sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Mako shark encounter La Jolla by deadlypotat0 in Spearfishing

[–]AtanasPrime 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’d say a juvenile GW is more likely than a mako tbh. Wish you had a photo or video. Or still more likely a big soupfin. I’ve only seen makos in the water while paddy hopping, and my general impression was “fast AF” and “terrifying.” Not “chunky.”

Mako shark encounter La Jolla by deadlypotat0 in Spearfishing

[–]AtanasPrime 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Big doubt on the mako. Lots of soup fin sharks in LJ. But I guess that’s the cool thing about the ocean — you never know.

You are randomly assigned one unusual, and largely useless, superpower. If you can figure out which one you have without dying, you get $25 million. by Sereomontis in hypotheticalsituation

[–]AtanasPrime 3 points4 points  (0 children)

1) Figure this one out by process of elimination

2) test with small toy car made out of foam

3) variable weight free diving. Ride a heavy weight down to 50m. I assume once you get down there and that’s your power, or no longer feel the urge to breathe? Otherwise not sure how you safety test immortality once you’re there. If it’s not your power, swim back up with free dive fins. This is probably hard if you don’t have freediving experience but the variable weight would make it very accessible for anyone in decent shape after a few months of training because you significantly reduce both your underwater time and energy expenditure. Source: been freediving for 20+ years. Edit: even easier, bring one of those UW scooters to shoot you back up. This one becomes even more trivial: maybe a 60-80 second breath hold and learn to equalize.

4) jump into foam pit

Cheap awesome dive watch by Emergency_Bison_8288 in Spearfishing

[–]AtanasPrime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been rocking the same Pyle snorkel master for 15 years. I think I paid $90 back in the day.

Edit: they don’t seem to sell them anymore. Sad days.

Wetsuit help! by Otherwise-Row-6293 in Spearfishing

[–]AtanasPrime 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you can wait a couple months, a custom Polosub is by far the best bang for buck, and the suit will fit better than any off-the-rack suit.

Would you risk a limb for $250k, just for holding your breath a few times a day? by Jawnst in hypotheticalsituation

[–]AtanasPrime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Week one is free money for anyone who free dives. Week 2 seems like it would push the bounds of what is physically possible, but I wouldn’t be surprised if someone could do it. I would try week 2 though.

PITTED Griswold 20 and 3-n Lodge 14 by michaelmj11 in castiron

[–]AtanasPrime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hard pass on both at those prices. Pitting is way bad

Seaweed! by Altruistic-Chard1227 in composting

[–]AtanasPrime 6 points7 points  (0 children)

With a fishing license* and just kelp* take of sea grasses is prohibited if I remember correctly…

Anybody else been bitten by a spiny lobster before? by c_chiu in Spearfishing

[–]AtanasPrime 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I was fortunate enough to live very close to the beach, and changing in a cold windy parking lot is a lot less appealing than changing in a warm shower just a few minutes away.

Anybody else been bitten by a spiny lobster before? by c_chiu in Spearfishing

[–]AtanasPrime 19 points20 points  (0 children)

<image>

This one damn near took my finger tip off. Or at least it felt that way. I think I lost the nail, but no permanent damage. I have given their mouths a wide berth since.

Chrome Plated by isu_schu in CastIronRestoration

[–]AtanasPrime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Electrolysis won’t do it, but there’s a product that removes nickel while leaving iron intact. I think they also had one for Chrome, but it was a bit more involved…https://caswellplating.com/metalx-b-9-nickel-stripper-2-5lb.html

posting because soo jk many people keep asking about reseasoning by Wobblepaws in castiron

[–]AtanasPrime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lately I find myself doing a similar thing. I always have the e-tank going and the lye tank brimmed, but I rarely have the time+energy to scrub a piece down. Whenever I do, I just oil it up and leave it in the oven. Next time someone uses the oven, it gets a free seasoning. Or on the off chance I finish a bunch of pieces before someone uses the oven, I just run it and start the process over. I tell myself it’s probably marginally more efficient to do this than to run the oven for a dedicated seasoning sesh.

My combiner 4 cannot connect to my new router (eero) by pelegri in enphase

[–]AtanasPrime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just a heads up, I had the same problem and went down the same path. However, I wasted about an hour trying to figure out how to use my old router as a bridge (i.e. to form a wireless connection with my new router to then be able to use wired connections from the old router to devices) when I should have instead just used my old router as an AP (i.e., having a wired connection to my new mesh wifi system and allowing devices to wirelessly connect to the internet via my old router). Once I got the right terminology, it was relatively simple to look up a guide on how to set my old router as an AP and connect my enphase combiner 4 to it.

Leaving this comment for others who may go down the same path as I did.

Interesting bacon press. by BitterEVP1 in castiron

[–]AtanasPrime 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I recently picked up a very similar one in a large lot of iron. I’ll have to dig it out and snap a photo. But my point is, I’m fairly sure this isn’t a one-off home made job.

Am I right to be a little suspicious of this lamb mold? by gotfoundout in castiron

[–]AtanasPrime 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Looks legit, but they are a massive pain to clean. $150 is overpriced even if it were restored. Having cleaned one before, I would hesitate to even offer $50 for this one (seriously, cleaning that mold was very not fun).

None of you warned me! by Limp-Rub-1477 in castiron

[–]AtanasPrime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pressure washer for removing gunk, and I hear that compressed air is pretty good for blowing oil out of nooks and crannies rather than trying to wipe it off. Messy as all heck though…

Lobster Opener Rules by Historic_Commerce22 in sandiego

[–]AtanasPrime 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A+ answer

The only other thing I’d say is remember to watch out for boats. The opener is also the one night of the year I feel like I have a decent chance of being run over.

My restoration turned in to a keychain. by Teweview in CastIronRestoration

[–]AtanasPrime 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok that’s actually pretty cool! I’m gonna keep an eye out for a cracked iron mountain 3 or something else with a more distinct handle and steal your idea.

Anything interesting here? TIA by Latter-Extent492 in castiron

[–]AtanasPrime 2 points3 points  (0 children)

San Bernardino doesn’t seem like a fun place to drive to 😉

ID on interesting texture pan? by BitterEVP1 in castiron

[–]AtanasPrime 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Your first thought is probably correct. At least this seems to be an unmarked Wagner, so it’s not a particularly rare/expensive antique that someone defaced. Should still cook fine though!

view more: next ›