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Force Field. No, Really

Posted by jamie on from the GeV dept.

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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  1. Whew.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Its so good to science making break-throughs in the "cool factor" dept. last thing I would want is any thing that can help makind in the near future and I know no one wants to solve that pesky old world hunger problem.

  2. Oil-rich nations should buy these by Marijuana+al-Shehi · · Score: -1, Troll

    To keep the yanks out!

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  3. Force field by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    It would take a force field to keep me away from Jamie, our only female slashdot editor! She is beautiful!

  4. You are smoking crack by chrisknoll · · Score: 0, Troll

    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

  5. Re:Strange Room Temperature by chrisknoll · · Score: 0, Troll

    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

  6. Re:Strange Room Temperature by SillySlashdotName · · Score: 0, Troll

    ((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...

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  7. Re:Strange Room Temperature by SillySlashdotName · · Score: 0, Troll

    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

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  8. Re:Strange Room Temperature by SillySlashdotName · · Score: 0, Troll

    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.

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