Recent content by pnorm91

thanks for all the input! I definitely did not know as much as I thought I did. But I always enjoy learning more about engine parts.

that is fascinating, I have never seen anything like that. Thanks for sharing! so then the real considerations are regarding the space limitations, and the ease of repair if I read that correctly. If that were not the case, then is gear on gear a better set up than a chain? just in general...

mechanical design -- cam timing chain versus gear-driven hey all, I am a mech-e student, but I am still in the infancy of my degree, so I haven't really had any courses pertaining to this sort of thing, but having work with cars for a number of years, and having what I consider a strong...

Awesome! I think that sufficiently covers the whole topic! Thanks for that awesome answer!

So energy can only be converted... So when you squeeze the bulb on a blood pressure cuff, you are applying kinetic energy. Then the cuff fills with air and constricts the arm. Is the energy in the cuff then stored potential energy, or because it is actually applying the force to the arm, is it...

That makes sense. I ended up really only needing A' and A'' so it didn't get too out of hand. The other angles were pretty insignificant. Thanks for the input everyone!

Lol so it could. Fortunately, even here in the meth capital of the world, he is the latter.

That makes sense. I've got a buddy who's a meth major and he said you can really name them whatever you want as long as they're labeled accordingly. I just didn't know if, since we use A and A' (A prime) if we could use A''(prime prime) and A'''(prime prime prime) I didn't know if there was a...

A, a'...a''? im in the process of typing out an idea I had about triangles, and I wanted some input, but I ran into a problem when I realized I do not know how to denote multiple "prime" angles. In this diagram, I am working with the corners of a triangle, but have extended the rays outwards...

maybe its just my take on it, then. I very rarely meet someone that's into it. Although that could just be because I tend to converse with people my age, and there's not a lot of 21 year olds participating in radio, they tend to have other interests haha. I have no doubt I'd be able to pass the...

I'll check into it! thanks for the help! by the way, love your sig! Been into HAM for a long time. I took the test once when I was younger but missed it by one question about the stinkin band plan. We didnt really have any VECs any our area to administer tests, so it was an ordeal to make it...

unfortunately, I am no where near any facilities that I know of that may assist. I live in Oklahoma City, so my options are pretty limited haha. I wasnt even sure if the idea would be practical, it was just a thought.

I don't know that this completely fits in the mech. eng. category but I figure this crowd would know as well as anyone. so I like to spend my free time thinking about these kinds of things. I am always trying to come up with innovative solutions to problems. here goes, I have seen the...

awesome! Thanks for all of the fantastic input everyone! much appreciated.

I had an interesting discussion about this with my grandfather a couple of weeks ago. I think where a lot of us get hung up is the string theory interpretation of "alternate universes" where everytime some event occurs, the universe splits and forms a separate universe where the opposite...