The random thought thread

[NeoMatrix]

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DIY Inkjet technology to print solar cells:

Inkjet printed solar cell turns your portrait into a power source

[jmaister]

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if i could choose. I'd like to get train on Canon or Minolta first next time around.

[NeoMatrix]

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Abundant hydrogen gas at the bottom of the ocean :

There might be an ocean of hydrogen gas underneath the ocean


Improved fuel an lubricants allow for smaller high powered engine.

Nissan's new 400 bhp engine fits in carry-on luggage

[SwisSeV]

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Abundant hydrogen gas at the bottom of the ocean :

There might be an ocean of hydrogen gas underneath the ocean


Improved fuel an lubricants allow for smaller high powered engine.

Nissan's new 400 bhp engine fits in carry-on luggage

But, there might be no hydrogen there! The model could be wrong, hydrogen has a way of escaping through just about anything. Would be nice if it was right though.

That Nissan 400 brake horsepower motor looks like an electric motor with a generator strapped on top. That's the only way it could produce such insane HP. Weird that they make it sound like a combustion engine though.

I'm like the Grinch that steals optimistic ideas.

Edit- I was wrong, that little ICE engine can produce 400bhp on it's own, that is impressive.

[NeoMatrix]

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But, there might be no hydrogen there! The model could be wrong, hydrogen has a way of escaping through just about anything. Would be nice if it was right though.

That Nissan 400 brake horsepower motor looks like an electric motor with a generator strapped on top. That's the only way it could produce such insane HP. Weird that they make it sound like a combustion engine though.

I'm like the Grinch that steals optimistic ideas.

Grinch away, I don't mind.

At the bottom of the ocean deep trenches there is extreme pressure eg. Mindanou trench which has depth around 10.5 km. If science is correct there is no oxygen in the water(H2O) at that extreme depth. Now if there is no oxygen(O) in the water then what is left over is liquid hydrogen(H2). Is it possible to sink a large gas containment sphere to the bottom of the ocean trench, fill this sphere will hydrogen water and return it to the surface? Not forgetting that water can expand 700 times from it's original solid state to gas state as the pressure is removed.

It would make for an interesting engineering experiment, an if successful an infinite supply of cheap clean burning hydrogen gas. The answer to a lot of energy needs for a very long time.

[TheBlueOrleans]

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I cannot science today, the brain has no.

But here there be pretzels.

[TheBlueOrleans]

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Ibuprofen vs. Acetaminophen
Advil vs. Tylenol

Thoughts, recommendations, tales of personal experience?

I'm not hung over, I'm on call this week. Sober weeks are always the hardest.

So who's got what to say about relieving a stress headache?

[blackcat4866]

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Ibuprofen vs. Acetaminophen
Advil vs. Tylenol

Thoughts, recommendations, tales of personal experience?

I'm not hung over, I'm on call this week. Sober weeks are always the hardest.

So who's got what to say about relieving a stress headache?

You'll laugh. I immerse my head in ice cold water for as long as I can take it. When I get these headaches I think it would be better to drown, but I never seem to.

Sign me: No Drugs =^..^=

[SwisSeV]

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Acetaminophen is better for headaches. Be careful though, drinking heavy and taking a bunch of acetaminophen is = to a liver punch delivered by Tyron Woodley. If you drink too much it's better to accept that you made a mistake and rest through the pain.

[NeoMatrix]

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Ibuprofen vs. Acetaminophen
Advil vs. Tylenol

Thoughts, recommendations, tales of personal experience?

I'm not hung over, I'm on call this week. Sober weeks are always the hardest.

So who's got what to say about relieving a stress headache?

Migraine v's sinusitis :
Stress headaches can be related to eyestrain, or ear infection which can be sinus issues.
You may have an on going infection in your ear or eye sinus canals maybe something like
air borne syphilis bacteria from air conditioners.

Some people fail to clean behind their wisdom teeth which can lead to
eye an ear sinus problems later in life. A simple tooth ache can turn septic an even lead to
mental health issues. I've read of cases were people in psychiatric hospitals have
had their wisdom teeth removed an made a complete psychiatric recovery. Wisdom teeth
roots can grow into your sinus cavities leading to problems if they're infected.

Check on the internet for sinus treatment/cures. I'm sure there are many symptom reliefs like eucalyptus steeps or breathing eucalyptus steam. I've heard of one guy using lavender oil for rubbing on his neck. You may like to check your body's prolong pH levels with simple litmus paper. If your body pH goes low your body is acid leading to acid problems which may cause unwanted stress related issues. If your body is acid from bad diet; plenty of clean(alkaline if possible) water can relieve the symptons. (Net search "microcluster water" machine purchase.)

If things get really bad for me personally I relieve stress headaches (sinus issues) with an electric device an electrode pads I made many years ago. You can now purchase similar devices from health shops.

If the above fails; a beer or two with a rum chaser an/or a fishing rod in hand way out in the never never land.

[slimslob]

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Ibuprofen vs. Acetaminophen
Advil vs. Tylenol

Thoughts, recommendations, tales of personal experience?

I'm not hung over, I'm on call this week. Sober weeks are always the hardest.

So who's got what to say about relieving a stress headache?

Ibuprofen is best for muscle and joint pain with inflammation as it will reduce the inflammation and the pain. The main drawback is that ibuprofen, like all other NSAIDS, is a blood thinner and will raise blood pressure. Restrict the use of any NSAID if you have uncontrolled or partially controlled hypertension or you are on blood thinners.

Acetaminophen is not a NSAID so will not help with inflammation. Excessive use over an extended time can cause liver and sometimes kidney problems. Excedrin or a generic, acetaminophen plus aspirin and caffeine, is my choice for a headache but only if it does not go away on its own in a couple of hours.

I had the unit medic in Vietnam give me aspirin with codeine one for a headache. Worked great at first but after about 30 to 45 minutes it came back with a few friends.

[fixthecopier]

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I found a small frog in the shop. It had been dead for some time and had dried out nicely, perfectly preserved. I forgot how much fun you can have with something like that. Simply place it under one of your coworkers things and wait. Watching adults scream and yell profanities while they rum away never gets old. Yes, sometimes I am 10 again.

[NeoMatrix]

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I found a small frog in the shop. It had been dead for some time and had dried out nicely, perfectly preserved. I forgot how much fun you can have with something like that. Simply place it under one of your coworkers things and wait. Watching adults scream and yell profanities while they rum away never gets old. Yes, sometimes I am 10 again.

... Along a similar theme.
My self (and my old man on a different occasion) have had the pleasure of driving along the road and witness a huge kangaroo ready to jump in front of the vehicle. Given the usual desperate panic to save the vehicle response, I slam on the brakes until smoke starts leaving the tyres,while at no time taking my eyes of the huge kangaroo(who on closer inspection was dead) propped up with tree branches on the side of the road. On getting over the initial panic response, a feeling of got-you-sucker anger sets in, but I didn't feel all that totally stupid. There must have been at least 15-20 other sets of tyre skid marks along with my own on the road in front of the propped up Roo.

...And there where quite a few more additional tyre skid marks in the following weeks.

Broaching a corner at night and seeing a large Roo like that sitting in your head lights
quickly leads to a gooey familiar odour coming from your underwear...

[TheBlueOrleans]

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Note to self:
Confirm computer volume level prior to clicking the "Drama Button" while wearing earbuds.
As if I didn't have enough hearing problems anyway, thanks to the M16A2, the M249 and the M18. Also the D.I.P. training in OMEMS.
God, that was fun!


"there's a squeaking sound whenever the paper goes through the finisher."

What squeaking sound? I believe you, but I don't hear it.

[slimslob]

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Note to self:
Confirm computer volume level prior to clicking the "Drama Button" while wearing earbuds.
As if I didn't have enough hearing problems anyway, thanks to the M16A2, the M249 and the M18. Also the D.I.P. training in OMEMS.
God, that was fun!


"there's a squeaking sound whenever the paper goes through the finisher."

What squeaking sound? I believe you, but I don't hear it.

I hate service calls for noises. I was a commo man with a 155mm battery in Vietnam in 1970-71. As a reservist, I was deployed to Iraq in 2005 with a transportation unit. We were stationed at Camp Anaconda/Balad Air Base. My room was about a half mile from the end of the runway at Balad. Morning wake up was about 4:30 AM when morning patrol jets launched.