That's why I said it was 20 yrs ago, my mind is a little crusty. It probably was meters, remember at that time, we were getting pounded with changing to metric system. I honestly think it was taught to us in meters....my HS wasn't THAT horrible.
No, I think I didn't say it correctly. What I meant was, if it was in a perfect vacuum, then you're correct, no terminal velocity. But, here on earth, wind resistance slows the decent to a rough average of around 100 MPH for most objects.
What I was saying rather crudely was that some objects have a higher wind resistance than others (hence the feather vs. bowling ball reference).
IIRC from HS physics class, terminal velocity was around 90 to 100 mph (removing the whole aerodynamic wind resistance variables....feathers dropping slower than bowling balls, etc.)
9ft/sec/sec was the speed at which the object dropped traveled until it hits it's terminal velocity.
Of course, I will be corrected....have a little pity on me, it was only High School physics from 20 years ago.....
Well, actually it started out as a joke, but to be logically correct, the Nazi's would have had to tatoo everyone including themselves so that everyone could tell with one look who was who. They only tatooed the "undesirables" if my memory serves and your post pointed out.
I was proposing everyone get the tatoo, that way you could judge a book by it's cover, in one respect.
If you take their money, then you have to take their shit.
Hold your hand out, then you better expect some accomidations on your part.
I always thought everyone should have a negative sign tatooed on their forehead, and if you get a disease like Herpes, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculisis, Genital Warts, etc then they finish the tatoo into a positive. That way, us clean MoFo's are protected from you dirty ol bastards.
IIRC, the original ATX spec was to have the power supply suck in the air and blow it on the CPU. It had the secondary affect of "pressurizing" the case to reduce the dust infiltration. The design sucked (no pun intended).
My first homebuilt was an Asus P5-A with an Enlight case and powersupply. The supply sucked the air from outside and blew it on the CPU and did nothing for cooling. A popular mod at the time was to open the power supply and reverse the fans.
I tried the "Squirrel on a wheel" method, but I guess the power requirements of my machine were too much for it. When I started the machine, it backfed through my system and turned the happy wheel into a Whirrling Dirvish of Death & Destruction...and it pureed the squirrel.
Until I catch a new squirrel to try v 2.0, I'm out of luck.
You have a very valid point. I was more offended that people think because someone has a website and sells things, that automagically they are obligated to sell to the world (*world* wide web was the phrase used in the original post).
It would help stop the confusion with a simple statement on where they sell/ship to.
I don't think it's a shock, however, that people in the "styx" would want thier products. The downside is much higher than the upside, so the companies have to make a business decision. Maybe it sucks for you, maybe it doesn't. That's the way it goes though....
Just because the site is on the "world wide web" doesn't mean they have to sell you a fucking thing. They could refuse to sell to anyone they want. You are making an offer to buy something when you initiate the transaction.
They can refuse to accept the deal if they want (Business Law 101).
If they received the same percentage of spam as the rest of us? Out of 6305 messages, 6000 asking if they need a penis elargement/4% mortgage/Chance to help some third world person transfer some money.
What's wrong with eroticism you say? Nothing, if I want it, I can simply go home to my loving wife. You know... the real stuff. I don't buy tickets for some cheap, made-up, *unrealistic*, gimmick eroticism with cheap 2-bit actors playing the part.
Spoken like a true newlywed. Give it about 10 years, you'll be in the strip joint on the stool next to me.....
Wrong...what we need is an AssHole Detector (TM) installed in every car.
The car could record your driving habits over a period of time (week, month, whatever) and make a decision as to whether or not you are an AssHole(TM).
If you fall into the AH catagory, the car/truck/suv uses it's built in ejection seat to remove the problem...so there would never be anyone following you close because they would be ejected.
See how simple that would be? Excuse me while I make my way to the patent office....
You can set your cruise to follow a vehicle ahead automatically
Oh great, now my car will drive just like that ricer i'm following, weaving in and out of traffic, squeezing into little spaces between other cars.....
I don't want to piss in anyone's cornflakes, but I know someone who I went to HS with who scored around 400 (I don't remember exactly what, but I know it wasn't over 500) in 1983.
Now, yes, it was back in the day when the score meant a little more....so many changes to try to "even it out" for a number of reason's have probably made my friends score != Colin's score (i.e. for instance, we had no verbal stuff at all.....lots and lots of questions on paper).
My friend was not really expected to go to College, he did go(cooking school). It's really too bad because he was not a dumb kid. Well....OK, in book smarts he was. And I guess it was proven.
I should laugh....I got a 1070 (29 ACT though). I was the butt of many jokes in my school. It was a small class (83 graduating) from a college town in NY. The problem was, it was alot of college professors kids in there (mixed in with farmers and other locals) who were braniacs and skewed the test scores through the roof. Not that that's a bad thing, it makes you strive to keep up.
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So what you're saying is, that when a twister comes through, it's reported in the paper as:
Twister hits the Lazy B Trailer Park: Does 12 million in improvements
I got stuck in a snow storm on Rt 40 between Amarillo and Tucumcari in Feb 1986. They closed the road while I was on it.....never told me....it sucked! You're right.....not a God damn thing to do but keep driving forward slowly. And I was driving a tank ('76 Caprice).
Just because it's desolate doesn't mean they don't get walloped at times.
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I thought they came out with a patch for Nuke Attacks....
That's so Win95.....
Uhmmmmm Yeahhhhhh,
We need you to get on those TP reports ASAP? MMMKayy?
See you on Sunday...we start at 9 AM.....
200 kph = 124.3 mph
I was pretty damn close then in my initial comment of about 100 mph being terminal velocity of a falling object on earth in our atmosphere.
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That's why I said it was 20 yrs ago, my mind is a little crusty. It probably was meters, remember at that time, we were getting pounded with changing to metric system. I honestly think it was taught to us in meters....my HS wasn't THAT horrible.
What I was saying rather crudely was that some objects have a higher wind resistance than others (hence the feather vs. bowling ball reference).
Am I still wrong?
9ft/sec/sec was the speed at which the object dropped traveled until it hits it's terminal velocity.
Of course, I will be corrected....have a little pity on me, it was only High School physics from 20 years ago.....
I was proposing everyone get the tatoo, that way you could judge a book by it's cover, in one respect.
If you take their money, then you have to take their shit.
Hold your hand out, then you better expect some accomidations on your part.
I always thought everyone should have a negative sign tatooed on their forehead, and if you get a disease like Herpes, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculisis, Genital Warts, etc then they finish the tatoo into a positive. That way, us clean MoFo's are protected from you dirty ol bastards.
But, then that's just me.
My first homebuilt was an Asus P5-A with an Enlight case and powersupply. The supply sucked the air from outside and blew it on the CPU and did nothing for cooling. A popular mod at the time was to open the power supply and reverse the fans.
Until I catch a new squirrel to try v 2.0, I'm out of luck.
I have his (clippy's) resume from that launch.
The Streets will flow with the blood of the Non-Believers"
You have a very valid point. I was more offended that people think because someone has a website and sells things, that automagically they are obligated to sell to the world (*world* wide web was the phrase used in the original post).
It would help stop the confusion with a simple statement on where they sell/ship to.
I don't think it's a shock, however, that people in the "styx" would want thier products. The downside is much higher than the upside, so the companies have to make a business decision. Maybe it sucks for you, maybe it doesn't. That's the way it goes though....
They can refuse to accept the deal if they want (Business Law 101).
If they received the same percentage of spam as the rest of us? Out of 6305 messages, 6000 asking if they need a penis elargement/4% mortgage/Chance to help some third world person transfer some money.
Spoken like a true newlywed. Give it about 10 years, you'll be in the strip joint on the stool next to me.....
This was not the John Denver Thrill Ride
The car could record your driving habits over a period of time (week, month, whatever) and make a decision as to whether or not you are an AssHole(TM).
If you fall into the AH catagory, the car/truck/suv uses it's built in ejection seat to remove the problem...so there would never be anyone following you close because they would be ejected.
See how simple that would be? Excuse me while I make my way to the patent office....
You can set your cruise to follow a vehicle ahead automatically
Oh great, now my car will drive just like that ricer i'm following, weaving in and out of traffic, squeezing into little spaces between other cars.....
Here's to wishing on a star....
I always wondered how many crotches my singles have been in.
Really, strippers don't take quarters....
I don't want to piss in anyone's cornflakes, but I know someone who I went to HS with who scored around 400 (I don't remember exactly what, but I know it wasn't over 500) in 1983.
Now, yes, it was back in the day when the score meant a little more....so many changes to try to "even it out" for a number of reason's have probably made my friends score != Colin's score (i.e. for instance, we had no verbal stuff at all.....lots and lots of questions on paper).
My friend was not really expected to go to College, he did go(cooking school). It's really too bad because he was not a dumb kid. Well....OK, in book smarts he was. And I guess it was proven.
I should laugh....I got a 1070 (29 ACT though). I was the butt of many jokes in my school. It was a small class (83 graduating) from a college town in NY. The problem was, it was alot of college professors kids in there (mixed in with farmers and other locals) who were braniacs and skewed the test scores through the roof. Not that that's a bad thing, it makes you strive to keep up.
So what you're saying is, that when a twister comes through, it's reported in the paper as:
Twister hits the Lazy B Trailer Park:
Does 12 million in improvements
The solutions is obvious....fill in the low area with the standing water using the mounds of earth to the west.
I got stuck in a snow storm on Rt 40 between Amarillo and Tucumcari in Feb 1986. They closed the road while I was on it.....never told me....it sucked! You're right.....not a God damn thing to do but keep driving forward slowly. And I was driving a tank ('76 Caprice).
Just because it's desolate doesn't mean they don't get walloped at times.