http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/16/theres-an-elephant-in-the-way/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:28:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/16/theres-an-elephant-in-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-188392 Theresa Fri, 17 Aug 2007 04:23:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/16/theres-an-elephant-in-the-way/#comment-188392 oh yeah, plus the first seven letters of this topic's title spell out my name :-) oh yeah, plus the first seven letters of this topic’s title spell out my name

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/16/theres-an-elephant-in-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-188391 Theresa Fri, 17 Aug 2007 04:22:18 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/16/theres-an-elephant-in-the-way/#comment-188391 My heart is starting to beat faster. Seriously, that question makes me feel like I am in physics class again. Where's the Valium? My heart is starting to beat faster. Seriously, that question makes me feel like I am in physics class again. Where’s the Valium?

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/16/theres-an-elephant-in-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-188209 xirvyg Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:26:54 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/16/theres-an-elephant-in-the-way/#comment-188209 Ouch! They were SO close! They just needed to set those two equations equal to one another and solve for x. Since there is no energy lose due to friction of the ramp, and assuming a perfect spring, the potential of the raised block is equal to the potential imparted to the spring. The block momentarily stops at full spring compression and then is pushed by the spring and goes back to its initial 5 meter height. Conservation of energy at work. Ouch! They were SO close! They just needed to set those two equations equal to one another and solve for x. Since there is no energy lose due to friction of the ramp, and assuming a perfect spring, the potential of the raised block is equal to the potential imparted to the spring. The block momentarily stops at full spring compression and then is pushed by the spring and goes back to its initial 5 meter height. Conservation of energy at work.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/16/theres-an-elephant-in-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-188185 Mr Pudifoot Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:37:07 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/16/theres-an-elephant-in-the-way/#comment-188185 I took an english class, and at the end of the year we had to turn in ten or so essays on whatever topics we liked. So i did my essays on things the teacher did that pissed me off. :-) I took an english class, and at the end of the year we had to turn in ten or so essays on whatever topics we liked. So i did my essays on things the teacher did that pissed me off.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/16/theres-an-elephant-in-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-187987 Kat Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:48:17 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/16/theres-an-elephant-in-the-way/#comment-187987 I did something like this on my essay final for a religious studies class. we had to pick 3 essay questions to answer. I only had answers for 2 so I wrote the teacher a story on why I took the class for the third answer. I got a B in the class. It also happened to be my boyfriend's (at the time) uncle who was teaching the class so I knew he had a sense of humor I did something like this on my essay final for a religious studies class. we had to pick 3 essay questions to answer. I only had answers for 2 so I wrote the teacher a story on why I took the class for the third answer. I got a B in the class. It also happened to be my boyfriend’s (at the time) uncle who was teaching the class so I knew he had a sense of humor

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