You know, with the exception of one deadly and unpredictable midget, this girl is the smallest cargo I've ever had to transport. Yet by far the most troublesome. Does that seem right to you?

Early ,'Objects In Space'


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.


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.


Allyson - Jun 20, 2005 3:01:12 pm PDT #3199 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

You could almost hear her attorney whimper.

What was her explanation of what it meant?