<VV> Re: Saturn Sky HUMOR NO CORVAIR

[Norman C. Witte]

Ken, according to Wikipedia, the correct factor for atmospheric pressure is 
14.6959487755134 pounds-force per square inch (psi), so I think we can
safely round to my 14.7 but the unit mistake I made was much more serious.
Now if we multiply the 161.1 inch length by the 74.1 inch width, we get
111,937.51 square inches of surface area, times our 14.7 psi, we get 175,433
pounds as the weight of the sky.  Subtracting the 2,933 GM version we are
now at 172,500 lbs. even.  So I guess it's pretty underweight, if you look
at the issue in a vacuum.  

Norm

P.S. Send me a bill.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Campbell [mailto:deltainc at grm.net]
> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 12:58 PM
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> Subject: Re: <VV> Re: Saturn Sky HUMOR NO CORVAIR
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> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Norm Witte" <norman.witte at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: <VV> Re: Saturn Sky HUMOR NO CORVAIR
> 
> 
> > Well, it seems awfully light for a planet....
> >
> > So I calculated it for a sky.  The Saturn Sky is 161.1 inches by 71.4
> inches, which gives a total surface area of 79.87875 square feet.  I may
> be
> rusty here but from my high school science class I seem to recall that a
> column of air one foot square weights 14.7 lbs., give or take for
> barometric
> pressure,>
> > Ask Doctor Science!
> > Norm Witte
> ******
> Hey Norm .. heh heh, the pressure at sea level is 15 lbs per SQUARE INCH
> ....   so the Sky would weigh ( 15 x 80 x 144 ) lbs too much.
> 
> So for a really good dirty trick, if you removed all the air from the top
> of
> someones little sky , it would take off straight up ....  at a very rapid
> rate and be out of sight in about 4 seconds ....
> .
> Which means it would accelerate straight up much much faster than your
> turbo
> vair will accelerate downhill .. (g) .....
> 
> This also explains why bald men like to wear hats ... if the air flow over
> the male bald head reaches a critical velocity, the pressure differential
> will cause the victim to be carried away into the atmosphere, causing said
> victim to be late for dinner and other important results
> 
> Orange you glad you brought this up??
> 
> glad to be of help... ken campbell, deltawerkes.
> 
> 
> 
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