Totally Random Science Facts

[MorkandMindy]

Humans consume about 10 times more energy per volume than the Sun produces.

Source? If we consume more than the Sun produces, what are we consuming? All energy comes from the Sun, so we can't consume more than the Sun puts out.
And the Sun puts out a lot.

Well maybe the sun is bigger than we are, it doesn't look it but appearances can be deceptive.

 

[Upisoft]

Source? If we consume more than the Sun produces, what are we consuming? All energy comes from the Sun, so we can't consume more than the Sun puts out.
And the Sun puts out a lot.

It is simple calculation. You need to know the volume of the Sun, the energy output of the Sun, the average volume of human being and the average energy input of a human being.

 

[Delphiki]

Find the btu of your average human over 85 years and maybe 1.8 cubic meters (not 2, because you have to lob some off for childhood) and convert it to kwh to compare to the kwh of the sun at 10 billion years with a size of about 2 x 10^30. Putting the lifespan in is the only way you can convert, I think.. but I'm too lazy to figure it all out. lol

Bah, of course if you account for volume and time, the size of the sun varies greatly through it's life, so this complicates things, I'm sure... although our sun is supposed to be "average" in size as it is right now, so I'm cool with using that. Someone number crunch this, now I'm curious.

 

[tanzanos]

Find the btu of your average human over 85 years and maybe 1.8 cubic meters (not 2, because you have to lob some off for childhood) and convert it to kwh to compare to the kwh of the sun at 10 billion years with a size of about 2 x 10^30. Putting the lifespan in is the only way you can convert, I think.. but I'm too lazy to figure it all out. lol

Bah, of course if you account for volume and time, the size of the sun varies greatly through it's life, so this complicates things, I'm sure... although our sun is supposed to be "average" in size as it is right now, so I'm cool with using that. Someone number crunch this, now I'm curious.

The average energy reaching the Earth's surface from the sun is about 1kw per square metre. So the earth receives approximately 24kw per square metre per day! A human has about 1 square metre total surface area. There is no way in heaven that a human can produce nor consume nor absorb 24kw a day!

 

[Blayz]

The pilot phase of the 1000 Genomes Project was released recently. Go Science!

1000 Genomes Project ushers in new era for human genetics - Press Release - Pilot phase completion yields valuable insights into nature of human genetic variation - EMBL. Some of the juicer stuff from the nature article

On average, each person is found to carry approximately 250 to 300 loss-of-function variants in annotated genes and 50 to 100 variants previously implicated in inherited disorders

and

From the two trios, we directly estimate the rate of de novo germline base substitution mutations to be approximately 10−8 per base pair per generation.

For the creationists that means an average of 10 completely new mutations per baby.

Note I don't mean to denigrate creationists, and for those of you that are creationists, denigrate means 'put down'.

 

[Naraoia]

Source? If we consume more than the Sun produces, what are we consuming? All energy comes from the Sun, so we can't consume more than the Sun puts out.
And the Sun puts out a lot.

Volume for volume, we could, in theory... compare the combined volume of life on earth with that of the sun

That said, I'm also sceptical.

The pilot phase of the 1000 Genomes Project was released recently. Go Science!

To be honest I'm much more excited about the upcoming priapulid genome.

From the two trios, we directly estimate the rate of de novo germline base substitution mutations to be approximately 10−8 per base pair per generation.

For the creationists that means an average of 10 completely new mutations per baby.

Completely new substitutions

Note I don't mean to denigrate creationists, and for those of you that are creationists, denigrate means 'put down'.

That was a bit ugly.

 

[Cabal]

Note I don't mean to denigrate creationists, and for those of you that are creationists, denigrate means 'put down'.

 

[Blayz]

Well I got one brickbat and 1 bouquet, so to head off further discussion from you science nerds lacking pop culture references

Bob Newhart Quotes

I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'.
Bob Newhart

 

[Naraoia]

It's still ugly as a pop culture reference.

 

[TemperateSeaIsland]

A suspension of gold nanoparticles in water is red/pink.

 

[AV1611VET]

A suspension of gold nanoparticles in water is red/pink.

Yup -- now you know why Moses ordered the Israelites to do something others would think odd.

Exodus 32:20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.

 

[Cabal]

Yup -- now you know why Moses ordered the Israelites to do something others would think odd.

Exodus 32:20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.

That's the reason? That it was a weird colour?

 

[Delphiki]

I don't get it. Is the strategy, now to confuse us into faith using absurd and nonsensically unrelated bible references?

 

[MorkandMindy]

If you put fabric softener in your dishwasher the dishes don't come out nice and fluffy, but they do smell a bit odd

 

[Delphiki]

If you put fabric softener in your dishwasher the dishes don't come out nice and fluffy, but they do smell a bit odd

Exactly, this explains why incest was condoned between Lot and his daughters.

Genesis 19:33
That night they got their father to drink wine, and the older daughter went in and slept with him. He was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.

 

[tanzanos]

Exactly, this explains why incest was condoned between Lot and his daughters.

Genesis 19:33
That night they got their father to drink wine, and the older daughter went in and slept with him. He was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.

Not to mention that an omnipotent and omniscient being actually got tired and needed to rest after 6 days work

 

[MorkandMindy]

If you put fabric softener in your dishwasher the dishes don't come out nice and fluffy, but they do smell a bit odd

Exactly, this explains why incest was condoned between Lot and his daughters.

Genesis 19:33
That night they got their father to drink wine, and the older daughter went in and slept with him. He was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.

Oh snap!

You're on the same page of '101 Reasons to believe in God' as I am! (The Dishwasher Proof)

 

[tanzanos]

Scientific meaning of the word "PWND":

YouTube - 3 Euro Calvados

 

[AV1611VET]

Not to mention that an omnipotent and omniscient being actually got tired and needed to rest after 6 days work

Negative, sir.

God didn't 'get tired and rest'.

He rested -- meaning He ceased from His work of creation.

Meaning the creation was finished.

Meaning He instituted the First Law of Thermodynamics.

Much like VanGo rested from his paintings.

 

[AV1611VET]

Scientific meaning of the word "PWND":