Stick rotation?

**ggiese** · 11-20-2009, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by MarineOne

You're doing it all wrong.

You need a pebble reactor to power the weiner rotator, and then a fire hydrant to provide the humidity.

Oooohhh..... I hear what you're saying, Kris - but I'd be careful about recommending the fire hydrant humidification option. That does work in cerrtain applications, but the water pressure varies from location to location, and may always not be as consistent as it should be. Electricty has come a LONG way (hence the pebble reactor working well), but water distribution is not nearly as devloped.

I'd stick with pucks, if I were you. They're cheap and easy to use - and you can find them in virtually every sports venue, and most decent bars. The only catch being that woman will not find them in their washrooms...

**mail man** · 11-20-2009, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by badwhale

Guess not at home either?

Damn, I can't even spell Damn correctly. I have to recalibrate my internal spellcheck...how do I do this, should hitting my head on the wall be good enough?

Keith

**-nick-** · 11-20-2009, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by mail man

Damn, I can't even spell Damn correctly. I have to recalibrate my internal spellcheck...how do I do this, should hitting my head on the wall be good enough?

Keith

No when that happened to me I had to jump off AT LEAST a 5 story building.

**mail man** · 11-20-2009, 01:16 PM

but, were you wearing sneakers or boots? If you had your boots on, a 3 story one would have done...so I'm told

**-nick-** · 11-20-2009, 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by mail man

but, were you wearing sneakers or boots? If you had your boots on, a 3 story one would have done...so I'm told

Oh damnit see I knew I should've left the boots on, it's just the sneakers had a cool little air pocket in the bottom so I thought that might make a difference.

**ggiese** · 11-20-2009, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by -nick-

No when that happened to me I had to jump off AT LEAST a 5 story building.

Ok - what's with the threadjack!

We're discussing rotating, not building jumping. Angular momentum - not linear momentum...

**ashauler** · 11-20-2009, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by ggiese

Ok - what's with the threadjack!

We're discussing rotating, not building jumping. Angular momentum - not linear momentum...

Well, hell George, throw the young 'uns a bone and give them the real skinny on stick rotation indicators, methods, and equipment. I'm sure you can see from the posts in this thread it is sorely needed.

I would pass it on, but everyone knows I'm not as generous as you are, and besides, I use the ggiesefoolproofevenhumiditymethod and the patent hasn't expired yet. I don't need you suing me. Again.

geesh i'm bored

**ggiese** · 11-20-2009, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by ashauler

Well, hell George, throw the young 'uns a bone and give them the real skinny on stick rotation indicators, methods, and equipment. I'm sure you can see from the posts in this thread it is sorely needed.

I would pass it on, but everyone knows I'm not as generous as you are, and besides, I use the ggiesefoolproofevenhumiditymethod and the patent hasn't expired yet. I don't need you suing me. Again.

geesh i'm bored

What's with you outing me! That was supposed to be a super board secret. No one gets the info without payin' their dues...

I'll be more than happy to kick 'em in the right direction, though...

**mail man** · 11-20-2009, 02:44 PM

one questions on the rotating.
Does the rotational force smooth out the edges on the box pressed sticks?

All this talk of rotation is making me sick.

**ashauler** · 11-20-2009, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by ggiese

What's with you outing me! That was supposed to be a super board secret. No one gets the info without payin' their dues...

I'll be more than happy to kick 'em in the right direction, though...

Um, uh, ah, oooops. Crap, does that void my warranty?

**ndv21** · 11-20-2009, 02:50 PM

My wife mentioned something to me the other day about "rotating sticks". I wonder if this is what she meant by it....hmmmm

**ggiese** · 11-20-2009, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by mail man

one questions on the rotating.
Does the rotational force smooth out the edges on the box pressed sticks?

All this talk of rotation is making me sick.

Why would you ask such a rhetorical question? Are you trying to stir things up???

**nhcigarfan** · 11-20-2009, 03:37 PM

Rock tumbler. I just spit in it every once and a while to keep everything moist.

**-nick-** · 11-20-2009, 04:01 PM

Could someone point me in the right direction by posting a site where I could get some of these devices? I can't believe all this time I thought what I was doing would be sufficient!

**buzz** · 11-20-2009, 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by -nick-

Could someone point me in the right direction by posting a site where I could get some of these devices? I can't believe all this time I thought what I was doing would be sufficient!

Here is the model I started with...

-Buzz

**-nick-** · 11-20-2009, 04:13 PM

Originally Posted by buzz

Here is the model I started with...

-Buzz

That one looks a little childish...if I'm getting one I want one that's made for adults.

**buzz** · 11-20-2009, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by -nick-

That one looks a little childish...if I'm getting one I want one that's made for adults.

I'm not going to pretend like that comment didn't hurt my feelings...

All the same, here is another option that looks like it might be more "adult"

-Buzz

**MarineOne** · 11-21-2009, 12:02 AM

Originally Posted by ggiese

Ok - what's with the threadjack!

We're discussing rotating, not building jumping. Angular momentum - not linear momentum...

Well if your angle is greater than zero but less than one, then angular momentum and linear momentum could become the same thing.

Kris

**ggiese** · 11-21-2009, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by MarineOne

Well if your angle is greater than zero but less than one, then angular momentum and linear momentum could become the same thing.

Kris

Ooohh... I dunno Kris. A popular misconception.

I know it's rhetorical, but formally the angular momentum of a point object is defined as the cross product of the object's position vector (a measure of an object's resistance to changes in its rotation rate) and the linear momentum vector. By that definition, angular momentum cannot possibly be the same as linear momentum.