Window of Opportunity (406)

[cafine_us]

More likely Jack simply ordered Walter to dial to some planet.

[mckaychick]

tealc was playing golf with jack. he could have helped too.

[Cherriey]

Walter has a secret passion for golf; it happens to be one of his greatest weaknesses. =0)

[Weir'sRedShirt]

on stargate monday they just got done showing in the line of duty and are about to start s.2

Good episode, right there.... but SG-1 is on every week day at 6 EST, they're showing season 7. My favorite season, squee.

Walter has a secret passion for golf; it happens to be one of his greatest weaknesses. =0)

Well, that explains it...

[solar wind]

Lately I've been having porridge for breakfast. Just plain porridge with no milk or sugar, and every time it reminds me of the last scene, and brings me a smile!

[mckaychick]

Yeah same here. I dont eat it much but when i do i think of the episode

[Commander Ivanova]

Lately I've been having porridge for breakfast. Just plain porridge with no milk or sugar, and every time it reminds me of the last scene, and brings me a smile!

Plain? Not even a touch of salt? Eeuch!

[mckaychick]

its not that bad without salt!!

[solar wind]

I put salt in the water. It actually helps bring it to a boil quicker. I learned that in Chemistry class.

[mckaychick]

YEah i also learned that in chemistry. But its still good without salt

[solar wind]

I'm sure it is. I wonder if Jack's had salt?

[mckaychick]

I would hope so !

[Commander Ivanova]

I put salt in the water. It actually helps bring it to a boil quicker. I learned that in Chemistry class.

What? I thought it was the other way round, that you shouldn't put the salt in until the water's boiling?!
*scurries off to dig out old chemistry books*

[solar wind]

I'll let you do the digging. Chem wasn't my favorite. I'm pretty sure I'm right, though and mckaychick says so too. But let us know what you find!

[Commander Ivanova]

Does water boil faster if you put salt in it? Yes and no. See link.

http://www.swri.edu/10light/water.htm

Here's a nice concise explanation too, from: http://rabi.phys.virginia.edu/HTW/water_steam_ice.html:

I noticed that in your discussions of salted water in cooking, you never mentioned the main reason why people add salt to water: it raises the boiling temperature of the water so that foods cook faster -- L

You are right that adding salt to water raises the water's boiling temperature. Contrary to one's intuition, adding salt to water doesn't make it easier for the water to boil, it makes it harder. As a result, the water must reach a higher temperature before it begins to boil. Any foods you place in this boiling salt water (e.g. eggs or pasta) find themselves in contact with somewhat hotter water and should cook faster as a result. That's because most cooking is limited by the boiling temperature of water in or around food and anything that lowers this boiling temperature, such as high altitude, slows most cooking while anything that raises the boiling temperature of water, such as salt or the use of a pressure cooker, speeds most cooking. However, it takes so much salt to raise the boiling temperature of water enough to affect cooking times that this can't be the main motivation for cooking in salted water. By the time you've salted the water enough to raise its boiling temperature more than a few degrees, you've made the water too salty for cooking. It's pretty clear that salting your cooking water is basically a matter of taste, not temperature.