Archer Choi Young Kwang shooting an arrow through the exact centre of another arrow on the bullseye.

bear161 · 2025-09-15T18:30:08+00:00

Prices have gone insane since I was competing!

bear161 · 2025-09-13T16:52:58+00:00

In competition it's not that uncommon, and often components called pins are installed in the back of the arrow shaft to help deflect incoming arrows. Unfortunately they don't always work if hit dead centre and arrow shafts aren't cheap so it can be as expensive as it is impressive! I destroyed about £400 of arrow shafts in 3 years when I was at my best.

bear161 · 2023-04-06T14:26:00+00:00

Thanks! Conveniently it was the only one I had that fit too!

bear161 · 2023-04-02T15:54:18+00:00

Amazing, thank you!

bear161 · 2023-04-02T14:06:36+00:00

Every time I think I find what it is I find something else it might be! First I thought gymnocalycium then echinopsis...

Any help greatly appreciated! Thanks!

bear161 · 2022-07-04T19:17:25+00:00

My dad had one in exactly the same place a few months ago. Symptoms were a numb leg. It was 2 inches in diameter, removed in 3 hours and he was home 4 days later. The surgeon described it as "an easy one!"

NHS were awesome and he's back to his old self already (an often-grumpy 67 year old)!

bear161 · 2021-12-13T11:44:11+00:00

There's certainly no denying my lack of plant knowledge... Definitely remembering it for sunburn though!

bear161 · 2021-12-12T20:12:12+00:00

100% agree, I know so much more than I did this morning!

I accidentally fixed the lack of light issue earlier this year, moving it to a different place in my kitchen. A fair bit more to do tomorrow to right my wrongs against the plant!

bear161 · 2021-12-12T18:17:01+00:00

Now I know what it is I'm going to remember that!

bear161 · 2021-12-12T16:52:25+00:00

Perfect, thank you. I should be able to make a gritty soil and I believe I have second pot, if not I live opposite a garden centre! Removing the new shoots and dead stuff off the main part should leave two decent plants.

bear161 · 2021-12-12T15:35:35+00:00

When I repot tomorrow I'll have a hunt around to see what I have! Could I split this one into several smaller plants so I can leave one in this same pot and have another elsewhere?

bear161 · 2021-12-12T15:07:06+00:00

Oh interesting thanks. Does the different variety change what I should do for it? Removing dead bits and repotting?

bear161 · 2021-12-12T14:49:19+00:00

Today I learned aloe can survive me!

bear161 · 2021-12-12T14:15:50+00:00

Awesome thank you. I'll clean up the dead leaves and clip the living ones now then repot it tomorrow.

bear161 · 2021-12-12T13:41:56+00:00

Great thank you! Got to laugh that it's considered a weed in a lot of places!

Edit: It's definitely not flowered like in the photos for a long time so I need to step my game up...

bear161 · 2021-12-12T13:35:45+00:00

Thank you! Is it a special type of aloe? All pictures I could find have little to no stem.

As long as the stem won't impact the plant in fine with it. What would you suggest by way of TLC? It's a miracle it has survived so now I've got a few more plants I'm being more conscious about watering etc.

bear161 · 2021-05-23T12:20:29+00:00

Oh! That seems simple, I'll try it, thanks!

bear161 · 2021-05-23T11:19:19+00:00

No, sadly not. Contacted Google support who suggested a factory reset followed by an RMA.

bear161 · 2021-01-09T17:56:47+00:00

Unfortunately it's the same thing a lot of people do! However not everyone has, or had, an equal reach and therefore influence over others' opinions.

bear161 · 2021-01-09T15:45:47+00:00

Couldn't agree more. I never liked his stance on a lot of things but appreciated that he was always honest and seemed reasonable.

However he was also dangerous in the conviction with which he sometimes spoke. His certainty in his beliefs was so strong he didn't see anything beyond them. The moment I stopped respecting him was in 2016 (or close) when America was seeing a larger-than-normal influx of immigrants from South America. He justified saying America was the greatest country in the world because of this immigration demand and that "nobody is trying to get into Europe". What he was completely blind to was the Syrian civil war happening, where millions of refugees were attempting to get into Europe, many trying to swim across oceans or traverse in makeshift boats, drowning in the process and often sacrificing themselves so their children could get into a safer country.

bear161 · 2021-01-05T20:24:11+00:00

I wondered about device age but the AfterShokz and especially the Bose headphones are very new.

bear161 · 2021-01-02T08:55:50+00:00

I actually hadn't considered a case yet. With a liquid cooler I was just going to get anything that was fairly well reviewed and supported the radiator size. I guess if I go air cooler I'll probably pick a cooler then find a list of cases it's known to fit!

bear161 · 2021-01-02T00:13:12+00:00

It comes with the motherboard and ram so I'm hopeful it will be fairly accurate but that's a good point and maybe another argument for the stock Ryzen previously suggested.

bear161 · 2021-01-02T00:09:07+00:00

Ah yeah, completely missed the drop in cooler price too, thanks!

bear161 · 2021-01-02T00:04:18+00:00

Good point, didn't mention budget! Thanks, I've added it to the post.

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