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Heh, for some reason this video is all over the place right now.
A bit lame she can't so easily figure it out, but I think the guy is a knob for doing this to her.
A bit lame she can't so easily figure it out, but I think the guy is a knob for doing this to her.
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I pity her. I doubt she's be able to shop and figure out what is the best deal. Heaven forbid she enter negotiations with a car dealer to buy a new car.
For me the thousand dollar question is - did she finish college?
For me the thousand dollar question is - did she finish college?
She is not alone! Every other driver on the road seems to be about as numb in the skull. Both men and women! Things like that always make me wonder what those wonderkinders were doing in school with their A's and B's while I barely got by.
That's classic. Obviously he didn't marry her for her math skills.
She's probably dynamite in the sack.
And if it were me doing that to my Mrs in public, I'd never get to that base ever again.
As to the over analysing bit, I was trying to get one of my engineers to work out how many degrees to turn a nut to put a specific stretch on a bolt...he started by drawing a shifting spanner.
As to the over analysing bit, I was trying to get one of my engineers to work out how many degrees to turn a nut to put a specific stretch on a bolt...he started by drawing a shifting spanner.
Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
She's probably dynamite in the sack.
That is, of course, assuming she doesn't get lost or confused on her way to the sack
She's probably dynamite in the sack.
That is, of course, assuming she doesn't get lost or confused on her way to the sack
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Once during summer camp a buddy of mine asked me to bring him a popsicle to the beach. I bought the popsicle and wrapped it in a towel for the walk back. A girl asked me - "Why are you wrapping it in a towel? It'll warm up and melt faster!"
Another time I was standing in the lake talking on a cell phone. When the girl I was talking to knew this, she asked me if I was afraid of dropping the phone and electrocuting myself.
Yet another time a girl asked me to turn up the heat on a pot of boiling water so the water would be hotter.
I file these incidents under "female physics".
Another time I was standing in the lake talking on a cell phone. When the girl I was talking to knew this, she asked me if I was afraid of dropping the phone and electrocuting myself.
Yet another time a girl asked me to turn up the heat on a pot of boiling water so the water would be hotter.
I file these incidents under "female physics".
Originally Posted By: Klutch9
Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
She's probably dynamite in the sack.
That is, of course, assuming she doesn't get lost or confused on her way to the sack
Another product of the American educational system....but I'm sure she passed sack class....with straight A's....and took the class for four years straight.
Everyone... is good at something !
Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
She's probably dynamite in the sack.
That is, of course, assuming she doesn't get lost or confused on her way to the sack
Another product of the American educational system....but I'm sure she passed sack class....with straight A's....and took the class for four years straight.
Everyone... is good at something !
Shortly after I moved up here, I had a simple aquarium still at my parent's house...was home for a week, and was doing a partial water change-out.
SIL asked me why I was taking half the water out.
I explained that I wanted to move the fish to my new district, so on day 1 would take out half the water. Day 2 half of what's left, day 3, half of that.
By the end of the week, the fish should be used to being dry, so I'll transport them in a shoebox to my new place.
Put them back in the tank, and add 1/4cup of water the first day, 1/2 the second, a cup the third, and when the fish were used to water, fill the tank right back up.
My brother was working outside on his car, and 5 minutes later, I hear him roaring with laughter, as she'd just explained to him how to move a fish.
She's a teacher now.
SIL asked me why I was taking half the water out.
I explained that I wanted to move the fish to my new district, so on day 1 would take out half the water. Day 2 half of what's left, day 3, half of that.
By the end of the week, the fish should be used to being dry, so I'll transport them in a shoebox to my new place.
Put them back in the tank, and add 1/4cup of water the first day, 1/2 the second, a cup the third, and when the fish were used to water, fill the tank right back up.
My brother was working outside on his car, and 5 minutes later, I hear him roaring with laughter, as she'd just explained to him how to move a fish.
She's a teacher now.
Originally Posted By: Shannow
And if it were me doing that to my Mrs in public, I'd never get to that base ever again.
As to the over analysing bit, I was trying to get one of my engineers to work out how many degrees to turn a nut to put a specific stretch on a bolt...he started by drawing a shifting spanner.
Since I am not an engineer, so I have to ask. Is it as simple as just figuring the pitch of the threads and converting it to degrees of rotation, or is there other flex or compression stuff to calculate?
And if it were me doing that to my Mrs in public, I'd never get to that base ever again.
As to the over analysing bit, I was trying to get one of my engineers to work out how many degrees to turn a nut to put a specific stretch on a bolt...he started by drawing a shifting spanner.
Since I am not an engineer, so I have to ask. Is it as simple as just figuring the pitch of the threads and converting it to degrees of rotation, or is there other flex or compression stuff to calculate?
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I worked at one of the West Coasts top science Universities. One kid (young adult) who was trying to get his PhD in Physics wanted to drill a 1/4" hole in a metal plate. He started out with a 5/16" drill, and the hole was too big. He than tried a 3/8" drill, and it was still too big. He then tries a 7/16" drill and once again it was too big. He then asked me if he should try a 1/2" drill to get a 1/4" hole. I told him he couldn't use a drill bigger than 1/4" to make a 1/4" hole. He didn't understand.
Originally Posted By: Loobed
I worked at one of the West Coasts top science Universities. One kid (young adult) who was trying to get his PhD in Physics wanted to drill a 1/4" hole in a metal plate. He started out with a 5/16" drill, and the hole was too big. He than tried a 3/8" drill, and it was still too big. He then tries a 7/16" drill and once again it was too big. He then asked me if he should try a 1/2" drill to get a 1/4" hole. I told him he couldn't use a drill bigger than 1/4" to make a 1/4" hole. He didn't understand.
You can't make this stuff up.
I have actually seen a smart guy measuring the shank of a Silver and Deming drill bit to determine the size (the drill was about 1/2")
I worked at one of the West Coasts top science Universities. One kid (young adult) who was trying to get his PhD in Physics wanted to drill a 1/4" hole in a metal plate. He started out with a 5/16" drill, and the hole was too big. He than tried a 3/8" drill, and it was still too big. He then tries a 7/16" drill and once again it was too big. He then asked me if he should try a 1/2" drill to get a 1/4" hole. I told him he couldn't use a drill bigger than 1/4" to make a 1/4" hole. He didn't understand.
You can't make this stuff up.
I have actually seen a smart guy measuring the shank of a Silver and Deming drill bit to determine the size (the drill was about 1/2")
Originally Posted By: Loobed
Since I am not an engineer, so I have to ask. Is it as simple as just figuring the pitch of the threads and converting it to degrees of rotation, or is there other flex or compression stuff to calculate?
Pretty much...on the turbine stuff, we crush the gaskets (gaskets have a ring that gives metal to metal when properly crushed)...then back them off.
200lbft is "finger tight", metal on metal.
You want to stretch the bolt 0.15%...calculate 0.15% of the nut to nut length.
You know the pitch (usually 6 tpi, or 8 tpi)
Stretch/pitch=degrees/360.
So yep, you were right.
Since I am not an engineer, so I have to ask. Is it as simple as just figuring the pitch of the threads and converting it to degrees of rotation, or is there other flex or compression stuff to calculate?
Pretty much...on the turbine stuff, we crush the gaskets (gaskets have a ring that gives metal to metal when properly crushed)...then back them off.
200lbft is "finger tight", metal on metal.
You want to stretch the bolt 0.15%...calculate 0.15% of the nut to nut length.
You know the pitch (usually 6 tpi, or 8 tpi)
Stretch/pitch=degrees/360.
So yep, you were right.
When the gasket is crushed, each nut is backed off, and torqued to "finger tight" (that's my sense of humour), which is 200 ft lb, just to get the studs straight , and things even.
Then the tensioning begins...usually there's a hole down the middle of the stud, and a heater bar is inserted to "grow" the stud, then the required degrees are dialed in and the thing allowed to cool to provide the clamping....under 2.5" is just muscled through the angle without heating.
It's same as angle tightening on the small stuff, just bigger.
As an aside, a 15 foot long, 8 foot wide turbine casing, with 1000 F and 2600 psi steam feeding it typically has no gasket, or sealant on the horizontal half joint. I've seen 30 year old casings "sprung", that a 1/4" drill bit fits between the two halves not leak when tightened together this way.
Then the tensioning begins...usually there's a hole down the middle of the stud, and a heater bar is inserted to "grow" the stud, then the required degrees are dialed in and the thing allowed to cool to provide the clamping....under 2.5" is just muscled through the angle without heating.
It's same as angle tightening on the small stuff, just bigger.
As an aside, a 15 foot long, 8 foot wide turbine casing, with 1000 F and 2600 psi steam feeding it typically has no gasket, or sealant on the horizontal half joint. I've seen 30 year old casings "sprung", that a 1/4" drill bit fits between the two halves not leak when tightened together this way.
Originally Posted By: expat
Originally Posted By: Loobed
I worked at one of the West Coasts top science Universities. One kid (young adult) who was trying to get his PhD in Physics wanted to drill a 1/4" hole in a metal plate. He started out with a 5/16" drill, and the hole was too big. He than tried a 3/8" drill, and it was still too big. He then tries a 7/16" drill and once again it was too big. He then asked me if he should try a 1/2" drill to get a 1/4" hole. I told him he couldn't use a drill bigger than 1/4" to make a 1/4" hole. He didn't understand.
You can't make this stuff up.
I have actually seen a smart guy measuring the shank of a Silver and Deming drill bit to determine the size (the drill was about 1/2")
This is why everyone should take a shop class... I bet the poor kid never drilled a hole before in his life and I'm sure he's still smarter than most of us... Just not as experienced.
Originally Posted By: Loobed
I worked at one of the West Coasts top science Universities. One kid (young adult) who was trying to get his PhD in Physics wanted to drill a 1/4" hole in a metal plate. He started out with a 5/16" drill, and the hole was too big. He than tried a 3/8" drill, and it was still too big. He then tries a 7/16" drill and once again it was too big. He then asked me if he should try a 1/2" drill to get a 1/4" hole. I told him he couldn't use a drill bigger than 1/4" to make a 1/4" hole. He didn't understand.
You can't make this stuff up.
I have actually seen a smart guy measuring the shank of a Silver and Deming drill bit to determine the size (the drill was about 1/2")
This is why everyone should take a shop class... I bet the poor kid never drilled a hole before in his life and I'm sure he's still smarter than most of us... Just not as experienced.
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