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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 5:44:05 PM   
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Might that attract the attention of your superiors?


It might, especially if I decided to use the ready filled tyres we've got


The ones you guys use to play bowling with fuel cans?

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 5:45:11 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 6:24:53 PM   
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Dixie, I strongly recommend against filling 'tyres' [sic] with liquid nitrogen. Your milage will NOT vary, as there will be none.

But, it would be a cool effect to see a car try to drive with its tires filled with N (aq.), eh?


How would you do that? Wouldnt it disintegrate the rubber?


Liquid Nitrogen would freeze the rubber. And the wheel rims. As soon as there was an attempt to move the wheels they'd shatter or snap.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 6:35:50 PM   
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Dixie, I strongly recommend against filling 'tyres' [sic] with liquid nitrogen. Your milage will NOT vary, as there will be none.

But, it would be a cool effect to see a car try to drive with its tires filled with N (aq.), eh?


How would you do that? Wouldnt it disintegrate the rubber?


Liquid Nitrogen would freeze the rubber. And the wheel rims. As soon as there was an attempt to move the wheels they'd shatter or snap.


Thats pretty much what I though.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 6:36:15 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 6:57:29 PM   
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I wonder how Terminus "The Snowbunny" is making out.


He probably stopped halfway home from work to make snow angels and help the local children make a snow-man.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 7:04:28 PM   
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...and help the local children make a snow-man.


By serving as the base?

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 7:19:52 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 7:23:14 PM   
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Supposed to get a real blizzard here tomorrow. I might theoretically end up in a situation where I can't get to work. We shall see...


You can always hike (i.e. go on foot)...

BTW, how long it would take (best case scenario)?


Suuuure, Leo. 30 kilometers in blizzard conditions. Suuuure...


Ahhh... I thought you were much closer (5 km at most)... 30 km is way too far away...


Leo "Apolo11"

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 9:00:09 PM   
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Dixie, I strongly recommend against filling 'tyres' [sic] with liquid nitrogen. Your milage will NOT vary, as there will be none.

But, it would be a cool effect to see a car try to drive with its tires filled with N (aq.), eh?


How would you do that? Wouldnt it disintegrate the rubber?


Liquid Nitrogen would freeze the rubber. And the wheel rims. As soon as there was an attempt to move the wheels they'd shatter or snap.

Yeah, I know. To quote Keanu Reeves, "Whoa".

I remember seeing a tire immersed in liquid nitrogen, frozen, extracted and then hit with a sledge hammer. The slo-mo replay was pretty striking as the tire shattered.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 9:13:35 PM   
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Back from buzzing around town a bit. Main roads are pretty much clear so my drive to work will be no sweat tomorrow. Of course, rain is predicted.

Then more wintry mix this weekend. Stopped by the store to get a part for the toilet....guess what they were out of: snow shovels.


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 9:20:59 PM   
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Status: offline 		My wife and her friend went out to the grocery this afternoon.  It's a mile down the road.  They took their time to get some kid free sanity reclamation time.  

The news just posted a chance for light freezing rain just after sunrise tomorrow.  My wife is supposed to drive to Greenville to work. 

I'll very likely be right here tomorrow.  All the surrounding counties have canceled school for tomorrow already, and ours is expected to make an announcement by 6 pm.  The kids are all praying, and I'm hoping to be the "day care" service again tomorrow. 


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 9:21:29 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 9:30:27 PM   
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Back from buzzing around town a bit. Main roads are pretty much clear so my drive to work will be no sweat tomorrow. Of course, rain is predicted.

Then more wintry mix this weekend. Stopped by the store to get a part for the toilet....guess what they were out of: snow shovels.



I thought there was very little water on Mars?

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 9:34:49 PM   
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Hi all,

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Supposed to get a real blizzard here tomorrow. I might theoretically end up in a situation where I can't get to work. We shall see...


You can always hike (i.e. go on foot)...

BTW, how long it would take (best case scenario)?


Suuuure, Leo. 30 kilometers in blizzard conditions. Suuuure...


Ahhh... I thought you were much closer (5 km at most)... 30 km is way too far away...


Leo "Apolo11"


Maybe I'm thinking in Long Island terms, but I wouldnt bother getting on a train for 5km.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 9:35:16 PM   
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I remember seeing a tire immersed in liquid nitrogen, frozen, extracted and then hit with a sledge hammer. The slo-mo replay was pretty striking as the tire shattered.


Just out of curiosity, where did you see this?

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 9:37:09 PM   
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Oh, and I'm working on my second turn of the afternoon right now.  


I'm starting to see the dangers of this telecommuting jazz.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 9:39:35 PM   
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Back from buzzing around town a bit. Main roads are pretty much clear so my drive to work will be no sweat tomorrow. Of course, rain is predicted.

Then more wintry mix this weekend. Stopped by the store to get a part for the toilet....guess what they were out of: snow shovels.



I thought there was very little water on Mars?


I think he's with the Earthling Relations Dept. here on Earth, so he has to deal with the same crap the rest of us do.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 9:41:00 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 9:51:05 PM   
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I remember seeing a tire immersed in liquid nitrogen, frozen, extracted and then hit with a sledge hammer. The slo-mo replay was pretty striking as the tire shattered.


Just out of curiosity, where did you see this?

Just spent 10 unsuccessful minutes trying to find a video. No dice. I'll report back if I can.


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 9:52:22 PM   
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Oh, and I'm working on my second turn of the afternoon right now.  


I'm starting to see the dangers of this telecommuting jazz.

Nah. It doesn't make any difference. I'm 'working' from my office as I spam....err...contribute in a meaningful fashion to this forum.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 10:04:14 PM   
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...and help the local children make a snow-man.


By serving as the base?


A less polite individual might have spread the rumour that he was acting as a wind break..

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 10:04:33 PM   
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Oh, and I'm working on my second turn of the afternoon right now.  


I'm starting to see the dangers of this telecommuting jazz.


Today wasn't normal telecommuting, it was a "semi snow day."

Our kids are officially off school tomorrow. I just went out to get gas for my wife's drive in the morning, and the city streets are pretty clear, until you get to any spot that was shaded all day, then you lose a lane, or easily start fish tailing. Easy to see why one more day for no kids driving to school, and no school buses on the narrow side roads is a good idea. We just don't have the amount of snow removal equipment colder places are used to.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 10:04:49 PM   
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I remember seeing a tire immersed in liquid nitrogen, frozen, extracted and then hit with a sledge hammer. The slo-mo replay was pretty striking as the tire shattered.


Just out of curiosity, where did you see this?

Just spent 10 unsuccessful minutes trying to find a video. No dice. I'll report back if I can.



Sounds like something they should have done for Timewarp.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 10:05:30 PM   
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Oh, and I'm working on my second turn of the afternoon right now.  


I'm starting to see the dangers of this telecommuting jazz.

Nah. It doesn't make any difference. I'm 'working' from my office as I spam....err...contribute in a meaningful fashion to this forum.


I'm quite sure that more than 50% of my posts have been made from my office, too.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 10:05:38 PM   
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Oh, and I'm working on my second turn of the afternoon right now.  


I'm starting to see the dangers of this telecommuting jazz.

Nah. It doesn't make any difference. I'm 'working' from my office as I spam....err...contribute in a meaningful fashion to this forum.


I'm sure both you and Mike are still managing to stay productive.....

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 10:06:28 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 10:06:53 PM   
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Oh, and I'm working on my second turn of the afternoon right now.  


I'm starting to see the dangers of this telecommuting jazz.

Nah. It doesn't make any difference. I'm 'working' from my office as I spam....err...contribute in a meaningful fashion to this forum.


I'm quite sure that more than 50% of my posts have been made from my office, too.


You have an excuse....you get to kick back while stuff compiles or debugs or whatever else it does.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 10:08:55 PM   
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I did get a bunch of test cases written today.  


I must say, it sounds great when your employer trusts you to do your own thing at your own pace as long as you meet deadlines.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/1/2010 10:09:31 PM   
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