The 10,000 Post Thread v2

[astronelson 339]

3721.

I'm slightly concerned about the fact I've only seen the Foucault pendulum outside the physics lab swing in the NW-SE plane.

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

3722

What's a Foucault pendulum? I love Chinese food. I played trumpet in high school for the marching band for three years, but was only in concert band one. I can't post from work because none of the schools' computers are equipped with easy, discreet internet access. Hm...

It's getting hotter and hotter here. It's getting to the point where I'm sweaty when I'm just sitting.

EDIT: Why do I always forget the number? It's the most important part of this thread, and I can't seem to remember it...

  Edited May 20, 2011 by NMUSpidey  

[Timmystwin 201]

3723

I always type the number of the one before, i think "right thats 3722 so ill add it to my post." Forget to add 1.

[astronelson 339]

3724.

A Foucault pendulum is a pendulum that can swing in any direction. As the earth rotates, it is supposed to appear to slowly turn (anywhere except on the equator). It is not on the equator, so I should see it swinging in different planes from NW-SE at different times. But I don't.

[Frdm920 50]

3725

Hmm, are you catching it at the same time every day or within a brief period of time? Both of those could cause it to not appear to be moving

[Duke87 1,070]

(3726)

The pendulum is a lie.

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

3727

Hm, maybe there's a bug in the matrix. Someone should call an Agent Smith and get them on it.

[Vahr 341]

3728

Swingy thingy spinny...

[Paulobergonci 673]

#3729

"The pendulum of choice began its dance..."

idk if its right, thats what i understood LOL

[Muck308 55]

3730

I've never heard of that type of pendulum before.

[Skimbo 304]

3731

[astronelson 339]

3732.

Well, I've run the math and apparently at my latitude the pendulum would rotate 360 degrees very close to 4 times a week, or about once every 1.75 days. It would swing in the NW-SE plane every 0.875 days. The times I go there are 3 days apart, which is not enough of a spacing for it to make an integer number of half-rotations. Maybe they reset it at a similar time each day.

[Chptrk 86]

3733.

I think they had one of those at the Museum of Science and Industry when we went there. It seemed to be working right. Although..wait...I think that was one that just swung back and forth, knocking over these little blocks to show the earth was rotating or something like that. IDK, I'm not a sciencey guy.

But as far as your pendulum not working, it's just more proof that physics is a lie. I mean, when I jump off my house, I float up. Sounds like this "gravity" stuff is just a bunch of hooey to me.

[Muck308 55]

3734

I was once on a train bound for Cleveland that left at 2:13 PM but I fell asleep.

[Duke87 1,070]

(3735)

I fall asleep on trains regularly. Never missed my stop because of it, though...

[airman15 4,111]

3736

I usually stay awake on trains, but I can't really get something to eat on the way back home because the dining car is usually packed with Oakland Raiders fans.

[Chptrk 86]

3737.

Yes. Or no. Depending on whichever one answers the question the way I would respond.

[Larks2242 251]

3738.

Got in trouble for pulling out a trix bar, said i needed a moment.

[Duke87 1,070]

(3739)

Metro-North does not have dining cars. Some trains do, however, have bar cars.

[nathanthemayor 1,261]

3780

I don't know if Amtrak has dining cars, because I probably haven't riden it in years. In the furture, Fresno will serve the California High Speed Rail.

[Frdm920 50]

3741

Number fix again.

Just cleaned my car from a rather large ant infestation :\

[airman15 4,111]

3741

I hate ants, they are always stealing my food.

[astronelson 339]

3743.

QR doesn't allow food on their suburban trains. I've never been sure whether or not that covers the Brisbane-Gold Coast intercity line. I'm inclined to believe it does, since the two are only an hour apart.

[Vahr 341]

3744

Cleveland's (rather small) light rail system doesn't have dining cars (duh ) but I'm pretty sure most over-dinner/lunch/breakfast-by-a-certain-time-margin Amtrak trains that run through here do.

[Duke87 1,070]

(3745)

Amtrak has dining cars on the northeast corridor. One would logically assume they also do elsewhere.

People bring food on the trains (both subway and commuter rail) all the time in New York. Occasionally someone proposes banning food on the subway as a way of combating the rat problem, but it's never well received. New Yorkers don't like being told they can't do things and many blatantly ignore the rules if they are.

[Muck308 55]

3746

I haven't been on a train of any kind for a while. I guess most recently was last July when I was on the NY subway. But I haven't been on a proper passenger train for at least a good 10 years.

[astronelson 339]

3747.

I haven't been on a train for a few months now.

[Chptrk 86]

3748.

The Metra trains around here don't have dining cars here. But I figured that's just cuz they're just for taking people from the suburbs to the city, so they don't exactly need them.

[Duke87 1,070]

(3749)

I was last on a train friday night. Will be on one again monday morning. It's a daily thing for me.

[astronelson 339]

3750.

It was daily for me a few years back, when I was going to school. Now I take the university's bus, unless it's the part of the day when it doesn't run and I have to walk the 2km there.