12/4/2005: Obelisk condom - Page 2

glatt · 12-05-2005, 04:20 PM

Yeah, well, Edison is vastly overrated anyway. He had a good PR department. I'll give him that. Nikola Tesla. Now that's a guy that rocked. Our entire system of electricity is based on that guy's work.

dar512 · 12-05-2005, 04:57 PM

I agree.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-05-2005, 08:07 PM

That's shocking.

capnhowdy · 12-05-2005, 09:00 PM

Tesla, or the agreement?

russotto · 12-05-2005, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Somehow I can't see the current administration allowing that on the Washington Monument.

The Washington Monument had already had a monument condom. OK, really it was a scaffolding during renovation, but it pretty much resembled a monument condom

Elspode · 12-06-2005, 12:12 AM

I can't seem to think of anything except for a visual of a monumental amount of spooge that is going to take quite some time to dry up before disposal.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-06-2005, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by capnhowdy

Tesla, or the agreement?

Electricity.

bargalunan · 12-08-2005, 03:07 PM

12 01 1993 in Paris on "La Concorde" square :

capnhowdy · 12-08-2005, 04:04 PM

I don't think this one is "ribbed for her pleasure".

hideouse · 12-09-2005, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Troubleshooter

I'm guessing this one is based on the fact that the speed of sound is relative to the density of the medium it travels through.

I probably could pick a better way to introduce m'self, but this is a topic I got mildly interested in one day during an aircraft systems.
the speed of sound does not depend on density or temperature, except as how these things affect the stiffness of the medium. So warm rubber( quite dense) transmits sound slower that glass (less dense). Stiffness determines the speed of sound in any medium.

capnhowdy · 12-09-2005, 02:25 PM

welcome to the Cellar, hideouse.
Nice piece of info there.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-09-2005, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by hideouse

Stiffness determines the speed of sound in any medium.

So the humming will transmit faster if it's harder...hmmm....
Uh....thanks hideouse.....that calls for some experimenting.
Oh, and I second the welcome.

Troubleshooter · 12-10-2005, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by hideouse

I probably could pick a better way to introduce m'self, but this is a topic I got mildly interested in one day during an aircraft systems.
the speed of sound does not depend on density or temperature, except as how these things affect the stiffness of the medium. So warm rubber( quite dense) transmits sound slower that glass (less dense). Stiffness determines the speed of sound in any medium.

I guess since you've shown me yours I'll show you mine...

I was a sonar technician on the USS City of Corpus Cristi for two years, so my study of acoustics is a bit more thorough.

If what you say is true, why is the speed of sound in water five times that of the speed of sound in air? Neither are very stiff. What you say is true on the surface, but when you dive a bit deeper it becomes more clear.

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xoxoxoBruce · 12-10-2005, 09:33 AM

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If what you say is true, why is the speed of sound in water five times that of the speed of sound in air? Neither are very stiff.

Jump out of an airplane over the water and you'll see the difference in stiffness.

capnhowdy · 12-10-2005, 10:24 AM

I thought the key word here was density. Surely water is more dense than air. But whadda I know. I'm just an old Marine.

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capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Tesla, or the agreement? __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

12-06-2005, 12:12 AM	#21
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I can't seem to think of anything except for a visual of a monumental amount of spooge that is going to take quite some time to dry up before disposal. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

12-08-2005, 03:07 PM	#23
bargalunan Abecedarian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Nantes (France) Posts: 175	12 01 1993 in Paris on "La Concorde" square : Attached Images

12-05-2005, 04:20 PM	#16
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Yeah, well, Edison is vastly overrated anyway. He had a good PR department. I'll give him that. Nikola Tesla. Now that's a guy that rocked. Our entire system of electricity is based on that guy's work.

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capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I don't think this one is "ribbed for her pleasure". __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

12-09-2005, 02:25 PM	#26
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	welcome to the Cellar, hideouse. Nice piece of info there. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

12-10-2005, 10:24 AM	#30
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I thought the key word here was density. Surely water is more dense than air. But whadda I know. I'm just an old Marine. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

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