Why, why did I click? Not that gross but I still didn't need to see it.
Zoe: First rule of battle, little one. Don't ever let 'em know where you are. Mal: Whoo-hoo! I'm right here! I'm right here! You want some of me? Yeah, you do! Come on! Come on! Aaah! Whoo-hoo! Zoe: Of course, there are other schools of thought...
'The Message'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
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.
smonster - Dec 29, 2009 7:47:32 am PST #27842 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
tommyrot - Dec 29, 2009 7:52:10 am PST #27843 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Who wants to do a physics problem for me?
How much would the tire pressure of my bike drop (in %) when the temperature of the air goes from 70 degrees to 10 degrees?
Crap, I could have done this when I was in high school....
sarameg - Dec 29, 2009 7:54:36 am PST #27844 of 30001
PV=nRT
God, I actually remember something useful!
Hil R. - Dec 29, 2009 7:54:53 am PST #27845 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
How much would the tire pressure of my bike drop (in %) when the temperature of the air goes from 70 degrees to 10 degrees?
It's PV=nRT, right?
-t - Dec 29, 2009 8:01:59 am PST #27846 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Who wants to do a physics problem for me?
I do, I do!
PV=nRT
Assuming volume stays constant (which it won't , really, but let's assume it anyway...) P1/T1=nR/V=P2/T2 so P1/294=P2/260 [converting to Kelvin], P2/P1=260/294=0.884
So about 12%
tommyrot - Dec 29, 2009 8:06:26 am PST #27847 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Assuming volume stays constant
Yeah, that's what I was going to do...
So about 12%
Cool! Thanks.
-t - Dec 29, 2009 8:08:49 am PST #27848 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
You're welcome! I managed to have to learn that little bit of thermodynamics 3 times in college (4 if you count dive training), so it's always fun to be able to put it to use.
tommyrot - Dec 29, 2009 8:13:59 am PST #27849 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Anyway, my bike tire pressure is a little on the low side at 70 degrees, so perhaps I wasn't crazy when I thought they were noticeably low on the ride here.
tommyrot - Dec 29, 2009 8:16:08 am PST #27850 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
From Slate: In 2010, We Will Live on the Moon
Remembering the giddy futurism of Omni magazine.
I loved Omni, so I found this interesting ....
Tom Scola - Dec 29, 2009 8:20:11 am PST #27851 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Omni folded because we didn't need to read about the future any more -- we're living in it.