put a drop of liquid soap in the water after putting th cork in. it will break the water tension that would pull the cork to the side.Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
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put a drop of liquid soap in the water after putting th cork in. it will break the water tension that would pull the cork to the side.Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
Wasn't it on that tv show with the science guy in the 80's? Mr. wizard, I think it was called. Or maybe I've just spent too much time alone with a bottle of wine...
If you can back that up, I'd have to give you 3 points too.Quote:
Originally Posted by notorious_carl
3 to Machodkis for now.
i'll search for something on the web to back it up. but i was just guessing.Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
Hang on while I go get another bottle for a fresh cork, and I'll found out if this works, too... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by notorious_carl
Hm... looks like it just floats to the side even more quickly after putting in some soap...
Repels it as it breaches the film of soap? https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2007/09/1.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by Machodkis
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Originally Posted by a d e p t
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasc...0/phy00598.htm
this talks about but doesn't exactly say what i said is true or not but hints that it should be true.
as i said earlier it was just a guess. and it sounded good from what i can remeber from high school science class. before you tested my answer, did you test yours. i'm just wondering if that actually works.Quote:
Originally Posted by Machodkis
It was a very good try though. https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2006/04/1.gif
Yes, I did test my solution as well, and it seemed to work well enough. I mean, i'd already started in on the bottle of wine, so my hands weren't very steady, and my vision wasn't great, but I'm pretty sure it works...Quote:
Originally Posted by notorious_carl
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Originally Posted by Machodkis
While playing with a metal washer shaped like a ring, Scheming Suzie accidently pushed it on her finger too far and couldn't get it off.
Trying to remove it using soap and water didn't work. The hospital sent her to a service station thinking they could cut the metal. Unfortunately, the ring was made with a specially reinforced steel so it couldn't be cut. (I know, I know, just go with it, OK? https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/03/1.gif)
Just then Professor Quantum arrived on the scene and suggested an easy way to remove the washer in just a few minutes.
What was his solution?
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Quantum suggested that Suzie hold her finger in the air while someone wound a piece of string tightly around her finger just above the metal ring. The string forced the swelling down. As they unwound the string from the end nearest the ring, someone else slid the ring up. They continued winding and unwinding the string until the ring could be easily removed.
Push a piece of string (or a thin strip of metal) under the washer. Wrap the string very tightly around the finger going towards the fingertip. Pull the end of the string closest to the knuckle up. This is what hospitals do if they need to remove a ring without having to cut it off.Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
Suzie should have known better. Cut her finger off.Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t