tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post2003388870835768082..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: Will a lava lamp work on Jupiter?Paul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-66421733050344227952010-04-13T08:42:48.736-04:002010-04-13T08:42:48.736-04:00The answer is still no, it won't work on Jupit...The answer is still no, it won't work on Jupiter. Jupitonians use different outlets and plug heads there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-68390534584259618752010-04-12T13:42:29.382-04:002010-04-12T13:42:29.382-04:00I think the second order effects would cause obser...I think the second order effects would cause observable differences. The gravity gradient (variation "g" forces over the height of the lamp) would be negligable on Jupiter but significant in the centrifuge. Also, the pressure variations along the length of the "blob" would be greater; which could be the cause of what appears to be more breakup of the "blobs".<br /><br />If that erector set arrangement came apart the door and the walls would probably not do much more that provide shrapnel.Engineer on Medicarenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-2284012027125849312010-04-12T11:21:31.203-04:002010-04-12T11:21:31.203-04:00Anonymous at 6:39: I would assume that basket swi...Anonymous at 6:39: I would assume that basket swings outward, so that the lava lamp's position matches local "down". If the lamp was fixed horizontal to the centrifuge arm, you'd get a tilt from combining the centrifugal force with Earth's constant 1G.<br /><br />Paul Levy: I'd expect it to move somewhat faster, as the buoyancy would scale with gravity, but the viscosity wouldn't. (Probably -- it would depend on both fluids' compressibility, and possible non-Newtonian behavior.)Dave Harmonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-29122496589516738432010-04-12T10:57:30.809-04:002010-04-12T10:57:30.809-04:00Cool! Seems to me, however, that the kitchen woul...Cool! Seems to me, however, that the kitchen would have been the better venue. Burning questions about gravies, and all.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438687347549348301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-9759203855176638932010-04-12T10:57:30.810-04:002010-04-12T10:57:30.810-04:00For this to be accurate, we must also duplicate th...For this to be accurate, we must also duplicate the gravitational influence of Jupiter's moons. Would this mean that the room should contain another 63 or so little centrifuges? Or just alcohol?nasovnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-41609267545345656092010-04-12T08:24:47.612-04:002010-04-12T08:24:47.612-04:00From Facebook:
Jim: I am curious to know why some...From Facebook:<br /><br />Jim: I am curious to know why some people thought the lamp wouldn't work. The high gravity works equally on all of the lamp's ingredients so I would have guessed that its operation would be exactly the same as long as all of its constituents parts could withstand the pressure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-66831053918234291802010-04-12T08:03:18.719-04:002010-04-12T08:03:18.719-04:00Thinking like a wife, I would think a garage would...Thinking like a wife, I would think a garage would have been a better venue for this experiment....<br /><br />nonlocalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-18308565299730557022010-04-12T06:39:11.718-04:002010-04-12T06:39:11.718-04:00Fascinating! Only problem is the lamp is mounted ...Fascinating! Only problem is the lamp is mounted wrong- it should be with its base pointing outward. What they did is the equivalent of leaving it lying on its side here on earth. So close...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com