From: Spike Jones (spike66@attglobal.net)
Date: Sat Jan 06 2001 - 18:34:22 MST
Cool analysis Jeff! I have but a few nits:
> Zen Master Spike writes: >Sure but what if they are submerged in water?
> Jeff Davis wrote: This is based on the fact that at 70 g's, the
> hydrostatic pressure at the bottom of that one foot of water is the same as
> at a depth of 2300 feet of seawater.
Hmmm, I didnt grok this. Why would not the pressure under
one foot at 70 G be the same as under 70 feet at 1G? Why do
we need the factor of 32?
> I learned in school that the Earth is 98,000,000 miles from he sun, so
Minor nit: average distance from Earth to the sun is about 93 million miles
from the sun. Cool analysis tho. {8-] spike
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