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crimethinking
Vietnam765 Posts
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Chewbacca.
United States3634 Posts
On February 23 2015 02:29 crimethinking wrote: Is there any decent grinding 2D MMORPG nowadays? Suddenly I feel like going back to 2007. Sounds like you want Runescape 2007 then :O | ||
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SoSexy
Italy3725 Posts
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crimethinking
Vietnam765 Posts
On February 23 2015 03:37 SoSexy wrote: Is there any way to relief waiting anxiety? I'm waiting for phds decisions and I check e-mails 60 times a day, feel a weight in my stomach and bad overall Try to distract yourself with something. When I was waiting for university decisions I distracted myself with a breakup. Worked wonder. | ||
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Najda
United States3765 Posts
On February 23 2015 02:56 Chewbacca. wrote: Sounds like you want Runescape 2007 then :O Yeah they just opened permenant f2p servers as well, just google oldschool runescape. | ||
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Cascade
Australia5405 Posts
On February 23 2015 03:37 SoSexy wrote: Is there any way to relief waiting anxiety? I'm waiting for phds decisions and I check e-mails 60 times a day, feel a weight in my stomach and bad overall Physical exercise. | ||
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Orcasgt24
Canada3238 Posts
On February 23 2015 03:37 SoSexy wrote: Is there any way to relief waiting anxiety? I'm waiting for phds decisions and I check e-mails 60 times a day, feel a weight in my stomach and bad overall Netflix Marathoning of something you like. | ||
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Simberto
Germany11951 Posts
Get into a new hobby (I can greatly recommend PnP roleplaying, but anything works) that allows you to be involved and do things constantly if you have surplus time. Basically, be busy. | ||
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SUPERFRANZ
Germany8 Posts
1. Practise the handstand until you can do it perfectly 2. Put red paint on your hands 3. Walk around your room in the handstand until the whole floor is covered in red | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17749 Posts
On February 23 2015 02:18 Acrofales wrote: Also, that baseball game at no. 2. WTF? .... Instead they have: CoD (all) Baseball Some other shitty sports games The Sims World of Goo Not a good list  NES Tecmo Football is better than every sports game on the list. 25+ years after the games release it still has an active competitive community. | ||
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ThomasjServo
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FiWiFaKi
Canada9859 Posts
What factors do you consider, and has there been any research and papers that can be linked on proving why the way it is now is ideal? | ||
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ThomasjServo
15244 Posts
On February 24 2015 01:23 FiWiFaKi wrote: Why are wheels and tires the size they are on cars (in diameter)? What factors do you consider, and has there been any research and papers that can be linked on proving why the way it is now is ideal? Depends on the type of vehicle and the surface it is meant to drive on. Take the tire below from a Ferrari 458, this would likely only ever see surface streets in a metro area and or racing tracks. Which means there doesn't need to be as much tire, because the terrain it is designed for isn't terribly demanding. Take this out to the country on low profile and or track tires and the right kind of bumpy, country road, and the thing will crack a rim no problem or generally fuck itself up ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/k212Vnb.jpg) You can compare this to a pick up truck tire, or even that of a mid range sedan and things are more all purpose, hence the name for the tire, "all weather" or what have you. Good at most things, but it is meant for broad strokes. The bigger vehicle you get, into pick ups and I would imagine 18 Wheelers even, is that wider tires equal more grip, more grip plus the way that those vehicles are designed means they can pull, push, tug, and generally fuck up more shit, and make use of all of the power available. I am no car expert, but that is kind of it in a nut shell. As to why precise ratios or diameters are ideal, I have no idea. | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17749 Posts
one of the things the Zealot says is "Gee-House", when u click on him. what does that mean? | ||
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ComaDose
Canada10357 Posts
On February 24 2015 03:38 JimmyJRaynor wrote: In SC1, one of the things the Zealot says is "Gee-House", when u click on him. what does that mean? It's in Khalani which is the language that protoss use to communicate telepathically. I don't know what it means tho. | ||
The_Templar
your Country52798 Posts
On February 24 2015 03:38 JimmyJRaynor wrote: In SC1, one of the things the Zealot says is "Gee-House", when u click on him. what does that mean? Looks like it's untranslated. http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/Khalani | ||
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FiWiFaKi
Canada9859 Posts
On February 24 2015 01:39 ThomasjServo wrote: Depends on the type of vehicle and the surface it is meant to drive on. Take the tire below from a Ferrari 458, this would likely only ever see surface streets in a metro area and or racing tracks. Which means there doesn't need to be as much tire, because the terrain it is designed for isn't terribly demanding. Take this out to the country on low profile and or track tires and the right kind of bumpy, country road, and the thing will crack a rim no problem or generally fuck itself up You can compare this to a pick up truck tire, or even that of a mid range sedan and things are more all purpose, hence the name for the tire, "all weather" or what have you. Good at most things, but it is meant for broad strokes. The bigger vehicle you get, into pick ups and I would imagine 18 Wheelers even, is that wider tires equal more grip, more grip plus the way that those vehicles are designed means they can pull, push, tug, and generally fuck up more shit, and make use of all of the power available. I am no car expert, but that is kind of it in a nut shell. As to why precise ratios or diameters are ideal, I have no idea. Thank you for the reply. However, I'm not talking about the thickness of the tire, I understand the thinner the tire, the less dampening ability. I am only talking about the outer diameter of the tire. Like winter tires, summer tires, all season, it doesn't matter, the wheel itself is still roughly the same diameter. I'm not asking about the thickness, or the grooves on the tire either. I understand the concept that a thicker tire means more grip, hence better transfer of torque into linear motion. Simply asking, why is the rim for a car of diameter x. Why aren't the wheels larger, why aren't the wheels the size of skate board wheels (well that one is clear). Just wondering how you'd go about optimizing the wheel size of a car. | ||
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farvacola
United States18866 Posts
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Acrofales
Spain18410 Posts
On February 24 2015 03:49 FiWiFaKi wrote: Thank you for the reply. However, I'm not talking about the thickness of the tire, I understand the thinner the tire, the less dampening ability. I am only talking about the outer diameter of the tire. Like winter tires, summer tires, all season, it doesn't matter, the wheel itself is still roughly the same diameter. I'm not asking about the thickness, or the grooves on the tire either. I understand the concept that a thicker tire means more grip, hence better transfer of torque into linear motion. Simply asking, why is the rim for a car of diameter x. Why aren't the wheels larger, why aren't the wheels the size of skate board wheels (well that one is clear). Just wondering how you'd go about optimizing the wheel size of a car. What I understood when I did a brief research on the internetz because I had to replace my tyres and the factory model was not available (for some reason, my car/model is one of the very few using 195/60 R16 tyres in Brazil). You CAN switch your tyres (I almost bought 205/55 R16) and even the diameter of your rims (take them off and put on others), but car manufacturers (have to) do quite a lot of tests to figure out what combination is best for the car. What exactly they test for I don't know, but stability and durability under varying conditions is an obvious one. | ||
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FiWiFaKi
Canada9859 Posts
On February 24 2015 03:59 farvacola wrote: You're a mechanical engineering student, surely you know someone at your school better versed in automotive engineering than TL's general population. There is not a simple answer to your question lol. Surprisingly not. I've asked several peers and two professors, and the best answers I got were hypothesizing reasons and radiated shaky confidence at best. I was almost mad that my prof for Advanced Mechanics of Materials had no idea. Seems like such a fundamental concept, but I cannot find very much meaning information easily. Feels like my best bet at this point is to take some Automotive Design textbook from the bookstore, and try and find something. On February 24 2015 07:23 Acrofales wrote: What I understood when I did a brief research on the internetz because I had to replace my tyres and the factory model was not available (for some reason, my car/model is one of the very few using 195/60 R16 tyres in Brazil). You CAN switch your tyres (I almost bought 205/55 R16) and even the diameter of your rims (take them off and put on others), but car manufacturers (have to) do quite a lot of tests to figure out what combination is best for the car. What exactly they test for I don't know, but stability and durability under varying conditions is an obvious one. Thanks for the info. That's the problem, all the information is too vague. Yeah, the tires must have proper dampening, so be thick or wide enough, material properties of the synthetic rubber must withstand the tire pressure under all dynamic conditions. The internal stress in the rims must withstand any impacts, and so forth. But it's all hypothetical and very vague. You want big wheels to be able to smoothly pass through potholes, and your car will be more efficient in terms of needing smaller gear ratios at a certain rpm. But on the other hand, you have more mass in the car, potentially slower acceleration, more force needs to be applied to turn the wheel, just to name a few. But nothing is quantifiable. Anyway, maybe I shouldn't ask here, but I've had people be really smart in answering my silly quantum mechanics questions that I find interesting but know nothing about. | ||
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