Arne answers questions.

[Arne]

Well, I've got probably 2 weeks before all the money is in my account. (Then more time before the car leaves the garage, overseas shipping takes time to arrange.) At this time, I'm going to guess that the next car will be a Porsche. Age and model still in the air.

[LeonV]

I almost got a 944 before I got a Z, the turbos are great. I was very impressed by the Boxster (Cayman must be heaven) as well, but that may be too new for you.

[JLPurcell]

As long as you're answering questions...

Why is the sky blue?

Did Ted Turner really invent color?

Why are hotdogs sold in packs of 10, yet hotdog buns are sold in packs of 8?

Arne, I have this for you!

Why is the sky blue?

The white light from the sun is a mixture of all colours of the rainbow. This was demonstrated by Isaac Newton, who used a prism to separate the different colours and so form a spectrum. The colours of light are distinguished by their different wavelengths. The visible part of the spectrum ranges from red light with a wavelength of about 720 nm, to violet with a wavelength of about 380 nm, with orange, yellow, green, blue and indigo between. The three different types of colour receptors in the retina of the human eye respond most strongly to red, green and blue wavelengths, giving us our colour vision.

Tyndall Effect

The first steps towards correctly explaining the colour of the sky were taken by John Tyndall in 1859. He discovered that when light passes through a clear fluid holding small particles in suspension, the shorter blue wavelengths are scattered more strongly than the red. This can be demonstrated by shining a beam of white light through a tank of water with a little milk or soap mixed in. From the side, the beam can be seen by the blue light it scatters; but the light seen directly from the end is reddened after it has passed through the tank. The scattered light can also be shown to be polarised using a filter of polarised light, just as the sky appears a deeper blue through polaroid sun glasses.

This is most correctly called the Tyndall effect, but it is more commonly known to physicists as Rayleigh scattering—after Lord Rayleigh, who studied it in more detail a few years later. He showed that the amount of light scattered is inversely proportional to the fourth power of wavelength for sufficiently small particles. It follows that blue light is scattered more than red light by a factor of (700/400)4 ~= 10.

Did Ted Turner really invent color?

No that was brought to us from space time travelers one of which was named Barbarella who later marred Ted Turner.

Why are hotdogs sold in packs of 10, yet hotdog buns are sold in packs of 8?

A hot dog bun company conducted a study that found that 20% of hot dogs were being used to train persons to control gag reflex in the following method:

1

Locate the area where the gag reflex is first triggered. The easiest way to do this is to use your hotdog to rub the tongue. Start at the front of the tongue and keep moving back until the gag reflex starts. The point closest to the front of the tongue that causes the gag reflex is the area you need to start desensitizing.

2

Rub the tongue at that spot where the gag reflex is triggered. Ignore the gagging and continue rubbing for around 10 to 15 seconds. Stop rubbing after the stated time period.

3

Repeat the same procedure every night for the first week. Rub the tongue in the same spot that the gag reflex is triggered. You should notice less gagging each time that you do this. until eventually there is no gagging at all. If it takes more than a week, continue doing it nightly until the gagging stops.

4

Move the gag reflex trigger back further by extending the area that you Rub. Rub 1/4 to 1/2 inch further back on the tongue. This new area is now the gag reflex trigger and where you should do your nightly rubbing.

5

Work on that area nightly until you can rub that part of the tongue without triggering the gag reflex. Each time that you are able to move the hotdog back further, you have disengaged the gag reflex on another part of the tongue.

6

Continue moving your hotdog back, and rubbing a new part of the tongue, until you can rub the entire visual portion of the tongue without engaging the gag reflex.

And that my friends is why there are only 8 buns to a package.

[Goose52]

Good luck Arne - thanks for all the knowledge that you've shared with the board over the past 6 years.

Goose / Wayne J

[Arne]

Quoted from a different thread:

Wow! What an incredible Z-car journey you've had these past 6 years or so. So much knowledge gained and shared. Are there plans for another Z in the future or are you moving on to something else....

Yeah, in the six years I've seen more than I would have imagined. Terminal rust, being 'found' by a really special 240Z, working with suppliers to recreate period accessories, great new friends, and now sending my car halfway 'round the world. "What a long, strange trip it's been..."

And no way will I rule out having another Z someday. If I ever have one again, it will be a very different project than the red car ended up being.

[Montezuma]

Good suggestion. Check out Factory Five's soon to be released 818 design. A mid-engine flat-four turbo (from a Subaru WRX). It's on my list.

Check out Thunderranch's Speedster's or Spiders, they both are really nice. If you really want something that will go up in price check out Thunderranch's 904 replica. A really Posche 904 sold at auction for $12 Million. www.thunderranch.com

Thunderranch does make some cool custom Z parts too as well as the Ferrari 250 kit.

[Arne]

Check out Thunderranch's Speedster's or Spiders, they both are really nice. If you really want something that will go up in price check out Thunderranch's 904 replica. A really Posche 904 sold at auction for $12 Million. www.thunderranch.com

Thunderranch does make some cool custom Z parts too as well as the Ferrari 250 kit.

Fun stuff, all of them. But not practical to drive regularly in all weather, as I do with my fun cars. I don't believe in having a car that sits in the garage all the time. I drove my Z at least once a week, regardless of weather. Its replacement needs to be just as all-weather capable and practical.

[Walter Moore]

Personally I was looking for a 928 when I found my 240Z. The problem is that 928s are still way too expensive for my budget. Maybe someday...

[Arne]

I've found plenty of nice Porsches for about what I got for the Z.

[astrohog]

I've found plenty of nice Porsches for about what I got for the Z.

Yeah, but you don't want a NICE one, do you? Don't you want one that you can completely disassemble, repair rust, replace/reskin the roof, etc., etc.? HAHA!

Regards,

Astrohog

[siteunseen]

I sold a '81 911sc Targa back in june and a month or so ago found out it's in Portland, OR through auto auctions. I have no idea how far that is from you BUT look out for a Havana Brown targa top. It would be a great fixer, that's what I always wanted to do but couldn't afford the parts. I sold it for $3200. One rust spot and the battery box was rusty but that's it. But the targa took away from the over all rigidness of the car, didn't handle as well as a hardtop. 13 qts. for an oil change. I wouldn't buy one with a water pump. Clarify that- no front engines. Here's a picture

Edited October 20, 2011 by siteunseen

[Arne]