Random Things I Do

[Jimmy]

Popeye,

I think it was IBM who built the first real PC with a hard drive. That was in 1981.

 

[popeye]

Random thought for the day. How come tracked vehicles are not used on the road? I have seen several small equipment vehicles like backhoes and snow plows with rubber tracks. I was wondering why no one makes a car like that. The traction would be terrific especially here in Wisconsin when it's snowing. I mean I guess I see potential problems of suspension and steering maybe even possibly problems at high speeds but think of the control one would have. I don't know just one of my random thoughts.

 

[Tiger Kitten]

The problem with that is actually that it tears up the pavement something fierce. If you look at roads in general, you will see grooves worn from the tires which are made of relatively soft material that comes in contact with the pavement. If the surface area of the contact is broader it would create more problems. At least I seem to remember through my fog that was the reason.

Tiger

 

[Marlene]

Yep...tracked vehicles tear up the road. Here in Florida we have a lot of phosphate mines and when they move the big diggers from one pit to another across the road, they'll cover the road with dirt and crushed shells and such to protect the road.

Not sure if it would tear up a concrete road as easily as an asphalt one. Any thoughts?

Lisa

 

[popeye]

Yeah but most of those vehicles are using a metal track which is incredible traction in the mud. But I was thinking the rubber tracks that I have seen. Either way like I said it was just a random thought. I have lots of dumb questions like this.

Oh random comment. Did you know that a university actually figured out how to teleport a beam of light from one room to another?

 

[Marlene]

Did you know that a university actually figured out how to teleport a beam of light from one room to another?

I laughed when I read that. I work at a university and these people with all of the letters after their name have trouble remembering to turn in paperwork or what their voice mail code is.

Lisa

 

[Grama-Herc]

Let's see now. Teleport a beam of light from one room to another you say! Sounds like a Flash Light to me ! :rofl:

 

[Marlene]

Sounds like a Flash Light to me ! :rofl:

Ah crap, Herc...I laughed so hard when I read that I spit on my screen!!!! LMAO! That's freakin great. Thanks for the laugh.

Lisa

 

[popeye]

Well another day another random thought. I saw something right before falling asleep the other day about some kid wanting to grow radishes on the moon. Now this got my brain working. During my slumber of course I was on the moon standing in a garden. But when I woke up it got me thinking. How long does it take to reach the moon? Well the United States Apollo missions only took 3 days to reach the moon. So here is my question I understand that there is no atmosphere on the moon, but what gases are there. We know that there is enough sunlight on one side of the moon for one month or close to a month. I was just wondering if the gases in the air would be enough to let a plant breath if we were to bring enough water to the moon to grow a plant. There isn't enough nutrients in the soil apparently and not enough carbon dioxide.
Random thing I found out while searching is that apparently moon dust smells kinda like gunpowder.

 

[cragger65]

I don't think there are any gases (other than possibly underground?) on the moon, popeye... no atmosphere I figure means "nadda". I'd be curious to hear more though, if you find any info out there on it.

Great thread by the way... it's had me scratching the old noodle a few times, which is always a good thing.

(Hmmm, that old saying sounds dirty all of a sudden ;D)

 

[popeye]

I like history and decided to do a little bit of research about St. Patrick's day. Sadly everything I found out I already knew. St. Patrick was a bishop in the Catholic church. He spent 20 years of his life converting the Pagans of Ireland to Christianity. The symbol of St. Patty's day is well known today as the shamrock although it was also a pagan symbol St. Patrick used it to explain the holy trinity to the Irish people. I personally like the idea. A simple clover used to explain my religion. The father, son and holy spirit in the form of something I can look on my lawn and find. Lately there has been much research into finding any truth to the rumor of him using a shamrock in his teachings and not much has been found to reinforce this belief though. No matter what they say I like to believe he did. I am 1/4 Irish just for the record. My grandpa had the red hair of the Irish and my mother has always had a hint of red in her hair during the summer time. Although age is slowly turning that red to gray.

 

[suzie q]

Poor St. Patrick...all that work to teach the pagans. What would he think of the news about several hundred complaints of child abuse in the Irish Catholic churches? (over last 30-40 years.) Heard that on the news this morning. I'm part Irish on my mothers side...her maiden name was Kimmey (originally MacKimmey.)