UK Beagle space probe ruined because it used unwiedly solar panels

On Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 10:29:49 AM UTC-5, Mike Collins wrote:

Some beer tastes better at room temperature, some tastes better cold,some
is OK at both extremes.

"Tastes better" is subjective and only a matter of opinion.

For that matter, "cold" and "warm" are only a matter of opinion.

It was better at room temperature.

"Better" is subjective and only a matter of opinion.

Not to pick nits, but what was the room's temperature?

On Friday, January 16, 2015 at 10:18:33 AM UTC-8, wrote:
On Friday, January 16, 2015 at 11:54:28 AM UTC-5, RichA wrote:
Sigh. A problem easily avoided by using a small, portable nuclear power supply.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/16/world/...und/index.html

Why do the British drink warm beer?

That's easy, refrigerators by Lucas...

On 16/01/2015 22:09, Jim Newman wrote:
On 16/01/2015 16:54, RichA wrote:
Sigh. A problem easily avoided by using a small, portable nuclear
power supply.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/16/world/...und/index.html


Right; because doing any sort of sensitive analysis involving radiation
is really helped by including a small portable nuclear power supply. Is
that your view ?

What would be the weight and cost of such a nuclear power supply? And if
one had been attached, how much would have had to be sacrificed from the
scientific mission?

Remember that the Mars Express Orbiter is still going strong after a
decade using solar panels - should that have sacrificed a bunch of
instruments to be replaced by a couple to RTGs?


And reply there came none

On Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 10:12:19 PM UTC-5, palsing wrote:
On Friday, January 16, 2015 at 10:18:33 AM UTC-8, wsne... wrote:
On Friday, January 16, 2015 at 11:54:28 AM UTC-5, RichA wrote:
Sigh. A problem easily avoided by using a small, portable nuclear power supply.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/16/world/...und/index.html

Why do the British drink warm beer?

That's easy, refrigerators by Lucas...

George Lucas??

On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 5:14:18 AM UTC-5, Jim Newman wrote:

And reply there came none

None required. The panels, as RichA alluded to earlier, were overly complicated.

On Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 6:29:37 AM UTC-8, wrote:
On Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 10:12:19 PM UTC-5, palsing wrote:
On Friday, January 16, 2015 at 10:18:33 AM UTC-8, wsne... wrote:
On Friday, January 16, 2015 at 11:54:28 AM UTC-5, RichA wrote:
Sigh. A problem easily avoided by using a small, portable nuclear power supply.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/16/world/...und/index.html

Why do the British drink warm beer?

That's easy, refrigerators by Lucas...

George Lucas??

You obviously never owned a British automobile...

http://www4.ncsu.edu/~mtmorris/index3.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Industries

On Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 12:55:07 PM UTC-5, palsing wrote:

You obviously never owned a British automobile...

I'm too smart for that.

On Tue, 20 Jan 2015 09:55:05 -0800 (PST), palsing
wrote this crap:


You obviously never owned a British automobile...

Who would want to? For one thing, the steering wheel is on the wrong
side.


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On Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 12:47:48 PM UTC-8, Lord Vath wrote:
On Tue, 20 Jan 2015 09:55:05 -0800 (PST), palsing
wrote this crap:


You obviously never owned a British automobile...

Who would want to? For one thing, the steering wheel is on the wrong
side.

Well, there was a time (50's - 60's) that they would generate about the most fun you could have behind the wheel, regardless of the side on which it was mounted. But, at least in that time frame, you had to have one hand shaped in the form of a crescent wrench, in order to keep the thing on the road.. I have such a hand :) and absolutely loved my '56 MGA...

On Tue, 20 Jan 2015 13:30:54 -0800 (PST), palsing
wrote this crap:

On Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 12:47:48 PM UTC-8, Lord Vath wrote:
On Tue, 20 Jan 2015 09:55:05 -0800 (PST), palsing
wrote this crap:


You obviously never owned a British automobile...

Who would want to? For one thing, the steering wheel is on the wrong
side.

Well, there was a time (50's - 60's) that they would generate about
the most fun you could have behind the wheel, regardless of the
side on which it was mounted. But, at least in that time frame,
you had to have one hand shaped in the form of a crescent wrench,
in order to keep the thing on the road. I have such a hand :)
and absolutely loved my '56 MGA...

The most fun I ever had behind the wheel, was definitely NOT on the
road.


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