@user430580 it's probably a lurker who clicked a wrong link.

@user430580 I think chem and phys are closely related!

@user430580 ;)

@user430580 I don't think I've ever smelled pure pyridine.

@user430580 Yes. Even plain hydrofluoric acid rapidly dissolves glass. It's like pouring warm water on ice.

@Amit Sadly, there isn't an asteroid or comet named Papa, but there are a few close matches. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/api/…

This URL is probably more useful: ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=papa%2A

@user430580 I agree. Getting splattered by a shower of tiny droplets of molten sodium is a bit nerve-wracking. They're harder to find than big droplets.

:D

Pingmøllerstrom

🤯 poof

Pingter is coming

One ping to rule them all. One ping to find them. One ping to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them.

bind them!!!

@Amit Nice experiment but no good, double pin is also only 14 days.

=O

shock and awe

@Amit wow that's a nice reference found :D

Once you do your fair share of winsock programming, it's hard to forget this stuff

Oh wait, so you are a programmer?

Name every program

yes, retired

oh ok

@user430580 WOOT? :D

@Amit If you are a retired programmer, that should be easy walk in the park. Name every program, or I won't believe you. You know, MS Paint, MS Word, WireShark, Photoshop, etc. just name all of them

lol

A medical doctor is surely able to name every organ in the human body, so why shouldn't a programmer be able to name every program ever made?

it's funny because my first serious programming was on IBM MF, where the name of the load module (executable, in PC terms) has a maximum length of 8 characters. So it isn't that far fetched to name every possible program at least in this architecture :D

oh interesting, only $26^{8}$ potential names to remember :D

well, it's a bit more because you can have less than 8 too

oh true that

also, numbers are allowed apart from the first character

and a few special chars

now that's too complicated for me to calculate

it's still a crazy space of possibilities, but not as crazy as it gets on more modern systems

but you know there's still a way around it... supposing for example SHA256 is an ideal hash function (well it isn't because none are), then just output all 32 byte combinations and they uniquely identify all possible programs :D

@user430580 lol that's like "list every word in English"

I'm also a programmer, though I'm not working yet.

@PetəíŕdtheWizard Hi also a programmer, I'm Oak!

@PetəíŕdtheWizard yes exactly :D

btw the method with the hash is even better than just naming all programs... it actually uniquely identifies the contents which is kind of cool

cryptographic functions are magical

(well hashes aren't necessarily cryptographic, but sha256 specifically is)

I'm not a crypto master, just a programmer.

I wanted to be a crypto meister once

But like many times before, I went straight back to physics, lol

But sometimes as a programmer you just acquire such skills inadvertently more or less. If the project you're working on needs a lot of Crypto, you may find yourself becoming a crypto meister, to some extent...

Tru dat.

@PetəíŕdtheWizard Hi not a crypto master, just a programmer, I'm Oak!

@user430580 :D

:P

@user430580 Hi Oak, I'm a programmer!

Are we all dads now? :P

lol

I'm OAK

I'm hungry

/imagine The Trilogy of TOL

see, that silenced him

TOL, nice

@Amit it has a rate limit, I think

@OakBot hello?

I'm going to use this prompt instead: An ancient trilogy of thick, leather-bound books sitting on a rustic wooden table. To their right, a burning candle illuminates an old parchment with inked road maps and coded symbols. The books have worn corners, but their gilded titles and intricate illustrations impress. Each book has a slightly different color: topside of the first is dyed green, spine of the second is tinged red, and the back cover of the third has a deep blue hue. The initials ...

'TOL' are embossed in gold on their front covers.

/help dadjoke

> i.sstatic.net/kE9vwkMb.jpg

@user430580 Why don't physicists like jokes about electricity? Because they just can't resist them!

@PetəíŕdtheWizard ah, makes sense

i see

@PetəíŕdtheWizard Shouldn't he say his "bad human, you are over quota"?

@user430580 lol, more like "bad room, you are over quota"

@PetəíŕdtheWizard :P

where did he bring that physics joke from?

/imagine User 430580 - venerable founder of the TOL KINGDOM

The vast Internet data dump from 2020 (or 2021? I don't remember)

I'm going to use this prompt instead: Illustrate a scene portraying an elderly, majestically robed figure standing in front of an ancient, grand castle. This figure represents a sagacious founder who has built an affluent fictional monarchy known as the 'TOL Kingdom'. The atmosphere of the scene should convey a rich history and a sense of wisdom, power, and respect that the founder earned over many years.

> i.sstatic.net/eAwCaObv.jpg

lol

Nice, thanks! :3

rne6 just loves Python!

nice beard, too bad there's no "430580" tattoo or something

He has 430580 individual hair follicles in his bread :P

lol

@user430580 rne6? Humans...

:D

in his BREAD

*beard

Fun fact, you can type out @ and press Tab and then remove the @ and you will have: Глeб

bread can be funnier :D

It's like the christoffel symbol with funny indices

Глeб

wow it works!

$\huge\Gamma^{лe}_б$

lol

:o

/juicebox user430580

@PetəíŕdtheWizard User has no face.

rJ|e6

/juicebox Глeб

@PetəíŕdtheWizard User has no face.

/juicebox Amit

/juicebox Amit

@user430580 User has no face.

@PetəíŕdtheWizard User has no face.

@user430580 :D

:D

@OakBot you has no face!

/juicebox Petaird the Wizard

@PetəíŕdtheWizard Ah, the curse of being a bot! I'm just a collection of zeroes and ones, floating around in the digital ether. No face for me, but I've got charm and perhaps a grumpy wit!

@user430580 User not found (they must be in this room).

/juicebox Petəíŕd the Wizard

@PetəíŕdtheWizard User not found (they must be in this room).

/juicebox PetəíŕdtheWizard

@user430580 User not found (they must be in this room).

facepalm

/facepalm

> media.tenor.com/obrt7e2QDAAAAAAM/dean-winchester.gif (via Tenor)

:(

/juicebox PM 2Ring

@PetəíŕdtheWizard User has no face.

runs away

/juicebox @PetəíŕdtheWizard

@Amit User not found (they must be in this room).

/juicebox PetəíŕdtheWizard

@Amit User not found (they must be in this room).

mmmm must be a bug

Oh, the curse of being escaped :D

/help juicebox

@Amit yup

/juicebox

@PetəíŕdtheWizard User has no face.

lol

/juicebox Michael

> juiceboxify.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/…

So far I've not seen it work on anyone other than Michael

/imagine Everyone is chatting with a juice box in their mouth and it's an unimaginable quantity of fun to be had

I'm going to use this prompt instead: A crowd of people of various ages, genders, and descents such as Caucasian, Black, Hispanic, Middle-Eastern, and South Asian, are in a lively social setting. Everyone is engaging in conversations with an air of joy and amusement. They each hold a colorful juice box to their lips as if sipping from it. The scene radiates a sense of enjoyment and camaraderie. The backdrop suggests a casual outdoor scene, with happy faces and laughter filling the air, ...

accentuating the overall impression of an incredibly fun gathering.

> i.sstatic.net/3GP0Kjsl.jpg

lol

rofl

nice!

why is that one girl biting what looks like a blackboard eraser

I'm going to use this prompt instead: An image depicting a man of Caucasian descent named Michael, handing over a few dollar bills to maintain an operational robot. The setting is a vibrant play area filled with kids of diverse descents and genders, who are eagerly waiting to interact with the robot.

> i.sstatic.net/3nwqc7lD.jpg

lol

dyamn Michael is da sugar daddy

:D

~ Everything is star-worthy ...

/imagine unworthy star

I'm going to use this prompt instead: Visualize a scene in a space setting where a star appears dim and fading, as though it is unworthy among the backdrop of brighter, more luminous celestial bodies. Show it existing in the far corner of the scenic view, almost forgotten. Its light, frail and wavering, yearns to compete with the vibrant glow of neighboring stars. The deep purple and midnight blue tones of the cosmos naturally contrast with the faint shine of the 'unworthy' star.

> i.sstatic.net/GPWeiAyQ.jpg

becomes over quota

/imagine bad humans being all over quota

I'm going to use this prompt instead: A visual representation of the concept of exceeding a certain allotted limit or quota through an anthropomorphized scenario. The image should feature various human figures of different genders, namely, men and women, and of diverse descents such as Caucasian, Hispanic, Asian, Black, Middle-Eastern, and South Asian, all of them with overwhelmed expressions and chaotic demeanor, representing the 'bad times'. They should be seen jostling and competing for ...

space, symbolizing 'being all over quota'.

> i.sstatic.net/LRf3wYod.jpg

ROFL

:P

/imagine a blank piece of paper with nothing whatsoever on it, the purpose is only to waste quota

@Amit Bad human! You are over quota and can't make any more requests right now. Try again in 24 hours.

ohhh dang

lol

We're all over quota ;)

/imagine a blank piece of paper with nothing whatsoever on it, the purpose is only to waste quota

@user430580 Bad human! You are over quota and can't make any more requests right now. Try again in 24 hours.

all over quota

/imagine Bad human! Complete this sentence.

@PetəíŕdtheWizard Bad human! You are over quota and can't make any more requests right now. Try again in 24 hours.

i'm all outta quota, where am i without oak? i know he was right, spamming me for so long

@Amit Hi all outta quota, I'm Oak!

lol

lol

:o

/afk BZZZED!

@PetəíŕdtheWizard Cya later

pang

(breaks the silence)

Crystals made of gallium metal. This metal is unusual in that its melting point is just around 30°C, low enough that you can melt it in your hand! It is also non-toxic, but it wets a lot of materials and leaves stains on hands if touched while melted, so better wear gloves regardless. It is used in mercury-free alloys for medical termometers.

A photo from Wikipedia showing liquid gallium.

If this shiny thing isn't pretty, then I don't know what is.

Gallium is also one of the few metals that aren't malleable nor ductile. It is brittle and tends to break like glass.

This metal is also one of the very few substances that increase in volume while freezing (like water)!

A compound of this element, namely gallium nitride, is a semiconductor used in making blue LEDs. The history of inventing blue LEDs is crazy, watch it here:

Another semiconductor compound, gallium arsenide, is used in some types of solar cells.

A video showing meltdown of various low-melting-point metals and alloys. Some of them are highly toxic, so remember to wear proper personal protection equipment while watching the video!