thanks for the reply... I haven't popped any popcorn lately, and when I did the lid was opaque so I was not able to directly observe whether any kernels were crushed into tiny specks, maybe some were, maybe none were. typically some were burned... but I did follow Rob Matson's reply about potential for increased drag to lower a sat's orbit, thus causing an early appearance. does it matter with which gas I fill my balloon before putting it in the freezer, if not, I will fill one with air and experiment tonight. my guess is that the balloon decreases in size, and if I froze it to ~ 0 K, there's a good chance it would be crushed in tiny specks upon removal from the freezer. *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 09/20/00 at 11:37 Walter Nissen wrote: >gabriel305@earthlink.net ("Paul Gabriel") writes: > >> not obvious to me why only "early." why not some early, some late?? > >A somewhat analogous question might provide some insight: > > When adding energy to popping corn, why aren't > some of the kernels crushed into tiny specks? > >Or, going the other direction, put balloons into a freezer. > >Cheers. > >Walter Nissen wnissen@tfn.net >-81.8637, 41.3735, 256m elevation > >P.S. Lest there be any confusion arising from the matter-of-factness of >my previous message: The high pass of the dynamic duo of Atlantis and >ISS was _ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR_! So was Mir the preceding evening. > >--- > >Lightness has its place -- Giverny. Look into it. > > >----------------------------------------------------------------- >Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' >in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org >http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html ******************************************* Paul Gabriel 26.24310N 098.21635W 33m (the stars at night are big & bright......) gabriel305@earthlink.net titan / win95C / Calypso ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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