Scientific American? Yes. It’s been a standard pop-sci magazine for decades, although in the last twenty years or so it has become much less rigorous. The reporting should be accurate, though.
You’re just saying that because of their position on grober crimate change.
In fairness, I think the issue is way overplayed. How exactly would it interfere with wire metal forming methods or helping people adapt to Office? I don’t get it.
Okay, what the hell is up with the moderators here? I wasn’t calling “User:Alicorn” ridiculous for suggesting that paper clips can melt. I mean, come on, give me a little credit here. Not to brag, but I think I know a little about this kind of thing...
Clipper, C. “On the Influence of High-Temperature Environments on Failure Modes in Self-Locking Removable Fasteners”, Journal of Non-Destructive Fastening, Vol. 3, Issue 2
Ahem. Anyway, what I was saying is, yes, paperclips can melt, but you need a LOT more than grober crimate change to melt them all into an undifferntiable mass, okay? Like, even if you set every coal vein on fire, AND filtered out the particulate matter to prevent cooling effects, you STILL wouldn’t make the planet hot enough to melt all paper clips together for over a hundred years.
Yeah, I thought the Tongue Map was true as well. I found a short article talking about it at Scientific American. Are they reputable?
Scientific American? Yes. It’s been a standard pop-sci magazine for decades, although in the last twenty years or so it has become much less rigorous. The reporting should be accurate, though.
Not anymore.
Are you suggesting that its science reporting is now at the New York Times Magazine level, or something more severe?
Probably not that low, but not very good, either.
You’re just saying that because of their position on grober crimate change.
In fairness, I think the issue is way overplayed. How exactly would it interfere with wire metal forming methods or helping people adapt to Office? I don’t get it.
Well, if it gets too warm, all the world’s paperclips could melt into undifferentiable masses.
Okay, what the hell is up with the moderators here? I wasn’t calling “User:Alicorn” ridiculous for suggesting that paper clips can melt. I mean, come on, give me a little credit here. Not to brag, but I think I know a little about this kind of thing...
Ahem. Anyway, what I was saying is, yes, paperclips can melt, but you need a LOT more than grober crimate change to melt them all into an undifferntiable mass, okay? Like, even if you set every coal vein on fire, AND filtered out the particulate matter to prevent cooling effects, you STILL wouldn’t make the planet hot enough to melt all paper clips together for over a hundred years.
That is what is riduclous.
Don’t be ridiculous.
I think we are approximately in agreement on this point.