Oh Happy Day! The Saints will now officially have a winning record this year. Not only that, but they should make the playoffs. Who knows, they may even have a first round bye. We will just have to wait and see. It is amazing what a difference a year makes (and a new set of players and coaches.) Speaking of coaches, you have surely heard the Tech no longer has a football head coach. I have heard several names mentioned to replace Jack, some of them are very exciting and others are pretty depressing. We will have to wait and see how that turns out too. The plan is to have a new coach by this Friday (Dec 15th), but I don't see that happening. My inside sources tell me, that . . . well . . . they don't really tell me anything useful.
Due to the overwhelming response (at least one response already!) to my technical post (see below) I have decided to post another technology based item here. (I hope the sarcasm came across well). So basically I get to play with . . . I mean research . . . cool technolgy every day and right now I am working with some fuel cells. This particular project is less research and more trying to put together some projects for a high school engineering exploration thing we are doing. Anyway, I am building a fuel cell powered car (a small one, only about 10 inches long). You can see a picture to the right. Oh and check out the cool Louisiana Tech University ruler (it has both metric and US customary units on it). So I am sure you are
thinking that I am really cool right about now so let me take advantage of this moment to explain a little about the fuel cell. Basically, the fuel cell combines hydrogen atoms (which are a proton and an electron) with oxygen atoms to make water (H2O). The trick is that the hydrogen electrons are stripped off and have to travel around a circuit to get to the other side of the fuel cell in order to combine with the hydrogen proton and the oxygen. And, well, an electron traveling in a circuit is an electric current. I am using that electric current to run the motor of the car. Here is a closer view of the actual fuel cell and the tanks. The tanks hold the oxygen and the hydrogen (and water too). Pretty cool, huh? Hello? Anyone there?
thinking that I am really cool right about now so let me take advantage of this moment to explain a little about the fuel cell. Basically, the fuel cell combines hydrogen atoms (which are a proton and an electron) with oxygen atoms to make water (H2O). The trick is that the hydrogen electrons are stripped off and have to travel around a circuit to get to the other side of the fuel cell in order to combine with the hydrogen proton and the oxygen. And, well, an electron traveling in a circuit is an electric current. I am using that electric current to run the motor of the car. Here is a closer view of the actual fuel cell and the tanks. The tanks hold the oxygen and the hydrogen (and water too). Pretty cool, huh? Hello? Anyone there? 
8 comments:
I saw part of the Dallas game... ouch.
I was actually quite interested in the 3d printer and talked a/b it with meg. I had read an article on it previously and just assumed it was far too advanced for me to know of anyone who used it.
This is Michael Sanks, by the way. If you remember/know who I am.
um, i also watched and blogged about this most amazing game. good stuff. couldn't keep the excitement to myself in fact...as for the rest of your post, it does remind me once again how wide the chasm is between your "doctor" and my "doctor". now the sarcasm, well in that respect, we're tight, two peas in a pod and whatnot...(this comment brought to you by stacy whose login your blog rejects...)
@ Lee - yeah, that was a pretty awesome game (if you are a Saints fan). I have been on the other end of too many of those games in the past though.
@ Michael - I remember you and Meg! Hey we have a lot of cool toys (I mean equipment) over here at Tech. The sports teams may be sucking it up right now (except for bowling!) but we are going strong over in Engineering.
@ anonymous Stacy - I am sorry that my blog rejects you, hopefully it is only temporary. Hey at least we have the same witty sarcasm skills even if our "DRs" are diferent.
think it's time to update or at least change the title of this post after that debacle this sunday...
update already! how was your birthday, old man???
okay, so this comment has nothing to do with your post, but there is a couple who has been visiting our church who is an old student of yours. rob vanya. he told us he went to tech and then told us what his major was, and we assumed he knew you, and he did! he spoke highly of you (as did we!) :)
hello?! anyone there???
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