What can i say... I never liked chemistry... Physics is the poop. Hahaha
-James -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Chris Simpson Sent: Sunday, 23 June 2002 2:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: nitrogen filled tires Sorry James, Nitrogen is not a noble gas, but in its diatomic form of N2 it is nearly as unreactive as the noble gases and hence does exhibit some of the properties of noble gases. He, Ne, Ar and others are the noble gases. Sorry, I'm a maths and science teacher! Chris james wade writes: > That makes sense... Nitrogen is a noble gas right? (Year 10 Chemistry, > thank you very much):P > > -James > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Tom > Richardson > Sent: Sunday, 23 June 2002 12:59 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: nitrogen filled tires > > > Yes. A frame full of helium would have more mass than a frame under > complete vacuum, therefore gravity would exert a larger force on the > helium cos of one of Newton's laws, Force = mass * acceleration (ie even > > though helium is lighter than air, it's still heavier than nothing) > You > > can't really use vacuum filled tyres though :) > > Aren't these digressions great? Who'd have thought there was a use > for > high school physics > > - Tom > > PS Maybe one of the other reasons why nitrogen is used in some forms > of > motorsport is that it's inert, incase of a fire? > > mark krawczuk wrote: > > >hi, would u be better of with vacuum in the frame? > > > > mark k > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "james wade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 12:39 AM > >Subject: RE: nitrogen filled tires > > > > > >>Ive heard of bmx racers using helium? These days those guys are > >>weight > > >>crazy and all, so yeah its like they want a lighter bike and all > >>that. > > >>I even heard of a guy putting helium inside his frame (ie. inside > >>the > >>tubing). talk about kooky. > >> > >>-james > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of mark > >>krawczuk > >>Sent: Saturday, 22 June 2002 8:04 PM > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Subject: Re: nitrogen filled tires > >> > >> > >>i believe that some racing pushbikes use nitrogen in the tyres? > >> > >> mark k > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "James Cox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 1:32 PM > >>Subject: RE: nitrogen filled tires > >> > >> > >>>Actually I think they do that to maintain a constant tyre pressure > >>>since nitrogen is less likely to expand with heat increases, a > >>>common > > >>>practice > >>> > >>in > >> > >>>some forms of motorsport. If he really intended to make the tires > >>>lighter he should have uses helium. > >>> > >>>Jame Cox > >>> > >>> > >>>>No > >>>>I have only ever seen a bloke fill his tyres with nitrogen to make > >>>>them lighter, similar to bridge construction (true story) > >>>> > >>> > >>>_________________________________________________________________ > >>>Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: > >>>http://mobile.msn.com > >>> > >>> > >>--membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > >>OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > >>Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send > >>submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised > >>redistribution of this email > >>http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > >>http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > >>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send > submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised > redistribution of this email > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
