Comments on: Chimneys Blow Smoke Rings (Feb, 1934) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/27/chimneys-blow-smoke-rings/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:12:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: David http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/27/chimneys-blow-smoke-rings/comment-page-1/#comment-1047612 David Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:45:11 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/27/chimneys-blow-smoke-rings/#comment-1047612 Its probably not the smoke being twisted because it went through the twisted chimney (OK, it isn't at all), its probably the surrounding airflow being perturbed by the shape, and the smoke of course follows the airflow. Assuming the smoke ever did act that way. With no wind, the smoke would go straight up out of those chimneys. Dave Its probably not the smoke being twisted because it went through the twisted chimney (OK, it isn’t at all), its probably the surrounding airflow being perturbed by the shape, and the smoke of course follows the airflow. Assuming the smoke ever did act that way.

With no wind, the smoke would go straight up out of those chimneys.

Dave

]]> By: gianfranco http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/27/chimneys-blow-smoke-rings/comment-page-1/#comment-1047526 gianfranco Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:55:27 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/27/chimneys-blow-smoke-rings/#comment-1047526 Maybe the chimneys lines are reminiscent of the famous helical double stairs inside the St. Patrick Well, an enormous reservoir built in the XVI century when the seiges were commonplace. The stairs runs around the shaft and are big enough to allow the passage of mules used for transporting the water to the surface. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orvieto Maybe the chimneys lines are reminiscent of the famous helical double stairs inside the St. Patrick Well, an enormous reservoir built in the XVI century when the seiges were commonplace. The stairs runs around the shaft and are big enough to allow the passage of mules used for transporting the water to the surface. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orvieto

]]> By: Don http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/27/chimneys-blow-smoke-rings/comment-page-1/#comment-1047525 Don Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:26:05 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/27/chimneys-blow-smoke-rings/#comment-1047525 I want to see the SMOKE RINGS! And GRACEFUL CURVES!! Oh. It doesn't really work that way? Nevermind . . . . I want to see the SMOKE RINGS! And GRACEFUL CURVES!!

Oh. It doesn’t really work that way? Nevermind . . . .

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