Staying Up All Night ...

[TRshady]

Hey all ... Ive got shit loads of coursework due in tomorrow .. so have decided not to sleep tonight and simply work ... on my work. Whos up for joining ... I'm in the uk ... so no cheating and claiming your going through this venture when its about 1pm for you.

More to the point though ... is it harmful to stay up all night, have no sleep at all, then go school ... seems I'll be wierd in the morning, and will have splurred spech, but im always up for a challenge.

Watch me go .... :01:

[bujub22]

it's 7 oclock here and im jus thinking of goin to the movies but , ill be up all night tho

[Emdee]

Betcha fall asleep! :P

[bigboab]

Originally posted by bujub22@11 February 2004 - 00:55
it's 7 oclock here and im jus thinking of goin to the movies but , ill be up all night tho
Rapfan is due in any moment. That will help you homework no end TR. :lol: :lol:

[internet.news]

Originally posted by TRshady@11 February 2004 - 01:54
Hey all ... Ive got shit loads of coursework due in tomorrow .. so have decided not to sleep tonight and simply work ... on my work. Whos up for joining ... I'm in the uk ... so no cheating and claiming your going through this venture when its about 1pm for you.

More to the point  though ... is it harmful to stay up all night, have no sleep at all, then go school ... seems I'll be wierd in the morning, and will have splurred spech, but im always up for a challenge.

Watch me go ....  :01:
First of all I love night sessions - it is the best time to have some quiet place
as everyone is sleeping ;) Last time I had some night sessions, but normally I
will get tired at around 4-5 am and go to bed. ONLY one time in my life - it was
in a small in internet cafe in gdansk with my cousin where we played whole
night starcraft and used the internet and little napster (it was too slow) - during
this nigh I lyied a little on the couch. In the morning at 10 o'clock I was close to
slept in the Bus, or was it the train ;) At my uncles appartement I slept the rest of
the day. I think it is not the best for health finally, but...
depends... :rolleyes:

Anyway, if you want I would enjoy the night session:

http://internet-news.gmxhome.de/img_1026.jpg

Sweet short dreams & happy night sessions,

ps: get some coffee, that is what I am trying to...

david.

Edited: The tape on the table contains no porn as soemone mentioned here ;)
The desklamp - the below one - is called KVINTOL from IKEA ;)

[TRshady]

lol BB ....
Ive got school in the morning .. so hope I dont go mad or anything, teachers wont like me acting in the non-formal manner which is expected of me. Though I bet I'll fall asleep. Im doing a little diary on my forum during the night (yes, im serverly bored, lol) .... so check out general chat to stay updated on how im feeling and what im doing as I become a lab rat and experiment on maself.

Who from the uk is also staying up all night? ... but muse be one ... hundred or two.

[TRshady]

Cheers David :)
No coffee for me though, hate the stuff ... mineral water works better for me it seems. Damn, Im already dozing up ... but wont give up without a fight (cue to beat maself .... well, not enough to knock myself unconcious mind ... now thats cheating).

[DarthInsinuate]

i've tried all-nighters before, they don't really work, you end up doing the work half-arsed and feeling plain miserable - you'll soon realise its better to just do coursework well in advance, see if you can get an extension

[bigboab]

Originally posted by TRshady@11 February 2004 - 01:02
Who from the uk is also staying up all night? ... but muse be one ... hundred or two.
I dont think there are any left from the Uk at the moment.Except for myself. It is way past my bedtime. What are you studying for tomorrow?

[Emdee]

You'll feel like shit tomorrow dude. It's not worth it if u ask me. ;)

[internet.news]

You use a forum as a diary, well nice, I had a similar intention, if you want to directly contact me go to my board... hehe...

[bujub22]

http://internet-news.gmxhome.de/img_1026.jpg
Edited: The tape on the table contains no porn as soemone mentioned here ;)
The desklamp - the below one - is called KVINTOL from IKEA ;)

he still won't put away his porn off the table :angry: hide the tape

[TRshady]

lol, I dont use my forum as a dairy .. just am doing so for tonight. :P
But good idea though ... a daily post as a dairy could be good ....

lol, BB ..... whats your set bed time? :P

As for what it'll do to meh, Im agree that it'll make me feel like shit come tomorrow, but Im up for it ... find it funny me walking around with a face like its been hit with a plank of wood, and moaning at everyone (more then I do so already :o, lol).

Lets suffer the early hours together BB ... never have known you well, give us a little profile. :)

[bujub22]

he went to bed cuz i called the nurse on him so it&#39;s u and me tonight <_< well u im goin to the movies be beack later to see if your still awake

peace

[TRshady]

Dont leave me&#33; .... dont know you well either, lol ... but im sure we&#39;d get along fine, I cant be left alone, need support to get through this. Ice down back and throwing self down stairs seems to help, not planning on doing neither just yet.

(What movie you of to see?)

[bigboab]

You are in for a surprise then TR.

Age almost 65
Retired College lecturer (Computer programming, basic systems analysis and design, higher computing and various computer subjects to higher level)
Retired due to ill health.
Married(Together) over 30 years. Two children girl and boy.

[internet.news]

Originally posted by TRshady@11 February 2004 - 02:10
lol, I dont use my forum as a dairy .. just am doing so for tonight. :P
But good idea though ... a daily post as a dairy could be good ....

lol, BB ..... whats your set bed time? :P

As for what it&#39;ll do to meh, Im agree that it&#39;ll make me feel like shit come tomorrow, but Im up for it ... find it funny me walking around with a face like its been hit with a plank of wood, and moaning at everyone (more then I do so already :o, lol).

Lets suffer the early hours together BB ... never have known you well, give us a little profile. :)
No matter about my profile, everything you should no is in the profile here ;)

Just want to share my thoughts a little.

I just posted on your board - you can post on my board if you want:
http://internet-news.no-ip.com/forums2 ;)

It is running on my computer and I offer now a few skins and when registering
you are without the email validation a full member ;)

Guests also can post ;)

[TRshady]

I expected you to be older then me by a bit, so not to surprised, but nice to know you a bit better. You seem to have great experience in IT ..... I can now see you as an idol..... though it must be frustrating to see that everything computing wise has changed .... or maybe you may have forgotten, either way .... Id like to go into something similar.

Also ince to see a couple who have actually stuck together for over 2 years, good on ya mate .... I hope I&#39;ll find a love that strong ....... and say hi to the kids for me .. though the are asleep right now ... right? ... dont get them to join in the all nighter. :P ....

[bigboab]

Internet, TR is trying to do his homework. He has not got time to go all over the Net to various Forums etc.

[TRshady]

Quit the self promotion I.News ... this is my all nighter thread, but it seems your taking part, so take a seat, get a drink and lets do this together. :D

:frusty: < helps, feeling more refreshed now .. though a tad tired and I sense a migraine on the horizon ...

[TRshady]

How caring of you BB :) .... cheers, up for doing this coursework for me? ... now that is a true friendship right there ..... though give its early days, give it time for you to love meh ... and you&#39;ll do my work in time. Ah, what am I on about .... effects of no sleep are starting to show ... lawd elp us. :P

Main coursework is Science (on photosynthesis) .. and Food coursework, though ict and french are due in on friday and I haven&#39;t started ... whats the word? ... oh yeah ... behind.

[bigboab]

You are starting to fall aslep already TR. 30 years we have been together. The children are 26 and 24. One goes to UCD Dublin the other went to Glasgow Uni.

[internet.news]

Originally posted by TRshady@11 February 2004 - 02:21
Quit the self promotion I.News ... this is my all nighter thread, but it seems your taking part, so take a seat, get a drink and lets do this together. :D

:frusty: < helps, feeling more refreshed now .. though a tad tired and I sense a migraine on the horizon ...
No matter. ;)

[TRshady]

Great to hear there doing well ..... you must be proud. :)
Your also right about me falling asleep, but with you here, its rude to leave this conversation (any excuse to keep maself here).

Woo ... TRshady has reach 12:30am .... going strong. Time for a update to ma off the wall documentry. Coursework is going well ... at this rate ... I&#39;ll have it alllll done ... by next week tuesday.

[j4y3m]

I&#39;ll stay up with ya.

[bigboab]

Get stuck into the coursework TR. The aussie Contingent are just about to arrive. they will help you no end.

[TRshady]

Yay&#33; ... so thats BB, StupidGuy (no offence mate :P) ... and IE news it seems.
First one to drop out (this is measured by not posting for 20mins, lol) ...... ummmm ....... is a silly billy bum face ... so make sure you stick with me.

Following tradition, please present you Shadys&#39;All&#39;Nighters Membership id (give us a profile of yaself. :D).

[ZeroTolerance]

i would but..........................but ...............? :blink:

[j4y3m]

I&#39;ll be Proof. :lol:

[TRshady]

Yes, I know its a bit pointless ... but at the moment there is so much inlife stressing me out, and right now I&#39;d like nothing better then to stay up and work ... chatting to great people through the night, and go school in the morning like im under the influence.

....... you for it? :P

[j4y3m]

I need to keep occupied or I fall asleep.

[CoolMac]

i wouldn&#39;t recommend it fi you are going to school

take it as an advise i once did it and i well...

[TRshady]

agree with ya ... lets get a list of things to do to help keep awake .. as long as safety matters to consider. So every 15mins .. make sure you:

Run around the house shouting .... ummm .... "i like butterflies"
Throw water on face to relieve tention, wet face and ... well, clean ya&#39;ll ugly mugs
slap head on wall .... pain will decrease after first 62 hits and you will fee a numb sensatoin to lower head.

Another thing we could do ... place mouse traps in space on our desk, so if we doze of ... and our head slowly lowers .. until ... snap ... and we&#39;re awake again. Genius.

[j4y3m]

:lol: Lets see who can solve the online rubix cube sharedholder posted first.

[TRshady]

You go first, report back with how you get on.
INews and BB ... dont sleep on the job, this is a duty .. stay awake or you might fall asleep (funny how that works, never understood the logic behind it all).

Eyes are starting to hurt .. but nothing a blink and a poke in the eye wont fix, so all systems are go .. and I will stive on.

Still haven&#39;t told us about yaself StupidGuy (you got a better name, feel like im insulting you with each mention, lol).

[TRshady]

It has reached an hour, so congrats to me.

First and formost Id like to thank BB and SG for thier support which has given me motivatoin to go on. Id love to doze off, but will continue going strong and nothing will stop me ... apart from falling asleep :blink:

[bigboab]

Afraid I will never make it TR. pills are starting to work on me. I see you have another three members to keep you going. So good luck. If you dont hear from me again tonight. Goodnight. too old. :)

[internet.news]

Originally posted by TRshady@11 February 2004 - 02:57
It has reached an hour, so congrats to me.

First and formost Id like to thank BB and SG for thier support which has given me motivatoin to go on. Id love to doze off, but will continue going strong and nothing will stop me ... apart from falling asleep&nbsp; :blink:
Hey, it is 2:11 am here (gmt+1) in nuremberg ;)

And the coffee is over - it was very well.

:rolleyes:

Now listening:
http://internet-news.no-ip.com/song.png

Sweet dreams,

David.

Edited: Everything is fine here - K-Lite is turning on - PPL with no files
are downloading from me - they are only sad humans ;) - fine fine...

[TRshady]

lol, thanks for the support mate, I wonder if something like this has ever been done before..... well, an all nighter thread on a forum, Ive never seen it before.

If you are leaving any time soon ... sleep well and nice to have spoken directly to you for the first time since ... well, ever. Tis a special moment :D

[j4y3m]

:sleep1:

[TRshady]

omg ...... *shady thinks quick*
Double right jab followed by a tight left uppercut should wake the dude.
and if it doesn&#39;t work .. and no one noticed ...I&#39;ll have a quick nap, they wont notice .. I think :unsure:

[CoolMac]

lol
remember that if u run u get tired :lol:

[j4y3m]

:boxing:

[internet.news]

Hey TR,

You got much work done yet or just posting on forums? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Anyway, all-nighters is how I&#39;ve always done any coursework.........the trick is don&#39;t overdo it on the coffee too soon and always feel success as you complete parts of it - get hyped that it&#39;s actually working for you - feel good as you hear the keys tapping knowing your coursework is getting fuller. That success feeling is vital as the night draws on and doubts as to whether it was a good idea or not and extensions attempt to summon you to bed.

Good luck :)

[j4y3m]

Does this link (http://62.252.128.11/phpBB2/index.php) work for you?

[TRshady]

Hey samsamsamsam (makes it seems like I have an extreme stutter).
Great comments though and thanks for it all .... as said earlier, im not using coffee, water it is for me, and its helping, to know I am getting things done is good motiviation, but to be honest, part of me wants to do this just to see how I feel in the morning ... and its an excuse to sleep through school, except lunch time where I&#39;ll be playing football (where the engery comes from, I dont know).

You in the uk sam?

[internet.news]

Originally posted by stupidguy@11 February 2004 - 01:17
Does this link (http://62.252.128.11/phpBB2/index.php) work for you?
NO :blink:

[TRshady]

Doesn&#39;t work for me neither .. take it your trying to set up a forum on your home comuter, take it its not going to well either? :P

[j4y3m]

How about now? Click here (http://j4y3m.no-ip.com/phpbb2).

[TRshady]

Now working, looking good mate ... congrats mate.

[j4y3m]

Only problem is it will get really slow if lots of people connect. I&#39;m buying hosting soon anyway so it doesn&#39;t really matter. :)

[vidcc]

http://www.nigelhumour.co.uk/eyes2ani.gif
look into my eyes....you are feeling SLEEPY

[TRshady]

no .. not really ... well ... just a little ... yes, I am actually. :(
Still going strong though 1:36am...... damn, I surprised myself at times.
You dont know how proud I am ... mum would be well chuffed.

[CoolMac]

hey a great tip.
the best way to prevent falling asleep is... getting a blowjob :lol:

[j4y3m]

I have no-one to give me one. :(

[TRshady]

Nor me ... could always place dog food on ya knob and call the mutt.
But I got work to do ..... tis 2am ... damn im good. :D

[j4y3m]

I&#39;m getting tired. :unsure:

[Lilmiss]

Originally posted by CoolMac@11 February 2004 - 02:34
the best way to prevent falling asleep is... getting a blowjob :lol:
tell that to my bloke. <_<


http://hometown.aol.co.uk/Lynne1977uk/cheerleader.gifGo Shady, go Shady, go Shady.http://hometown.aol.co.uk/Lynne1977uk/cheerleading.gifhttp://hometown.aol.co.uk/Lynne1977uk/cheer+leading.gif


Good luck, hope you dont have too much to do tomorrow. :)

[TRshady]

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Edit America for you name, but thank you&#33; :D
Its people like you who keep me going, so god bless .. and god help me coz im in need, lol.
Eyes are stinging and bum is sore ... but with your support, ill be able to go on for a while more. (4mins max at present :ermm: )

[j4y3m]

:helpsmile:

[CoolMac]

Originally posted by TRshady@11 February 2004 - 03:11
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Edit America for you name, but thank you&#33; :D
Its people like you who keep me going, so god bless .. and god help me coz im in need, lol.
Eyes are stinging and bum is sore ... but with your support, ill be able to go on for a while more. (4mins max at present :ermm: )
lol how much work have you done? ;)

[TRshady]

a fair bit, dont mind me :P
(hoping to complete my first sentence by 3am ... think positive :))

[CoolMac]

Originally posted by TRshady@11 February 2004 - 03:19
a fair bit, dont mind me :P
(hoping to complete my first sentence by 3am ... think positive :))
hehe :lol:

but if you continue like this you&#39;ll get a 3 :lol:

[TRshady]

a3? .... those the new trainers by Adidas right? ... or you on about summat else? :(
Still, TRshady still going strong :01:, haven&#39;t passed out yet, though if I dont reply ... you know why. :P

[internet.news]

What time does it come back to morning for you (when you&#39;d normally be getting up) ??

[j4y3m]

i think ill go to bed at 3. :blink:

[CoolMac]

well the 3 would be like an f 4 u right?

still what&#39;s the time there? :lol:

[TRshady]

Not to sure what you mean ... but, I&#39;ll attempt to answer ..

Its current 2:31am for me ... and I usually get up for school at 7:30am ...
Morning light first appears at around 6/7 at the moment.

If that isn&#39;t what you mean, I sincerly apologize and ... I blame my tiredness.
(woo ... if I could this up, could blame failing my gcse&#39;s on tiredness .... and affairs, late for work ... possibilities are endless :D)

[TRshady]

dont be stupid ... stupidguy ... stay with meh till 6 at least, we can do this. :D

(oh, I see what you mean now coolmac ... yep, would be a &#39;f&#39; for me, still, I wont believe what grade I get, mum always said you should buy the media.

[j4y3m]

02:35

[internet.news]

Originally posted by TRshady@11 February 2004 - 02:30
dont be stupid ... stupidguy ... stay with meh till 6 at least, we can do this. :D

(oh, I see what you mean now coolmac ... yep, would be a &#39;f&#39; for me, still, I wont believe what grade I get, mum always said you should buy the media.
Damn - I was wondering what he was on about - you must still be on the ball :)

BTW - I meant hours left to work til you go about your morning stuff - so you got 5 :)

For me, I got 5 too but havn&#39;t done anything constructive since 10pm and til then was just on a coach returning from London

[CoolMac]

anyway i must be getting to sleep by now,i&#39;m going to the beach today at 9 AM

[TRshady]

oh .. I see .. well, 5 hours left then, well surprisingly I feel very awake, was expecting to have to stick pencil ends in my eye and similar things to stay awake, but head banging has helped, would recommend it to all. Where abouts are you in the world sam?

[j4y3m]

Okay shady I&#39;ll stay till 6.

[Lilmiss]

Well, Im done in.


Good luck on your quest Shady.
Don&#39;t drink too much coffee. ;)

http://hometown.aol.co.uk/Lynne1977uk/scarier+window.gif

[TRshady]

woo you rock, (and you better be in the uk, not as hard staying up from 3pm to 9pm :P).
How old are ya stupidguy?

[j4y3m]

Yeh I&#39;m from the UK. Scotland to be exact. I&#39;m 14.

[TRshady]

:o , that picture scared the life out of meh ... (its not you it is? ... if so ... well, id grow to love it, its whats inside that counts, so we&#39;d be fine ... I hope, lol).

For the last time, im not drinking coffee .. hate the stuff, its coffee and head banding all the way .... works a treat I must say. :)

[internet.news]

Originally posted by TRshady@11 February 2004 - 02:38
Where abouts are you in the world sam?
UK - Stoke-on-Trent at the moment but lived all over the place. From July will be settling down in Thailand again :)


Where are you?

[TRshady]

Thailand .. wow, you get around. Im currently in London ... though plan to settle down in ... well, london actually, I like it here, you can see shops, cars and crime from your doorstep .. tis wonderful. :P

I always thought you were older stupidguy, but you make sense now, lol ... just kidding, it shows how you appear intelligent .. to some.

[j4y3m]

:lol: Only to some...

[internet.news]

LMAO




@TR - I was in London today (for an interview) love the underground but love the Bangkok Skytrain more - like the underground but with a view (a monorail) :)

[TRshady]

that includes me&#33; :D ... I always thought you were older because of your intelligence ... at least I think it was you I see around, lol ... if not, could always get through life as a look-a-like. :) ... could hire you for my 16th birthday party next time .... oh how I hate being a teen.

Anyway .... (why aren&#39;t your parent dragging you from that pc, and locking you in your room till the sun comes up?) :gunsmile:

(please note I dont promote gun violence ... just encourage it)

[TRshady]

Should have popped over mate, for a cuppa ... you could make it though, im crap at those kinda things, oh where would I be without my sister and a box of pg tips. :)

Interview for a new job I take it?
Good luck with getting the job if it is .... but if you dont ... well .... good luck with looking for another. :D

[j4y3m]

My parents are surpisingly nice. Lol The computer&#39;s in my room anyway so I can go on it all night. :P

[TRshady]

lol, you think parents letting you on all night is being nice? ...
I call it neglegence ... but am thankful all the same.

But if mum does wake up ... im expecting a beating ... hey, will keep me awake though. :D

[j4y3m]

I don&#39;t get to go on much during the day my sisters take over the cmputer and I can&#39;t go on. :angry:

[TRshady]

any excuse to be able to use it all night :P

I know what you mean though, my sisters gets on for something really important&#33; .... yeah, to check her feckin horoscopes on 5 different sites. (femail.com being the worst ..... who here is a 1337 H4X0R?, lol).

[bujub22]

jus checking to see if your still awake :unsure: :unsure:

[huuramis]

Staying Up All Night ...

Good for you

[j4y3m]

I might go watch my futurama dvds for awhile im bored.

[TRshady]

lol, thats cheating ... well, unfair coz me gotta work .. and only got some shitty 9th division teams playing or whoever on tv, some cant even afford socks, bless &#39;em.

Damn, im starting to feel the strain though, but .. feel fine, just a tad tired .. nothing might old me cant handle :01:

[j4y3m]

Okay. :rolleyes:

[TRshady]

You stay here and remain bored like me ... believe it or not, tends to get fun after a while. Still waiting actually, another hour of two should do it. :)

[ZeroTolerance]

Originally posted by TRshady@11 February 2004 - 04:09
lol, thats cheating ... well, unfair coz me gotta work .. and only got some shitty 9th division teams playing or whoever on tv, some cant even afford socks, bless &#39;em.

Damn, im starting to feel the strain though, but .. feel fine, just a tad tired .. nothing might old me cant handle :01:
your getting sleppy sleepy and sleep, look into my eyes sleepy and sleepy ;)

[TRshady]

Your trying .. and I give you that ... but its not working&#33; :D
I have never felt more awake in my lif ... zzzzz ...... :o , life&#33; :D

Good luck to ya though mate, keep trying, might get me one day. :P

[j4y3m]

:P :blink:

[j4y3m]

What&#39;s you favourite shady song?

[TRshady]

if spamming helps you stay awake ... then go ahead .. but expect a slap from a mod .. then again, that would also help ... so im not holding you back. Am fecking tired now though .. might sneak out the back in a few mins ... wont notice will ya?

[TRshady]

Ah, dont have a fave .. but could tell ya a few of me faves if wanted ... not much of a shady fan are ya?

[j4y3m]

I&#39;m gaurding the door. <_<

[TRshady]

lol, ill simply walk out the front then.

3:30am&#33; .... congrats mate ... we deserve a pat on the back ... cant reach ma own though, anyone wanna be the honor?

[j4y3m]

No thanks. :P I wish I has some coke. :(

[TRshady]

trust me mate,

the drugs dont work ... they just makes you worse, but I know I&#39;ll see your face again.

Well, not yours as in you ... but ummm ... (hey Ukman and Skweeky&#33; :D)

[j4y3m]

:P Coke Cola. :P

[TRshady]

no, im TRshady .... bless.... your tired, (aint we all .. you and me that is).
Im surpised im still awake though, tis a record for me .. latest ive stayed up till now is 8pm ...so whoop de doo great, tis hard being so bloody good at everything. :P

[j4y3m]

i&#39;ve stayed up all night plenty of times. Once I stayed up for 48 hours straight. :o

[TRshady]

wow?&#33; ... really? ..... wait ... whats that? a flying pig? :o
Nah, I believe ya .... to a certain extent? ... (dont mean 4.8hours do you .. coz even I&#39;ve managed that&#33; :D, lol.

[j4y3m]

It was because I was travelling the counrty. :P I can&#39;t sleep while I move.

[TRshady]

but we all move in our sleep ... explain that one? :o, lol.

Heres what me dont for science this morning .. dont know what the hell im talking about though:


Science Coursework
The effect of light intensity on photosynthesis


Introduction

Photosynthesis is the term used to describe the process in which green plants (and few other organisms) make use of the energy from light to convert carbon and water to form the basic sugar – glucose. Photosynthesises able to take place in all green plants that have a sufficient amount of carbon dioxide, the lights, water and oxygen. This includes certain types of bacteria.

Due to photosynthesis being a major factor to how and if a plant survives, they are specially adapted in order to allow the process to work easier and more effectively. First off, and probably the most notable feature is the large broad leaves of a plant which give a larger surface area therefore making it more suitable for absorbing a substantial amount of sunlight. To allow diffusion to work better and allow the carbon dioxide to diffuse, the leaves are also relatively thin which in turn allows sunlight to pass through the leave easier.

The symbol equation for photosynthesis is:

6CO2 + 6H2O&nbsp; &nbsp; C6H12O6 + 6O2
Carbon dioxide + Water  Glucose + Oxygen

Another way a plant is adapted for photosynthesis is by its roots, which are also adapted in a way to perform more efficiently. Plants roots have ‘Root hairs’ and this increases the plants surface area by a large amount which results in more water being absorbed easier which is a very important factor of photosynthesis.

The stem is also adapted and is long, strong which anchors the plant to prevent it being blowing away and also means the leaves are pushed closer to the sun. Another feature of the stem is that the stem is very thin; only one cell thick which means water absorption is even easier. Inside the stem are the Phloem and Xylem tubes which make the process of transporting water around the plant easier, mainly to the leave and taking glucose from the leaves and to a place in the plant where glucose is needed more. In some cases, the stem has features to help for defence such as spikes which cause damage and ward off certain threats.

There are factors that limit the rate of photosynthesis and the main being the concentration of carbon dioxide, which, being an important part for of the process, without enough will result in a very slow, if still possible reaction. The temperature of the plant also affects the rate of reaction because the hotter something is, the faster particles move which in turn gives a higher chance of collisions and cause reactions.

Light intensity also affects the rate of reaction, as when the intensity is increased, the rate of the photosynthesis is also increased for a short period but soon stops. With the addition of more carbon dioxide, the rate kicks up again so consequently prove that the rate of photosynthesis is affected not only by the amount of present carbon dioxide but also the intensity of the surrounding light.

Another factor to what determines the rate of photosynthesis this is by the following example. If the plants temperature was to be at a low state and was given an increase of light intensity and increase in rate would be notable but soon stop. Though on experimentation, giving the plant a higher temperature and then exposing it to the same intensity of light allowed the process to run a lot longer which proves that temperature affects the rate of photosynthesis.

Conclusion

The rate of photosynthesis was recorded by the number of oxygen bubbles which were produced in one minute. This was the result of an experiment which involved placing pondweed into a beaker of water with hydrogen carbonate (in order to maintain a good supply of carbon dioxide). Then placing a lamp close to the beaker which then caused bubbles to begin producing. Each minute the lamp was moved 10cms from the beaker till it ended up 100cm away and the experiment was complete.

The data collected shows this as its clear from the results that the number of oxygen bubbles which are produced, slow down as the lamp is placed at a greater distance from the pondweed. The averages calculated from all three of the experiments carried out show that a noticeable decrease of oxygen bubbles were produced with 143 bubble produced with the lamp was at a distance of 0cm, 40 bubbles produced with the when the lamp was positioned 50cem away, and finally, only 1 bubble was produced when lamp was at a distance of 100cm away.


Evaluation

The results obtained from the test show that the rate of photosynthesis is in fact effect or depends on the light intensity exposed to the plant, and therefore also mean that the experiment was carried out accurately.

There were no apparent errors when viewing the results, only slight differences which I believe are down to post calculations and recording which caused the graph to appear as a curve more then a straight line.

Error and Improvement

The results obtained from the experiment could have been a lot better as it was clear many factors to consider, or point to think about, one being how the oxygen was measured. Equipment and dedicated tools are used at most times to ensure accuracy, but in this case, all that was used was our eye which obviously cannot be trusted fully as there is only so much the naked eye can see.

This meant that there is little chance results gained from the experiment can be called accurate because first off, a lot of the air for example, is dissolved into the water and slowly rises to the air which would not have visible to the naked eye, let alone the bubbles which to small to see.

An alternative way of going about things would be to collect air rather then try counting it. With the use of pondweed, a paperclip, measuring beaker and measuring cylinder this could be done by using the paper clip to add weight and stop the pondweed floating in a measuring cylinder filled with water. Then covering the weed with a measuring beaker and allowing the photosynthesis process to take place means any oxygen produced would rise to the top of the beaker and after a minute, simply counting the amount of air collected would give us much better results. The air would be measured in cm3.

Another factor which could have lead to the experiment not being accurate is the pondweed itself. Apart from the place they were collected from, the pondweed collected from the experiment were randomly chosen which meant they were not the same weight, not from the same plant and not the same size, obviously making the test unfair to a certain extent.

Ways to improve on this factor would be to measure the pieces of pondweed before use and also that the pieces were from the same plant, which was not the case in our experiment. This must have made the experiment un-accurate along with the weight which was different for each meaning there was variation in the surface area so amount of oxygen produced couldn’t have been the same for each.

As heat effects a reaction, there are steps that can be taken in order to prevent the amount of heat transfer. Firstly is with the use of an energy saving bulb which in turn gives off a smaller amount of energy, therefore reducing the amount of heat transfer affecting the experiments results.

With light being a factor, a problem of this effecting our results was to simply do the experiment in a dark room and this way, light doesn’t effect our results and we can be assured our results are accurate as possible without this having a noticeable effect. Throughout the experiment, modifications had been made and alternative methods for the problems had also been conjured.

[j4y3m]

110 Replies. B)

[TRshady]

Really? :o ..... congrats on that too then .. oh, and its 4:00am ... bloody hell, times flies when your bored as fuck. Nice way to spend the night though ... and cant believe im staying up so late/early on a school night .. mum wouldn&#39;t be to happy, but what she dont know why hurt right? :D

[j4y3m]

Unless she wakes up...

[TRshady]

Ah, not to worry ... I just play dead ... always works. As she rushes out celebrate, quickly hop in bed and on her return ... she&#39;ll be none the wiser. :)

[j4y3m]

The night is passing surprisingly fast. :blink:

[internet.news]

How&#39;s your work coming along?

[j4y3m]

Still here shady?

[TRshady]

Damn right its going fast, hours are going quickly, or maybe im just dozing between each one, the works going fine thanks mate, read up a few posts, ive pasted what I dont for science ....

[j4y3m]

04:30

[TRshady]

no, 4:33&#33; ... but close enough ... feeling the strain yet mate?

[hobbes]

It is 10:30 pm where I am. The purple unicorns are calling my name and the bed looks like a supermodel.

I tried the all-nighters, it never worked. I took Viviran till I wanted to puke. I got jittery but could not focus.

My condolences.

[TRshady]

lol, hobbes .. well ... I woke up 6am yesterday morning .... its now 4:40 am and Im feeling fine actually, have just been surfing the net and came across articles where people have died over sleep deprivatoin ... was a long period mine .. but makes you think .... later on today ... school is gonna be hard, me up for sleeping during the day. :D

[BigBank_Hank]

I usually stay up all night but its not by my choice. I suffer from boughts with insomnia and it sucks. I went about 3 days once without a nights sleep. By the end of the third day I was so tired and aggravated no one around me could stand me, I couldn&#39;t even stand myself. Going that long without sleeping makes the simplest tasks seem like your trying to split the atom.

Its amazing what you will do to keep yourself entertained when you can&#39;t sleep. And you always seem to think about the craziest things.

[TRshady]

wow, 3 days is my next challenge then.
Ive read you die if you go without sleep for 9 days.... is this true? :o

[j4y3m]

Nearly 5 now.

[BigBank_Hank]

Originally posted by stupidguy@11 February 2004 - 00:54
Nearly 5 now.
And you aren&#39;t ready to kill yourself? I know I would be.

[j4y3m]

About ready.

[TRshady]

lol .... be a man&#33;
Tis 5:01&#33; :D ... and me is doing well, though still dont feel tired, time for another rileysresource.net forum update ..... where ive kept my fans updated through the night, writing me latest journal .. head over ... or dont, I wont force ya ... just yet. :P

Still up for staying till six? .... im going for 7 ... ooooo go me :P

[j4y3m]

I&#39;ll probably stay till 6 maybe lonnger.

[TRshady]

who da man? :P

YOu do have school tmorrow right?

[j4y3m]

No I can sleep all day. :D

[TRshady]

really? :o ....
Theres me thinking we&#39;re gonna have to both suffer ... you tricked me&#33;, lol.
HOw come you haven&#39;t got school tomorrow /today then?

[j4y3m]

I don&#39;t ever go to school. Though I am going to start going here in a week or so http://www.sparkofgenius.co.uk/Homeframe.htm

[TRshady]

oh ... and how long have you not been going school? :o

[j4y3m]

Only 2 years... :">

[TRshady]

thats a hell of a long time without school ... id go mad staying home for that long, so this is because you moved to scotland right? .... must be hard keeping up with friends then?

[j4y3m]

It&#39;s okay sitting in the house I have fun stuff to do like sit and be bored lol. :P

[TRshady]

soungs great&#33; :P
wow, this tiredness has actually hit me now .. arrgghhh its horrible, my eyes are watering like man ... tis call though todays gonna be hell :)

[j4y3m]

Anyone else still awake but me and TRshady?

[TRshady]

from others coutries yes, but seems we&#39;re the only one awake from the uk ..... im seriously dropping off now though ..... finding this hard&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; :(

[j4y3m]

Lets try and get 150 replies in here then...

[BigBank_Hank]

Its only 11:45 P.M. here and I&#39;m still wide awake. I have a ton of work to do tomorrow and I should be asleep but oh well.

[TRshady]

lol, lets end this on a positive note then. Just ran to the bathroom and washed ma face, works wonders for tiredness (and saves having a sore head, thats my top tip of the day).

[TRshady]

lol ... oooohhh ... 11:46 .. doing well hanky chap.
Reckon you can stay up till six .. is 2 school kids can .. you gotta prove you can ... and you will be watched .. no positng in four hours saying tired you are after enjoying a decent nap. :P

[j4y3m]

Nearly 6.

[TRshady]

Uh huh .... three more minutes and weve successfully stayed up all night ... well, was a lot easier then I thought it would be ... full of energy, lol ... how strange .......

[BigBank_Hank]

Originally posted by TRshady@11 February 2004 - 01:47
lol ... oooohhh ... 11:46 .. doing well hanky chap.
Reckon you can stay up till six .. is 2 school kids can .. you gotta prove you can ... and you will be watched .. no positng in four hours saying tired you are after enjoying a decent nap. :P
Well this is your thread and I don&#39;t want to show you up. :P Plus stupidguy has us both beat.

[vidcc]

i thought you were supposed to be studying...not chatting to people from other lands :angry: Get on with your work young man :angry:

P.S. it&#39;s just coming up 11p.m. here so i will be hitting those zzzzzzzzzz soon :lol:

[j4y3m]

6:00

[TRshady]

lol stupidguy hasn&#39;t beat us ... well, hes beat you ..... me and sg done it together .... so we&#39;re both winners really ... what I wanna see you show us up ... please try, I wanna see you suffer&#33; :P

lol, I have been studying, not as much as I should do .. but a significant amount none the less. :)

[j4y3m]

150 Replies

[TRshady]

yay&#33; ................. congrats to me and Stupid guy for completing to amazing feat of staying up all night, but also being the first forum thread to do so. Please stay behind the barriers and witness the procession:

http://www.njbrigade.com/images/fireworks.jpg

(yes that is my back garden ... congrats sg and thanks for sticking with meh :P)

[j4y3m]

:D My celebration was fun.



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[BigBank_Hank]

Congrats to the both of you. Stupidguy I don&#39;t know how in the hell you are still able to function after going that long with no sleep.

[TRshady]

lol ... my weren&#39;t to bad either as it goes ... :rolleyes:

http://www.westchestergov.com/wcarchives/Playland/ppl5387a.jpg

[j4y3m]

I wish I&#39;d been here since page 1. :(

[TRshady]

You are on page one (well, your are on mine anyway :P).
We all know that the times are the same, so we both went the same time without sleep, doesn&#39;t matter where we started ... this is where we ended ... and its cool we lasted, now I can go tell all ma mates what a courages little chap I am. Next challenge 2 nights eh stupidguy? :P

[j4y3m]

Okie Dokie. :lol:

[TRshady]

let tonight be an early night though ... but im up for a friday to sunday sleep deprivation, we&#39;ll slowly go looney and up ... well, more wierd then we are now (could you imagine that? :o, lol). Still it was fun, now im just waiting for the rest of the family to wake up ... any minute now .... :unsure:

[j4y3m]

Mine wont wake up for about an hour yet. :P

[TRshady]

woo ... throw a party till then ... ill be over in 5 ... (you do have jaffa cakes right? ... a party isn&#39;t a party without them ... said so on the internet somewhere :P). Mine still haven&#39;t woken up ... should I start to worry?

[j4y3m]

Plenty of Jaffa Cakes. :P

[j4y3m]

My first post in this thread "11 February 2004 - 00:30"
My last post for today "11 February 2004 - 06:25"

[TRshady]

My first post in this thread "11 February 2004 - 11:34"
My last post for the next minute or so :P: "11 February 2004 - 6:34"

Nice one with the jaffa cakes mate .. and dont make that your last ... we could go on for days ... aint nothing here to stop us. :D

[TRshady]

heres the science work me managed to do in that time:


Science Coursework
The effect of light intensity on photosynthesis


Introduction

Photosynthesis is the term used to describe the process in which green plants (and few other organisms) make use of the energy from light to convert carbon and water to form the basic sugar – glucose. Photosynthesis is able to take place in all green plants that have a sufficient amount of carbon dioxide, the lights, water and oxygen. This includes certain types of bacteria.

Due to photosynthesis being a major factor to how and if a plant survives, they are specially adapted in order to allow the process to work easier and more effectively. First off, and probably the most notable feature is the large broad leaves of a plant which give a larger surface area therefore making it more suitable for absorbing a substantial amount of sunlight. To allow diffusion to work better and allow the carbon dioxide to diffuse, the leaves are also relatively thin which in turn allows sunlight to pass through the leave easier.

The symbol equation for photosynthesis is:

6CO2 + 6H2O&nbsp; &nbsp; C6H12O6 + 6O2
Carbon dioxide + Water  Glucose + Oxygen

Another way a plant is adapted for photosynthesis is by its roots, which are also adapted in a way to perform more efficiently. Plants roots have ‘Root hairs’ and this increases the plants surface area by a large amount which results in more water being absorbed easier which is a very important factor of photosynthesis.

The stem is also adapted and is long, strong which anchors the plant to prevent it being blowing away and also means the leaves are pushed closer to the sun. Another feature of the stem is that the stem is very thin; only one cell thick which means water absorption is even easier. Inside the stem are the Phloem and Xylem tubes which make the process of transporting water around the plant easier, mainly to the leave and taking glucose from the leaves and to a place in the plant where glucose is needed more. In some cases, the stem has features to help for defence such as spikes which cause damage and ward off certain threats.

There are factors that limit the rate of photosynthesis and the main being the concentration of carbon dioxide, which, being an important part for of the process, without enough will result in a very slow, if still possible reaction. The temperature of the plant also affects the rate of reaction because the hotter something is, the faster particles move which in turn gives a higher chance of collisions and cause reactions.

Light intensity also affects the rate of reaction, as when the intensity is increased, the rate of the photosynthesis is also increased for a short period but soon stops. With the addition of more carbon dioxide, the rate kicks up again so consequently prove that the rate of photosynthesis is affected not only by the amount of present carbon dioxide but also the intensity of the surrounding light.

Another factor to what determines the rate of photosynthesis this is by the following example. If the plants temperature was to be at a low state and was given an increase of light intensity and increase in rate would be notable but soon stop. Though on experimentation, giving the plant a higher temperature and then exposing it to the same intensity of light allowed the process to run a lot longer which proves that temperature affects the rate of photosynthesis.

Conclusion

The rate of photosynthesis was recorded by the number of oxygen bubbles which were produced in one minute. This was the result of an experiment which involved placing pondweed into a beaker of water with hydrogen carbonate (in order to maintain a good supply of carbon dioxide). Then placing a lamp close to the beaker caused bubbles to begin producing. Each minute the lamp was moved 10cms from the beaker till it ended up 100cm away and the experiment was complete.

The data collected shows this as its clear from the results that the number of oxygen bubbles which are produced, slow down as the lamp is placed at a greater distance from the pondweed. The averages calculated from all three of the experiments carried out show that a noticeable decrease of oxygen bubbles were produced with 143 bubble produced with the lamp was at a distance of 0cm, 40 bubbles produced with the when the lamp was positioned 50cem away, and finally, only 1 bubble was produced when lamp was at a distance of 100cm away.


Evaluation

The results obtained from the test show that the rate of photosynthesis is in fact effect or depends on the light intensity exposed to the plant, and therefore also mean that the experiment was carried out accurately.

There were no apparent errors when viewing the results, only slight differences which I believe are down to post calculations and recording which caused the graph to appear as a curve more then a straight line.

Error and Improvement

The results obtained from the experiment could have been a lot better as it was clear many factors to consider, or point to think about, one being how the oxygen was measured. Equipment and dedicated tools are used at most times to ensure accuracy, but in this case, all that was used was our eye which obviously cannot be trusted fully as there is only so much the naked eye can see.

This meant that there is little chance results gained from the experiment can be called accurate because first off, a lot of the air for example, is dissolved into the water and slowly rises to the air which would not have visible to the naked eye, let alone the bubbles which to small to see.

An alternative way of going about things would be to collect air rather then try counting it. With the use of pondweed, a paperclip, measuring beaker and measuring cylinder this could be done by using the paper clip to add weight and stop the pondweed floating in a measuring cylinder filled with water. Then covering the weed with a measuring beaker and allowing the photosynthesis process to take place means any oxygen produced would rise to the top of the beaker and after a minute, simply counting the amount of air collected would give us much better results. The air would be measured in cm3.

Another factor which could have lead to the experiment not being accurate is the pondweed itself. Apart from the place they were collected from, the pondweed collected from the experiment were randomly chosen which meant they were not the same weight, not from the same plant and not the same size, obviously making the test unfair to a certain extent.

Ways to improve on this factor would be to measure the pieces of pondweed before use and also that the pieces were from the same plant, which was not the case in our experiment. This must have made the experiment un-accurate along with the weight which was different for each meaning there was variation in the surface area so amount of oxygen produced couldn’t have been the same for each.

As heat effects a reaction, there are steps that can be taken in order to prevent the amount of heat transfer. Firstly is with the use of an energy saving bulb which in turn gives off a smaller amount of energy, therefore reducing the amount of heat transfer affecting the experiments results.

With light being a factor, a problem of this effecting our results was to simply do the experiment in a dark room and this way, light doesn’t effect our results and we can be assured our results are accurate as possible without this having a noticeable effect. Throughout the experiment, modifications had been made and alternative methods for the problems had also been conjured.

Further work:

Although all seems complete, there is more work which could be done in order to further investigate the effects which light intensity has on the rate at which photosynthesis works. This in turn would provide more evidence which further proves our point.

When it comes to photosynthesis, there are other factors apart from light intensity which determine or affect the rate of reaction. So as further work, we could get an omni-directional torch which is fitted to a stand, stays the same distance away, and the actual strength of the bulb is increased or decreased. By doing this it means that the pondweed would not be affected by the heat, which is different depending on how far the plant is away from the beaker.

So then, once set up, we could simply increase the voltage to the bulb, making it brighter and therefore exposing more light to the pondweed without having it being affected by the heat radiating from the lamp itself. We could also have a different way altogether of measuring the amount of gas produced, by using a measuring syringe. By placing one over the test tube will give us much more accurate results and give us better and more reliable results to analyze.


Suggest you save it StupidGuy ... might come in use one day. :P

[j4y3m]

Okay one more post today. :rolleyes: Just to say I&#39;ll be back in about 12 hours :P But now I&#39;m going to lie down watch my simpsons dvds and go to sleep. cya. :sleep1:

[TRshady]

lol, sleep well then .... im going bed now too ... school can wait, though im gonna go in simply to hand in the coursework ... todays gonna be a good day. :P

Enjoy simpsons, I got shitty gmtv to watch :(

[muchspl2]

you puss

[bigboab]

Well done TR. Now to sleep perchance to dream. :)

[TRshady]

thanks BB ..... am awake now, but the sleep was good while it lasted.
Now to spend the rest of the day being moody and depressed, lovely. :)

[CoolMac]

well did u sleep?

i just woke up :lol:

[TRshady]

lol, ... well I managed the all nighter :P
posting from 11:30 to 6:30 ... its safe to say I didn&#39;t give in the temptatoin to creep into bed and recharge ma batteries. was wondering where you sodded off to, lol.

[CoolMac]

i gotta go to the beach :P

[j4y3m]

Hello I&#39;m back.

[bujub22]

me too but i let yah down by goin to bed early after the movie ,but i scored so it was worth it :lol: :lol:

[j4y3m]

You bastard&#33; :angry: <_< :lol:

[scribblec]

way to go shady :)

i got coursework to do but im a lazy shit&#33;&#33;

im gonna bribe people to do it for me :D :lol:

[bujub22]

Originally posted by stupidguy@11 February 2004 - 13:12
You bastard&#33; :angry: <_< :lol:
sorry :lol: :lol: but the booty was calling me to bed :lol: :ph34r:

[j4y3m]

Okay I fogive you. :P

[bujub22]

Originally posted by stupidguy@11 February 2004 - 13:15
Okay I fogive you. :P
ok :D :angry: :angry: now goto bed :lol: :lol:

[CoolMac]

lol you all are working and i&#39;m on vacations :lol: :lol:

[BigBank_Hank]

So Shady how are you feeling this morning?

[j4y3m]

I&#39;m still here.

[j4y3m]

I&#39;ll be up tonight again if anyone else will be.