Did I just burn up my milk?

[island rehabber]

An interesting experiment on density is to have a helium balloon loose in your car while driving. Gravity is an acceleration, not a force, just like the effects of accelerating, braking, or cornering. The kewl thing is while you're turning hard to the left, while you feel your bodies being "pushed" to the right, the helium balloon will go the opposite way, due to its density relative to everything else in the car. Accelerate and the balloon will rush up the the front, brake, and it will go to the back.

Prolly more interesting to a kid than a squirrel though.

Are we off topic yet?

I once drove to an Italian picnic with 40 -- FORTY! -- red, white and green helium balloons in an Acura Integra (small car)....it was a real laff-riot and I'm pretty lucky I didn't die or kill somebody You're so right: step on the gas and they all plaster themselves against the windsheild

[skeebo]

My '97 Integra only has 122k on it.

[island rehabber]

My '97 Integra only has 122k on it.

Tell me it's not the best car you ever had!?

Mine was a 1987 -- the second year the Integra was made. I donated it to Kars for Kids in '09 with over 185K miles on it and if the frame wasn't rusting out from under me, I'd still be in it. How I loved that little silver car!