Recent Posts

61

general non-furry discussion / Re: The "Bad News" thread.

« Last post by Jade Sinapu on August 04, 2023, 01:52:55 pm »

My sister is in hospital with severe intestinal infection.  On IV  antibiotics.
No one told me till now.
I have no news and keep asking. 

62

general non-furry discussion / Re: Dumb ways to die

« Last post by Jade Sinapu on August 04, 2023, 01:49:35 pm »

From an old Darwin Awards... yes this is real


Put a 22 caliber long rifle shell in your cars fuse box.
Then it heats up due to current. 
Bullet shoots you in chest while driving causing death.

63

general non-furry discussion / Re: What Are You Up To?

« Last post by cause the rat on August 04, 2023, 03:37:30 am »

Found a good article on UV radiation and oxidation. I may have not gotten all the water off the bottom of the glass before starting the experiment. UV induced oxidation may also explain why the substance I'm working with is oxidizing faster than it should. For me that is a REALLY good thing.. Someone found a way to go from 4 months down to 41 days. If I can get the same results in, a this rate, two weeks that's even better. The experiment has been running for 9 days now. It'd doubled in viscosity. If it's stable, doesn't break back down into a runny liquid, It will be perfect. Once it reaches the target viscosity I'll have to compare it to the manufactured product.

64

general non-furry discussion / Re: Dumb ways to die

« Last post by cause the rat on August 03, 2023, 04:36:04 am »

Make a double male ended extension cord.

65

general non-furry discussion / Re: What Are You Up To?

« Last post by cause the rat on August 03, 2023, 04:34:22 am »

Thanks Jade. The aluminum is under a flat piece of glass. No air flow. And it's only happening in one spot. There is also no signs of damage to any other parts of the shielding. I did search for answers. Apparently UV will degrade aluminum. But it's not supposed to melt it. Also found out that UV ADDS molecular weight to some mettle types.  So the idea that an energy can become matter does happen. Honestly this all is fun. But has nothing to do with what I'm trying to accomplish. i am accomplishing what I was hoping to. Learning all this new stuff adds to the fun.

66

general non-furry discussion / Re: Local weather

« Last post by Jade Sinapu on August 03, 2023, 12:36:08 am »

My parents 40 miles away just got 3 inches of water rainfall in 15 min. 
Sheets of water flowing on everything.  Nothing could handle the flow.
Flooded streets,  yards are ponds. 
Hills had mudslides and rockslides.
They are okay.

67

general non-furry discussion / Re: What Are You Up To?

« Last post by Jade Sinapu on August 03, 2023, 12:32:56 am »

Your experiment is strange Cause.
If you mean you are using 390 to 400 nm UV light,  it will pass through normal glass I think.  However shorter wavelengths get blocked by glass.
Aluminum maybe is undergoing photoelectric effect whereby electrons become freed to make a current because the light have them enough energy to move about.  But I wonder if the UV is reacting with oxygen in air to make weak ozone which eats aluminum making oxides?
Sounds interesting.

I'm up to being cold feet about going to denfur 2023... probably will go but my involvement will be small and I might go home early and this will be last con.  I could use encouragement.  I wanted to speak to convention chat group on telegram and say just that.  Hey I could use encouragement to go.  But... sounded lame.

68

general non-furry discussion / Re: Dumb ways to die

« Last post by Jade Sinapu on August 03, 2023, 12:24:38 am »

If you are asking for others to post dumb ways to die...

Starting a chain saw while its between your legs/ crotch.

69

general non-furry discussion / Dumb ways to die

« Last post by Firelight on August 01, 2023, 06:53:58 pm »

Inspired by the song and game.

Riding Bodacious the bull.

70

general non-furry discussion / Re: What Are You Up To?

« Last post by cause the rat on July 31, 2023, 02:57:09 pm »

Keeping track of the experiment. The UV radiation is having an adverse effect on aluminum. This was not expected as I'm using the metal as a shield. Directly under the experiment the aluminum is melting away in one spot. I've moved the energy source. However the spot continues to melt. The heat produced by the source is so low it's not heating the above enclosure. Not even warm to the touch. The quality of the UV wavelength is 395 out of a possible 400. We're talking tanning strong. So it would appear it's the UV radiation that's causing the melting. The melting is also not hot. This does not have any effect on the experiment. There is glass between it and the aluminum.  I'll replace the aluminum and keep going.

Going to look this up when I have the time.