Things that you learn in a day that make you go woah
I thought it might be an interesting thread where if you learn something that you didn't know that makes you go woah or hmmmm or whatever.
I was reading a book on submarine history today and the author explained how a nuclear reactor worked and the simplicity of a complex situation blew me away.
Basically what was said was if a U-234 atom was a mouse trap with two ping pong balls on the trap arm and the ping pong balls represent a neutron. You start an atomic reaction by throwing a ping pong ball at a mouse trap setting it off. The mouse trap snaps which represents the splitting of the atom, and it throws the two ping pong balls into the air (neutrons) the ping pong balls will hit other mouse traps (atoms) and send those balls into the air and they will set off (split more u-235 atoms) more mouse traps and eventually it would set off all of the traps as the reaction doubles and doubles and doubles.
What this represents is a uncontrolled fission reaction and what basically happens in an atomic bomb as every time an atom is split it releases energy.
So in a reactor they need to control the reaction and the energy released, so if you hang specially trained monkeys from the ceiling and train them to catch one out of two neutrons (ping pong balls) it allows you to control the amount of energy released and also allows you to conserve the fuel (U-355).
These monkeys represent control rods in a reactor and are usually made of Cadmium or Indium which do a good job of stopping neutrons which allows you to control the speed and size of the reaction. The more control rods that you insert into a reactor pile the slower the reaction. If you put all control rods into a pile you can literally stop a reactor.
Anyways, I thought that description was really cool
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I thought it might be an interesting thread where if you learn something that you didn't know that makes you go woah or hmmmm or whatever.
I was reading a book on submarine history today and the author explained how a nuclear reactor worked and the simplicity of a complex situation blew me away.
Basically what was said was if a U-234 atom was a mouse trap with two ping pong balls on the trap arm and the ping pong balls represent a neutron. You start an atomic reaction by throwing a ping pong ball at a mouse trap setting it off. The mouse trap snaps which represents the splitting of the atom, and it throws the two ping pong balls into the air (neutrons) the ping pong balls will hit other mouse traps (atoms) and send those balls into the air and they will set off (split more u-235 atoms) more mouse traps and eventually it would set off all of the traps as the reaction doubles and doubles and doubles.
What this represents is a uncontrolled fission reaction and what basically happens in an atomic bomb as every time an atom is split it releases energy.
So in a reactor they need to control the reaction and the energy released, so if you hang specially trained monkeys from the ceiling and train them to catch one out of two neutrons (ping pong balls) it allows you to control the amount of energy released and also allows you to conserve the fuel (U-355).
These monkeys represent control rods in a reactor and are usually made of Cadmium or Indium which do a good job of stopping neutrons which allows you to control the speed and size of the reaction. The more control rods that you insert into a reactor pile the slower the reaction. If you put all control rods into a pile you can literally stop a reactor.
Anyways, I thought that description was really cool
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I've been watching Formula one for years. There is team sponsored by Red Bull, and they have a sister team called Scuderia Toro Rosso. In March I was watching the first race, and I suddenly realized Toro Rosso is just Italian for Red Bull. For a brief instead I was impressed about that one, then realized how painfully obvious it was and can't figure out how I had never put 2 and 2 together like that.
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I thought it might be an interesting thread where if you learn something that you didn't know that makes you go woah or hmmmm or whatever.
I was reading a book on submarine history today and the author explained how a nuclear reactor worked and the simplicity of a complex situation blew me away.
Basically what was said was if a U-234 atom was a mouse trap with two ping pong balls on the trap arm and the ping pong balls represent a neutron. You start an atomic reaction by throwing a ping pong ball at a mouse trap setting it off. The mouse trap snaps which represents the splitting of the atom, and it throws the two ping pong balls into the air (neutrons) the ping pong balls will hit other mouse traps (atoms) and send those balls into the air and they will set off (split more u-235 atoms) more mouse traps and eventually it would set off all of the traps as the reaction doubles and doubles and doubles.
What this represents is a uncontrolled fission reaction and what basically happens in an atomic bomb as every time an atom is split it releases energy.
So in a reactor they need to control the reaction and the energy released, so if you hang specially trained monkeys from the ceiling and train them to catch one out of two neutrons (ping pong balls) it allows you to control the amount of energy released and also allows you to conserve the fuel (U-355).
These monkeys represent control rods in a reactor and are usually made of Cadmium or Indium which do a good job of stopping neutrons which allows you to control the speed and size of the reaction. The more control rods that you insert into a reactor pile the slower the reaction. If you put all control rods into a pile you can literally stop a reactor.
Anyways, I thought that description was really cool
To me adding the monkeys and mousetraps makes it far more confusing.
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My kid and I pulled up to a Fedex truck. And she said "The arrow is going the wrong way." I said "Huh? WTF are you talking about?" "The arrow between the E and the X... it should be pointing to where the truck is going"
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My kid and I pulled up to a Fedex truck. And she said "The arrow is going the wrong way." I said "Huh? WTF are you talking about?" "The arrow between the E and the X... it should be pointing to where the truck is going"
Look on the other side of the truck. It only points forward on the passenger side.
so if you hang specially trained monkeys from the ceiling and train them to catch one out of two neutrons (ping pong balls) it allows you to control the amount of energy released and also allows you to conserve the fuel (U-355).
It's all fun and games until the radioactive super monkeys decide to rise up and turn on their masters. Then you have a bunch of uncontrolled reactions and an army of pissed off primates to deal with.
Also a pint of Guinness has less calories than a pint of OJ.
I had a Guinness yesterday, that some company brought over, and noticed it was only 4.6 alcohol. I would have guessed it was more. It's actually not as heavy as I thought it would be.
Also should be noted, I've heard you can drink Corona if you are gluten intolerant, I don't know this for a fact but, someone might be interested.
I had a Guinness yesterday, that some company brought over, and noticed it was only 4.6 alcohol. I would have guessed it was more. It's actually not as heavy as I thought it would be.
Also should be noted, I've heard you can drink Corona if you a gluten intolerant, I don't know this for a fact but, someone might be interested.
No. Not Corona, not Budweiser, not Sapporo...so much bad info about this. Yes, they are brewed with rice, but they are ALSO brewed with barley. Maybe if you have a fake "sensitivity" but don't want to give up good beer for crappy gluten free stuff, but anyone with a real issue shouldn't be touching any beer made with wheat or barley. The de-glutinzed stuff is controversial as well.
I had a Guinness yesterday, that some company brought over, and noticed it was only 4.6 alcohol. I would have guessed it was more. It's actually not as heavy as I thought it would be.
Also should be noted, I've heard you can drink Corona if you a gluten intolerant, I don't know this for a fact but, someone might be interested.
The alcohol content of a beer is usually a good way to guess how many calories it has- belgian beers, IPAs and IIPAs, and any imperial style beer are typically closer to 250 or 300 calories per bottle, being over 8 or 9%. Pilsner urquell is a good low calorie option on the lager side. I believe ratebeer.com has the caloric content of a lot of beers.
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Things that you learn in a day that make you go woah
