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Dellortoman
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You might get some from an agricultural supplier becaue it's used to produce an artificial gas that promotes the ripening of fruit.
We used to be able to buy it by the truckload in Tassie back in the 70's because there was a carbide smelter near Hobart. We' used it in miners lamps when exploring Tassie's many limesone caves. Those old carbide (acetylene) miners lamps were pretty simple and quite effective, but I don't reckon anyone would be using them nowadays. They'd all be LED.
The Tassie carbide works went belly up years ago because there's not much demand for the stuff these days. I reckon the only members of the general public who'd have a legitimate use for it would be a few old boys with vintage bikes and cars that have carbide lights.
We used to be able to buy it by the truckload in Tassie back in the 70's because there was a carbide smelter near Hobart. We' used it in miners lamps when exploring Tassie's many limesone caves. Those old carbide (acetylene) miners lamps were pretty simple and quite effective, but I don't reckon anyone would be using them nowadays. They'd all be LED.
The Tassie carbide works went belly up years ago because there's not much demand for the stuff these days. I reckon the only members of the general public who'd have a legitimate use for it would be a few old boys with vintage bikes and cars that have carbide lights.
Kiwi Laverda
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Xav said:Good moments on N?rburgring
Where we discover why DHL is so fast in delivery ...
Brave(?) guy in the DHL van and the blue Toyota/Nissan(?). :
A little known fact is that the N?rburgring is a one-way road open to the public. Therefore, german highway code is applicable, so there is actually a 100km/h speed limit. As it is privately-owned, no-one gives a fuck and the police don't consider it as their business to stem the idiocy... given up riding there for a long time now, far too many fucktards having what they think is fun. Medical helicopter never gets to cool down at the weekends.
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madrid
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Following the video of Guy's huge crash, and after a couple of weeks recovering, he sent this out today:
Message from Guy.
"I?ve had my head down for a few weeks, because I didn?t want the world knowing I spannered myself, but it turns out the world already knew. I also wanted to make sure that anything you heard was straight from the horse?s mouth.
"I?ve had over 100 cards wishing me well. I really appreciate them, I read them all and I think they?re mega. So thanks for them.
"I don?t remember anything about the crash after headbutting the ground, but the Dainese and AGV stuff I was racing in was bloody brilliant. The leathers were cut off me, but there weren?t many scuffs on them. I headbutted the ground at 130mph, then skidded into a dirt field and catapulted off a few things. The impact I hit the ground with was massive. I was knocked out, but it?s a credit to that helmet that I didn?t suffer any damage other than a badly bloodshot eye. There are no rubbish helmets any more really, but I wouldn?t have wanted to be wearing anything other than my AGV.
"I?ve broken some vertebrae, but I?ve got to say the Dainese back protector did its job. It has a honeycomb aluminium core that was crushed by the impact, which is what?s supposed to happen, and it?s making funny noise if you flex it, but I crashed on Thursday night, I was operated on Friday afternoon and walking Saturday morning. I was in the shed the following Thursday. That back protector genuinely saved my bloody life.
"I might have come around at the trackside, because the marshals told people I was spouting the usual gibberish. I properly woke up in hospital. Then it was all the usual questions, Where are you sore? Does this hurt? I was in Belfast Royal and I?ve never been more impressed by a hospital than I was by that place, all the staff were great. I broke five vertebrae, but they bolted six together, from T4 to T10, because two are unstable, meaning there?s a chance they could move and damage my spinal column. They had to rod my spine because I broke my sternum too. Normally the front will hold the back together or the back will hold the front, but I had broken both front and back. My sternum is cracked straight down the middle, but that?s only cartilage so they don?t do anything to try repair it. I broke five ribs and two metacarpals in right hand, too, and my hand?s been plated.
"I?ve been back at work a while, but I?m struggling with everything. Sharon, my other-half, thought I was an idiot for trying to go back to work so soon, but I?d spent nearly a week at home, and I had to do something. Now she admits that me going to work has moved me on loads, mentally and physically. There?s no better physio than working on trucks and I know when I?m doing too much, I?m not planning to do anything that puts the recovery back.
"The surgeon had to move my shoulder blade muscles to get the metalwork in, then fasten them all on again. That?s what?s causing the most bother, the muscle not the broken bones. A lot of my work involves having my hands above my head, in the pit working on a truck above me, but I?m alright as long as I don?t overdo it. If it gets too much Moody or Belty give me a hand and I?m getting stronger everyday.
"Having a few days off work gave me time to think about what I want to do, and realise all things that have had to go on hold. I still want to race, but I?m not going to rush into deciding what or where I?m going to race.
"So thanks again for all the best wishes and all the messages. Cheers."
Guy
Message from Guy.
"I?ve had my head down for a few weeks, because I didn?t want the world knowing I spannered myself, but it turns out the world already knew. I also wanted to make sure that anything you heard was straight from the horse?s mouth.
"I?ve had over 100 cards wishing me well. I really appreciate them, I read them all and I think they?re mega. So thanks for them.
"I don?t remember anything about the crash after headbutting the ground, but the Dainese and AGV stuff I was racing in was bloody brilliant. The leathers were cut off me, but there weren?t many scuffs on them. I headbutted the ground at 130mph, then skidded into a dirt field and catapulted off a few things. The impact I hit the ground with was massive. I was knocked out, but it?s a credit to that helmet that I didn?t suffer any damage other than a badly bloodshot eye. There are no rubbish helmets any more really, but I wouldn?t have wanted to be wearing anything other than my AGV.
"I?ve broken some vertebrae, but I?ve got to say the Dainese back protector did its job. It has a honeycomb aluminium core that was crushed by the impact, which is what?s supposed to happen, and it?s making funny noise if you flex it, but I crashed on Thursday night, I was operated on Friday afternoon and walking Saturday morning. I was in the shed the following Thursday. That back protector genuinely saved my bloody life.
"I might have come around at the trackside, because the marshals told people I was spouting the usual gibberish. I properly woke up in hospital. Then it was all the usual questions, Where are you sore? Does this hurt? I was in Belfast Royal and I?ve never been more impressed by a hospital than I was by that place, all the staff were great. I broke five vertebrae, but they bolted six together, from T4 to T10, because two are unstable, meaning there?s a chance they could move and damage my spinal column. They had to rod my spine because I broke my sternum too. Normally the front will hold the back together or the back will hold the front, but I had broken both front and back. My sternum is cracked straight down the middle, but that?s only cartilage so they don?t do anything to try repair it. I broke five ribs and two metacarpals in right hand, too, and my hand?s been plated.
"I?ve been back at work a while, but I?m struggling with everything. Sharon, my other-half, thought I was an idiot for trying to go back to work so soon, but I?d spent nearly a week at home, and I had to do something. Now she admits that me going to work has moved me on loads, mentally and physically. There?s no better physio than working on trucks and I know when I?m doing too much, I?m not planning to do anything that puts the recovery back.
"The surgeon had to move my shoulder blade muscles to get the metalwork in, then fasten them all on again. That?s what?s causing the most bother, the muscle not the broken bones. A lot of my work involves having my hands above my head, in the pit working on a truck above me, but I?m alright as long as I don?t overdo it. If it gets too much Moody or Belty give me a hand and I?m getting stronger everyday.
"Having a few days off work gave me time to think about what I want to do, and realise all things that have had to go on hold. I still want to race, but I?m not going to rush into deciding what or where I?m going to race.
"So thanks again for all the best wishes and all the messages. Cheers."
Guy
sonicboom500
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Was passed by one of these on my morning commute.
At last something useful has come out of all that green technology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=27&v=XNqOU4jx62I
At last something useful has come out of all that green technology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=27&v=XNqOU4jx62I
madrid
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A touching clip of the farewell in Spain to a woman who died when hit by a car, while out for a ride with her husband. 250 bikes turned up to pay tribute after the unexpected tragedy earlier this month.
Shajota
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Dellortoman
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I suspect the dolphin wouldn't be too peeved by that, Drikko.
I have this crackpot theory that dolphins are waterproof. I don't know how I came up with sucha crazy idea. I guess I must be one of those "think outside the box" genius types.
I also suspect that irony was the intention of your comment. But I'm ignoring that for the time being.
I have this crackpot theory that dolphins are waterproof. I don't know how I came up with sucha crazy idea. I guess I must be one of those "think outside the box" genius types.
I also suspect that irony was the intention of your comment. But I'm ignoring that for the time being.
Simonr501
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By some inverted snobbery my broadband is so slow that the dog didn't move at all for 30 seconds and then one frame every now and again.
mcnicol
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Cam, your theory about waterproof dolphins has been stolen by marine scientists, and it has been proved correct. Good work, like an ancient Greek philosopher you used pure thought to derive the same conclusion that experimental scientists took another 2500 years to arrive at.
In the process the scientists discovered that dolphins are continually shedding the outside layers of their skin while they are swimming at high speed as a hydrodynamic speed aid. So far I haven't seen anyone use an adaptation of this technique to make racing motorcycles go faster, but there's all sorts of people reading this forum who aretotally crazy very adventurous so who knows what could come out of this?
Ken
In the process the scientists discovered that dolphins are continually shedding the outside layers of their skin while they are swimming at high speed as a hydrodynamic speed aid. So far I haven't seen anyone use an adaptation of this technique to make racing motorcycles go faster, but there's all sorts of people reading this forum who are
Ken