Why does ice float?
- Thread starter Lao Tse
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Yeah, I knew that Evian was naive spelled backwards. And that the average human head weighs 8 pounds, did you know that the belief that bees could not fly proven by physics is a myth?
It is a statement taken out of context. An airplane the size and shape of a bee, could not fly. Or if a bee were the size of an airplane it could not fly. However the viscosity of the air is different because of the size of the animal. A bee can fly, even according to physics, because of their size the viscosity of the air makes it possible....
OrnotBitwise
Watermelon
Except that for a long time they couldn't figure out how bumble bees -- not all bees, just bumble bees -- could generate enough lift to get off the ground. According to aerodynamic theory as it was understood in the 1970s and 1980s, their wings weren't efficient enough to lift their (comparatively) huge bodies.
It wasn't until the late 90s that we finally figured out that there are odd effects at the edges of the wings that make them much more efficient than we thought they were.
Density. Turds are what you eat.
uscitizen
Villified User
Hmm I thought it was "You are what you eat" ?
OrnotBitwise
Watermelon
That too is correct. Now, by a very simple syllogism:
A = B
B = C
A = C QED
We can confidently conclude that we are all turds.
uscitizen
Villified User
That was my line of reasoning as well....
Just wanted to see if anyone else was as warped as I am
OrnotBitwise
Watermelon
You also realize, I trust, that this means if your turds float you are a witch and have to be burned. This is a definite improvement over the old diagnostic methodThat was my line of reasoning as well....
Just wanted to see if anyone else was as warped as I am
uscitizen
Villified User
Yep the old method got you either way.
Damo is it only density or are gaseous factors involved ?
Hmmm... I guess I'll have to eat a ton of cauliflower and give you an answer later...