TIL: Today I Learned...

[pjtoledo]

Do you think that’s because of all the extra metal around the center bore that makes them unusable?

no, just the opposite.
they have a much larger outer ring, plus the fins.

 

[CamTheHedgehog]

I love how the “today I learned” thread has turned into the “let’s collectively grouse about Aerostar brake drums being a pain” thread

 

[Fast Eddie]

I love how the “today I learned” thread has turned into the “let’s collectively grouse about Aerostar brake drums being a pain” thread

You're new here. Buckle in

 

[pjtoledo]

there are no "pains" here, only outrageous challenges and random whatevers.
unfortunately there is no clear definition of "whatevers" so we occasionally wander just a bit. on purpose

 

[pjtoledo]

returning to Today I learned, I randomly opened a dictionary and learned:

patchouli or patchouly, is an East Indian mint. it's oil is used in perfume.

 

[Snoranger]

I love how the “today I learned” thread has turned into the “let’s collectively grouse about Aerostar brake drums being a pain” thread

Today YOU learned that TRS is well known for thread drift.

 

[pjtoledo]

and to tie that in, as hot as it's been I'm sure a few could use some of that perfume now.
I prefer cologne.

 

[scotts90ranger]

Toilet water? I have a bottle of that in the garage since that's where it ended up for whatever reason, I imagine it's pretty flammable so I'll probably burn it at some point

 

[Fast Eddie]

and to tie that in, as hot as it's been I'm sure a few could use some of that perfume now.
I prefer cologne.

Perfume is perfume by any other name

 

[superj]

old spice shoots a long flame out the tip if you light it. i expected the bottle to blow up but it didn't

 

[Fast Eddie]

maybe but the only thing to beat a can of aqua net is brake kleen

 

[tw205]

TIL..... the boom that keeps coming from my neighbors farm isn’t my neighbor shooting woodchucks and rabbits. He’s got this gas cannon that fired off at a set interval. I guess the blackbird are eating his corn ( me too).
IHTL ( I hope to learn )...... how well that cannon fires a tennis ball.

 

[bilbo]

TIL..... the boom that keeps coming from my neighbors farm isn’t my neighbor shooting woodchucks and rabbits. He’s got this gas cannon that fired off at a set interval. I guess the blackbird are eating his corn ( me too).
IHTL ( I hope to learn )...... how well that cannon fires a tennis ball. View attachment 96152

They used to use those to keep geese away from treatment ponds at a place I worked. They were effective for a week or two then the geese got used to them so we had to move them around periodically. There was once a nest about 3ft. from one of the cannons.

I had to move them once, and was connecting everything back together. When power was reconnected, it immediately went into firing, not the delay portion of its program. I was leaned over the top of the cannon and heard a small hiss, then a couple seconds later BOOM!

 

[Fast Eddie]

LOL - the goose that laid the golden egg.
Did you wash those pair of pants or just burn 'em?

 

[bilbo]

Haha thankfully no involuntary BMs, but my ears rang for a while.