Cientific Minds Needed Single Quiz.

Viajero

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Viajero
Spectre Alpha said:
And just for your information 'upper case' [...] is an archaic form used to relate to the California Job Case that was used to set type by hand when lead type was still in use...
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The upper (or lower) case term does not refer specifically to the California Job Case nor this particular case has any exclusivity on the term. The California just happened to be one of the more widespread cases in America in its time.

The upper/lower case term is just a generic description of the way types were stored usually in two shelves by case types.

Furthermore, I believe one of the innovations brought in by the California was precisely to get rid of the upper and lower shelves in exchange of a more lean and compact single tray. So there was no real "upper" and "lower" shelves in it. The old terminology, prevalent already before the California came in, just continued to be used though.

EDIT: Just saw this was already pointed out to you in the previous page.
 
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BigBossLucas

BigBossLucas
A more interesting thing to talk about for your Curiosity and Leisure is:

If my Cobra found itself in the void between galaxys [terrifying mis-jump], and shot its cannons at the nearest galaxy. It. Would. Never. Reach. it! A gun's bullet- which will continue on until it hits something "forever", is going "only" 450 m/s or so. The expansion of the universe has galaxies pulling away at over 3,000 m/s, so in effect, and for all practical purposes, the bullet never really goes anywhere, and remains near the gun... forever. :)
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My God!

Now I'm having a headache;)

So, theoretically, you don't need to use ShiftDrives Anymore because you will never leave the station :eek:(Einsten's Kidnapping Theory):p

Very fun facts
 
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