Microwave vs stove - Heating water

[zinfamous]

The same way you achieve equilibrium with your body? Presumably through a PIOUS, efficient and valid process that considers the the whole energy equation.

haha!

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[grrl]

The same way you achieve equilibrium with your body? Presumably through a pious, efficient and valid process that considers the the whole energy equation.

I feel you are misunderestimating the eloquent grandiosity of fleabag's wordsmithery.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Do you mean when the tire comes off the rim or when the rubber itself flies apart? Your numbers sound about right since tires on airplanes explode at about 500 psi.

Aeroplane tyres != road tyres

 

[jeanclaude]

Is fleabag Asian?

No. Just autistic and prone to tantrums.

Now for some pure speculation and over-generalizations as they apply to Failbag and only Failbag.

Given his recently expressed libertarian themed rants against taxes, social services and the role of the government it would would suggest that he is most likely white and male and perhaps even lower middle class (he has read something about the tea party movement, not much, and now embraces it like he does with other 'facts' that he spouts). He is also fearful of women who initiate or take the dominant role in dating / relationship contexts so I would also speculate that he might be shorter and smaller in physical stature. And we know from his lack of working out (distance to gym) and diet (Costco sardines) that he is most likely out of shape and/or overweight. He has an insane amount of hours to use for haunting stores and annoying sales people (Frys and Office max) and he boasted about an excessive income (clearly a compensatory lie) so it might suggest that he has a shift structured blue collar job that might be something like 4 long days and 3 days off. Not a job that he is proud of or finds stimulating. But then nothing will ever satisfy him given his mental condition. But his lack of interpersonal / social skills will always limit his employment choices. And leave a big chip on his shoulder. Self fulfilling scenario. The ATOT board is his only forum where people pay attention to him. If only to beat him senseless on a daily basis.

Granted these are gross over-generalizations and crazy speculation (esp in regards to libertarians and shift type blue collar jobs and job satisfaction etc) and presumably unfair to a great majority of people but with Fleabag... he may well be the exemplar pushed by mass media. He certainly writes and brandishes facts like such a stereotype.

Shorter fat autistic single white boy who lives alone in a hilly area near the West coast of the US.

 

[ShawnD1]

Aeroplane tyres != road tyres

Eh close enough

http://www.retread.org/QA/index.cfm?fuseaction=Answer&ID=13&nonav=1

At what point will a truck tire burst from overinflation?
Most new or undamaged medium radial truck tires can withstand three to four times the recommended pressure before bursting. In fact, the rim usually fails before the tire. ITRA has conducted several burst strength tests on new and used medium radial truck tires with special reinforced rims. The tires were pressurized with water. Most recently, three new tires and 13 used tires were "burst tested" with the lowest pressure burst recorded at 300psi and highest at 540psi for an average of 420psi. All of the test tires failed in the bead area.

The safety margin sounds about right. When building something for static loading like a house, the safety margin is to build the house at least twice as strong as required. Dynamic loading (load is constantly changing) is generally around 4 times. Impact loading is more like 8 times. You would never build something with a safety factor less than 2x. That would suck if my Corolla's tires exploded at only 50 psi (they are rated for something like 42 psi maximum).

Given his recently expressed libertarian themed rants against taxes, social services and the role of the government it would would suggest that he is most likely white and male and perhaps even lower middle class. He is also fearful of women who initiate or take the dominant role in dating / relationship contexts so I would also speculate that he might be shorter and smaller in physical stature. And we know from his lack of working out (distance to gym) and diet (Costco sardines) that he is most likely out of shape and/or overweight. He has an insane amount of hours to use for haunting stores and annoying sales people (Frys and Office max) and he boasted about an excessive income (clearly a compensatory lie) so it might suggest that he has a shift structured blue collar job that might be something like 4 long days and 3 days off. Not a job that he is proud of or finds stimulating. But then nothing will ever satisfy him given his mental condition. But his lack of interpersonal / social skills will always limit his employment choices. And leave a big chip on his shoulder. Self fulfilling scenario. The ATOT board is his only forum where people pay attention to him. If only to beat him senseless on a daily basis.

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I would laugh so hard if most of this turned out to be true. I just hope fleabag is never banned. He always starts the most epic threads. Inflate to sidewall, korean engineers, boiling water, etc. I love it.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Eh close enough

http://www.retread.org/QA/index.cfm?fuseaction=Answer&ID=13&nonav=1

By truck do you mean truck or light truck (pickups etc.)? I would say heavy truck would have a higher burst pressure than car road tyres.

The safety margin sounds about right. When building something for static loading like a house, the safety margin is to build the house at least twice as strong as required. Dynamic loading (load is constantly changing) is generally around 4 times. Impact loading is more like 8 times. You would never build something with a safety factor less than 2x. That would suck if my Corolla's tires exploded at only 50 psi (they are rated for something like 42 psi maximum).

That isn't true...

 

[Possessed Freak]

I DO NOT RECOMMEND DOING THAT. ESPECIALLY ON USED TIRES! However if you are someone I don't like, then be my guest.. That whole 600-800psi debacle is a burst pressure rating. They conducted this burst pressure rating on a brand new tire in the factory, however they rarely release these numbers anymore (which is why you can't find them online) because of liability reasons. There was a guy on youtube who posted the inflation of a 13 year old dry-rotted tire and it burst at 175PSI. So while 600psi is plausible on a brand new, unmolested tire, I don't and never have suggested inflating to such pressures. I was merely demonstrating to everyone that inflating to sidewall should pose no risk to the user and that there is a very large margin of safety when it comes to tires. Despite this margin of safety, tires that are mistreated or have aged will not have the same level of safety which is why some people have been injured when inflating their tires.

You are saying an exploding tire will go through a slate roof/wooden siding garage?

Perhaps I should try a series of tests where I introduce a puncture to a tire at different pressures. See if a tire at 70 PSI violently disintegrates over one at 30 PSI. But I would need to introduce a load and spin the tire for it to be remotely accurate.

 

[ShawnD1]

By truck do you mean truck or light truck (pickups etc.)? I would say heavy truck would have a higher burst pressure than car road tyres.

It says medium truck which I assume would be something quite large such as a tire for a bus.

Google books has some interesting results about burst pressure.
http://books.google.ca/books?id=18h...AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=safety factor tires&f=false
I can't quote it because it's a picture but it says common safety factor for tires is about 8 but could be as low as 4.

That isn't true...

Not always true, but most are greater than 2. Wiki has a nice little blip on common safety factors:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factor_of_safety

Buildings commonly use a factor of safety of 2.0 for each structural member. The value for buildings is relatively low because the loads are well understood and most structures are redundant. Pressure vessels use 3.5 to 4.0, automobiles use 3.0, and aircraft and spacecraft use 1.4 to 3.0 depending on the materials. Ductile, metallic materials use the lower value while brittle materials use the higher values. The field of aerospace engineering uses generally lower design factors because the costs associated with structural weight are high. This low design factor is why aerospace parts and materials are subject to more stringent quality control. The usually applied Safety Factor is 1.5, but for pressurized fuselage it is 2.0 and for main landing gear structures it is often 1.25.

 

[Bignate603]

The safety margin sounds about right. When building something for static loading like a house, the safety margin is to build the house at least twice as strong as required. Dynamic loading (load is constantly changing) is generally around 4 times. Impact loading is more like 8 times. You would never build something with a safety factor less than 2x. That would suck if my Corolla's tires exploded at only 50 psi (they are rated for something like 42 psi maximum).

Very untrue, it all depends on what it is. I do turbine engine design and on some things the safety factor is 1.1x or less. If you're very confident in the loading condition you can cut way down on the safety factor.

 

[gaidensensei]

I don't believe so, but gaidensensei is. I was simply commenting on the sad face. He's been reworking the Asian avatar trying to make it look 'tougher.'

lol. best interpretation so far.

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:awe:
Will fix it eventually. But first, we have more important matters at hand here.

 

[alkemyst]

please say this isn't you.

 

[grrl]

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:awe:
Will fix it eventually. But first, we have more important matters at hand here.

True enough. I haven't boiled any water since this thread was started because I'm afraid of needlessly wasting any more energy. I sure hope fleabag can convince Mythbusters to take this one up.

 

[jeanclaude]

True enough. I haven't boiled any water since this thread was started because I'm afraid of needlessly wasting any more energy. I sure hope fleabag can convince Mythbusters to take this one up.

No boiling water? You are lucky. I haven't been able to use any electricity in my place. Thanks to the insights gained from Fleabag's postings on electrical wiring I have been ripping out and replacing everything in my walls and leading out to the street. One can never be to too careful or conserve enough electricity.

 

[ShawnD1]

No boiling water? You are lucky. I haven't been able to use any electricity in my place. Thanks to the insights gained from Fleabag's postings on electrical wiring I have been ripping out and replacing everything in my walls and leading out to the street. One can never to too careful or conserve enough electricity.

You should modify your air conditioner so the heat it generates goes toward boiling water. Then you'd be cooling the room and boiling water at the same time. It's like 99% efficient!