Red Ring Tupperware Party, Clown Hunting (21)

[Harm]

Originally Posted by gjl711

I love veggies. I try and stay away from fruits because many have more sugar in them than a candy bar. For instance an apple or orange has the equivalent of 6 cubes of sugar, more than two big Resse's cups..

natural sugars > processed sugars...

there is more good than harm in fruits. in fact there are probably zero harmful things in fresh fruit

[*sigh*]

Originally Posted by Harm

natural sugars > processed sugars...

there is more good than harm in fruits. in fact there are probably zero harmful things in fresh fruit

Absolutely!

That's one of the big problems with all the nutrional info posted on everything... Sugars, carbs, fats, etc aren't all created equal. People get too caught up in counting how many grams of whatever they are eating, when that's really not what eating healthy is about.

[Harm]

Originally Posted by *sigh*

Absolutely!

That's one of the big problems with all the nutrional info posted on everything... Sugars, carbs, fats, etc aren't all created equal. People get too caught up in counting how many grams of whatever they are eating, when that's really not what eating healthy is about.

ding ding ding - absolutely.

I have a family of Drs... they have drummed it into me of what is good, and what isn't.

Nothing to do with fat, carbs, or percentages.

[vipergts831]

Originally Posted by thomascanty

Yep! Just as I thought... Omar is a sadist!

!

Originally Posted by Timphoto

fried egg on a burger? Is that some kind of kinky east coast thing?

Very kinky

[vipergts831]

Originally Posted by gjl711

Hawaii. locomoco

I WANT!!!! *drool*

[Kristy]

You shouldn't be too hungry Chet.. eat some broccoli...
There are lots of healthy veggies that can fill you up. Make sure you eat enough protein foods as they will stay in your system longer and help keep you from feeling hungry..... eat smaller meals every 4 hours... no more than 4 hours between snacks, that will help too. and DRINK TONS OF WATER! TONS!

Originally Posted by Harm

natural sugars > processed sugars...

there is more good than harm in fruits. in fact there are probably zero harmful things in fresh fruit

Originally Posted by *sigh*

Absolutely!

That's one of the big problems with all the nutrional info posted on everything... Sugars, carbs, fats, etc aren't all created equal. People get too caught up in counting how many grams of whatever they are eating, when that's really not what eating healthy is about.

Berries are the best fruit to eat. Grapes probably are the worst for sugars.. I eat lots of berries but very little of apple, orange and that type of fruit.

If you ask the PALO crowd... sugar is really to be limited I have a good article about it.. I'll link it up tonight when I can put my finger on it... it makes sense, once you digest the information...

[Kristy]

Oh and the "GRIMALDI'S".... YUM! I LOVE pizza... it's sooooo bad, but definitely my favorite cheat meal!

[FlyingPhotog]

Howdy Moo...

Pizza is actually very healthy. Actually most foods are just fine if you don't eat the whole bag, box, can, container or whatever it comes in... My Kristy is a WW Lifer and they put no restrictions on what you can eat. They simply assign point values to foods and if you want to devour all your daily points in one Fudge Sundae, hey, go nuts! You just won't be able to eat anything else today...

Oh, and Dear Santa...

[Harm]

Palo crowd?

Just burn off what you eat

[Mark0159]

for those that like trains

http://gizmodo.com/5916950/watch-thi...ow-like-a-boss

[Jill-of-all-Trades]

Originally Posted by thomascanty

What am I looking at there? Besides some broken part(s).

Originally Posted by Kristy

Now that I know NOTHING about this photo.... I can say... that looks a little "broken"... lol.. how the heck does that happen? lol..

Originally Posted by Chet

Did the caliper piston steel actually break like that? Holy cat biscuits batman! I've seen rotors disintegrate and break pads weld to rotors, but never that one.

Originally Posted by gjl711

Was that guy really using the pistons to stop a truck?

Ok, explanation time. This was on a 2009 F-250 Super Duty with 43,000 kms on it. These trucks are well known for the brake calipers, pads, and sliders seizing up.

This is a picture of the driver's side, that I didn't take apart.

Caliper by Scrappper, on Flickr

The caliper (blue) sits over top of the brake pads (yellow) which are sitting in the bracket (green) and get squeezed against the rotor (purple).

Brakes by Scrappper, on Flickr

This photo shows the brake pads in the bracket without the caliper in place. The pads are supposed to be able to slide in the bracket as they get squeezed against the rotor and released. Not getting the brakes serviced often enough leads to the pads rusting in place and not being able to move.

Pads by Scrappper, on Flickr

Ok, so this picture again. This is the caliper turned upside down. Those two round parts are the pistons. When you step on the brake pedal brake fluid gets pushed out of the master cylinder, through the brake lines, and into the caliper behind these pistons. The pistons are forced outwards against one of the brake pads. Pushing against one brake pad makes the caliper move sideways and the other side of it (the three 'fingers') pull against the other pad. So the brake pads are squeezed against the rotor by the caliper. When you take your foot off the brake, the pressure on the brake fluid is released and the pistons are supposed to pull back into the caliper a little bit, releasing the pressure on the pads.

That Sucks by Scrappper, on Flickr

The problem here, is that those brake pads seized into the bracket so they wouldn't back away from the rotor properly. This creates a lot of heat as they constantly are touching the rotor as you're driving down the road. Too much heat and the pistons start to seize up in the caliper. The pistons don't move back like they're supposed to and end up keeping pressure on the pads, which creates more heat as the pads are held against the rotors. It's a problem that just compounds.

In this set up, the caliper pistons are made out of ceramic. Lightweight and strong, but they will crack and crumble when exposed to excessive heat levels for long periods of time. This customer came in to get new pads and rotors put on because they were worn down. When I went to take the caliper off I could not squeeze the pistons back into the caliper. When I tried to pry the caliper off, the pistons disintegrated. The only way to fix this is to put new calipers, pads, and rotors on and clean up the bracket and slide pins so everything moves freely.

[Woolburr]

Originally Posted by theflyingkiwi

for those that like trains

http://gizmodo.com/5916950/watch-thi...ow-like-a-boss

Impressive.....hope they don't hit a frozen switch.

[Jon]

Originally Posted by Woolburr

Impressive.....hope they don't hit a frozen switch.

Yeah. And they better know where the signals are, so they can slow down and let the snow settle so they can see them. Or have a 200% guaranteed exclusive on that stretch of track.

[gjl711]

Originally Posted by Jill-of-all-Trades

In this set up, the caliper pistons are made out of ceramic. Lightweight and strong, but they will crack and crumble when exposed to excessive heat levels for long periods of time. This customer came in to get new pads and rotors put on because they were worn down. When I went to take the caliper off I could not squeeze the pistons back into the caliper. When I tried to pry the caliper off, the pistons disintegrated. The only way to fix this is to put new calipers, pads, and rotors on and clean up the bracket and slide pins so everything moves freely.

Now i get it. I've never seen ceramic pistons before but have seen the metal ones seized in the caliper.

[vipergts831]

Originally Posted by Kristy

Oh and the "GRIMALDI'S".... YUM! I LOVE pizza... it's sooooo bad, but definitely my favorite cheat meal!