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- Sun Nov 11, 2007 2:21 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Post your desktop!
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Raptor
This is an F-22 Raptor over Fort Monroe, Hampton Roads. I just liked the shape of the fort !
- Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:36 am
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- Topic: Best Bumper sticker you ever saw
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- Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:53 am
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- Topic: knife superstitionns
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- Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:48 am
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- Topic: Funny picture of my lil boy
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- Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:38 am
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- Topic: the making of a windowed hard drive
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Another use for damaged hard drives : strip them down and remove the so-called voice coil magnet(s). These are usually kidney-shaped. thin, about 40 mm long and incredibly powerful. They have many uses. such as holding knives and other ferrous objects in place. But keep them away from small kids. Be...
- Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:27 am
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- Topic: Teenage girl pulls knife from pocket to defend against a rapist
- Replies: 11
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Great outcome ! But here in South Africa the girl would have been charged with murder/attempted murder, and the rapist would have got bail, allowing him to continue to ply his trade. I sometimes think that all judges and magistrates should be raped as part of their training, to let them know exactly...
- Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:13 am
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- Topic: very important question :)
- Replies: 37
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- Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:10 am
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- Topic: Happy Birthday Mikewww
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1401
Thanks, guys, for those wishes. I have not posted much lately, due to pressure of a newish hobby : astronomy ! But I do still pop in and lurk every now and again. One post mentions that the aluminium (yes, that is how WE spell it) Herbst is often mistaken for the titanium model. How exactly do you t...
- Sun Jul 29, 2007 1:36 pm
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- Topic: Question for the car folks
- Replies: 16
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I had a very similar experience with a C-Class Mercedes Benz. Turned out to be bad contact with fuel pump relay and its socket. I just pulled the bugger out and plugged it back in again a few times. Problem solved ! I now keep a spare relay in the glove box, but have not needed it yet. Sort of an An...
- Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:14 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Redneck Medical Terms
- Replies: 6
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- Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:10 am
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- Topic: Happy Birthday Mikewww
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1543
Hi Guys Thanks so much for all the good wishes ! No, I have not been too active on the forum of late, due to a re-kindling of an old hobby of mine : amateur astronomy. It's amazing what information the Net can provide for ANY interest, ranging from flea circuses to particle physics ! I have not aqui...
- Wed Aug 09, 2006 2:30 pm
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- Topic: Ideal Cutting Board Materials?
- Replies: 34
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If we are too hygenic, our immune systems could get lazy and forget how to deal with day-to-day bacteria. So the use of wooden boards is fine, as long as they are washed soon after use. A product to be careful of is chicken, as it can have salmonella. This is killed by cooking temperatures, but uten...
- Wed Aug 02, 2006 3:36 am
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- Topic: So, what's for BREAKFAST?
- Replies: 75
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1 cup of Bran Flakes (need the roughage) 1 chopped banana (need the Potassium) 3 sweetener tablets, crushed (need the sweet taste) 1 cup skim milk (need the moisture, but can do without the fat and unavoidable pus ! (many cows have infective mastitis) ) Mix this lot up and microwave for 2 minutes Ea...
- Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:18 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Ideal Cutting Board Materials?
- Replies: 34
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- Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:51 am
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- Topic: Kerosene heat
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For every gallon of kerosine burned, one gallon of water is generated into the space. This can result in damp on walls, in furniture, clothes etc. This info is from my days with Building Research. We studied the effects of this sort of heating and cooking in low income housing. BTW we call kerosine ...
- Wed Apr 19, 2006 12:48 pm
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- Topic: Vicious Dogs Banner!
- Replies: 7
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I quite agree with you. Unfortunately most people who own dogs are not nearly as conscientious as you are. Thus the authorities have to enact laws placing restrictions on dogs. Here, there are similar laws, but they are seldom, if ever, enforced. This is due to the Police being understaffed, underpa...
- Wed Apr 19, 2006 12:27 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: i am starting to really get spoiled by my santoku
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5198
Our kitchen has a wooden block with Wilkinson Sword knives. Some time ago they were joined by a Santoku. The block had to be modified to accomodate the width of the Santoku. Now the others see very little cutting time ! I keep a wary eye on this knife. No dishwashing : no lying on the metal sink : n...
- Tue Apr 11, 2006 3:06 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: A.T.R. Census.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3559
- Sun Apr 09, 2006 7:54 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: More Flashlight Madness!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2760
I just received a TerraLUX LED replacement for my 3 D-cell Mag-Lite from the USA. It fits exactly where the old bulb was. And what a difference ! The light output is now white instead of yellow, and the beam is still adjustable as before. It is supposed to give about 80 Lumens, and last for 100 000 ...