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Betaland Posted 10 years ago
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I can't figure out some words in this video.



I'm trying to make a full transcript of this video. But I can't figure out several parts. Could someone help me pin them down?

5:06 (When these) dewar (are) made of glass, the surface of its inner space is usually silvered to cut down heat transfer by radiation.

22:43 This (????) construction is called the two fluid model for liquid helium II.

26:30 (rather ?????) to tell you that we're dealing here with a heat engine.

33:40 Moving (for) the detector away from the heater increases the delay.

35:35 The model is (????), but many of its elements survive.
  

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Hi, betaland. Welcome to EnglishForward. 5:06 When these dewar s are made of glass, the surface of this inner space is usually silvered to cut down heat transfer by radiation.

  • Hi, betaland.
  • Welcome to EnglishForward.
  • 5:06 When these dewar s are made of glass, the surface of this inner space is usually silvered to cut down heat transfer by radiation.
  • ) 26:30 I cannot answer that question here in full.
  • Let it suffice to tell you that we're dealing here with a heat engine.
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Hi, betaland. Welcome to EnglishForward.

5:06 When these dewars are made of glass, the surface of this inner space is usually silvered to cut down heat transfer by radiation.
22:43 (I can't make out the word either.)
26:30 I cannot answer that question here in
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Thank you, Blue Jay. That's very helpful.

I still have some doubts about the last two.
33:40 Although it doesn't need any word between "moving" and "the" to make sense, it still sounds like there's a very short word there. I've listened to this part repeatedly for hours, and I still can't be sure.
35:35 It sounds like "false" to me, too. But I figure it should be some word synonym
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At 33:40 he pronounces the -ING more distinctly than most people do, then pauses for an instant. That, combined with the background noise, may be what creates the hint of another word there. I'm sure there isn't, though.
False would be the opposite of true, and I think should be taken as denoting incorrect. It would make sense in the context. I take th
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Thanks again.And I was just told that 22:43 should be "thought construction." I think it's the right answer.
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betalandThanks again.And I was just told that 22:43 should be "thought construction." I think it's the right answer.
Yes, it could well be.

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