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AnotherFairportfan wrote:In the Navy, we took a power cord, soldered nails to the ends (with a hundred-watt light bulb on one side in series), stuck the nails into the ends a hot dog lying on an insulating surface, and plugged it in.
When the light went out, the hot dog was ready.
I've seen a hot-dog cooker of that sort with the nails driven through a chunk of 2x4.
It did generate a healthy respect for electricity, especially when the adult "forgot" and left the hot dog on too long . . .
Dave wrote:I haven't used thermite myself, although I've been tempted to try out some of the little pre-packaged "hot-shot" thermite packets which are used to weld a ground rod to a ground wire. Much more secure than using clamps or screws or solder. If I lived in an area prone to lightning I'd be more tempted to do it, to help protect my home in the case that lightning decided that it wanted to get up-close-and-personal with my ham and TV antennas.
You use antennae to attract lightning to cook ham?
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I'mma have to try that...
I have used those hot packs several times on grounding rods. Fast, easy to use and very safe. I shudder to say it but almost idiot proof.
Dear, don’t bore him with trivia or burden him with your past mistakes. The happiest way to deal with a man is never to tell him anything he does not need to know. L. Long
AnotherFairportfan wrote:In the Navy, we took a power cord, soldered nails to the ends (with a hundred-watt light bulb on one side in series), stuck the nails into the ends a hot dog lying on an insulating surface, and plugged it in.
When the light went out, the hot dog was ready.
I've seen a hot-dog cooker of that sort with the nails driven through a chunk of 2x4.
It did generate a healthy respect for electricity, especially when the adult "forgot" and left the hot dog on too long . . .
--FreeFlier
I actually had one of those i bought at the BX, in plastic of course and cooked 5 hotdogs at once. It was kinda neat.
Dear, don’t bore him with trivia or burden him with your past mistakes. The happiest way to deal with a man is never to tell him anything he does not need to know. L. Long
AnotherFairportfan wrote:In the Navy, we took a power cord, soldered nails to the ends (with a hundred-watt light bulb on one side in series), stuck the nails into the ends a hot dog lying on an insulating surface, and plugged it in.
When the light went out, the hot dog was ready.
I've seen a hot-dog cooker of that sort with the nails driven through a chunk of 2x4.
It did generate a healthy respect for electricity, especially when the adult "forgot" and left the hot dog on too long . . .
--FreeFlier
Notice i mentioned the light bulb going out?
I said "we" did it - actually, it was some of the other guys in the shop. Apparently the hot dog lost contact when it heated up and shrank or something.
Proof Positive the world is not flat: If it were, cats would have pushed everything off the edge by now.
I remember those... my brother and I were fascinated watching the dogs cook. We even did a mock radio show- Mark intoning, " Well, 'Fingers', do you have anything to say before we throw the switch?" "I'm tellin' ya, I didn't do it! Ya got tha wrong guy!!! I'm innocent, I tell ya!!! Don't YAAAAAAAAUUUUGH!!!!! GAHHHH!!!"
Mom overheard this.
Damn thing disappeared that day.
Rule 17 of the Bombay Golf Course- "You shall play the ball where the monkey drops it,"
I speak fluent Limrick-
the Old Sgt.
AnotherFairportfan wrote:In the Navy, we took a power cord, soldered nails to the ends (with a hundred-watt light bulb on one side in series), stuck the nails into the ends a hot dog lying on an insulating surface, and plugged it in.
When the light went out, the hot dog was ready.
I've seen a hot-dog cooker of that sort with the nails driven through a chunk of 2x4.
It did generate a healthy respect for electricity, especially when the adult "forgot" and left the hot dog on too long . . .
Notice i mentioned the light bulb going out?
I said "we" did it - actually, it was some of the other guys in the shop. Apparently the hot dog lost contact when it heated up and shrank or something.
This didn't have fancy features like light bulbs . . . cord, nails, 2x4.
FreeFlier wrote:So . . . exactly why did they invent dirt?
The cliffs, boulders, rocks, pebbles, and sand kept grinding themselves down into powder. They either had to invent dirt, or they had to invent glue... lots of glue... and spend all their time gluing bits of rock back together to make new boulders and mountains.
Dirt was easier.
Of course, then they had to invent "washing up" to deal with the dirt. That didn't go over very well. To this very day, young boys have a strong innate rejection of the whole "wash behind your ears" nonsense.
The other reason they invented dirt, was so that Zathras would have something to talk to.
