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Koztah
06/15/09

In reply to Romulan Planet Drill Now In Testing Stages, For Real
I wonder if they'll find dinosaurs and giant mushrooms down there.
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EncNone
06/15/09

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WTF?

yeah this is a great idea...so once we suck the heat out of the core of the earth we can be SURE it is dead.
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Thats Dr Bear to You
06/15/09

@EncNone: Hey it worked in Final Fantasy VII, and nothing bad happened right?
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Rabid Penguin
06/15/09

@Thats Dr Bear to You: Did they do it in FFVII? Or was it just in FF: The Spirits Within? Because if it was just in the latter I don't think that's a very trustworthy source.
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Geisrud
06/15/09

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Price and availability please?
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bosskev
06/15/09

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Why am I unnerved that this technique seems to so closely mimic how one cracks open a coconut?
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Nick
06/15/09

@bosskev: because if a monkey is smart enough to do it . . .
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admoseremic
06/15/09

@bosskev: Can't help but imagine your testicle cracking open?
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bosskev
06/15/09

@admoseremic: Well, if I wasn't unnverved before, I sure as hell am now.
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OMG! Ponies!
06/15/09

In reply to Romulan Planet Drill Now In Testing Stages, For Real
I'm glad that they're building this. I was quite dismayed to hear that the ability of the LHC to kill us with a black hole was only a theoretical possibility.

We've got a black hole generator, a laser that can possibly set the atmosphere on fire, and now a drill that will shatter the Earth's crust. And let's not forget the Robot Uprising and Gray Goo. I'd say we're well on the way to killing ourselves.
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Nick
06/15/09

@OMG! Ponies!: don't forget we like revive frozen bacteria from a bajillion years ago. i don't see that one biting us in the rear.
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ripfire
06/15/09

@OMG! Ponies!: Not to mention the secret military weapon that stopped the rotation of the earth's core and the only way to fix it is to travel there with a ship made of "unobtanium" and jumpstart it back to life with nuclear explosions.
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qbrad
06/15/09

@ripfire: "Yes, but... What if we could?"
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Kaiser-Machead
06/15/09

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Maybe Mr Potter should get a job as a birthday party magician.

You may have inadvertently given J.K. Rowling an idea for the epilogue to her saga.
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Rabid Penguin
06/15/09

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"Maybe Mr Potter should get a job as a birthday party magician." I hear he can talk to snakes too.

You don't want to dig to deep though, and unleash an evil horde of Morlocks riding Balrogs. Because then we'd probably have to watch a crappy movie about it.
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KaitouKID
06/15/09

@Rabid Penguin: lol that quote shows that Jesus doesn't understand science. He cites the LHC and swine flu when those are 2 of the least dangerous things on the fvcking planet. He should've cited nuclear war instead.

It was probably a joke in an attempt to sound funny and simultaneously quote past articles, but people who are ignorant of how science works and freak out annoy me. Swine flu is not a big deal...statistically its weaker than the normal N. American flu.

LHC will not "end up badly." Swine flu is not a real pandemic like the spanish flu was.
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Kaiser-Machead
06/15/09

@KaitouKID: yet avian arthritis goes largely ignored.
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Rabid Penguin
06/15/09

@Kaiser-Machead: Aint that the truth. I had a very close friend with avian arthritis. He was constantly talking about it... I wonder what happened to him.
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marm0lade
06/15/09

@Rabid Penguin: I'm sorry that your intelligence does not fully allow you to comprehend the LOTR trilogy, resulting in your opinion that it is "crappy".
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Rabid Penguin
06/15/09

@marm0lade:

Frodo, Frodo, calm yourself. I did not mean to frighten you.

The LOTR trilogy is one of my favorite movies series. The Hobbit, though not part of the trilogy is probably my favorite work of fiction. But c'mon. Morlocks on Balrogs? I don't think a Time Machine/LOTR crossover would be good at all.

And it was just a joke.
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ephdel
03/17/09

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i can meet you half way: when i was a kid my dad gave me his old pellet rifle. i'd drop old fashioned matches (non-safety or strike-anywhere or whatever they are called) down the barrel and shoot those. when they hit their target their flare up for a second. i could light our BBQ from 50 paces!
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IN THE FACE!
03/17/09

@ephdel: Neat. Incendiary rounds!
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
03/17/09

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Better watch out Black Bart-B-Q. I'm a gunnin' for you!
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vshank
03/17/09

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I got one of these in my stocking at Christmas. It's awesome to pull out to lite a smoke.

It would have been very helpful in college for the 4' water pipe to have an extra 14" to get to the chamber.
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IN THE FACE!
03/17/09

@vshank: You couldn't reach the bowl on a 4 footer? Try an 8 footer (incidentally I have schematics/build list) for an excellent disposable 8 footer that you can build for ~$15...
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Curves
03/17/09

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If you carry this particular "14.5-inch implement" into a bar in your pocket, you will have the ladies asking for more than a light.
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Toshie
03/17/09

@Curves: But, but, but... I thought size didn't matter?!!

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Curves
03/17/09

@Toshie: For overall use and performance, size doesnt matter, but the ladies may want to take a look at that "14.5" implement" just for the freak show shock value of it, then they will run away to a safe distance since you could poke your eye out on one of those.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
03/17/09

@Curves: And once the initial shock is over you know they're going to want to touch and play with it...
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Curves
03/17/09

@Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: Lol, not me. Its like climbing Mt Everest; You may want to do it once in your life, but after that, do you really want to climb it every day even if you have Sherpas to haul your ass up there? (I dont, thnx.)
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SynMonger
03/17/09

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Uhh, barbecuing and grilling are two different things. One is slow cooking and takes hours resulting in delicious pork and beef. The other is quick and results in decent steak, burgers, brats and hot dogs.

Seems the makers of this product can't even be bothered to tell the difference. Everyone I know that does actual barbecue wouldn't bother with something stupid like this to light coals. Oh, wait, nevermind they use propane since it's easier to get even heating over a longer period of time and use wood chips for flavor.
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IN THE FACE!
03/17/09

@SynMonger: And you're completely ass backwards on the gas/charcoal thing.

Real barbecuing/smoking is done over low heat for a long time, being that the heat is so low means precise control of the temp isn't necessary. And I've never seen a person competing in a barbecue contest use gas...

Gas on the other hand is quick, even heat, perfect for grilling.
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Hello Mister Walrus
03/17/09

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"By the time the night is through, you've both had your heart broken and seen what human bone looks like when exposed to air. $10."

For $10, I have another "bone" to expose...

Aargh, to early in the morning.
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Hello Mister Walrus
03/17/09

@Hello Mister Walrus: too
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