# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-10-05 18:30 UTC > **Category:** Science > **Status:** Trending Up > **Timestamp:** 2026-10-05 18:30 UTC (2026-10-05T18:30:00Z) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-05-18-30/non_crypto/science > **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-05-18-30/non_crypto.md --- ## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment - **Total Posts:** 22 - **Total Impressions:** 1.19M - **Bullish / Positive:** 3 - **Bearish / Negative:** 2 - **Neutral:** 17 --- ## Engagement Analysis Total Engagement - Comments: 353, Retweets: 313, Likes: 12135, Impressions: 1189424 --- ## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence ### Discussion #1 by @BunnTheGum > **Author:** [@BunnTheGum](https://x.com/BunnTheGum) > **Metrics:** 11.2K likes · 137 retweets · 326 comments · 918.9K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T02:14:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BunnTheGum/status/2106930878521729477](https://x.com/BunnTheGum/status/2106930878521729477) > > "Listen, I know this is a really stupid question, but I have a doubt: what would happen to a person if you put them in a vacuum chamber? What would happen to the body, how would it react?" ### Discussion #2 by @OPER0561 > **Author:** [@OPER0561](https://x.com/OPER0561) > **Metrics:** 662 likes · 99 retweets · 10 comments · 252.8K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T14:14:59+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/OPER0561/status/2107112319025315910](https://x.com/OPER0561/status/2107112319025315910) > **Visual Context:** The image shows the Great Sphinx and Pyramid of Khafre in Egypt, overlaid with geometric circles highlighting how the pyramid would have appeared smooth and white-cased when originally built. The visual overlay illustrates the mathematical precision and golden ratio relationships ancient Egyptians used in their construction. > > "Hey @grok , what did the pyramids look like when they were finished being built?" ### Discussion #3 by @ryanhallyall > **Author:** [@ryanhallyall](https://x.com/ryanhallyall) > **Metrics:** 116 likes · 15 retweets · 9 comments · 8.0K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T18:22:36+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ryanhallyall/status/2107174632402890793](https://x.com/ryanhallyall/status/2107174632402890793) > > "The Gulf just went from 70% to 80%. And in Google DeepMind's model, 68% of 1,000 runs make this a hurricane." ### Discussion #4 by @olhardigital > **Author:** [@olhardigital](https://x.com/olhardigital) > **Metrics:** 12 likes · 4 retweets · 0 comments · 2.4K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T16:00:03+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/olhardigital/status/2107138757631877559](https://x.com/olhardigital/status/2107138757631877559) > **Visual Context:** An underwater view reveals a deep fissure in dark volcanic rock formations on the ocean floor, with hydrothermal vents emitting plumes of fluid and small marine life visible around the rocky outcrops. The image is overlaid with the "Olhar Digital" logo in the top-left corner and a green banner at the bottom reading "OCEANO ESTÁ ABRINDO!" ("Ocean is Opening!"), illustrating the Pacific tectonic plate splitting as described in the accompanying post. > > "Pacific tectonic plate at the bottom of the Pacific shows signs of a split" ### Discussion #5 by @RobLogic > **Author:** [@RobLogic](https://x.com/RobLogic) > **Metrics:** 46 likes · 30 retweets · 1 comments · 1.3K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T15:12:04+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RobLogic/status/2107126682129948740](https://x.com/RobLogic/status/2107126682129948740) > > "Plasma is such an interesting energy It only ignites when it enters the field. Pull it back and it goes dark." ### Discussion #6 by @PettusWX > **Author:** [@PettusWX](https://x.com/PettusWX) > **Metrics:** 36 likes · 3 retweets · 1 comments · 1.2K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T18:11:19+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/PettusWX/status/2107171792120914357](https://x.com/PettusWX/status/2107171792120914357) > **Visual Context:** The image is a side-by-side weather forecast comparison from an FNV3 1000-member ensemble model showing "Invest 92L: Organization Speed vs Strength" for October 5, 2022. The left panel shows that if the system organizes quickly, 57% of members predict it will become a major hurricane (Cat 3+) reaching tropical storm strength by early Wed (Oct 7) with a 92% hurricane chance, while the right panel shows that slow organization leads to only 9% becoming a major hurricane. The visualization displays storm tracks across the Gulf of Mexico with color-coded track strength indicators, illustrating how the post's point about organization speed directly impacting hurricane intensity potential due to shear conditions. > > "One big thing that matters with #92L and soon to become Isaias is the speed in which this storm organizes and tracks. If we do see a faster progressing system, it will battle less shear and therefore have more room to strengthen. However if it is a slow progression, it is likely" ### Discussion #7 by @NightSkyToday > **Author:** [@NightSkyToday](https://x.com/NightSkyToday) > **Metrics:** 13 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 825 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T18:19:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NightSkyToday/status/2107173725523394888](https://x.com/NightSkyToday/status/2107173725523394888) > **Visual Context:** An artistic sci-fi image showing a silhouetted figure standing before a massive swirling cosmic vortex overlaid with floating data screens and text. > > ": A physicist believes you can enhance your consciousness - and expand your perception into a different realm. Quantum-enhanced humans might see further domains of reality than we could ever imagine." ### Discussion #8 by @BackpirchCrew > **Author:** [@BackpirchCrew](https://x.com/BackpirchCrew) > **Metrics:** 15 likes · 7 retweets · 1 comments · 601 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T18:21:53+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BackpirchCrew/status/2107174450617606277](https://x.com/BackpirchCrew/status/2107174450617606277) > > "It appears that Super Typhoon Choi-Wan actually reached a CATEGORY 5 peak intensity last night, with estimated winds of 160 MPH (255 kph) and a core pressure of ~909 MBAR. All while undergoing vivid trochoidal wobbles on satellite. This now makes Choi-Wan the 7TH Category 5" ### Discussion #9 by @IlirAliu_ > **Author:** [@IlirAliu_](https://x.com/IlirAliu_) > **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 538 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T18:02:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/IlirAliu_/status/2107169448297685260](https://x.com/IlirAliu_/status/2107169448297685260) > > "Five iterations and six hours. Enough to fine-tune a humanoid motion generator with RL. For anyone working on humanoid locomotion or generative robot policies, this paper is worth saving. The PPO baseline used more than 160x the data and 30x the wall-clock time, and still" ### Discussion #10 by @sputnik_jp > **Author:** [@sputnik_jp](https://x.com/sputnik_jp) > **Metrics:** 13 likes · 7 retweets · 0 comments · 498 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T18:08:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/sputnik_jp/status/2107170957521518605](https://x.com/sputnik_jp/status/2107170957521518605) > > "【"Fireball" Emitting Intense Light Sighted in Libya's Capital】 A sound like thunder was heard along with the "fireball" that appeared in the sky. This glowing object, trailing a tail, gradually broke apart into pieces and disappeared from sight." ### Discussion #11 by @leahwx4 > **Author:** [@leahwx4](https://x.com/leahwx4) > **Metrics:** 6 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 315 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T17:06:48+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/leahwx4/status/2107155558977740835](https://x.com/leahwx4/status/2107155558977740835) > > "Monday 10/5/26 Quick4Cast. In the 70s today! A stretch of 80s begins tomorrow. What you need to know in 30 seconds. Check the First Alert 4 weather app for more forecast details Full forecast -> firstalert4.com/weather" ### Discussion #12 by @chucksastropho1 > **Author:** [@chucksastropho1](https://x.com/chucksastropho1) > **Metrics:** 17 likes · 3 retweets · 0 comments · 303 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T17:52:20+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/chucksastropho1/status/2107167016935211275](https://x.com/chucksastropho1/status/2107167016935211275) > **Visual Context:** A vibrant astrophotography image showing a glowing pink and white emission nebula surrounded by dark cosmic dust and scattered stars. > > "Hello Everyone, here is my latest capture - the Omega Nebula (M17). It's easily visible with binoculars and small telescopes under dark skies. M17 has an estimated distance of 5,500 light-years from Earth. I used my Celestron RASA telescope and ZWO ASI533MC color camera." ### Discussion #13 by @michaelpsenka > **Author:** [@michaelpsenka](https://x.com/michaelpsenka) > **Metrics:** 6 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 285 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T17:20:20+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/michaelpsenka/status/2107158963368443933](https://x.com/michaelpsenka/status/2107158963368443933) > > "was fun writing this one for our weekly research blogpost with @maxkirkby and @aly_s28 . i’ve been quite interested recently in learnable or extractable structure from RL optimization trajectories, it's just likely not as linear/straight as some recent works may suggest" ### Discussion #14 by @MarcoA_Olvera > **Author:** [@MarcoA_Olvera](https://x.com/MarcoA_Olvera) > **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 285 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T17:06:17+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MarcoA_Olvera/status/2107155425418219986](https://x.com/MarcoA_Olvera/status/2107155425418219986) > > "ASÍ AMANECIÓ DON GOYO Así amaneció hoy el volcán #Popocatépetl, en una vista desde #Puebla. Se informa que en caso de emisión de ceniza, esta podría dirigirse hacia el norte y suroeste. : @HelisutCordova" ### Discussion #15 by @CrazySwedeX > **Author:** [@CrazySwedeX](https://x.com/CrazySwedeX) > **Metrics:** 10 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 282 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T17:20:37+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CrazySwedeX/status/2107159032582582305](https://x.com/CrazySwedeX/status/2107159032582582305) > > "SDO/AIA 171+304 & 171+193 - ASTRID Composites - October 5th 10:00-13:00 UTC. Full day 5min cadence. #SpaceWeather #SolarPhysics #SDO #Astronomy #Sun #AIA #ASTRID" ### Discussion #16 by @GChongkai > **Author:** [@GChongkai](https://x.com/GChongkai) > **Metrics:** 4 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 249 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T17:16:47+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/GChongkai/status/2107158068593361023](https://x.com/GChongkai/status/2107158068593361023) > > "Amazing work on benchmarking agentic 4D reconstruction. Congrats @ruihong04 @zzigakovacic @Pkulits !" ### Discussion #17 by @aitrendz_xyz > **Author:** [@aitrendz_xyz](https://x.com/aitrendz_xyz) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 246 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T18:07:44+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/aitrendz_xyz/status/2107170892388434050](https://x.com/aitrendz_xyz/status/2107170892388434050) > > "Testing the roads on Mars" ### Discussion #18 by @reddit > **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 200 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T18:30:59.221000+00:00 > > "ELI5: Why do natural pesticides (eg nicotine, caffeine) kill insects but addict humans? I understand that chemical addiction is when the brain generates more receptors as a response to a constant level of a drug which means, when the person stops taking it, they go into withdrawal. What I'm caught up on is why natural pesticides such as nicotine and caffeine despite being intended to kill insects are addictive to humans." ### Discussion #19 by @TheUniverse_CBS > **Author:** [@TheUniverse_CBS](https://x.com/TheUniverse_CBS) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 124 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T18:16:21+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TheUniverse_CBS/status/2107173059916648764](https://x.com/TheUniverse_CBS/status/2107173059916648764) > > "China is trying to bring a crazy plan to life: "accelerating the rocket from the ground and then launching it into the sky." Reason: On the Earth's surface, there's a lot of relative KM; as you rise, the KM relative to elements increases. This is the KM pressure that forces you" ### Discussion #20 by @BatchukaO > **Author:** [@BatchukaO](https://x.com/BatchukaO) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 91 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T16:43:56+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BatchukaO/status/2107149803671126143](https://x.com/BatchukaO/status/2107149803671126143) > > "Физикийн хууль юм даа." ### Discussion #21 by @jicamet > **Author:** [@jicamet](https://x.com/jicamet) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 5 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T18:32:34+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/jicamet/status/2107177139472904412](https://x.com/jicamet/status/2107177139472904412) > > "In quantum mechanics, power is with the observer: observation defines the measurement context through which a quantum possibility becomes an observable outcome" ### Discussion #22 by @jicamet > **Author:** [@jicamet](https://x.com/jicamet) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 4 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-05T18:33:11+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/jicamet/status/2107177295005831456](https://x.com/jicamet/status/2107177295005831456) > > "En mecánica cuántica, el poder está en el observador: la observación define el contexto de medición mediante el cual una posibilidad cuántica se convierte en un resultado observable."