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by Zwaplat
Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:05 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Kitchen knives - yet again
Replies: 1
Views: 1510

Kitchen knives - yet again

Fully knowing that this is the x-teenth thread about kitchen knives here: why does Spyderco not permanently have some really good kitchen knives in their line-up ? I missed out on the earlier models, being a bit young and all that, and recently I missed out on the fabulous looking Yin and Yang. I re...
by Zwaplat
Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:07 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: What do you do for a living?
Replies: 87
Views: 16885

Laboratory technician at the Centre for Transgene Technology and Gene Therapy in Leuven. Joint group of the KUL and VIB. Most technicians have a boring routine job. But I don't. I get to do a wide range of biomedical and other things to do: DNA, RNA and protein work (making, purifying, using), anima...
by Zwaplat
Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:58 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Spydercity
Replies: 348
Views: 61844

Pollution up to 8%...
by Zwaplat
Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:23 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Kitchen Gadget Question
Replies: 18
Views: 4004

Why would you NEED an electric one anyway ? My mother's manual one is so good you can hold it in one hand and twist with two fingers of the other hand.
by Zwaplat
Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:34 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: BULLITT movie - Question
Replies: 48
Views: 6382

zenheretic wrote:Unless there is whips and leather, I'm not too interested in Bond. :eek:
1978 Aston Martin V8 Vantage ?
by Zwaplat
Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:33 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Spydercity
Replies: 348
Views: 61844

Unemployment: 1%
Transport: 97%
Criminality: 0%
Pollution: 6%
by Zwaplat
Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:18 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Spydercity
Replies: 348
Views: 61844

I never expected this to keep going like this. It's really nice to see the city grow like it does. :)

Keep it up, we're doing well! :cool:
by Zwaplat
Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:39 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Spydercity
Replies: 348
Views: 61844

1, 97, 2, 1
by Zwaplat
Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:23 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Living in Oklahoma
Replies: 18
Views: 4263

She'd be going to Oklahoma City.
And yes Percival, Google is one of my best friends, but pictures taken by people with a story attached to it often say a lot more.
by Zwaplat
Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:36 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Living in Oklahoma
Replies: 18
Views: 4263

Me too :D I live in the Netherlands: it won't get flatter than that. And half below sealevel. Rather boring. In the deep south towards belgium we have some 'bumps" thats all. :o Those bumps are called "dikes". :D Tnx for the replies already, I'll ask for a specific location. Anybody ...
by Zwaplat
Sun Jan 20, 2008 6:06 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Living in Oklahoma
Replies: 18
Views: 4263

Living in Oklahoma

Hello fellow forumites. I have a collegue/friend who is seriously considering going to Oklahoma for a year to work there. She's looking for pictures from there, so she can get an idea of where she would end up if she'd take up the position. Any stories of what life is like when you live there for a ...
by Zwaplat
Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:15 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: H1 Magnetic?
Replies: 25
Views: 5921

FLYcrash wrote:Edit: You beat me to the punch, Zwaplat! That's a cool notion that the nitrogen may actually change the redox properties of the iron. I wonder if that info is in the public domain or is proprietary...where did you learn about it?
I believe sal posted it once. Not sure where tho.
by Zwaplat
Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:17 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: H1 Magnetic?
Replies: 25
Views: 5921

Pure iron will not corrode. Iron + carbon combination will. Traditional steels need carbon content to order to have ability to harden. In the case of H1 carbon (most of it) was replaced with nitrogen, this way H1 can be harden and have very high corrosion resistance. Sure it will. Using pure iron f...
by Zwaplat
Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:13 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Spydercity
Replies: 348
Views: 61844

Some sheeple moved in, criminality is rising. :(
by Zwaplat
Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:56 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Spyderco and childbirth
Replies: 45
Views: 8362

Cute little guy. Gratz to you and your wife. :)
by Zwaplat
Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:53 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Spydercity
Replies: 348
Views: 61844

I'm sorry, but no, the city is drawn entirely automatic.
by Zwaplat
Wed Jan 09, 2008 12:12 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Spydercity
Replies: 348
Views: 61844

Security link added to first post. :)

We need more clicks on transport and the main one, rather than security, people. =)
by Zwaplat
Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:17 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Spydercity
Replies: 348
Views: 61844

Improving industry is important right now!
by Zwaplat
Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:57 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Spydercity
Replies: 348
Views: 61844

Go right ahead. Give the links to anyone you want, just try to give out all of them. ;)
by Zwaplat
Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:49 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Carbon Fiber Leatherman (pic)
Replies: 10
Views: 2210

CF? Where ?