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Kith
Sep 17, 2009

You never learn anything
by doing it right.


https://i.imgur.com/Qql4qvp.mp4

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Maxwells Demon
Jan 15, 2007


Sentient Data posted:

So the penny can act as a 100 amp slow burn fuse

So slow the house will burn before the fuse does!

Humphreys
Jan 26, 2013

We conceived a way to use my mother as a porn mule


My friend, an electrician:

Goreld
May 8, 2002

"Identity Crisis" MurdererWild Guess Bizarro #1Bizarro"Me am first one I suspect!"

Powershift posted:

it looked like you sat there and put your feet on the things :shrug:

I've never been to a gym, my strength comes from physical labor. it never occurred to me that someone would need assist doing dips considering it's such a basic human movement. Are there ladder climbing assist machines, too?

The difficulty of dips depends significantly on body weight and height. Back when swimming about 3-4 miles a day and regularly lifting weights, more than 15 dips was extremely difficult for me but skinny short kids on the swim team could do them all day.

Queen Combat
Dec 29, 2017

Lipstick Apathy

Humphreys posted:

My friend, an electrician:



I mean, never buy a mechanic's car, you know?

Pail Ale
Jul 3, 2007

Bucket Beer
Pillbug
I always love going up the farm.





When it comes to farm equipment, I like to assume that the notices were put it after that same incident occurred.

mostlygray
Nov 1, 2012

BURY ME AS I LIVED, A FREE MAN ON THE CLUTCH

Deteriorata posted:

Yes, gasoline is a terrific solvent. My guess is that he's actually spraying diesel fuel.

My grandpa taught me to pull oil stains by soaking the concrete in diesel and then lighting it. Then you can sweep the carbon up and you have clean concrete.

He once told me how to tell the difference between gas and diesel. He said, set it on fire. If it explodes, that wasn't diesel.

mds2
Apr 8, 2004


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Probably beat a 1000 times, but:

That's a pretty normal way for Cats to carry their young.

sinky
Feb 22, 2011



Slippery Tilde

mds2 posted:

Probably beat a 1000 times, but:

That's a pretty normal way for Cats to carry their young.

Nenonen
Oct 22, 2009

Mulla on aina kolkyt donaa taskussa

Deteriorata posted:

It's so cute how the mother takes her babies to a new home. :3:

That's not a baby! One has wheels, the other has tracks. It's caught prey and is taking it back home to feed its litter.

WorldsStongestNerd
Apr 28, 2010

by Fluffdaddy

Maxwells Demon posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMku2mhrDeo

Whole safety video about not using gasoline to remove stains. I'm sure it's been posted in this thread before.

hmm

WorldsStongestNerd fucked around with this message at 16:14 on Nov 4, 2019

Mr. Apollo
Nov 8, 2000

I'm hoping that's rust or the paint pigment and not blood smear across the warning label.

PHIZ KALIFA
Dec 21, 2011

#mood

Platystemon posted:

We like them because fruit esters are indications of good eating to our ape brains, and these solvents trigger the same receptors.

that's fuckin fascinating, thanks thread

Cojawfee
May 31, 2006
I think the US is dumb for not using Celsius

Come on baby, and do the twist

SLICK GOKU BABY
Jun 12, 2001

Hey Hey Let's Go! 喧嘩する
大切な物を protect my balls



Can't even be mad at this one.

wolrah
May 8, 2006
what?

PainterofCrap posted:

While writing a heavily-highlighted underwriting risk report.

For some reason, homeowners get really perturbed when I announce, "run, do not walk, to an electrician, and get this thing out of here, preferably yesterday."
My girlfriend's brother bought a house with Stab-Lok breakers and somehow has gotten it insured apparently without issue.

Both his father and I have tried to get across how bad they are, but he doesn't seem to hear it.

azurite
Jul 25, 2010

Strange, isn't it?!


Cojawfee posted:

Come on baby, and do the twist

Take me by my little hand


And go Klamrisk

EssOEss
Oct 23, 2006
128-bit approved
Is there a reason the excavator is not driving on from the rear? Sliding on sideways seems quite likely to damage the trailer, after all.

Vindolanda
Feb 13, 2012

It's just like him too, y'know?

Mr. Apollo posted:

I'm hoping that's rust or the paint pigment and not blood smear across the warning label.

Note in shaky pen underneath: “He’s right you know.”

thatguy
Feb 5, 2003

EssOEss posted:

Is there a reason the excavator is not driving on from the rear? Sliding on sideways seems quite likely to damage the trailer, after all.

when you don't own your own equipment you treat it like poo poo

source: every equipment rental place in history
secondary source: employees when the supervisor isn't watching

Rent-A-Cop
Oct 15, 2004

I posted my food for USPOL Thanksgiving!

EssOEss posted:

Is there a reason the excavator is not driving on from the rear? Sliding on sideways seems quite likely to damage the trailer, after all.
Putting the ramps down would require getting out of the heated cab.

Guyver
Dec 5, 2006

EssOEss posted:

Is there a reason the excavator is not driving on from the rear? Sliding on sideways seems quite likely to damage the trailer, after all.

It's a lowboy they detach and load from the front of the trailer. I don't know anything about icy conditions but I'd guess the hydraulics on the trailer aren't working.

haveblue
Aug 15, 2005



Toilet Rascal
Do you have to get out of the cab when the trailer buckles because it wasn't designed for that much lateral force?

insta
Jan 28, 2009

Humphreys posted:

My friend, an electrician:



I'm more irritated about the wires rubbing against the punched sheet-metal cutout.

shovelbum
Oct 21, 2010

Fun Shoe

Memento posted:

Just as long as they're not Stab-Lok breakers manufactured by Federal Pacific Electric

Which, when doing a google search for them just now so I was sure I remembered the name, I found out you can still buy on Amazon.

These and the old Zinscos are the big two of horrible breakers right

edit: anyone have a hard hat brand preference? I have always worn full brim hard hats and some places it seems to be seen as exotic which I find hilarious.

wesleywillis
Dec 30, 2016

SUCK A MALE CAMEL'S DICK WITH MIRACLE WHIP!!

shovelbum posted:

These and the old Zinscos are the big two of horrible breakers right

edit: anyone have a hard hat brand preference? I have always worn full brim hard hats and some places it seems to be seen as exotic which I find hilarious.

I've had an MSA super V for 17 years. Hasn't disintegrated on me yet.

haveblue posted:

Do you have to get out of the cab when the trailer buckles because it wasn't designed for that much lateral force?

Maybe, but someone has to get out to chain that poo poo down too.

sharkytm
Oct 9, 2003

Ba

By

Sharkytm doot doo do doot do doo


Fallen Rib

shovelbum posted:

edit: anyone have a hard hat brand preference? I have always worn full brim hard hats and some places it seems to be seen as exotic which I find hilarious.

I'm a big fan of full-brim, it helps keep the sun/rain off your neck. :shrug: different strokes, I guess.

We ran the MSA V-Guard. Plastic, relatively cheap, and I never had one break. I've replaced the suspension when it gets mangled, and upgraded to a better sweat band, but other than that, it's 10-ish years old and aside from stickers and dirt, it's fine. I prefer the Fas-Trac suspension and the terry sweat bands.

Antioch
Apr 18, 2003

shovelbum posted:

These and the old Zinscos are the big two of horrible breakers right

edit: anyone have a hard hat brand preference? I have always worn full brim hard hats and some places it seems to be seen as exotic which I find hilarious.

https://www.amazon.com/Occunomix-Cowboy-Ratchet-Suspension-Cotton/dp/B002U0VTIA

Fuckin' Alberta, man.

Wasabi the J
Jan 23, 2008

MOM WAS RIGHT
You always gotta read the reviews for poo poo like this.

Seriously. Go look at the customer photos.

Atticus_1354
Dec 10, 2006

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sharkytm posted:

it's 10-ish years old and aside from stickers and dirt, it's fine.

Please buy a new hard hat.

C.M. Kruger
Oct 28, 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONdSoiI4zIA

Sex Skeleton
Aug 16, 2018

For when lonely nights turn bonely

sharkytm posted:

I'm a big fan of full-brim, it helps keep the sun/rain off your neck. :shrug: different strokes, I guess.

We ran the MSA V-Guard. Plastic, relatively cheap, and I never had one break. I've replaced the suspension when it gets mangled, and upgraded to a better sweat band, but other than that, it's 10-ish years old and aside from stickers and dirt, it's fine. I prefer the Fas-Trac suspension and the terry sweat bands.

Plastic begins to lose its suppleness after years of UV exposure. It would be very surprising if your hard hat still protects your head as well as a new one.

Full-brim hard hats are the poo poo. They make you look like ranger Rick though.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Yes there is a reason why hard hats etc have an expiry date. Same with child seats in cars. It is around 5 years on most I think.

Burt Sexual
Jan 26, 2006

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Switchblade Switcharoo

Varkk posted:

Yes there is a reason why hard hats etc have an expiry date. Same with child seats in cars. It is around 5 years on most I think.

No poo poo? So what about motorcycle helmets? Or is their design inherently different to allow no expiring

Jabor
Jul 16, 2010

#1 Loser at SpaceChem

Burt Sexual posted:

No poo poo? So what about motorcycle helmets? Or is their design inherently different to allow no expiring

You should be replacing your motorcycle helmet every five years, or after a major impact, whichever comes first.

shovelbum
Oct 21, 2010

Fun Shoe

sharkytm posted:

I'm a big fan of full-brim, it helps keep the sun/rain off your neck. :shrug: different strokes, I guess.

We ran the MSA V-Guard. Plastic, relatively cheap, and I never had one break. I've replaced the suspension when it gets mangled, and upgraded to a better sweat band, but other than that, it's 10-ish years old and aside from stickers and dirt, it's fine. I prefer the Fas-Trac suspension and the terry sweat bands.

Yeah the V-Guard with the Fas-Trac was what we had at the job where all the PPE was really nice (everything else was meh at best and we had to wear denim jeans like animals all summer but man there were nice hard hats and gloves and stuff). I just bought a new one for myself because none of the jobs I go on these days provide anything consistently nice. I had a Bullard full brim in chocolate brown that I liked but no one really sells those because who wants a brown hard hat that isn't a heat-resistant one.

Platystemon
Feb 13, 2012

BREADS

Burt Sexual posted:

No poo poo? So what about motorcycle helmets? Or is their design inherently different to allow no expiring

The problem is worse with motorcycle and bicycle helmets because they have energy‐absorbing foam that goes brittle faster than the solid plastic of a hardhat.

Burt Sexual
Jan 26, 2006

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Switchblade Switcharoo

Jabor posted:

You should be replacing your motorcycle helmet every five years, or after a major impact, whichever comes first.

Wow I did not know that. We used ours for Atvs, kid and me. We haven’t gone to the park in five years though... shame tossing several hundred dollars of shiny helmet in the trash :(

Carth Dookie
Jan 28, 2013

Burt Sexual posted:

Wow I did not know that. We used ours for Atvs, kid and me. We haven’t gone to the park in five years though... shame tossing several hundred dollars of shiny helmet in the trash :(

Eeeeeh.

The idea is based on 5 years of daily wear because you sweat and daily UV exposure from the sun eventually degrades a helmet (like tyres do or any plastics left out in the sun long enough). If you've got a helmet and it's spent most of the 5 years in a cupboard and hasn't taken any hits, it'd be fine. But yeah if you wear it regularly or its just gotten dinged from tree branches or minor tumbles and sweated out, then replace it.

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jetz0r
May 10, 2003

Tomorrow, our nation will sit on the throne of the world. This is not a figment of the imagination, but a fact. Tomorrow we will lead the world, Allah willing.



sharkytm posted:

I'm a big fan of full-brim, it helps keep the sun/rain off your neck. :shrug: different strokes, I guess.

We ran the MSA V-Guard. Plastic, relatively cheap, and I never had one break. I've replaced the suspension when it gets mangled, and upgraded to a better sweat band, but other than that, it's 10-ish years old and aside from stickers and dirt, it's fine. I prefer the Fas-Trac suspension and the terry sweat bands.

I do mostly indoor work and ditched my full brim for one of petzl's climbing style helmets. The brim kept knocking into things and blocking my view. Definitely keeping the full brim hard hat around for when I'm outside in the sun, though.

Burt Sexual posted:

Wow I did not know that. We used ours for Atvs, kid and me. We haven’t gone to the park in five years though... shame tossing several hundred dollars of shiny helmet in the trash :(

Feel the foam, I know on older bicycle helmets, it starts to feel "off", even without daily sun exposure. Not sure about the foam inside motorcycle helmets.

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