Chris+Royer

The most interesting piece of information that I read, was the difference in temperature. I have practiced and played on the field during the hot month of August. I knew that there was a major difference in the air temperature and turf temperature, but the drastic difference really surprised me. I learned that some schools water the field to lower the temperature. This whole article is chemistry. From the heat capacity of water absorbing the turf's heat, to th eidea of highly advanced polymers that I know nothing about, this articled screamed Chemistry.
 * Turf Article**


 * Wind Energy Article**

I read the article on offshore wind parks. Engineers think that offshore water parks can more efficiently turn the mechanical energy of the wind into electricity. The constant, strong winds that are found offshore, confirm what engineers think. Some european nations have already tapped into the idea of offshore wind parks. I think that the best place to put the wind turbines is farther offshore. Although the water is much deeper, thus applying more force to the wind turbine. I think that the latice structure or the tripod structure is the best way to counter these forces. I think that the buoy structure is too unstable, creating inefficient electricity.


 * Einstein Article**

After reading this article, all I can say is WOW. Some of the concepts mentioned are very thought provoking. I think that Einstein's clock theory is very controversial. I understand the fact that we never see the real time and that when traveling away from the clock at the speed of light, it will have the same reading all of the time, but what confuses me is the fact that when you come back the time on your wrist watch and the time on the clock is different. I think that the topic of relativity has a lot of questions that still need to be answered.


 * Many Looks of the Periodic Table**

This article was a little strange. I think the periodic table in use today is just fine. I don't understand why people would try to change something that already works. Some of the ideas are feasible, but others, such as the galaxy periodic table will never work. It is extremely hard to figure out the different trends that the current periodic table has. The periodic table that I think will work best is Scerri’s periodic table. I think that is resembles the current table but puts hydrogen next to helium. This seems logical since hydrogen is a nonmetal, not a metal. Plus, the table shows the “bottom” two periods(Atomic # 58-71 and 90-103) in line with the rest of the table. To me it makes sense. It is hard to fathom that the current periodic table will not be replaced by another table in the near future, if ever.