[Axius]

Originally Posted by MKSixer

Hey!
I'm watching some F1, working on a big presentation that I have on the 5th, and watching some fireworks. What about you?

Nice! I ventured into the high channels that I never looked at before and found where they air all the F1, GT, and cycle road racing so it's the new favorite channel.

Have some friends coming over today, buddy flies in from MI tomorrow so probably go out into the city with him at night, then Sun and Mon sitting around in my undies yelling at the neighbor kids to stay off my lawn.

[Mr Tonka]

Originally Posted by Axius

..., I didn't even know phosphorescent was an actual word.

If you were to pronounce it correctly, you'd likely recognize it.

[Mr Tonka]

Originally Posted by RJ_

I know everyone in here is a bunch of ballers, but if you ever venture into peasant class on a commercial aircraft, you may look out the window and notice small pods on the underside of the wing. You may think these seem like odd protrusions that would disrupt the flow around the wing and create drag on the aircraft, or you may think "god, I hate flying." I don't really know.

However, these are often 'anti-shock bodies' and they actually reduce the overall drag on the plane. How? They are used because of a principle called the 'area rule', which states that smoothly changing the total cross-sectional area of the aircraft along its length reduces 'wave drag' as you approach supersonic speeds. So even though you are adding surface area and weight, the overall reduction in shock formation across the plane as a whole makes it a worthwhile addition.

I aerodynamics.

[Taskmaster]

Originally Posted by Mr Tonka

I aerodynamics.

Don't you drive a truck?

[shoei]

Originally Posted by TheAxiom

Don't you drive a truck?

He offsets it with spandex on bike rides... And also these super aerodynamic helmets...

[Taskmaster]

Originally Posted by shoei

He offsets it with spandex on bike rides... And also these super aerodynamic helmets...

[RJ_]

Originally Posted by MKSixer

The windows on aircraft have rounded corners rather than straight lines intersecting at a 90 degree angle to eliminate the possibility of cracks in the aluminum due to the repeated pressurization of the cabin.

This is a fun one too. Aluminum, which is heavily used in aircraft skins, is unlike ferrous materials in that it has no fatigue limit. That is, eventually after many, many loading cycles, the aluminum will suffer a fatigue failure regardless of the stress level it was under. The way to avoid this is to reduce the loads on the part to low enough levels that this is pushed beyond the service life of the part or simply periodically inspect for crack propagation.

Fatigue failures are scary.

[Mr Tonka]

Originally Posted by TheAxiom

Don't you drive a truck?

I love all aspects of aerodynamics, even the fact that you can over come it's forces with lots of power.

Originally Posted by shoei

He offsets it with spandex on bike rides... And also these super aerodynamic helmets...

While i actually wear one of the least aero helmets on the market (it's one of the lightest and lets the most air in for cooling) i'm amazed at how much of a difference they actually make over 40 miles or so. Heck, every 7 out of 10 pedal strokes is used to just overcome the wind resistance. I'd never wear one of the sperminators, but they sure do help people go faster. But as you pointed out, one of the largest aero gains made on a bike is tighter fitting clothes. Going from a loose fitting jersey to a race fit jersey can save you as much as 25 watts of aero drag. For perspective, i can sustain a 237 watt average for 20 minutes. But change that to an hour and i can only sustain about 225. Change that to 2 hours and it drops all they way to 200 or so. Picking up 25 free watts is a BIG deal, but not big enough to wear one of those helmets. lol

[Axius]

Originally Posted by Mr Tonka

If you were to pronounce it correctly, you'd likely recognize it.

Fos-for-us-sent. FOSFORUSENT!


So Fos sounds like fox, fox for us, fox for us sent from heaven, and heaven is the place of many virgins. So we need to kill the infadels in order for the foxes to be sent to us. Got it.

[RJ_]

Originally Posted by Axius

Fos-for-us-sent. FOSFORUSENT!


So Fos sounds like fox, fox for us, fox for us sent from heaven, and heaven is the place of many virgins. So we need to kill the infadels in order for the foxes to be sent to us. Got it.

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2) ???

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[Axius]

Originally Posted by RJ_

3)

Wrong fox you bozo. This kind of fox!






Geez dude. It's like you know absolutely nothing about how science works. Get with the program.

[PoorLurker]

Originally Posted by F30lolz

I'm far from a baller. Once we can buy our first house in a few years form now, then I'll consider myself a baller. However, it gets me thinking, ballers don't do mortgages, they just make one payment

So you are paying cash for your house?

Interesting perspective.

Money through income, inheritance, or both?

I am not sure I would want to live in a neighborhood that had houses that I would be able to pay cash for. (assuming income based earnings and not a large majority of inheritance/family money - Obviously, if one is over 50 years old and has saved for decades, this rule may change)

[RJ_]

Originally Posted by Axius

Wrong fox you bozo. This kind of fox!






Geez dude. It's like you know absolutely nothing about how science works. Get with the program.

[grimlock]

Originally Posted by RJ_

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2) ???

3)

#3, definitely, can see the inter-species thing going for him..

[F30lolz]

Originally Posted by PoorLurker

So you are paying cash for your house?

Interesting perspective.

Money through income, inheritance, or both?

I am not sure I would want to live in a neighborhood that had houses that I would be able to pay cash for. (assuming income based earnings and not a large majority of inheritance/family money - Obviously, if one is over 50 years old and has saved for decades, this rule may change)

We will most likely go for the FHA, which means on a $300K house, down payment requirement is $10.5K (3.5% IIRC). I might not even bother with the down payment assistance as that is for really needy families. I can't be too greedy.

[Biorin]

Originally Posted by F30lolz

I'm far from a baller. Once we can buy our first house in a few years form now, then I'll consider myself a baller. However, it gets me thinking, ballers don't do mortgages, they just make one payment

Ballers would do a mortgage if they were smart ballers who looked at home interest rates vs realistic ROI on the same cash and determined that it behooved them not to pay cash.

[grimlock]

Originally Posted by Biorin

Ballers would do a mortgage if they were smart ballers who looked at home interest rates vs realistic ROI on the same cash and determined that it behooved them not to pay cash.

therein lies the crux

[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by Biorin

Ballers would do a mortgage if they were smart ballers who looked at home interest rates vs realistic ROI on the same cash and determined that it behooved them not to pay cash.

Boom. Exactly.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Holy shit ...I had 144 "New Notifications" !
Must be a new BP record ...

[Aatish]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Holy shit ...I had 144 "New Notifications" !
Must be a new BP record ...

You're a popular fella, Philippe.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Aatish

You're a popular fella, Philippe.

Don't think so my friend ..Because mostly they throw shit all over me !

Probably it's something like this...

[Mike.]

im so excited, picking up the car today!