the center of the universe. I mean, not only am I dead-center in that shot of the whole (observable) universe but the sun was definitely looking right at me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machin Shin Posted December 13, 2010 Solar weather  I wonder about those that have learned magnetic palm techniques. Here is a very large and complex magnetic phenomenon.  Or what about burning palm? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeiChuan Posted December 14, 2010 Welp, Â that was Awesome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machin Shin Posted December 17, 2010 The "dragon storm" on Saturn appears to be the same behavior as sun spots there just isn't any fusion happening to give the coronal mass ejections. Â The atmosphere of Jupiter, Saturn, and this star are a fluid that behaves according to dynamic laws. The only difference is that the star is under pressure and is a plasma. I theorize that the metallic hydrogen core of gas giants produce similar magnetic phenomena as stars. It's just a matter of scale and proto stars produce the same behavior as stars. Â I hope my friend gets his render farm up and running this year so I can model giant gas spheres....yup late nights programming code just to think with funny smelling gas! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machin Shin Posted January 6, 2011 So I can quit wizarding and understand the facts with out the superstition.  Real climate  I'm still a small being. And you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeblast Posted January 7, 2011 I still dont trust them further than I can throw them Especially the top two contributors! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machin Shin Posted January 7, 2011 What?!? Do two PHd's and several years of hard work in the Ivy get your goat? Neeeei!!! Or is it time to admit professional defeat like I have and enjoy the results of their effort. Â I'll have to read their BIO's a little more so I'm not working from my dark ignorance. Â Just to stay on topic Saturns plasma field Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeblast Posted January 7, 2011 Nope - a myopic striving to fit data into a preconceived paradigm does, though I havent much read their bios either. Mann is a fraud plain and simple, and Schmidt a regurgitating shill, both of whom have had their asses handed to them on sites who really care about scientific objectivity. Their work in upholding erroneous conclusions based on flawed assumptions and a subverting of the peer review process to crowd out dissenting views that went against the CO2 orthodoxy is downright despicable and I dont have one iota of respect for them. It is against the very grain of how a scientist should behave. Â Â Â Very interesting bit on Saturn! Always fun to investigate phenomena of breaking flux lines Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machin Shin Posted January 11, 2011 The creation of higher energy in the upper atmosphere is fascinating. As we learn more about the weather phenomena on different planets the similarities of the dynamics of energy creation become clearer. Â In this NASA webpage the creation of antimatter and matter was observed by an orbiting satellite. This pair production is a phenomena that is predicted to exist around blackholes, and to find it happening on this planet as a result of simple thunderstorms is astounding. Â So on all of the spheres in this solar system there is a process of energy creation and release. This video shows another plasma filament being released into our local neighbor hood. Â i am a small being Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Birch Posted January 11, 2011 "sites who really care about scientific objectivity." Â Oh neat! Could you share a list Joe B? Â Thank you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeblast Posted January 11, 2011 good find MS its always nice seeing new and interesting phenomena! Â Â Kate, here's a couple: http://www.wattsupwiththat.com http://pielkeclimatesci.wordpress.com/ http://climateaudit.org/ http://www.co2science.org/ http://www.surfacestations.org/ (airport tarmac isnt a good climate indicator, site focuses on measurement standards and discrepancies) http://wattsupwiththat.com/reference-pages/sea-ice-page/ http://wattsupwiththat.com/resources/ Â http://solarcycle24.com/ is also a good site for solar data Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Birch Posted January 11, 2011 good find MS its always nice seeing new and interesting phenomena!   Kate, here's a couple: http://www.wattsupwiththat.com http://pielkeclimatesci.wordpress.com/ http://climateaudit.org/ http://www.co2science.org/ http://www.surfacestations.org/ (airport tarmac isnt a good climate indicator, site focuses on measurement standards and discrepancies) http://wattsupwiththat.com/reference-pages/sea-ice-page/ http://wattsupwiththat.com/resources/  http://solarcycle24.com/ is also a good site for solar data   Thank you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machin Shin Posted January 30, 2011 Repetitive? yes! Â But just in case you want some serious scientific progress here is a NASA webpage on twin satellites that view the sun from both sides. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites