Anyone else notice that the thing that looks like what I used to use to turn the sink off on my Grandmothers sink has the Serial Number of 1004? Does that mean they've lost 1003 of them, or just 3?
OMG STOP IT WITH THE LAME SPACE THEMED POSTS!!! WE HAD ENOUGH DURING THE WHOLE WEEK DEVOTED TO THE BORING-ASS TOPIC OF SPACE AND YOU AS A WANNABE ASTRONAUT... ugh
If you don't like to read about space tools, might I suggest one of the many fine offerings from US Weekly, OK! Magazine, or Harvey Levin's loved/hated TMZ.com.
@Sophie Prescott: What do you mean "a tribble isn't a gadget?" The guy who made it actually took a battery-operated walking dog toy, cut off the head, and stuffed it into the tribble skin!
@Sophie Prescott: What's this "we" shit? You got a mouse in your pocket? I don't know if you are completely aware of this, but the internet has other pages. true, most of them are porn, but there are others dedicated to N'SYNC and dancing hamsters. Feel free to check those out if you don't like what you see here.
@Sophie Prescott: We? I can safely say that we (a good number of Gizmodo readers and myself) very much enjoyed Gizmodo's Space Week, as per the expressions of approval I've read from many a comment.
No doubt this little turdlet of input was meant as a troll. If you're going to create silent text vitriol, try elaborating on your idea a bit better.
I watched the walk yesterday, same problems here exist up there: Mike 'Astro Mike' Massimino managed to molest a hex bolt with his PGT (Pistol Grip Tool) to a point of not-coming-out.
He did this by seemingly (live video) not listening to advice on his radio telling him to NOT press the trigger BEFORE being sure the bit head is IN the hex cap. Now I know that you need to apply a very large amount of power to get a worn cap out and that is something very hard to do in zero gravity (imaging trying to drill a hole in a pool underwater)
After one hour of soap I lost interest on how they were going to solve this in space. Plan B: exchange the bit for a sharper spare bit located somewhere in the bay of the Atlantis. In space this is a bit riskier and way more cumbersome than searching your backyard tool shed.
Plan B failed, dunno if Plan C "remove the complete handle" worked.
@j05hu4: It did, but it took up so much time that the weren't able to get to one of the allotted jobs. They couldn't replace the worn out insulation on the Hubble. They will fit it in on the next space walk.
Wow. Anyone remember the episode of Home Improvement/Tool Time where they had the astronauts on, and Tim stole one of their drills? I think Story Musgrave was on there. Funny side note, the same lady who stalked David Letterman also stalked Story Musgrave, and would do things like turn the spigots outside his house on. She killed herself by knelling in front of a freight train, IIRC. Speaking of women, how about the female astronaut who lost that tool bag? I wonder if any of these were in there. Oh, I think it's time for my Adderrall.
@LawnTractorJockey_GitEmSteveDa...: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, you mean to tell me we sent a woman to space to fix something with powertools and she misplaced her bag!?
How many time have you been orbiting the Earth and find yourself facing hard to reach or stuck screws. If you're anything like me, it happens to you more than you'd like. But have I got the solution! It's the Space Screw. Watch what happens when I try to unscrew this retaining nut on the Hubble. As soon as I hit any resistance, in a no gravity environment, I start spinning instead of the screw. Using Space Age technology, the Space Screw overcomes Newtons Laws so that when you hit that resistance, the screw keeps spinning, so you don't have to.
How much would you pay for such an advanced piece of hardware?
For what it's worth, NASA contacted me a couple of years ago asking if I wanted to go into space. "Hells yeah, rocket-daddy!" I replied.
They gave me some instructional material to peruse. After reading through the brochures, I called up Canaveral. "Yo! cosmic homeys!" I began, "I think there's some missing pages here. Where's the tricorder? You want me to go into space and interact with new lifeforms and new civilizations and you don't give me a tricorder?"
"No, sir" the tech replied, "We don't give you a tricorder."
"So, then, I just, like buy one from the PX? What's the commissary budget like? I mean, I can see myself buying at least a month's salary worth of freeze-dried Neopolitan ice cream because it's just that good. But I want to make sure I have enough do-re-mi left over to buy myself a tricorder. What if they got those brain slugs that you have to hit with an ultrasonic frequency? I want to know about that BEFORE a brain slug takes out my away team."
That's when things got bad. "Sir, I don't know why you're calling us but if you keep trying to reach NASA, we'll send some FBI agents to 'explain' things."
"Listen slide-rule," I retorted, "You guys called me. I got the promotional materials right here, courtesy of Cubicle Computer 8115-S."
@Anrkist: "Space Camp" wasn't half as sexy as my NASA encounter. I'm persona non gratis at all NASA facilities, including the gift shop at the National Air & Space Museum.
"It's a musuem," they say. "No, this Mercury capsule won't be used in any future missions," they say. "Put your pants back on," they say.
Honestly, you ejaculate on the control panel of one lousy space capsule and NASA throws a frackin' conniption fit. I had like five wetnaps and could have gotten most of it cleaned up.
Plus, it's not like it was the first time my fluids found their way onto NASA property. They didn't seem to mind when I crapped in the middle of the lobby of the Space Command Visitors' Center in Houston.
@OMG! Ponies!: It's not the fact that you pestered them about a tricorder that makes them never want to talk to you again. It's the fact that you apparently think this all happened in real life.
@OMG! StopIt!_GitEmSteveDave: Philip J. Fry has proven sufficiently that anyone can experience Brain Slugs. Some people are biologically immune to them, but that doesn't mean the Brain Slugs won't try...
Hitachi drills are great. I've got the 14.4v regular drill and love it for use around the house. Great design and is still very "tight" after a lot of use. Rated pretty well on CR as well.
@ri59: I prefer Bosch, but I really preferred them back in the day when they hadn't knuckled under to the "weekend carpenter" crowd, and they still made cordless screw-guns with a more sensible pistol grip instead of those "only suitable for posing with it" T-grips that people who don't know how to use the things prefer.
That whole song and dance of "I dont know what I will use it for, but I want it anyway" is the reason we ladies have so many pairs of shoes. So what if we have nothing CURRENTLY to wear them with; we will eventually and hot shoes (like hot power tools) even look hot sitting on the shelf waiting for the opportunity to use them. (Like those HOT purple shoes I have on the shelf.)
not to be picky, but what's up with the "sh*t" in the title? please don't tell me that you're trying to sanitize the giz. please. don't tell me that- it would be more than I can bare... shit.
@nat lyon: Some places/workplaces have filters that block out "obscene" URL's. It so MORE people can view it, not less. Some even block out Facebook. If only they could apply that tech at a certain website's HQ....
@FredicvsMaximvs salutes Spacebat: Cinder blocks also continue to get stronger as they age, and boring a clean hole (without shattering the whole thing or snapping the bit) is something of a challenge.
When I worked for the maintenance department during summers at college, I got the privelege of being the first to use their brand-new Hilti masonry hammer-drill (looks not unlike the one above). I was using it on a building that was at least 30 years old, and it cut through the cinder blocks and cement like a hot knife through butter. For a couple holes, there's not any noticable discomfort, though I suspect that if you were using it all day long this version would be much preferred.
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If you don't like to read about space tools, might I suggest one of the many fine offerings from US Weekly, OK! Magazine, or Harvey Levin's loved/hated TMZ.com.
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No doubt this little turdlet of input was meant as a troll. If you're going to create silent text vitriol, try elaborating on your idea a bit better.
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He did this by seemingly (live video) not listening to advice on his radio telling him to NOT press the trigger BEFORE being sure the bit head is IN the hex cap. Now I know that you need to apply a very large amount of power to get a worn cap out and that is something very hard to do in zero gravity (imaging trying to drill a hole in a pool underwater)
After one hour of soap I lost interest on how they were going to solve this in space. Plan B: exchange the bit for a sharper spare bit located somewhere in the bay of the Atlantis. In space this is a bit riskier and way more cumbersome than searching your backyard tool shed.
Plan B failed, dunno if Plan C "remove the complete handle" worked.
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How many time have you been orbiting the Earth and find yourself facing hard to reach or stuck screws. If you're anything like me, it happens to you more than you'd like. But have I got the solution! It's the Space Screw. Watch what happens when I try to unscrew this retaining nut on the Hubble. As soon as I hit any resistance, in a no gravity environment, I start spinning instead of the screw. Using Space Age technology, the Space Screw overcomes Newtons Laws so that when you hit that resistance, the screw keeps spinning, so you don't have to.
How much would you pay for such an advanced piece of hardware?
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For what it's worth, NASA contacted me a couple of years ago asking if I wanted to go into space. "Hells yeah, rocket-daddy!" I replied.
They gave me some instructional material to peruse. After reading through the brochures, I called up Canaveral. "Yo! cosmic homeys!" I began, "I think there's some missing pages here. Where's the tricorder? You want me to go into space and interact with new lifeforms and new civilizations and you don't give me a tricorder?"
"No, sir" the tech replied, "We don't give you a tricorder."
"So, then, I just, like buy one from the PX? What's the commissary budget like? I mean, I can see myself buying at least a month's salary worth of freeze-dried Neopolitan ice cream because it's just that good. But I want to make sure I have enough do-re-mi left over to buy myself a tricorder. What if they got those brain slugs that you have to hit with an ultrasonic frequency? I want to know about that BEFORE a brain slug takes out my away team."
That's when things got bad. "Sir, I don't know why you're calling us but if you keep trying to reach NASA, we'll send some FBI agents to 'explain' things."
"Listen slide-rule," I retorted, "You guys called me. I got the promotional materials right here, courtesy of Cubicle Computer 8115-S."
And that is how NASA ruined my credit rating.
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I think you stole the plot line.
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"It's a musuem," they say. "No, this Mercury capsule won't be used in any future missions," they say. "Put your pants back on," they say.
Honestly, you ejaculate on the control panel of one lousy space capsule and NASA throws a frackin' conniption fit. I had like five wetnaps and could have gotten most of it cleaned up.
Plus, it's not like it was the first time my fluids found their way onto NASA property. They didn't seem to mind when I crapped in the middle of the lobby of the Space Command Visitors' Center in Houston.
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It's not the fact that you pestered them about a tricorder that makes them never want to talk to you again. It's the fact that you apparently think this all happened in real life.
@OMG! StopIt!_GitEmSteveDave:
Philip J. Fry has proven sufficiently that anyone can experience Brain Slugs. Some people are biologically immune to them, but that doesn't mean the Brain Slugs won't try...
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I prefer Bosch, but I really preferred them back in the day when they hadn't knuckled under to the "weekend carpenter" crowd, and they still made cordless screw-guns with a more sensible pistol grip instead of those "only suitable for posing with it" T-grips that people who don't know how to use the things prefer.
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I have a pair of purple leather Converse All-Stars. Does that count?
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Dude...that may be true, but I'm _NOT_ posing naked for you in my purple Chucks. Not even if you paid me.
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Cool drill, though.
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Cinder blocks also continue to get stronger as they age, and boring a clean hole (without shattering the whole thing or snapping the bit) is something of a challenge.
When I worked for the maintenance department during summers at college, I got the privelege of being the first to use their brand-new Hilti masonry hammer-drill (looks not unlike the one above). I was using it on a building that was at least 30 years old, and it cut through the cinder blocks and cement like a hot knife through butter. For a couple holes, there's not any noticable discomfort, though I suspect that if you were using it all day long this version would be much preferred.