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If that's fresh water an electric current wouldn't travel too far from the source, right?
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Ornamental Dingbat posted:If that's fresh water an electric current wouldn't travel too far from the source, right? It's pool water, lots of ions in it.
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Ghost Leviathan posted:Isn't water an extremely good radiation shielding? It is, yes. quote:On August 31st, 2010, a diver was servicing the spent fuel pool at the Leibstadt nuclear reactor in Switzerland. He spotted an unidentified length of tubing on the bottom of the pool and radioed his supervisor to ask what to do. He was told to put it in his tool basket, which he did. Due to bubble noise in the pool, he didn’t hear his radiation alarm.
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Computer viking posted:E: Oh there was another page. i have seen these in america in housing designed for older people. my grandparents lived in a place where the floor drain was a channel covered by a grate, and it ran the full length of the floor along the line where the shower met the rest of the bathroom. it worked pretty well and water didn't ever get too far past the grate after using the shower
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Lutha Mahtin posted:i have seen these in america in housing designed for older people. my grandparents lived in a place where the floor drain was a channel covered by a grate, and it ran the full length of the floor along the line where the shower met the rest of the bathroom. it worked pretty well and water didn't ever get too far past the grate after using the shower That sounds eminently sensible, if a bit institutional looking. Probably a nice solution if you have small kids or a big dog, too?
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Oct 21, 2021 16:14
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If that was in Florida, every unit would be on zillow or in some investor portfolio waiting for an insurance payout.
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Oct 21, 2021 16:18
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It's cheaper to build tall buildings on their side then just raise them up
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Computer viking posted:That sounds eminently sensible, if a bit institutional looking. Probably a nice solution if you have small kids or a big dog, too? Wet room bathrooms are becoming more popular. They're all over east Asia. Basically, the entire bathroom is a shower stall. They're great for the disabled because you can wheel grandpa right into the shower.
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Oct 21, 2021 16:44
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The building is just having a no bones day.
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Are we sure this is crappy construction and not fantastic construction? It's all tipped over but still not falling apart.
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:If that was in Florida, every unit would be on zillow or in some investor portfolio waiting for an insurance payout. Tangentially related: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/...source=txtshare
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rndmnmbr posted:I remember when these first came out in the early 90's. There was a PBS home improvement show - I want to say This Old House? - that practically fellated backstabs as The Wave Of The Future. I use the backstabs all the time. I insert the wire until just before it catches and then I bend it 180° and it makes the perfect loop to connect it properly under the screw.
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kid sinister posted:Wet room bathrooms are becoming more popular. They're all over east Asia. Basically, the entire bathroom is a shower stall. They're great for the disabled because you can wheel grandpa right into the shower. I want my kitchen to be completely hose-downable. With a drain in the middle that has an compactor in it.
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I want a whole-house fan just for the kitchen, so I can turn it on and suck all of the plates, utensils, and food waste off of my counters and blow them into my neighbor's side yard
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MattO posted:I want my kitchen to be completely hose-downable. With a drain in the middle that has an compactor in it. Kitchen or kill room?
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therobit posted:Kitchen or kill room? Dual use rooms can elevate resale value.
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We call this space the “killchen,” which I think sounds really cozy!
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MattO posted:I want my kitchen to be completely hose-downable. With a drain in the middle that has an compactor in it. I remember seeing this in one of those 1950's "house of the future" concepts. Everything would be plastic and waterproof, so no more vacuuming or sweeping, just hose down the entire living room every week.
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rndmnmbr posted:I grabbed a spare outlet at work (we had some work done recently), and it kinda still had backstabs - there was a plate with the screw, and you could either loop the wire around the screw, or stab it behind the plate, but either way you still had to tighten the screw to secure it. Seems both a lot more secure, and also completely useless because a good electrician would make the loop to begin with. Honest question - are the screw-plate style terminals in any way inadequate? Sure they aren't as much contact area as a loop under a good binding screw, but they have got to be at least a factor of 20-50 better contact area than spring backstabs with waaaay better clamping force. The commercial Hubbell's I use even have the plate contoured to better contact the wire. While I can't argue they are *as good* as a loop under a binding screw, is there any data to say they are in any way inadequate or sub-par for 15/20A wiring? I ask because I use them pretty exclusively because of the convenience, and they seem plenty robust mechanically if you crank on the screw.
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The problem with backstabs are they are not consistently reliable, and the installer has no way of visually confirming the connection is good. With screw/plate it is visually obvious if the connection is defective or you hosed it up.
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Wingnut Ninja posted:I remember seeing this in one of those 1950's "house of the future" concepts. Everything would be plastic and waterproof, so no more vacuuming or sweeping, just hose down the entire living room every week. Exactly! sealed off and irradiated is also an option for superior cleanliness
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Wingnut Ninja posted:I remember seeing this in one of those 1950's "house of the future" concepts. Everything would be plastic and waterproof, so no more vacuuming or sweeping, just hose down the entire living room every week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bTwY08MJO4
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The Honda Element was designed to be hosed out like that, because Honda was going after the dog owner market.
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:The Honda Element was designed to be hosed out like that, because Honda was going after the dog owner market. Or the taxi cab market. Being able to take a pressure washer to the cab's interior is a huge plus after a bar closing shift.
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Put in a wet room for a bathroom and to save time it’s also the car I commute with!
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LonsomeSon posted:Put in a wet room for a bathroom and to save time it’s also the car I commute with! No need to pull over if you need to pee!
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MattO posted:I want my kitchen to be completely hose-downable. With a drain in the middle that has an compactor in it. Mine is. Would be a lot nicer if the floor drain was the low point of the floor and didn't constantly leak sewer gases. Repeat for all four bathrooms in the place. I live on a western compound in KSA. My villa is insane.
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 Got to say I'm glad I went with Fusion Stone instead of the vinyl "stone". It looks a lot better, much more durable, and it's surprisingly easy to install even when cutting thin runs for under the windows.
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I've seen still-bagged cement used to stop erosion on drainage channels/culverts (and I think there may even be special mixes/bags designed specifically for that), but isn't that driveway just going to come apart as soon as anyone drives on it with any frequency?
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GotLag posted:I've seen still-bagged cement used to stop erosion on drainage channels/culverts (and I think there may even be special mixes/bags designed specifically for that), but isn't that driveway just going to come apart as soon as anyone drives on it with any frequency? Yeah, that's a "slingbag". It's (maybe a special mix? and) in burlap, not plastic-in-paper like the stuff you'd normally get. And you definitely wouldn't want to use it for a driveway/apron. I don't get what's happening there at at......surely it's cheaper to dump a couple truckloads of riprap there. I've always seen bagged stuff used more for when you need to stack it like into a wall or slope. Motronic fucked around with this message at 22:28 on Oct 22, 2021 |
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Only time I've ever seen people use whole bags of cement is when they just throw them in the crib of a dock frame for weight when they don't have rocks handy. If I had to guess what they're doing in the video is using it as a foundation and then they'll pour that far over top of it. I'm guessing they're concerned about their road washing out onto the highway.
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Darchangel posted:No need to pull over if you need to pee! Every time I make eye contact with someone driving an Element, now, I’m going to be wondering if they’re pissing or making GBS threads, below the window
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https://i.imgur.com/A0XXxpq.mp4
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That they still managed to get paint all over the face plates is 
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Blistex posted:
Oh no you installed the door way too high!
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We're you watching me take acid?
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Amazing on so many levels. 1: there is nothing easier to remove to paint than a faceplate. 2: they knew about the concept of painters tape but absolutely misunderstood it. 3: they still got paint all over the faceplates. I hate this video so much. It kills my faith in people more so than other worse things.
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