Haunted.... coffee?

[Sidoh]

Heat makes metal expand?  Now look who's crazy.

Heat makes all matter expand.

There's a classic physics experiment that involves two rods, one containing a ring that barely allows the ball on the other through.  While the rod with the ball is through the one with the ring, you heat the ball using a Bunsen burner for 10-20 seconds, afterwhich the ball doesn't go through the ring.

We were saying that the heat expanded the air pocket between the cup and the table, reducing the force required to overcome static friction.

[deadly7]

Heat makes all matter expand.

There's a classic physics experiment that involves two rods, one containing a ring that barely allows the ball on the other through.  While the rod with the ball is through the one with the ring, you heat the ball using a Bunsen burner for 10-20 seconds, afterwhich the ball doesn't go through the ring.

We were saying that the heat expanded the air pocket between the cup and the table, reducing the force required to overcome static friction.

You fail.  I was quoting The Simpsons. :(  But I didn't know it expanded ALL matter expand.

[Sidoh]

All macroscopic matter, but that's implied. :P

I've only seen 30-50 simpsons episodes, so sorry for the misunderstanding. :(

[deadly7]

Wow.  I need to proofread.  "I didn't know it expanded ALL matter expand."  *chuckles to self*

All macroscopic matter, but that's implied. :P

I've only seen 30-50 simpsons episodes, so sorry for the misunderstanding. :(

Is there a difference?  I thought matter is matter.. be it macro- or micro-scopic.

You're forgiven.  But only because eres tu(accent) dia primero.

[Sidoh]

A regular classical phsyicist, you are. :P

That depends on what you mean by "microscopic," of course.

The motion of particles constitutes temperature.  If you reduce "microscopic" to the scale of the moving particles, than of course nothing is going to be expanding.

[Blaze]

Heat makes metal expand?  Now look who's crazy.

Heat makes all matter expand.

There's a classic physics experiment that involves two rods, one containing a ring that barely allows the ball on the other through.  While the rod with the ball is through the one with the ring, you heat the ball using a Bunsen burner for 10-20 seconds, afterwhich the ball doesn't go through the ring.

We were saying that the heat expanded the air pocket between the cup and the table, reducing the force required to overcome static friction.

How... did... you... not... *sigh*

[Sidoh]

How... did... you... not... *sigh*

How... did... you ... not...

I've only seen 30-50 simpsons episodes, so sorry for the misunderstanding. :(

[Blaze]

How... did... you... not... *sigh*

How... did... you ... not...

I've only seen 30-50 simpsons episodes, so sorry for the misunderstanding. :(

I read that, but common!  I've seen that one episode a million times!  A MILLION.

[iago]

Yeah, there was a little spilled coffee under, but it didn't feel like it was sliding.  You might be right, though, if the water heated up enough to expand! 

Heat makes metal expand?  Now look who's crazy.

Just to point it out again, I said water, not metal.  And what I meant was evaporate, not expand.  You're way off on your quote!

A regular classical phsyicist, you are. :P

That depends on what you mean by "microscopic," of course.

The motion of particles constitutes temperature.  If you reduce "microscopic" to the scale of the moving particles, than of course nothing is going to be expanding.

I think you're mis-using the word 'microscopic', although I can't think of the right way of saying it right now.  But strictly speaking, germs, for instance, are microscopic.  Germs do, in some way, expand when heated, so therefore you're misusing the word 'microscopic'.  But who really cares, right? :P

[Sidoh]

I think you're mis-using the word 'microscopic', although I can't think of the right way of saying it right now.  But strictly speaking, germs, for instance, are microscopic.  Germs do, in some way, expand when heated, so therefore you're misusing the word 'microscopic'.  But who really cares, right? :P

I also made it more explicit later in the thread.  I don't know if you noticed.  I was aware of this ambiguity before I used the word, but the context was supposed to clear that up. :p

[deadly7]

Just to point it out again, I said water, not metal.  And what I meant was evaporate, not expand.  You're way off on your quote!

I don't pride myself on reading every single word in a post. :)

[iago]

Just to point it out again, I said water, not metal.  And what I meant was evaporate, not expand.  You're way off on your quote!

I don't pride myself on reading every single word in a post. :)

I'm not entirely sure that you read ANY words in that post! :P

[deadly7]

I read "Heated up" and "Expand"!
:( Jerk.