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OT. Jeopardy and Flywheel
d Dean, what show episode was that fly wheel question? i wanted to teach my grandson about engines and the diagram was perfect. Then my wife erased it. now he is coming here for the weekend from...
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OT: Silly philosophical quiz
You may be correct. I live in a golden past when cars had real frames and real bumpers and you could clamp a tow bar to the bumper.
Vintage Uhaul U-haul bumper clamp tow bar / Bolt-on towing hitch...
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Clorox Wipes
I noticed a picture of Clorox Wipes. I guess they are paper towels impregnated with Clorox. Is that a new product? I went to learn somethin about it it, and the page dimmed and a popup appeared: "An...
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Arecibo has collapsed, RIP
"A review last month found that the telescope was at risk of catastrophic collapse and said the huge structure could not be repaired without posing a potentially deadly risk to construction workers."...
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OT. Pearl Harbor Day
I noticed the flags at the local high school were at half staff today. There weren't any on site ceremonies at Pearl Harbor itself. Some pictures. <> It's been 79 years since the attack on Pearl...
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OT Cancer/Meidcare screening
I got a novel call today, Becky, saying they 'worked closely' with Medicare and offering me ancestry testing, which they said when I asked was paid for by Medicare. It turns out that "Medicare has...
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3 years ago
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Dimmable LED electronics
I need to buy one BA15D to replace a burned out Halogen 120V 75W garage stair light that is attached to the side wall. It doesn't need to be brightly lit as it's a short set of open steps and it's not...
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3 years ago
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This guy needs help with ceiling fan
This guy needs help with his ceiling fan. Turns but blows no air.
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3 years ago
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OT. OK to Eat Here but Not There
A restaurant owner sank $80,000 into her restaurant but can't open back up. Right next to her is a movie production company feeding people outside. <> The one difference I can think of would be that...
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3 years ago
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Breathalyzers for Offices?
Not to see if someone helped close a bar down at closing time. Supposedly, a quick test to see if someone has the dreaded Covid virus. <> The newest COVID test coming to market will require a simple...
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OT: Inward and outward effectiveness of face masks
and outward effectiveness of cloth masks, a surgical mask, and a face shield Jin Pan, Charbel Harb, Weinan Leng, Linsey C. Marr* https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.11.18.20233353v1.full.pdf
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3 years ago
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What do you call the liquid clear rubber bandage doctors sometimes use.
What do you call the bandage-like stuff that they put on wounds in places where band-aids don't fit. It's like translucent rubber, sticks tightly to the skin and moreso to hair, and the doctor called...
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3 years ago
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Covid home test
Saw how you can do a home test to see if you have the virus by checking for symptoms. Put finger of one hand in your mouth Put finger of other hand in your butt Switch hands If you cannot smell or...
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3 years ago
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Getting that memory curl out of Cat 5e
I bought a roll of Cat 5e to extend my network. Maybe I stretched it out wrong, but it's remembering those curls and is very hard to run straight anywhere. Is there a trick to this? I've run it from...
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3 years ago
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OT. Tonneau Covers?
I just spoiled myself with a new pickup. Toyota SR, double cab, 5' box. It's red so it will be a little easier to find in a parking lot at least for now. There are bunches of choices for box covers....
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