NÃ¼ Science project

rustyslacker · September 9th, 2006, 04:41 PM

Hi. After my last project (bullet-proof vests) got DENIED (

)by the review people, I came up with a new (lame) project involving accuracy in human temperature perception, and whether older or younger people are generally more accurate in guessing at the temperature of the area where they are.

So now I need some research stuffage. Any help to be offered would be appreciated! (that is the point of this thread)

Doom_Dude · September 9th, 2006, 07:36 PM

You'll have to ask hundreds of people to get an accurate reading.

Have fun!

Aliotroph? · September 9th, 2006, 08:50 PM

And DD hits the nail right on the head: You'll have to gather quite a sample of responses from people. Ideally you'd also want to get their responses to a controlled range of temperatures so you'd need an area where you could control the temperature and you'd then have to ask each of them individually. You could just go around and ask people what they think the temperature is wherever they happen to be but you'd need a far larger sample of people before you'd have any meaningful statistic on whether they were better at different ranges on average.

You might need to get a lot of thermometers and train a posse to collect data for you.

rustyslacker · September 10th, 2006, 06:51 AM

Ach. Screw it. I got a better idea now.

FATAL · September 10th, 2006, 08:08 AM

Have a microwave science project. What happens to certain materials/objects when put into a microwave oven.

You can start with a simple aluminum flame by having two pieces of aluminum next to each other, and as a grand finale have an exciting grape race.

rustyslacker · September 10th, 2006, 09:24 AM

Shut up Fat Al, or do I need to kick your arse on ZDaemon again?

FATAL · September 10th, 2006, 09:56 AM

I don't think I need to remind you of the results of our fair matches.

Fatal - Rustywhacker
First match (demonic village): 8 - 2
Second match (underhalls): 6 - 5 (it was close, but only because I was just warming up at the level)

Come on, challenge me again. I dare you!

rustyslacker · September 10th, 2006, 11:12 AM

It was actually 7-7 on Underhalls, plus you were a bitch and fragged me after I said "BRB", so it was really 7-6.

But yes, I got pwned in our first round, but I'd never played the level before. So there.

FATAL · September 10th, 2006, 12:08 PM

You were just suspiciously moving and shooting while you were away. Also you fragged that poor bot like hell. You took a new low.

rustyslacker · September 10th, 2006, 01:39 PM

Quit your lying. Don't make me tell the nice ND folks about your "disorder", Fat Al.

September 9th, 2006, 04:41 PM	#1
rustyslacker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Some unclosed sector Posts: 4,663	NÃ¼ Science project Hi. After my last project (bullet-proof vests) got DENIED ( )by the review people, I came up with a new (lame) project involving accuracy in human temperature perception, and whether older or younger people are generally more accurate in guessing at the temperature of the area where they are. So now I need some research stuffage. Any help to be offered would be appreciated! (that is the point of this thread)

September 9th, 2006, 07:36 PM	#2
Doom_Dude Spazztronik Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Canada Posts: 10,518	You'll have to ask hundreds of people to get an accurate reading. Have fun! __________________ ► The Megawad Outpost ◄►Levels on WIP ◄►DeviantArt◄

September 9th, 2006, 08:50 PM	#3
Aliotroph? Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The frozen wastes of Quan'ideery Posts: 9,095	And DD hits the nail right on the head: You'll have to gather quite a sample of responses from people. Ideally you'd also want to get their responses to a controlled range of temperatures so you'd need an area where you could control the temperature and you'd then have to ask each of them individually. You could just go around and ask people what they think the temperature is wherever they happen to be but you'd need a far larger sample of people before you'd have any meaningful statistic on whether they were better at different ranges on average. You might need to get a lot of thermometers and train a posse to collect data for you. __________________ Aliotroph.post_count++;

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September 10th, 2006, 06:51 AM	#4
rustyslacker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Some unclosed sector Posts: 4,663	Ach. Screw it. I got a better idea now.

September 10th, 2006, 08:08 AM	#5
FATAL Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 7,429	Have a microwave science project. What happens to certain materials/objects when put into a microwave oven. You can start with a simple aluminum flame by having two pieces of aluminum next to each other, and as a grand finale have an exciting grape race.

September 10th, 2006, 09:24 AM	#6
rustyslacker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Some unclosed sector Posts: 4,663	Shut up Fat Al, or do I need to kick your arse on ZDaemon again?

September 10th, 2006, 09:56 AM	#7
FATAL Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 7,429	I don't think I need to remind you of the results of our fair matches. Fatal - Rustywhacker First match (demonic village): 8 - 2 Second match (underhalls): 6 - 5 (it was close, but only because I was just warming up at the level) Come on, challenge me again. I dare you!

September 10th, 2006, 11:12 AM	#8
rustyslacker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Some unclosed sector Posts: 4,663	It was actually 7-7 on Underhalls, plus you were a bitch and fragged me after I said "BRB", so it was really 7-6. But yes, I got pwned in our first round, but I'd never played the level before. So there.

September 10th, 2006, 12:08 PM	#9
FATAL Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 7,429	You were just suspiciously moving and shooting while you were away. Also you fragged that poor bot like hell. You took a new low.

September 10th, 2006, 01:39 PM	#10
rustyslacker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Some unclosed sector Posts: 4,663	Quit your lying. Don't make me tell the nice ND folks about your "disorder", Fat Al.

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