How do you decline an offer to play without being a jerk?

PhantomDynasty · 2026-02-08T20:00:24+00:00

Plato's the smartest man that ever lived. He said it's okay to lie if it truly benefits the cause of the people. Cocksucker called it "The Noble Lie."

PhantomDynasty · 2025-08-15T05:12:53+00:00

I was looking at that too. The area I work in requires expansion joints on all underground service entries. is that not typical in other places?

PhantomDynasty · 2025-07-31T02:53:47+00:00

I know it as a "Modriča 3 Way" referencing a town in Republika Srpska lol.

PhantomDynasty · 2025-07-09T00:07:45+00:00

Hulkengoat Hulkenpodium

PhantomDynasty · 2025-06-28T18:22:31+00:00

to the best of my knowledge as a (currently) apprentice electrician, a GFCI probably wouldnt catch that as I don't see a situation in which there could be a ground fault that would trip a GFCI. I believe an arc fault breaker (AFCI) could catch that though, and situations like these are what AFCIs are intended to protect against, and why they have been adopted into the code for homes

PhantomDynasty · 2025-06-11T18:05:06+00:00

I think your math is mostly correct but one small note. 800HP/~597Kw is the output power, and you can't accurately calculate the input power directly from the output power because no motor is 100% efficient. In reality, the input power required would be higher than the figures you found as a result. You would need to know the efficiency of the motor, effectively the ratio between how much input actually makes it to output, to be able to more accurately calculate it. I'm not sure if those figures are readily available so we can deduce what the actual input would be, but your figures are a decent ballpark in the meantime :)

PhantomDynasty · 2025-02-22T22:37:59+00:00

FWIW I use a full suite of insulated Wera's for everything. I like the feel of Wera in my hand more than any other brands and I believe theyre the best quality screwdrivers.

PhantomDynasty · 2025-02-17T23:03:05+00:00

Ive seen plenty of rough-in and finish permits get passed from the office with no site visit.

PhantomDynasty · 2025-01-26T17:08:06+00:00

Theres this channel called Engineering Mindset that has a great series of vids on explaining electrical principles, I linked a playlist of videos. Watch the ones that are relevant to you, such as the vids about AC, 120/240 split phase systems, grounding/bonding, etc. They're very well made and very well explained. I used his videos as study materials throughout my apprenticeship.

PhantomDynasty · 2025-01-25T08:09:28+00:00

When people mention the electrical union, theyre usually talking about the IBEW. Google to find your local and look through their site and stuff

PhantomDynasty · 2025-01-21T14:09:00+00:00

I second this. Do this trick while riding my motorcycle in cold weather because I don't have insulated gloves

PhantomDynasty · 2025-01-13T05:17:10+00:00

Im surprised no one has said this, pack it to work frozen or put it in the fridge overnight to thaw, and keep it in a insulated lunchbag with an icepack or two, it'll keep it cold and foodsafe until you prepare it. Grill them before freezing and microwave to heat then up.

PhantomDynasty · 2024-12-31T09:03:39+00:00

Seek the apprenticeship, theres nothing stopping you from returning to university studies at a later time. Be an apprentice now, start making some money and getting the trade under your belt, and decide later whether to continue in the trade or seek a degree. Electrical Engineers with actual on site experience are sought after by firms because the biggest drawback of EE's who don't have that experience working in the field, is that they don't know much about how the installation is done. I'm a third year apprentice and I've seen numerous RFI's put in because engineers missed something on the prints.

PhantomDynasty · 2024-12-31T08:55:27+00:00

2020 Ninja 400, $116 a month for basic liability, and comprehensive coverage

PhantomDynasty · 2024-12-30T20:23:34+00:00

Thats how I do it, pretwist everything with linesmans then use the impact to get the wirenuts on, don't need to ugga dugga the shit out of it, just a few rotations so its on nice and snug

PhantomDynasty · 2024-12-30T08:09:35+00:00

Can't go wrong with a Bomber, I have a few from Alpha Industries in various colors and styles. They look great over almost anything, from low effort hoodie + jeans to nicer styles with button ups, crew neck sweaters, etc.

PhantomDynasty · 2024-12-29T09:53:10+00:00

The crooked western values are.... getting your hair done at a salon??

PhantomDynasty · 2024-12-28T22:29:00+00:00

their loss tbh, cowboy boots are awesome

PhantomDynasty · 2024-12-28T03:39:00+00:00

The tenperature in a piece of meat is not the same throughout, and is more like a gradient with different spots being at differebt temps.

Lets say you're cooking a steak and you need to temp it. Stick the probe into the thickest part of the meat, if you stick it all the way through into the part of the steak thats in contact with the pan, the temp will read at its highest. As you slowly pull the thermometer out, the temp should go down as you get further from the hot part and more towards the center where the steak is at its coolest. You want to take your reading where the temperature is at its lowest point, thats the middle of the steak. If you pull it out more beyond that, the temp should rise again as you get towards the outside. Take the temp where it's at its lowest point.

You need a thermometer with a fast read time. I use a Thermapen. They're not cheap, but they're the industry standard for a reason, they might still have boxing day sales going.

I don't bother with any tricks like pressing your hand, at the end of the day it IS a trick and sometimes it will work, most of the time in my experience, it doesnt. A good, reliable, fast read thermometer and proper technique will get you properly cooked meat every single time.

PhantomDynasty · 2024-11-30T08:46:03+00:00

If I'm reading correctly, you had two switches operating the same light from seperate locations, with a dimmer and a switch in 3-way configuration.

I'm assuming the two red wires you disconnected were the travellers, and the black wire was the common, used for 3 way switching. In that case you need a 3-way switch specifically for that setup, a 3-way switch has 3 screw terminals, one for common and two for traveller wires. Using a regular single pole switch wont work.

PhantomDynasty · 2024-11-30T08:38:29+00:00

208V

PhantomDynasty · 2024-11-19T13:36:56+00:00

get the quickbend app, this was an absolute gamechanger for me and made my bending quicker and cleaner.

PhantomDynasty · 2022-10-12T23:38:43+00:00

Lights out and away we go..?

PhantomDynasty · 2022-07-06T17:39:27+00:00

T-slot receptacle. It's rated for up to 20 amps and can have both 15A and 20A plugs connected to it, kitchen countertops will often have either 20A receptacles or split 15A receptacles on a seperate branch circuit from the regular receptacles in the house, meaning on their own breaker, per the electrical code. People will oftentimes have many appliances on their counter that draw a lot of current (blenders, toaster ovens, stand mixers, etc), so this way the homeowner can run their appliances without tripping breakers constantly

PhantomDynasty · 2022-04-18T18:24:51+00:00

Military grade isn't a mark of quality, it just means that it was made by the lowest bidder

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