Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 5]
Discussion
StevieBee said:
Of all the various ships and vessels featured in SciFi films, which one makes the most sense from an engineering perspective? I'm discounting hitherto undiscovered materials, build techniques etc... just a theoretical notion on what would be workable from our current framework of knowledge. Would, for example, the Enterprise retain sufficient structural integrity?
Nimby said:
If a spaceship is never going to enter atmosphere it doesn't need to be any more aerodynamic than a Borg cube. Fins and wings are purely decorative/bad engineering.
Fins are still valid for cooling. And pylons are valid for leverage / polar moments of inertia. As space fighter designs go, the Star Fury is actually amongst the most plausible. It even used Newtonian motion rather than the usual "aircraft in space" of most Sci-Fi.Clockwork Cupcake said:
Nimby said:
If a spaceship is never going to enter atmosphere it doesn't need to be any more aerodynamic than a Borg cube. Fins and wings are purely decorative/bad engineering.
Fins are still valid for cooling. And pylons are valid for leverage / polar moments of inertia. As space fighter designs go, the Star Fury is actually amongst the most plausible. It even used Newtonian motion rather than the usual "aircraft in space" of most Sci-Fi.HTP99 said:
Why is the wind worse at night?
I think it's the other way around.The sun isn't there to warm the air creating pressure differences which cause wind. What wind does exist is accentuated because little else is going on so the perception is that it's worse than it is. When it is bad, it's usually due to very high pressure differences further away that remain under the influence of sunlight which pushes the air further and faster.
Clockwork Cupcake said:
Nimby said:
If a spaceship is never going to enter atmosphere it doesn't need to be any more aerodynamic than a Borg cube. Fins and wings are purely decorative/bad engineering.
Fins are still valid for cooling. And pylons are valid for leverage / polar moments of inertia. As space fighter designs go, the Star Fury is actually amongst the most plausible. It even used Newtonian motion rather than the usual "aircraft in space" of most Sci-Fi.coppernorks said:
Why does my car CD player give cd and track info on a blank disc that I burnt mp3s onto
yet doesn't give track info on legit CDs I bought from HMV ?
The audio CD standard allows for track information to be written to the CD but a lot of record companies just don't bother, for whatever reason.yet doesn't give track info on legit CDs I bought from HMV ?
When you rip mp3s you nearly always get some basic information coded into the track (artist, song name, album).
Halmyre said:
The audio CD standard allows for track information to be written to the CD but a lot of record companies just don't bother, for whatever reason.
When you rip mp3s you nearly always get some basic information coded into the track (artist, song name, album).
Makes sense, many thanks. When you rip mp3s you nearly always get some basic information coded into the track (artist, song name, album).
anonymous said:
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Because if the market will pay more for cocktails, why not charge them more?And in the pub and bar market, most places won't necessarily want to be the cheapest in town, because that attracts a certain customer, which leads you to becoming the sort of place that most people won't want to drink in.
davhill said:
In a similar vein, I reckon ELP's Lucky Man was a bit strange.
"He had white horses, and ladies by the score,
All dressed in satin, and waiting by the door."
Ladies fair enough but why were the horses dressed in satin?
Lake wrote it when he was 12, I think he can be allowed a little latitude."He had white horses, and ladies by the score,
All dressed in satin, and waiting by the door."
Ladies fair enough but why were the horses dressed in satin?
anonymous said:
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What you actually want to be selling is soft fizzy drinks from concentrate. Cost of a shot of concentrate is a few pence, no preparation time, very long shelf life and a MASSIVE mark up. Bottled water is pretty good too. 10p wholesale for something that sells for £1.50 and upwards.
Tea has a decent markup too, bag costs near-zero but prep time is quite high.
Johnspex said:
I'm just watching a 2 1/2 hour show by the Eagles.
How do the guitarists remember the chords, and to a lesser degree, how do they remember the words?
Except in Roger Daltrey's case as he has previous for forgetting lyrics.
No idea about chords, but I’d guess that after singing, “Hotel California”, “Lyin’ Eyes”, and “Peaceful Easy Feeling” a gazillion times, in a thousand venues, the lyrics are hard to forget.How do the guitarists remember the chords, and to a lesser degree, how do they remember the words?
Except in Roger Daltrey's case as he has previous for forgetting lyrics.
Plus if Glenn Frey forgot a line, Don Henley would have ploughed on, and Glenn could join in after.
Frank7 said:
Johnspex said:
I'm just watching a 2 1/2 hour show by the Eagles.
How do the guitarists remember the chords, and to a lesser degree, how do they remember the words?
Except in Roger Daltrey's case as he has previous for forgetting lyrics.
No idea about chords, but I’d guess that after singing, “Hotel California”, “Lyin’ Eyes”, and “Peaceful Easy Feeling” a gazillion times, in a thousand venues, the lyrics are hard to forget.How do the guitarists remember the chords, and to a lesser degree, how do they remember the words?
Except in Roger Daltrey's case as he has previous for forgetting lyrics.
Plus if Glenn Frey forgot a line, Don Henley would have ploughed on, and Glenn could join in after.
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