I neglected to bring home any mechanical pencils. Why am i always capable of envisioning an entire summer without graphite? It has yet to be done without regrets. As a result I've reverted to pencils that require sharpening. and you know what? there is something delightfully quaint and fun in using them. Makes me feel a little like an accountant. By the way does anyone know why detectives in old movies always lick their pencils while flipping open their notepads to jot down the facts of the case?
Back to Science! I do room service at the fanciest (oldest, and most haunted) hotel at the oceanfront. While carrying a tray from the oceanfront Cavalier to the Original Cavalier on the Hill. I realized I was a walking Physics 101 problem.
Q: If Xenia carries a 34 pound tray, resting one of the long edges along her waist , with her arms holding the handles on each side 26 cm from her waist the full width of the tray being 52 cm, what is the tension in her arms? Xenia is 5 feet 4 ( on a good day) and the distance from her waist to her shoulders is 17.5 inches. She is moving at a constant rate of 2.5 feet per second up a slope of 27 degrees. It's 87 degrees and everyone that walks by thanks her for bringing them breakfast (as though that's an original comment, come on people I do still optimistically believe in your ability to be creative and refreshing, prove me right!).
The Original Cavalier (Don't call it the old one, that's frowned upon)
The Oceanfront Cavalier
A view with both halves:
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