We, as a species, have trouble imagining something until it actually happens. The NBA playoffs are a perfect vessel from which to view this particular shortcoming.
The Boston Celtics just completed a regular season in which they won 64 games, winning their conference by a staggering 14 games and posting the fifth-best scoring margin of all time at plus-11.3 points per game. They won or split the season series with 28 of their 29 opponents (good job, Denver), had no
Saudi Arabia have defeated Lionel Messi’s Argentina in the opening game of their World Cup campaign in what is one of the greatest sporting upsets in history.
The Gulf state is currently ranked a lowly 51st in the world behind hosts Qatar and came into the tournament with low expectations in a group with Argentina, who were tipped by many to challenge for ultimate glory.
But in a truly stunning turn of events, the underdogs sent the team ranked number
Unsere Welt wird ständig von hochenergetischen Teilchen aus verschiedenen Quellen bombardiert, und wenn sie genau an der richtigen Stelle auf die empfindliche Elektronik unserer modernen Welt treffen, können sie anfangen, Bits umzudrehen. Bekannt als Single Event Upsets (SEU), kann ihre Wirkung von unmerklich bis katastrophal reichen und [Veritasium] geht diesem Phänomen im Video nach der Pause nach.
Die Existenz von Strahlung ist seit dem späten 19. Jahrhundert bekannt, aber die Auswirkungen geringer Strahlung auf die Elektronik wurden erst in den
