tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post5687335042632527485..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: If It's Kimmie, Then You Know She Won't Be Satisfied Until She's Answered Some of the Great Unanswerables.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49348419780355845372013-10-02T23:41:05.807-04:002013-10-02T23:41:05.807-04:00Thanks, Frod, and I have two reactions.
1. Dumth...Thanks, Frod, and I have two reactions.<br /><br />1. Dumth.<br /><br />2. Thanks for clarifying that it IS centrifugal and not centripetal force. I argued with Sister Mary Vagueness about that for a week in seventh grade. The water in the bucket going around the gym teacher's head was being pushed out towards the bottom of the bucket (centrifugal) more than it was pushed in by the bucket Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-13225581412605325342013-10-02T19:24:40.825-04:002013-10-02T19:24:40.825-04:00Point well taken! I've had more than one stude...Point well taken! I've had more than one student who couldn't figure out a doorknob. One has particular trouble getting into an old building that had a front doorknob that rotated counterclockwise, instead of the usual clockwise.Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-30208609703322243662013-10-02T19:21:05.553-04:002013-10-02T19:21:05.553-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8967118125593086152013-10-02T19:15:10.769-04:002013-10-02T19:15:10.769-04:00Ah yes, this wasn't the first time Goldfinger ...Ah yes, this wasn't the first time Goldfinger said that when showing off interesting physics. The previous time, as Proffie will know, he had a laser, "a light not present in nature."<br /><br />And as far as cats go: my cat certainly is more intelligent than most students. He actually does something useful: instead of dead mice and birds, he brings me bottles of Scotch.Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-68304516040690119672013-10-02T16:10:25.094-04:002013-10-02T16:10:25.094-04:00I'll trade hair with you. Mine's curly, an...I'll trade hair with you. Mine's curly, and I always wanted straight.<br />ACA, I'm sure my cat is smarter than some of my students. Not the one who can't figure out the treat ball (she calls to the treats; they don't come out), maybe, but certainly the one who can turn doorknobs and let herself out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-17116526020755084262013-10-02T13:36:29.509-04:002013-10-02T13:36:29.509-04:00Excuse to post my favorite comic ever:
http://xkc...Excuse to post my favorite comic ever:<br /><br />http://xkcd.com/123/<br />Three Sigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10822893039310439770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-65654721190650388382013-10-02T12:07:24.876-04:002013-10-02T12:07:24.876-04:00I'm pretty sure my cat is more intelligent tha...I'm pretty sure my cat is more intelligent than most of my studentsAcademic Charlotte Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617435890922621735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-83221761473827969982013-10-02T10:11:55.864-04:002013-10-02T10:11:55.864-04:00I was always told that I wasn't supposed to me...I was always told that I wasn't supposed to mention centrifugal force because it's not a force: it's inertia. But then, I also happily use anthropomorphism when talking about chemistry, so what do I know?introvert.profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042783611716432247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-87068812988741372782013-10-02T05:36:41.693-04:002013-10-02T05:36:41.693-04:00That's easy, Proffie. It's because the for...That's easy, Proffie. It's because the force of gravity at Earth's surface is much greater than the centrifugal force of Earth's motion at Earth's surface.<br /><br />I have just committed a no-no, however: I just mentioned centrifugal force! For over 50 years, education professionals have been telling us physics proffies that our students can't understand this concept. Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89050733343273855252013-10-02T01:42:09.551-04:002013-10-02T01:42:09.551-04:00Great answers, Frod. Now what about "Why does...Great answers, Frod. Now what about "Why does the water in the ocean not shoot up into the sky with all the revolving we do?" If anyone here can answer this, it's you. <br /><br />Also, why didn't I think of this question before?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-74272598177180940922013-10-02T01:36:13.928-04:002013-10-02T01:36:13.928-04:00> Why do we start out young and grow old, when ...> Why do we start out young and grow old, when the other way would be more fun? <br /><br />That's easy, Kimmie. Because of the Second Law of Thermodynamics, that's why.<br /><br /><br />> Why can't students buy a $3 stapler when they have a $300 phone?<br /><br />Oh, mine do, once I start STAPLING DICKS TO THE FLOOR. (Muua-ha-HA!!!)<br /><br /><br />> What is the sound of Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-43284332900621524762013-10-01T21:21:29.447-04:002013-10-01T21:21:29.447-04:00I don't watch BB, but you all seem to have ver...I don't watch BB, but you all seem to have very clear ideas of what God's punishment entails. Now I'm curious about the show in which that could be a spoiler. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403289509523215570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-7082438975759376772013-10-01T19:27:17.318-04:002013-10-01T19:27:17.318-04:00Seriously, what the hell. I can't watch that f...Seriously, what the hell. I can't watch that finale until Sunday. I've been avoiding spoilers like the plague. Where is the common courtesy of a spoiler alert??<br /><br />:(Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-76936573960657149532013-10-01T18:46:47.912-04:002013-10-01T18:46:47.912-04:00I can't get the sound of balls slapping out of...I can't get the sound of balls slapping out of my head now. GAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-70617094263928910952013-10-01T18:19:19.976-04:002013-10-01T18:19:19.976-04:00You didn't put a spoiler before the stuff abou...You didn't put a spoiler before the stuff about Walt and Jesse!<br /><br />Are you channeling the long lost Darla, just a bit?<br /><br />Nice to see you regular, Kimmie...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com