Cold Definition and 381 Threads

  1. P

    How many grams of cold water necessary to lower temperature in container

    Homework Statement How many grams of 20 degree C water do I need to add to 100 grams of 80 degree C of water to get the final temperature down to 50 degrees C? Homework Equations I'm sure it's a pretty simple equation, but I don't know it. (I'm studying a lot of different things at once...
  2. E

    Optimal House Color in Cold Climate

    A house with AC in a hot climate should be painted white (or covered with mirrors) to reduce absorption of light from the hotter sun and surrounding objects. That seems obvious. But what should cover a house in a cold climate? The house interacts with a system that is hotter than it (the sun)...
  3. F

    Hot Cold body in contact, what happens with heat and temperature?

    Homework Statement A hot body is brought into contact with a colder body until their temperatures are the same. Assume that no other bodies are around. 1.Is the heat lost by one body equal to the hear gained by the other? 2.Is the temp drop of one body equal to the temp increase of the...
  4. quasar987

    Why Does Wind Make a Cold Day Feel Even Colder?

    A windy 0 °C day perceived as colder than a 0 °C day without wind. I find that strange, given that wind is just air particles with kinetic energy. When those speedy particle hit a body, they should give off some of their energy to that body in the form of heat. But instead cold is perceived by...
  5. M

    Can a PTC thermistor prevent overheating in a DIY speaker heater?

    Hi My brother has a logitech pure fi anytime alarm clock radio. The problem with it is that when it is cold the speakers do not work properly distorting the sound. This is not very useful as it is cold in the mornings when the alarm goes off (playing a song from the ipod). Now I had an...
  6. W

    Calculating the Dielectric Constant of Cold Dilute Rubidium Gas

    assume that i have a cloud of cold dilute Rubidium atoms i know the atomic levels of the Rubidium atom How to calculate the dielectric constant of this gas? Which book can i consult?
  7. K

    60 minutes: Cold fusion is hot again

    http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4955212n So, what should one make of this? I would love to hear what people here with physics know-how think about both the people and the experiments. k
  8. S

    Schools Is Cold Calling a Useful Strategy for Grad School Admissions?

    Hey, So I don't have that much of a competitive GPA. I'm wondering how much useful it is to call some schools by phone before sending the application? As in, to make a short yet detailed call about why they should consider my application by having other strong components (such as work...
  9. D

    Cold air vs hot air in turbochargers

    Okay so i have a project, and this is pretty basic physics but I'm kind of confused. so for those of you how a turbo work, please help me out here. okay so: pV = nKT in thermodynamics. so in a turbo, as air enters the compressor turbine, n and k stay constant correct? however as air enters the...
  10. G

    Cold Fusion: US Navy makes breakthrough?

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090324/ts_alt_afp/usscienceenergynuclear I guess we'll have to wait and see... Looks like it is being presented at the spring ACS meeting right now.
  11. R

    Keeping Your Dog Safe in Cold Weather: Doghouses with Heat Generators

    1. Do you own a dog? 2. Is your dog ever in cold weather? 3. Does he have a doghouse with a heat generator? 4. Is your dog outside for extended periods of time?
  12. wolram

    Cold water tastes better than warm

    To me cold water tastes nice, but leave it for a few minutes to warm (slightly) and it tastes horrible, is this just my taste, or do you find the same, if yes why does it taste different?
  13. C

    Is Cold a Universal Phenomenon in Space?

    Does what we as humans consider "cold" travel through space like heat does? Could a planet have moons that are cold because the planet itself is cold? I know cold is really just air, but could it somehow travel from one astronomical body to another?
  14. A

    Minty Freshness: Why Does It Feel Cold?

    Why does the mint flavore make your mouth feel cold? I thought it might be chemistry.
  15. Redbelly98

    How Cold is It? Share Your Best Line!

    "How cold is it?" Heard this bit on NPR radio today, reminiscent of the old Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon exchanges: "It's really cold." "How cold is it?" "It's so cold that ... " ... and the idea is to complete the statement. Here are a couple they played on the NPR bit: "It's so...
  16. A

    Cold Weather Makes Snow Squeak: The Science Behind It

    Right now it's a bit chilly in the upper midwest (-21 degrees this morning at 6:00 am; -23 degrees predicted for tonight). When walking our dog this afternoon, my wife and I noticed that the snow underfoot squeaked louder that usual. We observe that snow makes a qualitatively different sound...
  17. wolram

    Is the CDM particle still elusive?

    http://cdms.berkeley.edu From the discussion in APS Viewpoints. The two experiments taken together—XENON10 superior at lower masses and CDMS II at higher—are now encroaching well into the region where discovery may be lurking, a marvelous feat considering that a scattering cross section of...
  18. wolram

    Why Is Extreme Cold Causing Chaos in England and Power Outages in the US?

    For England that is, it is not often we gets this brass monkeys, looking out at the jack i saw one poor tin lid fall on his queen mum, it is minus 10c and jack has layed a carpet about 1/4 inch thick every where, dad had a minor operation canceled because of an influx of accidents, and a local...
  19. T

    Why do batteries loose omph when it gets cold?

    Why do batteries loose "omph" when it gets cold? Simple question really; It's well known that car batteries (and others) don't work as well when the temperature approaches -20C. I'm just wondering why? What's the physical reason? Also, if you bring the battery back to room temperature, will it...
  20. N

    Can Extreme Cold Cause Burns Similar to Heat?

    Hi, I was wondering, what is a cold burn exactly? We were told that liquid nitrogen (or anything that cold for that matter) can cause cold burns when touched... How can something cold burn you? Or is it not burning you but is it merely named 'cold burn' even though it is simply freezing...
  21. J

    Oil Heater, Humididy, Heating Cold Air

    Hi I am living in a 2 bedroom house with base bord heaters but i have also purchesed 3 oil space heaters, my landlord since has givin me a bogus eviction notice because of to much humididiy in the air, his fault really for nothin ensuring propor ventalation when repairing the house but my...
  22. X

    Can a 17-Year-Old Pioneer Cold Fusion Breakthroughs?

    Most of us have heard about it. Some of us know a little about it. Little understand it. I am a 17 year old student, competant in the science and maths, (not to toot my own horn, but it is my best area) Is there a physician (no? physicist (damn that word doesn't look right, oh well, you...
  23. N

    Twice as Hot/Cold? What Does That Mean?

    Hi, I was just wondering, if you say "The temperature today was twice as hot as it was yesterday", in which units are people usually referring? Degrees Celsius doesn't make any sense, since it is perfectly possible for something to be twice as hot or cold as 0C... For the same reason I don't...
  24. rootX

    How we get cold and how to avoid it

    For past few years/for all my life I have found that I realize I have cold only when I wake up (in the morning time). It comes all of sudden. I never successfully pinned down what caused it. I usually blame the things that I ate in my dinner. I am again in standard cycle. I woke up and...
  25. P

    Understanding Mouse Behavior in Cold Weather: Causes and Implications

    I have observed that the mice seem afraid of cold weather. They run into warm or hot regions when possible and go back when the tepurature incerase. What controls their activity actually ? Is it sexual urge for mating within the cold duration or fears of cold which might cause sense nerve...
  26. D

    Can Entropy Explain the Cold Temperatures of Outer Space?

    I was wondering why temperatures are so low out there in the vacuum of outer space? my understanding is that a thermometer works by interacting with the medium in which it's located. So when we are in a vacuum, there is nothing to interact with our thermometer to give off or absorb heat. So I...
  27. D

    Is Cold Fusion Finally Proven? New Demonstration Raises Hopes for Clean Energy

    http://www.physorg.com/news131101595.html "Now, esteemed Physics Professor Yoshiaki Arata of Osaka University in Japan claims to have made the first successful demonstration of cold fusion. Last Thursday, May 22, Arata and his colleague Yue-Chang Zhang of Shianghai Jiotong University presented...
  28. S

    Is Cold Fusion for real this time?

    http://physicsworld.com/blog/2008/05/coldfusion_demonstration_a_suc_1.html hey, it's physicsworld.com ...so what's up, anyone got some info?
  29. C

    WMAP cold spot and void in the universe

    I'm doing a research paper on the supervoid found in the constellation Eridanus and it was discovered by WMAP which recorded a cold spot where the hole is ... I just don't know why a drop in temperature of the CMB radiation indicates a hole... can anyone explain please?
  30. S

    Roofing felt bubbled up because of cold weather?

    Recently I was helping a friend of mine nail sheets of felt on a roof, and we finished applying the felt in the afternoon when it was warm. We came back the next morning to nail the shingles on the roof, and the felt was bubbled up. It about 20 degrees colder that morning than it was the...
  31. J

    Can Electrolysis and Cold Fusion Work Together to Generate Energy?

    Hi I am by no means an expert nor have I even ever taken a class on physics. I have always been interested on such subjects however. Here is my question. I am doing research on electrolysis and found something interesting on a wikipedia with regards to cold fusion. "Cold fusion...
  32. C

    Medical Cold Medicine: Effects on Immunity?

    Is it true that cold medicines turns off your natural immunities to cold and take control of your body? and when you take cold medicines often you easily catch cold?
  33. Q

    A few questions about atoms splitting and some about cold fusion

    A few questions about atoms splitting and some about "cold fusion" Ok first I was thinking, when atoms fuse, they release energy, when an atom is split... it releases energy. Now, since energy is not created nor destroyed but only transferers, if you fuse an atom and then split it again, what...
  34. 5

    Hot gases flow better than cold gases why?

    I have read that hot gases flow better than cold gases. Why is this so? Less dense? Any good readings on it. I am thinking of incoming intake charge (cool) in an engine, and the outgoing (hot) gases. Thanks.
  35. A

    Understanding the Cold Black Sun and Its Mysteries in Space

    Hello All, Please excuse my ignorance. I have a number of questions about the sun. Space is cold, yes, very very cold, close to absolute Zero. I have heard the argument that it is solar radiation or through convection that the heat from the sun reaches us. However I still can't get my head...
  36. tandoorichicken

    Powering a Cold Box Under $100: Ideas & Solutions

    Hello all, I'm having a bit of a problem on a class design project. We have to design a mini-fridge for developing coutries that runs on its own power and must cost under $100 ideally (it can go over if necessary). My group decided to use a hand-crank powered thermoelectric module and fan...
  37. N

    Stargazing Catching the Eclipse Last Night: A Tale of Cold and Clear Skies

    Did anyone else catch the eclipse last night? I drug out the Dob around 9:30 and watched until 11:15 or so. It was brutally cold but totally cloudless and clear for most of the night. Saturn was right there too, at opposition I believe; so I got some good views of it too. I took a bunch of...
  38. F

    Medical Sick (cold) twice in two weeks wtf?

    How or why would this happen? Did I get two different virus strains? Did my body not finish fighting it off properly the first time?
  39. H

    Why do the eskimo's live in alaska? don't they get cold up there?

    why do the eskimo's live in alaska? don't they get cold up there?
  40. A

    Cold Blooded Animals: Metabolism & Efficiency

    Hi, Cold blooded animals don't produce body heat to keep themselves warm. Why is this? Is their metabolism more efficient (produce more ATP rather than heat)?
  41. E

    How can a diesel engine be protected from extreme cold air conditions?

    We are looking at placing a normally asspirated diesel engine in a few cold climate. The engineroom will normally be heated. When the engine runs there is a ventilation system that will start up and draw outside air and also expel air from the engine room to outside, this is necessary otherwise...
  42. P

    Hot water can cool faster than cold

    Experiments have been done in which one volume of water that is warmer than an identical volume of water freezes faster than the cooler volume.Since ice is an ordered structure compared to liquid water does this mean that the walls of the vessel containing the warmer water are able to interact...
  43. B

    The Benefits of Cold Welding Techniques vs Traditional Methods

    by cold welding i mean diffusion bonding, explosive welding, cold pressure welding etc. in what situations would one use these techniques and what are the benefits of employing them over traditional methods such as arc welding?
  44. Astronuc

    Cold and Cryogenic Treating of Steel

    http://asm.asminternational.org/ht-echarts/3046_OMM120707_figure.pdf
  45. C

    Are Black Holes Cold? - Ask an Astrophysicist

    Hi, new here, my first post. Like many people here, I'm no astrophysist, but I have an active interest in our solar system, cosmology in general and I guess astrophysics. Here's my first question. "Are black holes cold?". Given my amateur understanding, I would say yes, they are near...
  46. daniel_i_l

    Medical Why Does Cold Weather Make My Nose Run?

    How come standing outside in cold weather makes my nose run? Thanks.
  47. wolram

    Does Cold Wet Weather Really Affect Joint Pain?

    Why is it that cold wet weather makes joints stiff and ache, the actual temperature of the joint can not change much can it?
  48. Garth

    Direct Detection of Cold Dark Matter

    An interesting review paper of the search for DM particle(s): Direct Detection of Cold Dark Matter. The search continues. Garth
  49. Ivan Seeking

    Virulent form of cold virus spreads in U.S.

    http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN1530262620071115?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews&rpc=22&sp=true
  50. M

    Why Did My Pub's Cellar Temperature Rise During a Sudden Cold Snap?

    Hi, Something weird happened the other week and I was wondering if anyone here could explain why. I run a pub and our cellar operates at about a steady 11°c all year round (cooler assisted). The other week we were enjoying some pleasant weather for the time of year(16/17°c) then wham! in the...
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