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    Adding energy to an ideal gas without changing internal energy

    Hi everyone. I thought of a question which has been bothering me. It is: Is there a case where energy is added to an ideal gas of constant amount where the energy added will equal the work done by the gas. My thoughts: The energy of an ideal gas is proportional to the temperature. If the...
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    Best way to obtain/make metal sphere

    I just got more details on the rules, no sharp objects are allowed (or flames, chemicals etc.) so drilling and cutting shouldn't be a problem. If I made really thick layers of polyethylene that would be strong. The only problem is that the weapon of the ball is its mass, so adding mass inside...
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    Best way to obtain/make metal sphere

    I do not need to use metal, it was just the first thing that came to mind that could take some force and be solid enough to roll. I don't know terribly much about the different properties of different polymers, so I'm happy to listen. It just has to be available where I am, and be practical in...
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    Best way to obtain/make metal sphere

    Thanks for he great ideas. At the moment I'm not sure of the exact size, I've emailed the person making the rules. I think it was a cubed meter from memory. The easiest idea might be the one 256 bits suggested. I looked up old world globes/metal globes on the internet briefly, but the...
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    Best way to obtain/make metal sphere

    Hi everyone. I am part of a team were our aim is to fight off robots which we build for fun. Our design was a ball robot, which simply uses its mass (with high defense hopefully) to 'crush' opponents. Anyway, the problem is I was looking for a metal sphere for our robot, or preferably two...
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    Finding the Right Mechanical Set for Adults

    Well I don't want anything which is required to have much knowledge of how to build motors and similar items. I want something where you have a set, build something, deconstruct it, and build something else and you can buy more parts to build better things. Thanks!
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    Finding the Right Mechanical Set for Adults

    Hey everyone.:biggrin: I used to play with lego mindstorms (the older version) as a kid. I want to get back into that kind of thing and I was wondering if there was anything like that except more adult. I don't like the new lego mindstorms or meccano, since you put two peices together and you've...
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