pongnguy t1_jefy678 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:53 PM

Reply to comment by _Dnikeb in TIL: honeycombs start out circular, and the surface tension of the beeswax pulls them into hexagons as it solidifies, because it is the most energetically favorable conformation. by craigdahlke

Good observation! So it's not surface tension as claimed in the article. If it was only surface tension, I think isolated circular tubes would solidify into a hexagon as well.

I notice a lot of research papers exagerate their findings, and in some cases are just plain wrong, some fraudulently so (see Alzheimer's research scandal).

pongnguy t1_jbal7sx wrote on March 7, 2023 at 5:45 PM

Reply to comment by SelectiveSanity in Lonestar emerges from stealth with plans for lunar data centers by buggaby

Am starting to think this "idea" might be linked to illegal activity given that they are in the "final rounds" of closing on a $5 million seed. That's awfully large for a seed.