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Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 07:56 PM

Oct 2012

OT, Paul Thomas Anderson was on the Daily Show last night promoting his new film The Master, and they ran a clip in which a character intones:

“I am a writer, a doctor, a nucular physicist, a theoretical philosopher, but above all, I am a man. A hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.”

It wasn't intentional, but it was unintentionally funny.

Playing a smarty-pants ain't easy.

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Ryan Goes Nuclear on National TV. Gets Fact-Checked by Nuclear Physicist. (FB Photo/Meme) [View all] K Gardner Oct 2012 OP

Wasn't that what the Stuxnet virus did? Spun their centrifuges faster to damage them? Electric Monk Oct 2012 #1

Yes, evidently. I only know that because I read the comments under the pic where I K Gardner Oct 2012 #4

Funny that you mentioned Stuxnet....second time I read about it today. Evoman Oct 2012 #14

It varied the spin rate to fuck up the output quality to unusable levels. AtheistCrusader Oct 2012 #25

Suxtnet Sgent Oct 2012 #30

I'm not convinced by "a centrifuge needs to spin quickly to make fission occur" muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #2

ok.. you went so far into the weeds it scared me. I have no idea if this is a K Gardner Oct 2012 #5

It's definitely wrong caraher Oct 2012 #13

Sorry guys.. I just found it on FB - didn't know any nuclear experts to consult before I posted it K Gardner Oct 2012 #27

You're right, it's wrong... Science Geek Oct 2012 #38

+1 wtmusic Oct 2012 #10

I'm sure that was intentional, actually. Chiyo-chichi Oct 2012 #23

Ah, thanks for background. wtmusic Oct 2012 #37

A very cogent and accurate observation. TahitiNut Oct 2012 #11

Interesting topic mick063 Oct 2012 #16

Exactly. In fact, it reads like something someone wrote to deliberately sound like they didnt know Warren DeMontague Oct 2012 #17

Why is spinning the centrifuges faster ridiculous? I would think it would hasten the separation Flatulo Oct 2012 #29

They are always employed at the limits of their mechanical design in this circumstance... Science Geek Oct 2012 #39

Then I suppose he could have meant that they've procured newer, faster machines. nm Flatulo Oct 2012 #40

It's a funny article defacto7 Oct 2012 #34

Unfortunately, a lot of "nuclear professionals" are incompetent. nt bananas Oct 2012 #42

Amen N/T Throckmorton Oct 2012 #45

And rLyan's new sneakers from China make him run faster! HopeHoops Oct 2012 #3

And leap tall buildings in a single bound! Buns_of_Fire Oct 2012 #6

No, that's the magic undies he borrowed from rMoney. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #7

Mitt also screwed up nuclear weapons 101 pokerfan Oct 2012 #8

Thanks for this post brush Oct 2012 #9

It's like someone claiming to be as smart as Einstein... originalpckelly Oct 2012 #20

Don't repost this caraher Oct 2012 #12

Yes, this is lolworthy. originalpckelly Oct 2012 #18

Exactly! Motown_Johnny Oct 2012 #19

Makes them sound smart. originalpckelly Oct 2012 #21

Its so off target i have to believe it is designed to dupe people into sharing it Warren DeMontague Oct 2012 #22

Do you think they could be that sophisticated? left on green only Oct 2012 #31

It sounds Rovian to me. n/t TexasProgresive Oct 2012 #32

I agree caraher Oct 2012 #44

Lol. originalpckelly Oct 2012 #15

Ryan was the only one doing the fast spinning. He spun around on positions faster than an 4lbs Oct 2012 #24

Ryans mind.. somewhere on vacation..perhaps its ...'gone fission' Vietnameravet Oct 2012 #26

Centerfuges spinning faster? Wonks can criticize this post, but they are missing the point. keopeli Oct 2012 #28

Just for clarification... defacto7 Oct 2012 #35

No, I don't think you've got our point muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #41

No wonder Joe Caretha Oct 2012 #33

I believe they have nuclear careers, painting radium dials on watches. dimbear Oct 2012 #36

Ouch! I hope they were able to get their asses surgically reattached. jmondine Oct 2012 #43