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General Relativity is the gold standard in physics. the bits that were bolted on afterwards leave a little to be desired. Fluidic expansion? invisible undetectable particles? the cosmological constant? we can do better.
There is about as much chance of @CountBinface being elected in Clacton as there is a comedian being elected president of Ukraine.
I think it would be great if @yfielding could investigate "the Strange and Mysterious Case of the vanished Scottish Defence"
Always deeply disappointed when the Australia national anthem plays and it isn't Waltzing Matilda #USAAUS
Loving Iains world cup geography facts, going to turn these into a round for a quiz night if that is okay @theiaincameron
France v Senegal is the World Cup’s only group-stage match where both countries surround OTHER sovereign countries that open to the sea*.
France wraps around Monaco, and Senegal wraps The Gambia. (Monaco and Gambia are 2 of the only 3 such surrounded countries in the world.**)
Stay tuned for more cutting-edge, geography-based World Cup analysis.
* Also known as a semi-enclave: a territory that is completely surrounded by another country's land borders, except for one section that borders an open body of water.
** The only other semi-enclave in the world is Brunei, which is surrounded by Malaysia.
Is the universe finite?
If it is, then physics may need an upper boundary, not just a smallest scale.
In this paper, I explore the idea of a maximum unit of action for a finite universe, and what that might mean for cosmology.
doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20125…
FIFA and the USA have really delivered the biggest World Cup: Highest ever ticket prices, Most unsold tickets, most fans barred, most officials denied entry, highest travel costs, highest accommodation costs.
Welcoming in the biggest-ever @FIFAWorldCup 🎉
A look back at every opening ceremony at the tournament since 1970.
Give the USA a red card. Jolly poor show by America.
🚨 Named by FIFA to officiate during the World Cup, the Somali referee Omar Artan was denied entry to U.S. territory. 🇸🇴
Due to his difficulties in obtaining a visa, he had benefited from the support of the Somali embassy in Nairobi, which enabled him to obtain a diplomatic passport. 🛂
It was insufficient for the American authorities, who immediately sent him back. ❌
ℹ️ @Romain_Molina
So, erm, my mathematics is weirdly showing that critical acceleration might be a scalar field, I clearly need more coffee.