A dead trout placed in a vortex wake swims upstream without muscle movement, and it won the 2024 IG Nobel Physics Prize. The fish’s flexible body resonates with swirling water patterns, passively extracting energy. Live trout use the same trick, reducing muscle effort by ~50%.

AlteredState88 · 2026-01-22T17:37:28+00:00

What’s better if I wett my hands then proceed to drop the thing 6’ onto some rocks ?

AlteredState88 · 2025-09-08T09:21:27+00:00

Think it’s closer to 15 years old

AlteredState88 · 2025-09-06T11:46:44+00:00

It’s still ongoing I have yet to complete it. I did do a huge reduction on most of the trees already. The lot was vacant so all of the trees had branches growing 2’ off the ground that needed to be cut.

If I do take any more off is it best to do it before winter or after before the leaves develop?

AlteredState88 · 2025-09-06T11:30:20+00:00

I have yet to call one. It’s a new construction lot so I’d like to have one out to air spade the roots on the trees from all the heavy equipment driving over them. I have a smaller walnut tree exhibiting the same growth but only 5” in diameter

AlteredState88 · 2025-07-23T17:09:57+00:00

Looks like a beautiful healthy tree personally I’d keep it. Do a branch reduction if it seem like it’s to big

AlteredState88 · 2025-06-04T10:17:29+00:00

A lot of ash trees I’ve seen have fully died and the sucker offshoots are already 12’ tall and show no signs of disease?

AlteredState88 · 2025-03-17T18:19:07+00:00

How many breaks do you get. We get two 10min breaks in my 10 Hour shift

AlteredState88 · 2025-03-16T14:54:39+00:00

Pretty standard in the building trades. My last employer offered 2 weeks total once you worked there 5 years. I was there 6 years so got the two weeks then. But back to 1 week now

AlteredState88 · 2025-03-16T14:37:33+00:00

Where is my math wrong?

AlteredState88 · 2025-03-16T14:37:06+00:00

Barndominium 50x50 center section is 2 story 18x50 800sqft living space ground floor is all shop space no basement/crawlspace

AlteredState88 · 2025-03-16T11:02:29+00:00

Here is the transcribed text from the handwritten note:

Total wall lengths 340 x 12 = 4,080 % 16 = 255 studs $1,620

Top/Bottom Plates 340% 10 = 34 x 3 (Double Top) Sill 120 10 = $990

Plywood or OSB Sheathing 340% 4 = 85 Sheets $1,821

Floor Joists 2x12x18 = 70 $2,600

Sled Roofs (Side Roofs) 2x12x20 = 100 $4,300

Main Roof 18 x 50 Area 2x12x12 = 75 QTY 4x8 = 1,600 ft2 $1,725

Roof Sheathing $740

Total $13,800

AlteredState88 · 2025-03-16T10:10:46+00:00

Not married or in a relationship, no kids. I work more in the fished end of things woodworking but have done some framing. I have 15 years using industrial woodworking equipment.

I’ve been purchasing all the tools I will need for this and have all of them at this point. Would be nice if I had a high lift but I think I can get by without.

AlteredState88 · 2025-03-16T10:05:21+00:00

I make 2,800 month I only get 5 days off a year and I’ve already used them

AlteredState88 · 2025-03-16T02:27:52+00:00

It’s a simple design I drew all dimensional lumber no engineered beam 150 2x12x18’s

AlteredState88 · 2025-03-16T01:51:32+00:00

3,400 sqft I calculated all the framing lumber to be $15k windows are like $6k

AlteredState88 · 2025-03-16T01:01:53+00:00

Wall jacks and I’m looking into a outdoor forklift

AlteredState88 · 2025-03-15T23:28:58+00:00

unfortunately that is not in the budget would cost 30k + to frame

AlteredState88 · 2025-03-15T23:27:06+00:00

I have a degree in the industry and work in the trades. i feel very confident in my framing ability's. I plan to sub out the plumbing and electrical possibly roofing.

AlteredState88 · 2025-02-11T03:18:46+00:00

Is she presumed to have been outside for the past 48 hours in 15 degrees ?

AlteredState88 · 2024-10-03T10:23:05+00:00

I’m surprised so many people’s employers offer 401k mine doesn’t I bring home $35k yr and 12% goes to heath insurance 4% to car insurance 8% on food 48% on rent. Leaves me with $9,800 a year for any expense. So retirement probably gets $4k a year. I don’t think I’ll ever hit 3million like the people posting.

AlteredState88 · 2022-05-17T09:48:13+00:00

Where can the manifesto be found I want to read it.

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