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Wing Tape - Does Thickness Affect Performance?
jcarlyle wrote:
Jack, this question would be best answered by Hartley - I'm a physicist, not a physician. But since we're talking 60-75% full in the above example, I imagine there would be some capacity left - YMMV. The wild card is the individual himself - as has been pointed out the prostrate gland in males starts enlarging above age 50, affecting the bladder, urge and ability to go. OK, Hartley we're standing by to receive.... Jack |
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Wing Tape - Does Thickness Affect Performance?
On Jan 26, 3:49 am, "ContestID67" wrote:
Someone please explain to me the inner workings and psychology of network news such that it always seems to take a posting on a simple topic (like gap tape) and then quickly morphs it into some quite far afield...usually involving a male body part. Strange indeed. I think it's something to do with most men being totally obsessed with that part of their anatomy although my view is that they are rather like bald heads - although each one is clearly different, the similarities are much greater than the differences. The really strange thing about it is that here in Scotland at this time of year, wave flying is often so cold that I would have thought taking a pee was almost impossible. Firstly there is the nice warm flying suit that needs unzipping. Then the cold air hits the equipment which promptly shrinks back to the warmth of the body. Fumbled manual attempts to retrieve the situation merely cool the instrument further until whatever it's normal state it resembles something not much larger than a dimple. Well that's what I imagine happening, but then I don't have said instrument. |
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Wing Tape - Does Thickness Affect Performance?
Since you asked------ The normal bladder can be emptied completely, and normally, it is. In fact, a residual urine of any more than a small amount (5-10cc) indicates a problem!--Remember - the bladder is a muscular- walled reservoir. Once the sphincter is relaxed, the bladder expells urine under pressure--That's how you can "pee" uphill, while lying down. One of the problems in prostate enlargement is that the sphincter is tightly contracted if you try to "hold it" (like to the end of the movie, 500k, ball game, opera or whatever. It becomes more sensitive to neurologic commands to tighten, and takes longer to relax. So a person with this problem might find a slow starting, weak, stream--get tired of waiting and only drain the bladder partially. With reduced pressure in the bladder, in a little while the sphincter relaxes more and the urge to go returns. This time, the stream starts easier, quicker, and is more forceful, with greater volume---then, the bladder can empty completely. The "moral" of the story--if you have a prostate problem, go early!--BTW-If you don't want to drill holes in your glider, and you want something easy, use a condom catheter with a tubing to a 1 gal plastic bag, with shredded Depends, or to a 1 or 2 liter soft drink bottle (the plastic kind)---just stick the hose in and go! -- Hartley Falbaum "Jack" wrote in message . net... jcarlyle wrote: Jack, this question would be best answered by Hartley - I'm a physicist, not a physician. But since we're talking 60-75% full in the above example, I imagine there would be some capacity left - YMMV. The wild card is the individual himself - as has been pointed out the prostrate gland in males starts enlarging above age 50, affecting the bladder, urge and ability to go. OK, Hartley we're standing by to receive.... Jack |
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Wing Tape - Does Thickness Affect Performance?
Cats wrote:
On Jan 26, 3:49 am, "ContestID67" wrote: Someone please explain to me the inner workings and psychology of network news such that it always seems to take a posting on a simple topic (like gap tape) and then quickly morphs it into some quite far afield...usually involving a male body part. Strange indeed. I think it's something to do with most men being totally obsessed with that part of their anatomy although my view is that they are rather like bald heads - although each one is clearly different, the similarities are much greater than the differences. The really strange thing about it is that here in Scotland at this time of year, wave flying is often so cold that I would have thought taking a pee was almost impossible. Firstly there is the nice warm flying suit that needs unzipping. Then the cold air hits the equipment which promptly shrinks back to the warmth of the body. Fumbled manual attempts to retrieve the situation merely cool the instrument further until whatever it's normal state it resembles something not much larger than a dimple. Well that's what I imagine happening, but then I don't have said instrument. Why do you think we carry "those" magazines in the glider? |
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Wing Tape - Does Thickness Affect Performance?
Bob Backer wrote:
Cats wrote: On Jan 26, 3:49 am, "ContestID67" wrote: Someone please explain to me the inner workings and psychology of network news such that it always seems to take a posting on a simple topic (like gap tape) and then quickly morphs it into some quite far afield...usually involving a male body part. Strange indeed. I think it's something to do with most men being totally obsessed with that part of their anatomy although my view is that they are rather like bald heads - although each one is clearly different, the similarities are much greater than the differences. The really strange thing about it is that here in Scotland at this time of year, wave flying is often so cold that I would have thought taking a pee was almost impossible. Firstly there is the nice warm flying suit that needs unzipping. Then the cold air hits the equipment which promptly shrinks back to the warmth of the body. Fumbled manual attempts to retrieve the situation merely cool the instrument further until whatever it's normal state it resembles something not much larger than a dimple. Well that's what I imagine happening, but then I don't have said instrument. Why do you think we carry "those" magazines in the glider? Where do you fly, and if it's in Colorado give me a ring when you do so I can stay home, with my computer, with what it's intended for: http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...43841227974645 :-) Shawn |
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Wing Tape - Does Thickness Affect Performance?
At 00:49 31 January 2007, Shawn wrote:
Bob Backer wrote: snip Why do you think we carry 'those' magazines in the glider? Where do you fly, and if it's in Colorado give me a ring when you do so I can stay home, with my computer, with what it's intended for: http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...43841227974645 :-) ROFL! And doesn't the 'female' walk just like a man? |
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Wing Tape - Does Thickness Affect Performance?
At 21:49 30 January 2007, Cats wrote:
The really strange thing about it is that here in Scotland at this time of year, wave flying is often so cold that I would have thought taking a pee was almost impossible. Firstly there is the nice warm flying suit that needs unzipping. Then the cold air hits the equipment which promptly shrinks back to the warmth of the body. Fumbled manual attempts to retrieve the situation merely cool the instrument further until whatever it's normal state it resembles something not much larger than a dimple. Well that's what I imagine happening, but then I don't have said instrument. There are all sorts of implants available on the market if you are interested. |
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Wing Tape - Does Thickness Affect Performance?
In article , HL Falbaum
writes bladder, being a muscle, can relax, pressure will decrease and it becomes larger in capicty. (this is the other secret of toilet training). Eventually, it cannot be ignored, as you all know! You relax the sphincter, command bladder contraction facilitation and abdominal wall contraction--and, whew! relief! If we don't provide a sufficient flow rate to the tubules, they will concentrate the wastes as best they can, until the pumps can no longer overcome the osmotic pressure gradient, then they give up! If we don't empty the bladder, we eventually cannot overcome the pressure gradient and the tubules and the glomeruli give up. If the wastes are too concentrated too long, we form Calcium or Oxalate stones. So what do we need to do? We must provide mild excesses of water and electrolytes to the system and let it take what it needs. How do we know we have done that--? Well, we know that we need to excrete at least 400-500 cc of urine per 24hr. We know that urine should not be overly concentrated. We know that when we sleep, our blood pressure, heart rate and respiratory rate is decresed, thereby requiring less urine output. Therefore we need to excrete more urine during the day. Plan 35-50 cc per hour, and moderate concentration--light to medium yellow. If we do that, we are well hydrated and our urinary system is functioning well-no danger. Acid-base balance is maintained (another source of cognitive impairment).If we drink enough to maintain those pasameters, we should be fine. Water is good if we are not doing muscular effort (as we are not losing electrolytes much), Gatorade or Powerade if we are doing heavy muscular effort (assemble 3 ASW20B's in a row)--but be careful. The glucose can cause an insulin spike, and drop your blood sugar. In the final analysis, it's really simple. Drink enough to maintain about a 40-50cc/ hr urine output. For those who say "I don't pee much", I say--measure--maybe it's enough after all-maybe not. To those who measure their flights by "pee bags", well-enjoy, but you may be overdoing it. (I have seen a FULL 1 gallon ziplock bag come out of a glider after landing!) I hope this helps Hartley Falbaum Thanks, Hartley. It helps a lot. It's unfortunate that the modern sailplane isn't designed so that you can pee very easily. (Or perhaps it's my anatomy). -- Mike Lindsay |
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