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Today is my day "off"
Feb. 9th, 2012 09:25 amWhich means I have tons of stuff to do.
Homework, cooking, cleaning... And somewhere in there, I need to find time to nap. Been shorting myself on sleep this week, and I would rather not waste the weekend catching up like I did last weekend.
Question is, do I try for the nap first, or at some vague point in the future?
Decisions, decisions...
( Houseplant babble )
And for you math/science whizzes out there, is there a formula for calculating the acceleration of a heating process? And if so, how much data would one need to use it? And would you need the temperature of the heat applied or just data points?
I ask because I would like to figure out how long it takes for 70 degree cream to come up to 100 degrees from the heat of a 40 watt bulb. I know it takes longer to warm it up the first fifteen degrees than the second, and that heating is a self-propagating process, but I'm also sure there's a way to calculate a reasonable estimate of the rate it does accelerate.
*shrugs* Yes, this is more idle curiosity than anything.
Anyway, I'm gonna go make my second cup of tea and start my day. Homework will be first, I think. That way, when I tire myself out doing the cleaning, I can read for pleasure without any guilt!
Cheers!
Homework, cooking, cleaning... And somewhere in there, I need to find time to nap. Been shorting myself on sleep this week, and I would rather not waste the weekend catching up like I did last weekend.
Question is, do I try for the nap first, or at some vague point in the future?
Decisions, decisions...
( Houseplant babble )
And for you math/science whizzes out there, is there a formula for calculating the acceleration of a heating process? And if so, how much data would one need to use it? And would you need the temperature of the heat applied or just data points?
I ask because I would like to figure out how long it takes for 70 degree cream to come up to 100 degrees from the heat of a 40 watt bulb. I know it takes longer to warm it up the first fifteen degrees than the second, and that heating is a self-propagating process, but I'm also sure there's a way to calculate a reasonable estimate of the rate it does accelerate.
*shrugs* Yes, this is more idle curiosity than anything.
Anyway, I'm gonna go make my second cup of tea and start my day. Homework will be first, I think. That way, when I tire myself out doing the cleaning, I can read for pleasure without any guilt!
Cheers!
