How many shamwows to soak up the ocean

[ahugo68]

So occasionally we have to talk about something other than android phones....and this is one of those times....

So my brother wanted to know excatly how many shamwows it would take to soak up all the water in the oceans so here is what he did and his results. (he posted them on facebook. you can also follow him on twitter his screen name is mdhugo

"I attempted to figure out how many Shamwows it would take to soak up the ocean. My work and results are below: Assuming there are 36614237300000000000000 gallons of water on earth (http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/oceanwater_amount.html) and 97% of the earth is covered by some sort of ocean that means there are 35515810200000000000000 gallons of water in all of the oceans. (97 percent of 36614237300000000000000 = 3.55158102 × 10^22). The Shamwow claims it can hold 20x it weight in water. The only definitive number I can find for the wright of a Shamwow is 2.5 ounces (http://www.wicu12.com/news/index.vnss?newsid=6725&type=does_it_work). Given both of these items each Shamwow should be able to hold 50 ounces of water (2.5 times 20 = 50). Using my ocean calculations from earlier we can determine that there are 4546023710000000000000000 ounces of water in all of the oceans (35515810200000000000000 US gallons = 4.54602371 × 10^24 US fluid ounces).

Using the number of ounces of water in the oceans divided the amount each Shamwow can theoritically hold I come to the conclusion that is would take 90,920,474,200,000,000,000,000 Shamwows to soak up all of the oceans on earth (4546023710000000000000000 divided by 50 = 9.09204742 × 10^22).
Yesterday at 8:14pm"


this should be an interesting discussion.
Simms he never responded to me about the questions you asked me on twitter. lol

[simms22]

this should be an interesting discussion.
Simms he never responded to me about the questions you asked me on twitter. lol

lol , i was just going to ask ! there are actually a lot more variables that i wont get into . but , wow , to actually go through and do the work :)

[ahugo68]

lol , i was just going to ask ! there are actually a lot more variables that i wont get into . but , wow , to actually go through and do the work :)

thats what i thought when i read it. but he is a computer specialist at Monsanto and just broke up with his girlfriend so he has some extra time on his hands. lol

[deserttopping]

i thought it would be a much lower number. like 3, or 4. but then i have limitless faith in infomercial products.

[simms22]

i thought it would be a much lower number. like 3, or 4. but then i have limitless faith in infomercial products.

hahahahhahaahhahaha......
hahahehehehahhaha....
hahah ahhahahah ahahhaah hhahahahahahah ahahaahaha ! :)

[ahugo68]

i thought it would be a much lower number. like 3, or 4. but then i have limitless faith in infomercial products.

have you ever used one of those. they are horrible. i also have faith in infomercial but this one disappointed me. :(

[Iceberg]

Thats great and all but what about the Simpsons episode where Marige doesn't buy the cheap paper Towels and she ends up throwing like 50 into a gorge to soak up all the water?

I think using that product would be a lot cheaper and realistic.

[deserttopping]

oh, good, my blatant sarcasm did not go unnoticed.

[Iceberg]

have you ever used one of those. they are horrible. i also have faith in infomercial but this one disappointed me. :(

That Pitchmen sure as eff didn't!

p.s. let's not forget a hooker bit his tongue and he slapped her and got sued.

[Iceberg]

oh, good, my blatant sarcasm did not go unnoticed.

Don't worry I got it lol

[ahugo68]

That Pitchmen sure as eff didn't!

p.s. let's not forget a hooker bit his tongue and he slapped her and got sued.

some how i know you were going to post that. that guys voice is annoying

[cmbarry1]

i thought it would be a much lower number. like 3, or 4. but then i have limitless faith in infomercial products.

LMAO nice!

[Iceberg]

some how i know you were going to post that. that guys voice is annoying

Haha I miss Billy Mays dude :[

[atleastzero]

Haha I miss Billy Mays dude :[

Moment of silence.

[ahugo68]

Haha I miss Billy Mays dude :[

agree with you 10000%

[Iceberg]

On the topic of Billy Mays, let's all look up my favorite DUB video of him.

BUT BE MINDFUL! It's pretty inappropriate and some AC members might not like it.
/disclaimer

Search youtube "Billy Mays kaboom! dub"
It's a 1:29 long clip.
Enjoy!

[ahugo68]

On the topic of Billy Mays, let's all look up my favorite DUB video of him.

BUT BE MINDFUL! It's pretty inappropriate and some AC members might not like it.
/disclaimer

Search youtube "Billy Mays kaboom! dub"
It's a 1:29 long clip.
Enjoy!

oh my god that is hilarious. ahahaha

[Iceberg]

oh my god that is hilarious. ahahaha

Rofl I know when I firsts saw that...I died out loud laughing hahaha.

[ggrant3876]

On the topic of Billy Mays, let's all look up my favorite DUB video of him.

BUT BE MINDFUL! It's pretty inappropriate and some AC members might not like it.
/disclaimer

Search youtube "Billy Mays kaboom! dub"
It's a 1:29 long clip.
Enjoy!
Should have posted the link, really funny.

[Iceberg]

Should have posted the link, really funny.

Lol well I don't curse in here, and it's not really suppose to happen so I was just beening a cautious character about it.

[ahugo68]

ohh no where did my thread go. it is the bestest thread in the whole wide world. you must go back to the top of the new posts....

does no one care about shamwows it is like this site is about electronic thingys or something...

lol

[constellanation]

off topic. if you took all the sponges out of the ocean would the level raise or lower?

[simms22]

off topic. if you took all the sponges out of the ocean would the level raise or lower?

if everyone in the world flushed their toilets , at the same time , including Iceberg , would the water level in the ocean rise ?

[constellanation]

of course they would... or atleast there would be an amazing increase in instantly scorching showers.

[dippedinsauce]

hey there its vince with shamwow and youre gonna say wow everytime you use my product?

i think vince is awesome, he says it best....YOURE GONNA LOVE HIS NUTS

naw anyway im taking a shot at this first question it would lower unless you wrung/rung....iono how to spell that never had to before <_< anyway unless you did that over the ocean

and for question number 2, it most definitely would

[ggrant3876]

Off the topic of shamwows and water.
If a tree fell in the woods and no one was around would it make a sound?

[simms22]

Off the topic of shamwows and water.
If a tree fell in the woods and no one was around would it make a sound?

ahhhhh.... the original question !
but physics says yes :)

[ggrant3876]

Okay, what came first? The chicken or the egg.

[dippedinsauce]

i did but judging by the evolution, the egg

[ahugo68]

i did but judging by the evolution, the egg

But where did they egg come from?

[Iceberg]

i did but judging by the evolution, the egg

Just be philosophical though the problem with Evolution is that if you took nothing inside a case and left it there a billion years nothing would come of it, no history outside of being empty.

Where as if you a steak in it there would be maggots, ants, flies, life, death, etc.

I think the overall analysis of the way humans judge life and death is just entirely wrong thus it can never be answered.

And if you look into it deeply you'd considering looking at Einsteins life.
What happened before him?
And what happened after him?

The whole entire surroundings and imaginations are decomposing and dying, we're all not getting any younger.

I say life is just a flaw in the cycle, look at the moon and other planets, don't support life, decomposing every second etc etc.

If there really was a beginning and an ending i would imagine at birth we would only grow younger over growing old and dying.

and don't be a smart ass and say if we grew younger we'd eventually turn into nothing and blah blah blah its a concept.

[ahugo68]

Hmmmm interesting. I am going to take some time to think about that one

[ggrant3876]

Wikipedia says:
The chicken or the egg causality (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causality) dilemma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilemma) is commonly stated as "which came first, the chicken (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken) or the egg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_(biology))?"
Chickens hatch from eggs, but eggs are laid by chickens, making it difficult to say which originally gave rise to the other. To ancient philosophers, the question about the first chicken or egg also evoked the questions of how life and the universe in general began.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_or_the_egg#cite_note-0)
Cultural references to the chicken and egg intend to point out the futility of identifying the first case of a circular cause and consequence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_cause_and_consequence). It could be considered that in this approach lies the most fundamental nature of the question. A literal answer is somewhat obvious, as opposed to the logical fallacy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_fallacy) of the metaphorical (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphor) view, which sets a metaphysical (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphysics) ground on the dilemma. So, to understand its metaphorical meaning better, it could be reformulated as follows: "Which came first, X that can't come without Y, or Y that can't come without X?"
An equivalent situation arises in engineering and science known as circular reference (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_reference), in which a parameter is required to calculate that parameter itself. Examples are Van der Waals equation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_der_Waals_equation) and the famous Colebrook equation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darcy_friction_factor_formulae#Colebrook_equation) . Another example is calculation of thickness of roof of a tank or structure. To calculate the thickness requirement, we need to know the self weight of the roof, which is possible only by already knowing the thickness. This situation is solved by initially assuming the parameter and by repeated iterations converging towards finer

[Iceberg]

Yea its up in there, I can't say I really care but I've thought about it enough. I don't like Christians, or any other religious nut or claimer, but something can't come from nothing.

As a swine/human we see birth as a 9 month process
As a swine/human we see death in so many different ways.

It's just a human concept to be so into the "now" time of things and not consider the long hall of things.

Looking at dinosaurs and how the claim is that lizards are the modern day relatives and this and that. The majority of people see humans as humans and then angels for some dumb reason, we never see it as anything less or else.

Though if anyone would take a look at SImz hairy arms they'd think monkey! :p
haha.

I could go on about this with someone to participate but its up in the air and for the birds as far as I care.

[TheOneGnat]

But where did they egg come from?

(to play Devil's advocate)

It was laid by a creature that was evolutionary one step below what we would consider a chicken by today's standards.

[Iceberg]

Wikipedia says:
The chicken or the egg causality (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causality) dilemma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilemma) is commonly stated as "which came first, the chicken (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken) or the egg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_%28biology%29)?"
Chickens hatch from eggs, but eggs are laid by chickens, making it difficult to say which originally gave rise to the other. To ancient philosophers, the question about the first chicken or egg also evoked the questions of how life and the universe in general began.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_or_the_egg#cite_note-0)
Cultural references to the chicken and egg intend to point out the futility of identifying the first case of a circular cause and consequence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_cause_and_consequence). It could be considered that in this approach lies the most fundamental nature of the question. A literal answer is somewhat obvious, as opposed to the logical fallacy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_fallacy) of the metaphorical (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphor) view, which sets a metaphysical (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphysics) ground on the dilemma. So, to understand its metaphorical meaning better, it could be reformulated as follows: "Which came first, X that can't come without Y, or Y that can't come without X?"
An equivalent situation arises in engineering and science known as circular reference (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_reference), in which a parameter is required to calculate that parameter itself. Examples are Van der Waals equation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_der_Waals_equation) and the famous Colebrook equation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darcy_friction_factor_formulae#Colebrook_equation) . Another example is calculation of thickness of roof of a tank or structure. To calculate the thickness requirement, we need to know the self weight of the roof, which is possible only by already knowing the thickness. This situation is solved by initially assuming the parameter and by repeated iterations converging towards finer


Chuck Norris laid the egg so he could sharpen his speed skills chasing them then spin kicking them into another species.

[Iceberg]

(to play Devil's advocate)

It was laid by a creature that was evolutionary one step below what we would consider a chicken by today's standards.

And again about only thinking in the now, where did that creature come from?
Less and less and less to atoms and backteria to a creator.
But who created the creator?
Etc etc the dying universe life spans foes far beyond the span of our acclaimed sophistication

[ggrant3876]

And what species was that? The dreaded frying or sesame chicken.

[Iceberg]

And what species was that? The dreaded frying or sesame chicken.

It was the Ostrich, the bigger but dumber chicken.
hahaha

The long necks and low intelligence is due to the power and force of his spin kicks.

[Iceberg]

Some even evolved into penguins, these are the chickens he karate chopped. The reason why they can't fly is due to sonic booms of his mighty fists.

[ggrant3876]

It was the Ostrich, the bigger but dumber chicken.
hahaha

The long necks and low intelligence is due to the power and force of his spin kicks.
People around here used to raise them until the market took a dump. They let them lose and the climate around here is good for them. Several accidents a year with cars running into them.

[Iceberg]

People around here used to raise them until the market took a dump. They let them lose and the climate around here is good for them. Several accidents a year with cars running into them.

I bet you're the one who flushed the toliet for the markets dump weren't you?

Lol.
That sucks, there really isn't anything like that over here in bro-cal

[ggrant3876]

I bet you're the one who flushed the toliet for the markets dump weren't you?

Lol.
That sucks, there really isn't anything like that over here in bro-cal
My dad has moved to Loveland , Co over the Labor day weekend. So I have made my last trip to sunny California.

[Iceberg]

My dad has moved to Loveland , Co over the Labor day weekend. So I have made my last trip to sunny California.
Lol I was going to quote the Full Metal Jacket movie about Texas and Steers and Queers but it's pretty foul mouthed haha.

[ggrant3876]

Lol I was going to quote the Full Metal Jacket movie about Texas and Steers and Queers but it's pretty foul mouthed haha.
You and I both know there all in northern california.

[Iceberg]

You and I both know there all in northern california.

Haha it's just safe to say everyone hates where they're from, though it can vary depending on where you want to go.

[ahugo68]

haha i love this thread has gone. i knew it was a good idea to post the results here. lol

[ggrant3876]

haha i love this thread has gone. i knew it was a good idea to post the results here. lol
You started a monster.

[ahugo68]

You started a monster.

A fun monster though...lol

[hondamx525]

I asked ChaCha and all they said was a whole lot of shamwows =/.

[ahugo68]

I asked ChaCha and all they said was a whole lot of shamwows =/.

i love chacha. it is amazing

[hondamx525]

apparently not for doing hard calculations.

[ahugo68]

haha all they do is google it

[vigan8]

Billy Mays all the Wayz!

[hondamx525]

kgb never got back to me haha.

[ahugo68]

they r prolly doing the calculations lol

[Iceberg]

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If you're not a spam bot you are just an incredibly annoying individual.

[ahugo68]

If you're not a spam bot you are just an incredibly annoying individual.

I know this tread gets off topic all the time. But where the hell doo sandbag houses come from? I agree with you ice it is either spam or a strange person

[ahugo68]

i feel like we need a random fact thread! A thread where ACers can post random interesting facts!! anyone else like this idea?

[DrVeronica]

LOL..........you guys are nuts

[ahugo68]

FACT putting on beergogles while you are sick WILL make you throwup.... personal expirence a few minutes ago :(

[Iceberg]

I know this tread gets off topic all the time. But where the hell doo sandbag houses come from? I agree with you ice it is either spam or a strange person

Besides we all know I care deeply about this mans house more than anyone elses
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/22/james-mays-lego-house-has-been-demolished-try-not-to-cry/

[ahugo68]

wow i was taking a stroll down memory lane and found this thread...... if you weren't around for it or just want another good laugh read it.... it just made my day again

[simms22]

ah, memories.....

[ggrant3876]

Was there ever a difinitive answer as to how many shamwows it would take now and after the effects of global warming dried the oceans up to the size of a bath tub?

[ahugo68]

Was there ever a difinitive answer as to how many shamwows it would take now and after the effects of global warming dried the oceans up to the size of a bath tub?

it might just be the captain but i dont understand ur question?

[ggrant3876]

it might just be the captain but i dont understand ur question?
Just saying, after the effects of Al Warming or Global Goring it won't take near as many shamwows to soak up the oceans.

[ahugo68]

ahahhahahahahahahahaha i get it know.... wow i need to lay off the drinking lol

[mcdonald]

If you took all the sponges out of the ocean would the level raise or lower?