Mitch Cronin Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 I've figured it out! I know the answer, it has to be! We're born with a counter... the counter starts the moment we're born, counting backward toward zero... at zero, that's it, none left, time to go. The tricky thing is none of us knows what number it starts with, and it'll be different for all of us... some may start with many. many thousands, other unfortunate souls may have single digits... You might be thinking I'm talking about hours of life right? Wrong! It counts hours of sleep! So to prolong your life, get less sleep! That's it! I'm sure of it... That just has be the reason my body is forever resisting sleep... and with all these sleepless days/nights, my counter slows down and I'll live longer than I would have if I'd been sleeping a regular 6 hours a day (or whatever I'd be getting if I was "normal)... Momma always told me there was a silver lining to every dark cloud... I knew it had to be there someplace! Now I feel better! .... now, having solved that puzzle, I'll shift my attention to those funny little bubbles that occasionally descend in the fish tank and then pop, leaving nothing behind but a much more microscopic bubble of air that then ascends like any other normal bubble... ?? ...by the way, can anyone explain to me how fish change altitude without forward motion? I understand they have "swim bladders" that're involved with that somehow, but if they're heavier than water in the first place, what good does emptying that ballast tank do?... and if they're lighter than water, how does filling that bladder make them descend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handyman Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 So Mitch, does getting pet fish increase or decrease your overall time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Touchdown Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Mitch.... How does a 100,000 tonne tanker float ? Same way, by displacing more water (in weight) than the boat weighs.......Good old Archemedes ! (Don't jump all over me if it wasn't Archemedes....but I do believe it was.) If the weight of water displaced is greater than the weight of the displacing item, it floats. If the weight of the object doesn't displace more weight in water, it sinks ! THat's why the fat lady floats ! (With apologies to all fat ladies). It is also the same reason fat guys who dive need more weight on their weight belt to be able to descend....I always found that somewhat counter-intuative. Cheers Touchdown. I think my science teacher would realize I actually stayed awake for his lectures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp fa Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 (With apologies to all fat ladies) Apology accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Cronin Posted September 17, 2005 Author Share Posted September 17, 2005 Hi Touchdown... I get Archimedes' principle. I think I stayed awake for that too... So I can understand how the little buggers can float, or descend at will... I think... What I don't quite get is: once they've changed the volume of water they're displacing and descended, how can they then reverse that to ascend again? If I understand submarines right, they fill ballast tanks with water to descend, then pump the water out to ascend, but those things are filled with air that replaces the water in those tanks, right?... do fish have air in those bladders? I guess that would explain it? Cpdude... Krikey mate, I dunno!? If I've got the secret to longer life right, then I guess it depends on whether or not having fish helps you sleep? Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Cronin Posted September 17, 2005 Author Share Posted September 17, 2005 Apology accepted. Fat huh?! Puh!... Jennifer, do I haveta post that picture again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Yes Mitch, they do have air in those bladders. "Swim Bladder The swim bladder is an air-filled bladder used for keeping the fish in a state of neutral buoyancy where they neither sink nor float. Thus fish are able to sleep in mid water. Numerous species have altered swim bladders to fit their living habits. Some species can swallow air, which is passed to the swim bladder, where the oxygen is extracting. This adaption is especially convenient in oxygen-starved waters." fish anatomy This internet fad is going to catch on, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Cronin Posted September 17, 2005 Author Share Posted September 17, 2005 Thanks Seeker... I guess I should've googled that myself... ... I somehow doubt I'll find anything about those odd little disappearing bubbles on google though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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