Newton or Lahey?!?

So this week will be discussing Isaac Newton! I'm excited because Teen Wolf has a character called Isaac Lahey! But they are not the same (I mean one is like 157 years old or something...). Believe me there is a huge difference in the two.

See? I don't know about you, but I see a big difference. Another difference is one had a giant effect on science and mathematics and the other is an actor. On a more serious note, let's discuss Newton's accomplishments.

So this genius was born January 4, 1643 in Woolsthrope, England. When he was 3 his mom got remarried to some 65 year old man and left him to live with his grandparents. What a wonderful mother! Maybe she was having a mid-life crisis... Anywho! Then the woman pops up when Isaac is like 12 his mom pops up and makes him work on a farm. Personally I didn't think she had the right but I guess he can't change history. Then his smart teacher convinces his mom to let him go to college so bam! He is sent off to college.

Now here is the creepy part. You know that song 'Ring Around the Rosies'? Well that song has a deep dark meaning talking about death due to an untreatable disease (influenza AKA flu). So he sent back after a few years of school to go back home. Cambridge University was officially shut down after he spent 4  years of his life there. Que miracle year!

So he lives in his old house and he claims that an apple helps his discovery by falling on his head. Sure when he gets hit with fruit it's amazing but when I get hit with fruit it's funny. Back to his amazing discovery.

The apple falls on his head and he says 'OMG What if this has something to do with the planets?' (ok well maybe no those exact words). Basically, somewhere in his scattered brain, he connects these two dots and thinks of gravity. That's right ladies and gents, Isaac Newton didn't discover gravity just refined it. So basically he creates a formula for calculating gravity, which will come later in my blog post saga. Then he decides 'Ok well why stop there?'

Isaac then decided to put the laws of motion into our lives. I have a song for this and law of gravity that he created. Here it is! Sorry but you have to do some scrolling... Basically they say:

1. Every object persists in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless it's compelled to change that state by forces impressed on it.

2. Force is equal to the change in momentum per change in time. For a constant mass, force equals mass times acceleration.

3. For every action, there is an equal and opposite re-action.

So if this isn't enough he tries to explain light and play God and torture future high school students (me) by making them learn how to calculate areas and curves of lines using calculus.  Oh wait, you have no idea what I'm talking about when I say he tried to explain light (and succeeded)? Does this look familiar? 

Pink Floyd's iconic symbol? Yeah that's Isaac's contribution to modern music, as if math, science, history, and astrology wasn't enough. And he wrote a book that you can find out more about in the link at the bottom, it was called "the Principia" and contained his greatest discoveries!

So then he was elected President of the Royal Society , a special place where they store geniuses. This happpened every year until his death. He also worked with money at the 'Master of the Royal Mint'. Then he was knighted, earning the whole Sir Isaac Newton title, by Queen Anne. Sadly, he died on March 31, 1727.He was buried in Westminster Abbey, which is a huge honor, because only famous people get buried there.

 Ok so he was 84, regardless Isaac Lahey will always look a little better. Of course a werewolf could never as much damage as calculus has done,  but its a close second.

All of my information cam from Brain Pop, so make sure to check that out. I know I gave you a lot, but that's not even all of the info so if you want to know more click here! As usual the picture are all CTRL + Click to get to those links.Now if you excuse me, due to my lack of accomplishments and my now bad feeling after writing this, I think I may just go listen to The Summer Set, on a loop because I'm just me. Have an awesome week and I hope you have a great Christmas! xx - G

Heat and Dumb 'Fanfic' Moments

You may be questioning my title. For those of you who know what fan fiction is, I applaud you. Society has poisoned your mind and you have become... one of us. To those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, you may need to question if you know any teenage girls. I'll get to that later.

So, heat transfer is what we will be talking about in this particular post. "But Gabby, what is heat transfer?" I'm glad you asked mysterious person reading this. Heat Transfer is the process of thermal energy going from one substance or material to another. If you have watched Teen Wolf (if you do, I need you to comment because I love that show too much for other's comfort) you would know when Peter was set on fire with whatever Lydia made. Since I can't show that picture here, but I can show you a picture from a movie you all know and hopefully love.

 

 

This girl is on fire!!! Hate that song.... Well indirectly Katniss is displaying radiation! What is radiation you ask? I can honestly tell you that it isn't lighting yourself on fire (Please don't.). It's the transfer of energy in waves or rays. So if Katniss was ACTUALLY on fire, Peeta would feel an immense amount of radiation, and probably burn himself.

 

 

 

Next we have convection. Convection is another form of heat transfer that happens when warm portions of liquids ad gases rise and the cool liquids sink. Still don't understand? Ok let's take a real life example. Ever been in your room or attic and realize it gets kinda warm in there? The heat rose to the higher leveled floor. Odds are, if you have a basement, it will be on of the coldest places in your house. Besides the freezer of course.

 



 

 

 

Conduction is the last one so sit tight for a little longer. Conduction is the transfer of heat through direct contact. There are things called conductors. Conductors are materials or objects that allow energy to flow in them. Metal is good example. Blacksmiths stick metal in fire to make it into shapes. That's because the metal heats up with direct contact in the fire and it slowly changes state from solid to liquid! Ta- da! That also happens to be a main reason blacksmiths wear gloves, to keep them from burning themselves. See, the tricky part is that the heat spreads through out the conductor, all the way to the tiny tip. One direct touch to heated metal and you are burned worse than severely over-microwaved bacon.  Insultors are important aswell. They keep you warm. Like UGG boots! Ever wonder why girl love them? Because the inside is lined with faux fur and keep your feet toasty warm. They trap heat into an object

 

 

See? Pain is not good children. Take that lesson and run with it. Now if you didn't catch a word of what I just typed for you guys (thanks for hurting my feelings) I do have a song for this one. Feel free to watch it! 'Til next time comrades! xx - G

 

I guess you may want to know why I related this topic to dumb fanfic moments huh? Well here is your quote from the ever so favored 'Save You Tonight' series; "I felt the heat rise to my cheeks as he said his compliment". See! She was blushing! She felt heat! See my connection? No? Ok... :(

New Jewelry for the Future!

Hola! Bonjour! (Insert foreign language that you speak's word for hello here)!  I'm back with awesome news about a new invention! A bracelet that can keep you warm (prototype from December 2012). This can be very helpful for winter time I mean seriously wouldn't you love to stay a constant temperature? (Especially since I'm anemic I could use the warmth.)

The bracelet is called Wristify. It occasionally blasts your wrist with hot or cold pulses. The wrist has a specific pressure point that helps effect your body heat and mental take on your health state, like when you're sick.

 

See? The picture just explains the science in a fancier way.

 

 In other news they are focusing on making final adjustments before releasing it to the public outside of their focus group. This product also happens to be extremely Eco-friendly. The men who came up with it (Sam Shames and Mike Gibson) determined that the pressure point not only helps through the pressure point, but tricks the mind into thinking it is warmer as well. Helpful right?

So the prototype in done it's just that old Sam here has some major fashion concerns because the bracelet is considered too bulky for taste ( a decision that I must agree with ). 

Time for my question of the... post? I'll go with that: 

Do you think a device like that would actually work on you?

Well hope you had an awesome Thanksgiving! I know I did! xx - G

PS- links are pictures just press CTRL and click.