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Post by NJtoTX on Aug 1, 2022 14:26:07 GMT
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Post by Catman on Aug 1, 2022 15:19:44 GMT
Surprised they didn't do a quick survey to see how many children in Austin were chanting, "Rain rain go away come again another day!" Just to be sure they'd covered all the possibilities.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Aug 1, 2022 16:37:56 GMT
Its so stupid, that its not available in my country/region
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Post by msdemos on Aug 3, 2022 0:21:44 GMT
While I agree that one is pretty stupid, in thinking that there HAD to be sillier studies, I went looking for some, and happened to come across this: www.mdlinx.com/article/weird-science-7-published-medical-studies-that-are-beyond-strange/2O6uiKVn3Fje9OgtUZ5lmJWhile it's CERTAINLY debatable if any of these 7 studies are any sillier than that posted by the OP, I came across a VERY odd sentence in one of them (from the study found on the above webpage, and copied down below), and wonder if anybody can shed any light on what SEEMS like a statement that just CANNOT be true: " ....researchers noted that people in Japan don't usually kiss each other." Wait....... what ?? People in Japan don't usually kiss each other ?? That CAN'T be AT ALL true............ can it ??  Smooching for science Japanese researchers examined the effects of 30 minutes of intense kissing on skin wheal response and neurotrophin levels in a low-powered study involving couples with allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis, the findings of which were published in Physiology & Behavior. Researchers enrolled 30 normal participants, 30 with allergic rhinitis (AR), and 30 with atopic dermatitis (AD). Those with AR or AD were all allergic to dust mites and cedar pollen. The investigators performed skin prick tests involving dust mite and cedar pollen allergens, as well as histamine, both before and after the kissing sessions. They found that compared with the histamine control, extended snogging sessions in those with allergy decreased wheal response and levels of neurotrophin—a biomarker of allergic inflammation. To make things even stranger, the researchers noted that people in Japan don’t usually kiss each other. Based on the results of this study, maybe they should?
SAVE FERRIS
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Post by NJtoTX on Aug 3, 2022 0:31:25 GMT
Well, my whether analysis friend has checked in.
Austin is oblong, and the northern third tilts northwest.
You'll notice that San Antonio is mostly circular. Rain tends to go right through San Antonio without breaking up.
Same thing happens in Paris (also a circular city) and Berlin (also circular). Warm air will rise in a city, but the circular shape of the city influences convergence, which in turn influences the amount of rain.
The rain doesn't know borders, but the air does rise in the warmer air of a city. In a circular city like Paris, Munich or Berlin (or even San Antonio), that can result in more rain for the city, especially on the lee side of the prevailing winds.
I saw one severe thunderstorm develop right directly over Austin about 20 years ago. It was the only storm within 100 miles of the city. Austin was much more circular then. Now it's two oblongs -- not conducive for much rain.
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Post by shadrack on Aug 3, 2022 23:35:48 GMT
It seems odd that nowhere do they mention geological topography -- i.e. the difference in elevation (if any) between a city and the land around it.
For instance, some cities surrounded by mountains or hills can get less rain because the topography creates a persistent "bowl" of high pressure over the city that weather fronts tend to move around because that's the path of least resistance.
I always thought that was one of the biggest factors w/rt that particular phenomenon.
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Post by Sarge on Aug 4, 2022 3:13:00 GMT
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Post by NJtoTX on Aug 4, 2022 3:36:29 GMT
It seems odd that nowhere do they mention geological topography -- i.e. the difference in elevation (if any) between a city and the land around it. For instance, some cities surrounded by mountains or hills can get less rain because the topography creates a persistent "bowl" of high pressure over the city that weather fronts tend to move around because that's the path of least resistance. I always thought that was one of the biggest factors w/rt that particular phenomenon.
"To focus on the impact of city shape, we excluded the effect of terrain topography by assigning a uniform elevation to all land grids. Urban canopy parameters were assumed to be uniform over the entire urban area. The interaction between topography-induced flows and urban-rural circulations modified by different city shapes is worthy of further explorations."
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Post by shadrack on Aug 4, 2022 4:00:44 GMT
It seems odd that nowhere do they mention geological topography -- i.e. the difference in elevation (if any) between a city and the land around it. For instance, some cities surrounded by mountains or hills can get less rain because the topography creates a persistent "bowl" of high pressure over the city that weather fronts tend to move around because that's the path of least resistance. I always thought that was one of the biggest factors w/rt that particular phenomenon.
"To focus on the impact of city shape, we excluded the effect of terrain topography by assigning a uniform elevation to all land grids. Urban canopy parameters were assumed to be uniform over the entire urban area. The interaction between topography-induced flows and urban-rural circulations modified by different city shapes is worthy of further explorations." Huh. I missed that. Mea culpa.
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Post by NJtoTX on Aug 4, 2022 4:17:51 GMT
"To focus on the impact of city shape, we excluded the effect of terrain topography by assigning a uniform elevation to all land grids. Urban canopy parameters were assumed to be uniform over the entire urban area. The interaction between topography-induced flows and urban-rural circulations modified by different city shapes is worthy of further explorations." Huh. I missed that. Mea culpa. Not in the article, just saw it the study. |
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Post by Sarge on Aug 4, 2022 16:46:12 GMT
I haven't had time to read the study, what is the bitching about? More specifically.
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Post by politicidal on Aug 10, 2022 16:01:24 GMT
I'm sure they worked very hard on it.
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Post by Catman on Aug 10, 2022 16:58:03 GMT
I'm sure they worked very hard on it. That sounds like Catman's students who thought they deserved an 'A' on an assignment because they worked so hard on it.
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Post by Penn Guinn on Aug 10, 2022 17:09:24 GMT
I haven't had time to read the study, what is the bitching about? More specifically. extra charge for the Cliff Notes .... or there should be !
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