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JTokash Offline
#51 Posted:
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In that link, the third paragraph states: "At 70% relative humidity (a measure which by definition is independent of temperature) cigar leaves become pliable without swelling."

Well, they are wrong. RH does in fact depend on temperature, but it is not included explicitly. The behavior of RH vs. temperature is implicitly included in how RH is defined. The definition of relative humidity is the ratio of the water vapor density to the saturation water vapor density, expressed as a percent.

Gee, that's funny... the saturation vapor density depends on temperature, so RH automatically depends on temperature!

Here's a graph of how the saturated vapor density of water behaves with temperature:

http://www.aquair.com/satdenwater.htm

The part that this Dr. Patton is talking about when he says that the water tends to stay in the air at higher temperatures and it tends to condense at lower temperatures is just another way of saying that RH depends on temperature... so he's contradicting himself.

Just because he's a medical doctor doesn't mean that he knows physics. Yeah, maybe he knows biology, but in med school, they don't get an education in physics. I've taught 6 semesters worth of pre-med students in physics and their knowledge is typicall really good in biology, but they don't know crap about physics, nor do they want to.

-JT
big chief Offline
#52 Posted:
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Chief get headache reading this thread.
JTokash Offline
#53 Posted:
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In three days, this paleface will be at powwow dancing with many friends he met from the first nations.

I need t-shirt that says "Will dance for frybread"!! Of course, buffalo burgers also good too.

-JT
apachelm Offline
#54 Posted:
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With the heat coming on I had to catch up on temp vs. humidity. Thought I would top this so some could learn a little and some can LOL (like I did) when they read #52. Thank You Big Chief!
austinichols Offline
#55 Posted:
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"The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an iscoceles triangle, is equal to the square root of the remaining side." Scarecrow
elk hunter Offline
#56 Posted:
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Wish I could read...
JTokash Offline
#57 Posted:
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My what I have learned since starting to smoke cigars.

-JT
pacman357 Offline
#58 Posted:
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#57 Well gee, that's swell. Thanks, Mr. Wizard!
lluvia Offline
#59 Posted:
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Hi JT:)
neopuritan Offline
#60 Posted:
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No matter where you go...






There you are.

Amazing, huh?
JadeRose Offline
#61 Posted:
Joined: 05-15-2008
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One of the nice things about being a Metrologist is that you have access to nice toys.....



http://www.omega.com/ppt/pptsc_lg.asp?ref=RH411&Nav=TEMHU01
JTokash Offline
#62 Posted:
Joined: 02-12-2007
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^

Yeah, but it costs $350 and still only has an accuracy of 3% RH... which you can get with a five dollar digital thermo/hygro from any "jumbo mart."

-JT
andytv Offline
#63 Posted:
Joined: 10-23-2002
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when the temp is low, my heaters kick on in the house and dry the air......humidity drops.

when the temp is high here in SWPA, it is very very humid outside.....so much that my ACs can't dry the air out.
dkeage Offline
#64 Posted:
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PA, hot n humid...... LMAO!!
JTokash Offline
#65 Posted:
Joined: 02-12-2007
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^

In the middle of summer it's not unusual to see 95+ degrees and 80+% humidity in PA.

-JT
gringococolo Offline
#66 Posted:
Joined: 02-04-2006
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Jade,

You are only a metrosexual? Well that's better than a **** in my book.

Gringo
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