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My grandson is performing a play about the Flood and I want to make sure it's historically accurate. Could...?
...you answer a few questions?
I've been put in charge as one of the producers and we're performing on a stage with a miniature pool in the bottom. I need to know how much oatmeal mix to add to the pool in order to be realistic.
You see, my theory is all the water from the flood, combined with the all the oatmeal the people had at that time would have led to a thick film of Quaker Oats surrounding the ark, thus making it difficult to navigate. I was thinking we could pencil in Noah saying, "What's causing the ship to move so slow? Oh, it's surrounded by oatmeal. Get a long oar and scoop it up and feed it to the animals once the supply of Quaker Oats we already have runs out."
What do you think? Does this seem to forced?
Also, do you think I should add some cinnamon on top of it?
They wouldn't be Quaker Oats, they'd be Hebrew Oats. But other than that sir, you win, entirely. I've never been so supportive of a school show.
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Aero modelling?
Aero modelling is a very interesting hobby where you get a chance to fly your own air plane using remote control . However, aero modelling has its limitations and the plane a person usually flies and controls is not exactly the same as the real life plane.
The question I want to ask is, using the most sophiscated equipment available, eg, very accurate millers, cutters or even grinders, is it possible for us to construct a miniature version of a fighter aircraft to be used for aero modelling?
Can we create a miniature F16 or F15 aircraft that is exactly like the actual aircraft except in size? This craft should also be able to fly at Mach 2 and it should be able to manoveour well, like the actual fighter craft. It will also use fuel and it should be able to mid air refuel using a miniature mid air fuel tanker.
Of course, it is controlled by remote control by the user.
This is the same problem encounted by professional aerospace companies (Boeing, Lockheed Martin, NASA etc). They have a lot of trouble getting a scale model to accurately behave in the wind tunnel. The reason is as follows.
In aerospace science, there is a value called the "reynolds number", abbreviated Re.
Now, you can take a semester on the applications of this and why it is necessary. Just note that this value is very important in calculating the properties of airflow. This value is highly dependent on size, velocity, and viscosity ("thick - stickiness") of the airflow.
This is where we run into problems with constructing a small aircraft. To say it plainly, because this value is heavily dependent on the size of the aircraft, this value will be very different from what a large plane would experience. Additionally, since the velocity is tied into this number, Mach 2 on a scale model is not the same as Mach 2 on a larger model.
In order to accurately scale a model, you need to match both Reynolds numbers and Mach numbers. This is very difficult. This is why it is not possible to have an aero model completely act like the real thing, in scale.
Now, there are certain conditions where these huge companies have been able to accurately model scale aircraft. However, their wind tunnels utilize special gasses or employ cooling in order to accurately scale to the performance since this allows the testers to change the speed of sound in the wind tunnel air as well as the viscosity.
On top of this we must concern ourselves with the powerplant. There simply isn't anything small enough and strong enough to propel an object that fast with exception to maybe rockets.
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I've visited the Indy Children's museum several times–my Dad lives there, and he loves to take the grandkids! The photo you show is actually my very, very favorite display at the museum! As a young girl/teen/young adult, I passionately loved miniatures, and constructed historically accurate miniatures of my own. I extensively researched each one, but sadly had no-one to whom I could display them. The person who created this display has the funnest job in the world…except for people who spin/weave or knit for a living!!!
Melanie