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Started by The Good Reverend Roger, June 26, 2012, 12:49:52 AM

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Brightness is relative. If you live at the North Pole and it's a few days after the winter solstice, ANY source of even the tiniest bit of light is going to seem bright, even if it's just Rudolf's nose reflecting the starlight.

But if it's foggy when they get to the Falklands, all of a sudden Santa's in a heap of trouble.
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Quote from: Epimetheus on June 26, 2012, 09:35:44 PM
Another relevant line y'all are forgetting is within Santa's request:

"Rudolph, with your nose so bright..."

Rudolph's nose is not only shiny, and SEEMS to glow, but is BRIGHT, which specifically means giving off light.

No, while that verse supports my position, it is irrelevant because reflected light can be bright. e.g. glare from water, etc.
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Kai

Quote from: Echo Chamber Music on June 26, 2012, 10:13:58 PM
Brightness is relative. If you live at the North Pole and it's a few days after the winter solstice, ANY source of even the tiniest bit of light is going to seem bright, even if it's just Rudolf's nose reflecting the starlight.

But if it's foggy when they get to the Falklands, all of a sudden Santa's in a heap of trouble.

Indeed. But perhaps there was only fog around the Pole. The poem is unclear. What /is/ clear, is that human settlement increases as one approaches 45N, so city lights would be far more helpful for navigation by that point.
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Quote from: Echo Chamber Music on June 26, 2012, 10:13:58 PM
Brightness is relative. If you live at the North Pole and it's a few days after the winter solstice, ANY source of even the tiniest bit of light is going to seem bright, even if it's just Rudolf's nose reflecting the starlight.

But if it's foggy when they get to the Falklands, all of a sudden Santa's in a heap of trouble.

Also, brightness depends on visible wavelengths. Since Santa is referred to as an "Elf," it is possible that his eyes are sensitive to wavelengths of light that Human eyes cannot detect - perhaps Rudolph's nose is merely "shiny" by Human standards, but does actually emit a powerful light in Elf-compatible frequencies.
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Quote from: Epimetheus on June 26, 2012, 09:35:44 PM
Another relevant line y'all are forgetting is within Santa's request:

"Rudolph, with your nose so bright..."

Rudolph's nose is not only shiny, and SEEMS to glow, but is BRIGHT, which specifically means giving off light.

Subjective opinion.  The omniscient narrator only offered the shiny part as stated fact.
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Kai

Quote from: v3x on June 26, 2012, 10:34:51 PM
Quote from: Echo Chamber Music on June 26, 2012, 10:13:58 PM
Brightness is relative. If you live at the North Pole and it's a few days after the winter solstice, ANY source of even the tiniest bit of light is going to seem bright, even if it's just Rudolf's nose reflecting the starlight.

But if it's foggy when they get to the Falklands, all of a sudden Santa's in a heap of trouble.

Also, brightness depends on visible wavelengths. Since Santa is referred to as an "Elf," it is possible that his eyes are sensitive to wavelengths of light that Human eyes cannot detect - perhaps Rudolph's nose is merely "shiny" by Human standards, but does actually emit a powerful light in Elf-compatible frequencies.

Ultraviolet, you mean? That would suggest why the glow was only visible under close scrutiny.

Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on June 26, 2012, 09:23:27 PM
Quote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 26, 2012, 09:17:11 PM
Reindeer can't fly. Note the complete lack of reference to flight in the lyrics.

When I get home tonight, I will offer a mathematical proof of my position.  They fly, and faster than a firefly.

/Catapulted/ is not flight.
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Quote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 26, 2012, 10:39:12 PM
Quote from: v3x on June 26, 2012, 10:34:51 PM
Quote from: Echo Chamber Music on June 26, 2012, 10:13:58 PM
Brightness is relative. If you live at the North Pole and it's a few days after the winter solstice, ANY source of even the tiniest bit of light is going to seem bright, even if it's just Rudolf's nose reflecting the starlight.

But if it's foggy when they get to the Falklands, all of a sudden Santa's in a heap of trouble.

Also, brightness depends on visible wavelengths. Since Santa is referred to as an "Elf," it is possible that his eyes are sensitive to wavelengths of light that Human eyes cannot detect - perhaps Rudolph's nose is merely "shiny" by Human standards, but does actually emit a powerful light in Elf-compatible frequencies.

Ultraviolet, you mean? That would suggest why the glow was only visible under close scrutiny.

Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on June 26, 2012, 09:23:27 PM
Quote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 26, 2012, 09:17:11 PM
Reindeer can't fly. Note the complete lack of reference to flight in the lyrics.

When I get home tonight, I will offer a mathematical proof of my position.  They fly, and faster than a firefly.

/Catapulted/ is not flight.

Jumping off of a cliff, however, IS.  It is not efficient flight, nor are we discussing the technical difficulties presented in landing, but there would be a slope that was bounded, so it's flight.

So, the firefly maxes out at about 8KM/hour.

The reindeer accelerates at 9.8 M/S^2, until terminal velocity (or the base of the cliff) is reached.

Reindeer are faster fliers.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

The Good Reverend Roger

Also, the path of a baseball is considered "flight".  If you had a big enough bat...
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Kai

Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on June 26, 2012, 10:42:48 PM
Quote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 26, 2012, 10:39:12 PM
Quote from: v3x on June 26, 2012, 10:34:51 PM
Quote from: Echo Chamber Music on June 26, 2012, 10:13:58 PM
Brightness is relative. If you live at the North Pole and it's a few days after the winter solstice, ANY source of even the tiniest bit of light is going to seem bright, even if it's just Rudolf's nose reflecting the starlight.

But if it's foggy when they get to the Falklands, all of a sudden Santa's in a heap of trouble.

Also, brightness depends on visible wavelengths. Since Santa is referred to as an "Elf," it is possible that his eyes are sensitive to wavelengths of light that Human eyes cannot detect - perhaps Rudolph's nose is merely "shiny" by Human standards, but does actually emit a powerful light in Elf-compatible frequencies.

Ultraviolet, you mean? That would suggest why the glow was only visible under close scrutiny.

Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on June 26, 2012, 09:23:27 PM
Quote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 26, 2012, 09:17:11 PM
Reindeer can't fly. Note the complete lack of reference to flight in the lyrics.

When I get home tonight, I will offer a mathematical proof of my position.  They fly, and faster than a firefly.

/Catapulted/ is not flight.

Jumping off of a cliff, however, IS.  It is not efficient flight, nor are we discussing the technical difficulties presented in landing, but there would be a slope that was bounded, so it's flight.

So, the firefly maxes out at about 8KM/hour.

The reindeer accelerates at 9.8 M/S^2, until terminal velocity (or the base of the cliff) is reached.

Reindeer are faster fliers.

This is still irrelevant. Light travels at C. The only thing that matters is if Rudolf's nose is luminous enough to avoid obstacles in heavy fog at that speed. It would seem, if you measure the volume of the nose and relevant surface area, the luminosity is plenty allowing for that increased speed.
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Epimetheus

Quote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 26, 2012, 10:31:11 PM
Quote from: Epimetheus on June 26, 2012, 09:35:44 PM
Another relevant line y'all are forgetting is within Santa's request:

"Rudolph, with your nose so bright..."

Rudolph's nose is not only shiny, and SEEMS to glow, but is BRIGHT, which specifically means giving off light.

No, while that verse supports my position, it is irrelevant because reflected light can be bright. e.g. glare from water, etc.

True, I was going by the dictionary definition of bright rather than the scientific use.

Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on June 26, 2012, 10:39:05 PM
Quote from: Epimetheus on June 26, 2012, 09:35:44 PM
Another relevant line y'all are forgetting is within Santa's request:

"Rudolph, with your nose so bright..."

Rudolph's nose is not only shiny, and SEEMS to glow, but is BRIGHT, which specifically means giving off light.

Subjective opinion.  The omniscient narrator only offered the shiny part as stated fact.

This I realized, but thought I'd say it anyway. :lol:
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Kai

Roger is just upset because after Rudolf returned from the Great Foggy Ride and was lauded as a hero, no one wanted to play reindeer games with the guy who claimed Rudolf's nose was only reflective, not luminous.
If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water. --Loren Eisley, The Immense Journey

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Grand Visser of the Six Legged Class
Chanticleer of the Holometabola Clade Church, Diptera Parish

The Good Reverend Roger

Quote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 26, 2012, 10:53:47 PM
Roger is just upset because after Rudolf returned from the Great Foggy Ride and was lauded as a hero, no one wanted to play reindeer games with the guy who claimed Rudolf's nose was only reflective, not luminous.

Neil deGrasse Tyson would kill them with one punch, if they tried that shit.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

The Good Reverend Roger

Quote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 26, 2012, 10:48:13 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on June 26, 2012, 10:42:48 PM
Quote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 26, 2012, 10:39:12 PM
Quote from: v3x on June 26, 2012, 10:34:51 PM
Quote from: Echo Chamber Music on June 26, 2012, 10:13:58 PM
Brightness is relative. If you live at the North Pole and it's a few days after the winter solstice, ANY source of even the tiniest bit of light is going to seem bright, even if it's just Rudolf's nose reflecting the starlight.

But if it's foggy when they get to the Falklands, all of a sudden Santa's in a heap of trouble.

Also, brightness depends on visible wavelengths. Since Santa is referred to as an "Elf," it is possible that his eyes are sensitive to wavelengths of light that Human eyes cannot detect - perhaps Rudolph's nose is merely "shiny" by Human standards, but does actually emit a powerful light in Elf-compatible frequencies.

Ultraviolet, you mean? That would suggest why the glow was only visible under close scrutiny.

Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on June 26, 2012, 09:23:27 PM
Quote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 26, 2012, 09:17:11 PM
Reindeer can't fly. Note the complete lack of reference to flight in the lyrics.

When I get home tonight, I will offer a mathematical proof of my position.  They fly, and faster than a firefly.

/Catapulted/ is not flight.

Jumping off of a cliff, however, IS.  It is not efficient flight, nor are we discussing the technical difficulties presented in landing, but there would be a slope that was bounded, so it's flight.

So, the firefly maxes out at about 8KM/hour.

The reindeer accelerates at 9.8 M/S^2, until terminal velocity (or the base of the cliff) is reached.

Reindeer are faster fliers.

This is still irrelevant. Light travels at C. The only thing that matters is if Rudolf's nose is luminous enough to avoid obstacles in heavy fog at that speed. It would seem, if you measure the volume of the nose and relevant surface area, the luminosity is plenty allowing for that increased speed.

Even IF his nose glowed, it would cause other, insurmountable problems:

1.  If it was bright enough, Rudolf would go blind.
2.  Diffused light reflects back at you in fog, meaning they'd be worse off than if they had nothing, crash into a mountain, and die.
3.  At the speeds necessary to maintain flight with fat guy and a billion toys in the sled, they would "overdrive the headlights".  Mountain, death.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

tyrannosaurus vex

Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on June 26, 2012, 11:46:29 PM
Quote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 26, 2012, 10:48:13 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on June 26, 2012, 10:42:48 PM
Quote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 26, 2012, 10:39:12 PM
Quote from: v3x on June 26, 2012, 10:34:51 PM
Quote from: Echo Chamber Music on June 26, 2012, 10:13:58 PM
Brightness is relative. If you live at the North Pole and it's a few days after the winter solstice, ANY source of even the tiniest bit of light is going to seem bright, even if it's just Rudolf's nose reflecting the starlight.

But if it's foggy when they get to the Falklands, all of a sudden Santa's in a heap of trouble.

Also, brightness depends on visible wavelengths. Since Santa is referred to as an "Elf," it is possible that his eyes are sensitive to wavelengths of light that Human eyes cannot detect - perhaps Rudolph's nose is merely "shiny" by Human standards, but does actually emit a powerful light in Elf-compatible frequencies.

Ultraviolet, you mean? That would suggest why the glow was only visible under close scrutiny.

Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on June 26, 2012, 09:23:27 PM
Quote from: ZL 'Kai' Burington, M.S. on June 26, 2012, 09:17:11 PM
Reindeer can't fly. Note the complete lack of reference to flight in the lyrics.

When I get home tonight, I will offer a mathematical proof of my position.  They fly, and faster than a firefly.

/Catapulted/ is not flight.

Jumping off of a cliff, however, IS.  It is not efficient flight, nor are we discussing the technical difficulties presented in landing, but there would be a slope that was bounded, so it's flight.

So, the firefly maxes out at about 8KM/hour.

The reindeer accelerates at 9.8 M/S^2, until terminal velocity (or the base of the cliff) is reached.

Reindeer are faster fliers.

This is still irrelevant. Light travels at C. The only thing that matters is if Rudolf's nose is luminous enough to avoid obstacles in heavy fog at that speed. It would seem, if you measure the volume of the nose and relevant surface area, the luminosity is plenty allowing for that increased speed.

Even IF his nose glowed, it would cause other, insurmountable problems:

1.  If it was bright enough, Rudolf would go blind.
2.  Diffused light reflects back at you in fog, meaning they'd be worse off than if they had nothing, crash into a mountain, and die.
3.  At the speeds necessary to maintain flight with fat guy and a billion toys in the sled, they would "overdrive the headlights".  Mountain, death.


Pardon the intrusion, Roger, but your understanding of Santanic Physics seems somewhat lacking. To your points:

1. There is no scientific evidence that a Flying Reindeer's eyes are damaged by a Flying Reindeer's ultra-bright bioluminescent nose. While your assertion here may be accurate, the burden of proof is on you.

2. This is true, except for points raised in Point 3.

3. While this is true for normal objects under normal conditions, there is no evidence that they apply to Santa. For example, since no one has ever filmed, photographed, or reliably been known to have witnessed Santa's flight, it is reasonable to assume that during his commute, Santa magically transforms to the size of an atom or smaller, along with his cargo. At this size, not only would the issue of fog become moot, but his smaller size and mass would allow for much greater speeds, possibly eliminating the "How does one jolly fat guy fit down every chimney on earth in one night" conundrum. Rudolph's bioluminescence in this scenario is obviously a metaphor for a kind of subspace warp field allowing the change in size, however, which may be another can of worms.
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Proof as earlier promised:

" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.