Comments on: How many cans? http://www.jimcarson.com/2007/how-many-cans/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:17:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-alpha-19841 By: Jimhttp://www.jimcarson.com/2007/how-many-cans/comment-page-1/#comment-3174 Jim Tue, 22 May 2007 22:35:47 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2007/how-many-cans/#comment-3174 <b>Woodstock</b>: Gel would be interesting - I'm guessing it doesn't expand as much as foam, but I could be wrong. May be worth expending one <i>in the name of science</i><b>John</b>: The Bubble Retention Factor of Gillette Foamy is at least five days. I don't know what the compressibility would be, though once you get people committed to the task of a great prank, anything is possible.<b>Kiri, Claire</b>: thanks, as always.<b>Susan</b>: just performing a public service. Of what, I don't know. Woodstock: Gel would be interesting – I’m guessing it doesn’t expand as much as foam, but I could be wrong. May be worth expending one in the name of science

John: The Bubble Retention Factor of Gillette Foamy is at least five days. I don’t know what the compressibility would be, though once you get people committed to the task of a great prank, anything is possible.

Kiri, Claire: thanks, as always.

Susan: just performing a public service. Of what, I don’t know.

]]> By: Woodstockhttp://www.jimcarson.com/2007/how-many-cans/comment-page-1/#comment-3173 Woodstock Tue, 22 May 2007 17:11:15 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2007/how-many-cans/#comment-3173 See...if they told kids that they could do this kind of stuff with math maybe they'd pay more attention in class. Kinda makes me wonder, though, how much of that shaving gel (the kind that expands only after some friction) it would take to do the same thing (sure, there's an upper limit on the amount of expansion but before you hit that varying degrees of friction mean varying amounts of poof).Someone once filled my cubicle up with packing peanuts. It was awesome :) See…if they told kids that they could do this kind of stuff with math maybe they’d pay more attention in class. Kinda makes me wonder, though, how much of that shaving gel (the kind that expands only after some friction) it would take to do the same thing (sure, there’s an upper limit on the amount of expansion but before you hit that varying degrees of friction mean varying amounts of poof).

Someone once filled my cubicle up with packing peanuts. It was awesome :)

]]> By: susan dennishttp://www.jimcarson.com/2007/how-many-cans/comment-page-1/#comment-3172 susan dennis Mon, 21 May 2007 04:56:18 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2007/how-many-cans/#comment-3172 I love that you worry about this kind of stuff so I don't have to. It's very nice of you. I love that you worry about this kind of stuff so I don’t have to. It’s very nice of you.

]]> By: Brianhttp://www.jimcarson.com/2007/how-many-cans/comment-page-1/#comment-3171 Brian Sun, 20 May 2007 23:40:52 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2007/how-many-cans/#comment-3171 Even though I'm tried from getting back from the weekend in Enumclaw and trying the Mutual of Enumclaw omnium races, my first thought as soon as Jim's site loaded and this article appeared as "WTF?". :) Even though I’m tried from getting back from the weekend in Enumclaw and trying the Mutual of Enumclaw omnium races, my first thought as soon as Jim’s site loaded and this article appeared as “WTF?”. :)

]]> By: Johnhttp://www.jimcarson.com/2007/how-many-cans/comment-page-1/#comment-3170 John Sun, 20 May 2007 22:08:49 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2007/how-many-cans/#comment-3170 What is the BRF (bubble retention factor) of Gillette Foamy? Would the foam on can 1 not have dissipated by some degree by the time you got to can 580? Given the time it takes to dispense a can, times 580 cans, I'm wondering if you may actually need more.Just sayin'. What is the BRF (bubble retention factor) of Gillette Foamy? Would the foam on can 1 not have dissipated by some degree by the time you got to can 580? Given the time it takes to dispense a can, times 580 cans, I’m wondering if you may actually need more.

Just sayin’.

]]> By: Kirihttp://www.jimcarson.com/2007/how-many-cans/comment-page-1/#comment-3169 Kiri Sun, 20 May 2007 22:05:05 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2007/how-many-cans/#comment-3169 Wow. This one of those things that makes me shake my head in awe (and vicarious exhaustion -- not for the mathwork but for the work behind the study, plus assembling the photos and content for the post itself :) ). Nice work! Wow. This one of those things that makes me shake my head in awe (and vicarious exhaustion — not for the mathwork but for the work behind the study, plus assembling the photos and content for the post itself :) ). Nice work!

]]> By: Clairehttp://www.jimcarson.com/2007/how-many-cans/comment-page-1/#comment-3168 Claire Sun, 20 May 2007 16:48:58 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2007/how-many-cans/#comment-3168 I saw your photos first, then read your entry. What a crack-up! You're the greatest! I saw your photos first, then read your entry. What a crack-up! You’re the greatest!

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