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09-24-2009, 04:40 PM #11Grumpy old sod
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I do freshwater fish with a planted tank.
Originally Posted by bromion
Besides the fishtank, I conduct cycling, swimming, shooting/gun collecting, and the family among other things.
When I am not doing this stuff ... I am usually either, breathing, sleeping, or drinking coffee.
I might get a shave in every once in a while haha.
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09-24-2009, 04:53 PM #12< Banned User >
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I modify razors.....
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09-24-2009, 08:18 PM #13< Banned User >
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My girlfriend is off galavanting in Europe so it's just me and the boys this week. I'm not bored mind you. I just found myself practicing some knot tying and that lead to thoughts about rigging and then, well, before I even realized it, I was hoisting a heavy oak cabinet and tying it off to a table one third the weight of the cabinet:
You can see how Mr. Toes is fascinated by the physics all around him.
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09-24-2009, 11:34 PM #14Senior Member
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Nicely done ICEDOG
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09-25-2009, 12:57 AM #15Senior Member
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I know why block and tackles mathematically work it just never seemed to have any "common" sense to it.
Lol btw.
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09-25-2009, 12:27 PM #16Certifiable
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now THAT's what i'm talkin about!
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09-25-2009, 01:36 PM #17Pogonotomy rules
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It's not quite in the same vein, but close...
A few years ago the Yellow Pages in the UK had the following listing:
Boring -- see Civil Engineers
It never failed to make me smile.
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09-25-2009, 02:13 PM #18< Banned User >
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Now I must be sure to break it all down before the boss gets home or I will be hanging from it. Originally Posted by bbshriver
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09-25-2009, 02:31 PM #19Certifiable
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But it will be enshrined forever on the inner-web!
Seriously, too cool though. Looks almost like the stuff I saw in college, but a bit more restrained...
A fellow student at my college built his own tank... just put a video up on the blog..Last edited by bbshriver; 09-25-2009 at 02:36 PM.
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09-25-2009, 10:10 PM #20Senior Member
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I always post this site when I think of bored or time crunched engineers.
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