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linko9

Member
Oct 27, 2017
437
Here goes:
If you are in an astronaut suit, would you eventually cook to death?
My thinking is that the suit is designed to keep your heat from rapidly radiating out due to the environment in space. And since it effectively traps your body heat in the suit (and your body is continuously generating heat), would the heat within the suit gradually increase in temperature until it is like baking in an oven?

So I've been asking my friends this too, and they said that you would eventually reach an equilibrium where the temperature in the suit would not increase. But I am having a hard time reconciling this as there is no exhaust and your body would not stop radiating heat.

The suit is still going to radiate heat to its surroundings, right? I mean just because the sun is in space, its heat still reaches the earth. Assuming the suit was a "perfect insulator" sure you would cook but as far as I know that doesn't exists— you can't just contain an increasing amount of energy indefinitely in a space without heat radiating outwards.
 

linko9

Member
Oct 27, 2017
437
So for a while now I've been trying to remember something that I watched a few years ago and it's frustrating me. I can't even remember if it was a pilot for a TV show that never took off, or a movie or a TV movie. Could be anything but I feel like I remember reading that there was supposed to be more of whatever it was but it never happened.
As for the specifics, I seem to remember the plot revolving around a group of people who got in a big ass room or something and I think time or dimension traveled. One of the places they went to was post-apocalyptic and I remember there being bandits and raiders and stuff. Then I remember some important man stepping out from an elevator coming down from the top of the tower the room was in and it was someone's dad. The thing I most vividly remember is at the very end, 3 versions of this one female character came out of nowhere and that was supposed to be some kind of stinger.
I really wish I remembered the details better, and this isn't important at all but it's been driving me nuts.

That kind of sounds like battlestar galactica but I'm pretty sure it's not.
 

KeyBladerXIII

Member
Dec 5, 2017
4,620
Quick question: front row seats at a concert. Yeah or Nah? Going to my first ever concert next year and I'm wondering if it's worth it spending the extra cash.
 

nemoral

Member
Oct 25, 2017
2,081
Fiddler's Green
Here goes:
If you are in an astronaut suit, would you eventually cook to death?
Only if your suit was malfunctioning. Modern spacesuits are designed to keep the occupant cool, because, as you've correctly surmised, overheating is a big problem in a spacesuit. Radiating heat away is much less efficient than convection, and there's no air in space to carry away the heat. There's no where for the heat (molecular excitation) to go, because you're floating in a vacuum. NASA's current suits have fourteen layers between your skin and space, divided up into three basic garments, and one of them is the liquid cooling garment. There's also the pressure garment, and the thermal micrometeorite garment, which also helps cool by reflecting the sun's heat(and it also protects the astronaut from micrometeorite strikes).
 

Brakke

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
3,798
Here goes:
If you are in an astronaut suit, would you eventually cook to death?
My thinking is that the suit is designed to keep your heat from rapidly radiating out due to the environment in space. And since it effectively traps your body heat in the suit (and your body is continuously generating heat), would the heat within the suit gradually increase in temperature until it is like baking in an oven?

So I've been asking my friends this too, and they said that you would eventually reach an equilibrium where the temperature in the suit would not increase. But I am having a hard time reconciling this as there is no exhaust and your body would not stop radiating heat.

The short answer is that your intuition is correct, but spacesuits actually do have exhaust. Spacesuits include a layer that works like liquid cooling inside high end computers: water in tubes makes direct contact with skin, and circulates to a heat exchanger which vents ultimately the heat out of the system by evaporating water (or I think sublimating) into space (or else carries it back to the ship via a cord, and the ship deals with the heat as part of its own ventilation system).

If you were floating in space naked, you actually wouldn't freeze to death. The body radiates some heat but on earth, most of it leaves the body through sweat and convection — you heat up the air around you, which gets blown away so you heat up the new air around you which gets blown away, etc. Vacuum doesn't carry heat away, because there's no air to heat up. All kind of weird thermal shit would happen because of the zero pressure, but if you're in a suit then your body's moisture and gasses wouldn't be exposed to that zero pressure.

Just think about thermoses. They keep coffee hot by surrounding it with vacuum. Likewise, a person in space is surrounded by vacuum. If a spacesuit was just a sealed tin can, you'd cook inside it eventually.

I don't think it'd get oven-hot. The equilibrium would happen when you die, which would probably happen long before oven temperatures.
 

Geist

Prophet of Truth
Avenger
Oct 25, 2017
4,579
Does anyone have any good breakdowns of Jordan B. Peterson talking points (and potential rebuttals)? My brother has become a megafan and I'd love to dismantle some of his shitty opinions.
 

nemoral

Member
Oct 25, 2017
2,081
Fiddler's Green
and circulates to a heat exchanger which vents ultimately the heat out of the system by evaporating water (or I think sublimating) into space (or else carries it back to the ship via a cord, and the ship deals with the heat as part of its own ventilation system).
They've done both. Modern systems use ice sublimation, but the Gemini suits had an umbilicus that passed the liquid back for thermal regulation in the ship.
 

Tuorom

Member
Oct 30, 2017
10,898
Only if your suit was malfunctioning. Modern spacesuits are designed to keep the occupant cool, because, as you've correctly surmised, overheating is a big problem in a spacesuit. Radiating heat away is much less efficient than convection, and there's no air in space to carry away the heat. There's no where for the heat (molecular excitation) to go, because you're floating in a vacuum. NASA's current suits have fourteen layers between your skin and space, divided up into three basic garments, and one of them is the liquid cooling garment. There's also the pressure garment, and the thermal micrometeorite garment, which also helps cool by reflecting the sun's heat(and it also protects the astronaut from micrometeorite strikes).

The short answer is that your intuition is correct, but spacesuits actually do have exhaust. Spacesuits include a layer that works like liquid cooling inside high end computers: water in tubes makes direct contact with skin, and circulates to a heat exchanger which vents ultimately the heat out of the system by evaporating water (or I think sublimating) into space (or else carries it back to the ship via a cord, and the ship deals with the heat as part of its own ventilation system).

If you were floating in space naked, you actually wouldn't freeze to death. The body radiates some heat but on earth, most of it leaves the body through sweat and convection — you heat up the air around you, which gets blown away so you heat up the new air around you which gets blown away, etc. Vacuum doesn't carry heat away, because there's no air to heat up. All kind of weird thermal shit would happen because of the zero pressure, but if you're in a suit then your body's moisture and gasses wouldn't be exposed to that zero pressure.

Just think about thermoses. They keep coffee hot by surrounding it with vacuum. Likewise, a person in space is surrounded by vacuum. If a spacesuit was just a sealed tin can, you'd cook inside it eventually.

I don't think it'd get oven-hot. The equilibrium would happen when you die, which would probably happen long before oven temperatures.

Haha, ok thanks. That's really cool :)
 

HeySeuss

Avenger
Oct 25, 2017
8,844
Ohio
Ok mines not nearly as fascinating as how a space suit works...

I'm trying to quote multiple people at once and I can't seem to figure it out. I hit the plus on their post and it says added to multi-message, then I hit another plus on someone else's, and hit the reply arrow thing next to the plus but it only ever quotes the last person.

Someone explain this like I'm 5 because I've tried all sorts of combinations and can't figure it out
 

Ketkat

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
4,727
Ok mines not nearly as fascinating as how a space suit works...

I'm trying to quote multiple people at once and I can't seem to figure it out. I hit the plus on their post and it says added to multi-message, then I hit another plus on someone else's, and hit the reply arrow thing next to the plus but it only ever quotes the last person.

Someone explain this like I'm 5 because I've tried all sorts of combinations and can't figure it out

Scroll down to the bottom reply box and click "Insert Quotes" on the bottom left
 

Stowaway Silfer

One Winged Slayer
Member
Oct 27, 2017
32,819
What's the "good" brand for portable hard drives these days?

I think I heard something about Seagate HDDs becoming less crap (and the opposite about WD) about a year back but I've no idea if it's still the case.

Not at all an expert on this but I've been hearing good things about Seagate recently. Don't know how WD has changed though.

Those are the only two brands I know. (Like I said, not an expert)
 

ZoronMaro

Member
Oct 30, 2017
525
I've got some money from answering google surveys and I'm wondering what I should spend the credit on, are there any cool apps I should look into? I thought about getting Ace Attorney or TWEWY, but I don't like playing games on my phone in general.
 
Oct 27, 2017
17,436
Something I was wondering in the grocery store today: How do those salacious tabloids print clearly false and slanderous articles about people without running afoul of the law?
 

Bear

Member
Oct 25, 2017
10,859
Something I was wondering in the grocery store today: How do those salacious tabloids print clearly false and slanderous articles about people without running afoul of the law?
Those trashy mags are actually sued pretty frequently for fake stories. But much of the time they can get around this by couching things as "rumors" or news "according to sources" (without sources being named). If they're not stating them as explicit facts, they can't really be sued for them.
 
OP
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Oct 25, 2017
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I've got some money from answering google surveys and I'm wondering what I should spend the credit on, are there any cool apps I should look into? I thought about getting Ace Attorney or TWEWY, but I don't like playing games on my phone in general.

You can use the money for movie rentals as well on Play Movies.
 

king_kerry

Avenger
Oct 30, 2017
387
Quick question: front row seats at a concert. Yeah or Nah? Going to my first ever concert next year and I'm wondering if it's worth it spending the extra cash.
Depends on the band. Personally, the times I've been in front row have been amazing but some concerts that are more 'lively' or 'popular' get ready to be shoved and pushed all night. I always prefer the dead-center on the first elevated area (usually about 15-25 feet from stage). I have the perfect view of the entire stage as well as I'm elevated enough to where people aren't blocking anything and it's a lot more relaxed.

But again, front row is always fun if you're invested.
 

KeyBladerXIII

Member
Dec 5, 2017
4,620
Depends on the band. Personally, the times I've been in front row have been amazing but some concerts that are more 'lively' or 'popular' get ready to be shoved and pushed all night. I always prefer the dead-center on the first elevated area (usually about 15-25 feet from stage). I have the perfect view of the entire stage as well as I'm elevated enough to where people aren't blocking anything and it's a lot more relaxed.

But again, front row is always fun if you're invested.

Cool, it's a Lorde concert so I really don't think there'll be any shoving involved, but it is my first concert with an artist I'm really into, so I'll go for the front, or as close to the front as I can get. Thanks!
 

Morrigan

Spear of the Metal Church
Member
Oct 24, 2017
34,305
Is it safe to upgrade my Mac to Sierra OS now? I heard there were nasty security holes and I've postponed it (also out of laziness).
 

Son Lamar

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
3,238
Alabama
So I've never eaten the booty before but it's something I wish to do, so my question is what's a good technique to do?

I was thinking circle motions followed by the in and out, then a combination of the two with a few slight variations , or perhaps someone can enlighten me to something better?
 

IrishNinja

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
9,837
Vice City
so i have a cheap heartrate monitor thing, and a cheaper stopwatch ive used for running...what's a good watch/stopwatch that'll just beep every 30 seconds or so? i don't wanna take my phone, just want something for intervals!
 

ASleepingMonkey

The Fallen
Oct 26, 2017
4,496
Iowa
Anyone got a surefire way to get rid of hiccups? I feel like whenever I have that problem and Google it, whatever is recommended doesn't work for me.

EDIT: Got some good answers but if you have one don't hesitate.

This is weird but my fifth grade teacher had a fix for this. He'd take us over to the sink if we had hiccups and grab a cup, fill it with water, and then put a paper towel over the entire thing. Then you drink the water through the paper towel, as it's still on the cup.

I have no idea how or why but it works. Just a weird experiment for you to try next time lol
 

Stitches

Member
Oct 27, 2017
524
Cleveland
Soooo
Does anyone know when us regular posters will get thread making access? Is it like on GAF where we needed 300 posts?

Sorry if this is posted some where, but I wasn't sure :/
 

Gaardus

Member
Oct 27, 2017
2,591
Soooo
Does anyone know when us regular posters will get thread making access? Is it like on GAF where we needed 300 posts?

Sorry if this is posted some where, but I wasn't sure :/
Similar to GAF, but not quite as strict. 100 posts and two months. It hasn't been a full two months since ResetEra opened, so only people who received invites (plus people who signed up during a ~30 minute period) have thread making privileges right now.
 

Addleburg

The Fallen
Nov 16, 2017
5,062
Well, the caloric value of food varies.
Fat has about 9 calories per gram.
Protein, alcohol, and carbs about 4 calories per gram.

This despite the fact that they're the same weight/mass.

(Excuse me if I'm slightly off on the numbers, this is straight from nutritional memory.)
If you eat 3500 calories in one meal, you have doubled the daily caloric resting needs for an average human of around 6 foot height and around 180 pounds sorry for imperial units. However, that is still only an EXCESS of somewhere from 1500-1800 calories, see? You used the rest in living and breathing even while sitting around. If you exercised a lot this day, it might not even be an excess.

But, if you spend the rest of the week at exact maintenance, and if the body reserves the entire excess in storage rather than letting some of it go through the evacuation process (both are variable and spoken of in averages for humans), then yes in that week you might vary your weight by .3 to .5 pound, although your actual weekly weight will vary more by water weight because there's a lot of systems interconnecting here.

I think the heart of my question tries to simplify the math in a way that I know doesn't actually play out in real life due to how the body works, so maybe that's why I'm unable to properly articulate it. But I just wanted to reply and thank you for responding to my questions.
 

Powdered Egg

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
17,070
I'm on a scratch card hot streak. The last 5 I bought have all been winners for a grand total of $65. Do i cash out and buy weed or keep the streak alive and keep playing?
 

Shoes

One Winged Slayer
Member
Oct 25, 2017
1,586
I'm on a scratch card hot streak. The last 5 I bought have all been winners for a grand total of $65. Do i cash out and buy weed or keep the streak alive and keep playing?

Obvious answer: Stop while you are ahead and pocket all of that.

More entertaining answer: Pocket like $60 of it and buy a $5 ticket or 5 $1 tickets or something. This way you can still have a bit of fun trying to keep the streak alive but don't lose all of the winnings.
 

Galkinator

Chicken Chaser
Member
Oct 27, 2017
8,944
For drums-era:

A mutual friend is selling his e-drums Yamaha DTX400K - anyone here can recommend this model?
I've played drums before, about 5-6 years ago and had to quit because of noise and some other problems, but e-drums seem like a really good alternative and I can play them a lot without disturbing anyone.
 

Aftermath

Member
Oct 27, 2017
3,756
Soooo
Does anyone know when us regular posters will get thread making access? Is it like on GAF where we needed 300 posts?

Sorry if this is posted some where, but I wasn't sure :/

Should be Boxing day for me and if you dont know about Boxing day, why not lol (Probably because your not British/Canadian etc think only a few countries do celebrate it)
 

in.

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
196
So I've never eaten the booty before but it's something I wish to do, so my question is what's a good technique to do?

I was thinking circle motions followed by the in and out, then a combination of the two with a few slight variations , or perhaps someone can enlighten me to something better?
Come on guys, this is the post this thread was made for.

Someone answer the man.
 

Aftermath

Member
Oct 27, 2017
3,756
No one wants to give me advice, I'm out here trying, to do good and they just letting me fail

tenor.gif
 

sam777

Member
Oct 27, 2017
2,660
I have a riddle that needs deciphering but I can't make my own thread so thought I would put it in here:

15 M on a D M C
4 I in a H
12 M of a J
5 G R
9 L of a C
2 W on a B

5 T on a F
15 D on a C F

6 P on a S T
8 T on an O
4 G of the N T
13 L in a B D
7 D S

The answer is a location.

I believe the initials make out the words to be these but I could be wrong:

15 men on a dead mans chest
4 inches in a hand
12 members of a jury
5 gold rings
9 lives of a cat
2 wheels on a bike

5 toes on a foot
15 digits on a clock face

6 pockets on a snooker table
8 tentacles on an octopus
4 gospels of the New Testament (not sure about this one)
13 loaves in a bakers dozen
7 deadly sins

 

multivac

Member
Nov 3, 2017
30
So for a while now I've been trying to remember something that I watched a few years ago and it's frustrating me. I can't even remember if it was a pilot for a TV show that never took off, or a movie or a TV movie. Could be anything but I feel like I remember reading that there was supposed to be more of whatever it was but it never happened.
As for the specifics, I seem to remember the plot revolving around a group of people who got in a big ass room or something and I think time or dimension traveled. One of the places they went to was post-apocalyptic and I remember there being bandits and raiders and stuff. Then I remember some important man stepping out from an elevator coming down from the top of the tower the room was in and it was someone's dad. The thing I most vividly remember is at the very end, 3 versions of this one female character came out of nowhere and that was supposed to be some kind of stinger.
I really wish I remembered the details better, and this isn't important at all but it's been driving me nuts.

Might as well make this my first post on ERA (never posted that much on GAF anyway). I remember the movie you're talking about and I finally found it: Parallels from 2015. It was a rejected pilot from FOX or something that Netflix bought as a movie. There was some talk from the creator of it being turned into a series if it did well enough on Netflix.
 

BIGLukas

The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
1,322
USA
Might as well make this my first post on ERA (never posted that much on GAF anyway). I remember the movie you're talking about and I finally found it: Parallels from 2015. It was a rejected pilot from FOX or something that Netflix bought as a movie. There was some talk from the creator of it being turned into a series if it did well enough on Netflix.
Welcome. You are my hero.
 

Life28

Member
Oct 28, 2017
73
Slovakia
I have question about E3, please let me know if any editor was there in the past (PM would be the best)

Do editors have to pay for access or accreditation is for free as at GamesCom?
 

Chekhonte

User banned for use of an alt-account
Banned
Oct 31, 2017
1,886
I'm trying to switch over to MS Edge from Chrome due to battery life of my laptop. I get nearly 1/3 more battery life when using edge. Before I go all in, is there something I should know about Edge concerning why nobody bothers with it? Other than not having my google account integrated into the browser, I haven't yet seen a significant down side.
 

8byte

Attempted to circumvent ban with alt-account
Banned
Oct 28, 2017
9,880
Kansas
I have a question about broadcasting PS4 via HD60s on Mac that I need help with, anyone here think they have an answer? Specifically related to audio.
 
Oct 25, 2017
607
I'm trying to switch over to MS Edge from Chrome due to battery life of my laptop. I get nearly 1/3 more battery life when using edge. Before I go all in, is there something I should know about Edge concerning why nobody bothers with it? Other than not having my google account integrated into the browser, I haven't yet seen a significant down side.

Lack of extensions is my only major gripe with it at the moment. It supports extensions, there just aren't that many available for it.
 

Chekhonte

User banned for use of an alt-account
Banned
Oct 31, 2017
1,886
Lack of extensions is my only major gripe with it at the moment. It supports extensions, there just aren't that many available for it.
The only must have for me is ublock for ads and it appears to be working in edge as well as it does in chrome. I'm going to run actual tests this weekend. There's a lot of conflicting information about which is actually better for your battery. Based just on fan noise I'd say edge is less resource intensive.
 
Oct 27, 2017
7,409
When you put someone on "ignore", can they still see your posts? Also, is there a way to make threads with certain keywords not show up? There was a great tampermonkey script for GAF that did that, but ResetERA has so many neat little functions I figured it must have a similar feature.