77. discussion and invention

student forum

today's student forum was practically useless.
i think that regarding the issue of ankle socks, 3cm above the ankles is enough. i don't really endorse the idea of socks 6cm above the ankles, it's too high and dorky. whereas i also see now purpose in wearing ankle socks, it's not cool at all. socks being 3cm above ankles should be ideal enough for me.
and the break room thing is probably the most useless of all. there will be couches, vending machines, speakers and computers to use. and some people even suggested printers and photocopiers.
for couches, you might as well sit in class. why walk to the break just to sit on a couch. if you purposely do that then you are not a couch potato but a couch idiot.
vending machines? they must be joking. i would rather go down to the canteen where there's vending machines AND food.
speakers and computers. isn't it the same in class.
printers and photocopiers. please, go to the photocopying shop or library.
so there's no use of the break room at all. it's a waste of our money and resources.

Space Elevator

ever heard about the space elevator long time ago. it will never be a success. flying to new york from singapore is about 16600km long and it took 18h. the space elevator is 35790km long and it will take about 40h to reach the top. this is madness. they might as well build the elevator as a house. going up and coming down, without staying on top will take about 90h, because there's pressure as you ascend and descend, so that elevator can't go that fast. plus the time you stay on top, the whole trip takes 5 days. and if someone has a heart attack or so up in the sky, he would most likely die because it takes about 40h or so to come down. so this is totally impractical. scientists shouldn't waste time on this.


this is a diagram of the space elevator. it looks like an track and field athlete throwing the ball thing.

my favourite inventions

as i was saying scientists shouldn't waste time on this. they should invent something useful for the society. and here comes my top list of favourite inventions.

1) plastic
it's wonderful. now lots of things are made of plastic. water bottles, containers plastic bags etc. they are durable, strong, flexible and can be transparent. really my favourite invention although it causes pollution.

2) world wide web
with the www, i can connect to the outside world even from the inside. lots of things can be found on the web now. email here, email there. and blogging now. therefore it's another wonderful invention.

3) computer
microsoft, macromedia, adobe, apple etc. wonderful programs that could be used on computers. no longer have poor handwriting by typing out. and yes some people will love playing games in it. but what's best is it's multi-function. music, tv, videos, pictures, homework and lots more. kudos to the inventor of computer.

4) vehicles
no longer do we need to walk long distance to get to europe, just like how our ancestors walk around the world from africa. and of course almost everyone's favourite f1 race. thank you ford.

5) lightings
edison did light up the world. i can't imagine having the moonlight and fire as the only source of light at night. oh ya, sheng hong, it's thomas edison who invented the light bulb, not albert einstein.

posted by datf @ 2/27/2008 10:06:00 pm