The first thing that I ever saw in my life that really impressed me was when a furnace operator licked his finger, then ran it through a stream of pouring steel, at about 3,000 degrees F. Now, at 61, #9, with the guy jumping the car with his POS car comes close to being impressive as well.
#7 I did that. On my first sea trial the old hands set me up to help on whats called an anchor windless test. basically the anchor is dropped and reeled in to prove it works. It was early April and cold. I was shown to slowly open the brake with that handle in the video and when it started to move to turn the handle down to slow it down. yeah, easy. There were about 25 guys hanging around, just waiting for a laugh. I started to turn and after a few it just came hauling out of the deck and shooting down the hawser pipe. Like a freight train. sparks were flying, paint chips, and dirt and I was like 2 feet away. My spotter came over and quickly clamped down on the wheel and put a hold on things. Every one was laughing. Took a minute but I laughed too. Ill never forget it, probably 40 years ago.
A bit more hardcore from sending you to the engine spaces for a bucket of steam, or putting you on mail-buoy watch! --Tennessee Budd (USN 1988-92: CV 67, CV 59)
#4, there used to be a machinist who showed up at the big Tulsa gun show(been a couple of years since I've gone, don't know if he still shows) who had displays of miniature guns he'd made. Rifles, shotguns, handguns, machine guns that looked detail perfect and the actions worked.
#5 The knee, I bet she tore something or if not she is limping big time.
ReplyDeleteThe bike is very poorly designed, the weight of the passenger is too far back.
DeleteWanna be wjo slept alone that night?
DeleteLady was sitting on rack behind the seat which is BEHIND the wheel as well. Physics is real Brah ! Hope they are both okay.
Delete#8 that's not how Uncle Fester does it....
ReplyDeleteWhat is the gal in #8 doing? I can't see what is going on there.
ReplyDeleteShe's showing she can fit an entire light bulb in her mouth without breaking it.
DeleteIt's called 'advertising'.
Delete[rocketride]
it will only break once... then she'll never do that again.
Deletestupid is rarely self aware.
chillhill
Yeah the real potential for a career ending injury there.
DeleteUsed to know a gal who could "suck the brass off a door knob", IYKWIM.
ReplyDeleteThe first thing that I ever saw in my life that really impressed me was when a furnace operator licked his finger, then ran it through a stream of pouring steel, at about 3,000 degrees F.
ReplyDeleteNow, at 61, #9, with the guy jumping the car with his POS car comes close to being impressive as well.
#7 I did that. On my first sea trial the old hands set me up to help on whats called an anchor windless test. basically the anchor is dropped and reeled in to prove it works.
ReplyDeleteIt was early April and cold. I was shown to slowly open the brake with that handle in the video and when it started to move to turn the handle down to slow it down.
yeah, easy.
There were about 25 guys hanging around, just waiting for a laugh. I started to turn and after a few it just came hauling out of the deck and shooting down the hawser pipe.
Like a freight train.
sparks were flying, paint chips, and dirt and I was like 2 feet away. My spotter came over and quickly clamped down on the wheel and put a hold on things. Every one was laughing. Took a minute but I laughed too.
Ill never forget it, probably 40 years ago.
daddy-o
A bit more hardcore from sending you to the engine spaces for a bucket of steam, or putting you on mail-buoy watch!
Delete--Tennessee Budd (USN 1988-92: CV 67, CV 59)
#4, there used to be a machinist who showed up at the big Tulsa gun show(been a couple of years since I've gone, don't know if he still shows) who had displays of miniature guns he'd made. Rifles, shotguns, handguns, machine guns that looked detail perfect and the actions worked.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work.
#5 looks extremely painful. She's not even fat so can't blame it on that.
ReplyDelete#8 is just asking to have the worst day of your life. Light bulbs detach at the most inopportune times.
#10: Ticks! Ticks everywhere!