JonSidneyB
Flashlight Enthusiast
Hmmm, the history channel just said a pocket sized signal mirror could send messages 50 miles as used by people in the early 1800s. I wonder if this is bad information.
Psychology Class and Candles...
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gadget_lover
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Ummm, on the moon it would not work as well....while the lack of atmosphere would help, the curve is sharper.
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Well, technically the lack of atmosphere will dimimish the candle's brightness by quite a bit. Unless you add an oxidizer ro the wick. Hmmmmm..
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Ummm, on the moon it would not work as well....while the lack of atmosphere would help, the curve is sharper.
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Well, technically the lack of atmosphere will dimimish the candle's brightness by quite a bit. Unless you add an oxidizer ro the wick. Hmmmmm..
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turbodog
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Lynx_Arc said:
She isn't alone, people used to believe everything orbited the earth at one time... it was called the dark ages.. perhaps this was the time you could see such a candle 30 miles away?
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Yes, exactly. It would have worked back then because the earth was flat.
Lynx_Arc said:
She isn't alone, people used to believe everything orbited the earth at one time... it was called the dark ages.. perhaps this was the time you could see such a candle 30 miles away?
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Yes, exactly. It would have worked back then because the earth was flat.
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turbodog said:
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Lynx_Arc said:
She isn't alone, people used to believe everything orbited the earth at one time... it was called the dark ages.. perhaps this was the time you could see such a candle 30 miles away?
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Yes, exactly. It would have worked back then because the earth was flat.
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Oh man, I just spit on my keyboard. That's funny! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crackup.gif
turbodog said:
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Lynx_Arc said:
She isn't alone, people used to believe everything orbited the earth at one time... it was called the dark ages.. perhaps this was the time you could see such a candle 30 miles away?
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Yes, exactly. It would have worked back then because the earth was flat.
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Oh man, I just spit on my keyboard. That's funny! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crackup.gif
kongfuchicken
Flashlight Enthusiast
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turbodog said:
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Lynx_Arc said:
She isn't alone, people used to believe everything orbited the earth at one time... it was called the dark ages.. perhaps this was the time you could see such a candle 30 miles away?
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Yes, exactly. It would have worked back then because the earth was flat.
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ROFL!!!
turbodog said:
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Lynx_Arc said:
She isn't alone, people used to believe everything orbited the earth at one time... it was called the dark ages.. perhaps this was the time you could see such a candle 30 miles away?
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Yes, exactly. It would have worked back then because the earth was flat.
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ROFL!!!
tvodrd
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Larry
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Lynx_Arc said:
The pocket mirror sounds valid to me, using the sun and standing on top of a mountain I could see that happening.
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The ghouls can signal in relay all the way around the Ringworld. And if that isn't OT enough
How about LED signal mirrors /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/huh2.gif
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Lynx_Arc said:
The pocket mirror sounds valid to me, using the sun and standing on top of a mountain I could see that happening.
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The ghouls can signal in relay all the way around the Ringworld. And if that isn't OT enough
How about LED signal mirrors /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/huh2.gif
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UncleFester
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When I saw the thread title I thought it would be about some form of introspective meditation to get in touch with our wounded inner child. Glad it's not!!!
You guys are a hoot. I think you are right, she messed up the example. Not surprised, most college profs only know what they read and little of reality.
I thought this was going to be a conversation about metaphysics or something, trying to blow the candle out by thinking it.
In a stress management class our prof lit one and several students left the room. I didnt see anything relaxing about, i was worried about it setting off the fire system.
I thought this was going to be a conversation about metaphysics or something, trying to blow the candle out by thinking it.
In a stress management class our prof lit one and several students left the room. I didnt see anything relaxing about, i was worried about it setting off the fire system.
jtr1962
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cobb said:
In a stress management class our prof lit one and several students left the room. I didnt see anything relaxing about, i was worried about it setting off the fire system.
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I never saw anything relaxing about candles myself. The light is even yellower than the incandescents which already give me a big headache. On top of that, the light is dim and flickering. People adopted electric lighting over candles precisely because candlelight stinks. The notion that candlelight is "romantic" or relaxing is a fairly modern construct. Anyone reading any literature from the time when candles were in use knows how many people cursed them. They may have been "better than nothing", but not by much.
cobb said:
In a stress management class our prof lit one and several students left the room. I didnt see anything relaxing about, i was worried about it setting off the fire system.
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I never saw anything relaxing about candles myself. The light is even yellower than the incandescents which already give me a big headache. On top of that, the light is dim and flickering. People adopted electric lighting over candles precisely because candlelight stinks. The notion that candlelight is "romantic" or relaxing is a fairly modern construct. Anyone reading any literature from the time when candles were in use knows how many people cursed them. They may have been "better than nothing", but not by much.
Sharp
Enlightened
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Richard
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UncleFester said:
When I saw the thread title I thought it would be about some form of introspective meditation to get in touch with our wounded inner child. Glad it's not!!!
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I second that! The last time I tried getting in touch with My wounded inner child I found that He had not been potty trained ! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/oops.gif
UncleFester said:
When I saw the thread title I thought it would be about some form of introspective meditation to get in touch with our wounded inner child. Glad it's not!!!
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I second that! The last time I tried getting in touch with My wounded inner child I found that He had not been potty trained ! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/oops.gif
