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Title: An obscure gas joke I thought of.
Post by: bullshark on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 12:19:25 AM

Charles, Boyle, and Avogadro walk into 0.987 atm...


I'm really proud of this one though I don't think it will get much reaction outside of a university physics department...

Title: Re: An obscure gas joke I thought of.
Post by: TheOtherBelmont on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 12:27:25 AM

I recognize the names but I don't get the reference to that specific atmospheric pressure amount.

Title: Re: An obscure gas joke I thought of.
Post by: bullshark on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 12:37:48 AM

0.987atm equals 1bar.  Actually to be more accurate it's 0.98692atm = 1bar, close enough though maybe I should change it to the exact amount.  Yeah I should.

Yeah usually you'll see it represented the other way, 1atm = 1.01325bar.  So for those who don't want to look these guys up, they are all scientists who came up with equations pertaining to gases, pressures, etc and a bar is a unit of measurement for pressure.

So it reads:  Charles, Boyle, and Avogadro walk into a bar...

Which to me is hilarious and works on so many levels but maybe I'm an idiot?

Title: Re: An obscure gas joke I thought of.
Post by: W7RE on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 12:41:13 AM

RDRR




EDIT: That 's sort of an obscure response, so here's what I'm talking about (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=RDRR).

Shit that makes me feel old. I saw that episode when it aired, in 1990.

Title: Re: An obscure gas joke I thought of.
Post by: TheOtherBelmont on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 02:02:06 AM

Quote from: bullshark on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 12:37:48 AM

0.987atm equals 1bar.  Actually to be more accurate it's 0.98692atm = 1bar, close enough though maybe I should change it to the exact amount.  Yeah I should.

Yeah usually you'll see it represented the other way, 1atm = 1.01325bar.  So for those who don't want to look these guys up, they are all scientists who came up with equations pertaining to gases, pressures, etc and a bar is a unit of measurement for pressure.

So it reads:  Charles, Boyle, and Avogadro walk into a bar...

Which to me is hilarious and works on so many levels but maybe I'm an idiot?

I completely forgot that atmospheric pressure units are referred to as bars.  I think its funny.

Title: Re: An obscure gas joke I thought of.
Post by: bullshark on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 02:25:55 AM

Haha, RDRR I remember that!  Awesome.

Title: Re: An obscure gas joke I thought of.
Post by: Quemaqua on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 03:46:10 PM

I actually thought it was pretty funny too, but I wasn't smart enough to get it without looking it up.

Title: Re: An obscure gas joke I thought of.
Post by: shock on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 05:38:59 PM

I GOT IT

Title: Re: An obscure gas joke I thought of.
Post by: W7RE on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 06:05:24 PM

Quote from: shock on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 05:38:59 PM

I GOT IT

I was trying to win $40 from AndrewWK for partying but someone named Toxic Shock won. Is that you?

Title: Re: An obscure gas joke I thought of.
Post by: idolminds on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 06:26:07 PM

That was the worst fart joke I've ever heard.

Title: Re: An obscure gas joke I thought of.
Post by: bullshark on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 09:19:00 PM

Hey I'm new at this.  Stop pressuring me...






ZING!

Title: Re: An obscure gas joke I thought of.
Post by: Ace_O_Spades on Thursday, February 24, 2011, 03:19:40 AM

I used to take chemistry at a distant point in my history. I find this amusing!

Title: Re: An obscure gas joke I thought of.
Post by: Pugnate on Friday, February 25, 2011, 08:30:33 PM

Quote from: idolminds on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 06:26:07 PM

That was the worst fart joke I've ever heard.

haha