I'm very concerned about the elevation of the LA Coliseum

EsophagealFeces

I know this sounds retarded, but hear me out. According to the googles, the elevation of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a mere 141 feet above sea level. However, I posit that it plays much higher than that, at least for part of the game. At the beginning of the 4th quarter, they light the Olympic Torch at the Coliseum. Anyone who's taken basic chemistry knows that the formula for combustion is: fuel + oxygen = carbon dioxide + water. The torch burning literally sucks the oxygen out of the stadium, thus creating artificial elevation. USC is used to this, we are not, which gives them approximately a 14 point advantage in the 4th quarter according to my scientific calculations. If the Dawgs can build up enough of a lead to prepare for the 4th quarter elevation, 9-0 here we come. If not, my wife is going to be inserting the plunger, possibly literally. We haven't finalized the wager on this game yet.

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

You’re not getting this kind of in-depth analysis at Doogman or anywhere else! You’re just not.

FireCohen

where do i send my $10.99?

PostGameOrangeSlices

Yeah, I'm real concerned about their stars

dirtysouwfdawg

You mentioned she’ll plunger you if you lose. So if you win… butt stuff. Obvious answer is obvious.

chuck

What about the effect on altitude though?

UW_Doog_Bot

Reminds me of the Tua post from Alabama.

LawDawg1

Stanford football player level analysis

rodmansrage

dude should be more concerned about getting shot in the coliseum.

Doog_de_Jour

EsophagealFeces said:

I know this sounds retarded, but hear me out. According to the googles, the elevation of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a mere 141 feet above sea level. However, I posit that it plays much higher than that, at least for part of the game. At the beginning of the 4th quarter, they light the Olympic Torch at the Coliseum. Anyone who's taken basic chemistry knows that the formula for combustion is: fuel + oxygen = carbon dioxide + water. The torch burning literally sucks the oxygen out of the stadium, thus creating artificial elevation. USC is used to this, we are not, which gives them approximately a 14 point advantage in the 4th quarter according to my scientific calculations. If the Dawgs can build up enough of a lead to prepare for the 4th quarter elevation, 9-0 here we come. If not, my wife is going to be inserting the plunger, possibly literally. We haven't finalized the wager on this game yet.

That’s quite a theory, but my googles say you don’t normally see athletic performance impacted until going 150m (492 ft), but the difference is negligible. (At 1000m (3280ft) you start to see more of drop but even that’s small - 2 to 4%).

One also needs to consider meteorological and environmental impacts on chemical reactions. Temperature, solar radiation, wind speed, and mixing of air pollutants from area traffic all need to be factored in. So the Olympic Torch could be a ticking time bomb or a non-factor.

Fenderbender123

Can't argue with science.