Out of the Blue

[Jun 12, 2012, 10:38 am ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

Various factors in the Gunnar-man's recent spate of peeing suggest it's psychological rather than physiological, but I am familiar enough with my own tendency to be dogmatic (no pun intended) in analyzing things when I have a preconception about what's going on that I can't rule out it being medical, so its come to the point where it's time to ask the vet if she sees any reason for this sudden flood of urine we're getting to experience.

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Re: Wyoming

Jun 12, 2012, 14:40

The Portal video had excellent effects, but one thing always bothers me about these Portal videos. They all do the perpetual falling thing. It always ends safely. Sure, videos are entertainment, but when set in a context of Portal physics in "real life" there has to be a nod towards physics in real life. Terminal velocity is about 120mph when a skydiver takes maximum resistance (i.e. belly down), and it's reached in about 15 seconds. Going feet-first, all tucked in to avoid losing limbs on the edge of the portal, the speed could be getting on for 200mph. True, the upward motion should slow him until he reaches 0 mph at the peak. So we'd have to consider just the subsequent falling back. Even if we're to assume the height reached is correct when the exit portal is moved to the back yard, he free-falls after that for ~5 seconds, so assuming a belly-fall shouldn't he be going around 85mph when he falls back into it, and not much less than that when he goes splat onto the ground? Though maybe he'd already be dead from the instant change in direction.

		Date	Subject	Author
	1.	Jun 12, 11:31	Re: Out of the Blue	Zyrxil
	2.	Jun 12, 11:31	Re: Out of the Blue	TangoBaker
	3.	Jun 12, 11:38	Re: Out of the Blue	Beamer
	15.	Jun 12, 17:40	Re: Out of the Blue	jdreyer
	4.	Jun 12, 11:51	Re: Four arrested in La Mesa snack bar caper.	SirKnight
	7.	Jun 12, 13:30	Re: Four arrested in La Mesa snack bar caper.	nin
	5.	Jun 12, 12:04	Re: Out of the Blue	Cutter
	8.	Jun 12, 13:48	Wyoming	Bronco
	9.	Jun 12, 13:50	Re: Wyoming	nin
>>	10.	Jun 12, 14:40	Re: Wyoming	DG
	14.	Jun 12, 17:29	Re:Wyoming	Bronco
	13.	Jun 12, 15:45	Re: Wyoming	Cutter
	6.	Jun 12, 12:06	Re: Out of the Blue	Cutter
	11.	Jun 12, 15:04	Re: Out of the Blue	Veterator
	12.	Jun 12, 15:41	Re: Out of the Blue	jdreyer
	16.	Jun 12, 18:15	Re: Out of the Blue	Cutter
	17.	Jun 12, 18:39	Dogs and their tendancies	BazzaLB
	18.	Jun 12, 18:55	Re: Dogs and their tendancies	nin
	26.	Jun 13, 12:14	Re: Dogs and their tendancies	medusa[nyc]
	23.	Jun 12, 22:32	Re: Out of the Blue	Veterator
	19.	Jun 12, 20:23	Re: Out of the Blue	Cutter
	20.	Jun 12, 20:35	Re: Out of the Blue	nin
	21.	Jun 12, 20:43	Re: Out of the Blue	wurtin
	24.	Jun 13, 00:01	Re: Out of the Blue	nin
	25.	Jun 13, 12:05	Re: Out of the Blue	xXBatmanXx
	22.	Jun 12, 21:16	Re: Out of the Blue	xXBatmanXx