DrDawkinstein Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 Science not really the strong subject over there?
Realist Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 Boiling Point? Sure hope it cools down by mid August when I have to go to NYC.
The Avenger Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 Meh - it's not really hot until it hits 300 degrees F - if you're complaining about it when lakes, streams and rivers turn to steam you're a puss.......... I bet these same people compain when it gets to -180 degrees F in the winter, too - everybody knows it's not really cold until the nitrogen liquifies.......
GG Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 Science not really the strong subject over there? In all fairness,they didn't describe boiling point of what.
DrDawkinstein Posted July 25, 2011 Author Posted July 25, 2011 In all fairness,they didn't describe boiling point of what. haha true! always a technicality!
The Avenger Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 In all fairness,they didn't describe boiling point of what. Jeez - I thought EVERYBODY knew that Ethyl bromide boiled at 101 degrees F at atmospheric pressure - come on people, think! Does the AP have to spell out EVERYTHING?
UConn James Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 (edited) Hell, I went to J-school, and I speak from experience that for most of the people there, journalism and English were not strong subjects for them! If anyone still hired copy editors, stuff like that has a much smaller chance of passing muster and writers would at least seem as though they had two brain cells to rub together.... Edited July 25, 2011 by UConn James
DC Tom Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 Jeez - I thought EVERYBODY knew that Ethyl bromide boiled at 101 degrees F at atmospheric pressure - come on people, think! Does the AP have to spell out EVERYTHING? Water will boil at 100 F under some conditions. I don't suppose the air pressure that day was a twentieth of normal, was it?
The Avenger Posted July 26, 2011 Posted July 26, 2011 Hell, I went to J-school, and I speak from experience that for most of the people there, journalism and English were not strong subjects for them! If anyone still hired copy editors, stuff like that has a much smaller chance of passing muster and writers would at least seem as though they had two brain cells to rub together.... What I really love is that if you Google the headline you'll see that dozens of media outlets posted the story verbatim on their websites, meaning not only did this little ditty get by the AP writer and any editor involved there, it also went right by people at various newspapers, TV stations and radio stations - doesn't anyone ready anything anymore?
Booster4324 Posted July 26, 2011 Posted July 26, 2011 Water will boil at 100 F under some conditions. I don't suppose the air pressure that day was a twentieth of normal, was it? Wouldn't that have been a bigger story?
shrader Posted July 26, 2011 Posted July 26, 2011 Wouldn't that have been a bigger story? People would actually have to be conscious (or alive) for it to be a bigger story.
Booster4324 Posted July 26, 2011 Posted July 26, 2011 People would actually have to be conscious (or alive) for it to be a bigger story. Yeah, that was sorta the joke. I guess I was a little too subtle...
shrader Posted July 26, 2011 Posted July 26, 2011 Yeah, that was sorta the joke. I guess I was a little too subtle... No it was clear. But just because we don't remember it, does that mean it didn't happen? I think a sci-fi style mega-conspiracy could be fun.
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