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Old 08-26-2009, 11:57 AM   #101 (permalink)
 
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Secre ingredients in my BBQ sauce are *%&$ and (&^*%!
The secret ingredient in MY BBQ sauce is BEER! For some reason though, I think that BEER is the secret ingredient in ANY dish that Dune makes....... including (somehow??) the pizza!!

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So the weather has been great here and I've been running with the windows down. While driving home from work my wife stuck her hand out the window. When her hand caught the wind we suddenly went into a violent right hand spin until she pulled it back in.
These lightweight cars are just deathtraps.
See......if you'd have changed the tires & wheels on all four corners, that wouldn't have happened!! LOL
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Bill........... Melinda called & she wants her picture of you back!!!
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Never ask an engineer these questions...

(1) No mirror is 100% reflective, so the light energy is absorbed very quickly with each bounce off the mirror. This absorption is converted into heat.

(2) According to the laws of thermodynamics, the energy will not go away, but is converted. In this case, as the spring is eaten away, the energy is converted into heat.
Looks like the 'standard answer' from an engineer is 'the energy is converted into heat'. I agree with your 'standard answers' and can even offer absolute proof.

The scenario is this: I eat a meal of a dozen White Castle cheeseburgers with a side order of Jalapeno Poppers and down a couple beers. After that, the churning begins in my stomach which is a chemical reaction between my stomach acids and the food, which then creates energy. Once it goes unused, 'the energy is converted into heat' and the result is........


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Since there is no flame, I would surmise that 'the energy is converted into heat' standard answer does not apply to this particular situation.
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How long am I supposed to keep the flag at 1/2 staff for a Man who had been in public service longer than I have been alive?

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On my mind..........the REAL origin of "Kilroy was here."

Forest - today will work. That's what was done at my work. Of course people at work are dropping like flies so the flag has been at half staff all week.
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