Well, actually nothing to do with Christmas, but I needed a laugh after a bad day at work, and this does concern railroads ...
Well, we know why the engineer is blowing the whistle. Perhaps it is the time of day, but I do find it humorous.
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33miles a second?...yeah, observer A is dead, and observer B is deaf from the sonic boom, so...
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edblysard 33miles a second?...yeah, observer A is dead, and observer B is deaf from the sonic boom, so...
I'm thinking it's meters per second, Ed.
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Im thinking its a EMD because a GE cant go that fast.
73.818 mph...still a little fast, about the only thing he would have heard is the wind rushing by....observer A on the other hand, is toast...
I like my math better...at 118800 mph it would be a wild ride!
edblysard ...at 118800 mph it would be a wild ride!
...at 118800 mph it would be a wild ride!
but very difficult to photograph......
A liberal arts major with a minor in physics?
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edblysardat 118800 mph it would be a wild ride!
Or--dare we say it--extreme! (I'd be scared!)
RWM, thanks! That's precisely my daughter's sense of humor--and they'd give her credit for it, too!
Carl
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edblysard 73.818 mph...still a little fast, about the only thing he would have heard is the wind rushing by....observer A on the other hand, is toast... I like my math better...at 118800 mph it would be a wild ride!
Interesting. But was the grade crossing a blow crossing or one of them fangled FRA "Quiet" Zones??
Sounds like there's a lawsuit in there someplace since it would be physically impossible for "A" to hear the horn before impact if the train was exceeding the speed of sound. Also, it might be argued that the sonic boom was an attractive nuisance actually attracting idiot "A" to the tracks. Oh, well, he was probably an FRN looking for a photo anyhow...
Speaking of FRNs did you know that the acronym for a new FCC railroad radio license registration number is, you guessed it "FRN"...
LC
jeaton A liberal arts major with a minor in physics?
Last I looked Mathematics was a part of the liberal arts (I think that there are 7 liberal arts -open to correction of course)
It only stands to reason that a well educated person would risk such an equation.
PL
well, unless my calculations are incorrect, you could take a picture but even with a shutter speed of 1/1,000th sec , the train would have travelled 173ft while the shutter was open.... of course you could always take the camera off the tripod and .... ah nevermind
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piouslion1 jeaton A liberal arts major with a minor in physics? Last I looked Mathematics was a part of the liberal arts (I think that there are 7 liberal arts -open to correction of course) It only stands to reason that a well educated person would risk such an equation. PL
Mathematics as a part of liberal arts–well, when I was in college, at a liberal arts college, the only degree granted was Bachelor of Arts, no matter what your major. Some time after I graduated, I noticed in a listing of alumni that my degree was Bachelor of Science (chemistry major with minor in math)–and no one had officially notified me of the change. So, I was a liberal arts major with a minor in math. Since the two academic buildings on the campus were the Science Hall and the Hay Building, we had Science majors and Hay Barn majors.
Johnny
We could start a whole thread on that line of discussion. Today BA's are in short supply given that even history types like me get BS degrees in colleges that are traditionally liberal arts outfits. Throw in a minor or double major in any behavioral science they put you in the BS pool. The other matter is that we haven't even touched the engineering areas of higher education.
My nephew got an engineering degree that described the course of study as a part of the degree. BS in Automotive Design Mechanics and Engineering. I could go on what is included or not included in the courses of study the younger ones get these days, but getting up on a a soap box on Christmas Day does not a great holiday make.
You described the buildings at your college much like I described mine. History was either in Parks Hall or Terrell Hall with large lectures being given in Herty Hall where the Chemistry, Botany and Biologist hung out. We were the Terrell Parks visitors to the Herty dog house (home of the Herty Hounds). I got a B+ on a paper I got the idea from in Herty Hall on the topic on the Origins of British Wheat in the 3rd century. A bit dry on the adventure but fun to get credit for being original.
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