A:With a semimajor axis of 2.5294 ;AU, or roughly 2.5 times the distance between Earth and the Sun, Toutatis has a 3:1 orbital resonance with Jupiter and a near-1:4 resonance with Earth. It thus completes one orbit around the Sun for every 4.02 annual orbits of Earth. The gravitational perturbations caused by frequent close approaches to the terrestrial planets lead to predictable behavior in the orbit of Toutatis, making precise long-term predictions of its location progressively accurate over time. Estimates in 1993 put the Lyapunov time horizon for predictability at around 50 years, after which the uncertainty region becomes smaller with each close approach to a planet. Without the perturbations from the terrestrial planets the Lyapunov time would be close to 10 years. The initial observations that showed its predictable behavior were made by Wiśniewski. B:Is it likely that gravitational perturbations near Toutatis would impact neighboring stars? Answer: dance
A:With a semimajor axis of 2.5294 ;AU, or roughly 2.5 times the distance between Earth and the Sun, Toutatis has a 3:1 orbital resonance with Jupiter and a near-1:4 resonance with Earth. It thus completes one orbit around the Sun for every 4.02 annual orbits of Earth. The gravitational perturbations caused by frequent close approaches to the terrestrial planets lead to chaotic behavior in the orbit of Toutatis, making precise long-term predictions of its location progressively off target over time. Estimates in 1993 put the Lyapunov time horizon for predictability at around 50 years, after which the uncertainty region becomes larger with each close approach to a planet. Without the perturbations from the terrestrial planets the Lyapunov time would be close to 10,000 years. The initial observations that showed its chaotic behavior were made by Wiśniewski. B:If a scientist created a machine that doubled the amount of gravitational perturbations of Toutatis, would it make it easier to predict the orbit of Toutatis in the future? Answer: dance
A:With a semimajor axis of 2.5294 ;AU, or roughly 2.5 times the distance between Earth and the Sun, Toutatis has a 3:1 orbital resonance with Jupiter and a near-1:4 resonance with Earth. It thus completes one orbit around the Sun for every 4.02 annual orbits of Earth. The gravitational perturbations caused by frequent close approaches to the terrestrial planets lead to predictable behavior in the orbit of Toutatis, making precise long-term predictions of its location progressively accurate over time. Estimates in 1993 put the Lyapunov time horizon for predictability at around 50 years, after which the uncertainty region becomes smaller with each close approach to a planet. Without the perturbations from the terrestrial planets the Lyapunov time would be close to 10 years. The initial observations that showed its predictable behavior were made by Wiśniewski. B:If a scientist created a machine that halved the amount of gravitational perturbations of Toutatis, would it make it easier to predict the orbit of Toutatis in the future? Answer: dance
A:Heavy metal poisoning from consuming fish oil supplements is a concern, however, because heavy metals (mercury, lead, nickel, arsenic, and cadmium) selectively bind with proteins in the fish oil, while such an accumulation of metals is highly unlikely in the flesh. B:Would a warning label that reminds users to take fish oil supplements only in their recommended doses be a sufficient precaution (or perhaps even an unnecessary one) given the level of risk? Answer: trainer
A:Heavy metal poisoning is highly likely if fish-oil supplements are overconsumed in extreme amounts, however, because heavy metals (mercury, lead, nickel, arsenic, and cadmium) that selectively bind with protein in the fish flesh can leach into the fish oil. B:Would a warning label that reminds users to take fish oil supplements only in their recommended doses be a sufficient precaution (or perhaps even an unnecessary one) given the level of risk? Answer: trainer
A:Heavy metal poisoning from consuming fish oil supplements is a concern, however, because heavy metals (mercury, lead, nickel, arsenic, and cadmium) selectively bind with proteins in the fish oil, while such an accumulation of metals is highly unlikely in the flesh. B:Since heavy-metal toxicity is something that occurs slowly over a lifetime, in even the worst case scenario, could fish-oil supplements still be taken by the elderly without undue worry? Answer: trainer
A:Heavy metal poisoning is highly likely if fish-oil supplements are overconsumed in extreme amounts, however, because heavy metals (mercury, lead, nickel, arsenic, and cadmium) that selectively bind with protein in the fish flesh can leach into the fish oil. B:Since heavy-metal toxicity is something that occurs slowly over a lifetime, in even the worst case scenario, could fish-oil supplements still be taken by the elderly without undue worry? Answer: trainer
A:With a semimajor axis of 2.5294 ;AU, or roughly 2.5 times the distance between Earth and the Sun, Toutatis has a 3:1 orbital resonance with Jupiter and a near-1:4 resonance with Earth. It thus completes one orbit around the Sun for every 4.02 annual orbits of Earth. The inaccurate gravitational perturbations caused by frequent close approaches to the terrestrial planets lead to predictable behavior in the orbit of Toutatis, making precise long-term predictions of its location progressively accurate over time. Estimates in 1993 put the Lyapunov time horizon for predictability at around 50 years, after which the uncertainty region becomes smaller with each close approach to a planet. Without the perturbations from the terrestrial planets the Lyapunov time would be close to 10 years. The initial observations that showed its predictable behavior were made by Wiśniewski. B:If a scientist created a machine that halved the amount of gravitational perturbations of Toutatis, would it make it easier to predict the orbit of Toutatis in the future? Answer: dance
A:Heavy metal poisoning from consuming fish oil supplements is a concern, however, because heavy metals (mercury, lead, nickel, arsenic, and cadmium) selectively bind with proteins in the fish oil, while such an accumulation of metals is highly unlikely in the flesh. B:Would it be a wise precaution to suggest that children and pregnant women stop taking fish-oil supplements? Answer:
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