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Random Babbling Post #107

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by Blackthorne TA, Apr 11, 2009.

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  1. Silvery

    Silvery I won't pretend to be your friend coz I'm just not ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran

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    Remove all ads!
    We could do with a Technology RBP. I have no idea what a transoceanic cable is :lol: !
     
    Silvery, May 5, 2009
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  2. Kitrax

    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    A transoceanic cable is a communications cable (usually fiber optic) that is laid on the bottom of the ocean that connects distant places to each other... Take a look at the map I linked to...where do you think those cables marked on the map are? They're certainly not floating in mid-air via colorful balloons, no matter how awesome that would be. :p
     
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    That's nice...except the speed I described was to a server INSIDE the country :(
     
    The Magister, May 5, 2009
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  4. Kitrax

    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    Well, then I guess you're just screwed. :p


    In other news, I just beat my wife's score on Bejeweled on our BB's! :banana: It took over two weeks, but I not only beat her score, I crushed it! :evil:

    This victory feels especially sweet, because for the past week or so, she has been rubbing it in my face. -_-
     
    Kitrax, May 5, 2009
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  5. Ziad

    Ziad I speak in rebuses Veteran

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    When has that stopped anyone in RBP? :p

    Fenoterol is... nasty, in large doses. Don't overdo it with that thing. Take just enough to keep the mists :p
     
    Ziad, May 5, 2009
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    Loreseeker A believer in knowledge Veteran

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    Oh, I know, been on it for a while now, don't worry. :) When I first started therapy with it it took me a few nights to sort out palpitations and hand tremors - but self adjusting the dosage into little "sips" helped. ;)
    (brought to you by Soon to be a Pharmacist perk, level 0 :p)

    ION, I'm to work for fifteen days in a pharmacy this summer. *panics*
     
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  7. Silvery

    Silvery I won't pretend to be your friend coz I'm just not ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran

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    Don't panic!! You'll need your nebby again!!

    I think I may overuse exclamation marks!!!!!!
     
    Silvery, May 6, 2009
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  8. Kitrax

    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    So I could use a little math help, because I've forgotten all my trig. :bad:

    I'm making a UV exposure box...using LEDs which have a 15° viewing angle, and I need some formula to calculate how big the beam will be at ~3 inches, so I can properly space the LEDs.
     
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  9. Silvery

    Silvery I won't pretend to be your friend coz I'm just not ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran

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    Silvery, May 6, 2009
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  10. Kitrax

    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    Well..that was little help. I suck at math.
    I found S=2(pie)Rh
    S=Surface area, R=Radius, h=height

    That's great...just one problem, I only know the viewing angle, and the height. So that formula doesn't help me at all. :bad:

    Never mind, I found an old protractor, and drew some lines....screw math...my way works, and I can actually see the end result.
     
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  11. Silvery

    Silvery I won't pretend to be your friend coz I'm just not ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran

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    Sorry it didn't help babes
     
    Silvery, May 6, 2009
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    I assume you want to know how big an area the beam covers if it spreads out from a point source (the LED) at a 15° angle.

    The tangent to 15° is 0.26794919243112270647255365849413, so at 3" the beam should cover a circle with a diameter of 0.804".

    Hope that helps. Otherwise, there's the brute force approach: take a bunch of LEDs and experiment to see how close they need to be! :)
     
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  13. Silvery

    Silvery I won't pretend to be your friend coz I'm just not ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran

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    Smarty pants :p
     
    Silvery, May 6, 2009
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    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    According to my protractor, our answers are just about the same. :D Actually...that sucks, because each LED is $15, and I need them of fill the area of 11x17. :bad:

    But how did you get 0.267......413? When I hit TAN 15 on my calculator, I get -.85599.....

    And as for experimenting with them, the LEDs in question are high intensity UV LEDs (350nm)...I don't know about you, but I'd rather *not* look at them when they're on, presuming that you'd actually be able to see the light coming off them. :p
     
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    you got it in rads kit?

    and no, you probably will not see it, i think it only goes down to about 400 nm
     
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    i knew it!
     
    Balle, May 6, 2009
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  18. Blackthorne TA

    Blackthorne TA Master in his Own Mind Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Here is the solution to your problem Kit... forget about UV exposure altogether! :)
     
    Blackthorne TA, May 6, 2009
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    I think your calculator uses radians, not degrees.

    Hmm, I see your point... even if I can't see UV. :heh:
     
    Montresor, May 6, 2009
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    [​IMG] I love larping. I wish I didn't come home :(
     
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