Sydney's Blog

wow.

2010-04-12T21:05:00.003-04:00

so, can we say hectic?
school has been insane lately.

anyways, i found this the other day, and thought it was amusing.

The following question was asked at the University of Copenhagen in a physics exam:

”Describe how to determine the height of a skyscraper with a barometer.”

One student replied:

“You tie a long piece of string to the neck of the barometer, then lower the barometer from the roof of the skyscraper to the ground. The length of the string plus the length of the barometer will equal the height of the building.”
This highly original answer so incensed the examiner that the student was failed immediately. He appealed on the grounds that his answer was indisputably correct, and the university appointed an independent arbiter to decide the case. The arbiter judged that the answer was indeed correct, but did not display any noticeable knowledge of physics. To resolve the problem it was decided to call the student in and allow him six minutes in which to provide a verbal answer which showed at least a minimal familiarity with the basic principles of physics. For five minutes the student sat in silence, forehead creased in thought. The arbiter reminded him that time was running out, to which the student replied that he had several extremely relevant answers, but couldn’t make up his mind which to use. On being advised to hurry up the student replied as follows:

“Firstly, you could take the barometer up to the roof of the skyscraper, drop it over the edge, and measure the time it takes to reach the ground. The height of the building can then be worked out from the formula H = 0.5g x t squared. But bad luck on the barometer.

“Or if the sun is shining you could measure the height of the barometer, then set it on end and measure the length of its shadow. Then you measure the length of the skyscraper’s shadow, and thereafter it is a simple matter of proportional arithmetic to work uut the height of the skyscraper.

“But if you wanted to be highly scientific about it, you could tie a short piece of string to the barometer and swing it like a pendulum, first at ground level and then on the roof of the skyscraper. The height is worked out by the difference in the gravitational restoring force T = 2 pi sqrroot (l/g).

“Or if the skyscraper has an outside emergency staircase, it would be easier to walk up it and mark off the height of the skyscraper in barometer lengths, then add them up.

“If you merely wanted to be boring and orthodox about it, of course, you could use the barometer to measure the air pressure on the roof of the skyscraper and on the ground, and convert the difference in millibars into feet to give the height of the building.

“But since we are constantly being exhorted to exercise independence of mind and apply scientific methods, undoubtedly the best way would be to knock on the janitor’s door and say to him ‘If you would like a nice new barometer, I will give you this one if you tell me the height of this skyscraper’.”

The student was Nils Bohr, the first Dane to win the Nobel prize for Physics.

pretty amazing right?

You Know It's the Holidays When....

2009-11-28T20:57:00.002-05:00

You see the Hershey's kiss jingle bell commercial on the TV.

i love the holidays(:
everyone is just so happy, and the weather is amazing, i love the snow. plus, who doesn't like that week or two you get off of school.

Break

2009-11-24T16:20:00.002-05:00

Thanksgiving break is finally here(:
a week of doing absoutley nothing but watching my white collar, csi, and house on the tv. thank you god. i am so ready for this. my teachers seem to think that pounding on homework and tests is the way to go. so yeah, this is going to be a nice change(:

rejection

2009-11-21T19:58:00.002-05:00

yeah, it sucks.

so yeah, i told the guy i like, that i liked him. and he told me that he only liked me as a friend. but whatever. things are getting better i guess. its not like i don't have my amazing support group to help me.

anyways, if that's not enough to deal with, i now have this problem on my sleeve. my really good guy friend dumped his loser of a girlfriend, and now, like three of my friends like him, and i'm kinda getting the feeling that he might like me. and i really don't know if i like him back. its so crazy. i just need a break from reality.

the Black plague

2009-11-01T20:49:00.002-05:00

wow, haven't posted in a while.

anyways, i just finished a huge project for honors world history, and the black plague is kinda scary. there are like crazy symptoms, and like you die in 8 days. its crazy.

here are some random numbers for ya.

28,850,000 - the total number of deaths.
16,000 - the deaths per day at the climax of the disease.
350 - the number of years it lasted.

crazy right? anyways, my love life isn't much better. it still sucks. but whatever. i've decided that i'm sick of chasing people down, and i'm going to just let whatever happens, happen. and i'm going to live my life at its fullest, and just. have. fun.

love drunk.

2009-08-26T19:42:00.002-04:00

you know what's unfair?

love.

its unfair how the most amazing guy in the world, isn't allowed to be with me. its unfair how he's the only one who actually makes me happy. its unfair, how he makes me melt inside just by looking at me. its unfair, how he can make me laugh more than anyone else. its unfair that all i can think about is him, and he doesn't even notice me. its unfair how i'll always be know as his little brother's friend's sister to him. its unfair how he's a grade above me. its unfair how i want him more than anything else in the world, and how he doesn't even know i exist.

"That’s the funny thing about knowing you can’t have something. It makes you desperate." -Leah Clearwater; Breaking Dawn

and you know, every single word of that quote is true. i want him so badly it hurts, and knowing it'll never happen makes me want him even more. he's the best thing that's happened to me, and i'm tired of not meaning anything to him. i feel guilty talking to other guys. and i'm not even dating him.

and, i find myself, not wanting to sober up. i find myself, seeking out ways to even just see him, or to make him notice me. he's the only one who actually understands me, and he has tons of girls falling all over him all the time. every time i see him and i think about how, we're never going to be able to be together, my heart shatters. i don't know how long i can take this feeling. i don't want to lose him, but its killing me to sit back and watch as he drifts away. and the worst part is;

there isn't a single thing i can do about it.

Summer oh nine.

2009-07-08T18:29:00.002-04:00

SUMMER TWO THOUSAND OH NINE!

Sleeping in
Unlimited opportunities.
Midnight premieres
Many Vacations
Endless nights
Romances

Summer has been super busy for me so far. with swim every day, and swim meets once a week, i'm glad to say that city meet is this week and then i get the rest of my summer to myself! we're thinking on going to the beach, with some of my brother's friends. this is good because they have a son that is a year older than me, and my brother has someone to hang out with. i want to go scuba diving again, but i'm not sure if there is anywhere near us that lets you... Because of swim, i haven't been able to see many friends and i'm happy to be able to see them soon. My birthday is in SEVEN days. yepp(: thats right, July 15th. i'm going to see the Harry Potter premiere, at midnight of course. i'm sorry that i haven't posted much, i have had like no time to myself. How is everyone else's summer been?

boys

2009-06-20T23:26:00.002-04:00

okay so i'm on a swim team and i have three guys who like me. THREE. but i'm not even sure how much each does. one of them i talk to lots, and we're both hinting pretty hard, but nothing happens, the second, likes my friend because his brother told him that i didn't date. and the third is like 4 years older than me. help!

Oh Romeo, Oh Romeo! Wherfore art thou?

2009-06-05T21:16:00.002-04:00

Okay so we're reading the un-abridged version in language arts, and were also preforming it and watching the (current)movie. I am Juliet in the play, and it just so happens that my Romeo would be a guy in my grade who made a porno of himself and sent it to a girl, only to have her upload it onto youtube! Anyways, I love Romeo and Juliet, so don't get me wrong, but Whoa! the whole story happens over 3 days! Romeo&Juliet get married 4 hours after they meet! talk about taking it fast... So were watching the movie right now, and i heard a song in it that was strange at first but then became addicting. its called "When doves cry" and it's by Quindon Tarver. ( i don't like the movie poster, but this is the only place i could find the song...)

Listen to it! its really amazing <3

Sorry!

2009-05-26T19:58:00.006-04:00

okay so i haven't posted in a while. we had exams at our school. we have more sometime in june, so i'll be gone for a bit then too. Anyways, now to the reason i'm posting today...

My laptop broke. well the screen did. i was shutting my laptop, and the bottom left corner of my screen just like fell apart. the two pieces of plastic holding everything in broke apart, and the insides looked melted. everything started to fall out and we don't know if Dell will be able to fix it. I am like depressed now. i have to use my mom's computer while mine is being messed with some more. so if i don't post lots, its because i can't get on.

Anyways my current favourite song is Summer love by Justin Timberlake.
I've been listening to it religiously lately.
partly because i'm sick so i don't have anything better to do.
i have the flu. i feel either extremely hot, or extremely cold. food tastes funny to me. my stomach hurts along with my head. i'm always tired and just want to sleep all day.
hopefully i won't have it for long.

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Now playing: Justin Timberlake - Summer Love
via FoxyTunes

EOG's...

2009-05-19T18:55:00.002-04:00

...Suck like crap.
three hours of math in a confined space along with 30 or so people you don't care for at all. plus an annoying teacher who hovers over your shoulder all the time, and you finally know what hell is. I have always, let me say that again, ALWAYS finished first in ANY test that i took. its just natural for me. Today was Math, and i finished oh only about two hours before our time ran out. tomorrow is the language arts test, and God knows how fast i'll finish that. Thursday is Science, which will be a breeze, but then later this month, we have to take more Math EOC's! wtf is up with that?

Target

2009-05-14T07:35:00.005-04:00

okay so yesterday i had the target theme song stuck in my head and i couldn't get it out. anyways when i come home, my mom and dad had changed my bed sheets and gotten me really nice ones from Target. It was pretty cool.

the theme song i have stuck in my head is called Brand New Day by Tim Myers.

Starstruck by LadyGaga

2009-05-08T21:25:00.006-04:00

Groove slam work it back
Filter that baby bump that track
Groove slam work it back
Filter that baby bump that track
Groove slam work it back
Space Cowboy just play that track
Gaga in the room so starstruck
cherry cherry cherry cherry boom boom.

love this song.
its amazing.
anyone else like it?

I'm so behind.

2009-05-08T19:04:00.002-04:00

Ugh,
today is one of those days that is going by so fast, but i can't seem to catch up.
Like today in PE, we got in trouble so we had to walk over to the high school and run the mile, its about a five minute walk over, and seven minutes before school ends they make us walk back. it. is. not. possible. to. change. in. two. minutes. so the bell rings and i don't even have my shoes on. so i have to run out without them, rush to my friends locker to grab a USB for a project that i have to finish, and then run to my bus. Stupid EOC's and EOG's coming up, so our teachers are pounding "review" homework onto us. its freaking impossible. So thats my lovely day.

Awesome song ;]

2009-04-20T18:36:00.004-04:00

Okay, so I like fell in love with the Song “Candle” By the White tie affair. Anyone else here like it?

Click here to listen to the song ;]

New Layout ;D

2009-04-09T16:39:00.002-04:00

Okay! so, i finally found a super colourful layout, for the Veronicas song; Untouched. I got my Template from blogskins.com. they have super awesome layouts, you should check them out!
the wonderful person who made my layout is poopsicle, and her layout is here; http://www.poofresh.co.cc/site.html

-Au revoir!
Sydney

Domain!

2009-03-20T18:24:00.001-04:00

yes!
i finally got a cool domain name!
i have the link under the connections section. it's the same blog, don't worry, just a new and cooler name. and if you look in the tab? it says itsSydneybby ;)
coolieo! anyways, i'll update later.
:D

Friend's House!

2009-03-18T17:08:00.002-04:00

Okay so me and one of my really good friends (lets call her rosalie) finally got to hang out today! We use to be THIS close and were starting to break away and we tried to make plans but nothing went through. so today is the first day in a while i have hung out with her! I'm sleepling over at her house and then going to school with her tomorrow. where my lovely reading benchmarks await! yay! anyways, i'm off to go mess with my myspace.
Sydney

Templates!

2009-03-17T22:49:00.002-04:00

good news!
i have been looking for some really good blog templates and i have found a lot that i liked!
it took me forever to find them and i'm in a generous mood so i'm going to give you my top 5 favorite places to get blogger templates!

http://btemplates.com/

http://createblog.com/

http://pyzam.com/

http://finalsense.com/

http://blogskins.com/

enjoy!

sad

2009-03-17T15:49:00.000-04:00

Okay so, one of my really good friends just moved to another state today. I have know that she was moving for a while but it just now really hit me today. She came to school for a half day and then her mom came and picked her up to leave. She is in my Homeroom/First core, chorus, and PE classes. She was one of the only people to help me when i was going through a rough time. I'm going to miss her so much! i saw her at locker change right before she left and we both started to cry. then the warning bell rang so we ran to class. She said that she might come down to us for Founders Day, because she was going to be in the parade. I just wish that we had hung out more, and i had realized how lucky i was to have such a good friend, before it was too late.

hello

2009-03-17T15:32:00.000-04:00

hello everyone!
my name is Sydney and this is mainly a place where i rant about whatever happens to be on my mind at the time. So thats all. if you have any questions, just ask. i won't bite... hard ;)