Craig Brownell

astrophysics | cosmology | genetics | oncology | epistemology | ontology | cypher | futurist | prognostication | anti-war/pro-people | anti anti anti | pro pro

[Craig Brownell @tarotcards]

#TRAPPIST-1

current estimation of surface gravities
g=earth gravity

d: 0.69g
e: 0.73g
f: 0.63g
g: 1.05g

[Craig Brownell @tarotcards]

@longnow that's a markedly misstated statement

[Craig Brownell @tarotcards]

@artymicheline at least you have 1 🌎🌍🌏

[Craig Brownell @tarotcards]

intriguing side problem:

calculate the probability the needle touches one and only one line

[oonly 1 line]

hint: this involves π

[Craig Brownell @tarotcards]

now for the 2nd class, counterintuitive

the class of 0 probability *mathematical* events actually possible w/ *exactly* 0 probability

imagine descartes' plane
lay vertical lines at all the integers on the x axis

toss needle exactly 1 unit in length

prob [touches 2 lines] = 0

[Craig Brownell @tarotcards]

@arula_artwork @le_best_birb @gregeganSF it is absolutely amazing how wrong we once were, is it not?

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Speed solves everything

[Craig Brownell @tarotcards]

@elonmusk What you need, my good friend, is the Mach 5 button A :: |||

[also requesting F + G]

@tesla #speedracer

[Craig Brownell @tarotcards]

should be obvious from here

if you need further explanation, please ask!

[Christina H Koch @Astro_Christina]

All in a @Space_Station night. Orbiting at 250 miles up, our nights may only last a half hour, but their beauty will stay with me forever.

[Craig Brownell @tarotcards]

@BrandyZadrozny @skdh this cannot possibly be real

#sarcasm

[Craig Brownell @tarotcards]

@rogerkver @UPSHelp @SallyMayweather @NotAnarchyball @adamkokesh @lewrockwell @wikileaks @LawEnforceToday @flepioa @RT_com @FloridaChiefs "light 'em up!"

[Craig Brownell @tarotcards]

@elonmusk drink a mudslide +floor it !!!

[Craig Brownell @tarotcards]

@Astro_Jessica @NASA @Space_Station #3, #1 a close 2nd!

[Jessica Meir @Astro_Jessica]

In one small portion of a @Space_Station pass last week, I was fortunate enough to capture stunning views of the entirety of the mighty Amazon River winding its way across South America (see also Thanksgiving post). Which one is your favorite?
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#Nature #EarthArt #AmazonRiver

[Craig Brownell @tarotcards]

@_brohrer_ +jfc so many of them are blind

[most of my professors fell into this category]

[Craig Brownell @tarotcards]

@_brohrer_ @skdh the latter likely due in part to the failure to disseminate theory failure as efficiently as theory itself

[Craig Brownell @tarotcards]

@arula_artwork @gregeganSF funny, my twitter name was chosen to deflect precisely the kind of person he is, those who judge books by their covers

I hope someday Egan learns about this mathematical curiosity, I found it rather enlightening

perhaps he'll die never knowing

haughtiness yields ignorance

[Craig Brownell @tarotcards]

@arula_artwork @gregeganSF well, he just blocked me, which deleted my 2/2 tweet

had to reformulate it

I enjoyed reading his tweets, too bad he blocked me, he could've learned something I didn't know for most of my life

absolutely counterintuitive

still amazed actually that improbable events can occur

[Craig Brownell @tarotcards]

@arula_artwork I did this a few days ago from the other side...worry not, it is highly likely you will recall how you feel about "ancient" music, then