Author Topic: First-World Problems.  (Read 333715 times)

andytheflyer

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #2350 on: 22 July, 2020, 08:57:08 am »
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And coca cola is still OK...
Alas, we are condemned to forever disagree on this.  :)
C'mon TL.  Coca Cola is OK as a rust-remover................

hellymedic

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #2351 on: 22 July, 2020, 07:40:23 pm »
Quote from: barakta
And coca cola is still OK...
Alas, we are condemned to forever disagree on this.  :)
C'mon TL.  Coca Cola is OK as a rust-remover................

I wouldn't use full-fat Coke as a rust remover cos it's STICKY...

Wowbagger

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #2352 on: 28 July, 2020, 12:04:18 am »
Quote from: barakta
And coca cola is still OK...
Alas, we are condemned to forever disagree on this.  :)
C'mon TL.  Coca Cola is OK as a rust-remover................

Was it not discovered in the first post-apartheid general election in South Africa that coca-cola removed the dye that was put on voters' hands to show that they had already voted?
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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #2353 on: 28 July, 2020, 08:29:41 am »
Quote from: barakta
And coca cola is still OK...
Alas, we are condemned to forever disagree on this.  :)
C'mon TL.  Coca Cola is OK as a rust-remover................
It is also suggested in some quarters for use in dealing with aluminum seatposts stuck in steel frames.  The phosphoric acid is said to loosen things up.  Didn't work for me, though.

T42

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #2354 on: 28 July, 2020, 08:39:17 am »
Even ‘energy’ drinks are now available in sugar free alternatives which does seem to be missing the point.

Yeah.  Not reading the small print on Isostar tablets earned me the worst case of the knock I've ever had.  "Zero calorie" it said.
I've dusted off all those old bottles and set them up straight

hellymedic

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #2355 on: 28 July, 2020, 12:28:51 pm »
Even ‘energy’ drinks are now available in sugar free alternatives which does seem to be missing the point.

Yeah.  Not reading the small print on Isostar tablets earned me the worst case of the knock I've ever had.  "Zero calorie" it said.

ALWAYS read the label!

If you need 20 grams of sugar to get you moving, this can't come from a 5g tablet...

Giraffe

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #2356 on: 28 July, 2020, 04:14:57 pm »
Dehydrate the sugar. Let's see, C12H22O11-11H2O=12C. OK, charcoal and water - still get the knock but your breath won't smell.
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ian

Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #2357 on: 28 July, 2020, 05:34:22 pm »
Strictly speaking, any sugar will contain water – you can, as nerdball scientist, remove this or just buy anhydrous sugars.

Tim Hall

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #2358 on: 28 July, 2020, 07:37:46 pm »
Strictly speaking, any sugar will contain water – you can, as nerdball scientist, remove this or just buy anhydrous sugars.
Vague memories of O level (or was it A level?) chemistry demo, involving sugar and H2S2O7, resulting in much activity and ending with a black mass of carbon.
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hellymedic

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #2359 on: 28 July, 2020, 10:56:20 pm »
Make some toffee (or caramel).

Put sugar in pan.
Heat.
Sugar will melt/dissolve.
Sugar will boil.
Water will boil off.
Mixture will go brown, then black, then burn...

You can coat your apples in the mix when it's brown for toffee apples.

Boiling sugar is very hot!

ian

Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #2360 on: 29 July, 2020, 09:32:19 am »
Strictly speaking, any sugar will contain water – you can, as nerdball scientist, remove this or just buy anhydrous sugars.
Vague memories of O level (or was it A level?) chemistry demo, involving sugar and H2S2O7, resulting in much activity and ending with a black mass of carbon.

That's actual dehydration (the carbon snake, the reaction breaks the sugar down to carbon and and water, the boiling water pushes the carbon particles to the top). I was thinking more about the fact that sugar will contain actual water molecules bound to it (H-O-H forms hydrogen bonds with the -OH groups of the sugar molecular). Sugars will typically be something like C6H12O6.6H2O

Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #2361 on: 04 August, 2020, 03:42:35 pm »
Face recognition unlock and masks. Not a good combination.

Jaded

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #2362 on: 04 August, 2020, 06:24:05 pm »
^ wot ‘e sed

It is simpler than it looks.

Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #2363 on: 04 August, 2020, 07:38:28 pm »
Apparently, the next version of iOS will at least be able to work out that you are wearing a mask and go straight to PIN verification.
"No matter how slow you go, you're still lapping everybody on the couch."

Paul

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #2364 on: 04 August, 2020, 08:04:47 pm »
It's tiresomely difficult getting olives out of a jar: they seem to resist the spoon.

And don't get me started on anchovies!
What's so funny about peace, love and understanding?

Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #2365 on: 04 August, 2020, 08:08:57 pm »
It's tiresomely difficult getting olives out of a jar: they seem to resist the spoon.

And don't get me started on anchovies!
Does this help?

Paul

  • L'enfer, c'est les autos.
Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #2366 on: 04 August, 2020, 08:19:45 pm »
It's tiresomely difficult getting olives out of a jar: they seem to resist the spoon.

And don't get me started on anchovies!
Does this help?
It claims to, but I'm not convinced. Maybe as the jar is emptying, but I can't see the grabber grabbing an olive from a fuller jar. Plus getting them out individually isn't the problem - I could do that with a cocktail stick. What's frustrating is the seeming inability to get more than a couple out at a time.
I despair.
What's so funny about peace, love and understanding?

Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #2367 on: 04 August, 2020, 09:31:47 pm »
It's tiresomely difficult getting olives out of a jar: they seem to resist the spoon.

And don't get me started on anchovies!
Does this help?
It claims to, but I'm not convinced. Maybe as the jar is emptying, but I can't see the grabber grabbing an olive from a fuller jar. Plus getting them out individually isn't the problem - I could do that with a cocktail stick. What's frustrating is the seeming inability to get more than a couple out at a time.
I despair.
Tea strainer and a jar with a wide neck is the best advice I can offer you.

Jaded

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #2368 on: 05 August, 2020, 12:43:05 am »
Olives in jars?! 🙀🙀🙀
It is simpler than it looks.

Paul

  • L'enfer, c'est les autos.
Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #2369 on: 05 August, 2020, 10:10:24 am »
Olives in jars?! 🙀🙀🙀
I get through a lot of olives.
What's so funny about peace, love and understanding?

Jaded

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #2370 on: 05 August, 2020, 11:29:02 am »
In our First World we get them from the Artisan Deli!
It is simpler than it looks.

Mr Larrington

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #2371 on: 05 August, 2020, 11:32:44 am »
Ours come direct from a delightful little man in Sicily ~ Syrah Poulidor-Featherstonehaugh, yesterday.
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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #2372 on: 05 August, 2020, 08:16:34 pm »
It's tiresomely difficult getting olives out of a jar: they seem to resist the spoon.

And don't get me started on anchovies!

I saw this and thought of you.


Paul

  • L'enfer, c'est les autos.
Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #2373 on: 05 August, 2020, 10:55:14 pm »
Is that a whisk?
What's so funny about peace, love and understanding?

Paul

  • L'enfer, c'est les autos.
Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #2374 on: 06 August, 2020, 04:38:06 pm »
Just tried it. It's no quicker, but it is more fun.
What's so funny about peace, love and understanding?