Another day in the Life

[Kristinn Leifsson]

Dear Mr. Goodale,

I was wondering about the chemistry here.  According to the law of
Avogadro, the volume of gaseous elements is the same, if the molar number
is the same.  A certain amount of the element therefore causes a certain
pressure.

So if you have the volume of a concert hall you can fit the same amount of
moles of a gaseous element in there, regardless of the element or actual
atomic size in this case, however well your understanding of the periodic
table is in that regard.  
The end result would then be; everyone in the upper balcony dies but the
pitch of the harmonium stays the same.

PV=nrt    (Where P=pressure V=volume n=moles r=0,0082 and t=temperature in °K)

Correct me if I´m wrong,

Kristinn Leifsson,
Reykjavík, Iceland

At 12:38 5.5.2000 -0700, you wrote:
>Easy solution:
>1. Raise the temperature in the hall to 110 degees.
>2. replace 30% of the air with helium.
>3. result- the thinner air will make the reeds go sharp.
>
>As a welcome side benefit the helium will help the opera singers hit
>those high notes a little cleaner.  You'll end up being a hero to
>everybody!!
>
>Your welcome  {:~)
>
>Rob Goodale, RPT
>Las Vegas, NV
>
>
>Richard Brekne wrote:
>
>> Hi list. Today I got a doosey of a phone call from
>> the Western Norwegian Opera. Seems they are going
>> to have this big whig in town tommorrow for a
>> really big shoew. (perhaps some of you remember
>> that one...grin) Of course they had an instrument
>> that needed immediate attention. This particular
>> instrument was tuned at A440 and it needed to be
>> at A442 for the concert, and afterwards they
>> wanted it tuned to A440 again. Only one problem.
>> The instrument was a Harmonium. (a reed organ,
>> pumped bellows and all).
>>
>> I was frankly flabergasted that the folks at this
>> "Opera" knew no more about musical instruments
>> then to ask such a question. And it was put so
>> matter of factly as well... "Hello, Richard Brekne
>> ?? We have this Harmonium we need tuned up to A442
>> from 440 by tommorrow morning, and we need it back
>> to 440 again as soon as possible. Can you come in
>> this evening ?"
>>
>> I couldnt think of anything to say right off,, so
>> I said I'd do it for $3000 .00 but I'd need two
>> weeks each way...grin.. then I explained what a
>> reed instrument was to the fellow...
>>
>> Jeeeshhh.... What do they teach these folks
>> anymore anyways ??
>>
>> --
>> Richard Brekne
>> Associate PTG, N.P.T.F.
>> Bergen, Norway
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