The 32nd Random TPBM Chat Thread Featuring Eric, the Armchair Mod Quarterback

Guineh wrote in post #9176167
Good Morning. Did you know today is "National Share Your Road-Rage Day?"

I didn't either. Special thanks to the two jerks who reminded me of that.

First, as I leave home I get to the intersection between the road I'm on and the access road to the freeway some jerk pulls up to my left blasts his horn at me and cuts me off, only to slam on his brakes at the end of the onramp nearly causing me to rear end him (Thankfully, my car has good brakes!)

Then, as I make the turn from the freeway to the road to work, I hang back a bit to allow an 18-wheeler to get through his turn when some jerk blasts his horn at me and flashes his high-beams at me.

Sounds like you need to speed up if everyone is honking at you.

kumatron wrote in post #9176527
That's cool! What is smokeless powder?

It is the type of gun powder used in most modern firearms. Gun powder as most of us know it is a coarse black granular powder. It comes in different coarseness which makes for different burn rates. The finer the powder the faster it burns. In reality it all burns very fast. Think POOF and a cloud of smoke. It burns at the same rate if it is confined or in open air. Smokeless powder contains different ingredients, comes in flakes, balls, or little cylinder shaped grains. It is manufactured to burn at different rates for different applications. It burns pretty slow and with minimal smoke if it is in open air but when confined burns much faster in a reaction that increases speed exponentially as pressure and burning increases, still producing little smoke. Smokeless works good for photography because of the slow controlled burn rate and lack of smoke.

T.D. wrote in post #9176609
And, no, TJ's started somewhere else. Not sure where. We only a few in the state - mostly in Portland. Our closest one is 40 minutes away. Even though I live in the 2nd largest city in the state - and it's the state capitol - we don't have one. They say our median income is too low. I know that it would do really well here. So many folks from here drive to the one I mentioned above.

Everyone I know loves TJ's. I just can't get into it. I keep going back in hopes I will like it but I don't find much. I might walk out with some yummy obscure cookie or something but as far as food, not so much.

Hi folks

AmandaMarie wrote in post #9177489
I love snow.

Me too!

hi zane

neil_r wrote in post #9177577
Its been a long time since I went to school but I seem to remember that no matter how much heat you try and put into water you can't get it above 100 degrees C at sea level as above this temperature it turns to steam

Myth Busters did something a while back with exploding microwave water. Seems that if you heat pure distilled water in a micro it can get right up to the edge of boiling 100c without actually boiling. Then by tossing a sugar cube in there the cup of hot water explodes.

short5 wrote in post #9177618
Everyone I know loves TJ's. I just can't get into it. I keep going back in hopes I will like it but I don't find much. I might walk out with some yummy obscure cookie or something but as far as food, not so much.

Hi folks

Fresh, shelled edamame?!

Try the Thai Curry Sauce or their salsa is fantastic too. I think lots of their stuff is excellent.

Chet wrote in post #9177558
Super heat distilled water in the microwave for 10 minutes. Just don't touch it with anything metal or it could explode but the water should stay toasty for quite some time. Use welding gloves and other protective gear whilst handling the container.

neil_r wrote in post #9177577
Its been a long time since I went to school but I seem to remember that no matter how much heat you try and put into water you can't get it above 100 degrees C at sea level as above this temperature it turns to steam

Is it not true that warm water will freeze faster than cool water due to the Mpemba effect(yeah I looked it up)?

Too bad it can't be snowy and 80 degrees at the same time.

cfpackerfan wrote in post #9175461
Did I mention to you all that the County donated a HUGE amount of fencing to us? It was quite the big deal. Lorraine's husband, Jim, went to the council meeting and asked for it, and they said yes! It is fencing that was around a dumping area that they closed down a while ago.
It's a LOT of fencing. A few acres. We had to have unanimous approval from several city mayors, so it really is great that we got it!

We got a company to donate a bunch of men and hours, and equipment, to help us remove it.

Tomorrow is the big day.

We're talking back hoes and semi trucks. WOOT!

This fencing is going to be GREAT for us. We will be able to build several exercise yards at Apple Valley, and we are giving enough to one of the shelters that we work with so that they can build an exercise yard as well.

I'm SO excited about it, but REALLY should be in bed getting a little sleep. LOL. Will be a long day tomorrow.

Cool! If I lived closer, I'd come help...

thomascanty wrote in post #9176412
Wouldn't be a very good idea here today. It's raining and the traffic is bad enough already.

We got a little overnight, but so far nothing today...

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #9175257
Things are a bit tense right now. Lisa just finished a book series and is now attempting to find the "next" series to read. Things get a little on edge when she's in book limbo like this.

My Calvin and Hobbes suggestion did NOT win me any points.

Want to keep her occupied for a while? Try THIS one...

Guineh wrote in post #9176763
Weird ...

http://www.cnn.com …rway.ufo.light/​index.html

Doesn't surprise me... I've shot a couple of missile launches in the past. One of them made it into the current POTN book.

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #9176761
His philosophy was intriguing..... "You can take an average photo of an extraordinary thing, or an extraordinary photo of an average thing."

That cover shot certainly accomplished the latter...

short5 wrote in post #9177618
It is the type of gun powder used in most modern firearms. Gun powder as most of us know it is a coarse black granular powder. It comes in different coarseness which makes for different burn rates. The finer the powder the faster it burns. In reality it all burns very fast. Think POOF and a cloud of smoke. It burns at the same rate if it is confined or in open air. Smokeless powder contains different ingredients, comes in flakes, balls, or little cylinder shaped grains. It is manufactured to burn at different rates for different applications. It burns pretty slow and with minimal smoke if it is in open air but when confined burns much faster in a reaction that increases speed exponentially as pressure and burning increases, still producing little smoke. Smokeless works good for photography because of the slow controlled burn rate and lack of smoke.

Isn't black powder classified as an explosive while smokeless powder is classified as a propellant?

T.D. wrote in post #9177644
Fresh, shelled edamame?!

Try the Thai Curry Sauce or their salsa is fantastic too. I think lots of their stuff is excellent.

Okay I did buy edamame there once which was good. I think it is I don't do much packaged stuff. I mean I would buy some salsa or something but I guess if I still have to go to the store to get dinner I am not much inclined to shop there. I am sure I will try again, everyone raves about it.

T.D. wrote in post #9177644
Fresh, shelled edamame?!

Try the Thai Curry Sauce or their salsa is fantastic too. I think lots of their stuff is excellent.

well I've not tried any of that ^^ but their flat bread, their stuffed portabella mushrooms & their licorice (not me...Dan) are all things we buy every time we go.

gjl711 wrote in post #9177638
Myth Busters did something a while back with exploding microwave water. Seems that if you heat pure distilled water in a micro it can get right up to the edge of boiling 100c without actually boiling. Then by tossing a sugar cube in there the cup of hot water explodes.

Did it work?

I think Mythbusters is really stretching things a bit lately. In yesterday's show they tested the "myth" about whether a bus could jump an incomplete stretch of freeway like they did in the movie Speed.

I mean, come on! Was there really anyone on the face of this planet who thought that was even remotely possible and not just a totally unbelievable movie stunt?!? Why didn't they just come out and admit from the start of the show that they just wanted to wreck a bus?

JWright wrote in post #9177667
We got a little overnight, but so far nothing today...

Head north. It's going to be raining here (Antelope Valley and L.A. valley areas) all weekend.

T.D. wrote in post #9177644
Fresh, shelled edamame?!

Try the Thai Curry Sauce or their salsa is fantastic too. I think lots of their stuff is excellent.

Permagrin wrote in post #9177693
well I've not tried any of that ^^ but their flat bread, their stuffed portabella mushrooms & their licorice (not me...Dan) are all things we buy every time we go.

and their pizza dough and their bock and their little trays of frozen cilantro and garlic and basil and and and and and

it's my favorite grocery store

But Zane has a point too, we go there for speciality items, not for the bulk of our shopping

The closest TJ to me is an hour or more away. Dang. They had fun stuff the one time I visited.

I can walk to my local TJs...

Chet wrote in post #9177505
We we're doing a thing with 1st one to say something buys lunch. It's our new Friday thing.

Thanks Harm, I'll have Taco Bell.

you're a cheap date!

neil_r wrote in post #9177577
Its been a long time since I went to school but I seem to remember that no matter how much heat you try and put into water you can't get it above 100 degrees C at sea level as above this temperature it turns to steam

That is assuming you leave the pressure the same

T.D. wrote in post #9177644
Fresh, shelled edamame?!

Try the Thai Curry Sauce or their salsa is fantastic too. I think lots of their stuff is excellent.

+1 Chris...we love trying new & different things from them

gjl711 wrote in post #9177652
Too bad it can't be snowy and 80 degrees at the same time.

Think again: LINK (although this is indoors, but outdoors would be over 100 degrees)