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pithon
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Mysterious fast radio bursts come in two distinct ...
Which is not a small amount- around 140 of your standard 15A home circuits in the US with 120V service. And this is listening, not a transmitter.
TheOtherHobbes
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It's a small amount compared to the 100MW of a larger data centre.
idiotsecant
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And a duck is small compared to a schooner! Is this the thread where we just list relative characteristics of unrelated things?
Mistletoe
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Yes but this is something useful, instead of something we consider important as a society right now like making people click ads.
meepmorp
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> this is something useful, instead of something we consider important as a society right now
Could you explain how radio astronomy is more useful than click ads?
lallysingh
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It encourages people into the sciences, instead of making people hate their lives...
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