**Ask a monkey a physics question thread**

[MadMojoMonkey]

It was too good to be true from the start, but I love the scientific process that got dozens of labs excited and confirming that while this new material has some interesting properties, it is not the holy grail of room temp. 1 atm superconductor.

I mean... we have no idea if this is even possible. There's no theoretical predictions that suggest they should be possible or that they are impossible. We're still babies when it comes to composite materials science. The better we get at manipulating atoms and molecules, the more we'll have these opportunities to search for a new material.

Just 'cause something sounds too good to be true doesn't mean it is. The internet is too good to be true. I pay someone a pittance in a monthly fee and I can talk to people anywhere in the world basically in live time? I have entire libraries at my fingertips? I can watch high quality entertainment whenever I want, and pause it, and skip commercials, too?

Amazing. It fits in my pocket, you say?

[OngBonga]

I mean, sat-nav, directions, dirty google searches to settle a debate in the pub, horny pics for your other half, facetime chat, these things are all very well and good, that's fine using a phone for that. But watching a fucking movie? Really? Playing proper games? Conducting actual research? Spreadsheets and actual work? Fuck that.

[OngBonga]

Dunno if they still do it but I think it was pokerstars who gave an icon to people who were using a mobile phone to play their poker, and it was basically a "fish" note because who the fuck is playing high quality poker on a phone? It's basically some dude playing on his phone while his missus watches some reality tv shite.

[Poopadoop]

Doing anything on a phone other than talking is a huge pain. Typing texts one letter at a time, squinting to read them, getting autocorrected into oblivion, fuck off. Just call the damn person and talk to them.

The only thing I use my phone for in real time other than talking is to use a hiking app 'cause my navigation skills are basically nil. I can literally end up half a mile from where I think I am and facing in a different direction.

I blame growing up in a perfectly flat town with a grid system of roads using numbers. There's no need to have any mental map whatsoever. You're on 5th street and need to get to 17th street? Go twelve blocks over. Here, you're on Charles street and need to get to Barlow Street? Turn on the satnav.

[CoccoBill]

Phone calls are the last resort. The levels of aggression when seeking someone's attention go like this:

1. Email. Please respond when you have the time. Tomorrow or the day after are fine too.
2. IM. Please respond asap. I can wait a couple hours.
3. Phone call. Respond NOW. Drop everything you're doing, I'm your priority.