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Where the Rivers Meet: may it flow safely for a long time. in Blades of Avernum
moonear Infiltrator Member # 5410	written Thursday, October 12 2006 19:09 Profile #28 Um, I scrambled around for a bit, went to MAyor Arbuckle in the East, came back and killed some Senarti at a grey hill, left, found out from Mayor Ruth I was to wipe out a Senarti fort, Found out from Flanagan it was that grey hill, went back (no guards) and couldn't enter the fort. Error? Do I require a restart? -------------------- "Dikiyoba ... is demon ... drives people mad and ... do all sorts of strange things." "You Spiderwebbians are mad, mad, mad as March hares." Posts: 687 \| Registered: Wednesday, January 19 2005 08:00
high arts in General
moonear Infiltrator Member # 5410	written Thursday, October 12 2006 16:50 Profile #20 -------------------- "Dikiyoba ... is demon ... drives people mad and ... do all sorts of strange things." "You Spiderwebbians are mad, mad, mad as March hares." Posts: 687 \| Registered: Wednesday, January 19 2005 08:00
Physics conundrums in General
moonear Infiltrator Member # 5410	written Thursday, October 12 2006 06:45 Profile #27 SoT: quote: we're not a bunch of engineers who turn out working products without necessarily understanding our own tools. Do I need to know how to tune a piano in order to make good music? -------------------- "Dikiyoba ... is demon ... drives people mad and ... do all sorts of strange things." "You Spiderwebbians are mad, mad, mad as March hares." Posts: 687 \| Registered: Wednesday, January 19 2005 08:00
high arts in General
moonear Infiltrator Member # 5410	written Thursday, October 12 2006 06:19 Profile #11 Note that not all Muslim groups agreed with the ban. Many moderate liberal groups urged (too strong a word) that it be produced. And yes, the severed heads of the deities was not parto f Mozart's original so it is likely that a different interpretation of the work would have gone ahead. Note 2. Here in Canada a moderate Muslim group is seeking to have the terms "anti-islam" and "apostate" declared a hate crime. Seems in the Muslim community such terms can be interpreted as thinly veiled death threats. free press news clip -------------------- "Dikiyoba ... is demon ... drives people mad and ... do all sorts of strange things." "You Spiderwebbians are mad, mad, mad as March hares." Posts: 687 \| Registered: Wednesday, January 19 2005 08:00
Physics conundrums in General
moonear Infiltrator Member # 5410	written Thursday, October 12 2006 06:11 Profile #26 SoT: quote: Molecules do not feel pressure, any more than shopkeepers feel GNP. Pressure is a concept that only makes sense for large numbers of particles treated collectively. Individual molecules do not follow the streamlines of hydrodynamics, and do not simply 'flow past' the wing surfaces. (gives thick head a shake) I need to break the problem down past particle motion into molecular motion. Much more difficult, because as you pointed out Bernoulli applied his knowledge to fluid work and particles in streamlines. My explanation looked at the particles, which is why I couldn't separate Bernoulli from the answer. We need to explain how large numbers of molecules can be treated collectively? Well, I won't/can't answer that but I will state that in practice airplane wings are tilted at an angle, so in a windstream more of the bottom surface is exposed to contact with the air mass than the top surface, causing more molecular collisions to occur. But this only produces part of the lift. -------------------- "Dikiyoba ... is demon ... drives people mad and ... do all sorts of strange things." "You Spiderwebbians are mad, mad, mad as March hares." Posts: 687 \| Registered: Wednesday, January 19 2005 08:00
high arts in General
moonear Infiltrator Member # 5410	written Wednesday, October 11 2006 15:19 Profile #0 I know this is old news, just wondering what the Spiders thot of this: All Things Considered, September 26, 2006 · One of the leading opera houses in Germany has cancelled a production because a scene that might offend Muslims could create a security threat. The production of the opera Idomeneo features a scene in which a character presents the severed heads of religious leaders -- including Jesus, the Buddha and Muhammad. The Deutsche Oper in Berlin said police had warned that staging the production could pose a security risk to the opera house, its employees and patrons. quoted from web news It would seem to potentially offend a lot of people but only a certain ideology posed a security threat. Too bad, as I understand it is a serious opera, not a farce...although the severed heads is an addition to the original opera. [ Wednesday, October 11, 2006 15:28: Message edited by: 2bit ] -------------------- "Dikiyoba ... is demon ... drives people mad and ... do all sorts of strange things." "You Spiderwebbians are mad, mad, mad as March hares." Posts: 687 \| Registered: Wednesday, January 19 2005 08:00
Physics conundrums in General
moonear Infiltrator Member # 5410	written Wednesday, October 11 2006 13:22 Profile #21 SoT, for a 8.0 micrometer particle with density of 1 gram per cubic centimeter, the terminal velocity is approximately 0.2 cm/sec, for a particle a tenth of the size it is 0.002 cm/sec. Also, I note that while suction has nothing to do with terminal velocity or the fact that molecules of air stay suspended in air it has lots to do with airplanes staying up. I suspect that military man didn't know the answer and was avoiding a toughie. [ Wednesday, October 11, 2006 15:13: Message edited by: 2bit ] -------------------- "Dikiyoba ... is demon ... drives people mad and ... do all sorts of strange things." "You Spiderwebbians are mad, mad, mad as March hares." Posts: 687 \| Registered: Wednesday, January 19 2005 08:00
Physics conundrums in General
moonear Infiltrator Member # 5410	written Wednesday, October 11 2006 13:15 Profile #20 quote: EDIT: What do you mean by particles reacting to the wing's shape without ever touching the wing? There's a sense in which this true, but that's not exactly the way I would put it, because it also sounds like something crazy. The upper surface of an airplane wing has a greater radius of curvature than the lower surface. So, air flowing over (or molecules) follow a more curved path than those flowing under. this is what I was referring to. The particle "reacts" to the different curvatures of the wing's surfaces by taking different shaped paths when flowing past the two surfaces. This creates a lower pressure region on the top surface of the wing. Particles accelerate into this lower pressure region, and that faster airforce generates the net upward force on the wing. This relation of pressure and fluid speed (and elevation) is explored by Bernoulli, which you asked us to stay away from. The other apect of lift was briefly explained by my statement of particles striking the lower surface of the wing and directed downwards, generating an upward force. -------------------- "Dikiyoba ... is demon ... drives people mad and ... do all sorts of strange things." "You Spiderwebbians are mad, mad, mad as March hares." Posts: 687 \| Registered: Wednesday, January 19 2005 08:00
Physics conundrums in General
moonear Infiltrator Member # 5410	written Wednesday, October 11 2006 12:47 Profile #17 SoT, you are correect. Should proofread more often than just fire off an answer. The two opposing forces are gravitational force, a function of mass, and aerodynamic drag, a function of surface area. As volume increases mass increases at a faster rate than surface area, so the ratio of mass to surface area gets larger. At some point this ratio reaches a critical point and the particle is large enough for it to overcome drag (also know as air resistance). Edit: fired off in haste, contains spelling areas. Quicker to fix errors but less thinking to add comment. Edit 2: In order to have drag a particle must be in motion, in otherwords it is settling. But if the particle is small enough it settles at an extremely slow rate (can be <<10 cm/hr). And this is in an absolutely still environment in which the only two factors at work on the particle is drag and gravity. For instance, this ignores the effect of a particle passing through a rising stream of warm air, where small gas particles are impacting the water molecule and transfering kinetic energy to the particle. [ Wednesday, October 11, 2006 12:58: Message edited by: 2bit ] -------------------- "Dikiyoba ... is demon ... drives people mad and ... do all sorts of strange things." "You Spiderwebbians are mad, mad, mad as March hares." Posts: 687 \| Registered: Wednesday, January 19 2005 08:00
Physics conundrums in General
moonear Infiltrator Member # 5410	written Wednesday, October 11 2006 11:16 Profile #15 2) What keeps clouds up? They're made of water droplets, not vapor, and water is heavier than air. So why don't clouds all fall? Actually, for a start I'd be happy for a hydrodynamic answer to this one. But ultimately I want a molecular story here, too. This relates to bouyancy forces and gravitational forces. Gravitational forces are a function of mass while bouyancy forces are a function of volume. As a particle decreases in size its mass decreases at a faster rate than its volume. At some point the two may reach equilibrium (small dust/moisture particles), at which point the particle becomes bouyant in air. -------------------- "Dikiyoba ... is demon ... drives people mad and ... do all sorts of strange things." "You Spiderwebbians are mad, mad, mad as March hares." Posts: 687 \| Registered: Wednesday, January 19 2005 08:00
Physics conundrums in General
moonear Infiltrator Member # 5410	written Wednesday, October 11 2006 11:03 Profile #13 1) How do airplanes really fly? The answer must be in terms of molecules bouncing off the wings, and not in terms of hydrodynamics! Lots of people know some pat answer about Bernoulli's principle. That's not what I want. Do you want an answer in terms of equations or an explanation of principles? Also, part of the answer is explained with reference to fluid dynamics (pressure and velocity) and cannot be ignored - particles react to the wings shape and move in specific direction without coming into physical contact with the wing. Part of the answer relates to particles impacting on the lower surface and being redirected downward. -------------------- "Dikiyoba ... is demon ... drives people mad and ... do all sorts of strange things." "You Spiderwebbians are mad, mad, mad as March hares." Posts: 687 \| Registered: Wednesday, January 19 2005 08:00
I think in General
moonear Infiltrator Member # 5410	written Friday, September 8 2006 05:23 Profile #56 quote: Baseball is possibly the most boring sport on TV. Golf = paint drying -------------------- "Dikiyoba ... is demon ... drives people mad and ... do all sorts of strange things." "You Spiderwebbians are mad, mad, mad as March hares." Posts: 687 \| Registered: Wednesday, January 19 2005 08:00
Blasphlemy!?! (Ver T) in General
moonear Infiltrator Member # 5410	written Tuesday, September 5 2006 05:47 Profile #1 I think the photo is a scam. Under the microscope I didn't find any studded tires - a must for those jalopies. -------------------- "Dikiyoba ... is demon ... drives people mad and ... do all sorts of strange things." "You Spiderwebbians are mad, mad, mad as March hares." Posts: 687 \| Registered: Wednesday, January 19 2005 08:00
The King is Dead (Others are as well.) in General
moonear Infiltrator Member # 5410	written Monday, September 4 2006 17:57 Profile #21 Crocodile Hunter is only the second Australian to die by Stingray. And hooray for Klien. He made national politics interesting as he didn't always side with the conservatives. Biggest problem? Can't plan for the future. -------------------- "Dikiyoba ... is demon ... drives people mad and ... do all sorts of strange things." "You Spiderwebbians are mad, mad, mad as March hares." Posts: 687 \| Registered: Wednesday, January 19 2005 08:00
Dinosaurs Are Alive in General
moonear Infiltrator Member # 5410	written Friday, September 1 2006 12:36 Profile #111 Arrgh. :mad: quote: To all those that don't proofread their e-posts, a single mistake can make all the difference if it is critical. Stream of consciousness is for the lazy. Should've taken my own advice. :mad: -------------------- "Dikiyoba ... is demon ... drives people mad and ... do all sorts of strange things." "You Spiderwebbians are mad, mad, mad as March hares." Posts: 687 \| Registered: Wednesday, January 19 2005 08:00
Dinosaurs Are Alive in General
moonear Infiltrator Member # 5410	written Friday, September 1 2006 06:58 Profile #107 1852. To all those that don't proofread their e-posts, a single mistake can make all the difference if it is critical. Stream of consciousness is for the lazy. -------------------- "Dikiyoba ... is demon ... drives people mad and ... do all sorts of strange things." "You Spiderwebbians are mad, mad, mad as March hares." Posts: 687 \| Registered: Wednesday, January 19 2005 08:00
Anagrams in General
moonear Infiltrator Member # 5410	written Monday, August 28 2006 05:42 Profile #77 ring soar ham pants = phantasm -------------------- "Dikiyoba ... is demon ... drives people mad and ... do all sorts of strange things." "You Spiderwebbians are mad, mad, mad as March hares." Posts: 687 \| Registered: Wednesday, January 19 2005 08:00
Dinosaurs Are Alive in General
moonear Infiltrator Member # 5410	written Monday, August 28 2006 05:24 Profile #104 quote: My view would be that "water' defines a fluid with certain properties and uses. To each person the fluid on their home Earth would have the same properties and uses unless they could determine the chemical structure as part of their normal existance. For most people they would not be able to determine a difference. common sense definition? quote: If the current can flow through air at that point, what about stuff like wood or plastic? Interesting enough, wet wood conducts electricity better than dry wood. Experiments by Ben Franklin (circa 1952) with respect to pointed bodies being able to draw off or throw off "electrical fire" were first performed with iron and then repeated with wood. "perfectly dry" wood points could not replicate the effect of an iron point but damp wood points would. The experiment consisted of charging an iron ball, next to a cork ball hanging by a thread. The charged iron ball repelled the cork ball. When presented with a pointed object, the charge transferred and the cork ball was no longer repelled. [ Monday, August 28, 2006 05:39: Message edited by: 2bit ] -------------------- "Dikiyoba ... is demon ... drives people mad and ... do all sorts of strange things." "You Spiderwebbians are mad, mad, mad as March hares." Posts: 687 \| Registered: Wednesday, January 19 2005 08:00
What have you been reading lately? in General
moonear Infiltrator Member # 5410	written Friday, August 25 2006 08:10 Profile #76 quote: see that Stargate has now been cancelled too. Ah well. Just SG1, and the last ten episodes will be shown this year so there is at least one year to find another suitor. ALso, note that Stargate: Atlantis has been renewed. -------------------- "Dikiyoba ... is demon ... drives people mad and ... do all sorts of strange things." "You Spiderwebbians are mad, mad, mad as March hares." Posts: 687 \| Registered: Wednesday, January 19 2005 08:00
Anagrams in General
moonear Infiltrator Member # 5410	written Friday, August 25 2006 08:01 Profile #64 [ Friday, August 25, 2006 12:36: Message edited by: 2bit ] -------------------- "Dikiyoba ... is demon ... drives people mad and ... do all sorts of strange things." "You Spiderwebbians are mad, mad, mad as March hares." Posts: 687 \| Registered: Wednesday, January 19 2005 08:00
Anagrams in General
moonear Infiltrator Member # 5410	written Friday, August 25 2006 08:00 Profile #63 ham pants -------------------- "Dikiyoba ... is demon ... drives people mad and ... do all sorts of strange things." "You Spiderwebbians are mad, mad, mad as March hares." Posts: 687 \| Registered: Wednesday, January 19 2005 08:00
Anagrams in General
moonear Infiltrator Member # 5410	written Friday, August 25 2006 05:51 Profile #61 quote: Originally by Tyranicus: quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am sad. No one has done an anagram for Tyranicus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Actually, Fatman gave you one on page two, but owing to the fact that your PDN didn't have a C in it, Dikiyoba overlooked it until now. I can rusty = Tyranicus quote: Oh. I spent so much time trying to solve that one... Somehow I treated "st" as a single letter and could only think of names that had that - I was stuck on "Stareye". I am glad that it gave you some trouble Drow. I am sad that I went to Drow = Word rather than your true calling, Arancaytar (although, to be fair Arancaytar had been done - but then if we do all versions of what people have gone by this topic willl expand exponentially - but that might not be a bad thin, no? -------------------- "Dikiyoba ... is demon ... drives people mad and ... do all sorts of strange things." "You Spiderwebbians are mad, mad, mad as March hares." Posts: 687 \| Registered: Wednesday, January 19 2005 08:00
Dinosaurs Are Alive in General
moonear Infiltrator Member # 5410	written Friday, August 25 2006 05:47 Profile #97 going back to water: quote: I think calling water an electrical conductor is misleading even if you don't say it's a good conductor. Water is an insulator. I agree that water is an insulator, in fact I even said that the statement "water is a conductor" is technically wrong - because it is the dissolved minerals, etc that actually conduct electricity not the water itself. To be techincally correct then, we should say that it is common sense not to stand in ordinary water when working with electricity as the dissolved solutes contained withing ordinary, unpurified (deionized and distilled) will conduct electricity and as a result you may get hurt. It is common sense because many people know of situations where that has occured. I like your statement "...technically wrong but functionally useful", in fact I also agreed that it was technically incorrect. And once again precision gets us into trouble because I never specified that I was talking about ordinary water rather than pure water. I wonder if Leviathan can come up with such a variety of meanings and precison of those meanings...or will the use of "ordinary" also get me into trouble? -------------------- "Dikiyoba ... is demon ... drives people mad and ... do all sorts of strange things." "You Spiderwebbians are mad, mad, mad as March hares." Posts: 687 \| Registered: Wednesday, January 19 2005 08:00
It's like PMS, only with numbers. in General
moonear Infiltrator Member # 5410	written Wednesday, August 23 2006 07:21 Profile #38 drow: quote: Also, since it's getting close to one and a half years since this started, I'm wondering if the monthly topics should be stopped here. The whole thing runs on Drupal now, so technically there is a blog attached, which could contain the monthly summary. This is getting... I don't know, a bit old? Like this joke that's been running for ever and ever. Or we could expand the monthly rankings and make a list based on total post counts and change in ranking (+/- number of positions). This tool could really increase the spamming volume and change the downward trend log. -------------------- "Dikiyoba ... is demon ... drives people mad and ... do all sorts of strange things." "You Spiderwebbians are mad, mad, mad as March hares." Posts: 687 \| Registered: Wednesday, January 19 2005 08:00
It's like PMS, only with numbers. in General
moonear Infiltrator Member # 5410	written Wednesday, August 23 2006 07:15 Profile #37 eighty-fifth with a bullet. Well, if the post count keeps slowing I'll keep moving, unfortunately I am slowing faster than average so look for me to go down no up. -------------------- "Dikiyoba ... is demon ... drives people mad and ... do all sorts of strange things." "You Spiderwebbians are mad, mad, mad as March hares." Posts: 687 \| Registered: Wednesday, January 19 2005 08:00

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