Comments on: A John Conners Nice Day

By: Dan Puroclean

Dan Puroclean — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 01:10:00 +0000

Why hasn’t modern science answered this seemingly simple question about cooling water? The main problem is that the time it takes water to freeze is highly sensitive to a number of details in the experimental set- up, such as the shape and size of the container, the shape and size of the refrigeration unit, the gas and impurity content of the water, how the time of freezing is defined, and so on. Because of this sensitivity, while experiments have generally agreed that the Mpemba effect occurs, they disagree over the conditions under which it occurs, and thus about why it occurs.

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 17 Jul 2003 19:15:58 +0000

38 degrees? 47 degrees? Pah, that’s nothing, when I were a lad blah blah blah…

By: John Conners

John Conners — Thu, 17 Jul 2003 14:25:40 +0000

The thing that amazes me most about Stargate SG 1 is that until I recently saw a re-run of McGuyver I didn’t realise that the man himself and Colonel O’Neil were played by the same actor! Can’t believe I never clicked before…

By: Snicks

Snicks — Thu, 17 Jul 2003 12:00:57 +0000

If your knowledge of Egyptian architecture is based on Stargate, I’d say that’s a little too much, otherwise I don’t think you can have too much. I recently snaffled the DVD set of Season 1 from a friend and watched it … straight through.

By: John Conners

John Conners — Wed, 16 Jul 2003 12:39:49 +0000

Wow! You lucky thing. I’ve always wanted to go to Egypt and see the pyramids and other historical artefacts (I watch more Stargate SG 1 than is healthy). Too hot for sunbathing I’d imagine…

By: Samantha

Samantha — Wed, 16 Jul 2003 12:28:36 +0000

If we’re talking about ‘walls of heat’, when I stepped off the plane in Egypt last Monday, I was greeted with temperatures of 44 degrees Celsius – at 7.30pm ! The day-time temperatures were usually about 47 C – not the best when you’re wandering around ancient monuments! Now I know why the holiday was so inexpensive!!

I’ve been chilly since returning to the UK……..

By: Stu

Stu — Tue, 15 Jul 2003 14:56:58 +0000

27 as a wall of heat! – I got out of my car yesterday and it was 38 (Celsius, not Fahrenheit)- that’s some wall, I can tell you.

The trick now is to keep that weather going for more than 2 days in which case there’ll no doubt be a hosepipe ban and trains will stop running (melting tracks).

Anyway, when I was a kid, it was 27 every day right through the school summer holidays….

By: Lats

Lats — Tue, 15 Jul 2003 10:38:17 +0000

Everyday in Frankfurt it’s 30C with clear blue skies and a nice breeze. The only depressing thing is being stuck in the office all the time when it’s like that… At least you can sit outside in short sleeves until midnight enjoying a drink – and it’s still warm!

By: John Conners

John Conners — Tue, 15 Jul 2003 08:44:28 +0000

At least you get 4 seasons though…

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 15 Jul 2003 02:48:36 +0000

I should have stayed in Blighty. That was weather that I don’t remember happening since being in the single digits. Also, add to that a win for the cricket team and I’m sure I should be looking for three men on horseback.

I arrived back to humidity and torrential rain. Still, at least the pilots worked for their money…bumpy is an inadequate word.