In article <BrsPB.4358$5k6.2113@fx25.iad>,
Michael A Terrell <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:
>There are Jackrabbits and other animals that are a lot slower, and
>provide more food than a Roadrunner. Not only that, but the Coyote is a
>self described 'Genius'. :)
"Super Genius", in fact.
Coyote is at one end of the curve: ranks high on clever, inventive,
and cunning, but barely moves the needle on the wise-meter.
Reply by Bill Beaty●November 17, 20172017-11-17
On Friday, November 10, 2017 at 6:11:23 AM UTC-8, Phil Hobbs wrote:
> I still want my Acme Portable Hole.
Use the hole-edge to whittle quartz, or to shave metal slabs into mirrors.
Or would we all die from Hawking rad flux?
Two portable holes against each other:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TZd95BCKMY&t=0m43s
Reply by Michael A Terrell●November 16, 20172017-11-16
krw@notreal.com wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Nov 2017 15:36:20 -0500, Michael A Terrell
> <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> krw@notreal.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Is there any law of Physics, that Acme can't break? :)
>>>
>>> That coyotes actually eat roadrunners?
>>
>>
>> Would you want to eat a stringy, almost meatless bird?
>
> Keyword: almost
There are Jackrabbits and other animals that are a lot slower, and
provide more food than a Roadrunner. Not only that, but the Coyote is a
self described 'Genius'. :)
Reply by ●November 16, 20172017-11-16
On Thu, 16 Nov 2017 15:36:20 -0500, Michael A Terrell
<mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:
>krw@notreal.com wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Is there any law of Physics, that Acme can't break? :)
>>
>> That coyotes actually eat roadrunners?
>
>
> Would you want to eat a stringy, almost meatless bird?
Keyword: almost
Reply by Michael A Terrell●November 16, 20172017-11-16
krw@notreal.com wrote:
>>
>>
>> Is there any law of Physics, that Acme can't break? :)
>
> That coyotes actually eat roadrunners?
Would you want to eat a stringy, almost meatless bird?
Reply by John Larkin●November 13, 20172017-11-13
On Mon, 13 Nov 2017 17:11:40 +1100, Clifford Heath
<no.spam@please.net> wrote:
>On 13/11/17 10:01, John Larkin wrote:
>> On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 15:25:13 -0700, Jim Thompson
>> <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 10:53:08 -0800, John Larkin
>>> <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> wrote:
>>>> Falling on snow is pretty benign and often fun.
>>> I have an 11-year-old grandson who is, for all intents and purposes,
>>> _pro_ level at ice _and_ roller-blade hockey (*)
>>> ...Jim Thompson
>> Here is yours truly attempting 360's in the features park at Sugar
>> Bowl:
>>
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/u8tgnyedl2r94tu/crash360b.mp4?raw=1
>>
>> Well, it's hard to hold a camera and spin at the same time.
>
>360's are easy. I've even done them on 210cm cross-country
>skis with rat-trap bindings, just to prove it's possible.
>The hard part of learning is to overcome the fear of leaning
>back when you're traveling backwards; without that you can't
>initiate the second 180 properly.
>
>Clifford Heath
The trick is to transition to the opposite set of edges at the instant
you're going backwards. With a camera in one hand and two poles in the
other, my timing didn't work right. I have a helmet (which I seldom
wear) and a GoPro to mount on it (which I haven't got around to
figuring out) so I could do it better.
Fear never affects me. Clumsiness does.
--
John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc
lunatic fringe electronics
Reply by Clifford Heath●November 13, 20172017-11-13
On 13/11/17 10:01, John Larkin wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 15:25:13 -0700, Jim Thompson
> <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 10:53:08 -0800, John Larkin
>> <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> wrote:
>>> Falling on snow is pretty benign and often fun.
>> I have an 11-year-old grandson who is, for all intents and purposes,
>> _pro_ level at ice _and_ roller-blade hockey (*)
>> ...Jim Thompson
> Here is yours truly attempting 360's in the features park at Sugar
> Bowl:
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/u8tgnyedl2r94tu/crash360b.mp4?raw=1
>
> Well, it's hard to hold a camera and spin at the same time.
360's are easy. I've even done them on 210cm cross-country
skis with rat-trap bindings, just to prove it's possible.
The hard part of learning is to overcome the fear of leaning
back when you're traveling backwards; without that you can't
initiate the second 180 properly.
Clifford Heath
Reply by ●November 12, 20172017-11-12
On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 10:36:52 -0500, Michael A Terrell
<mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:
>Phil Hobbs wrote:
>> On 11/10/2017 07:24 PM, Michael A Terrell wrote:
>>> Phil Hobbs wrote:
>>>> On 11/10/2017 04:04 AM, Mike Coon wrote:
>>>>> In article <6Z6NB.1751$227.328@fx40.iad>, mike.terrell@earthlink.net
>>>>> says...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> bitrex wrote:
>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> Michael A Terrell wrote:
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>> bitrex wrote:
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>> Michael A Terrell wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> A common as dirt filament tester. They were common as dirt, and
>>>>>>>>>> sold for about $3 in the early '60s. They hyped as real tube
>>>>>>>>>> testers.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "It Does What It Says on the Tin"
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Just like the cans of 'Replacement Vacuum'?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> How do I get the vacuum out of the can and back in the tube, though?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That was explained on the tin, not in the ads.
>>>>>
>>>>> I like that idea. Did you have to wear a space-suit in case any vacuum
>>>>> got spilled?
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I still want my Acme Portable Hole.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Those have been on back order since 1963, along with their set of
>>> tunnel paints. :(
>>
>> On the plus side, you can get roller skis now. Instant water available
>> soon.
>>
>> https://www.rollerskishop.com/
>
>
> Is there any law of Physics, that Acme can't break? :)
That coyotes actually eat roadrunners?
Reply by John Larkin●November 12, 20172017-11-12
On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 15:25:13 -0700, Jim Thompson
<To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote:
>On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 10:53:08 -0800, John Larkin
><jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> wrote:
>
>
>[snip]
>>
>>Falling on snow is pretty benign and often fun. Snow is soft and the
>>coefficient of friction is low. Falling onto dirt and rocks and
>>pavement might not be as fun.
>
>I have an 11-year-old grandson who is, for all intents and purposes,
>_pro_ level at ice _and_ roller-blade hockey (*) He takes some might
>nasty falls (he is, as you might expect, somewhat combative ;-), but
>he's padded every which way from Sunday.
>
>(*) He is the go-to-guy for the _whole_ league when a substitute
>player is needed.
>
>He's the first "jock" that I know of in the family history.
>
> ...Jim Thompson
Here is yours truly attempting 360's in the features park at Sugar
Bowl:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/u8tgnyedl2r94tu/crash360b.mp4?raw=1
Well, it's hard to hold a camera and spin at the same time.
I'm about as close to a jock that my family had created up to then
(not very close) but The Brat is a real athelete. I can still out-ski
her just because I'm crazier than she is.
Sanity is over-rated.
--
John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc
lunatic fringe electronics
Reply by Jim Thompson●November 12, 20172017-11-12
On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 10:53:08 -0800, John Larkin
<jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> wrote:
[snip]
>
>Falling on snow is pretty benign and often fun. Snow is soft and the
>coefficient of friction is low. Falling onto dirt and rocks and
>pavement might not be as fun.
I have an 11-year-old grandson who is, for all intents and purposes,
_pro_ level at ice _and_ roller-blade hockey (*) He takes some might
nasty falls (he is, as you might expect, somewhat combative ;-), but
he's padded every which way from Sunday.
(*) He is the go-to-guy for the _whole_ league when a substitute
player is needed.
He's the first "jock" that I know of in the family history.
...Jim Thompson
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