BOOKLET!

has everything under control! no all-nighter! yes.
i've just gotta finish the booklet..it's only 2 pages i'll survive.. If only they didnt put the science test on the same day... now i just have sheets flying everywhere. fannntastic.

I have done a reasonable(in my opinion) amount of my report. I just have to figure out how to exactly make my discussion 2 pages +. WHAT new points of interest???! But i'm staying calm, and i have more graphs to upload....wooo..

first trial...

and second.

Well under way!

I now have the results set, and the report+research under way! WOOOOOOOOO I'm gonna have the best weekend ever. Maybe. focus, focus, focus. I'm going to get it all done by Monday, not a second later.

the liquids which i have covered/immersed/pour over my cardboard tables with don't seem to be doing their job. HURRY UP AND DO SOMETHING ALREADY!!!! the cardboard does seem to be getting crippled, but I'm not too certain that will have an effect on the Boost weighing.
the column graphs i am creating in excel are also causing me a great deal of trouble. not only do the results contain inconsistency, the layout of the whole graph is also dodgy. Excel won't let me label the axes with words! They're all numerical!!! None of the data makes sense with numbers!
Decimal points are stuffing up too. I've had trouble with it for the previous climatic graph when i had to use the comma as a decimal point for the european style or something. but then with the wavelength prac table it changed back to a full stop. now, it's back to commas AGAIN! but not in the table, ON THE GRAPH. so 6.00 would be 6,00. IT LOOKS LIKE 600!!

yep, if it wasn't implied, I hate Excel. And graphs.

I've looked at my results, and they don't look too attractive at the moment. Right now, I'm doing my experiment over and over again as many times as possible and i think i'll just use the two best sets.
Well, it's been quite interesting watching everyone being from quite relaxed to : ARRGGHHH! I'M SOO SCREWED! Hey, I'm probably one of those people, but I still find it amusing :[] I've been listening to people complain about things from basketballs to asian models. gotta love science, and everyone's dedication.
OKAY, I shall keep trudging on with my report, like walking back from activities at music camp. Very wet, very muddy, extremely drenched but hopefully, after all those massive puddles, make it out alive.

QUESTION.

OK so i've gotten my results and graphed it...
but since i've plotted all trials onto one graph, the same results from different trials have overlappped each other (line and line), so only one set for that particular number is visible.
Is that ok?! If not, how do I fix this problem?!!

Wood in Australia

I'm currently digging up ALL the treatments used on wood, lumber/timber in particular.

Right now, preservation methods are involving salt (borate preservatives, full-ceel processes, kyanising...). all involve adding salt amongst other solutions such as oxides, acids and water. I've also used oil in my experiment, which is also often used for keep wood and wood materials last and strengthen.

i'm also looking for wood corrosion-which water is causing on furniture...and of course naturally grown trees (spread of moisture, etc).

i've used cardboard as a substitute because CELLULOSE is what makes up the main part of paper and wood, and also because it's easier to manipulate. (i'm not sure if that's still the case :/)

current status - pictures from the experiment really.

what I started with:it wasn't going too bad.....

then water completely killed it and the double sided tape stopped working...

Furniture Making Materials

wood,wood,wood!

Furniture Making Materials: "One of the earliest and the most popular materials used for making furniture is wood. That is because wood has historically been plentiful and is very easy to work with.
Other materials, even stone have been used since early times however due to the impracticality of materials like stone, mostly benches and other outdoor items are made exclusively of stone. Stone is however used frequently as a component of furniture making, for example marble and granite are sometimes used to create a beautiful and nearly indestructible top for tables and similar furniture items.
The most popular furniture making woods are Oak, Pine, Cedar, Cherry, Maple, Mahogany, Teak, Bamboo, Wicker and Veneers. Combined with leathers, fabrics and stone it is possible for skilled furniture craftsmen to make the most beautiful furniture using only natural materials.
Laminates are another all too popular material for making furniture. Unlike the other materials mentioned, laminates are not natural. A laminate, not to be confused with a veneer, is a cheap way of making furniture that looks good, but it is a method that is never used for making quality furniture."

Template

Current plan.

I've altered my aim/what i'm going to test from surface to leg area ratio to how liquid can affect the carboard (so i have slightly more topics to research).

& I can dig deeper into materials of furniture...i think.

Tables – legs

Cross-section – 2 rectangle pieces, cut half-way on symmetry X4 (drawn up like image)

Then join together. (like image :))

Method in the progression!

Just realised I'm out of green cardboard....orange it is!



Proposed method: (will be in past tense)

1. Gather equipment

2. stick 4 of the same legs onto one of the surfaces (legs shall be photoraphed + template)

3. (this forms 2 or 4 different tables of dif. leg length and switched surface and leg cardboard?)
Test by placing chocolates until tables collapse (wait approx 3 secs after putting each on), allow halves.

4. record a. the number of chocolates in accordance with variables
b. *if collapse before 3 secs is up?

5. repeat 2-4
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6. place tables in salt water/oil/some other liquid that would react to cardboard, for 5 hours (til fully soaked)

7. leave soaked tables out to dry (1-2 days)

8. repeat steps 3-5

NB: possibly repeat 6-8... after 1-2 weeks? To see if there are changes?

EQUIPMENT LIST!

-cardboard: white(thick), green(thin)

-glue

-sticky tape

-Mars bars

nb: variables are:

- thickness of carboard

- length of table legs

- maybe leaving completed tables in water then testing again (repeat steps) after they dry....

method'll be up by the end of the week!

Topics to research.

right.
now, because i have chosen a topic that requires hardly any research, i'm going to grab and squeeze out any form of info i need for the project.
topics related to table, their construction and strength, etc :
- the different materials that have been used to make the modern furniture
- the history, how tables came about, the concept, etc.
- tables for various uses/purposes?
- people involved with the design and constructon of dif. tables..
- (grrr, what else...)

DUE TO MY STUPIDITY.

I have forgotten my password and set a non-existent email for illcomeupwithoneventually, so here i am with a new, clean and sparkly blog on my SRP (just like the wine-glasses in the 'finish' ad)

starting off, a climatic graph from class!

(which i'm incapable of rotating!)