Applied Science | Monday, 8/31 |Period 1

[tyler_gone]

Oh, hey, a new semester! That meant Tyler was on time, actually put on a tie, and -- in honor of the early hour -- had a huge tank of coffee and stack of cups on a back table.

"Hi," he said as the class filed in, gesturing a little with the coffee mug that probably would not leave his hand in the next 15 classes. "Welcome to applied science. I'm Tyler Durden. Tyler works, Mr. Durden works ... not a big fan of 'hey you' in the classroom."

"Usually I make soap the first week, but this doesn't feel like a day for it." By which he meant he wasn't quite ready to repeat the class yet, and was saving it. "So today, we're talking about one of the most basic concepts in physics -- simple machines."

"Basically, a simple machine is a mechanical device that changes the direction or magnitude of a force -- the simplest mechanisms that use leverage to multiply force. A simple machine uses a single applied force to do work against a single load force. Ignoring friction losses, the work done on the load is equal to the work done by the applied force. They can be used to increase the amount of the output force, at the cost of a proportional decrease in the distance moved by the load. The ratio of the output to the input force is called the mechanical advantage."

"Six things are classically considered simple machines." He moved over to stand in front of a counter of such, holding each up as he talked. "The lever, like this hammer. The wheel and axle. The inclined plane, or ramp. The screw. The wedge. The pulley."

The lecture continued for a while, then: "Today we're going to introduce ourselves -- name, grade, and who you would fight if you could fight anyone, living, dead or imaginary -- then try to see how each of these simple machines are useful by trying to build something." He nodded to a student in the first row. "You first. And I need a TA or two." Not looking at Ino if she was there, there. "Talk to me during the introductions or after class if you're interested."

[OOC: TAs have been chosen OOCly.]

Comments

Sign in [8/31]

[tyler_gone]

Like you miss making soap.

Re: Sign in [8/31]

[not_tylerdurden]

Calvin

General Class Stuff [8/31]

[tyler_gone]

Listen to the lecture, say hi to your classmates, it's the very first day!

Re: General Class Stuff [8/31]

[not_tylerdurden]

Calvin frowned. He'd been sure that the internal combustion engine was included in the list of simple machines.

Re: General Class Stuff [8/31]

[furnaceface]

Jonothon had grabbed a seat as far to the back of the room as he could possibly manage. He was already plotting to make excuses for all of the little things that people might find odd when stuck in the same room as him for any given amount of time.

The smell? Must be the bunsen burners, for example.

... That was about as far as he'd gotten.

Re: General Class Stuff [8/31]

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Liir had never actually taken a class with Professor Durden, but he'd heard of him from Ino enough times to be relatively surprised at the suit and all. That said, he very much enjoyed the lecture.

He always felt a little more comfortable when professors lectured. He supposed group activity was good in general, but if he wasn't being taught, he did on occasion feel as if he wasn't learning. After all, he didn't trust himself to teach much at all besides cooking.

Re: General Class Stuff [8/31]

[intraspective]

That'd be Ino, rolling her eyes and sinking into her chair.

Figured, right? Whatever she was still here and he'd just have to deal with it.

Ha.

Re: General Class Stuff [8/31]

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah was trying not to be too gleeful about this class, but still, this looked like it was going to be a lot more fun than most. She may have also had some of that coffee, and be vibrating in place already.

Re: General Class Stuff [8/31]

[lordofthecats.livejournal.com]

Lion-o wasn't all that great with science, and he was very relieved that today's topic was easy to grasp.

Re: General Class Stuff [8/31]

[heromaniac]

Momoko was intrigued by the lecture. She'd never realized that machines actually did work! Well, not work, work, because if they din't work then they were broken and you replaced them. But, like, actual work?

Well, Peach did work. He did the laundry sometimes. But that didn't seem to be what Mister Durden was talking about either.

Her head was spinning. This was going to be a class that required a lot of notes.

Introductions [8/31]

[tyler_gone]

Name, grade, who you would fight. Tyler couldn't go and change everything.

Re: Introductions [8/31]

[not_tylerdurden]

"I'm Calvin," he said. "I'm a junior, and I usually fight with Hobbes. He cheats."

Re: Introductions [8/31]

[hes-aphantom.livejournal.com]

"I'm Danny, I'm a sophomore, and I would fight Deadpool."

Because Danny was dumb.

Re: Introductions [8/31]

[furnaceface]

Righto. Introductions. Nobody had really had an outright problem with Jonothon's telepathy on Saturday at the picnic, but he wasn't holding his breath expecting it to go over without a hitch, here. Physical inability aside. But he had to introduce himself anyhow, so he might as well get it over with.

//Jonothon Starsmore. Junior. And...// Fight? //I'd like to give a good punch to whoever it was who invented the bloody boy band.//

Of course, if he didn't look up at all while speaking, there was a fair chance people might not single him out too quickly, right?

Re: Introductions [8/31]

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Liir Thropp," he started, glancing around to give himself room before he got to "Junior, oddly enough."

And no, he didn't think it needed explaining, why this was odd, but he wouldn't mind being asked. He just skipped on ahead.

"And who I would fight? Er."

Ask him who he'd see dead, that was simple enough. Who he'd be able to kill: that was a short list and one he knew well enough. But who he would fight?

...Liir had some issues with physical attack.

"Someone trying to kill me when I had absolutely no other option."

There.

Re: Introductions [8/31]

[intraspective]

"Ino," she said dryly, because seriously, if he didn't know her name by now something was wrong and it wasn't with her. "Junior, fear it. And, I don't know. Does it really matter, Mr. Durden?"

Brat. Brat, brat, brat.

Re: Introductions [8/31]

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Dinah Lance, senior, and... Hmm." Wow, was there a long list. Also, half the people on her list could kick her ass, and was it smart to pick them for class? Plus she'd actually fought a couple people here, including the teacher, and okay, he didn't expect her to say him right?

Naaah. She was definitely overthinking this.

"Probably Poison Ivy, back home. Meta-criminal."

Re: Introductions [8/31]

[momslilassassin]

"I'm Ben Skywalker, and I'm a sophomore," Ben said with a tiny smile. "And I fight him every week, but I'd still fight my grandfather. I always learn something new."

Besides, fighting his dead cousin would make him sound insane.

Re: Introductions [8/31]

[lordofthecats.livejournal.com]

"Lion-o, Lord of the Thundercats," he stated, surprised at how well he'd adapted to the new title. "Sophomore. And I usually don't go seeking fights, but if I was fighting someone, it would probably be Slithe. He's usually the one who starts it."

Re: Introductions [8/31]

[not-jaded-yet.livejournal.com]

"Jennifer Walters, Junior, and I'd fight George Lucas. Before he made the prequels," Jennifer declared.

Re: Introductions [8/31]

[lovemykilt]

"I'm Priestly, a senior, and I'd totally take on John Wilkes Booth. And, okay, probably lose, but still. . . ."

Re: Introductions [8/31]

[eyebrowgoesup]

"My name is Spock," Spock began. "I am a sophomore, and I would prefer not to fight anyone, unless there is no other logical course of action."

Simple Machines [8/31]

[tyler_gone]

There are plenty of small examples of each of the six on the lab tables, with scraps of wood and metal and a couple other tools for putting it all together. Make something, anything at all, or handwave madly.

Re: Simple Machines [8/31]

[furnaceface]

Jonothon looked at the materials in front of himself, and then he shrugged and threw together a simple lever. Short length of wood on one end, longer length of it on the other. Little hinged thing in the middle for the whole mess to sit on.

He would use it to launch eraser bits at people who took to staring at him, maybe.

Talk to Tyler [8/31]

[tyler_gone]

All things considered, he's in a good mood, and still laughing every time he thinks about the Maine superheroes.

OOC [8/31]

[tyler_gone]

So, funny story? If I go to bed exhausted at 9 p.m., I wake up at 2 a.m.

... and now I toddle back to bed.

Re: OOC [8/31]

[not-jaded-yet.livejournal.com]

...I blame Jen's answer on Patton Oswalt (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDCjIjsZp_Y) (vid there is NSFW due to language)