procyon Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Nothing prevents me from owning one. Just as nothing prevents my kids from utterly destroying it and/or themselves. So that is why I don't have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Quad bikes are more accident prone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
procyon Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Quad bikes are more accident prone. Don't have one of those either. Feet, they do have feet. Mouths too. Mouths that are always making my food go away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Reminds me of the early Nineties - we were five siblings, three of which were teens plus one toddler. I'm mystified on how our parents kept us clothed and fed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
procyon Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Reminds me of the early Nineties - we were five siblings, three of which were teens plus one toddler. I'm mystified on how our parents kept us clothed and fed. We've got six kids. How they kept you clothed and fed - however they had to. Why, because it's easier than listening to the whining... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 We've got six kids. You deserve a medal. And a nap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
procyon Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 That is why I work nights. I get to go home and sleep when the kids are at school and the wife is off to work. Quiet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Vewwy kwiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 "The Argonne Forest was a battle in France with where American troops fought their first major offensive in World War I. It got its name via the Americans' use of argon gas attacks. (Argonne is French for argon.)" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 No doubt uttered by one of these. Cancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 The New Yorker is a well-respected scientific journal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 With a proverbally acute knowledge of geography, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 Well, argon gas, to the exclusion of everything else, would technically cause death by oxygen deprivation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 At least it can put out fires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 And it's a great thermal insulator in double-pane windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 Styrofoam would also be a great thermal insulator in double pane windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 Probably, but it would defeat the window's purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Stop nitpicking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 But they are so tasty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Styrofoam would also be a great thermal insulator in double pane windows. Especially if you are working in a longer-wave bandpass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 How about the visible spectrum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Well, then the styrofoam will let through most of the light ... diffusively ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 And kids would sneak up on the window to rub a piece of glass on it ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 There's always silica aerogel, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 For when you want your window to float away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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