My latest set of home-based scientific experiments are concerning WINDOWS, a much under-researched, yet heavily relied on entity. Based on rigorous scientific method (ie, HYPOTHESIS, TEST, ANALYSE, REPORT) I wish to offer my readers a few handy household tips concerning windows.
1. For maximum black-out at night, do not pull your blinds fully. Leave a slight gap. There is always a small amount of light left in a room anytime you illuminate it or open the curtains, so by leaving them open a very small amount you can help this light to escape.
2. For maximum effect when airing a room, ideally you want to have windows at both sides of the room. If you open both of them to the same degree, fresh air will enter one window and stale air will egress through the other, thus allowing the fresh air to circulate in the middle.
3. To minimise noise from overhead aircraft, you should avoid fitting skylight windows or any sort of window that opens in the above direction.
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Don't forget to update your windows in order to prevent security breaches :-)
How did you test number 1 garv?
How did you test number 1 garv?
With view to Number 1, have you considered teh commercial possibilities, Garvan?
You could collect jam jars, and paint them black, to stop light escaping. Then leave them open in rooms when the lights are on. Just before you switch the lights off, seal the jars with the lids. Each jar will have some light stored in it - you could sell them to your friends and neighbours as an emergency supply in case of power cuts. Keep a few in the car in case you break down, even.
Worth considering, I reckon.
I think this went wrong at the testing stage.
Kaptin Kobold your condecending post is funny in so many ways.
I wonder if Garvan is mistaking after images on his retina for light in the room?
I think our Garv saw you all coming.
You don't understand, Garv. We see by sending invisible rays out of our eyes, which only turn into visible light when they hit something. It only gets dark when our eyes stop sending out the rays.
It can be proven that this is correct by the fact that we can't see round corners, where our eye-rays cannot reach.
Dr Beak, you are Plato and I claim my £10.
Anonymous said...
"I think our Garv saw you all coming"
It is hard to tell if Garv is joking since he does actually believe a lot of totally absurd things.
So do you.
"You could collect jam jars, and paint them black, to stop light escaping. Then leave them open in rooms when the lights are on. Just before you switch the lights off, seal the jars with the lids. Each jar will have some light stored in it - you could sell them to your friends and neighbours as an emergency supply in case of power cuts. Keep a few in the car in case you break down, even."
Alan, this did actually cross my mind. There is something just not right with that however. Since light is contained within a gas (ie, the air we breathe), it should be capable of behaving like any other gas.
I am open to any further information about why this does not seem to work with a jam jar but does with a room. Size perhaps??
Garvan,
Perhaps it's a case of size being important (despite received wisdom to he contrary). You could experiment with different sized jars and containers.
Also dropping the air-pressure may help - look how much light is stored in a household light-bulb, for example. Although you then need an electric current to release it.
Hi Bill,
With reagrd to evidence that humans evolved you said.
" I would then be forced to re-examine my interpretation of the Genesis account of creation."
OK. Let's assume (just assume) that such evidence were provided.
Reconsider, hypothetically, your interpretation of Genesis.
How would it differ?
(Reposted from the other thread, so you don't miss it, Bill)
"I am open to any further information about why this does not seem to work with a jam jar but does with a room. Size perhaps??"
Simple: you can't get your head into a jam jar.
Better off with Linux that windows
Yellowcat said...
" I think this went wrong at the testing stage."
Nope!...definitely the HYPOTHESIS stage!
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