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LTK:
--- Quote ---Jokes aside: I thought this might lead (at some point in the future) to procedures, tools ... wackamaguffins that make diagnosis easier and more reliable, by giving additional quantifiable & measurable results. I probably added a good dose of cheerful mal-comprehension to my cheerful ignorance.
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We can only hope. If I'm not mistaken, the data they gathered to do this research mainly came from cutting up post-mortem brain samples. So a direct diagnosis of disregulated gene expression would be... rather terminal.
LTK:
In what is undoubtedly both the most fascinating and annoying demonstration of everyday fluid physics, my tea always manages to defy gravity and pool onto my desk while I leave the mug to cool. It happened a few times before I figured it out: it leaks out because the tea bag string is acting as a siphon. The string gets wet and sticks to the side of the mug, giving gravity a pull on the tea that lets it dribble out via the path of least resistance. Leaving me with a puddle to clean up. I hate it, but it's so cool!
JoeCovenant:
--- Quote from: LTK on 05 Mar 2018, 14:37 ---In what is undoubtedly both the most fascinating and annoying demonstration of everyday fluid physics, my tea always manages to defy gravity and pool onto my desk while I leave the mug to cool. It happened a few times before I figured it out: it leaks out because the tea bag string is acting as a siphon. The string gets wet and sticks to the side of the mug, giving gravity a pull on the tea that lets it dribble out via the path of least resistance. Leaving me with a puddle to clean up. I hate it, but it's so cool!
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I know someone who's house got flooded because of the same thing...
They had a dripping tap, which was fine.
And they went on holiday for two weeks, which was fine.
Except for the fact that they had a towel hanging over the edge of the bath, the end of which was under the dripping tap...
Replacement bathroom floors all round!
Cornelius:
I actually use that to water my office plant while I'm on holiday. A bottle of water, and some string, works a treat.
LeeC:
Jupiter's tidal like effect on the asteroids in the asteroid belt.
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