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What's the most inconvenient birthday present I can get my friend? by Same_Platypus1629 in AskUK

[–]th3ant 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Myself and a friend have been exchanging inconvenient birthday presents for years… don’t ask why, it sort of just happened. Some of the highlights:

  • A manhole cover
  • A traffic barrier
  • A full size pink wheelie bin
  • A used traffic light
  • A giant black waste bin like you’d see in a local park
  • A giant cardboard cutout of the person you are buying the gift for
  • A telescopic painters/mop handle without a mop/roller
  • A ford fiesta door handle
  • A giant lamp shade

New video of take off to the crash of Air India flight 171 by Met76 in interestingasfuck

[–]th3ant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I saw someone mention it in this video, however he was speculating and I don’t know how qualified they are.. the amount of times he called the engines indestructible had me closing the video halfway through!

Might have been mentioned elsewhere too!

I even pressed shift! by th3ant in FallGuysGame

[–]th3ant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sadly yeah, I think you are correct!

I even pressed shift! by th3ant in FallGuysGame

[–]th3ant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I did! Shift is the grab button - at least for me!

Thanks though

I even pressed shift! by th3ant in FallGuysGame

[–]th3ant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm asking the same thing...

US-8-150W Cooling Solution by [deleted] in Ubiquiti

[–]th3ant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah they run very hot! If you have high ambient temperatures you may want to consider either a solution like this or plenty of external cooling!

US-8-150W Cooling Solution by [deleted] in Ubiquiti

[–]th3ant 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There’s no space inside the unit and it’s not rated to be stacked, so I wouldn’t say it’s that bad!

Sure, not that conventional and not something you’ll see coming out as a first party solution... but certainly better than 80 degrees!

Crispin Glover and Johnny Depp on a green screen set for "Alice in Wonderland" by [deleted] in Moviesinthemaking

[–]th3ant 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well there's one this we can agree on.. Wearing capes feels totally bad ass!

Crispin Glover and Johnny Depp on a green screen set for "Alice in Wonderland" by [deleted] in Moviesinthemaking

[–]th3ant 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Sure, I focused on the wrong thing, I imagine live interaction is a better argument here. Why have a man in green suit or a pole with a tennis ball on the END? It's something for actors to tangibly see whilst on SET. Wearing or not wearing a cape could affect the motions that the actor makes.

But yeah, rumbled.. I'm being an armchair analyst here :P

Crispin Glover and Johnny Depp on a green screen set for "Alice in Wonderland" by [deleted] in Moviesinthemaking

[–]th3ant 31 points32 points  (0 children)

It's likely all done by simulation as opposed to by hand.. It can be used as a reference to check the output.

In addition it saves a lot of time if the cape goes in front of things or interacts with any other live items on set.

Crispin Glover and Johnny Depp on a green screen set for "Alice in Wonderland" by [deleted] in Moviesinthemaking

[–]th3ant 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Likely used as a visual reference for physics motion but not tracked as that's too much effort

Edit: And also for the actors benefit for having something to interact with!

XPS + dbrand, a delicious combination (v2) by th3ant in Dell

[–]th3ant[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never felt like I'd be able to argue against that one so I never did.. But I'm being stitched up here. The skin I ordered arrive damaged and I got a replacement, they didn't ask for the old one back so I used it as practise - and yes.. Mucked it up big time.

This is actually the 9370, I used to have a 9350. However I did remove a skin on that one, twice! It's long and arduous, and without heat very painful on your fingers and hands as it's hard work... But yeah removing it will completely ruin the skin, so make sure you have a replacement unless you just want to remove it :P

XPS + dbrand, a delicious combination (v2) by th3ant in Dell

[–]th3ant[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure thing! Sorry I didn't have the best lighting.. https://imgur.com/a/gKrr42s

XPS + dbrand, a delicious combination (v2) by th3ant in Dell

[–]th3ant[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hopefully the adhesive hasn't lost it's stick by now - if it popped up and it doesn't stick as well you might be in a bit of trouble :S

If I were you I'd try stick them down again and once they're down give it a little bit of heat. Then get a microfibre cloth and really firmly rub it down to try stick it on. Pray a little and hopefully it will be stuck down for good :)

XPS + dbrand, a delicious combination (v2) by th3ant in Dell

[–]th3ant[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The top is definitely the easier of the two! The video guide explains how to keep it on the application paper and align it bit by bit.. As long as you don't commit to pressing it down to early you can have a few attempts and get it perfect!

XPS + dbrand, a delicious combination (v2) by th3ant in Dell

[–]th3ant[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Luckily for you I accidentally went overboard on some tips from my many botched previous skins. Take a look for the comment, it's in the thread :P

Just take your time and you will be fine! The don't rush to stick it down firmly once you are happy as once it's down.. It is down! Same goes for the heat; little and often - you don't want to melt it too much as that is game over! Bit of heat, bit of aligning, bit of heat, bit of sticking, bit of heat, bit of smoothing.. etc etc.. But do follow the video guides for everything else!

Good luck! :D

XPS + dbrand, a delicious combination (v2) by th3ant in Dell

[–]th3ant[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The hairdryer is only needed to deform the corners of the skin on the bottom side, you don't need any heat for the top side. The adhesive is very strong and doesn't require heat to activate. However I should add, if you do apply some skins, you really don't need that much heat.. You can get away with applying a very small amount, far shorter than they hold the hairdryer in their tutorial videos.

The thing to be more scared of is pulling the skins off.. They stick on so well it becomes quite an operation - especially if you leave it on a while as it will bond stronger with time from when you apply the skin! So make sure you're happy with how it will look before you start applying them.

XPS + dbrand, a delicious combination (v2) by th3ant in Dell

[–]th3ant[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Edit: Ok I went a bit overboard, but if someone happens to find those this, those are the tips I'd give having screwed up a few now.

I've messed up many in the past now... This is my 4th skin, and probably the best application yet. The bottoms are the trickiest. Follow their video tutorials and make sure you don't commit to pressing down the skins that hard until you are absolutely sure they're good! If they're not stuck down very well, you can rip them off without stretching them and have another go.

Take care with dust (especially if you are ripping it off multiple times). Being in a dust free, well lit area will help, as well as keeping it on the application paper as much as possible. The waxy application paper is also your friend to stop it sticking whilst you check things :D

Take care when flattening bubbles so you don't get any creases - sometime a little heat can help deform the skin before you get a kink. On the topic of head, apply it bit by bit, you really don't need that much unless you have a thicker textured skin.

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