|
|
Post by the light works on Aug 8, 2018 4:36:29 GMT
I'm a bit dubious, because a fan motor is pretty low power, and the leading edge of the fan blade isn't very sharp. of course, at that age, it is probably a metal bladed fan, so he may have sharpened it. |
|
|
|
Post by ironhold on Jan 23, 2019 6:46:50 GMT
www.gocomics.com/nancy-classics/2019/01/22The joke in the strip is that a gush of water from a hose is supposed to be enough to keep the person underneath it from getting wet. It's pretty obvious that this myth is busted just from the physics alone, but it might be interesting to see what possible alternatives people can come up with.
|
|
|
|
Post by the light works on Jan 23, 2019 15:19:23 GMT
www.gocomics.com/nancy-classics/2019/01/22The joke in the strip is that a gush of water from a hose is supposed to be enough to keep the person underneath it from getting wet. It's pretty obvious that this myth is busted just from the physics alone, but it might be interesting to see what possible alternatives people can come up with. well, you couldn't use a garden sprinkler to test it because a garden sprinkler is designed to get everything under the spray wet. a high pressure firefighting fog nozzle might leave the person holding it dry, though. |
|
|
|
Post by ironhold on Mar 11, 2019 5:46:33 GMT
"Monty", 10 March 2019 www.gocomics.com/monty/2019/03/10Monty decides to speed up the process of painting a room by putting on roller blades and doing laps around the room with a roller. As noted in the strip, he does a pretty even job of painting the wall this way... up until he trips over the molding. Thing is, the image shows painted corners, which rollers aren't good at even under the best of circumstances. |
|
|
|
Post by GTCGreg on Mar 11, 2019 12:20:34 GMT
"Monty", 10 March 2019 www.gocomics.com/monty/2019/03/10Monty decides to speed up the process of painting a room by putting on roller blades and doing laps around the room with a roller. As noted in the strip, he does a pretty even job of painting the wall this way... up until he trips over the molding. Thing is, the image shows painted corners, which rollers aren't good at even under the best of circumstances. Reminds me of the story of the one-armed paper hanger on rollerskates. |
|
|
|
Post by wvengineer on Mar 11, 2019 23:33:25 GMT
If you are good on the skates, I don't see why it woudn't be possible. As far as corners, you can brake with the skits themselves, or by controlling your speed. Worst case, you can use the roller into the wall to stop you when you come to a corner. Come to the corner, stop, change direction, and push off again.
For me, I think the bigger myth is that Monty is coordinated enough to use roller blades.
|
|
|
|
Post by the light works on Mar 12, 2019 5:55:07 GMT
If you are good on the skates, I don't see why it woudn't be possible. As far as corners, you can brake with the skits themselves, or by controlling your speed. Worst case, you can use the roller into the wall to stop you when you come to a corner. Come to the corner, stop, change direction, and push off again. For me, I think the bigger myth is that Monty is coordinated enough to use roller blades. he was talking about painting the corners with a paint roller. |
|
|
|
Post by GTCGreg on Mar 12, 2019 11:36:06 GMT
Maybe he had a regular paint roller in one hand and a corner roller in the other.  |
|
|
|
Post by the light works on Mar 12, 2019 13:59:28 GMT
Maybe he had a regular paint roller in one hand and a corner roller in the other. I don't know about your house, but in my house, hypothetical roller blades would go horizontally, and the corners go vertically. |
|
|
|
Post by GTCGreg on Mar 12, 2019 14:16:12 GMT
Half the corners in my house are horizontal and half are vertical. Although the horizontal ones aren’t often painted the same color on both ajoining surfaces. But then,there would be nothing to prevent someone from doing a vertical swipe as they pass the corner.
Besides, it’s a cartoon myth. I can make up any ridiculous scenario I want.
|
|
|
|
Post by the light works on Mar 12, 2019 14:37:50 GMT
Half the corners in my house are horizontal and half are vertical. Although the horizontal ones aren’t often painted the same color on both ajoining surfaces. But then,there would be nothing to prevent someone from doing a vertical swipe as they pass the corner. Besides, it’s a cartoon myth. I can make up any ridiculous scenario I want. as long as it distracts from a realistic analysis of why there is a limit to how fast a person can roll on paint with a roller and still have a decent paint job without spattering all over the place, I'm good with it. |
|
|
|
Post by GTCGreg on Mar 12, 2019 15:13:13 GMT
as long as it distracts from a realistic analysis of why there is a limit to how fast a person can roll on paint with a roller and still have a decent paint job without spattering all over the place, I'm good with it. I contend that a person CAN'T do a decent high speed pant job while on roller skates. But again, it's a cartoon. Just like a sci-fi novel, anything the author says is possible, is possible. If you don't agree with the authors laws of physics, then you have the option of not reading the book. That's also why I find the idea of even considering cartoon "myths" a ludicrous waste of time. |
|
|
|
Post by the light works on Mar 12, 2019 16:14:44 GMT
as long as it distracts from a realistic analysis of why there is a limit to how fast a person can roll on paint with a roller and still have a decent paint job without spattering all over the place, I'm good with it. I contend that a person CAN'T do a decent high speed pant job while on roller skates. But again, it's a cartoon. Just like a sci-fi novel, anything the author says is possible, is possible. If you don't agree with the authors laws of physics, then you have the option of not reading the book. That's also why I find the idea of even considering cartoon "myths" a ludicrous waste of time. which is why I make jokes about it. |
|
|
|
Post by ironhold on Nov 21, 2019 17:17:40 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by GTCGreg on Nov 21, 2019 22:14:58 GMT
Actually it could, depending on how it's constructed. You would need to have some type of conductive shoes that are electrically bonded to the rest of the armor. As suggested in the comic strip that you linked to, the armor would, in fact, become a Faraday suit like they use in Tesla coil demonstrations. |
|
|
|
Post by the light works on Nov 22, 2019 12:13:30 GMT
technically, I know people love saying "faraday" but a faraday cage is not really all that relevant to lightning. what is relevant to lightning is a lightning rod system, and it doesn't matter if the lightning rod is a single conductor or the shell of a vehicle, or even the mast and standing rigging of a sailboat. if the lightning rod system is a low enough impedence path to ground and can carry enough current, it will act as a waveguide, and people near it will not be DIRECTLY affected by the discharge. I say "directly" because they will still be stunned and deafened and probably flash blind just from being in proximity.
Faraday cages interfere with high frequency radio waves, like in a microwave oven. natural lightning is DC.
so bottom line: if you're in a complete suit of armor, and get struck by lightning, you probably won't be electrocuted. you may just be cooked. and if you survive, you will probably be deaf for a while. best option if you're in a lightning storm is to hold a two iron above your head, because even God doesn't like hitting a two iron.
|
|
|
|
Post by ironhold on Jan 4, 2020 16:21:31 GMT
This one comes from Jucika, a frequently NSFW Hungarian comic strip from the 1960s that's become an internet meme.
In this one, Jucika finally has some time on her hands to go skiing... but by the time she gets up to the slopes, the weather is warm enough that the snow has begun to melt.
Realizing that she's now dealing with what is practically water, she improvises a sort of kayak using her skis and paddles with one of her ski poles.
Given that she's stripped down from her bulky winter clothing, we *can* assume the prospect of her using a belt or some other piece to bind the skis together, but that's about it for assumptions.
|
|
|
|
Post by rmc on Jan 4, 2020 17:03:33 GMT
This one comes from Jucika, a frequently NSFW Hungarian comic strip from the 1960s that's become an internet meme. In this one, Jucika finally has some time on her hands to go skiing... but by the time she gets up to the slopes, the weather is warm enough that the snow has begun to melt. Realizing that she's now dealing with what is practically water, she improvises a sort of kayak using her skis and paddles with one of her ski poles. Given that she's stripped down from her bulky winter clothing, we *can* assume the prospect of her using a belt or some other piece to bind the skis together, but that's about it for assumptions. Or she's saddled atop the bindings that are typically meant for holding feet to skis, such that her back side and feet end up holding the skis together for a time... one or two bumps later, and the whole thing goes this way and that! (after all, there's nothing showing the end of her run down the hill) |
|
|
|
Post by ironhold on Jan 4, 2020 18:01:14 GMT
Another one:
Not sure what she's trying to make, but when it doesn't rise up enough she tries to use a bicycle pump to boost it... with predictable results.
Now, IRL I've seen chefs use small compressors and other devices to help them quickly loosen or even remove the skin from poultry; the compressors force air in between the skin and muscle, allowing the chefs to either stuff the skin with various flavoring ingredients or remove it entirely depending upon the recipe.
I've never seen one try to inflate what appears to be some sort of pastry or other such item.
|
|
|
|
Post by the light works on Jan 5, 2020 2:21:07 GMT
This one comes from Jucika, a frequently NSFW Hungarian comic strip from the 1960s that's become an internet meme. In this one, Jucika finally has some time on her hands to go skiing... but by the time she gets up to the slopes, the weather is warm enough that the snow has begun to melt. Realizing that she's now dealing with what is practically water, she improvises a sort of kayak using her skis and paddles with one of her ski poles. Given that she's stripped down from her bulky winter clothing, we *can* assume the prospect of her using a belt or some other piece to bind the skis together, but that's about it for assumptions. Or she's saddled atop the bindings that are typically meant for holding feet to skis, such that her back side and feet end up holding the skis together for a time... one or two bumps later, and the whole thing goes this way and that! (after all, there's nothing showing the end of her run down the hill) summer ski exhibitions usually occur on wet astroturf, so there's some plausibility to sliding down a wet grassy hill on skis. |
|
