(just could not get it out of my system...;-) )
Hi again vortexau, here is a puzzle for you...we assume you know what a vortex is. Yes?
For those that may not know, a vortex is the twisting turbulance created on the end of a wing as the pressure differential meets and the wing moves through the air flow -- higher vs. lower pressure, no more wing in the airflow, woooosh, a vortex spinning off the end of the wing...
Now, let us put a little *spin* on that and try to give you and a few others a little *lift* today :-D ....as you Mr. Vortex are in the southern hemisphere gravity works a little differently there. :-o Well, the same, but in the opposite direction sort off (don't worry, this is NOT about *Pegs can Fly!*, we all already know that! :-) ). Try this: go to the tub, put some water in and then let it out. Which way does the little *tornado* turn...to the right or left?
It is a pressure thing again, just a bit different this time...
Anyway, then, get on the IRC channel with some of your buddies in the Northern Hemisphere and have then try the same thing! Which way does it spin this time? Does it go in the same direction?!?! If you are tired of filling up the tub, flush the toilet! It is the same....;-)
Try it a few times....
As you gaze down into that *vortex* vortex(au) ask yourself this question: Am I are generating *lift* or am I just a *drag* around here?!! 8-) Just where is your life headed Mr. Votex? Can you see that now!? :-)
OK, just for a bit more fun for the rest of us maybe the "au" for Mr. Vortex is not for Australia -- even though this is where he appears to be. Maybe the "au" is for GOLD as this is the symbol of gold on the Periodic Table (Au). The symbol for gold, Au, comes from gold's Latin name aurum. The meaning of its name is unknown, although its origins are Anglo-Saxon. Gold is a soft, shiny, yellow metal, and has been used and highly valued by humans for 4,500 years. It is the most malleable and ductile of any element and it can be beaten into a metallic film a few microns thick. Gold is also a good conductor of heat and electricity. It must be hardened with another metal to make it useful; pure gold is too soft for most uses. It is used as money and is the standard for monetary systems in many countries. It is also used in jewelry, dental work, electrical contacts and wires, photography, and as a colored coating for special types of glass. Gold is good at reflecting heat, and it is often used as a plating on spacecraft to keep them cool (did somebody say Pegs in Space...?! :-) ). (Erhmm...continuing...) A radioactive isotope of gold is used to treat cancer. A compound of gold is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis....etc.
Anyway, the moral of the strory is:
At the end of this Community *vortex* we may all find a little (au) Gold here! :-)
We are going for the Gold!!! Who wants to join us!!! :-)
And, please somebody get vortex's head out of the toilet...it is enough now!!!
:-P :-P :-D :-D 8-) 8-) :-) :-) Adios Amig(o)s!!! Have a nice weekend!
