Parker Solar Probe (sun's coronal particle/electrical detector). Niobium conductor wire insulated with sapphires (among other skookum hardware).
Posted May 17, 2020, 11:42 AM UTC
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The sun is fascinating. I got into amateur radio a couple years ago, and learning about the atmosphere, the different layers, and solar winds / space weather impacting propagation has become a huge fascinations of mine. very thought provoking stuff on how the physics of everything works. We tend think of physics with things like gravity and physical property's of materials, maybe leverage and force... but these conceptual ideas around the sun and stars are fun. Here is a presentation by a lady who is a solar weather expert. She is working with the team that evaluates some of the data coming back from PSP. https://youtu.be/YP93cdRNJks might be of interest to you in the great north and your northern lights as well.
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Skookum as fuck
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Forgive me. What does skookum actually mean?
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Skookum is a Chinook Jargon word that has historical use in the Pacific Northwest. It has a range of meanings, commonly associated with an English translation of "strong" or "monstrous". The word can mean "strong", "greatest", "powerful", "ultimate", or "brave". Something can be skookum, meaning "strong" or "monstrously significant". When used in reference to another person, e.g., "he's skookum", it conveys connotations of reliability or a monstrous nature, as well as strength, size or hard-working.
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Tight. Thanks man. Googled it and saw it meant brave but didn’t really understand the context. Thanks!
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Personally I’ve come to define it as a combination of resilience and effectiveness. At least, how I see people use it.
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Im pretty sure its a synonym for robust.
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I don't get it. With all the science knowledge and curiosity the interviewers need to believe and inject superstitious and biblical nonsense. Anyone with this much of a disconnect can not be relied on their reason or rationality to teach anyone anything. We don't go to the psychic fair for peer review.
Very cool tool and explanation of parkers solar probe though.
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Did I miss something in the video? I though Dustin did a pretty good job. He rarely mentions his own beliefs or disputes scientific evidence.
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Don't be a dick, man. He doesn't shove his beliefs in other people's faces, so why are you? I may not share his faith, but I still respect the hell out of him.
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Religion sucks man.
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Overall it's a fascinating interview and a fascinating project that I previously didn't know about. Very Skookum.
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The thumbnail makes it look like part of a prison toilet
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I'm so youtube-poisoned that when I read "Parker" I assumed it doesn't work properly.
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The charged particles impact the dilithium crystals to reverse the polarity of the navigational deflector array.
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OK, that's pretty damn skookum
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Do I really need to say anything else? Niobium wire insulted by sapphires? Tungsten mesh? 3000 degrees F? All the coolest metal and science orbiting the sun? A scientific mission to unlock the mysteries of the Sun's corona and solar wind?
Just watch the dang thing.
What sorts of things do the sapphires say to insult the niobium?
Niobium naturally performs better under duress. Specifically targeting its daddy issues has proven an effective strategy in maximizing efficacy.
Typical sapphire.