Because I Said So

Okay y'all it's quite late and I am definitely tired, but nevertheless I wanted to share a few pointless thoughts.
The first is a pet peeve. I used the word "y'all" above because, well, I am currently living in the Midwest so the real question is, how could I not use that word?? But in actuality, that particular word has been seeing a great deal of written use on my dorm floor, in emails and on bulletin boards, et cetera. Now here's my point: the word y'all is a crazy combo of the words 'you' and 'all' right? "Hey you all is my bestest friends!" That was a really painful example sentence, actually. It just seemed to fit the mood of the word... *ahem*
Anyway, you-all = y'all. Note the contraction, where the apostrophe is. Do y'all agree with me? Because lately everyone has been spelling it "ya'll" and that, frankly, gags me. My brain wants to put a letter there, like how don't is actually do nOt, I want to say ya-O-ll and what in the world is that supposed to mean??

On another more ironic and less insane note, in class recently we discussed the advantages and disadvantages of cooling engines with either air or liquid (talking about aircraft engines here). Cooling with air saves you the space needed for a radiator, but you have to have a way to very specifically direct the air without creating too much drag and slowing the plane down. Liquid-cooled engines pump water and some sort of other added coolant around the cylinders to remove excess heat.

But here's where I find it amusing: a liquid-cooled cylinder has all the normal pieces, with an outer 'shell' around it. The coolant flows in between the inner and outer shell, you see. (I'll try to find a decent picture). The sleeve used to cool the cylinder is actually called a 'cooling jacket.' Just strikes me as quite the oxymoron there.

Alright that's all from me...for now, ha. Get ready for Thanksgiving!