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Madagascar used to have such rich flora and fauna before it was burned for charcoal.
Thanks to ALL and curses for eternity to the cocksuckers who made Africa what it is today...the poster child of Douchebag European Colonial Rape.
Now it's China's turn for shitting on it at a breakneck pace.
Dear God: Fuck China, too.

Fair enough. I typically don't count suicides in firearms deaths, and it's not just for "cherry picking" purposes. I believe that while some of those 34,000 people (honestly thats a surprising number) would be alive today if they didn't have access to a gun, the majority probably wouldn't.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate

Despite some of the loosest gun controls in the world, the US comes in decidedly mid-pack in worldwide suicide rates. While not having access to their first choice may dissuade some people, many will seek alternate methods.

http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/9/07-043489/en/index.html

While suicide by firearm is popular in the US, especially among males, other countries with much higher suicide rates gravitate toward other methods. Hanging, falls, poisoning, cutting, and something called "charcoal burning suicide." People are resourceful, no matter what is done to prevent it.

My "Lies" comment was made in reference to EMPIRE's comment that most gunshot deaths are from an owner's own guns, and if you remove suicides from the death counts, that is still patently false. Counting suicides, though, he is technically correct, so I apologize.

>> ^SDGundamX:

>> ^Selektaa:
Lies.
http://gunsafe.org/position%20statements/Guns%20and%20crime.htm
>> ^EMPIRE:
>> ^Porksandwich:
Do I really want her and her ilk being armed?

well, in a way you do, since most victims of gunshots are killed with their own guns, so maybe this is actually evolution throwing us a curveball sayin': "you didn't think I could use firearms did you? "



As Mark Twain famously remarked, there are three types of lies: "lies, damned lies, and statistics." So I'll see your lies and I'll raise you some statistics.
During 2006--2007, firearm suicide and firearm homicide were the fourth and fifth leading causes of injury death in the United States, respectively. For youths aged 10--19 years, firearm homicide was the second leading cause and firearm suicide was the fifth leading cause of injury death nationally.
Read the rest for yourself here: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6018a1.htm
I'd rather get my information fresh from the source (i.e. the CDC, which is where the above comes from) rather than a pro-gun ownership web site that's cherry-picking which facts about guns to report.

>> ^mintbbb:

Just fantastic! I have always loved to draw, and I have done some stuff with charcoal and acrylic paints, but wow, you guys truly are artists!


Do you have any of your artworks to share online with us?

Just fantastic! I have always loved to draw, and I have done some stuff with charcoal and acrylic paints, but wow, you guys truly are artists!

After profiting wildly from playing the fame game, here's hoping the unblinking spotlight exposes her nasty little charcoal briquette of a soul.

>> ^WaterDweller:

Our science teacher in junior high showed this to our class. Even picked up the charcoal with his hands (no gloves) afterwards. So I suppose it isn't THAT dangerous. (Either that, or he was weird in the head).


I speak from personal experience when I say say that the best chemistry teachers are at least a little weird in the head

Our science teacher in junior high showed this to our class. Even picked up the charcoal with his hands (no gloves) afterwards. So I suppose it isn't THAT dangerous. (Either that, or he was weird in the head).

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This was one piece for an art exhibit. The exhibit was put up by Banksy, a British street artist. His installment art was a Pet store called ‘The Village Pet Shop and Charcoal Grill’. It looked like a regular pet store until you got inside.

http://videosift.com/video/Banksys-Village-Petstore-and-Charcoal-Grill

Also try this site: http://thevillagepetstoreandcharcoalgrill.com/menu.html

Charcoal drawing animation ftw:
http://videosift.com/video/Tim-Knol-Sam

Upvote for the charcoal drawing animation

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9/11 truthers are idiots. The plane crash alone would be enough to take down the buildings.
I have personally worked with molten aluminum. It only gets a white film thick enough to block the orange glow when it stands STILL. Any movement or disturbance will break through the film and reveal the orange glowing liquid inside. It takes seconds of standing still for the film to re-form.

The temperature produced by the fire in various places depends on the air flow and pre-heating of air and fuel before the reaction occurs. It's not just some arbitrary number you can pull out of your ass (1800F) without specific context. I can easily make a charcoal fire hot enough to melt aluminum or make steel glow white-hot and get very soft, given the right airflow, with only a pound of charcoal. The bigger the scale the easier that would be due to relatively slower conduction/radiation of heat to the surrounding environment.

Also, the gravitational energy released by the collapse could put a shitload more heat into things that were already really hot.

I was saying Boo-ooks.



Also I don't let my glasses stay empty for twenty minutes, but hey, if that's the way you roll then who am I to stand in the way of your effeminate ass? Maybe you should be drinking wine coolers.
In reply to this comment by blankfist:
Black coffee isn't sweet. That's a terrible analogy. Terrible. Terrible. Boo. Books.

But seriously, when I say bourbon I just mean Southern whiskey, so I mentally include Jack and Jim and all the the other ones. But you're right, there's a difference. I like Southern whiskey because the sweeter flavor is good on my palette. It's not super sweet, just slightly sweet to the taste. And if you finish a glass of neat whiskey (any type) and set the empty glass out for twenty minutes or so, you can smell the sweet notes or smokey notes. A good Woodford Reserve smells like vanilla.

Slightly oaky doesn't bother me at all. In fact, it gives whiskey a certain charm. I don't care for Scotch, because it's way too smokey. Though if I'm in Vegas and being a douche with a cigar, I'm drinking Scotch because it just works together.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
I know bourbon is sweeter than scotch, but then a cup of black coffee is sweeter than scotch too. However, all bourbon is aged in charred oak barrels, and that does give it a hint of smoky flavor, which my sensitive palate can detect. That's why if I have to drink an American whiskey made mostly from corn I'll drink Tennessee whiskey, like Jack Daniels, because it's charcoal filtered. That helps remove a little more of the smoky flavor.

Fuck Kentucky and their fucking bourbon - unless I'm on a jag and there's nothing else around. I'll drink girly peppermint schnapps before bourbon, and that sweet, syrupy shit is pretty damn low on my list.
In reply to this comment by blankfist:
Now I know you're a Yankee. Bourbon isn't typically smokey. What bourbon are you drinking? It's typically made from mash and is sweeter.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
Really? I kid about Canadian whiskey - Crown Royal, Pendleton, and Tangle Ridge are all great tasting, and even regular old Canadian Club and VO are pleasing to my palate. I know there are a few people out there who dismiss Canadian whiskey because they claim it's too 'light' in flavor, and for the cheap shit that's true. But a glass of good Canadian hooch, especially the higher end stuff like Gibson's and Wiser's, can stand toe to toe with whiskey made anywhere else on Earth, IMHO.

Scotch and bourbon both taste too smoky to me, but they'll do if there's nothing else around.
In reply to this comment by Fusionaut:
Lol, I've only had bourbon once and it didn't really impress me. I still haven't had any Canadian whiskey. Weird, eh?

Black coffee isn't sweet. That's a terrible analogy. Terrible. Terrible. Boo. Books.

But seriously, when I say bourbon I just mean Southern whiskey, so I mentally include Jack and Jim and all the the other ones. But you're right, there's a difference. I like Southern whiskey because the sweeter flavor is good on my palette. It's not super sweet, just slightly sweet to the taste. And if you finish a glass of neat whiskey (any type) and set the empty glass out for twenty minutes or so, you can smell the sweet notes or smokey notes. A good Woodford Reserve smells like vanilla.

Slightly oaky doesn't bother me at all. In fact, it gives whiskey a certain charm. I don't care for Scotch, because it's way too smokey. Though if I'm in Vegas and being a douche with a cigar, I'm drinking Scotch because it just works together.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
I know bourbon is sweeter than scotch, but then a cup of black coffee is sweeter than scotch too. However, all bourbon is aged in charred oak barrels, and that does give it a hint of smoky flavor, which my sensitive palate can detect. That's why if I have to drink an American whiskey made mostly from corn I'll drink Tennessee whiskey, like Jack Daniels, because it's charcoal filtered. That helps remove a little more of the smoky flavor.

Fuck Kentucky and their fucking bourbon - unless I'm on a jag and there's nothing else around. I'll drink girly peppermint schnapps before bourbon, and that sweet, syrupy shit is pretty damn low on my list.
In reply to this comment by blankfist:
Now I know you're a Yankee. Bourbon isn't typically smokey. What bourbon are you drinking? It's typically made from mash and is sweeter.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
Really? I kid about Canadian whiskey - Crown Royal, Pendleton, and Tangle Ridge are all great tasting, and even regular old Canadian Club and VO are pleasing to my palate. I know there are a few people out there who dismiss Canadian whiskey because they claim it's too 'light' in flavor, and for the cheap shit that's true. But a glass of good Canadian hooch, especially the higher end stuff like Gibson's and Wiser's, can stand toe to toe with whiskey made anywhere else on Earth, IMHO.

Scotch and bourbon both taste too smoky to me, but they'll do if there's nothing else around.
In reply to this comment by Fusionaut:
Lol, I've only had bourbon once and it didn't really impress me. I still haven't had any Canadian whiskey. Weird, eh?