mycrofft
Still crazy but elsewhere
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There have been myriad things over the centuries which intuitively you just KNOW must work; but, no. And people,keep trying them again and again, and sometimes make a living claiming it works, or they can sell/tell you how to make it work? (Like changing those rear right spark plugs on your '78 Nova's 305 Cleveland without snapping off the first two...).
Or: "I can make a frog leg jerk and monkey head's eye open with electricity, lets' bring really dead people back to life with electricity".
Or: "Helium weighs less than air, so it rises. Hydrogen weighs less than helium, so hydrogen has more lift. Since a vacuum weighs less than either, why can't I fill a thin metal shell with a vacuum and I'll zip skywards?".
Or: "If I leave the oxygen tank stem valve (or air pack tank valve) on and just turn off the flow (demand) valve, I can save time when I respond...except somehow the tank keeps emptying, or the regulator pressure valve sticks in the "FULL" position...
Any other counter-intuitives you keep seeing or hearing about?
:mellow:
Or: "I can make a frog leg jerk and monkey head's eye open with electricity, lets' bring really dead people back to life with electricity".
Or: "Helium weighs less than air, so it rises. Hydrogen weighs less than helium, so hydrogen has more lift. Since a vacuum weighs less than either, why can't I fill a thin metal shell with a vacuum and I'll zip skywards?".
Or: "If I leave the oxygen tank stem valve (or air pack tank valve) on and just turn off the flow (demand) valve, I can save time when I respond...except somehow the tank keeps emptying, or the regulator pressure valve sticks in the "FULL" position...
Any other counter-intuitives you keep seeing or hearing about?
:mellow: