Re: FORCE - who needs it!

2004-08-22 Thread Grimer
The following URL shows the power relation between stress and strain for a brittle material. http://www.grimer2.freeserve.co.uk/pge17.htm Because the stress-strain curve of a brittle material is virtually a straight line it is important to stress (no pun intended g) that this stress-strain

Re: FORCE - who needs it

2004-08-07 Thread Jones Beene
Speaking of stress/strain at the atomic/molecular level and: It was all in one piece! === Ugh... let me see if I can ignore that ugly mental image for a while... and present a more relevant image for those trying to develop 'virtual' x-ray vision,

Re: FORCE - who needs it!

2004-07-29 Thread Grimer
== It is an ancient Mariner, And he stoppeth one of three. 'By thy long gray beard and glittering eye, Now wherefore stoppst thou me? 'The Bridegroom's doors are opened wide, And I am

Re: FORCE - who needs it!

2004-07-23 Thread Grimer
At 08:12 am 23-07-04 -0600, you wrote: Interesting idea, Frank. Now let me ask some questions. How does strain deflect the path of an electron? How does strain accelerate a rocket? How does strain keep us attracted to the earth? How does strain provide the glue that creates a solid from

Re: FORCE - who needs it!

2004-07-23 Thread Grimer
At 04:44 pm 23-07-04 EDT, you wrote: In a message dated 7/23/2004 2:47:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well, to be frank, solids are not held together by glue. And dust is not sucked up by vacuum cleaners. Solids are held together at the first scale of scrutiny by the