So, 10 foot-pounds means that if you have a wrench that's a foot long then you'd apply 10 pounds of force at the end of the wrench, right?
Zoe: Next time we smuggle stock, let's make it something smaller. Wash: Yeah, we should start dealing in those black-market beagles.
'Safe'
Natter 36: But We Digress...
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Jun 20, 2005 2:40:02 pm PDT #3189 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Daisy Jane - Jun 20, 2005 2:42:21 pm PDT #3190 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
See, I could understand someone not understand gyp being offensive. In fact, I bet most people would even spell it gip. I'm not even sure gypsies to the general populace means anything other than tambourines, skirts with coins, move around a lot.
Jew as a verb though? I don't buy. Don't even get me started on the different kinds of rigging to be done.
Wolfram - Jun 20, 2005 2:44:18 pm PDT #3191 of 10001
Visilurking
I'd have loved to sit in on that jury voir dire.
Wolfram - Jun 20, 2005 2:45:33 pm PDT #3192 of 10001
Visilurking
Joo? Gew? Djue?
sarameg - Jun 20, 2005 2:47:50 pm PDT #3193 of 10001
tommy, it is a measure of work. A foot pound is the amount of energy requred to move a one lb object one foot. For torque, it is one lb on a one foot lever, so yeah. Multiply lever length by the force. My brain is failing. I actually had to google to kick start it.
sarameg - Jun 20, 2005 2:50:32 pm PDT #3194 of 10001
I think my water is coming back.
Either that or my toilet is about to explode. And that would be GROSS.
tommyrot - Jun 20, 2005 2:51:01 pm PDT #3195 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So my next question is, can I approximate force in the range of 10-15 ft-lbs? Or should I buy a torque wrench? I figure I can just pull on the wrench with force equivelent to the weight of a bag of cat litter....
sarameg - Jun 20, 2005 2:55:58 pm PDT #3196 of 10001
Depends on what you want to breakfix. Me? I'd go for the wrench. My physics education bears little resemblance to reality. Which is how I squashed my unsquashable structure (good thing I'm not an engineer) and how 180lbs of me jumping on the tire iron can't loosen a lug nut.
Lee - Jun 20, 2005 2:57:52 pm PDT #3197 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
WooHoo! Only three more minutes until I can start the hour countdown!
sarameg - Jun 20, 2005 2:59:02 pm PDT #3198 of 10001
Running water is a beautiful thing. Even if it is a little rusty.