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How can a vessel contain 100M degrees celsius?

How can a vessel contain 100M degrees celsius?


How can a vessel contain 100M degrees celsius?

Posted: 26 Dec 2020 07:43 AM PST

This is within context of the KSTAR project, but I'm curious how a material can contain that much heat.

100,000,000°c seems like an ABSURD amount of heat to contain.

Is it strictly a feat of material science, or is there more at play? (chemical shielding, etc)

https://phys.org/news/2020-12-korean-artificial-sun-world-sec-long.html

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Christmas question: 'A bad lobster in a dark cellar' - what does it mean???

Posted: 25 Dec 2020 09:35 AM PST

I am rereading Dickens' A Christmas Carol. There is a line that says, 'It was not in impenetrable shadow as the other objects in the yard were, but had a dismal light about it, like a bad lobster in a dark cellar.' What does this mean? Do lobsters have bioluminescence when they start to go bad? Would they glow for some other reason? Do they glow at all? Can anyone shed any light on this?

Thank you!

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Are the RNA vaccines self-amplifying and if so what does that mean? Also, which type of cells does the RNA insert itself into and are they killed by the immune system in response?

Posted: 26 Dec 2020 05:38 AM PST

Are there any complex natural structures/entities consisting of a variety of repeating molecules which do not contain RNA?

Posted: 26 Dec 2020 07:18 AM PST

Can only organisms and viruses produce complex molecular structures and polymers in nature, or are there other systems that contain a large amount of repeating complex patterns?

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Why does iridescence seems to tend toward cool hues, mainly cool pinks and blues?

Posted: 26 Dec 2020 05:37 AM PST

As the title says

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Are the emotions induced by music universal among different cultures or are they something learned?

Posted: 26 Dec 2020 08:25 AM PST

There seems to be a lot of consensus about what music is sad, happy scary etc. but is this something created by culture or is it something more primitive and in common for all people? If it is not learned but imbedded within our brain, what would be the explanation for it, since it doesn't seem it is present in nature in any way.

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Do all elements have unique light signatures when light is reflected off their surface?

Posted: 26 Dec 2020 07:22 AM PST

Do all elements have unique light signatures when light is reflected from their surface? If so, could lasers be used to identify metal during plane crash searches and also identify precious metals during geological surveys?

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What makes depleted uranium beneficial as a projectile?

Posted: 25 Dec 2020 11:10 AM PST

Is there some effect that depleted uranium bullets / shells have? I understand the 'depleted' part just means it's not radioactive (right?) but why is it specifically used.

I seem to have read some things about it carrying more energy because of its density, but to get that energy out, wouldn't you have to put more energy in to fire it in the first place?

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Why are there so many alphabets (+350), but so few numeral systems?

Posted: 26 Dec 2020 04:50 AM PST

How is the new variant of Covid identified? Are medics required to use new testing methods?

Posted: 26 Dec 2020 03:38 AM PST

Besides the typical inactivated vaccine and the new mRNA vaccine, what are other types of immunizations out there and are there any new promising types in the works?

Posted: 25 Dec 2020 07:57 PM PST

The "killed vaccine" seems most commonplace in the world, and with the recent developments and deployments of mRNA vaccines, I've begun to wonder what else is out there (and perhaps what else is possible). Can anyone help with this?

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Does the climate of an area affect or determine what type of metals are commonly found there?

Posted: 25 Dec 2020 02:56 PM PST

I tried searching myself online, but was having trouble find anything useful. I may have just been using the wrong keywords.

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How are vaccines for strains approved, if it takes a year for FDA to approve the original vaccine? eg flu strains, covid-21

Posted: 25 Dec 2020 03:24 PM PST

Are the oceans desserts?

Posted: 25 Dec 2020 07:30 AM PST

How much rainfall does it get? Is that the only factor in deciding something is a dessert?

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How exactly does the coronavirus cause people to lose their senses of taste and smell? Or if we don't know, what are the theories?

Posted: 24 Dec 2020 11:49 PM PST

Why do some countries still actively working on COVID vaccines even if there is one already available for use in other countries?

Posted: 25 Dec 2020 04:14 AM PST

My country has just stated that a vaccine is being worked on and should be available for public use in mid-late 2021. However some countries like USA already have vaccines authorized for public use. Why would we still need to work on making one when we can just use the one that has already been tested and proven to be effective?

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What is it that prevents scientists from developing an HIV vaccine?

Posted: 24 Dec 2020 08:53 PM PST

A COVID vaccine was developed in less than a year. Why hasn't an HIV vaccine been developed yet?

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After being exposed, how long does it take to become contagious with COVID? And how does that process work? Does the virus have to enter your blood stream?

Posted: 24 Dec 2020 09:39 PM PST

Follow up question What stops people from being contagious?

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