<< My laser shop claims to have a 55,000 psi waterjet. That's 24 miles deep in a hypothetical ocean. Few materials could contain such pressure, let alone create it. Wouldn't rocks 24 mi underwater turn to mush from effects tending to change their surface area? Or would the water turn solid?
Don't know about the physical effects, but 55,000 psi sounds close to the pressure exerted by a stiletto heel (depending on who's wearing it), so not that hard to imagine. --Dan
On 10/14/06, Daniel Asimov <dasimov@earthlink.net> wrote:
Don't know about the physical effects, but 55,000 psi sounds close to the pressure exerted by a stiletto heel (depending on who's wearing it), so not that hard to imagine.
Perhaps an elephant in stilettos would exert that much pressure. I think you're off by at least an order of magnitude.
--Dan
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If the heel is 1/4 inch square, the woman would have to weigh only 5117 pounds to exert that much pressure. My current girlfriend weighs just about that, but she's on a diet. Until she gets down to 5000, I refuse to marry her.
On 10/14/06, Daniel Asimov <dasimov@earthlink.net> wrote:
Don't know about the physical effects, but 55,000 psi sounds close to the pressure exerted by a stiletto heel (depending on who's wearing it), so not that hard to imagine.
Perhaps an elephant in stilettos would exert that much pressure. I think you're off by at least an order of magnitude.
--Dan
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