The Off Topic Topic

[Syt]

[chipwich]

If Galileo drops two balls from the Tower of Pisa on Tuesday, requiring gravity to pull the balls down, and drops no balls on Wednesday, how is the conservation of energy not broken since the earth was using more gravity on Tuesday?

If a massive fleet of spaceships constantly dropped foreign objects on a planet, would the planet run out of gravity with which to pull them down? If not, how does that not violate the conservation of energy?

[Jacob]

 

[Liep]

If Galileo drops two balls from the Tower of Pisa on Tuesday, requiring gravity to pull the balls down, and drops no balls on Wednesday, how is the conservation of energy not broken since the earth was using more gravity on Tuesday?

Galileo was a late bloomer?

[Zanza]

If Galileo drops two balls from the Tower of Pisa on Tuesday, requiring gravity to pull the balls down, and drops no balls on Wednesday, how is the conservation of energy not broken since the earth was using more gravity on Tuesday?

By carrying the balls up the tower, Galileo used kinetic energy that increased the potential energy of the balls. When he dropped them, this potential energy was converted into kinetic energy which accelerated the balls down.

If a massive fleet of spaceships constantly dropped foreign objects on a planet, would the planet run out of gravity with which to pull them down? If not, how does that not violate the conservation of energy?

Same thing. By moving foreign objects into the gravity well of a planet, you increase their potential energy.

[frunk]

If a massive fleet of spaceships constantly dropped foreign objects on a planet, would the planet run out of gravity with which to pull them down? If not, how does that not violate the conservation of energy?

Note that the conservation of energy only applies for a closed system.  If you look at just the earth it has a certain total amount of energy.  Now all of a sudden you add a fleet of spaceships in orbit that's not the same system and energy isn't conserved.

The earth is far from a closed system anyway.  Too much energy coming in from the sun (and to a much, much, much, much lesser extent other external sources) and some energy is also being lost into space as well.

[PDH]

If Galileo drops two balls from the Tower of Pisa on Tuesday, requiring gravity to pull the balls down, and drops no balls on Wednesday, how is the conservation of energy not broken since the earth was using more gravity on Tuesday?

If a massive fleet of spaceships constantly dropped foreign objects on a planet, would the planet run out of gravity with which to pull them down? If not, how does that not violate the conservation of energy?

Magic

[Ed Anger]

MOTHERFUCKING SKUNKS HAVE RETURNED

[Ed Anger]

Oh god, the smell. Engage escape protocol Hawkins-Alpha!

[Ed Anger]

*gasp*

There is no escape. To the basement!

[jimmy olsen]

Popped up on facebook today, pretty interesting from a historical perspective vis a vi gender and photography.

http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/07/29/bosom-buddies-a-photo-history-of-male-affection/

[Josquius]

Figured it was chilly enough this morning to go ahead and fire up the gas fireplace for the season, and the cat didn't even wait for me to get out of the way before she tried camping her chunky ass right in front of it.

My dog has been known to shout at the fire if its a cold day and my mam hasn't gotten around to turning it on yet.

[derspiess]

Figured it was chilly enough this morning to go ahead and fire up the gas fireplace for the season, and the cat didn't even wait for me to get out of the way before she tried camping her chunky ass right in front of it.

Poor kitty doesn't know the awesomeness of a proper wood-burning fireplace

[CountDeMoney]

Poor kitty doesn't care.  Toasty nipples is toasty nipples.

[derspiess]

Anyway I got the chimney swept (dude tried to soak me for $700 to coat it with this stuff called Smoktite) and a bunch of seasoned hickory in the back.  Bring on the cold.