P3_8 Feats of Power

This article investigates the scene in the anime "Dragonball Z" where "Piccolo" uses an energy beam from his hand to destroy the Moon from Earth. We estimated that while charging the attack "Piccolo" gains 1.34x10^12 kg in mass just from the built up energy. The temperature of "Piccolo's" hand while firing the beam is 2.12x10^9 K

P3_4 Flight of the Battle Bus

This article attempts to estimate the minimum volume needed for the hot air balloon on "Fortnite’s Battle Royale Battle Bus" to fly with all its passengers. This was done by treating the air as an ideal gas and using Archimedes' principle. Our calculated estimate for the volume was 74,000 m^3

P3_3 A Penny For Your Thoughts

In this paper, we will discuss how massive the earth would have to be and how the terminal velocity of a penny would change, when dropped from the top of the Empire State Building would kill a passerby below. We found that to be true the earth would have to have a mass of 1x10^28 Kg and the penny must reach a terminal velocity of 490 ms^-

P3_5 Englands Penalty Curse

This article simulates penalty shoot outs based on the England national teams penalty record. It was found that England have an approximate 36% chance of winning a shoot out and could win a tournament just by penalty shoot outs 1 in 242 times

P3_2 The Power Of Rock

This paper calculates an approximation for the power produced when a guitar string is plucked at different frequencies and how the amplitude varies the power generated. It was calculated that a frequency of 330Hz and amplitude of 3m would produce 5W of power, which is enough to power a small amplifier

An Integrated Software System for Process Planning for Layered Manufacturing

An integrated process planning system for layered manufacturing (LM) reduces the time between design and part fabrication and improves the quality of the final part. Process planning for most LM processes includes part orientation, support structure generation, slicing, and path planning. In this paper we describe an integrated process planning system we are developing. Our software accommodates both novel and traditional design models as input, and supports a variety of LM processes. The modules described in this paper include Solid Builder Module, which generates a solid model from design data such as medical images, surface functions, or digital elevation models; Orientation Module, which determines the optimal build orientation of a part and automatically generates the support structures required; and Adaptive Slicing Module, which adaptively slices the part.Mechanical Engineerin

A case of drug induced oral erythema multiforme

Erythema multiforme (EM) is an acute, self-limited, usually mild, and often relapsing mucocutaneous syndrome. It occurs predominantly in younger age group with slight male preponderance. The classical cutaneous target lesions and mucosal bullae or erosions are clinical manifestations of EM. Drug induced oral EM a rare clinical entity which involves only the lips and oral mucosa without skin involvement. These lesions are difficult in diagnosing with other oral ulcerative lesions with similar clinical manifestations. Here we are reporting a case of phenylbutazone induced oral EM. The causality of phenylbutazone in the reaction was “probable” as per Naranjo scale and seriousness of the reaction was “prolonged hospitalization”. The patient was managed by immediate withdrawal of the suspected drug along with conservative managements to prevent secondary infections. The patient was discharged successfully after 15 days of admission