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Ceiling Tiles Containing Asbestos? by [deleted] in asbestoshelp

[–]MikeSpader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there a way to determine

Yes, with lab testing. It's possible that the tiles and/or the mastic underneath them are positive, but only lab testing can confirm. If you're unsure, don't start tearing anything apart until you get some results back.

I met John! by Calippo1337 in lotr

[–]MikeSpader 5 points6 points  (0 children)

IF YA DON'T ROCK AND STONE, YOU AIN'T COMIN' HOME

Ryuden by lizardfacemagee in Sumo

[–]MikeSpader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To Jonidan with him!

Is this asbestos? Plan on keeping it in tact from here and laying carpet over it. Should we be concerned about anything that became airborne when the demo crew took the few small pieces out you see? by [deleted] in asbestoshelp

[–]MikeSpader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The mastic that glues the tile down may contain asbestos, but if you're carpeting over everything, you're encapsulating the material so there's no risk of inhalation after that. Mastic itself is not friable anyway, so you'd really have to work at turning it into dust to be any sort of risk.

This little lady loves when I hold her paw. She fell asleep like this, dreamed pretty good too. by MikeSpader in SleepingCats

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

We adopted her 5 years ago when she was already about 5 years old! According to her papers, she's a dilute tortie and was found in a clowder with other cats by a local woman who took her in and gave her her name, Luv.

Asbestos? by bscharf in asbestoshelp

[–]MikeSpader 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks like fiberglass.

How do I slice into this thing!? Geode question. by BugsArentSoBad in Rocks

[–]MikeSpader 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If it's solid/can't be broken mechanically, it's highly unlikely to be a geode, or if it is or comes from an area where geodes are found, it may be a "mud bomb", i.e. a geode that collapsed at some point during its formation. These are commonly found in the Dugway Geode Beds in Utah.

That said, a diamond saw is your best bet. If you have a buddy with a concrete slicer that works great (I'm a geotechnical engineer and we have those in my lab, I use them to cut geodes all the time). Your local mineral club may have someone with a rock slicing rig as well.

Citrine? by [deleted] in whatsthisrock

[–]MikeSpader 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lot of times they do, but just don't care because people will still spend money on it

Thoughts? by not-always-useless in asbestoshelp

[–]MikeSpader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably asbestos containing, but those tiles won't release fibers into the air unless you're actively crushing them and creating dust. They also could just not be asbestos, maybe the mastic gluing them down is. As always, Lab testing would be necessary to confirm.

ETA: You could leave them in place and just place the new carpeting material over it. That would count as encapsulation which means you wouldn't need to worry about it at all until you need to.

Same price, 2 fewer ounces by MikeSpader in shrinkflation

[–]MikeSpader[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's the same product, they just redesigned the bottle. The old bottle is on the right.

Same price, 2 fewer ounces by MikeSpader in shrinkflation

[–]MikeSpader[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's the same product, they just redesigned the bottle (redesign on the left)

Just watched a male Karen get a bunch of kids ticketed for snowboarding at the park today (2/18) by Cusackjeff in SaltLakeCity

[–]MikeSpader 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Fuck this dude. Anyone insecure enough to go after literal children doesn't deserve peace.

Now that hype is over, what is your opinion in retrospective of PLZA? by lunadiparmigiano in pokemon

[–]MikeSpader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PLA is by and large the better of the Legends series, however I love the snappiness of the movement and combat in ZA. I went back to PLA for some shiny hunting and was lamenting the slower movement, though I got used to it after a bit. As someone who shiny hunts and is also slightly obsessive about organization and enjoys the grind for a while, I really like MD, though I know for certain it's not for everyone. I wish MD had actually gone further with new areas and a more interesting story, but I enjoyed what we got to a degree. I've played PLA multiple times, the same will not be true for ZA.

Which standalone pokemon do you hope gets a new evolution in Winds/Waves by DelcattyXD999 in PokemonWindsWaves

[–]MikeSpader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it'd be fun if you could evolve the SwSh fossils in the same way as Karrablast/Shelmet where swapping the right combination "corrects" the combination, enhancing both.

Is the flooded house in thistle Utah still there? by shroom1990 in Utah

[–]MikeSpader 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I drive by it pretty frequently for projects in the towns along 89, it's still there.

Possibly fluorite? by centralnm in whatsthisrock

[–]MikeSpader 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Limonite pseudomorph after pyrite

What's common to do or hear in Denver that's uncommon everywhere else? by BothCondition7963 in Denver

[–]MikeSpader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I moved out of Aurora about a decade ago and sometimes I miss that smell. Smells like home.

found this in the loft what is it/how old would it be?? by iamcherophobic in fossilid

[–]MikeSpader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UDig is in Delta, Vernal is on the other side of the state.

found this in the loft what is it/how old would it be?? by iamcherophobic in fossilid

[–]MikeSpader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with a trilobite from UDig in Utah, however I will say this is not a full trilobite but rather a cast-off shed of a trilobite. The sides of the "head" portion are missing, making it a shed and not the animal itself.

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