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[steve_bank]

The thread for technology trivia and organs.

From a show, the revolving doors on tall buildings came about to deal with pressure differentials between inside and outside a building.

As solaces grew in entrances and buildings grew taller opening a regular front door could cause a sudden air flow.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

No, I wasn't aware there had been such a thread. Got a link?

 

[Gun Nut]

Beaver College changed its name to Arcadia in 2001 in part because anti-porn filters blocked access to the school's website.

 

[Gun Nut]

A group of crows is called a Murder.
A group of geese is called a Gaggle.
A group of clowns is called a Giggle.

 

[steve_bank]

Wrong forum, this is technology not humor.

 

[fromderinside]

Obviously it is. Can't know the bird unless one knows to which group birds belong - Linnaeus

BTW what kind of bird is a clown?

 

[bigfield]

Hotmail got its name from HTML: HoTMaiL.

 

[Gun Nut]

The average cumulus cloud weighs roughly 1.1 million pounds.

 

[Jokodo]

The average cumulus cloud weighs roughly 1.1 million pounds.

Assuming a per capita consumption of 140 liters sweet water per day (which my city council cites as the actual per capita household consumption in this part of Europe, not including industrial and agricultural consumption), the Earth's lakes and rivers' volume would last humanity for about 17,000 years. This figure does not include frozen sweet water (ice shields).

 

[fromderinside]

Assuming a per capita consumption of 140 liters sweet water per day (which my city council cites as the actual per capita household consumption in this part of Europe, not including industrial and agricultural consumption), the Earth's lakes and rivers' volume would last humanity for about 17,000 years. This figure does not include frozen sweet water (ice shields).

'last" isn't appropriate for a commodity that recycles or is replaced through to organic processes.

 

[Gun Nut]

The average cumulus cloud weighs roughly 1.1 million pounds.

Assuming a per capita consumption of 140 liters sweet water per day (which my city council cites as the actual per capita household consumption in this part of Europe, not including industrial and agricultural consumption), the Earth's lakes and rivers' volume would last humanity for about 17,000 years. This figure does not include frozen sweet water (ice shields).

this makes no sense at all. It is impossible to consume 140 liters of water a day. Kidneys can only handle about 24 liters per day... much more than that and you can die. 140 liters in a day would certainly be deadly.

as for "sweet water", are you referring to the urban dictionary term, the industrial waste term, or the actual location in the middle of the US?

 

[fromderinside]

Not only do humans ingest they also process water for such as removing excretions and refreshing cloths and other things found where they live. I'm pretty sure sweet water is generally used for all those activities since in most european and american homes and businesses there is only one waterline supplying their residence and workplace respectively. 140 liters seems pretty low given how much water is used for each flush and cleaning activity on any given day.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

Not only do humans ingest they also process water for such as removing excretions and refreshing cloths and other things found where they live. I'm pretty sure sweet water is generally used for all those activities since in most european and american homes and businesses there is only one waterline supplying their residence and workplace respectively. 140 liters seems pretty low given how much water is used for each flush and cleaning activity on any given day.

140 liters seems within normal indoor usage.

 

[Gun Nut]

ah.. I assumed ingestion... right... washing and food prep... gotcha.