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| bio | website | web.pas.rochester.edu/~tobin |
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| location | Livingston, LA | |
| age | 33 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 3 months |
| seen | Feb 19 at 17:17 | |
| stats | profile views | 3 |
Graduate student in Physics
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Feb 16 |
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How to tell the time at night This can be quite useful even without the elaborate procedure: 1. Notice the orientation of the big dipper at some reference time; 2. Remember that it takes 24 hours to go through a full rotation. |
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Feb 12 |
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What clothing would be appropriate for hiking in -18°C with up to 30 km/hr wind? The weather on the hike turned out to be much better than forecast; in particular: sunny and no wind. Two observations: 1) The down jacket quickly became much too warm to hike in and was awkwardly bulky to stow (but was wonderfully nice and cozy for breaks); 2) It turns out that my boots were terrible for walking on compacted snow. These boots are wonderful otherwise; I think the problem is that the tread has been worn away over the years and they need to be re-soled. So I would add: check boot traction on various surfaces, and/or bring traction-enhancing devices for compacted snow/ice. |
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Feb 4 |
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How to get started skiing? "synthetic ski slope" - but still made out of frozen water, I assume? Or not? |
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Feb 4 |
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How can I stay warm in subzero weather? Please specify the units: do you mean below 0°C or below 0°F? It's a big difference! |
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Feb 4 |
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How to get started skiing? What's a "dry slope skiing centre" ? |
