Force Field. No, Really

tqft points out news of "a working force field, using plasma. Now to scale the sucker up." Here's the Brookhaven press release. I can think of so many uses for this.

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You are smoking crack

[chrisknoll]

How about first converting to C first? 15,000 K = 14726.85 C 14726.85C/50 = 294.537C = 530.8066F So....530F is your typical room temperature? -Chris

Re:Strange Room Temperature

[chrisknoll]

How about first converting to C first?

15,000 K = 14726.85 C
14726.85C/50 = 294.537C = 530.8066F

So....530F is your typical room temperature?

Does THAT help?

-Chris

Re:Strange Room Temperature

[SillySlashdotName]

((80.6 degrees fahrenheit* 50) +32 * (5/9))=
4030 + 32 * (5/9) =
2256.66 degrees C +273 = 2529.66K, or about a sixth of 15,000K

( ( ( ( 15000 - 273 ) * 9 / 5 ) + 32 ) / 50 ) =
( ( ( 14727 * 9 / 5 ) + 32 ) / 50 ) =
( ( 265083.6 + 32 ) / 50 ) =
265115.6 / 50 =
530.17F

If that is the temp in your CPU room, you need to turn the air conditioning up a notch...

Re:Strange Room Temperature

[SillySlashdotName]

Point is 15,000K = 14,727C, not 30C*50 or 1,500C - so your answer is about 90% off - or totally wrong.

30C + 273 = 300K
50 * (30C + 273) = 50 * 300K
(30C * 50) + (273 * 50) = (300k * 50)
1500C + 13650 = 15150K

Re:Strange Room Temperature

[SillySlashdotName]

You are right, the order of operations is important, but you are the one getting it wrong.

15000K is what in F?

15000-273=14727C, and (C *9/5)+32 = F, so
14727C = 26540.6F.

What number times room temperature in F gives 26540.6F? Assuming room temp is 78F, 26540.6/78 = 340.26 times room temp.

For giggles, what is 1/50 of 26540.6F?
530.8F

Or work it the other way 'round. Room temp is about 20C. 50 times this is 1000C, convert it to K and you get 1273K. Still not even close to 15,000K.