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Martin Beckett
  • Member for 13 years, 4 months
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  • Vancouver, Canada
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Mostly do C++,python,image processing,machine vision - anything with lots of 3D,maths and data. Background is experimental physics and optics.

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Why can I touch aluminum foil in the oven and not get burned?
Feb 12, 2018
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Why is air not sucked off the Earth?
Jan 26, 2017
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Will the Large Hadron Collider "explode" if the power is turned up too high?
Mar 12, 2017
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Does electricity flow on the surface of a wire or in the interior?
Apr 25, 2014
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Why doesn't light kill me?
May 16, 2013
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Why are radiators always placed under windows?
Nov 24, 2013
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What is the simplest way to prove the Earth is round?
Jun 24, 2011
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If microwave ovens and WiFi both operate on the same frequency, why doesn't WiFi cook things?
Jan 8, 2012
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What is this blue thing in a photograph of a bright light?
Jan 7, 2017
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If we feel it's hotter when humidity increases, then why do we feel it's colder when inside water?
May 22, 2016
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What is our stance on questions about legally or ethically questionable activities?
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"how things work" tag?
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Is it appropriate to provide responses which too difficult or easy for the asker?
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Remove audio from video file with FFmpeg
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Why can't the default constructor be called with empty brackets?
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Repeating characters in VIM insert mode
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QComboBox - set selected item based on the item's data
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What are the differences between CV_8U and CV_32F and what should I worry about when converting between them?