I see wearing a mask in a similar light to washing my hands. It is possible to be a carrier of an infection without having any symptoms yourself, and it doesn't hurt to wear a mask in certain spaces such as crowded streets, hospitals, shops, and public transportation where there are a lot of people. There could be people around me who are immunocompromised, and if wearing a mask will help prevent others from getting sick, that makes it all worthwhile! It's a small thing that can go a long way!
There was a song that played on the radio a really long time ago, I remember that someone had requested it, and I remember how it sounded, but not any of the lyrics. It sounded really heavenly, a woman with a highish voice was singing, and the song sounded really old fashioned but also kind of new at the same time. It sounded like nothing that would've played on the station it was playing on, it was actually kinda jarring in the best way possible. I wish I could find it!
The best way I can describe it is that it had a really similar vibe to Les Fleur by Minnie Riperton, particularly the quieter parts. The singer would end their vocals in an "ahh" kind of sound.
I want to see if I can get a spark of the "old internet" back by making a starting page for myself with all kinds of cool websites. But not sure where to start because Google obviously will not work for this....
Don't worry! Though black holes may sound scary, microscopic black holes, the type that could hypothetically be produced by high-energy particle collisions such as this, would pretty much instantaneously (in approximately 10-27 seconds) evaporate due to the emission of Hawking radiation, before they could "suck up" anything. Cosmic rays of far higher intensities than what we could produce routinely collide with atoms in Earth's atmosphere, so microscopic black holes could be happening daily in our atmosphere, we just never see them because they're far too small and evaporate instantly.
Yup! It's so they can view what happens when these particles collide as the collisions happen, using specialized detectors. The ATLAS detector at CERN weighs 7,000 tons and is huge.
These reactions in the atmosphere happen very fast and are a bit chaotic. When a primary cosmic ray hits an atom in our atmosphere, it then sets off a chain reaction similar to billiard balls, resulting in "air showers", which are cascades of subatomic particles, such as hadrons, photons, muons, electrons, as well as ionized nuclei. The colliders allow physicists to view these kinds of reactions under controlled conditions right as the reactions happen, and can adjust things such as the energies. There's an array of detectors in Argentina which can detect the particles released by an air shower
During the last 'election summer' things went haywire but ultimately nothing meaningful really happened, and not a whole lot really changed as a result of that unrest. This time things are going haywire again, and it seems like something big will happen but people thought that the last time... Would it just be better to ignore...
I've been drinking so much coconut water (with pulp) this week. I've been craving it like crazy and realized that it's straight up my drink of choice when the temp is 75F and over.
EMS, the scientists who made the vaccines which have prevented millions of deaths from COVID, and the mothers who are making the effort to raise up their kids to be the best people they can be.
The local one. They have moving seats, smoke machines, strobe lights, and the seats have this haptic feedback mechanism too, which is really immersive with certain movies!
It wasn't too long ago that I bit the bullet and decided to get involved in social media. All my social media accounts except for the Discord account I made 2 years ago are only a few weeks or a few months old at most.
Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime I used to hate it when I was little, now whenever I hear it I can't help but smile because it brings back so many great memories!
What are the crazy adventures you want to try in your life?
What's your biggest gamer achievement?
This is nothing short of a miracle. ( lemmy.world )
fin ( fedia.io )
What good things are going on with your weekend?
People who still wear masks (and aren't immunocompromised)...
How long do you plan on wearing a mask for? Will it be for the rest of your life? What will change your view?...
Things. Avestan
What Seasonal Things Should be Available Year Round?
What are you currently excited for?
The birth (or death) of a relative, the release of a new program, game, series, movie, the date you were dreaming about, could be anything
Favourite word and why?
Mine is insidious as it sounds cool and is apt in our modern world of fast news
What is a song you wanted to find again for a long time, but it gave you no clear clue about how to search for it?
I would also be curious to hear how you eventually found it again!...
What are your favourite lesser known websites?
I want to see if I can get a spark of the "old internet" back by making a starting page for myself with all kinds of cool websites. But not sure where to start because Google obviously will not work for this....
Do you like olives?
I need to settle an argument I started. My argument: olives are gross....
Do you dream? How often?
I saw another thread talking about dreams, I've had less than a handful of dreams throughout my life....
Addiction is a scary thing ( lemmy.world )
What do you do to cheer yourself up ?
What's the funniest typo you've seen in a meme before?
Should I avoid or engage in current news right now?
During the last 'election summer' things went haywire but ultimately nothing meaningful really happened, and not a whole lot really changed as a result of that unrest. This time things are going haywire again, and it seems like something big will happen but people thought that the last time... Would it just be better to ignore...
What looks easy peasy lemon squeezy but is actually difficult difficult lemon difficult?
What did you get told as a child that you realised was a lie as you got older?
What would your last words be?
What's a candy that's practically crack for you?
What is your favorite 100% non political "just nice music" music artist?
I'll start. System of a Down....
What is your purpose?
What is you purpose right now?
What is the answer?
Share some objective or subjective wisdom you’ve learned recently.
japanese or broken knees ( lemmy.world )
What's the most fucked up movie you ever watched?
Does anyone else crave fruit juice when it's hot?
I've been drinking so much coconut water (with pulp) this week. I've been craving it like crazy and realized that it's straight up my drink of choice when the temp is 75F and over.
Who Are Todays Heroes?
Who are the heroes of our time? Who is driving us to a better future? And who is inspiring and guiding us?...
What is your favorite movie theater?
Which fediverse software do you use besides Lemmy?
Is anybody being positive on Lemmy?
What predictions about the year 2030 do you feel most certain about?
What's your fave movie of all time that you love to recommend to people?
For me it's Interstellar, it never fails to make me ugly cry at least twice during each viewing
What is a song that you absolutely despised and now like?
Mine is Sympathy For The Devil...
When we clean out a vacuum, we become the vacuum cleaner
What's your favourite field of science? 🔬
Mine's physics! I enjoy it so much that I have a diploma in it 😃
We are beings made of atoms in the universe, who are studying atoms in the universe
Speedrun timers on self checkouts
Am I the only one who gets to the self checkout and is compelled to finish as soon as humanly possible?...