Shit! Never saw a train-crossing with metal plates that rise and fall before....He got surprised, he wasn't trying to jump the thing-

so what happens if you have braces or a metal plate in your arm? that would be awesome if it got ripped off!

Yeah, I kinna wanted to hear the sssssssst.....aluminum iodide coating inside that glass looks like some kind of metal plating afterward, eh?

I saw him and Teller couple years ago in Vegas, awesome awesome show. Except for a few tricks they pretty much explained how they did everything. Then they explained how they hate the TSA very very much, and sold wallet sized metal plates of the Bill of Rights, and a plastic knife/comb combo just to fuck with the system.

Beneath the floor is a complex machine containing very powerful magnets. All the dancers have to do is wear large metal plates on their feet and wave their arms a bit. ;-)
>> ^rellik:

So they are all standing on a roomba?

what's so amazing? she uses one of the little metal plates to imitate bird noises. big time. year after year i bought these things at our local annual funfair when i was a kid. they're just a few cents and are more than easy to use.

Metal plate in the head?

From Wikipedia-

Tractor pulling, also known as power pulling, is a motorsport competition, popular in America, Europe and Australia, which requires modified tractors to pull a heavy sledge (sled) along a 100 metre track, with the winner being the tractor that pulls the sledge farthest. The sport is known as the worlds most powerful motorsport, due to the multi engined modified tractor pullers.

All tractors, in their respective classes, pull a set weight in the sledge. When a tractor gets to the end of the 100 metre (300 feet) track this is known as a “full pull”. When more than one tractor completes the course, more weight is added to the sledge, and the winner is the one who can pull the sledge the farthest.

The sledge is known as a weight transfer sledge. This means that as it is pulled down the track, the weight is transferred (linked with gears to the sledge’s wheels) from over the rear axles and towards the front of the sledge. In front of the rear wheels, there is a ‘pan’. This is essentially a metal plate and as the weight moves over this the resistance builds. The further the tractor pulls the sledge, the harder it gets.

The most powerful tractors, such as those in the 4.5 modified class in Europe, can produce over 10,000 bhp.

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

>> ^dag:

Yes, and proper lubrication. I've a theory that egg temperature matters too. Cold eggs stick more. >> ^rottenseed:
>> ^dag:
Have no non-stick pans in the house. I don't miss it except when I cook eggs. It's tough to keep fried eggs from sticking in a stick-skillet - though it can be done.

I always think about a short order cook with one of those teppanyaki style gas-heated metal plates to cook on and how they never have any problems flippin' eggs. I think the key element (along with proper oiling of the device) is heat.


does the Leidenfrost effect come into play here???

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Yes, and proper lubrication. I've a theory that egg temperature matters too. Cold eggs stick more. >> ^rottenseed:

>> ^dag:
Have no non-stick pans in the house. I don't miss it except when I cook eggs. It's tough to keep fried eggs from sticking in a stick-skillet - though it can be done.

I always think about a short order cook with one of those teppanyaki style gas-heated metal plates to cook on and how they never have any problems flippin' eggs. I think the key element (along with proper oiling of the device) is heat.

>> ^dag:

Have no non-stick pans in the house. I don't miss it except when I cook eggs. It's tough to keep fried eggs from sticking in a stick-skillet - though it can be done.

I always think about a short order cook with one of those teppanyaki style gas-heated metal plates to cook on and how they never have any problems flippin' eggs. I think the key element (along with proper oiling of the device) is heat.

pacemakers, implantable insulin pumps, implantable defribulators, metal plates inyour head,?

>> ^grinter:
With all of those particles being ejected, it is not hard to believe that the huge amounts of lead bullets of depleted uranium shells could lead to health hazards for families living in a war zone (beyond the obvious health hazards, of course).


Heheh little misspeak there, lead bullets are lead, and depleted uranium bullets are made from depleted uranium

"In a three week period of conflict in Iraq during 2003 it was estimated over 1000 tons of depleted uranium munitions were used mostly in cities.[7] While any radiation exposure has risks, no conclusive data have correlated DU exposure to specific human health effects such as cancer.[8] Yet, studies using cultured cells and laboratory rodents continue to suggest the possibility of leukemogenic, genetic, reproductive, and neurological effects from chronic exposure.[9] In addition, the UK Pensions Appeal Tribunal Service in early 2004 attributed birth defect claims from a February 1991 Gulf War combat veteran to depleted uranium poisoning.[10][11] Also, a 2005 epidemiology review concluded: "In aggregate the human epidemiological evidence is consistent with increased risk of birth defects in offspring of persons exposed to DU."[12]"


7 ^ a b c Paul Brown, Gulf troops face tests for cancer guardian.co.uk 25 April 2003, Retrieved February 3, 2009
8 ^ Health Effects of Uranium. "Toxicological profile for uranium". http://fhp.osd.mil/du/healthEffects.jsp.
9 ^ Miller AC, McClain D. (2007 Jan-Mar). "A review of depleted uranium biological effects: in vitro and in vivo studies". Rev Environ Health 22 (1): 75–89. PMID 17508699.
10 ^ Williams, M. (February 9, 2004) "First Award for Depleted Uranium Poisoning Claim," The Herald Online, (Edinburgh: Herald Newspapers, Ltd.)
11 ^ Campaign Against Depleted Uranium (Spring, 2004) "MoD Forced to Pay Pension for DU Contamination," CADU News 17)
12 ^ a b c d Hindin, R. et al. (2005) "Teratogenicity of depleted uranium aerosols: A review from an epidemiological perspective," Environmental

A quick wiki shows it is controversial at least. One would suppose that it would be at least somewhat harmful. Did you ever hear about that illness soldiers were coming back with from the first Gulf war? It wasn't really talked about much and I remember it being later attributed to the burning oil fields, perhaps this is a more likely culprit.

Nope, that's what a steel hull looks like if you never paint it.

>> ^aspartam:
Was that pirate ship armored? Or at least, completely closed off to the outside world by means of metal plates all around?

Nope, that's what a steel hull looks like when if you never paint it.

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Was that pirate ship armored? Or at least, completely closed off to the outside world by means of metal plates all around?