ryoder 1,590 #26 January 29, 2010 Quote When I was a kid we use to cast our own bullets in the basement. Literally countless hours in a tiny enclose room leaning over a couple pots of hot smoking lead...and to let the bullet casting dies cool when they got too hot, I'd set then on this little platform covered with sheet asbestos that was always falling apart! At least I was wearin' safety glasses! I once spent an evening with the local dive shop owner, melting lead and casting weights for SCUBA diving. The source of the lead: The local gas stations. He collected the old tire weights they pulled off when changing tires."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #27 January 29, 2010 QuoteMy dad would dip his hand into the molten lead to freak people out. There is a trick to it and you had better be very fast. I saw that one on "MythBusters". You dip your hand in water first, then into the molten lead. The water evaporates and creates a protective layer of air/steam around your skin. The result is that your skin comes back out completely unharmed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #28 January 29, 2010 Now I don’t feel bad about blowing up all those mercury thermometers so we could play with a giant mercury ball.I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #29 January 29, 2010 Quote Quote My dad would dip his hand into the molten lead to freak people out. There is a trick to it and you had better be very fast. I saw that one on "MythBusters". You dip your hand in water first, then into the molten lead. The water evaporates and creates a protective layer of air/steam around your skin. The result is that your skin comes back out completely unharmed. He used to do this back in the 60's Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #30 January 29, 2010 Yep you just need enough brains and the balls to do it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #31 January 29, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote Wonderful....(I live in El Cajon) Safer in SANTEE! LOL, that river goes straight threw santee, right behind one of my favorite bars....If you haven't been there lately, you wouldn't know the west side of Santee! That's why I only drink at Kellys Pub! I use to live up the hill from Buck Knives, went through a couple months ago...where did all those highways come from?! Spent a few ...OK Many hours in Kellly's, Vickie just turned 50 BTW, and she is still smokin hot! Umm..Vickie is 60, and yeah STILL hot. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #32 January 29, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote Wonderful....(I live in El Cajon) Safer in SANTEE! LOL, that river goes straight threw santee, right behind one of my favorite bars....If you haven't been there lately, you wouldn't know the west side of Santee! That's why I only drink at Kellys Pub! I use to live up the hill from Buck Knives, went through a couple months ago...where did all those highways come from?! Spent a few ...OK Many hours in Kellly's, Vickie just turned 50 BTW, and she is still smokin hot! Umm..Vickie is 60, and yeah STILL hot. Oh shit...thats right! I was in there the day before her party! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #33 January 29, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote Wonderful....(I live in El Cajon) Safer in SANTEE! LOL, that river goes straight threw santee, right behind one of my favorite bars....If you haven't been there lately, you wouldn't know the west side of Santee! That's why I only drink at Kellys Pub! I use to live up the hill from Buck Knives, went through a couple months ago...where did all those highways come from?! Spent a few ...OK Many hours in Kellly's, Vickie just turned 50 BTW, and she is still smokin hot! Umm..Vickie is 60, and yeah STILL hot. Oh shit...thats right! I was in there the day before her party! The woman is a freak of nature! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #34 January 29, 2010 And a sweet heart! rare mix! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #35 January 29, 2010 Quote Quote >>How did we work together so many years, and I knwo so little about you?Unsure Ohhh yeaaahhh...we were uusally dirnking as soon as green light!Yes, I know we didn't hang out much, but I can say you were one of the few camera guys I never thought twice about when it came to the safety of either me or my students. I was always glad to see you pop up in the rotation, so while it's belated, a big thanks for that . . . NickD I am Honored! I was being distracted by my son, so didn't get to finish my reply, But I was always glad to find out you were the JM, it garenteed a good time , especially for the student! We made a lot of great memories for people together! Soon as my son is done with school, (Well, other than College, I am back at it full time! ) but lovin the hell out of being a full time daddy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #36 January 29, 2010 Quote Now I don’t feel bad about blowing up all those mercury thermometers so we could play with a giant mercury ball. You too?I only had the one thermometer I had accidentally broken, but it was fun to play with."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #37 January 29, 2010 Quote Quote Now I don’t feel bad about blowing up all those mercury thermometers so we could play with a giant mercury ball. You too?I only had the one thermometer I had accidentally broken, but it was fun to play with. Hell, we pased a Mercury ball around in grade school for science class! Plus while tuning 4 cylinder bikes I used Mercury sticks, More than once the mercury was sucked right threw the motor, and went flying threw the shop! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #38 January 29, 2010 Quote : I ran the emergency response at a factory in El Cajon, 15 huge plastic tanks with 15-20,000 gallons of acid bad enough to eat Titanium. The fire department would not even come on the property unless I was there to escort them. There are some buildings involved with some local research facilities owned by a university that have in their CAD files "let burn, set a perimeter of 1/2 a mile. Do not approach building."--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #39 January 29, 2010 High school chem lab around 1962, we made orthophosphoric acid by boiling concentrated nitric acid with red phosphorus. We also made aspirin in HS chem lab, and tested it by taking some.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #40 January 29, 2010 Quote Quote : I ran the emergency response at a factory in El Cajon, 15 huge plastic tanks with 15-20,000 gallons of acid bad enough to eat Titanium. The fire department would not even come on the property unless I was there to escort them. There are some buildings involved with some local research facilities owned by a university that have in their CAD files "let burn, set a perimeter of 1/2 a mile. Do not approach building." There were two levels of response in the building I referred to...1.) ~ Call Twardo & then run. 2.) ~ RUN and then call Twardo. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #41 January 30, 2010 Anyone ever made Methyl Nitrate? It was pretty cool, hit in with a hammer and it will split the hammers head. Only one drop though or Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybill 22 #42 January 30, 2010 QuoteIn the 80's I was working in aerospace, the factory had guys cleaning parts with MEK & Toluene..bare handed. I also once worked in a place that did a lot of plating...I brought it to the boss's attention that if someone were to drop a couple of the cyanide biscuits into the hydrochloric acid...we may have a problem. The work stations with the ingredents were less than 10 feet apart! Hi Jim, Funny thing you should mention that about the MEK and Toluene!! Worked at Douglas, Weber and ScurvyIrvy in the 70's-90's and along with those two you can add some stuff called "Vydex" which was liquified teflon in a freon solution!! 'Ya paint/spray it on cloth and you coat it with teflon to friction proof it!! Touch it or smell it and you could taste it and your lips went numb!! How we're still alive is amazing.SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jsaxton 0 #43 January 30, 2010 one summer I worked at Raychem in the thermofit (shrink-tube) division sampling incoming raw materials. Some of that stuff is REAL nasty. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 9 #44 January 30, 2010 Growing up, we had a friend of the family that was a college chemistry professor. He used to mix up his own DDT and never had a problem with gypsy moths (the bugs, not the movie) on his property. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent_pumpkin 0 #45 January 30, 2010 When my dad was young <10 - 1950s, he and a buddy would play with mercury from broken thermometers because it was 'neat' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #46 January 30, 2010 Quote When my dad was young Me too, nand that was in the 60's- 70sQuick SilverYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #47 January 30, 2010 Quote We also made aspirin in HS chem lab, and tested it by taking some. Well, I used to say the #1 rule in Chemistry is "Don't Lick the Spoons."Damn, that's commitment there, John. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
