I am bored, and am weighing various irresponsible actions.
I get this way, when the air gets thin and Tucson just isn't weird enough for me. It's too fucking hot, and I can feel my brain boiling in my cranium. At some point, it will burst like an egg in a microwave...And if fall doesn't arrive soon, you will all taste my horribly diseased frontal lobes. You have been warned.
I need something to do. Something awful and stupid, with serious physical danger involved. Nothing else does it for me, anymore, and no dosage of benzos makes any fucking difference whatsoever.
I realize that it isn't the town. Tucson's just as weird as it ever was, it's just that I've developed a tolerance for it, like you develop a tolerance for any drug. It's a sad state of affairs when bad driving, cheap whiskey, and irresponsible firearm use no longer even raises your pulse a beat or three, but there you have it.
This seriously isn't my decade. All the jokes have gone stale, and the strings on the politicians are all too visible, ruining my suspension of disbelief. Stupidity has stretched and snapped Poe's Law, and just seems insipid and banal, now.
I need to breathe real air, not this horrible canned shit. The problem is, there isn't any real air left...At least not the kind I need.
I suspect that James Brown felt this way sometimes.
Okay (for now),
Dok
There is always a higher bungee jump. A faster Ducati.
I don't know, however, whether you are becoming immune to Tucson as much as you are demanding more life to offset the sheer mediocrity that daily encroaches upon you.
You and I may never find what we are looking for, but that is not the point. For if the Lost Highway had an end, then surely we would all know where it is?
Well, I DID suggest we go to the shrine of the Black Madonna last week, but yousaid I was crazy for wanting to go at night.
We should totally go soon.
If you guys go, I would hope for some documentation. That sounds really interesting.
Quote from: Sigmatic on September 23, 2010, 08:00:21 PM
If you guys go, I would hope for some documentation. That sounds really interesting.
Well, he actually had a good reason for calling me crazy. The shrine is located on the edge between south filth and the legal district. The hour in question is when drive-by shootings typically occur, and the shrine would probably have had visitors indulging in their lost, hopeless prayers.
(This Black Madonna is the one you turn to when you have no hope left, it isn't the mechanical one.)
Try Parkour? That covers the "stupid and dangerous" part :D
Parkour at the Black Madonna.
Quote from: nekk on September 23, 2010, 08:16:19 PM
Try Parkour? That covers the "stupid and dangerous" part :D
You try parkouring in 100 degree weather.
If I am ever to visit Tucson, I'll send advance warning and funds to build a refrigerator with a window so I can actually survive there.
Quote from: Sigmatic on September 23, 2010, 08:26:44 PM
If I am ever to visit Tucson, I'll send advance warning and funds to build a refrigerator with a window so I can actually survive there.
You'd be okay in "winter". It only gets up to about 70, 75. And down to 50 during the day.
Quote from: nekk on September 23, 2010, 08:16:19 PM
Try Parkour? That covers the "stupid and dangerous" part :D
:kingmeh:
It's fucking 107F today.
Quote from: Sigmatic on September 23, 2010, 08:16:49 PM
Parkour at the Black Madonna.
Yeah, thanks.
I'll figure something out that doesn't involve stomping on the religious beliefs of Tucson's bottom rung.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Payne on September 23, 2010, 07:42:54 PM
There is always a higher bungee jump. A faster Ducati.
I don't know, however, whether you are becoming immune to Tucson as much as you are demanding more life to offset the sheer mediocrity that daily encroaches upon you.
You and I may never find what we are looking for, but that is not the point. For if the Lost Highway had an end, then surely we would all know where it is?
Point.
I need a bazooka.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on September 23, 2010, 08:42:28 PM
Quote from: Sigmatic on September 23, 2010, 08:16:49 PM
Parkour at the Black Madonna.
Yeah, thanks.
I'll figure something out that doesn't involve stomping on the religious beliefs of Tucson's bottom rung.
Kick the moneylenders out of the temple of the Almighty Dollar.
Quote from: Doktor Alphapance on September 23, 2010, 08:43:32 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on September 23, 2010, 08:42:28 PM
Quote from: Sigmatic on September 23, 2010, 08:16:49 PM
Parkour at the Black Madonna.
Yeah, thanks.
I'll figure something out that doesn't involve stomping on the religious beliefs of Tucson's bottom rung.
Kick the moneylenders out of the temple of the Almighty Dollar.
Fuck with the banks?
Okay. I think I can do that.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on September 23, 2010, 08:43:01 PM
Point.
I need a bazooka.
build a bowling ball cannon!
tremendous awesome, and strangely enough, unless you make it breach loading (which would be pointless), it isn't regulated by BATF....
Potato gun.
Quote from: Doktor Alphapance on September 23, 2010, 08:48:16 PM
Potato gun.
Rail gun.
I have everything I need.
Problem is, that sort of thing takes time, and time is one luxury I no longer have.
Canvas Tucson and dupe unwitting dimwits into joining the Jenkem Party.
If you need someplace that's even more "Tucson" than Tucson itself, you should make plans to come visit me this spring. Toward the end of April. During Carnival on STT.
understand that while this is certainly a friendly offer, it might not be a nice one.
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on September 23, 2010, 08:51:45 PM
If you need someplace that's even more "Tucson" than Tucson itself, you should make plans to come visit me this spring. Toward the end of April. During Carnival on STT.
understand that while this is certainly a friendly offer, it might not be a nice one.
I'm down.
But I need a fix
right now.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on September 23, 2010, 08:50:42 PM
Quote from: Doktor Alphapance on September 23, 2010, 08:48:16 PM
Potato gun.
Rail gun.
I have everything I need.
Problem is, that sort of thing takes time, and time is one luxury I no longer have.
tried it.
it's hard.
like, reeeeeaally hard.
you can make one no sweat if you don't mind disappointment. but to do what looks really easy on paper has detail devils like you wouldn't believe.
the guy i tried it with was my E-Mag prof, who did most of his work on weapons development and had been working on that particular endeavor for years....
oh, also get some tannerite.
cheap, big boom, unregulated....
Quote from: Iptuous on September 23, 2010, 08:54:23 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on September 23, 2010, 08:50:42 PM
Quote from: Doktor Alphapance on September 23, 2010, 08:48:16 PM
Potato gun.
Rail gun.
I have everything I need.
Problem is, that sort of thing takes time, and time is one luxury I no longer have.
tried it.
it's hard.
like, reeeeeaally hard.
you can make one no sweat if you don't mind disappointment. but to do what looks really easy on paper has detail devils like you wouldn't believe.
the guy i tried it with was my E-Mag prof, who did most of his work on weapons development and had been working on that particular endeavor for years....
No, it isn't hard. You just need solid state relays (analog is too slow) to make sure each coil shuts off before the ball bearing passes half way through that particular coil. If you're not planning on firing anything heavier than a quarter ounce or so, it's Mr Chips material. Best part is, if you fuck up the timing, the worst that happens is the ball bearing doesn't leave the tube. I also plan on CHEATING, by giving the bearing a spring assist at the beginning, to actually get it moving. I am also considering using amp draw to shut off the coils in order, though I think that might actually be beyond my capabilities.
Of course, I deal with machines that are far more complicated and twitchy every day.
Quote from: Iptuous on September 23, 2010, 08:55:14 PM
oh, also get some tannerite.
cheap, big boom, unregulated....
Thanks, but never mind.
I'll go find something stupid to do on my own.
The Professor's got your back, Dok.
http://www.geekologie.com/2010/09/magnetos_getting_all_hot_and_b.php (http://www.geekologie.com/2010/09/magnetos_getting_all_hot_and_b.php)
http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2010/09/22/the-worlds-best-homemade-coil-gun/ (http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2010/09/22/the-worlds-best-homemade-coil-gun/)
(http://www.geekologie.com/2010/09/22/diy-coilgun.jpg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LjnhhtHojM&feature=player_embedded#! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LjnhhtHojM&feature=player_embedded#!)
Man-portable, 1.25 KJ coilgun. SCIENCE.
Oh...
a coil gun. that's a different thing than a rail gun.
if firearms aren't doing it for you, i don't think a coil gun will.
you're on a quest beyond our help, i'm afraid...
:roflcake: I hear ionisers clean up the air real good
How about this? Several orders of magnitude more dangerous, and with shit-tons more electricity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqi0M8X7KXw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqi0M8X7KXw)
Quote from: Remington on September 23, 2010, 09:33:45 PM
The Professor's got your back, Dok.
http://www.geekologie.com/2010/09/magnetos_getting_all_hot_and_b.php (http://www.geekologie.com/2010/09/magnetos_getting_all_hot_and_b.php)
http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2010/09/22/the-worlds-best-homemade-coil-gun/ (http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2010/09/22/the-worlds-best-homemade-coil-gun/)
(http://www.geekologie.com/2010/09/22/diy-coilgun.jpg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LjnhhtHojM&feature=player_embedded#! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LjnhhtHojM&feature=player_embedded#!)
Man-portable, 1.25 KJ coilgun. SCIENCE.
If that's real, I'm buying it.
The guy built it. Remember to check the youtube when you get off work. He kinda explains how it works.
It has...disappointing power, but if I understood it at all I would so be making one. That would be great to have pop up in a room inspection.
Quote from: Cudgel on September 23, 2010, 10:29:17 PM
The guy built it. Remember to check the youtube when you get off work. He kinda explains how it works.
It has...disappointing power, but if I understood it at all I would so be making one. That would be great to have pop up in a room inspection.
The one I have in mind would be about 20' long.
Some additional Science! for the good Doktor:
http://www.amazing1.com/burning-lasers.htm#_blank (http://www.amazing1.com/burning-lasers.htm#_blank)
QuoteLaser Gun - A prelude to a weapon of the future - the technology is here! Now Available - hand held, battery operated, 500 joules of pulse energy produce an intense burst of light capable of burning holes in most materials.
(http://www.amazing1.com/Graphics/lagun4-1.jpg)
This is a dangerous Class IV laser project and requires signing our
>> Hazardous Equipment Affidavit <<
that must be faxed or emailed back to us before purchase of the system.
* Input Voltage: 12VDC @ 1.5AMPS, 20-30sec. Charge Time
* Rod: 3 x 1/4" Nd:GLASS With Integral Mirrors
* Output: 1-3 Joules @ 1.06 Microns Infra Red
* Storage Capacity: 270 Micro farads @ 2 KV
* Flash lamp Energy @ 1000 Volts: 135 Joules, @1500 Volts: 300 Joules
* Single Collimnating Lens
* 120 to 150 Shots From Internal AA Batteries
* Certified Class 4 Laser Product
Trade up the family SUV:
http://www.milweb.net/webverts/53480/#_blank (http://www.milweb.net/webverts/53480/#_blank)
Quote
T-72 Main Battle Tank
Some vehicles in excellent condition, some vehicles in original condition.
Price depending on condition of selected vehicle.
We supply technical service and transport of selected vehicle to destination with our own truck.
Price 36 000€.
(http://www.milweb.net/webverts/53480/as.jpg)
For the Penrose family moat:
http://www.buypiranha.com/piranha-fish/ (http://www.buypiranha.com/piranha-fish/)
Ten red-bellied piranhas (the kind that frenzy) can be yours for under $80. You'll have to keep them fed with large quantities of raw meat, however.
Quote from: Mistress Freeky, HRN on September 23, 2010, 07:55:17 PM
Well, I DID suggest we go to the shrine of the Black Madonna last week, but yousaid I was crazy for wanting to go at night.
We should totally go soon.
I still want pics of that.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on September 23, 2010, 10:30:01 PM
Quote from: Cudgel on September 23, 2010, 10:29:17 PM
The guy built it. Remember to check the youtube when you get off work. He kinda explains how it works.
It has...disappointing power, but if I understood it at all I would so be making one. That would be great to have pop up in a room inspection.
The one I have in mind would be about 20' long.
What kind of projectiles would you planning on firing?
Quote from: Cudgel on September 24, 2010, 04:28:13 AM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on September 23, 2010, 10:30:01 PM
Quote from: Cudgel on September 23, 2010, 10:29:17 PM
The guy built it. Remember to check the youtube when you get off work. He kinda explains how it works.
It has...disappointing power, but if I understood it at all I would so be making one. That would be great to have pop up in a room inspection.
The one I have in mind would be about 20' long.
What kind of projectiles would you planning on firing?
3/8" ball bearings, mild steel (cheap shit works better).
Quote from: Requia ☣ on September 24, 2010, 01:39:57 AM
Quote from: Mistress Freeky, HRN on September 23, 2010, 07:55:17 PM
Well, I DID suggest we go to the shrine of the Black Madonna last week, but yousaid I was crazy for wanting to go at night.
We should totally go soon.
I still want pics of that.
Il Tiradito:
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs092.snc4/35938_422023289068_710084068_4871569_1970743_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs158.ash2/41222_421986614068_710084068_4870361_5325590_n.jpg)
That is creepy.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on September 24, 2010, 04:32:04 AM
Quote from: Cudgel on September 24, 2010, 04:28:13 AM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on September 23, 2010, 10:30:01 PM
Quote from: Cudgel on September 23, 2010, 10:29:17 PM
The guy built it. Remember to check the youtube when you get off work. He kinda explains how it works.
It has...disappointing power, but if I understood it at all I would so be making one. That would be great to have pop up in a room inspection.
The one I have in mind would be about 20' long.
What kind of projectiles would you planning on firing?
3/8" ball bearings, mild steel (cheap shit works better).
You want to fire 3/8" ball bearings from a 20' long rail gun?
Which emoticon is for tremendous shock awe and terror?
Quote from: Cudgel on September 26, 2010, 08:47:26 AM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on September 24, 2010, 04:32:04 AM
Quote from: Cudgel on September 24, 2010, 04:28:13 AM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on September 23, 2010, 10:30:01 PM
Quote from: Cudgel on September 23, 2010, 10:29:17 PM
The guy built it. Remember to check the youtube when you get off work. He kinda explains how it works.
It has...disappointing power, but if I understood it at all I would so be making one. That would be great to have pop up in a room inspection.
The one I have in mind would be about 20' long.
What kind of projectiles would you planning on firing?
3/8" ball bearings, mild steel (cheap shit works better).
You want to fire 3/8" ball bearings from a 20' long rail gun?
Which emoticon is for tremendous shock awe and terror?
I just want to shoot something all the way across Tucson. For SCIENCE.