Comments on: Computing the volume of a wubble http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/11/20/computing-the-volume-of-a-wubble/ the blog that is not dansdata.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:28:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Jonadab http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/11/20/computing-the-volume-of-a-wubble/#comment-3645 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:12:56 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/11/20/computing-the-volume-of-a-wubble/#comment-3645 > the water-displacement method will only tell you the > volume of “the rat-like creature that lives inside..." Yeah, to make displacement actually work correctly I think you'd need a liquid that doesn't significantly interact with the cat's hair. That's tricky enough to find, but you also probably want it to be non-toxic to cats and humans. Most non-toxic room-temperature/standard-pressure liquids (e.g., water, corn syrup, glycerine) are going to interact with the hair in some way that will change the measurement. > the water-displacement method will only tell you the
> volume of “the rat-like creature that lives inside..."

Yeah, to make displacement actually work correctly I think you'd need a liquid that doesn't significantly interact with the cat's hair. That's tricky enough to find, but you also probably want it to be non-toxic to cats and humans. Most non-toxic room-temperature/standard-pressure liquids (e.g., water, corn syrup, glycerine) are going to interact with the hair in some way that will change the measurement.

]]> by: omgror http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/11/20/computing-the-volume-of-a-wubble/#comment-3615 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:39:32 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/11/20/computing-the-volume-of-a-wubble/#comment-3615 I think <a href="http://xkcd.com/231/" rel="nofollow">this</a> sums up what's happening here. I think this sums up what's happening here.

]]> by: stewpot2 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/11/20/computing-the-volume-of-a-wubble/#comment-3601 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:10:34 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/11/20/computing-the-volume-of-a-wubble/#comment-3601 Obviously the entire Swiss Army was camping in Dan's workshop... Obviously the entire Swiss Army was camping in Dan's workshop...

]]> by: MorganGT http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/11/20/computing-the-volume-of-a-wubble/#comment-3589 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:11:48 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/11/20/computing-the-volume-of-a-wubble/#comment-3589 Our cats possess an almost infinitely variable volume, but at least their 'hamper' volume can be determined easily. 'Hamper' here refers to their tendency to interfere with whatever you are doing in order to get attention - the 'hamper' volume of a cat can be defined as the volume of airspace between your eyes and your computer monitor, as an efficient hamper cat will easily fill that volume of space. Our cats possess an almost infinitely variable volume, but at least their 'hamper' volume can be determined easily. 'Hamper' here refers to their tendency to interfere with whatever you are doing in order to get attention - the 'hamper' volume of a cat can be defined as the volume of airspace between your eyes and your computer monitor, as an efficient hamper cat will easily fill that volume of space.

]]> by: FuzzyPlushroom http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/11/20/computing-the-volume-of-a-wubble/#comment-3587 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:38:02 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/11/20/computing-the-volume-of-a-wubble/#comment-3587 My Pepper loves sitting inside cardboard boxes, allocating any abandoned shoebox or similar container for his fat arse. I think they just like being enclosed. He's also a fan of high places (specifically atop our china cabinet), <a href="http://xs233.xs.to/xs233/08474/dscf0654__medium_565.jpg" rel="nofollow">windowsills</a>, and <a href="http://xs233.xs.to/xs233/08474/dscf0662__medium_487.jpg" rel="nofollow">cheesy movie clichés</a>. My Pepper loves sitting inside cardboard boxes, allocating any abandoned shoebox or similar container for his fat arse. I think they just like being enclosed.

He's also a fan of high places (specifically atop our china cabinet), windowsills, and cheesy movie clichés.

]]> by: Ziggyinc http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/11/20/computing-the-volume-of-a-wubble/#comment-3586 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:00:13 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/11/20/computing-the-volume-of-a-wubble/#comment-3586 Its the magnetic strip along the front that makes me feel like a piker Its the magnetic strip along the front that makes me feel like a piker

]]> by: Stark http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/11/20/computing-the-volume-of-a-wubble/#comment-3585 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:46:17 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/11/20/computing-the-volume-of-a-wubble/#comment-3585 You just gotta love a workbench that clearly has sword like objects along with nerf weapons as a part of it's makeup. You just gotta love a workbench that clearly has sword like objects along with nerf weapons as a part of it's makeup.

]]> by: Daniel Rutter http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/11/20/computing-the-volume-of-a-wubble/#comment-3584 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:20:11 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/11/20/computing-the-volume-of-a-wubble/#comment-3584 Extra bonus ginger twins: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/dansdata/3045186145/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3157/3045186145_abeefa2716.jpg" width="500" height="345" alt="Workbench cats"/></a> That's an old "Feet Seat" footstool that Charley's lying on (for some reason they decided not to call the product a "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuffet">tuffet</a>", or "pouffe"). The twins sleep on (or in) the workbench at night normally, and Charley had previously expressed great enthusiasm for the little bean bag, so combining the two suggested itself. Extra bonus ginger twins:

Workbench cats

That's an old "Feet Seat" footstool that Charley's lying on (for some reason they decided not to call the product a "tuffet", or "pouffe"). The twins sleep on (or in) the workbench at night normally, and Charley had previously expressed great enthusiasm for the little bean bag, so combining the two suggested itself.

]]> by: Changes http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/11/20/computing-the-volume-of-a-wubble/#comment-3583 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:07:48 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/11/20/computing-the-volume-of-a-wubble/#comment-3583 Lots of people in that "washing the cat" page who aren't wearing protective gloves. It hurts just to look at the pictures and imagine what their hands will be like five seconds from the moment the picture was taken... By the way, you need to put a caption on Charlie and submit to icanhascheezburger :P Lots of people in that "washing the cat" page who aren't wearing protective gloves. It hurts just to look at the pictures and imagine what their hands will be like five seconds from the moment the picture was taken...

By the way, you need to put a caption on Charlie and submit to icanhascheezburger :P

]]> by: Daniel Rutter http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/11/20/computing-the-volume-of-a-wubble/#comment-3582 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:30:57 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/11/20/computing-the-volume-of-a-wubble/#comment-3582 Ah, but as the <a href="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/catvolume">Evil Mad Scientist page</a> explains, the water-displacement method will only tell you the volume of "the rat-like creature that lives inside the cat; much like the feeble alien within a Dalek". Ah, but as the Evil Mad Scientist page explains, the water-displacement method will only tell you the volume of "the rat-like creature that lives inside the cat; much like the feeble alien within a Dalek".

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