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Aug 6, 2017 16:18
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Porn is getting weird.
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Aug 6, 2017 16:22
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Volcott posted:They're large, complex machines that require regular maintenance. With a Mercedes logo.
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Aug 6, 2017 17:32
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boner confessor posted:yes, the roof can be opened and closed (for another year or two before it's closed permanently like all other retractable stadium roof designs) Wait, what?
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Aug 6, 2017 18:38
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Safeco Field's roof still retracts no problem
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Aug 6, 2017 18:40
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Why do people want a stadium that opens in the first place?
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Aug 6, 2017 18:45
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Yes, it's like a lava lamp.
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PittTheElder posted:Why do people want a stadium that opens in the first place? A throwback to when the sports were played outside. It's the same reason outdoor NHL games do so well.
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Aug 6, 2017 18:50
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PittTheElder posted:Why do people want a stadium that opens in the first place? Indoor venues really suck for outdoor sports. A retractable dome is a compromise to accommodate bad weather.
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Aug 6, 2017 18:59
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Aug 6, 2017 20:48
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yea Milwaukee Miller Park had roof issues, but they've been resolved and the roof is still being opened/closed as needed. It's pretty nice... stay dry on rainy days, open roof & wall panels on hot days, etc.
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Aug 6, 2017 21:36
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Skydome in Toronto is still sliding open and closed no problem. I think it was one of the first too.
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Aug 6, 2017 21:41
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Didn't the roof at Miller Park also cause a death during construction?
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Aug 6, 2017 21:48
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The Colosseum had a retractable roof. It was a fabric sun shade that didn’t cover the centre of the statdium.
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Aug 6, 2017 21:50
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Arms_Akimbo posted:Didn't the roof at Miller Park also cause a death during construction? Three! Someone decided that lifting a large, heavy roof section with a crane in wind was a grand idea. It was not.
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Aug 6, 2017 22:49
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Dr.Smasher posted:Three! Someone decided that lifting a large, heavy roof section with a crane in wind was a grand idea. It was not. Well that explains the other issues, doesn't it? drat thing is haunted.
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Aug 7, 2017 01:55
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PittTheElder posted:Why do people want a stadium that opens in the first place? Baseball cannot be played effectively when it's sloppy wet. Game relies too much on throwing a little ball across a field that's impossible to grip when it's wet or caked in mud. Players can't really dry it off between fielding it and throwing. Not to mention pitchings already a death trap on dry ground. Artificial fields did weird, undesirable things to the physics of the ball bouncing around too.
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Aug 7, 2017 02:21
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Hubis posted:We live in a country that can't loving even establish positive track control on its busiest rail corridors despite like a decade of effort and multiple mass casualty incidents that would have been prevented by it. Plus what's going to happen when your Walmart Robo-Truck breaks down in the middle of nowhere? Who's going to be responsible for the cargo? The "mobile cargo anti-theft specialist", which is basically a driver who is paid even less for even more hours because they don't actually drive most of the time. Eventually, they might be responsible for a few trucks in a caravan. Might even be paid less than minimum wage because "we give them a place to sleep, after all!"
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Aug 7, 2017 02:27
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PittTheElder posted:Why do people want a stadium that opens in the first place? Sun makes the grass grow
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Aug 7, 2017 02:55
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shame on an IGA posted:Sun makes the grass grow I don't think any actual stadiums use real grass anymore.
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Aug 7, 2017 03:08
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:I don't think any actual stadiums use real grass anymore. I don't think he was being entirely serious.
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Aug 7, 2017 03:09
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:I don't think any actual stadiums use real grass anymore. real sports like soccer and rugby use real grass
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Aug 7, 2017 03:10
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Baseball is a summer sport, it should be played outdoors. But with all the money that could stand to be lost in rain outs, corporate giveaways, etc, it makes economic sense to have a retractable roof so you can keep playing on lovely days. In Arizona for example they use their roof so they can turn the air conditioning on during summer day games. Otherwise, nobody would sit there for 3 hours.
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Aug 7, 2017 03:21
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Wonder what the electric bill looks like after air conditioning a stadium.
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Aug 7, 2017 03:43
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https://twitter.com/HistoryInPix/status/894335327615299585
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Aug 7, 2017 03:59
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Would definitely
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Aug 7, 2017 04:01
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:I don't think any actual stadiums use real grass anymore. 
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Aug 7, 2017 04:05
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Arms_Akimbo posted:Baseball is a summer sport, it should be played outdoors. But with all the money that could stand to be lost in rain outs, corporate giveaways, etc, it makes economic sense to have a retractable roof so you can keep playing on lovely days. It's not a coincidence that the first domed stadium was built in Houston. They have to have some Little League games at 5 AM to get them in before it gets hot.
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Aug 7, 2017 04:05
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Buff Skeleton posted:Wonder what the electric bill looks like after air conditioning a stadium. the bill is through the roof
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Aug 7, 2017 04:07
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Meanwhile in Minneapolis they tore down the Metrodome and replaced it with an outdoor stadium so the Twins have to play outdoors in fuckin April. They get snowed out sometimes.
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Aug 7, 2017 04:25
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HEY NONG MAN posted:Meanwhile in Minneapolis they tore down the Metrodome and replaced it with an outdoor stadium so the Twins have to play outdoors in fuckin April. They get snowed out sometimes. At least then you don't have to watch the twins play.
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Aug 7, 2017 04:31
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Buff Skeleton posted:Wonder what the electric bill looks like after air conditioning a stadium. It can't be nearly as expensive as it costs to keep grass green in Phoenix in July.
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Aug 7, 2017 04:34
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Man I really would not want drops to roll down the glove and inside the sleeve Additionally: Mustached Demon posted:Would definitely
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Aug 7, 2017 04:40
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 The office kitchen recently got a ping pong table.
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Aug 7, 2017 04:56
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At least the turtle eggs will be well incubated.
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Aug 7, 2017 05:00
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Nitrocellulose burns real good.
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Aug 7, 2017 05:05
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Might be more suited for the foof thread but I met one of DuPont's PIs for developing Teflon. Dude was a fluorine chemist and lived to 103 somehow. Fluorine chemistry is trying to not blow yourself up or dissolve away your bones before you create the end product.
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Aug 7, 2017 07:06
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Repeated exposure to Teflon ensure not even diseases could get a grip on him.
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Aug 7, 2017 07:08
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Mustached Demon posted:Might be more suited for the foof thread but I met one of DuPont's PIs for developing Teflon. Dude was a fluorine chemist and lived to 103 somehow. Kinda answered your own question there. Dude was clearly well versed in managing risk factors!
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:I don't think any actual stadiums use real grass anymore. The previously mentioned Miller Park has natural grass, and has a retractable roof.
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