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Shut the gate...  . it's gettin cold down here!!!!!!!!!!!! How are things in the Northern Climes??????
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« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2010, 11:39:28 AM » |
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AccuWeather says Frisco, TX can expect the following: Day, High, Low Tue, 44, 29 Wed, 42, 25 Thu, 36, 16 Fri, 27, 14 Sat, 36 17 Sun, 49, 33, yippee! Mon, 55, 32, break out the shorts!
Global Warming my a$$.
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« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2010, 02:15:38 PM » |
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Here's how THESE northern climes are: :'( 
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« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2010, 02:24:17 PM » |
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OK, Valker. You win. I guess...
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« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2010, 02:44:21 PM » |
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OK, Valker. You win. I guess...
I dunno. "6" is NOT a temperature. It just isn't. 
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« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2010, 02:48:45 PM » |
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Who will win?
Kristiansund 1 – 3 Day Weather Summary: Mostly dry, Temperatures will be below freezing (max 25°F on Tue night, min 8°F on Thu afternoon)
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« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2010, 07:57:03 PM » |
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They said on the radio today that after Wednesday we're 'sposed to go WAY under freezing, and not get ABOVE freezing again until Saturday afternoon...
...on the bright side, should help keep the 'skeeter population down this spring!
(Wishful thinking, I know...)
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« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2010, 08:55:58 PM » |
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Looks like Dag is the winner.... if you could call it that. We have the orange, grapefruit, lemon, and lime trees covered to protect from the freezing weather..... Had some grapefruit martini's tonight....sitting by the fireplace after getting out of the hot tub.....life is still pretty good!!!! Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.......
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« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2010, 01:56:54 AM » |
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Local Weather Report for Roros, Norway (150 miles from where I live)
Moderate Mist Temperature: -42°F Dew Point: -49°F Barometer: 29.86 inHg Wind: n/a Humidity: 151.8 % Visibility: 1 miles
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« Reply #9 on: January 06, 2010, 07:22:54 AM » |
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Humidity: 151.8 % How can you have 151.8 % humidity? Isn't 100% the max? I put 110% effort into trying to understand this.
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« Reply #10 on: January 06, 2010, 07:39:12 AM » |
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I checked again and now it sayes humidity: 159.4%...... STRANGE Here is the link: http://www.weathercity.com/no/roros/
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« Reply #11 on: January 06, 2010, 08:35:10 AM » |
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This morning the weather guy on the radio started off:
"And the forecast for tomorrow is sunny with a high in the mid 30's.... Oh wait... That's the forecast for Anchorage, Alaska... The forecast tomorrow for Dallas, Texas is partly cloudy and a high in the mid TWENTIES....."
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« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2010, 08:46:54 AM » |
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ROFL, serk. LOVE IT!
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« Reply #13 on: January 06, 2010, 09:00:13 AM » |
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Has it ever been below zero in Texas ?
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« Reply #14 on: January 06, 2010, 09:12:49 AM » |
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Did a little research and this is what I found:
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
THE COLDEST NIGHT IN TEXAS HISTORY
COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK TX
FEBRUARY 1899 WAS A VERY COLD MONTH...THANKS MOSTLY TO A BITTERLY COLD OUTBREAK FROM THE 11TH THROUGH THE 13TH. IN FACT...NOTHING IN THE HISTORY OF TEXAS QUITE COMPARES TO FEBRUARY 12TH 1899.
SOME OF THE COLDEST WEATHER THAT EVER HIT TEXAS OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 12TH OF THAT YEAR. THE LOWEST TEMPERATE EVER RECORDED IN THE STATE OCCURRED AT TULIA IN SWISHER COUNTY IN THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. THE THERMOMETER DROPPED TO 23 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. HOWEVER...THERE WERE UNOFFICIAL REPORTS THAT WERE EVEN COLDER...30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...THAT NIGHT AT TWO OTHER LOCATIONS (WOLF CREEK AND AT A SITE SOUTHEAST OF PERRYTON...BOTH IN OCHILTREE COUNTY IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE).
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« Reply #15 on: January 06, 2010, 09:17:16 AM » |
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Has it ever been below zero in Texas? I dated this girl once... 
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« Reply #16 on: January 06, 2010, 12:42:48 PM » |
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Local Weather Report for Roros, Norway (150 miles from where I live)
Moderate Mist Temperature: -42°F Dew Point: -49°F Barometer: 29.86 inHg Wind: n/a Humidity: 151.8 % Visibility: 1 miles
That's beginning to look like a pretty nice day right about now. By the way, what's the funny little dash in front of the temperature?
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« Reply #17 on: January 06, 2010, 12:44:41 PM » |
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Humidity: 151.8 % How can you have 151.8 % humidity? Isn't 100% the max? I put 110% effort into trying to understand this. I'm guessing that their equations start to go wonky when the temperatures are in the negatives.
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« Reply #18 on: January 06, 2010, 01:24:38 PM » |
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http://www.weather-forecast.com/locations/roros/forecasts/latestCheck out the sunrise/sunset times. Sunrise at 9:30am and sunset at 3:00pm! One word to all the residents......... MOVE!
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« Reply #19 on: January 06, 2010, 02:35:45 PM » |
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Humidity: 151.8 % How can you have 151.8 % humidity? Isn't 100% the max? I put 110% effort into trying to understand this. I'm guessing that their equations start to go wonky when the temperatures are in the negatives. Yea, like subtract 100 from their 151.8 % humidity! hahahahaha Hay  Jimmyt
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« Reply #20 on: January 06, 2010, 07:48:34 PM » |
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Even lower than that.... the air won't hold a lot of moisture at -40c.... it freezes and falls out of the air column. Of course 'relative humidity' is a 'temp/water in air' calculation....... Look again at the chart in Dags post.....
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« Reply #21 on: January 07, 2010, 10:29:27 AM » |
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....... Look again at the chart in Dags post.....
Do we have to? I got a headache last time that took a whole night of drinking to cure! 
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« Reply #22 on: January 07, 2010, 11:25:50 AM » |
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How 'bout a "virtual party"? That way I won't be drinking alone. Not that that has ever held me up before! I am just afraid someone will want to go for a ride and I'll be too inebriated to ride. Better excuse than the cold, I guess!
Anybody have a virtual fireplace? Would you throw on another log, please? ~Jeff
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« Reply #23 on: January 07, 2010, 11:47:25 AM » |
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How 'bout a "virtual party"? That way I won't be drinking alone. Not that that has ever held me up before! I am just afraid someone will want to go for a ride and I'll be too inebriated to ride. Better excuse than the cold, I guess!
Anybody have a virtual fireplace? Would you throw on another log, please? ~Jeff
We could have a virtual party some evening in the chat room. We gather there every now and then. It's kind of fun talking to people all over the country. But Jeff, sorry, no virtual fire place. We CAN roll the dice though! Hay Jimmyt
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« Reply #24 on: January 07, 2010, 11:54:25 AM » |
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Here ya' go... 
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« Reply #25 on: January 07, 2010, 12:26:38 PM » |
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Whether solving the InZane X mystery before anyone else, posting pics of alien spaceships/housing, or providing virtual fireplaces to the huddling masses, Serk's the Man. 
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« Reply #26 on: January 07, 2010, 12:38:24 PM » |
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LOL! *Blush*
Glad I could help, in my own weird way...
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« Reply #27 on: January 07, 2010, 03:16:43 PM » |
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Well, a lot fewer folks rode to work this morning.
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« Reply #28 on: January 07, 2010, 04:29:56 PM » |
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Humidity: 151.8 % How can you have 151.8 % humidity? Isn't 100% the max? I put 110% effort into trying to understand this. I'm guessing that their equations start to go wonky when the temperatures are in the negatives. I thought maybe it was some sort of metric numbers
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« Reply #29 on: January 07, 2010, 06:31:10 PM » |
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Humidity: 151.8 % How can you have 151.8 % humidity? Isn't 100% the max? I put 110% effort into trying to understand this. I'm guessing that their equations start to go wonky when the temperatures are in the negatives. Yea, like subtract 100 from their 151.8 % humidity! hahahahaha Hay  Jimmyt It's the same formula Dag uses to prove his yellow valkyrie is faster than a blue one. Real wonky math. 
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« Reply #30 on: January 07, 2010, 06:44:23 PM » |
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Humidity: 151.8 % How can you have 151.8 % humidity? Isn't 100% the max? I put 110% effort into trying to understand this. I'm guessing that their equations start to go wonky when the temperatures are in the negatives. Yea, like subtract 100 from their 151.8 % humidity! hahahahaha Hay  Jimmyt It's the same formula Dag uses to prove his yellow valkyrie is faster than a blue one. Real wonky math.  Genius Brother Blue, genius! 
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« Reply #31 on: January 07, 2010, 07:52:40 PM » |
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Humidity: 151.8 % How can you have 151.8 % humidity? Isn't 100% the max? I put 110% effort into trying to understand this. I'm guessing that their equations start to go wonky when the temperatures are in the negatives. Yea, like subtract 100 from their 151.8 % humidity! hahahahaha Hay  Jimmyt It's the same formula Dag uses to prove his yellow valkyrie is faster than a blue one. Real wonky math.  Genius Brother Blue, genius!  *Insert Secret Blue Valk Owner Secret Handshake Here* 
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« Reply #32 on: January 07, 2010, 10:59:01 PM » |
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Humidity: 151.8 % How can you have 151.8 % humidity? Isn't 100% the max? I put 110% effort into trying to understand this. I'm guessing that their equations start to go wonky when the temperatures are in the negatives. I thought maybe it was some sort of metric numbers I've heard of a metric ton before, but never heard of a metric percent! (:
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« Reply #33 on: January 08, 2010, 12:13:22 AM » |
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Yes, we use the same formula to calculate relative humidity and horse power.
Relative humidity from temperature and dewpoint If you know the temperature and the dewpoint, and want to obtain relative humidity, the formulas are as follows: W=[(Tc-Twb)(Cp)-Lv(Eswb/P)]/[-(Tc-Twb)(Cpv)-Lv]
W=actual mixing ratio of air Cp=specific heat of dry air at constant pressure(J/g)~1.005 J/g Cpv= specific heat of water vapor at constant pressure(J/g)~4.186 J/g Lv=Latent heat of vaporization(J/g)~2500 J/g Tc=air temperature in degrees Celsius Twb=wet bulb temperature in degrees Celsius Eswb=saturation vapor pressure at the wet bulb temperature(mb) P=atmospheric pressure at surface~1013 mb at sea-level
Horsepower from attitude and color code If you know the attiude of the rider and the color code of his bike, and want to obtain horsepower, the formulas are as follows: Hp=[(At-Vcc)(Hc)-Ia(Abil/P)]/[-(At-Vcc)(Csk)-Lv]
Hp=horse power Hc=specified amount of hair on the chest(J/g)~1.005 J/g Csk=communication skills(J/g)~4.186 J/g Ia=influence ability(J/g)~2500 J/g At=Attitude (scale from 1 to 10) Vcc=Valkyrie color code Abil=argumentation ability(mb) P=atmospheric pressure at surface~1013 mb at sea-level
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« Reply #34 on: January 08, 2010, 06:25:29 AM » |
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W=actual mixing ratio of air Cp=specific heat of dry air at constant pressure(J/g)~1.005 J/g Cpv= specific heat of water vapor at constant pressure(J/g)~4.186 J/g Lv=Latent heat of vaporization(J/g)~2500 J/g Tc=air temperature in degrees Celsius Twb=wet bulb temperature in degrees Celsius Eswb=saturation vapor pressure at the wet bulb temperature(mb) P=atmospheric pressure at surface~1013 mb at sea-level
Horsepower from attitude and color code If you know the attiude of the rider and the color code of his bike, and want to obtain horsepower, the formulas are as follows: Hp=[(At-Vcc)(Hc)-Ia(Abil/P)]/[-(At-Vcc)(Csk)-Lv]
Hp=horse power Hc=specified amount of hair on the chest(J/g)~1.005 J/g Csk=communication skills(J/g)~4.186 J/g Ia=influence ability(J/g)~2500 J/g At=Attitude (scale from 1 to 10) Vcc=Valkyrie color code Abil=argumentation ability(mb) P=atmospheric pressure at surface~1013 mb at sea-level Well you lost me at W 
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« Reply #35 on: January 08, 2010, 06:48:52 AM » |
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Fortunately for us black Valk riders we only need simple math to count all of the colorful Valk’s in our mirrors.
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« Reply #36 on: January 08, 2010, 07:25:13 AM » |
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The ole iPhone says it's 17 in Dallas and 29 in Pearland. M A N that's cold!! Y'all had better protect the tender..............vegetation, yea, that's it. Hay  Jimmyt
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« Reply #37 on: January 08, 2010, 08:52:55 AM » |
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Fortunately for us black Valk riders we only need simple math to count all of the colorful Valk’s in our mirrors.
True. It doesn't take long to count to zero. 
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« Reply #38 on: January 08, 2010, 06:46:45 PM » |
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Yes, we use the same formula to calculate relative humidity and horse power. Relative humidity from temperature and dewpoint If you know the temperature and the dewpoint, and want to obtain relative humidity, the formulas are as follows: W=[(Tc-Twb)(Cp)-Lv(Eswb/P)]/[-(Tc-Twb)(Cpv)-Lv] Tc=air temperature in degrees Celsius Twb=wet bulb temperature in degrees Celsius
Horsepower from attitude and color code If you know the attiude of the rider and the color code of his bike, and want to obtain horsepower, the formulas are as follows: Hp=[(At-Vcc)(Hc)-Ia(Abil/P)]/[-(At-Vcc)(Csk)-Lv]
Have I been working in the space program too long if my first thought about "attitude of rider" was to think of it as "orientation in space"? Side note: If they did indeed use Celsius, rather than Kelvin, that would explain the original confusion. Negative temperatures would cause that equation to go wonky.
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« Reply #39 on: January 08, 2010, 06:48:55 PM » |
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Yes, we use the same formula to calculate relative humidity and horse power.
Oh, I'm also beginning to agree that Dag is snowed in. He has far too much time on his hands. Put another way: Impressive. Most impressive. (:
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