Subject: AIP-Digest Digest V96 #38 (fwd)
To: adam@cs.caltech.edu (Adam Rifkin [WM BJ])
Mailer: Elm [revision: 66.25]
I love it when they do math........
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> AIP-Digest Digest Volume 96 : Issue 38
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> Today's Topics:
> Re: [AIP] miscellaneous thoughts [ Archie Medrano <ma299aq@sdcc14.ucsd ]
> Celsius/Centigrade <--> Fahrenheit c [ Archie Medrano <ma299aq@sdcc14.ucsd ]
> Where does C = F? [ Archie Medrano <ma299aq@sdcc14.ucsd ]
> Re: [AIP] Re: Re: waste basket/lamp, [ negativl@netcom.com (Raymond Wong) ]
> Silly Thread #212: Palm Desert tempe [ Kazuto Okayasu <kokayasu@uci.edu> ]
> license plates [ DEBGFAN@aol.com ]
> Re: [AIP] Celsius/Centigrade <--> Fa [ CRUDAKEW@vaxa.stevens-tech.edu ]
> Re: [AIP] Re: Re: Re: waste basket/l [ CRUDAKEW@vaxa.stevens-tech.edu ]
> Re: [AIP] Silly Thread #212: Palm De [ CRUDAKEW@vaxa.stevens-tech.edu ]
> Deb pics in ABPT-S [ cn1879@coastalnet.com (MCnDaHouse) ]
> A Fairy's Tale [ =?iso-8859-1?Q?Andr=E9?= Corbeil <a ]
> Re: Re: miscellaneous thoughts [ =?iso-8859-1?Q?Andr=E9?= Corbeil <a ]
> Kelvin - not THAT cold [ =?iso-8859-1?Q?Andr=E9?= Corbeil <a ]
> another Deb dream! [ CRUDAKEW@vaxa.stevens-tech.edu ]
> Its freezing! Good thing Deb's hot! [ jluck@execpc.com (Jason Luck) ]
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> Date: Sat, 3 Feb 1996 01:16:09 -0800 (PST)
> From: Archie Medrano <ma299aq@sdcc14.ucsd.edu>
> To: ESpit20086@aol.com
> Cc: AIP@NrgUp.Com
> Subject: Re: [AIP] miscellaneous thoughts
> Message-Id: <199602030916.BAA05501@sdcc14.ucsd.edu>
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> > 1). Thoughts on OATB. Imagine if you will somebody steals your brand new
> > Porche. The next day that person shows up in your car and says, "Check out
> > my new car." That is sort of how it is when people give Deborah an illegal
> > copy of that concert. Just my 2 cents.
>
> Uh, nice try on the analogy but it doesn't work. Porsche's are
> available commercially. Anyone who can afford it can buy one.
> There does not exist a commercial CD for any "live" Debbie Gibson
> music, except for OATB. But of course, anyone who can afford the
> $33 price can buy one or more. :-)
>
> --
> Archie Medrano (ma299aq@sdcc14.ucsd.edu) (http://euclid.ucsd.edu/~amedrano/)
> "Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity."
> -- Ferengi Rule of Acquisition #6
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> Date: Sat, 3 Feb 1996 01:31:50 -0800 (PST)
> From: Archie Medrano <ma299aq@sdcc14.ucsd.edu>
> To: BritSkye@aol.com
> Cc: AIP@NrgUp.Com
> Subject: Celsius/Centigrade <--> Fahrenheit conversion formula
> Message-Id: <199602030931.BAA05747@sdcc14.ucsd.edu>
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> > what's this? the temperature in Celcius? i don't know how to figure that
>
> Methinks Britta needs to review her high school or college algebra
> book. :-)
>
> I don't have the formula memorized, but I do know that 0 degrees C
> equals 32 degrees F and 100 C = 212 F. So we have the points (0, 32) and
> (100, 212) on the xy-plane. Draw a line (segment) through those 2
> points. The slope of the line is (212-32)/(100-0) = 180/100 = 9/5 = 1.8.
> Use the y=mx+b formula: f = 1.8c + b (m = slope). To find b, plug
> in 0 for c and 32 for f and we get that b=32. Therefore, f=1.8c+32.
> That's the conversion from Celsius/Centigrade to Fahrenheit.
>
> To figure out the conversion from Fahrenheit to Celsius, we solve
> for c in the equation f=(9/5)c+32:
>
> (9/5)c = f-32
> c = (5/9)(f-32)
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> And thus we get the conversion from Fahrenheit to Celsius.
>
>
> And all you really need to remember are 0C = 32F, 100C = 212F, and
> a little algebra. :-)
>
>
> A little trivia: What was Debbie Gibson's grade in high school
> algebra?
>
> --
> Archie Medrano (ma299aq@sdcc14.ucsd.edu) (http://euclid.ucsd.edu/~amedrano/)
> "Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity."
> -- Ferengi Rule of Acquisition #6
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> Date: Sat, 3 Feb 1996 01:36:29 -0800 (PST)
> From: Archie Medrano <ma299aq@sdcc14.ucsd.edu>
> To: andre@internorth.com (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Andr=E9?= Corbeil)
> Cc: Aip@NrgUp.Com
> Subject: Where does C = F?
> Message-Id: <199602030936.BAA05870@sdcc14.ucsd.edu>
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> > Probably the second one...I read somewhere that once you hit -40, both C and
> > F are similar - basically, once you're that cold, a number here and there
>
> Recall the conversion formula from a previous post: f = 1.8c + 32.
> When does c = f? When c = 1.8c + 32. Solving for c we get:
>
> 0.8 c = -32
> (4/5) c = -32
> c = (5/4)(-32) = -40
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> Therefore, -40 C = -40 F. QED. :-)
>
>
> Music trivia: What do the letters C and F have to do with music?
>
> --
> Archie Medrano (ma299aq@sdcc14.ucsd.edu) (http://euclid.ucsd.edu/~amedrano/)
> "Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity."
> -- Ferengi Rule of Acquisition #6
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> Date: Sat, 3 Feb 1996 02:16:51 -0800 (PST)
> From: negativl@netcom.com (Raymond Wong)
> To: aip@nrgup.com
> Subject: Re: [AIP] Re: Re: waste basket/lamp, b.r.
> Message-Id: <199602031016.CAA00776@netcom8.netcom.com>
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> > (degrees Celcius * 1.8) + 32 = degrees Fahrenheit
> > (degrees Fahrenheit - 32) / 1.8 = degrees Celcius
> >
> > To confuse you even more, there's also the Kelvin and Rankin temperature
>
> Yes, but at least Kelvin is easy, since the degrees are the same size
> as Celcius. degrees K = degrees C - 275.15
>
> :)
>
> Ray
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> Date: Sat, 3 Feb 1996 02:40:53 -0800 (PST)
> From: Kazuto Okayasu <kokayasu@uci.edu>
> To: aip@NrgUp.Com
> Subject: Silly Thread #212: Palm Desert temperatures
> Message-Id: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960203022535.2541C-100000@apollo.adcom.uci.edu>
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> On Sat, 3 Feb 1996, Raymond Wong wrote:
>
> > > To confuse you even more, there's also the Kelvin and Rankin temperature
> >
> > Yes, but at least Kelvin is easy, since the degrees are the same size
> > as Celcius. degrees K = degrees C - 275.15
>
> Aah, but K=C + 275.15, not - ... -275.15C=0K
>
> Alright. Let's get this over with. :)
>
> Overnight lows for Palm Desert are reported to be 48F, and tomorrow's
> high there is supposed to be like 74F, or something like that. In all
> likelihood, both those numbers err on the low side.
>
> 48F: 8.89C, 282.04K, 507.67R Just *had* to do these. My
> 74F: 23.33C, 296.48K, 533.67R calculator happened to be on.
>
> So, no matter what part of the world you're from, you can rest assured
> that Deborah has absolutely nothing to worry about when it comes to cold
> weather screwing with her voice.
>
> Hee hee. Now this looks very silly here on AIP. Imagine if this was out
> on RMADG!
>
> :)
>
>
> Kazuto Okayasu Microcomputer Support, Administrative Computing Services
> "Kaz" Senior, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
> <kokayasu@uci.edu> University of California at Irvine
> D.G.I.F. #3052 "It's a riddle inside of a paradox wrapped in an enigma."
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> Date: Sat, 3 Feb 1996 11:40:17 -0500
> From: DEBGFAN@aol.com
> To: aip@nrgup.com
> cc: ESpit20086@aol.com
> Subject: license plates
> Message-ID: <960203114016_311331077@emout07.mail.aol.com>
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> Espit20086@aol.com writes:
>
> >3). Just a curious question. Do any of you have personalized licence plates
> >relation to Deborah? I'm thinking of getting one.
>
> <nod> DEBGFAN (North Dakota plates)
> You should get a pair. . . I'm surprised more people around here don't have
> them.
>
> Andre LeBlanc
> debgfan@aol.com
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> Date: Sat, 03 Feb 1996 12:18:35 -0500 (EST)
> From: CRUDAKEW@vaxa.stevens-tech.edu
> To: AIP@NrgUp.Com
> Subject: Re: [AIP] Celsius/Centigrade <--> Fahrenheit conversion formula
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> >I don't have the formula memorized, but I do know that 0 degrees C
>
> You need to catch up on your AIP mail, Archie! I posted the formulas
> yesterday, as well as -40 C = -40 F. I didn't include the derivation,
> though, so I guess curious minds appreciated your efforts.
>
> >A little trivia: What was Debbie Gibson's grade in high school
> >algebra?
>
> I don't know....do you?
>
> Christine :-)
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> Date: Sat, 03 Feb 1996 12:22:46 -0500 (EST)
> From: CRUDAKEW@vaxa.stevens-tech.edu
> To: AIP@NrgUp.Com
> Subject: Re: [AIP] Re: Re: Re: waste basket/lamp, b.r.
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> Ray added to this quite interesting discussion:
>
> >> To confuse you even more, there's also the Kelvin and Rankin temperature
> >
> >Yes, but at least Kelvin is easy, since the degrees are the same size
> >as Celcius.
>
> Well, Rankin is easy too, since the degrees are the same size as
> Fahrenheit. degrees Rankin = degrees F + 459.58.
>
> Christine :-)
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> Date: Sat, 03 Feb 1996 12:27:30 -0500 (EST)
> From: CRUDAKEW@vaxa.stevens-tech.edu
> To: AIP@NrgUp.Com
> Subject: Re: [AIP] Silly Thread #212: Palm Desert temperatures
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> Kaz corrected Ray:
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> >Aah, but K=C + 275.15, not - ... -275.15C=0K
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> The conversion factor is 273, I'm _sure_ of that. (I do these
> conversions daily in my science & engineering classes.)
> 273.3, I think, to one decimal place.
>
> >Alright. Let's get this over with. :)
>
> Aw, this is fun!! :)
>
> Christine :-)
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> Date: Sat, 03 Feb 1996 14:43:56 -0500
> From: cn1879@coastalnet.com (MCnDaHouse)
> To: aip@nrgup.com
> Subject: Deb pics in ABPT-S
> Message-Id: <199602031942.OAA13321@abaco>
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> I was in Alt.Binaries.Pictures.Teen-Starlets last night and there were 3
> pictures of Deborah posted in there by Linus Van Pelt. I just went back and
> they were gone. The only thing left was my comment from me thanking him for
> posting them and a little plug for TWYH.
>
> I wonder if the moderator took them off since she's no longer a teen. I did
> get a reply for someone wanting to know how he could get them. I suggested
> that he download them from the newsgroup. I guess they were gone when he was
> in there.
>
> Martin
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> Date: Sat, 3 Feb 1996 14:15:46 -0700
> From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Andr=E9?= Corbeil <andre@internorth.com>
> To: Aip@NrgUp.Com
> Subject: A Fairy's Tale
> Message-Id: <199602032115.OAA22543@thunder.internorth.com>
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> I've hear grumblings somewhere, I'm sure of it, that Deb was
> writing/recording/playing every instrument - the usual - for a soundtrack to
> "A Fairy's Tale".
>
> Any truth to this?
>
> What is it? I would imagine an animated film.
>
> Has it been released yet?
>
> Gotta get every Deb-related recording...still can't believe I bought Circle
> Jerks to faintly hear Deb screaming in the background of I Wanna Destroy You.
>
>
>
> Andre Corbeil
> Polar Bear Country Man
>
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> Date: Sat, 3 Feb 1996 14:16:46 -0700
> From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Andr=E9?= Corbeil <andre@internorth.com>
> To: Aip@NrgUp.Com
> Subject: Re: Re: miscellaneous thoughts
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> >> 1). Thoughts on OATB. Imagine if you will somebody steals your brand new
> >> Porche. The next day that person shows up in your car and says, "Check out
> >> my new car." That is sort of how it is when people give Deborah an illegal
> >> copy of that concert. Just my 2 cents.
> >
> > Uh, nice try on the analogy but it doesn't work. Porsche's are
> >available commercially. Anyone who can afford it can buy one.
> >There does not exist a commercial CD for any "live" Debbie Gibson
> >music, except for OATB. But of course, anyone who can afford the
> >$33 price can buy one or more. :-)
>
> Right. More like somebody bought a Porche, somebody took a picture of it
> and is selling the picture...er...maybe also a bad analogy, but a little
> closer. No no no...wait - you've got a mermaid - yeah, that's it. You're
> charging $100 to see her. Somebody takes a picture of her after spending
> their $100 and then sells the photos of the mermaid. There ya go! An
> analogy. OATB is a photo of a mermaid!
>
>
>
> Andre Corbeil
> Buildings Igloos isn't Just Fun - it's a Trade
>
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> Date: Sat, 3 Feb 1996 14:16:52 -0700
> From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Andr=E9?= Corbeil <andre@internorth.com>
> To: Aip@NrgUp.Com
> Subject: Kelvin - not THAT cold
> Message-Id: <199602032116.OAA22563@thunder.internorth.com>
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> At 02:16 96/02/03 -0800, Raymond Wong wrote:
>
> >Yes, but at least Kelvin is easy, since the degrees are the same size
> >as Celcius. degrees K = degrees C - 275.15
>
>
> I know a guy named Kelvin...he's not that cold! Pretty sure he's not easy,
> too. <smirk>
>
>
>
> Andre Corbeil
> Land of the Midnight Sun
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> Date: Sat, 03 Feb 1996 18:31:46 -0500 (EST)
> From: CRUDAKEW@vaxa.stevens-tech.edu
> To: AIP@NrgUp.Com
> Subject: another Deb dream!
> Message-id: <01I0SBFCRBY099FP8A@VAXC.STEVENS-TECH.EDU>
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> Hi everyone! I just imagined myself hanging around in NYC, and I went
> to Balducci's, and I saw Deborah there! I said, "Deborah, it's just
> too fancy meeting you here!"
>
> That's actually been a recurring dream of mine. I would DIE if it ever
> came true!
>
> Christine :-)
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> Date: Sat, 03 Feb 1996 22:23:49 -0600
> From: jluck@execpc.com (Jason Luck)
> To: aip@nrgup.com
> Subject: Its freezing! Good thing Deb's hot! :)
> Message-ID: <VTDFxkTX7WXM085yn@execpc.com>
>
> -26.
>
> Tied the ALL-TIME lowest temperature for Milwaukee last night. Brrrr.
>
> <Won't get any sympathy from Ron I don't think>
>
> So just curl up in a blanket, make that hot cocoa, turn the lights down
> low, and pop in the TWYH CD...ahhhh...
>
> Okay, as far as this gateway thing goes...Im against it. Personally I
> don't want to go through duplicate messages...everything works fine now
> anyway...Don't fix whats not broken I always say.
>
> Anyone have *detailed* info about Debs visit to the Twin Cities yet? I
> mean, like theatre, showtimes, etc? There's just a one out of a million
> chance that I might go up there but Id like to be prepared just in case!
>
> Just in case anyone missed my rmad-g post, my Oakbrook and Grease
> pictures are on my web page now. <twirl>
>
> http://execpc.com/~jluck/deb.html
>
> --
>
> *debbiegibson*nataliemerchant*tenthousandmaniacs*aceofbase*thecranberries**
> T A
> O Jason Luck | jluck@execpc.com | http://execpc.com/~jluck M
> R Milwaukee, WI | | Updated 2-1-96 O
> I S
> *sarahmclachlan*lisaloeb*mazzystar*frente*loreenamckennitt*julianahatfield*
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