Apple doesn't fall far from tree

DracoDei · Post by **DracoDei** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 9:17 am

So Pa is a laid back pyromaniac whereas Nip is hyperactive?

Archae45 · Post by **Archae45** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:32 am

DracoDei wrote:So Pa is a laid back pyromaniac whereas Nip is hyperactive?

Either that, or they both excel at flaming.

Sharuuk · Post by **Sharuuk** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 2:20 pm

Nah.....Pa's just a little absent minded. Y'know like lightin' his pipe immediately after wiping hisself down with a kerosene soaked rag to get rid of the flea infestation.

FWOOOOSH!!!!

<"Go fetch the Bactine, boy">

Shaaruuk

Mad Mike · Post by **Mad Mike** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 3:31 pm

Let's just hope Nip, the Fire Chief, isn't called in to put out the blaze...

This reminded me of a link Scott Kellogg posted in the forum for his webcomic:

http://ep.llnl.gov/msds/Chem120/lox-oxidation.html

(scientists playing with LOX and a charcoal grill)

Squeaky Bunny · Post by **Squeaky Bunny** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 3:54 pm

Holy Smoke! (there, someone said it)

I've been trying to find the videos of that LOX-grill experiment but it had been taken down. At least the missle silo tour is still up.

Archae45 · Post by **Archae45** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 3:58 pm

Mad Mike wrote:Let's just hope Nip, the Fire Chief, isn't called in to put out the blaze...

This reminded me of a link Scott Kellogg posted in the forum for his webcomic:

http://ep.llnl.gov/msds/Chem120/lox-oxidation.html

(scientists playing with LOX and a charcoal grill)

I got the biggest laugh from Dave Barry's description of this.

He said it was like having a room full of 15 million Labrador Retrievers, and tossing a squirrel in.

Sharuuk · Post by **Sharuuk** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 4:06 pm

I LOVE playing with LOX....and yes...one charcoal brickette pre-soaked in LOX goes off with the MOST SATISFACTORY explosion when tossed in a fire. Actually it was tossed thru the flames way above the actual fire pit. We didn't want to scatter the burning logs all over the site.

Still, the flash and boooom scare the crap

out of a LOT of folks who weren't expecting it.

hee hee hee hee!!!

If you want to see a REALLY IMPRESSIVE explosion try throwing a one quart glass Thermos bottle liner filled with LOX onto ground that has been soaked in jet fuel, avaiation gas and whatever else the air base fire dept has used to practice with. You throw it in a high arc so that it comes down and shatters in the center of the burn pit........SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT!!!!! I got the chance to do just this for a demonstration of how dangerous LOX can be.

<sigh> Why is it only fun if it's dangerous?

Shaaruuk

Yuoofox · Post by **Yuoofox** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:31 am

I have a friend that's into pyromania too, but that stuff scares me.

Yuoofox · Post by **Yuoofox** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:32 am

What is LOX? Is that anything like Lux? (Sorry. Tales of the Questor pun.)

Archae45 · Post by **Archae45** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:36 am

Yuoofox wrote:What is LOX? Is that anything like Lux? (Sorry. Tales of the Questor pun.)

Liquid Oxygen.

Sharuuk · Post by **Sharuuk** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:31 am

One thing about the thermos liner full of LOX in the burn pit. No source of ignition is needed. The ground is so saturated with petroleum distillates that when the LOX hits it, the reaction is hypergolic meaning that ignition occurs upon contact with each other.

So there was no fire in the pit until the LOX hit the ground......and then it was beautiful!

AHHHH.....such wonderful memories.

Shaaruuk

Archae45 · Post by **Archae45** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:41 am

Sharuuk wrote:One thing about the thermos liner full of LOX in the burn pit. No source of ignition is needed. The ground is so saturated with petroleum distillates that when the LOX hits it, the reaction is hypergolic meaning that ignition occurs upon contact with each other. So there was no fire in the pit until the LOX hit the ground......and then it was beautiful!

AHHHH.....such wonderful memories.

Shaaruuk

Sounds like you got a bang out of it...

Sharuuk · Post by **Sharuuk** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:05 am

Archae45 wrote:Sounds like you got a bang out of it...

Indubitably....I had a blast!

Shaaruuk

SolidusRaccoon · Post by **SolidusRaccoon** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:51 am

I would hate to be the insurance agent for that family.

Archae45 · Post by **Archae45** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 9:55 am

SolidusRaccoon wrote:I would hate to be the insurance agent for that family.

I don't think they can GET insurance!

Insurance agent: "And the name is...Todd? From Malarkey County?"
"Forget it, we aren't insuring you."

Pa Todd: "And I though Lloyd's of London would insure us..."

SolidusRaccoon · Post by **SolidusRaccoon** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 10:28 am

Archae45 wrote:
SolidusRaccoon wrote:I would hate to be the insurance agent for that family.
I don't think they can GET insurance!

Insurance agent: "And the name is...Todd? From Malarkey County?"
"Forget it, we aren't insuring you."

Pa Todd: "And I though Lloyd's of London would insure us..."

I hear the same thing about Jackie Chan

Yuoofox · Post by **Yuoofox** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:37 pm

I don't think Steve Erwin, the Crocodile Hunter, can get insurance either.

Squeaky Bunny · Post by **Squeaky Bunny** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 3:27 pm

There are quite a few occupations that the insurance companies will refuse to insure.

Divers, Steeplejacks, Iron or Steel construction workers, Hazardous materials truck drivers, Aircraft pilots/instructors/stewards/stewardesses, Jockey/harness drivers, Air traffic controllers, Martial arts instructors, Armed forces personnel, Night watchmen, Oil, Natural Gas industry: all offshore, Power line installers/ repairers, Professional athletes, Carnival, circus employees/performers/rodeo performers, Drivers of: ambulances, tow trucks, rescue vehicles, long distance trailer trucks, logging trucks, armored trucks, taxis or limousine drivers/owners, Stunt workers, Fish hatchery or fish processing/packing workers, Fishermen, Trappers/hunters.

I suspect there are a lot more.

Chaser617 · Post by **Chaser617** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 11:44 pm

[quote="Squeaky Bunny"] Armed forces personnel[quote]

Technically its illeagle to do this but that dosen't stop them (a law saying those serving the country are to be denied no services based solely on the fact that of that service) but it happens, sooo thats why the Pentagon came up with its own life insurence plan.

Granted, it bites big time because its managed by the same big life insurence firms that deny coverage to begin with... ahhh 'congressionally mandated outsourcing' at its best.

Squirrelly61104 · Post by **Squirrelly61104** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 5:53 am

Excuse me, Mr. Todd? This is Acme insurance. I have the quote for your insurance needs.
Quote "Bwa-ha ha ha haaaa haaaah!" end quote.
This goes on for about seventeen more pages, then the agent doing your estimate keeled over from lack of oxygen. Thank you for considering Acme, and don't ever call us again.

When I left the navy, I was offered a 'deal' by the military. To help outgoing personnell, the government had worked out an arrangement with a major health insurance company. Veterans could get short term health insurance to carry them over until their civilian insurance kicked in.
I took the time to phone around and compare prices.
Mind you, this was back in the early '90s, but the price for the government offered insurance was absurdly higher than the same insurance available commercially. (both were bad, though)

Our government loooves it's veterans.
At least around election time.
Both sides.

I refer you to Kiplings 'Tommy'

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