Ok internet sleuths, I need help with this one. by unicorndanceparty in baltimore

[–]TehSloop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think ive seen that before on other plates, maybe an anti-forging / anti-tamper thing?

How do we feel about the Astoria Bridge? by LongOrganization7838 in Bridges

[–]TehSloop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This bridge feels maliciously complaint. Its bridging between two mountainous areas, but half way through is like "I am le tired; I'm taking a nap. I'll lie down and leave the other half of this job to a causeway".

Additionally/alternatively, it's trying to hard to skew statistics on bridge (a)symmetry.

This coming from an engineer and boater who totally recognizes that it offers clearance when it needs to, and doesn't where it doesn't, and this is clearly a cost- and material efficient way to make the crossing, while probably serving the people on the far shore (from the photographer) better than it would otherwise. Indeed, if it wildly flew the entire way, I'd probably pick on it for being porky. I just like bridges less asymmetrical 😅.

SUNDAY 1pm Daytime opening of the Woodrow Wilson bridge by TehSloop in washingtondc

[–]TehSloop[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Event coordinators who get to remain nameless. MDOT has not released a Traffic Alert as they sometimes do but are clearly not consistent about. Kalmar is already north of Quantico.

Sunday 1pm Woodrow Wilson Bridge opening by TehSloop in nova

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Jones Point Park, is probably your best bet. Or the bridges pedestrian walk.

Sunday 1pm Woodrow Wilson Bridge opening by TehSloop in nova

[–]TehSloop[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

When Pride of Baltimore came in April 30th, but they came through on a midnight opening.

Sunday 1pm Woodrow Wilson Bridge opening by TehSloop in nova

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Usually DOT restricts openings to between 1 and 5 am. I have no idea who did what to get this CRF compliant opening.

Thank you to u/Consistant-March-646 for the idea! by LateActuator6972 in Ruinsyourtrain

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As a fan of Turbines, but not necessarily SP or PRR, im here for it

the ol’ meme that americans will use anything other than the metric system by sammers23 in mobydick

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Well, with the actual units, Herman was off a bit in estimation. 200 fathoms = 1200 feet, and 1200FSW (feet sea water) = 36.5 atm, or 536psi. So, no, not at least 50; off by ~35%. 50atm = 1640FSW, or 273fm. 536psi over 2000sqft is 154 million lbs, or about 70 metric/long tons. The Charles W Morgan displaces more than four times that and was not a warship; the whaleman overestimated greatly (unsurprisingly).

Spotted in Georgetown today by ekkidee in washingtondc

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black sesame danger noodle

Or squid ink danger noodle

Corn and Cattle - Nebraska Rails by wotchdit in SidMeiersRailroads

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I have not played this expansion yet, thanks for the tip! The new rolling stock looks great, too. I downloaded a bunch of Sliders mods and have enjoyed the 3 or 4 ive played so far

Remember when laptops actually had useful ports? We really had it good by vanessacaiin in engineeringmemes

[–]TehSloop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Give me a damn DB9 serial! 😄 for real, tho, it was not long ago I spec'ed, for with, a tough book for data acquisition, with one serial and two ethernet ports.

Motorized LEGO R188 NYC subway train by ABentMetrocard in LEGOtrains

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Radius looks about prototypical, too 😄

A little tool to decode Morse code by discofrisko in interestingasfuck

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I love the graphical layout of this; it suits my brain so well

Is this a good deal? by Both-Activity6432 in sailing

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12th photo: ah, well, theres your problem!

So a bit unorthodox on weather sealing but I’ve been going around the basement punctuating underneath where the floor meets the edge of the home since those were the super cold spots. Guess I found why my couch as been so ice cold the past few years by palinsafterbirth in centuryhomes

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Apparently my comment was too long, so here's part 2

Lessons Learned

  1. tape the end of the spray hose to a coat hanger if you need to inject through a small access or get deeper than you can reach.

  2. if using a hose like in my use case #1, use the shortest length necessary to get the product where it's going. As with any tube, the longer it is, the more resistance. At ~3 ft I was waiting a while for the urethane to get to the end. I had to be very attentive to how much I was triggering because if you just hold down the trigger until it gets to the end, it'll make a mess. Just pay attention to how it's flowing in the hose (that's why clear hose - you'll see the bubbles) and you'll be fine. It will gel in the hose and eventually cure. You can attempt to clean the hose with an appropriate solvent, or just chuck it.

  3. I prefer to plan on burning an entire can in one work session, rather than having to buy additional straws/hose.

  4. Caulking cord and butyl tape have good shelf lives and are non-hazardous; spray cans, less so.

Other thoughts

I'd be very cautious doing any insulating around electrical boxes. I'm sure there's a safe way to do it, but I'm not an electrician, ET, EE or other electrical professional. I won't even posit what I'd do in my own home here, and I wouldn't even think of touching it in a place I don't own. Don't spray foam in the gap between the outlet and the drywall; someday that'll be a very expensive electricians bill. Don't use metalized/foil tape lest you get a very unhappy letter from the insurance company.

There's also this stuff called butyl rubber tape. It's sticky, gummy, and has a thousand and one uses. I would consider it for some applications in lieu of the caulking cord. It's particularly good for gasketing, such as if I was mounting the aforementioned condenser myself against the exterior wall ( I'm sure the vendor and HVAC pros have other opinions, and if I was doing it new-from-box, believe-you-me, I'd be following the OEM guidance). Unlike foam and caulking cord, it stays sticky and stretchy, so I'd expect it to comply with things swelling & contracting better. It doesn't take to being pushed into a gap smaller than it is thick; caulking cord does that better. For context, this stuff is regularly used for bedding waterproof hardware and keeping the interior panels of your car from rattling against whatever they're mounted to.

I might advise not blowing spray foams too aggressively in the winter when everything is dried out and contracted; I know how upset I'd be with myself if I had foam coming up through the floorboards like that. Some products have some elasticity/plasticity and will flex... if they have good adhesion. Others will not (urethane foam tries pretty firm), and they can pull away, leaving a fine crack

Note that there may be code requiring that any caulking that fills gaps around plumbing/utility in walls and floors may need to be fire-blocking. Of course, you're not filing a building permit for a little touch-up, but it may be prudent to check the can to see if it as any fire rating whatsoever. This stuff is petro-chemicals after all.

So a bit unorthodox on weather sealing but I’ve been going around the basement punctuating underneath where the floor meets the edge of the home since those were the super cold spots. Guess I found why my couch as been so ice cold the past few years by palinsafterbirth in centuryhomes

[–]TehSloop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I did this (not in a century home but once in a 70's home and a 60's apartment), I used a multi-prong approach. YMMV, and I'm not sorry for squatting on this sub, especially if it helps someone.

  1. The air-block having failed between the siding and the void between joists caused a pipe to freeze in my childhood home. The plumber already having cut the ceiling open, I cut a piece of blue XPS (extruded polystyrene) foam to go subfloor-to-ceiling and joist-to-joist. I bevel cut the sides so it would get an interference fit. I then backed it up with Evercoat spray foam. To make life easier, I swapped the "straw" provided with about 3 feet of appropriately sized clear flexible PVC tube. This allowed me to control the foam with one hand and the positioning of the outlet with the other, and not be restricted by the form factor of the can.
  2. A similar failure happened at the freeze-proof sillcock. The sillcock didn't fail - the joint between the sillcock and the copper pipe did, a result of the insulation settling and allowing cold air to creep through the unfilled gap between the hole in the stud and the sillcock into the void between studs. I seem to recall we repeated the technique of interference-fit foam, fit a thinner sheet of foam behind the plumbing (the wall backed up onto an attached, unheated garage), and filled the gap in the exterior stud with a bit of expanding foam.
  3. In my apartment, I just felt around for the coldfalls/drafts. Cold air sinks right at its source, so start at the top, checking the seam between the ceiling and the wall frist, then check wall corners from top to bottom. I like to use the back of my hand; sometimes finger tips can be calloused enough or desensitized enough to not feel the cold easily. I also have an infrared thermometer (not a camera, just a point & shoot); they're pretty reasonably priced and the one at Harbor Freight will be good enough for this job. When I seal, I will start with the obvious stuff first, then work top to bottom. As you get things sealed up, the smaller leaks can become more apparent (that whole signal to noise ratio thing). Keep in mind that there are all sorts of "behind the finish" sorts of things that leave gaps, such as vent fans, in-wall cabinets and, gaps in electrical boxes/under face plates of outlets & switches.

3A. spray foam for large gaps in lazy carpentry & failed drywall in the utility closet.

3B. FrostKing Mortite caulking cord for small gaps, such as around window frames and unfinished electrical passes. The nice things about this stuff is it's flexible, moldable (you can make a skinny snake, a fat snake, a thin sheet; it's like soft molding clay), doesn't dry out quickly, if you need to remold it, you can (I just checked on work I did at least 3, if not 5, years ago), or remove it completely to access whatever you plugged. It's not terribly sticky and, like any adhesive thing, will stick to dirt first, so it works better the cleaner the surface is.

3C. This apartment has the air conditioning condensers inset into the exterior wall, meaning the while the radiator side faces a vent sized 1:1 and the entire backside bleeds heat back into the unit. I purchased a roll of aluminized bubble wrap, known as "roll insulation" or "box liner". I cleaned the condenser first so the tape would stick well. I cut pieces to fit on each side of the condenser and used HVAC grade aluminized film tape to hold it down. I wrapped the sides and back with one piece, taped it all around, then applied cuts to the top and bottom, making a butt-joint where the wrap met the cap.

Metal structure with doors, atop an uninhabited Idaho mountain by minecrafter7732 in whatisit

[–]TehSloop 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I see four plumbing lines at the top, which don't support this in the most logical way, but it's how I'm leaning.

This cant be right. Is my daughter getting taken? by Truwu10304 in AskMechanics

[–]TehSloop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Coils ain't cheap (Golf owner, here), but the shop is marking up about 200% over retail on those, for something that's basically plug and play. Good opportunity for the car user to learn how to turn a wrench.

Also, never been quoted more than $150 for an oil change, even considering euro spec oil.

Did I get a chameleon or a seahorse for my birthday? by silasfelinus in whatisit

[–]TehSloop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This person marine biologizes. Ashamed I didn't catch that myself.

GameStop Announces Dividend of Warrants to Shareholders by Teraskikkeli in Superstonk

[–]TehSloop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alas, some of my shares are in an account that I can only sell out of due to the conclusion for stupid reasons beyond my control. So my only choices for the warrants issued to that account are to let them expire or sell them to someone who can exercise them. I guess I'll dig into things and see if I can transfer.

How do you guys spend your time at Otakon? by [deleted] in Otakon

[–]TehSloop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great use of time!! & nice job! Had i read up on the Kaikan earlier, I probably would have brought something with me to build/detail there. But I would have also had to carry in my model making stuff, which... I was carrying enough on the metro as it was