I hate losing tools. At the moment I can't find my wire strippers. I used them Sunday in the shop. Went out there last night to do some more wiring and couldn't find them anywhere. Those wire strippers are an old friend. The money for a new pair is less of a problem than losing that particular set. I picked up a new pair today expecting that when I get out there tonight the old ones will be sitting in the middle of the floor.
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My long study of physics led me several years ago to discover the fact that tiny Einstein-Rosen bridges (aka Schwarzschild wormholes) exist all around us, just waiting to catch unwary objects (my article about it is currently being juried for Science magazine). Most of the time such wormholes are only big enough to catch small things like screws, washers, and nuts. You'll recall that if you've ever dropped a screw or nail on the shop floor, it immediately disappears. That's because it's been sucked into a wormhole. It may disappear forever, or it may show up again days, months or years later, but always against the wall on the farthest side of the shop. I've rarely seen them big enough to catch a pair of wire strippers, but it's certainly possible.
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". . . and only the stump, or fishy part of him remained."
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Maybe that's where some of our "lost" members went to.
Bruce"Western civilization didn't make all men equal,
Samuel Colt did"
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The worm hole in my house seems to be attracting all of my screwdrivers, and the name of that worm hole is "Wife".My long study of physics led me several years ago to discover the fact that tiny Einstein-Rosen bridges (aka Schwarzschild wormholes) exist all around us, just waiting to catch unwary objects (my article about it is currently being juried for Science magazine). Most of the time such wormholes are only big enough to catch small things like screws, washers, and nuts. You'll recall that if you've ever dropped a screw or nail on the shop floor, it immediately disappears. That's because it's been sucked into a wormhole. It may disappear forever, or it may show up again days, months or years later, but always against the wall on the farthest side of the shop. I've rarely seen them big enough to catch a pair of wire strippers, but it's certainly possible.
Dave
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Have you even seen one big enough to swallow a 14" Echo chainsaw? Mine went missing from my shop in '05 and I've been looking for it ever since.My long study of physics led me several years ago to discover the fact that tiny Einstein-Rosen bridges (aka Schwarzschild wormholes) exist all around us, just waiting to catch unwary objects (my article about it is currently being juried for Science magazine). Most of the time such wormholes are only big enough to catch small things like screws, washers, and nuts. You'll recall that if you've ever dropped a screw or nail on the shop floor, it immediately disappears. That's because it's been sucked into a wormhole. It may disappear forever, or it may show up again days, months or years later, but always against the wall on the farthest side of the shop. I've rarely seen them big enough to catch a pair of wire strippers, but it's certainly possible.
"It's a dog eat dog world out there, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear."- Norm (from Cheers)
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"It's a dog eat dog world out there, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear."- Norm (from Cheers)
Eat beef-because the west wasn't won on salad.Comment
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Would that the the single sock sucker in the dryer theory I was reading about?My long study of physics led me several years ago to discover the fact that tiny Einstein-Rosen bridges (aka Schwarzschild wormholes) exist all around us, just waiting to catch unwary objects (my article about it is currently being juried for Science magazine). Most of the time such wormholes are only big enough to catch small things like screws, washers, and nuts. You'll recall that if you've ever dropped a screw or nail on the shop floor, it immediately disappears. That's because it's been sucked into a wormhole. It may disappear forever, or it may show up again days, months or years later, but always against the wall on the farthest side of the shop. I've rarely seen them big enough to catch a pair of wire strippers, but it's certainly possible.
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How amazing! It seems I'm not the only one who has discovered this fact. I wonder whether the Nobel committee will recognize my prior claim.
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". . . and only the stump, or fishy part of him remained."
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Plus 1 on that. I'll have something somewhere for years, know exactly where it is. All of a sudden, I get a bright idea that it would be more accurately placed 'here'.
Unfortunately, that is the only time in my life that I will have that thought! Of course, the next time I go looking for it, I will walk around the shop muttering things like 'I've kept it there for 20 years, how could it possibly not be there'. As this is a 'family' website, I left out the expletives!Last edited by herb fellows; 10-06-2009, 01:12 PM.You don't need a parachute to skydive, you only need a parachute to skydive twice.Comment
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