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| I called him Mister Murder Eyes. ISN’T HE CUTE?! |
Via Riders of Skaith
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Adventure
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| Camels, children, militia and motorcycle |
Found this pic on Mosko Moto's website. They make soft gear for motorcycle exploring. They are a small shop in White Salmon, Washington.
The Power of the Dog
The Power of the Dog | Official Teaser | Netflix
Netflix
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| Giant Frigging House in the Middle of Nowhere |
Two brothers, one smart, full-on cowboy, one not so smart, but solid and reliable, live together is a giant frigging house in the middle of nowhere. The brothers are in their 30's. Solid up and marries the widow who runs the restaurant in the nearby crossroads. Smarty was perfectly comfortable with the way things were and doesn't take kindly to having his applecart upset. Widow has an effeminate teenage son who is studying to become a doctor. Eventually we see smarty's true colors, and now it starts to make sense. It's still stupid, but hardly anybody gets to live a smart life full of adventure and happy, smiling people.
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| Cattle drive on the Great Plains - Castaigne, J. Andre - 1892 |
The scenery is cool, but the cattle look a little too fat. Pictures of cattle on old time trail drives look like they are skin and bones, relatively speaking. I suppose fat cattle is what they raise now. Oh, there is murder by anthrax, a common disease with cattle. That's kind of interesting.
Oh yeah, it was shot in New Zealand.
Gas Fireplace Repair
Can You Really Compare Harbor Freight To Snap-On? (Yes)
SuperfastMatt
I like tools. I have a bunch, not a huge bunch like some people (video above), but enough to get me this far. I have a problem keeping track of them because I have some in my office where I work on small stuff, and a handful in a drawer in the kitchen because there is always something that needs to be fixed in the house. The bulk of them were in the garage in a roll-around tool chest. Those are all for automotive repairs and the bulk of them were wrenches. I say 'were' because since my family has started buying houses, houses that need remodeling, my tools have gotten scattered across three (and now four) locations.
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| Special Tool - Multi-Size Test-Ball Plug |
I try and avoid special purpose tools, I prefer general purpose tools, but sometimes you can't avoid it, like when you want to pull the radio out of a 1995 Ford Windstar, or you need to test the sewer line for the building inspector.
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| Where are my Giant Channellock Pliers? |
I was freeze proofing the outside water lines the other day and I could not loosen the hose fitting on the backyard faucet, so I went looking for a pair of Channellocks but I could not find any. Bah, double bah and humbug. That dang Osmany doesn't know his own strength. Whatever. I rooted around in my tool chest and came up with some kind of weird chisel. With that and a small hammer I has able to loosen the fitting.
How to remove a rounded nut or bolt- 5 different ways
[clipped to show hammer & chisel technique]
Ultimate Handyman
It's hard to see in the video, but you need to aim the chisel to some point away from the center, the farther the better. Having a sharp chisel helps here. You're going to make a dent in the surface, but if you are this deep into it, that probably doesn't matter. You many even need to make a small cut straight in to the center in order to have something to push against to turn the bolt.
Now we're going to tackle the gas fireplace. The pilot light has gone out and relighting it doesn't help. There is a thermopile sitting in the pilot light flame. It generates a small amount of electricity (less than one volt) to run the gas valve. I check the voltage coming out of this thing and it's 165 millivolts, which is half of the recommended 325 millivolt minimum. So, new thermopile.
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| 750 Millivolt Thermopile |
Low and behold, Amazon has one for ten bucks, and they even offer same day delivery, on Sunday!
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| CHANNELLOCK Pliers Set |
There is a small catch, your order needs to be at least $35. Well, what else do I need? How about some Channellocks? I find one I like, but it's only $17, not enough to reach the number I need. I could buy a pair but the small one is only like six inches long. I already have one of those and I'm not real fond of it. I hardly ever use it. If I have to resort to channellocks, I want a big one. I finally settle on this set which includes a decent size channellock (yes, I know they are all Channellock brand, but I'm talking about the arc-joint pliers).
I do have a really big pair that have come in handy more times than I can count. I like them, but one pair is enough. Besides a new pair runs $70.
P.S. Not really happy with the new thermopile. The output is just above the recommended minimum and nowhere near the claimed 750 millivolt output. Well, what do you expect for $10?
Quote of the Day
“Sometimes I wonder if the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it” – Laurence Peter
Laurence Peter was the guy who formulated the Peter principle.
Via ZeroHedge
Supersonic catapult
How to Build a Supersonic Trebuchet
David Eade
I don't know why, but this guy's explanation of the math he used to design this device had me laughing. I'm not quite sure what it was that got me going. It's not that the math is nonsense, it might be, but without sitting down and studying it I have no idea. I think it was his delivery, though I can't pick out anything in particular. Maybe because he was cramming so much into such a short exposition.
In any case, his machine is very cool. I don't like how it is powered by rubber bands, I would prefer a solid weight, but to get the required force (Force = mass x acceleration, that much math I do know) might require a weight of several hundred pounds, which would make it much less portable. Unless you could somehow use the weight of a vehicle to drive it. (Jack up the back end of your car, attached the puller cable, pull the pin and release the Kraken.)
The stated velocity of 400 meters per second is well above the speed of sound and is higher than the muzzle velocity of most handguns. One reason I like shooting the 7.62 x 25 cartridge is because it is supersonic and delivers a nice satisfying crack when fired.
Now he needs to work on accuracy.
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