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A Question About The Speed Of Light
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MRIs don't work on that. They lack the prerequisite string attachment.
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Sounds like a knotty problem to me...Hermit wrote:MRIs don't work on that. They lack the prerequisite string attachment.
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MRIs do get tied up years ahead, but they can be got hold of. They use them on Mummies, so I can't see why they can't use them on a pussy box.Seth wrote:Sounds like a knotty problem to me...Hermit wrote:MRIs don't work on that. They lack the prerequisite string attachment.
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Just spotted something. I accidentally used ALT-0190 to render the ¼ symbol, but that is properly ALT-0188. Instead, ALT-0190 renders the ¾ symbol. So everywhere you see a ¾, it should actually read ¼. Trouble is, the text box in which I was typing this fed the results back to me in such a small font, that I couldn't see the mistake. Sadly, advancing years are taking a toll on my ability to read small text.JimC wrote:I have shamelessly copied the above post to assist my brighter students to understand relativity. What would be even better is to have Cali as a guest lecturer for my lads, if you ever pop over to Oz (I can guarantee some decent Aussie Shiraz as a reward...)
However, I've discovered a nice feature built into the latest version of Google Chrome. If your mouse has a scroll wheel, holding down CTRL whilst operating the scroll wheel changes the zoom magnification of the page, a feature I'll be using often in future.

Once you've used the CTRL-scroll feature to make things more visible, you can simply re-scroll back to normal magnification after posting.

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Yeh, I've found that feature fairly often, by accident. But I don't view the internet much, with the keyboard on my lap. I like a wireless keyboard, even when using my laptop.Calilasseia wrote: However, I've discovered a nice feature built into the latest version of Google Chrome. If your mouse has a scroll wheel, holding down CTRL whilst operating the scroll wheel changes the zoom magnification of the page, a feature I'll be using often in future.![]()
It would be nice to have an extra button on the mouse, that you could assign to the ''control'' function of the keyboard. Or a button in chrome, that you can click to engage the zoom function. Or a slider for zoom, like in word.
It is a very nice feature, but not available enough.
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You don't need a mouse for that. Keyboard combination CTRL+ enlarges and CTRL- shrinks.
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