OT: This is so freaking COOL!

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The first woman in 55 years to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics is a Canadian - I think that's pretty cool.

Donna Strickland, a Canadian physicist, was awarded the 2018 prize jointly with Gérard Mourou, from France, for their work on generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses. They share the award with an American, Arthur Ashkin, who at 96 becomes the oldest Nobel Laureate, for developing "optical tweezers."

Dr. Strickland, an associate professor who leads the ultrafast laser group at Waterloo, is the first Canadian woman to win the Nobel in physics and one of only three women in history to do so, including Marie Curie in 1903 and Maria Goeppert-Mayer in 1963.

Nobel Prize in Physics shared by first woman in 55 years - CNN

 

[BGDave]

generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses

In other words, blinking.





j/k Congrats to Ms. Strickland. Never underestimate the U of Waterloo.

 

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j/k Congrats to Ms. Strickland. Never underestimate the U of Waterloo.

Spoken like it's your alma mater. Good thing Harvard_Oiler isn't around these parts, he'd have something to say (and not in a good way).

 

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Tech trend: A Rubik’s Cube that solves itself | CBC Kids News

 

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Tech trend: A Rubik’s Cube that solves itself | CBC Kids News

Going right to the top of my Christmas list. Never did figure those darned things out.

 

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[Darkstone42]

The first woman in 55 years to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics is a Canadian - I think that's pretty cool.

Donna Strickland, a Canadian physicist, was awarded the 2018 prize jointly with Gérard Mourou, from France, for their work on generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses. They share the award with an American, Arthur Ashkin, who at 96 becomes the oldest Nobel Laureate, for developing "optical tweezers."

Dr. Strickland, an associate professor who leads the ultrafast laser group at Waterloo, is the first Canadian woman to win the Nobel in physics and one of only three women in history to do so, including Marie Curie in 1903 and Maria Goeppert-Mayer in 1963.

Nobel Prize in Physics shared by first woman in 55 years - CNN

There's a group at my university who will be using these developments in their ultrafast spectroscopy work. It's very cool science, and it opens a window to some of the most perplexing sub-microscopic motions in nature.

 

[puckhead]

Going right to the top of my Christmas list. Never did figure those darned things out.

as a kid (grade 6 or so) I had it down to about a minute and a half.
don't think I could even finish it now.

 

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[forty_three]

I know which side I am taking.

 

[forty_three]

 

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My wife (girlfriend at the time) once gave me generic (off-brand) ketchup. That mistake was never repeated.

 

[dare2be]

It's a mere cat.

 

[Darkstone42]

I know which side I am taking.

I side against everyone who blindly argues "organic" is "better." I think we're on the same side on this one, if for different reasons.

 

[Comeds]

The first woman in 55 years to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics is a Canadian - I think that's pretty cool.

Donna Strickland, a Canadian physicist, was awarded the 2018 prize jointly with Gérard Mourou, from France, for their work on generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses. They share the award with an American, Arthur Ashkin, who at 96 becomes the oldest Nobel Laureate, for developing "optical tweezers."

Dr. Strickland, an associate professor who leads the ultrafast laser group at Waterloo, is the first Canadian woman to win the Nobel in physics and one of only three women in history to do so, including Marie Curie in 1903 and Maria Goeppert-Mayer in 1963.

Nobel Prize in Physics shared by first woman in 55 years - CNN

Is here share of the prize 78%?

 

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Tech trend: A Rubik’s Cube that solves itself | CBC Kids News

Who knew Calgary had the world's largest Rubik's cube?

Suck it, Edmonton!! (they have a 4-foot wide Simon game, but it's broken and needs batteries)

 

[Comeds]

Yeah, but does it come with fries?

 

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Yeah, but does it come with fries?

Only in Pittsburgh.

 

[thedddd]

Yeah, but does it come with fries?

If you get a Diet Coke and sweet potato tots you are ok.

 

[puckhead]

My wife (girlfriend at the time) once gave me generic (off-brand) ketchup. That mistake was never repeated.

the closest I came to leaving my wife was when she thought American Woman was a Lenny Kravitz song.