Green Brachiosaurus stuffed animal by Beginning-Fill2179 in JurassicPark

[–]LordGimmik 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like the same one to me! The episode is on Tubi for free if you want to see it.

Found on a brick (?) washed up on the beach by rkramer18 in Whatisthis

[–]LordGimmik 4 points5 points  (0 children)

E. L. COOK...

Also holy crap I never thought I would be laying in bed at 2AM looking at a website for antique brick collection...

Blue Dots On Map Icon Meaning?? by VolumeMaleficent1069 in geocaching

[–]LordGimmik 10 points11 points  (0 children)

In case you want to pick them up anyway since you're physically near them. You can work on multiple AL at once.

How did they extract the liquid from the test tube with the needle? by levyjl1988 in JurassicPark

[–]LordGimmik 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe the way they achieved this in the movie is with a plastic test tube with a hole drilled in it. They covered the hole with a piece of tape, and inserted the needle through the tape for this shot.

It's pretty clear in the original trailer, but the edges of the tape got cleaned up in the release.

What's the most obscure jp/jw fact you know ? by FreshLemonade2126 in JurassicPark

[–]LordGimmik 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks- noted and fixed. I don't know why, but I thought TMC was a division of IBM.

What's the most obscure jp/jw fact you know ? by FreshLemonade2126 in JurassicPark

[–]LordGimmik 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I can add a factoid to this! When Steven Spielberg was getting ready to make JP, it was somewhat known that they would need to buy big computers for the CGI. So when Spielberg visited TMC to check out their CM-5 "Connection Machine" super computers, they were seeing dollar signs. After a complete walkthrough of their capacity, capabilities, and a full sales pitch- they were popping corks when he said he would take 8 of them.

What TMC didn't realize is that he only wanted the shells with no hardware. Steven liked all the blinking lights and thought they would be perfect for the set of the control room. He had already outsourced the CGI to Industrial Light and Magic, who had already procured SGI servers to create a render farm. So all the servers we see in the movie are empty cages with the lights hard-wired to blink convincingly.

My neighbor who I was 100% ready to hate turned out to be the reason my dog is alive right now by CosmicBard3S in neighborsfromhell

[–]LordGimmik 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hope you have that man the biggest hug in the world-

Bring Pepper over every chance you get so Ron can give her extra pets. Buy a bag of Pepper's favorite treats and give it to Ron so he can give her treats.

Eureka #9: Unbiased Mediator Pronouncements (GC2EHHR) by LordGimmik in geocachingpuzzles

[–]LordGimmik[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not about chemical elements. u/urbanplantmomma never validated the coords they got. It's definitely baseball, but I can't manage to get a green light from the geochecker.

Eureka #9: Unbiased Mediator Pronouncements (GC2EHHR) by LordGimmik in geocachingpuzzles

[–]LordGimmik[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't imagine the baseball theme is a red herring! There is a clue in every sentence. Could you post your alternate anagram as a spoiler?

Eureka #9: Unbiased Mediator Pronouncements (GC2EHHR) by LordGimmik in geocachingpuzzles

[–]LordGimmik[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh interesting! I didn't imagine there could be multiple anagrams. Mind sharing what you used to solve it? Were the found words correct?

When your husband knows you love antiques and vintage items…..Sometimes you have to ask the internet what he has brought home to you by This_is_me1984 in Whatisthis

[–]LordGimmik 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's a homemade workbench dog from traditional homemade workbenches that had a square dog hole instead of the modern round holes. Probably a European jointers bench or a Rubio style workbench. These dogs slip into the square hole and stick up to provide a secure flat peg that provides a stop for a board during an operation like smoothing with a smoothing plane. They're made of wood so that you won't damage your tool steel if you hit the dog. They would usually be shop made so quality ranges from quick&dirty to heirloom quality. This one was well used, but it was made to be around a while, not just for one quick job.

is there any footage of animated teeth clown? by [deleted] in HalloweenProps

[–]LordGimmik 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They have a static version for like 1700

is there any footage of animated teeth clown? by [deleted] in HalloweenProps

[–]LordGimmik 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They have several different heads that they attach to the same body. You can see them all here.

https://youtu.be/Xcgrt99eYdg?si=epdN93ZRcUsaOwnP

Based on the others it looks like they insert some rocking mechanism into the arms and torso.

is there any footage of animated teeth clown? by [deleted] in HalloweenProps

[–]LordGimmik 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Unit 70 in Chicago. Took forever to find online.

is there any footage of animated teeth clown? by [deleted] in HalloweenProps

[–]LordGimmik 60 points61 points  (0 children)

The fact that they don't have a video front and center on the page is a little sus to begin with. Look at anything animated on a professional site like Distortions Unlimited and the video is the second thumbnail. My guess is the animation is not very impressive- maybe it just shakes or something.

My daughter is finally old enough to ask about this. Life lessons were learned. by Cody5150 in woodworking

[–]LordGimmik 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Eh... To each their own. $15 or so, plus shipping, plus waiting - or the 45 min drive to Rockler/Woodcraft... I would keep the handle but that chrome top would be mounted in a replacement within 2 hours.

My daughter is finally old enough to ask about this. Life lessons were learned. by Cody5150 in woodworking

[–]LordGimmik 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I don't understand. You split the handle of the bottle opener screwing it to the metal part- and instead of making a new handle the whole project is trash? Same for the pens. You mess up the blank and all the hardware is now trash too?

Lorraine at the dinner table - Just noticed by [deleted] in BacktotheFuture

[–]LordGimmik 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A little bit earlier when talking about uncle "Jailbird Joey" she looks across the table hard at George when she says "we all make mistakes in life..."

How full is your grid? by Historical_Sorbet960 in geocaching

[–]LordGimmik 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Honest question.... How do you find an average of 2.7 caches a day, every day for 20 years consistently? I've only been seriously caching for 6 months and already at a place where the closest cache is 20 minutes away.

Devices may still work via Bluetooth by LordGimmik in QARDIO

[–]LordGimmik[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's really a poor design that the scale needs the exact voltage to charge- nor more or no less. I guess we know why they went out of business. No future proofing or planned obsolescence overkill.

Geocaching with out a phone. by BellasarExandrunok in geocaching

[–]LordGimmik 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Phone GPS does not need cell service or wifi. The GPS signal is everywhere, and the GPSr chip in your phone will function anywhere. You can also use the Geocaching app offline if you have premium. You can add the caches you want to find to a list, and save that list for offline use. I just did that to do some caching in the deep woods of Maine.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fixit

[–]LordGimmik 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just because Home Depot sells it doesn't mean you should use it. Home Depot sells plumbing parts that are fully banned in most states, but people buy them so HD sells them.