itsandbits
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Post by itsandbits on Oct 16, 2012 23:02:35 GMT -5
My partner of 11 years just dropped a bombshell on me. She was asking me to put a new "motor" in the downstairs clock that takes batteries as it is going bonkers. I said 'no problem, we can buy a new electric clock machanism at the hobby store" and she looked at me like I had grown a third eye; you all know the look. This brought up a discussion of what comes out of a battery; not electricity, as far as she was concerned it was power. So we went through defining the different types of power and then went back to the battery and I asked again; not electricity, power. We went around in circles for a while and she swears she can't understand how power can turn into electricity. What comes out of a solar cell; power. What form is the power, what kind of power comes out of the wall socket; electricity, so what comes out of a battery or a solar cell; power!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She is right of course but we need to define the type of power in order to control and use it.
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jason12x12
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Post by jason12x12 on Oct 16, 2012 23:12:45 GMT -5
hahahaha rotflmao petrol
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Post by Toad on Oct 16, 2012 23:55:50 GMT -5
Had a similar discussion with a coworker who is much more seasoned than I. We were talking about an additive that is added to the paint - a UV absorber. He called it pigment. I told him that a pigment added color. He thought that because both pigment and UV absorber were dry when added to the paint that they were both pigment. The UV absorber is used in our CLEARCOAT. Why would we add pigment to a clearcoat. He kept on insisting that because it was a dry additive that it was a pigment. I dropped it at that point. No sense arguing...
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itsandbits
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Post by itsandbits on Oct 17, 2012 0:41:32 GMT -5
yeah; I don't even know where to go with it but I'll accept that she knows it is power and move on. I hope your co-worker at least doesn't try to colour the paint with the uv resistant additive and wonder why it won't work :<)
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Post by texaswoodie on Oct 17, 2012 6:54:11 GMT -5
I've been married 43 years. I don't know when it happened but at some point I realized that the best answer is "Yes Dear" and move on. Curt
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Post by kap on Oct 17, 2012 7:10:01 GMT -5
Curt, I have been married 36 years and it took a while but I've also found "Yes Dear" to be the best answer. Keith
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2012 7:50:33 GMT -5
hmmmm, maybe that is why I have been divorced three times. BUT, I will only take half the blame. My best answer was "you can't be serious". Jim
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2012 7:55:26 GMT -5
By the way, just about the same argument can be had about liquid. A pump does not cause pressure, it causes flow. A blockage such as a valve, cylinder or motor causes pressure. "Military aircraft hydraulics 101" Jim
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Post by sheltie on Oct 17, 2012 8:33:51 GMT -5
I've been married 43 years. I don't know when it happened but at some point I realized that the best answer is "Yes Dear" and move on. Curt I was smarter than you. I've been married for 38 years, but I started saying "yes, dear" BEFORE I was married. It's made for a long, enduring love affair and marriage.
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Post by jakesrocks on Oct 17, 2012 9:07:43 GMT -5
I'd of said natural gas, then let one rip. Bwaaaaaa Haaaaaa Haaaa Ha !!!
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Post by Pat on Oct 17, 2012 10:09:54 GMT -5
We've been married 48 years. I've never understood electricity. My husband (and son) is an electrical engineer. I usually say I don't understand though this is obvious, then ask him if he is sure it is safe to do whatever.
Don't understand batteries either.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2012 10:43:14 GMT -5
hahaha Don
Pat, as long as it goes and stops when you want it to there is not much more that you need to know. I know a little electricity but electronics leave me to tally baffled. If it goes "good", if it does not "replace it". Jim
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Post by docone31 on Oct 17, 2012 10:50:44 GMT -5
My third ex-wife to be back then, solved a major issue for us. She was a real mucky muck, brilliant, a problem solver. Well, we rented this cabin for a week to get away. We looked forward to it. A vacation in Northern Vermont. Well, we arrived. It was fairly deep in the woods. Close enough to have power and stuff like that, but it was quiet for sure. She went to take a shower, and no water! We tried the usual problem solving, and found nothing. We called the plumber the landlord reccomended. He came the next day and proudly announced the well was dry. My wife promptly went into the shed and came out with a garden hose. She announced, Well, if that is all, just fill it! The plumber left, I shook my head, and she procceeded to attach the hose. We used bottled water that week. There had been a drought. Darwin award time.
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Post by geoff on Oct 17, 2012 12:55:44 GMT -5
We have a horrible phrase at work. "its done". When the boss is asking about the status of a particular tool, my electronic tech will say its done if he is finished. Problem is 80% of the work is on me, the mechanic. So he says its done when in actuality it has 30 hours of work left!!! I confronted him about it and he said well, its done as far as im concerned . Talk about instant rage!
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