Originally posted by Sicilian SausageWhy does the second hand count minutes?
Why is phonetically spelt so?
Why does the word monosyllabic have so many syllables?
Is there a niche in the market for 'short spaghetti'?
And the third hand count seconds?
Can you have a square meal of a round plate?
Why is abbreviated such a long word?
If you're claustrophobic but don't tell anyone -
do you eventually have to come out of the closet?
Originally posted by JS357How does it know what? It doesn't. It doesn't need to know.
I have a thermos that keeps hot soup hot and cold juice cold. How does it know?
The air in the sealed chamber acts to insulate from the heat. In the case where the heat is on the inside, it keeps it there. In the case of cold on the inside, it keeps the heat from outside where it is. The insulating air doesn't need to know from which direction the heat is coming, it just insulates against all heat.
Originally posted by SuzianneThere is a joke on German's fromer chancellor on this. I think JS357 knows perfectly well the workings.
How does it know what? It doesn't. It doesn't need to know.
The air in the sealed chamber acts to insulate from the heat. In the case where the heat is on the inside, it keeps it there. In the case of cold on the inside, it keeps the heat from outside where it is. The insulating air doesn't need to know from which direction the heat is coming, it just insulates against all heat.
Originally posted by Suzianneyou're MEAN...
How does it know what? It doesn't. It doesn't need to know.
The air in the sealed chamber acts to insulate from the heat. In the case where the heat is on the inside, it keeps it there. In the case of cold on the inside, it keeps the heat from outside where it is. The insulating air doesn't need to know from which direction the heat is coming, it just insulates against all heat.