Pariah Posted November 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 No class this week on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday due to (American) Thanksgiving. I wonder how much I'm actually going to be able to get the students to accomplish this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Break out the potassium permanganate, glycerin, and razor blades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Cancer said: Break out the razor blades. Fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 He *is* a chemist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 Pariah is al(l)chemist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 Is Pariah's brother a soul trapped in a suit of armor? Is he planning on fighting 7 Homunculi named after the deadly sins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted November 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 It's interesting to see what students think happens when you fire a cannonball into the air at an angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 Heh. Show them the petapixel 500-frames-per-second video of the Apollo XI launch. Then ask them for the physical reason a rocket works. Be prepared for mortification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted November 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 Heh. As a prelude to "opposing forces", I asked them to draw a diagram and/or write a short paragraph explaining how rockets take off. Apparently it involves the normal force. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 I cure that by showing video clips of people shooting a rocket-propelled grenade, where the launch is very close to horizontal. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 I also recommend showing the clip of the test where they put an empty F-4 Phantom on a rocket sled and slammed it into a concrete wall at speed. The wall moves a little, but you have to watch carefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 SO, what happens when a drunk hillbilly tries to shoot a bottle rocket out of their arse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 7 hours ago, Badger said: SO, what happens when a drunk hillbilly tries to shoot a bottle rocket out of their arse Please, expert use a burning hamster instead of a bottle rocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 7 hours ago, Badger said: SO, what happens when a drunk hillbilly tries to shoot a bottle rocket out of their arse Bunsen burner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 8 hours ago, Badger said: SO, what happens when a drunk hillbilly tries to shoot a bottle rocket out of their arse This is referred to as a 'redneck enema'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 Academics thread, indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 You didn't talk the hick rube into trying that when they showed up at school?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 10 Ursae Majoris is the 3rd brightest star in the constellation Lynx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 11 hours ago, Cancer said: You didn't talk the hick rube into trying that when they showed up at school?!? You usually need it to be the 4th of July, and alcohol is usually involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 Well, the alcohol is obvious. But at least over on the Left Coast, fireworks can be had more or less anytime if you really need them, between the Indian reservations and the communities of folks from East Asia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted November 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 I celebrated our discussion in my Atmospheric Science class today by getting into an argument on Facebook with a climate change denier. Mother of Hades, but those people are irritating. L. Marcus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 They are. For the third time this evening, I recommend thallium salts, and prussian blue for yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted November 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 As my closing statement, I said to the individual and question, "The problem here is that we're speaking two completely different languages. You're speaking the language of opinion and assumption, I'm speaking the language of evidence and data. We could no more effectively communicate with one another than if I were speaking Esperanto." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted November 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, Cancer said: They are. For the third time this evening, I recommend thallium salts, and prussian blue for yourself. I'm beginning to suspect that you have stock in some chemical manufacturer that specializes in production of one or both of the above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 Well, possibly, in those goofy funds my retirement money is in, but I couldn't tell you which. You must admit that both are cheap and reafily available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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