put a drop of liquid soap in the water after putting th cork in. it will break the water tension that would pull the cork to the side.Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
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put a drop of liquid soap in the water after putting th cork in. it will break the water tension that would pull the cork to the side.Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
Wasn't it on that tv show with the science guy in the 80's? Mr. wizard, I think it was called. Or maybe I've just spent too much time alone with a bottle of wine...
If you can back that up, I'd have to give you 3 points too.Quote:
Originally Posted by notorious_carl
3 to Machodkis for now.
i'll search for something on the web to back it up. but i was just guessing.Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
Hang on while I go get another bottle for a fresh cork, and I'll found out if this works, too... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by notorious_carl
Hm... looks like it just floats to the side even more quickly after putting in some soap...
Repels it as it breaches the film of soap? https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2007/09/1.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by Machodkis
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Originally Posted by a d e p t
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasc...0/phy00598.htm
this talks about but doesn't exactly say what i said is true or not but hints that it should be true.
as i said earlier it was just a guess. and it sounded good from what i can remeber from high school science class. before you tested my answer, did you test yours. i'm just wondering if that actually works.Quote:
Originally Posted by Machodkis
It was a very good try though. https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2006/04/1.gif
Yes, I did test my solution as well, and it seemed to work well enough. I mean, i'd already started in on the bottle of wine, so my hands weren't very steady, and my vision wasn't great, but I'm pretty sure it works...Quote:
Originally Posted by notorious_carl
:eek2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Machodkis
While playing with a metal washer shaped like a ring, Scheming Suzie accidently pushed it on her finger too far and couldn't get it off.
Trying to remove it using soap and water didn't work. The hospital sent her to a service station thinking they could cut the metal. Unfortunately, the ring was made with a specially reinforced steel so it couldn't be cut. (I know, I know, just go with it, OK? https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/03/1.gif)
Just then Professor Quantum arrived on the scene and suggested an easy way to remove the washer in just a few minutes.
What was his solution?
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Quantum suggested that Suzie hold her finger in the air while someone wound a piece of string tightly around her finger just above the metal ring. The string forced the swelling down. As they unwound the string from the end nearest the ring, someone else slid the ring up. They continued winding and unwinding the string until the ring could be easily removed.
Push a piece of string (or a thin strip of metal) under the washer. Wrap the string very tightly around the finger going towards the fingertip. Pull the end of the string closest to the knuckle up. This is what hospitals do if they need to remove a ring without having to cut it off.Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
Suzie should have known better. Cut her finger off.Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
Alright Deity , I think you need a couple sips ofQuote:
Originally Posted by Deity
this :drink: and another :drink:
:thumbs:
Just a guess. Maybe, he suggested making her finger cold somehow (ice, freezer) to constrict the blood vessels in the finger, making it shrink and allowing the washer to come off more easily.Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
Hey, I'm just trying to come up with the quickest and simplest solution.Quote:
Originally Posted by GrandDad
But since you're offering, don't mind if I do... :drink:
This is the correct answer for 3 points.Quote:
Originally Posted by RIOT
Machodkis' reply is interesting though. Would blood vessels constrict enough to let the washer off? Possible...
Another test? :D
Errr, Mindwarp. Get it right or pay the price.Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
Sorry 'bout that. :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Mindwarp
How much do I owe you?
Sam Slug and Sid Shady were trying to snitch a few oranges from an orange grove but found them to be out of reach.
Since Slug stands six feet and Shady stands five feet, Slug invited Shady to stand on his shoulders in order to reach the fruit. Shady climbed up on Slug's shoulders, but even then the fruit was just beyond Shady's grasp.
Would it make any difference in reach if Slug was to stand on Shady's shoulders?
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Yes, Slug would most likely have longer arms and could reach farther.
You can forget my debt of one box of you-know-whats and a cup of coffee. I cannot write the actual words. They hold too much power.Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
Yes, Slug would most likely have longer arms and could reach farther.Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
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Originally Posted by Mindwarp
3 points.
...which is probably the increase my waist size would have undergone should you have gone through with the "gift". Thanks for saving my figure. :p
A large motor home pulled out to pass and crashed head-on into an oncoming truck.
The driver of the truck was found dead. The driver of the motor home, 'Skids' Road, and one of the two passengers Saul Long, were also killed. Only Sid Shady was unharmed.
When questioned by police, Shady recounted what happened. "Saul and I were in the back having a few beers and playing a little poker when he stood up to get another beer. Next thing I knew there was a crash and we went flying. Saul was thrown back against the rear door and he must have killed himself when he hit the back of his head on the rear door handle. The only reason I survived," said Shady, "was because I was lucky enough to have been sitting when the collision occurred."
Shadow immediately brought Shady in on suspicion of murder. Why?
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Shady said that on impact, Saul was thrown back against the rear door. On impact, he would have been thrown forward. Consequently, Shadow became suspicious of the fatal blow to the back of Saul's head.
Saul would have been thrown forward, not backward when the truck stopped.Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
Good enough. https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2006/04/1.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by Mindwarp
3 more.
saul would have to of been facing the back of the rv to be thrown forward and hit a rear door (if it is a door to the room and not the door to the outside) if it was a door to the outside there is no possible way for saul to have hit the back of his head in a crash.Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
movin on up. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
Mr. and Mrs. Payload were walking home from the shopping mall with their purchases when Mr. Payload began to complain that his load was too heavy.
Mrs. Payload turned to her husband and said, "I don't know what you're complaining about because if you gave me one of your parcels, I would have twice as many as you, and if I gave you just one of mine, we would have equal loads.
How many loads were each of them carrying?
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Mrs. Payload was carrying seven parcels and Mr. Payload was carrying five.
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Originally Posted by a d e p t
She has 7 and he has 5. If she gave one to him, they would each have 6. If he gave one to her, she would have 8 and he would have 4. :thumbs:
Yup.Quote:
Originally Posted by Camaro80z
7, 5, 6, 8, 4 for 3.
Ari Gant boasts to Professor Quantum and Dr. Prod that he is the best chess player of the three. In the upcoming chess tournament between Ari, Quantum and Prod, Ari claims that of the three games they will play, he will probably win all three and definitely two in a row. Ari knows that Professor Quantum usually beats him, but he hasn't any problem defeating Dr. Prod.
What is the best way for Ari to play his opponents so that he has the best chance of succeeding in his definite claim?
Should he play Quantum - Prod - Quantum, or should he play Prod - Quantum - Prod?
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Since Ari claimed he would definitely win two games in a row, out of a possible three games played, it is imperative that he wins the second game to fulfill his claim. Since he has an easier time beating Dr. Prod, he would be wisest to play Dr. Prod in the second game.
Prod - Quantum - ProdQuote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
No explanation? https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/03/1.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by GrandDad
1st and last would be 2 in a row .Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
Quantum - Prod - Quantum. He must win the second game to have any chance of making his claim true. Therefore he should play the easiest opponent second.Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
Sorry GrandDad, lady's first. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Mindwarp
3 points to Mindwarp.
I know , I know . :pQuote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
I had to go with the second one because
well it was no#2 = 2 in a row .
stop laughing !
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