I am doing a scientific experiment tonight, and need lots of volunteers to help me carry out my resarch which I hope to include in my final article which I hope to get published in 'New Scientist' magazine.

They say that if every person in China jumped off a chair at the same time, the shock would send a huge tidal wave around the World seven times.

Tonight, I aim to do a mini version of this experiment and thus calculate the accuracy of the original claim.

I have set my clock with the speaking clock, and am looking for volunteers to jump of their chairs at 9:30 precisely tonight.

I am filling the bath up and have apparatus attached to it to measure any disturbance and then it's just a question of doing a quick calculation based on the number of participants to work out the accuracy of the Chinese theory.

Thank you.

Im all set sam....chair at the ready and watch has been syncronised with the atomic clock.


Do I have to jump from a paticular height ?

Just a thought, won't your floorboards act as a shock absorber?

Just jump from chair height. Any differences will be negligable.

I am using a ashing-up bowl instead on the kitchen floor. I have filled it to the top, weighed it, and will weight any it after the shockwaves have died down and subract the full weight from the aftershock weight.

Simple.

I ought to be a scientist.

I'm going to e mail the Chinese government about this. I am willing to travel there, if they ask, to discuss my findings.

Ready to go, can I wear my slippers?

Yes, nothing heavier, though!

I'm standing on the chair now.

That's it. I compromised and used a wine glass full of water. It shook, but not any spillage. I'm going to e mail the Chinese government now and offer them the results in case they want to submerge the Yanks and soak them through without actually having a war with them.

Just getting my calculator now.

*****, I've twisted my ankle in the name of science.

How did it go SM, you famous yet?:thumbsup:

Hope it didn't ruin your cactus thingy.

It went great. I need to know how many took part. Was it three?

Two and a half SM, I wasn't ALL there.

Great. Two-and-a-half is adecent turnout. I can do my calculations easily now.

A big 'thank you' to all who participated and gave up their half-past-nine for the cause.

Fruit cake

:D

Any earthquakes, tidal waves or avalanches reported on today's news are down to you SM. I shall deny all participation:P

Originally posted by Sam Miguel
I am doing a scientific experiment tonight, and need lots of volunteers to help me carry out my resarch which I hope to include in my final article which I hope to get published in 'New Scientist' magazine.

They say that if every person in China jumped off a chair at the same time, the shock would send a huge tidal wave around the World seven times.

Tonight, I aim to do a mini version of this experiment and thus calculate the accuracy of the original claim.

I have set my clock with the speaking clock, and am looking for volunteers to jump of their chairs at 9:30 precisely tonight.

I am filling the bath up and have apparatus attached to it to measure any disturbance and then it's just a question of doing a quick calculation based on the number of participants to work out the accuracy of the Chinese theory.

I have been jumping off my chair and a high stool I have for years without any seismic disturbance or upsetting the Earths equilibrium, so I think your experiment is a bit of a non starter,however if you can get cooperation from a few million asylum seekers over here and a few million Chinese over there then multiply the negative with the positive then divide by the number in all the third World countries, who knows, you might not need any apparatus or a seismograph.

Thank you.

I have now worked out that the tidal wave that would be caused by the population of China jumping off their chairs, would only travel around the World 3.7 times, achieving a maximum height of 17 feet .

I phoned the Chinese government about this and they said they didn't believe me and that if I didn't stop phoning them up, they would get all the population of their country to jump off their chairs.

I said I didn't care what they did, as I live 80 feet above sea level.

So if you are alarmed by this, you can all come and stand on our back until the flood-water subsides.

Okay.

Sam you really are mad as a hatter :D

Originally posted by Skatiechik
Sam you really are mad as a hatter :D

he cracks me right up !! :P
keep up the good work fella :thumbsup:

I will be driving, what should I do?

Originally posted by mikey
I will be driving, what should I do?

What, when they jump off their chairs! I wouldn't advise that! Mikey.

The Chinese have told me that it's going to happen on a day of the week between midnight and 12pm, so get yourself up to our house between these times. I suppose you could park outside our house, it should be OK.

Don't park down on Heeley Bottom, though. Your car will float away for sure.

Originally posted by Bedhead
he cracks me right up !! :P
keep up the good work fella :thumbsup:

Thanks, mate. Life's too serious.

A similar experiment was tried before....

...have you not heard of the 'International Year of the Simultaneous Orgasm'?

If the Chinese go the timing right on that one, that WOULD make the earth move.

The tidal wave from that would probably reach my house.

Frightening.

Originally posted by Sam Miguel
If the Chinese got the timing right on that one, that WOULD make the earth move.

The tidal wave from that would probably reach my house.

Frightening.

Originally posted by hudu
A similar experiment was tried before....

...have you not heard of the 'International Year of the Simultaneous Orgasm'?

That one failed cos most of the British women were faking it, and Man U v Liverpool was on as well.:thumbsup: