I Never Did Get The Hang Of Thursdays

It was warm again today. High of 75, I think. Seriously, I thought I left all this weird-weather crap back in Memphis. I guess there's no escaping it. Not that I'm complaining, really - the weather was beautiful today. Lunch was even eaten on the patio outside the Dinning Hall. It overlooks the lake, which is pretty impressive. I mean, the lake is right there and hard to over look. Puns!

One of these days I'm going to learn to just quit asking questions in Vector Calc. At least I'm slowly getting my head around line integrals, which have been taunting me since Calculus III. Anyway, so Rich the Canadian Guy asks a question, Meestir VanHorn asks another, then I follow up with another relevant question. What happens? A roll call through the class to see if everyone understands. Wow. Just, wow.

Before Inviscid, we had a nice discussion about last night's Mythbusters. The B-myth dealt with the idea that you can get sucked along by a fast-moving train if you stand close enough to the tracks. They even built a decent-sized wind tunnel using drinking straws for flow-straighteners. The A-myth tackled the concrete glider. Adam & Jamie proved that it can be done, but its not recommended. Guess what the winning design was reinforced with? Carbon fiber mesh. Dr. Vakili pointed out that the drinking straw idea was probably good enough for TV, but it wouldn't cut it for government work. The honeycomb design uses the same member thickness, utilizes the area better, and reduces turbulence better. Good to know.

Well, that stupid term paper for Technical Writing is pretty much done. It's a very rough draft, and that's all I got to say about that.

Tomorrow is the Barrister's Ball (also known as Law Prom 2k6), so I'll be driving back to Memphis for the weekend again. Sweet.