Cutting efficient ?

Hadrian · « **on:** 18/09/2006 20:52:58 »

What is the most cutting efficient thing we ever created?

What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.

lightarrow · « **Reply #1 on:** 18/09/2006 21:03:27 »

quote:
Originally posted by Hadrian

What is the most cutting efficient thing we ever created?

I'm sorry I have to ask you what exactly you mean with "efficient".

Hadrian · « **Reply #2 on:** 18/09/2006 21:24:17 »

Hey babe now what do you think it means [^]

What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.

lightarrow · « **Reply #3 on:** 18/09/2006 21:32:45 »

quote:
Originally posted by Hadrian

Hey babe now what do you think it means [^]

I don't know. If you take a 100 tons knife and you make it fall from a 100 meters frame, it would cut a lot of things, but at the expense of a lot of energy. So, if it's energy wich you are talking about, a normal high quality knife could be more efficient than a laser cutting device for industry.

Soul Surfer · « **Reply #4 on:** 18/09/2006 23:48:15 »

There is clearly no single answer to this question, because it depends what you want to cut. a diamond is not much good for cutting foam rubber and a hot wire isn't much good for cutting steel and a hacksaw isn't much good for cutting glass. Its like a game of paper scissors stone :-)

Learn, create, test and tell
evolution rules in all things
God says so!

lightarrow · « **Reply #5 on:** 19/09/2006 12:03:58 »

Exactly.

Hadrian · « **Reply #6 on:** 19/09/2006 14:01:01 »

So if we had a top of the pops of sharp thing what would be number 1 ? I think i have the answer but i could be wrong (i often am) so come on get off the fence and give it your best shot. Or should I say stab! LOL [^]

What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.

lightarrow · « **Reply #7 on:** 19/09/2006 19:04:31 »

Probably it would be a diamond blade, since it's the hardest material I know. If we can talk about a device, instead of a physical blade, then I would say an X-ray laser (little wavelenght) or a very thin, highly energetic, electron's beam (same reason as up).

Hadrian · « **Reply #8 on:** 20/09/2006 14:26:45 »

Sharpest Manmade Thing
A field ion microscope (FIM) image of a very sharp tungsten needle. The small round features are individual atoms. The lighter colored elongated features are traces captured as atoms moved during the imaging process (approximately 1 second).

What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.

lightarrow · « **Reply #9 on:** 18/09/2006 21:03:27 »

quote:
Originally posted by Hadrian

What is the most cutting efficient thing we ever created?

I'm sorry I have to ask you what exactly you mean with "efficient".

Hadrian · « **Reply #10 on:** 18/09/2006 21:24:17 »

Hey babe now what do you think it means [^]

What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.

lightarrow · « **Reply #11 on:** 18/09/2006 21:32:45 »

quote:
Originally posted by Hadrian

Hey babe now what do you think it means [^]

I don't know. If you take a 100 tons knife and you make it fall from a 100 meters frame, it would cut a lot of things, but at the expense of a lot of energy. So, if it's energy wich you are talking about, a normal high quality knife could be more efficient than a laser cutting device for industry.

Soul Surfer · « **Reply #12 on:** 18/09/2006 23:48:15 »

There is clearly no single answer to this question, because it depends what you want to cut. a diamond is not much good for cutting foam rubber and a hot wire isn't much good for cutting steel and a hacksaw isn't much good for cutting glass. Its like a game of paper scissors stone :-)

Learn, create, test and tell
evolution rules in all things
God says so!

lightarrow · « **Reply #13 on:** 19/09/2006 12:03:58 »

Exactly.

Hadrian · « **Reply #14 on:** 19/09/2006 14:01:01 »

So if we had a top of the pops of sharp thing what would be number 1 ? I think i have the answer but i could be wrong (i often am) so come on get off the fence and give it your best shot. Or should I say stab! LOL [^]

What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.

lightarrow · « **Reply #15 on:** 19/09/2006 19:04:31 »

Probably it would be a diamond blade, since it's the hardest material I know. If we can talk about a device, instead of a physical blade, then I would say an X-ray laser (little wavelenght) or a very thin, highly energetic, electron's beam (same reason as up).

Hadrian · « **Reply #16 on:** 20/09/2006 14:26:45 »

Sharpest Manmade Thing
A field ion microscope (FIM) image of a very sharp tungsten needle. The small round features are individual atoms. The lighter colored elongated features are traces captured as atoms moved during the imaging process (approximately 1 second).

What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.

moonfire · « **Reply #17 on:** 26/09/2006 16:00:45 »

Pretty interesting...Thanks Hadrian!

"Just Me, Lo" Loretta

Monox D. I-Fly · « **Reply #18 on:** 27/11/2019 03:48:52 »

Quote from: Soul Surfer on 18/09/2006 23:48:15

There is clearly no single answer to this question, because it depends what you want to cut. a diamond is not much good for cutting foam rubber and a hot wire isn't much good for cutting steel and a hacksaw isn't much good for cutting glass. Its like a game of paper scissors stone :-)

So, which is good at cutting which?

What Is More Efficient..low heat & high speed...high heat & Low speed ? Started by neilepBoard Technology	Replies: 5 Views: 7378	21/02/2008 17:36:55 by lyner
what is the most efficient, VGA/VGA cable or HDMI/VGA cable? Started by myriamBoard Geek Speak	Replies: 15 Views: 12475	26/05/2010 09:15:39 by LeeE
Which is more efficient, a mechanical clock, or a digital clock? Started by Brad Phipps Board General Science	Replies: 2 Views: 4944	11/05/2010 15:28:00 by graham.d
Which is more efficient: electric kettle, or gas stove kettle? Started by SoniBoard General Science	Replies: 19 Views: 21245	19/05/2011 19:40:41 by CZARCAR
Are bird lungs more efficient than mammal lungs? Started by Evan Stanbury Board Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution	Replies: 4 Views: 4740	17/10/2018 19:22:18 by Bored chemist

Cutting efficient ?

Hadrian (OP)

Hadrian (OP)

Hadrian (OP)

Hadrian (OP)

Hadrian (OP)

Hadrian (OP)

Hadrian (OP)

Similar topics (5)