A lava lamp and a Nexus One tested under 3 Gs of force (video)
By Vlad Savov 
posted March 8th 2010 9:44AM
posted March 8th 2010 9:44AM
posted March 8th 2010 9:44AM
A look back on popular stories from today in a specific year.
Now that we've thrown 'em off the trail, use the form below to get in touch with the people at Engadget. Please fill in all of the required fields because they're required.
nerds.
@CJisohsocool god love 'em
@CRA1G
Someone has to.
FRAME . . . RATE . . . . TOO . . . HIGH . . . MUST . . . REACH . . . KILL . . . SWITCH
-- passes out --
Also . . . if I may . . .
Engadget, PLEASE get rid of the Whoopi Goldberg ad. Creeps me out.
@CJisohsocool
Funny first thing I thought when I saw the video was....Nerds. Then I proceeded to watch the whole video, so what does that make me?
@Smart People Play Tuba
You still have ads viewable in your browser? Get yourself some Adblock...
@Smart People Play Tuba I hate to sound like an ass, but use AdBlock.
@CJisohsocool
What happens if someone opens the door...
@Terberculosis
Good point, but the whole idea of free ad-supported content is that it's ad-supported. If EVERYONE uses Adblock, then sites like Engadget will have to start charging for content. I'd rather suffer through the ads and gripe about them than pay for Engadget.
@rutter9
I am sure this will get me downranked, but...
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2010/03/why-ad-blocking-is-devastating-to-the-sites-you-love.ars
@jsondag
+1
Thanks for backing up my point with actual facts. :)
@CJisohsocool No wonder people have been having issues with 3g..android was confusing it with 2g this whole time!
@jsondag
While that article does make sense, they are getting paid for either the clickthroughs or a monthly stipend.
I never look at ads or click them. So since they aren't making money from me doing this in the first place.. I don't need to look at them.
@rutter9
"There is an oft-stated misconception that if a user never clicks on ads, then blocking them won't hurt a site financially. This is wrong. Most sites, at least sites the size of ours, are paid on a per view basis."
@CJisohsocool
haha no way w/ that nerd experiement. but seriously, am i the only one that thinks it was a lil crazy to do something like that INDOORS. i mean, my backyard woulda been a much better locale, cuz knowing me...whenever i put stuff together i always forget to tighten that one screw
reminds me of the contraption they made in the movie "Sandlot" to retrieve their baseball. This is pretty cool.
@Randers Such a great movie.
@Randers
FOOOORRRREEEEEEVVVVVVEEEEERRRRRRRRRR
If not in your pocket, then in a centrifuge. Problem solved!!!
@synergy
incredible that they built this in a house... props!
I'd be freaked out it'd fall apart and destroy my walls.
@Aubrey Been there... pushing Technic Lego to the breaking point... having plastic chunks and batteries (counterweight) flying at your face from a failed contraption. It's probably better that he didn't make this out of Lego.
I honestly would be like forget this if it's taking space from my living room.
NO WAY...Nexus One is beaten by 3GS!
You gotta admit, thats cool.
now that's 3g.
I want to see Luke Wilson get in one of THOSE.
@grotiiy There's a map for that.
@bstump Just look up in the sky.
@bstump you mean app?
@amneziac
No, he meant map.
Was wondering since Jupiter has no solid surface how they picked 3 g's?
@GVance Because, despite Jupiter having no solid surface, it still has it's own gravitational force; a force that is equal to 2.5 times that of the gravity on Earth.
Simple.
@GVance Jupiter fact sheet from NASA
@Shaduu Yes at a certain point it will have 2.5 gs but it will also have 2 gs at a certain point how did they decide at what distance to measure g since it has no surface or was it just arbitrary cause someone at NASA said so?
@GVance Jupiter does have a solid surface.
@barry99705 really where did you find this fact? Would make sense if so.
@GVance It would be impossible for it not to have a solid surface. Gasses by themselves don't have enough gravity to create a planet. The current theory is it has a solid core, with a metallic hydrogen mantle. Above that there's the atmosphere, which is primarily hydrogen and mixture of hydrocarbons.
@barry99705 checked out Goddard website and they doubtful it has solid surface. Last I checked stars were condensed hydrogen gas into a liquid not a solid and are many times as massive as Jupiter so why would a solid core be needed?
@GVance
According to http://www.physics.uc.edu/~sitko/Fall2002/11-JPint/jp-int.html, "There is no solid surface to these planets. Instead, we usually take the level where P=1 bar as our reference level for discussion of the interiors and atmospheres." So, to help answer your question, it seems that for scientific purposes, the "surface" of jovian (gaseous) planets is the point at which the atmospheric pressure is roughly equal to that found at sea level on Earth.
Jupiter's core is believed to be comprise of rock, metals and ices that, due to the high temperature, would be liquid or gas if it weren't for the tremendous pressure at the center of such a large planet, but are essentially solid.
Wow! Can I take it for a test drive. I have a few thing lying around to try.
Yay Meccano!
@Jimbob I had this. Upgrading from Lego was that last prepubescent step between boy & man when I became a boy-man. I wonder if Michael Jackson ever had one of these, & just stopped upgrading?
The Meccano advantage: strong enough that when your little brother steps or falls on it, it'll be him that's crying instead of you
Not sure if I'd want to be it that room with all that metal spinning around at 3G's
@grotiiy Indeed that is 3G. If only my first-gen iPhone was the faster.
@jeffs99 That's why there was only a camera sitting in the corner. That was some scary stuff to even be in an adjacent room while operating.
Anyways, very nice!
Should have used that 60fps 1080p Helmet cam. Oh well there is always next test.
Jupiter... a poisonous, gaseous planet with hurricane force winds of 190-350m/hr. Not to mention the days are 10 hours long, my clock would be all wrong ;)
Just sayin'
@Mrwirez Yeah but you could still update your FB status and that's all that matters
@Mrwirez
And play with lava lamps
@The Albatross
That's just silly. If NASA offered cell service, would anyone on this site be bitching about AT&T?