Brilliant!

Today in Fluid Mechanics, I learned how wrong I can be about someone. I had once thought my professor to be a strange and humorless man; however, a remark he made today changed my opinion of him completely. When discussing how the units of speed are unimportant as long as they are all the same (that is when talking about Froude Number Models) he said: In fact, it wouldn't matter if they were knots, meters per second, miles per hour, feet per second or "light years per fortnight" Something about absurdity makes me so happy.

High Hopes

Today in Fluid Mechanics, I learned that when modeling a blimp in a wind tunnel we can ignore the effects of air compression due to the flow...or so I thought. The professor said we can ignore these effects, "unless we have a supersonic blimp." Now, I know he was the one who thought of it, but I think I have a real investment potential here. Our country wants a fast and stylish way to get around the air, and let's face it, airplanes are so pre-9/11. What is more badass than breaking the speed of sound in giant advertisement, I mean, what's the worst that could happen in attaching several jet engines to a blimp?

Arachibutyrophobia

Today in Fluid Mechanics, I learned that other people also mistake my professor in his words. My professor was discussing modeling, specifically verifying the similitude of prototype and the model, when he brought up the Cauchy Number, which is unimportant to my entry so unexplained it shall remain. Now, anyone in their right mind would clearly hear the word "Cauchy", but Sara, because of her nut allergy, i suppose though it's not wholly clear, hears "Cashew". So I'm not sure of the meaning behind a cashew number, but she too is now on the terror watch list.

Wolverines

Today, when I was watching TV, I learned that wolverine cubs are born with white fur and progressively get darker as they age. Imagine if that happened to humans, or at least if the opposite didn't happen. I would like to apologize for that unwarranted attack. Actually on second thought, I rescind my apology.