lawrocket 3 #1 March 9, 2006 Almost as hot as my wife. http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20060308/sc_space/recordsetforhottesttemperatureonearth36billiondegreesinlab;_ylt=AmNO5BZOgJWKrWdogrYWT1es0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ- "Scientists have produced superheated gas exceeding temperatures of 2 billion degrees Kelvin, or 3.6 billion degrees Fahrenheit... "They don't know how they did it... "Thermonuclear explosions are estimated to reach only tens to hundreds of millions of degrees Kelvin; other nuclear fusion experiments have achieved temperatures of about 500 million degrees Kelvin, said a spokesperson at the lab." Damn. So it's at least 7 times hotter that an H-bomb. I don't know what this means, but I think it's pretty neat. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #2 March 9, 2006 QuoteDamn. So it's at least 7 times hotter that an H-bomb. I don't know what this means, but I think it's pretty neat. It means the scientist don't know whats going on...I think I saw an old horror movie along these lines.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zep 0 #3 March 9, 2006 A long time ago someone told me that when they first split the atom they did'nt really know if it would produce a chain reaction, seems to me that one of these days we are going to wake up an find the siencetists have blown up the planet. On the flip side could solve my heating problems I read the bit about plates "An upgrade of the Z Machine is planned for next year and is expected to achieve higher plate velocities." puts a whole new definition on fast food Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #4 March 9, 2006 QuoteOn the flip side could solve my heating problems A women somewhere would still get up, flip the heater on, put a sweatshirt on and go on and on about how it was cold in there.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #5 March 9, 2006 QuoteQuoteDamn. So it's at least 7 times hotter that an H-bomb. I don't know what this means, but I think it's pretty neat. It means the scientist don't know whats going on...I think I saw an old horror movie along these lines. Reminds me of Ice Nine._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindercles 0 #6 March 9, 2006 Quote Reminds me of Ice Nine. Are you a member of my karass? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #7 March 9, 2006 QuoteQuote Reminds me of Ice Nine. Are you a member of my karass? Don't be a fool! Close this book at once! It is nothing but foma! If I were a younger man, I would write a history of human stupidity; and I would climb to the top of Mount McCabe and lie down on my back with my history for a pillow; and I would take from the ground some of the blue-white poison that makes statues of men; and I would make a statue of myself, lying on my back, grinning horribly, and thumbing my nose at You Know Who. (had to cheat and look the 2nd quote up)_________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #8 March 9, 2006 Quote..."They don't know how they did it... They mixed metric and avoirdupois units in the equations...and the Windows computer crashed. .My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #9 March 9, 2006 Quote A long time ago someone told me that when they first split the atom they did'nt really know if it would produce a chain reaction, seems to me that one of these days we are going to wake up an find the siencetists have blown up the planet. LOL - yeah, that's what I thought of based on this part. QuoteOne thing that puzzles scientists is that the high temperature was achieved after the plasma’s ions should have been losing energy and cooling. Also, when the high temperature was achieved, the Z machine was releasing more energy than was originally put in, something that usually occurs only in nuclear reactions. Sandia consultant Malcolm Haines theorizes that some unknown energy source is involved, which is providing the machine with an extra jolt of energy just as the plasma ions are beginning to slow down. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
