I'd prefer a van-full of jello with a HUGE dollop of whipped cream on top!

At 02:07 PM 11/21/2006, Bostig Eng wrote:
>Yeah there is definitely a psychological component to perception when it
>comes to this stuff as well, but filling the interior room of the van with
>people and stuff is a good demonstration of the NVH rule of thumb which has
>mass being the most effective tool in noise control. However, try peeling
>down an off or on ramp with the same vanload of folks and you quickly
>discover some other principles that apply when adding lot's of mass to
>something. I wonder what would happen if you filled a van with a foot of
>jello and let it gel, then drove it.
>
>Jim
>
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>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jeff Lincoln [mailto:magikvw@GMAIL.COM]
>Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 12:52 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Does your Vanagon "ride happy"
>
>This also occurs after washing, oil changes, adding new "gadgets", and
>generally knowing that you are driving your beloved beast for its intended
>purpose (kniwing you have a few days off work helps too).
>
>On 11/21/06, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > RE: Ride Happy
> > I've had the same experience when loaded heavy.  A couple of times a year
> > I
> > load a bunch (I mean a whole lot) of astronomy equipment into my '90 Westy
> > for about a three hour trip to a location in Eastern Washington.  Most of
> > the distance is on the freeway, I-90.  And I always notice how nice the
> > ride
> > is and also how quiet because the back end is completely full, to the top,
> > with scope and equipment cases.
> >
>
>
>
>--
>Thanks,
>
>Jeff
>90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It needs a lot of work)
>86' (Soon to be donating organs to the 90')
>85' GL (sidelined but to be resurrected in the near future)