At 21:24 -0500 on 15/08/02, Allen Davis wrote: >I have a reply to some of this. I'm rusty on my physics, though: > >the pickle wrote: >> >> At 23:32 -0500 on 14/08/02, Ryan wrote: >> >> >And not just sitting in the back, starting and watching. Now about those >> >boat anchors, if you put a 85 lb. computer in the water, how the heck'd you >> >get it back up? And it's no doubt that the Apple Newton is the best boat >> >> The water makes it weigh a lot less than its mass might indicate because the >> water holds it up much better than air does :) > >The computer's air slots will allow it to take in water. If it's salt >water, it will mass more than fresh water. You're going to be hauling up >the mass of the computer, plus whatever water is circulating through its >guts. I believe it will make the computer seems to mass more than its >original 85-lbs. Plus, the circulation of water through the vents of the >said computer, will give the illusion of added mass which really isn't there.
Ya, but there aren't any 85-lb Macs. I think my suggestion was to fill the case with concrete (because there aren't any Macs that'll make a decent boat anchor unless you do anyway), which would alleviate pretty much all of the above. >What he's referring to here is an old-fashioned dial telephone (anyone I have one, and I can't find any significant magnet in it other than the ringer solenoid. >scrub the area around this desk because I smoked a lot. Over time, her >vaccum erased or damaged a bunch of those disks -- they were in the >bottom drawer of that metal desk. Motors generate a LOT more magnetic field than a fone does :) -- the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> Software Archive <ftp://download:[EMAIL PROTECTED]//Users/thepickl/Sites/Archive/> <http://www.members.jmug.org/%7Ethepickl/archive/> _________________________________________________________________ -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
