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Re: Amazon deletes James McGinn's Troll Book after bad complaints

From Yuri Kreaton <invlaid@invalid.com>
Newsgroups sci.physics
Subject Re: Amazon deletes James McGinn's Troll Book after bad complaints
Date 2016-10-31 14:10 -0500
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On 8/14/2016 3:21 PM, Claudius the Dink wrote:
> On Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 8:40:55 PM UTC-7, frank osborn
> wrote:
>> On Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 7:36:06 PM UTC-5, James McGinn
>> wrote:
>>> You looked at a picture and determine that the surface tension is
>>> decreasing?  I looked at the same picture and determined that the
>>> relative surface tension is increasing.  I'm not convinced that
>>> the slumping isn't simply the result of the fact that in smaller
>>> droplets the top of the droplet is closer to the surface.
>>>

>> Did you read the paper yet?
>
> Frank, what was the point of the paper.  And how is it relevant to
> James' hypothesis?  You were asked this.  Sergio was asked this.
> Nobody gave an answer.
>
> Why do you think it is you can't explain its relevance?
>
>

> You said your thoughts were just conjecture.
>>
>>
>> What about Sergio's math ?;

>>> Sergio >> what is the ratio of surface area (SA= 4*pi*r^2), to
>>> volume of a sphere
>> (V= 4/3*pi*r^3) ? ratio of surface to volume =
>> (4*pi*r^2)/(4/3*pi*r^3) = 3/r
>>> which *decreases* with smaller drop size..
>>
>>
>> James: > What the fuck are you talking about?  You determined all
>> of this from looking at pictures of microdroplets?

>>
>> Did you read the paper yet? It would be easier to discuss it if we
>> both have read it.
>
> Go ahead, discuss it.  What are you waiting for?
>
>
>>

>> Frank;  > > and therefore humid air is, as basic science predicts,
>> lighter than dry air.
>>>
>>
>> James ;  > Bull shit.  You have nothing but your imagination to
>> back this up.  Show us the definitive evidence.
>>>
>>
>> How about the periodic table of elements? And "not" ignoring liquid
>> to gas, H2O gas will displace heaver gas per volume and be
>> lighter?
>>
>>
>> Frank;>> So H2O gas must add to the Hot/cold convection of air
>> masses.
>>>
>> James;>> Absurd speculation.  Prove it.
>>
>> Lighter gases are buoyant?  Hot air rises and cold air sinks?

> This is one fact.  There are other factors at play here, such as
> electrostatic forces.  Right?
>
>> What about Sergio's math ?;
>>
>>> Sergio >> what is the ratio of surface area (SA= 4*pi*r^2), to
>>> volume of a sphere
>> (V= 4/3*pi*r^3) ? ratio of surface to volume =
>> (4*pi*r^2)/(4/3*pi*r^3) = 3/r
>>> which *decreases* with smaller drop size..
>>

>> James: > What the fuck are you talking about?  You determined all
>> of
this from looking at pictures of microdroplets?

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