tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post3175971575402204079..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): As if there isn't enough to get upset about...Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-73117272065350507452020-06-05T18:44:53.902-05:002020-06-05T18:44:53.902-05:00Well, this is here - if you can figure out which ...Well, this is here - if you can figure out which browser you sent it from. :-)Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-33118449928639604182020-06-05T17:36:17.205-05:002020-06-05T17:36:17.205-05:00This is a test. I submitted an answer using Chrome...This is a test. I submitted an answer using Chrome with both my Google account and as anonymous but neither showed up, so I wanted to see if IE would work like you suggested by email.xoxoxoBrucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04512934465987061068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-23051856210009383082020-06-05T16:11:27.014-05:002020-06-05T16:11:27.014-05:00Not at all Bob! I enjoy seeing your comments here...Not at all Bob! I enjoy seeing your comments here, lots of great knowledge.jonkotacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655700947050851426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-32931547912820159442020-06-05T08:18:17.402-05:002020-06-05T08:18:17.402-05:00My bad. Make that 7 not 7,000. I clearly shouldn&#...My bad. Make that 7 not 7,000. I clearly shouldn't be allowed out.BobTheScientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038631019672961663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-6196710467013993582020-06-04T22:17:49.816-05:002020-06-04T22:17:49.816-05:00So, somewhere between 10 and 7,000.So, somewhere between 10 and 7,000.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-58240097763308542812020-06-04T19:41:17.455-05:002020-06-04T19:41:17.455-05:00The internet seems to think an olympic sized swimm...The internet seems to think an olympic sized swimming pool is 660,000 gallons. My figures above are gallons at 60 degF so this suggests the spill would fill 10 Olympic swimming pools. The lesson being that these pools contain quite a lot more water than one might think!jonkotacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655700947050851426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-87865833127489183262020-06-04T19:34:54.386-05:002020-06-04T19:34:54.386-05:00The article ought to specify whether these are met...The article ought to specify whether these are metric tons or long tons discussed, but assuming the midpoint of the two and an API gravity of 38, it's around 6.4 million gallons (approximately 152,000 barrels).<br /><br />Source: I used to work in oil.<br /><br />jonkotacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655700947050851426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-53057544793512886702020-06-04T14:39:56.528-05:002020-06-04T14:39:56.528-05:00Not a bazillion, only 7,000 Olympic poolsful of di...Not a bazillion, only 7,000 Olympic poolsful of diesel. Pools vary but LxWxD 50 x 25 x 2 m is typical. 2500 cu.m. = tonnes water. But diesel weighs [0.83 kg/L] lighter; so a pool has 3,000 tonnes of diesel. Although maybe ~20,000 Bbl /pool would be a more appropriate unit.<br />It turns out the specs for Olympic swimming pools require the lanes to be 50m +/- 3cm long. Swimmers correctly reckon that it is therefore silly to measure speeds to thousandths of a second because at champion swimming speed 0.001s = 2.4mm: a distance far smaller than the potential difference in lane lengths. So Olympic swimmers are deemed to have tied if their clocked speed is equal to the nearest 1/100th of a second. BobTheScientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038631019672961663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-30402356481147130012020-06-04T14:25:52.242-05:002020-06-04T14:25:52.242-05:00Thanks, Chris. I wasn't too sure about the we...Thanks, Chris. I wasn't too sure about the weight-to-volume conversion.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-77639284318795448832020-06-04T13:55:32.100-05:002020-06-04T13:55:32.100-05:0020,000 tons of diesel or 40 million pounds assumin...20,000 tons of diesel or 40 million pounds assuming about 7.4 lbs/gallon density is about 5.4 million gallons. In the US, spills are always under-reported for liability reasons, I would assume in Russia they under-report for reasons of prestige as well. So 5 million gallons is probably low. Chris Shoreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13189750377139845517noreply@blogger.com