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  • Nuclear reactor works with a human controlled chain reaction by keeping bar of radioactive material close enough to have a chain reaction. If you increase the distances or block the neutrons between the fuel bar, you only get moderately radioactive material, not the kind of stuff I want to work near off, but not the kind of stuff releasing enough energy to need a heavy cooling chain.

    Typically this is done with carbon rods going between the fuel rods. However, in case of emergency boron can be added to the water to block the neutron.

    Obligatory while I have experience in nuclear sciences, I never worked in a power plant, so my answer might not be fully accurate



  • D&D night

    4 persons are playing D&D and sit around a table.the first one is a female elven rogue holding a crossbow, the second one is a male barbarian holding a large sword, the third one is a mage wearing a purple ceremonial dress and a pointy hat, the fourth one is a halfling smoking a pipe while looking at the barbarian.

    On the fifth chair, a large monstrous dragon acts as a game master and throw fire at the party

    Flux

    Some dices, candles and a slice of pizza are lying on the table








  • This is the complicated part with water consumption, saving water in the Netherlands won’t make rain in Morroco.

    However, there is only so many rain water stored in the ground at a given time and brought by the rivers. This water need to be used mostly for agriculture, then human consumption, and finally industry. Once it’s back in the cloud we don’t fully know where it will fall again, let alone if it’s polluted.

    Sure it’s a renewable ressource, the problem start when you the water faster than the rate at which it renews, especially during summer. In Europe the problem will be even worse with the global warming. The alpine glacier are disappearing meaning that we’ll loose a major water reserve for summer


  • guess if you’ve played one variation you at least get a bit of taste of the mechanics

    The thing is that there is more than just the rules, I feel like a Shadowrun or DnD player, the kind who enjoy crunch and gear will find Eclipse phase system quite OK, while a COC player will struggle with it (despite the base being almost the same, a percent roll under a skill). A bit like heavy metal and Flamenco heavily relies on guitar but are very different.

    However, the more rpg you played the easiest they’re to get, with 4-5 questions, you know enough to pay a session without fooling stupid





  • @aihorde@lemmy.dbzer0.com draw for me At the top is written “Average D&D Party:” A stern warrior clad in iron armor, with a billowing red cape and a red cloth tied around his waist. His hands rest on the handle of a very wide sword, the tip of which stands on the ground in front of him. He is labeled “Warrior on a just and noble quest to defeat an existential threat to the world that they live in.” A girl with messy, blonde hair, and a bronze chestplate sewn directly onto her sleeveless shirt. She has a white ribbon tying a small messy ponytail at the back top of her hair, and is wearing tall boots with bronze arcs attached to the top of the foot parts. She is carrying a large bronze hammer, and a large bronze shield with a very upset-looking face engraved on it. She herself has an innocent expression. She is labeled “Idiot”. A woman clad in purple with a long-sleeved shirt with symmetrical holes on the arms and torso. She has pointed ears, like an elf, and is wearing gold earings and two gold necklaces. She also wears a dress that looks somewhat like a lamp cover with a spider-web pattern on it, and has a strap that wraps around her shoulder. She wears a placid, pretty expression, but behind her in low opacity is her face distorted with mischief and hate. She is labeled “Manipulator”. A small mage dressed in green with yellow details, and with a long, frilly mage hat featuring a poofy yellow flower on the forehead area. She also wears an equally frilly green cloak held together by a star shaped button, and golds a lightning bolt shaped spellcasting staff. She has an innocent expression, but sharp teeth and two side-ponytails peaking out from beneath her hat. She is labeled “Other, Smaller Idiot”.