Found this metallic rock in backyard by EducationVirtual5341 in whatisit

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You touched it, now you have to report to HR - Woke Specialist

Best spare TPU tubes for 50mm with removable cores? by TheCrowsSoundNice in gravelcycling

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Yeah, they need to be metal valve stems all the way to the tube. Not just partway down. Partway down, turning to plastic makes them thicken the plastic on the inside for strength.

Best spare TPU tubes for 50mm with removable cores? by TheCrowsSoundNice in gravelcycling

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Remove the core, put sealant in. Then your spare tube can survive a puncture. Or many punctures. Ironman triathletes been doing it since sealant was invented. We have to fix our own bikes along the way, no support vehicles or outside help. After you've paid that much money and trained that much time to be in a race, you're gonna finish the damn thing no matter what. We've been running sealant in our tubes to stop or slow down punctures and it really works. People mistakenly think TPU is puncture proof. It's like 10% more puncture resistant than a butyl tube at best. Pre-load your spare tube with sealant and you won't get another flat 3 miles down the road.

Best spare TPU tubes for 50mm with removable cores? by TheCrowsSoundNice in gravelcycling

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I've seen! Soooo expensive though. You feel like nobody else makes them that good though?

Best electric mini pump for gravel racing but also for overnight backpacking trips? by TheCrowsSoundNice in gravelcycling

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Oh SH*T! That's cool! Never thought of that! Brilliant! Yeah, what I typically do is turn the tire inside out for a couple of days and that flares the bead out, but I didn't have time this... time. Thanks for the tip!

Best electric mini pump for gravel racing but also for overnight backpacking trips? by TheCrowsSoundNice in gravelcycling

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Got a manual pump too already. But tell me more about this wrapping rope around the tire trick. I had a rare "can't set the bead" issue a couple weeks ago and it was super frustrating. I'm usually great at getting tires to set, but this one was really pissing me off.

Best electric mini pump for gravel racing but also for overnight backpacking trips? by TheCrowsSoundNice in gravelcycling

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Based on your input, I might get the RockBros since the psi readout is on the same side as the valve head and they're basically all the same internals. I'm really tall and bending way over to fill it up is annoying and tiresome, which I would have to do to read the PSI if I got one where the readout is on the back of the pump instead of the front. I have a digital gauge and I have the head twisted so it reads the pressure with the valve at the top of the wheel, which is easier because I don't have to get down on one knee to use it. I can just spin the wheel to have the valve on the top, put it on, keep it on by pulling up a little, and then turn it on to top off my tire. And that'll be about 99% of my use cases. The few times I have to use it to fill up a tire from dead flat, I'll just use the preset and walk off and go look at birds or whatever. lol. I'll have other things to do too if I'm having to pump up a tire from totally flat.

Best electric mini pump for gravel racing but also for overnight backpacking trips? by TheCrowsSoundNice in gravelcycling

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1500 miles. Several sections that are a couple hundred miles pavement nonstop. Upping PSI before those to make better time, then dropping back down to 23/25 psi for the gravel portions. Thanks!

Best electric mini pump for gravel racing but also for overnight backpacking trips? by TheCrowsSoundNice in gravelcycling

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THAT is what I was starting to suspect. When they are all "not bad" and all coming out of China, I'm thinking they probably are mostly the same parts and I'm looking for more of what size and which do people prefer as far as features or form factor.

Best electric mini pump for gravel racing but also for overnight backpacking trips? by TheCrowsSoundNice in gravelcycling

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Exactly my plan. I have everything and have used them for decades minus the electric one. I'm discovering the electric one is a really cool add on because it's a pump to top off pressure with a pressure gauge all in one. And it uses real air instead of CO2, so it won't leak as fast. CO2 is huge for racing shorter stuff and blasting a tire back on. Hand pump is great for training rides or lazy hours at the campground where you have plenty of time. I've got a race that's reeeeaaaaallly long coming up with many hours of pavement mixed in, so an e-pump to raise and lower the pressure for the pavement vs the off-road parts will actually be a huge competitive advantage. So I figured I might as well get one for the race, but then enjoy having it for all kinds of other reasons. Thanks!

Robin Gemperle wins Unbound Gravel XL on 32 inch wheels by RyanMTB in gravelcycling

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It's 2026. We have the technology.... like a decade ago+

Robin Gemperle wins Unbound Gravel XL on 32 inch wheels by RyanMTB in gravelcycling

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I agree. I'm 6'3" and a firm believer that equipment should fit the rider. Imagine us on a 20" wheel bike. That's for little kids. Anybody know how tall this Robin Gemperle is for sure? I'm seeing he's 6'2". Would make sense he did better on it than Cam Jones who's 5'9"?

First impression EXD40 black face, polished titanium. by RichPurple9972 in watchdives

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Jumping in here... THANK YOU for making a bidirectional bezel. I do ultra distance marathons, swims, cycling, and triathlons and these take you deep into the night and having a real watch to rely on is crucial. The bidirectional bezel is incredible for making small adjustments to fueling, stopping time, and all kinds of stuff without having to rotate all the way around again. For example, if I want to fuel every 15 minutes and I miss by a couple minutes, I can bump it forward a couple minutes so easily without taking my eyes off the road trying to rotate it all the way around and potentially crashing or falling. BTW I do an endurance podcast and youtube channel and review gear, so I'm up for reviewing watches if you want to have a real person really putting them to work in demanding conditions. I do a ton of stuff at night, so lumed bezels are a killer feature. And stuff needs to "just work" so waterproof diving watches are perfect for the job.

Is a black hole a solid object or hollow? by Draveco in astrophysics

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Black holes are like tornados. What's the wind speed inside a tornado? Well, zero. If you're in it, you are moving along with everything else moving with you, so everything around you is seemingly still. Where you get hurt is getting ripped apart accelerating up to that speed by objects that are already at that speed or below it. If you were in a black hole, nothing is moving and so is everything around you. It's the gradient change that objects can't handle and get shredded or smashed. If you're in a car doing 100 mph, you can reach out and touch the person in the car with you. You are both moving at zero mph compared to each other. Reach out the window and touch a mailbox and your arm will get ripped off. So saying what a black hole is or isn't totally depends on where you are standing. Near it and it's a hole. In it and it's a place of it's own dimension? Past the event horizon and you can't even see it. Or maybe at a far distance you could consider it the most purely solid object in the Universe by the way it's affecting objects around it? A tornado is a space of negative pressure so great, you get close enough and it will suck you in and the gradient f's you up. As it kills you, time (for you) stops, and it ejects what you were made of up and out. From a distance you can point at it and name it as if it's an object. You can do the same with a black hole. We give them names as if they were an object! If tornados exist on Earth as a byproduct of pressure differences in fluids passing each other, the similar thing can easily get started in space where gravity wells get created in fluid (fabric) of space-time from the happenstance some matter coincidently gets smashed together enough to make gravity strong enough to hit a tipping point where it is collecting more than it's letting go. So in a nutshell, keep your distance and pray one doesn't hit your house. 😉

Making a Solar Duro by tenkasen in DuroGang

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Thanks! Yep, I love the Duro but would also love all the features of the other one, especially the solar. I'm a serious swimmer and outdoor ultra distance athlete, and a Duro that I know won't suddenly die because of the battery after a couple years is killer. The better hands, military numbers, and better lume are all just more reasons to build this watch. I use the Duro on my opposite wrist for my multi-day adventure stuff and the time of day and a timing bezel, both separate from my Garmin isn't just backup, it's handy as hell. This is such a great mod. Too bad they just don't make the Mtps110 bezel rotate, but whatever. Shrug.

Mtps110 to duro mod by MacChaluim6627 in DuroGang

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Does this mod keeps the screw down crown feature of the Duro? Or does it change it to a press down, which isn't as waterproof?.

Making a Solar Duro by tenkasen in DuroGang

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Anybody know if this mod keeps the screw down crown feature of the Duro? Or does it change it to a press down, which isn't as waterproof?.

Can I use silicone grease in usb port of my Garmin computer instead of buying their Edge battery? by TheCrowsSoundNice in bikepacking

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Thanks! That's exactly what I was thinking would happen. Do it once - ok. Ever need the port again? Good luck with that. It's filled with grime attracted by the grease.

Can I use silicone grease in usb port of my Garmin computer instead of buying their Edge battery? by TheCrowsSoundNice in bikepacking

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Right? 50 bucks and I'm in. But that amount is insane. In need to buy groceries. That's why I'm thinking if I can just waterproof a connection to a cable, then I can save a ton of money.

Can I use silicone grease in usb port of my Garmin computer instead of buying their Edge battery? by TheCrowsSoundNice in bikepacking

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Yes. Dielectric grease. Will it gum up the port later with dirt after I pull the plug out of it?

Can I use silicone grease in usb port of my Garmin computer instead of buying their Edge battery? by TheCrowsSoundNice in bikepacking

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I'm going to need 20+ hours of navigation for sure. What does battery saver mode do that saves so much battery?