They've tried to get us. Only to be repelled. And violence is against the war's "Code of Honor", so it doesn't work that way. This is not a one way thing here. They get us as well. Don't start thinking it is only us beasting them. They've had some victories of their own.
Think about someone you know of "average" intelligence. Then think that half the world is dumber than that.
Ok, here is a full-size versoin of my avatar, a piece of 3d art called Metamorphosis, by Kazuhiko Nakamura Metamorphosis
- I don't like small birds. They hop around so merrily outside my window, looking so innocent. but I know that secretly, they're watching my every move and plotting to beat me over the head with a large steel pipe and take my shoe
Hijacking this thread back to the original topic ....
patching fencing shoes and running shoes,
patching soft sided luggage,and making a wallet,
taping headlights back in,
and as a lint remover.
also made a cup holder out of duct tape.
Hundred mile an hour tape ain't too bad either.(it's smooth and shiny)
As for the blue painter's tape - well for two years it's outlined a fencing strip (less warning zones) in my entry hall . ( it's either out the door or into a wall for the warning zones!)
Once on vacation, our cartop carrier fell off, and we used duct tape and diapers to fix it.
Family vacation. Gotta love it.
“That’s not seduction! That’s ‘I made pudding’!”~Fabrice~
"They were not as far as appearance goes, anything but two soldiers at opposite poles from each other, but first of all they were both artists"
~Eugenio Corti, The redhorse.~
Yah i use it on my glove when it wears a hole. I have a cheap glove, but hey it works. I've been fencing 9 months and it already has two holes. then it just duct tape it. DUCT TAPE RULES!
The SAI at my highschool had 1000 mph tape... that stuff doesn't come up.
One of the kids decided to use that to hang his student council campaign poster, and the little corners where he taped it were on the walls well after they had torn down the rest of the poster. I wonder if they ever got those off?
Anyway, I'll skip the general "patched a hole" "stuck something together" stories and tell two slightly original ones (and stupid)
one time I was fencing at my first national and only at my pools learned that you must have your hair up or tucked in your jacket if it went below your shoulders. as it went just barley below my shoulders, I couldn't stick it in my jacket since it just came out. I didn't have a scrunchie and as the only think there to use to keep my hair up was duct tape, we gave it a try. Luckily, we overlapped the sticky sides over each other so that only a very small amount of hair got stuck in it and torn off. we got a scrunchie before DEs. it was also a y12 nac so the ref was not completely strict.
a different time I was at my friends house with my family for dinner and I noticed that she had a duct tape wallet, which she made at camp. she showed me how to make it and helped me make one, since at that age having a neon red duct tape wallet was way cooler than a conventional one. well, it worked and looked like a wallet until I actually put money in it, then noticed that the money wasn't coming out. i forgot to tape over the inside, where the sticky part was, and if it wasn't for some serious money removing skill, i would be $100 poorer today than I really am.
Back on topic, I am known for making things with duct tape instead of buying them.
So far I have a wallet, several book covers, a pencil case, and the card case pictured below.
BTW, colored Duck Tape is awsome!
"When your opponent fears you, then's the moment when you give the fear its own rein, give it the time to work on him. Let it become terror. The terrified man fights himself. Eventually he attacks in desperation. That is the most dangerous moment, but the terrified man can be trusted usually to make a fatal mistake. You are being trained here to detect these mistakes and use them." -Frank Herbert, Dune
i have perfected my duct tape fireball design. first, a ball of masking tape soaked in PROPANE, then wrap it around with duct tape soaked in kerosene and cover with another layer of duct tape over it, keep its ball shape with magnesium ribbons. stick a lit match into a slit that you have to make in the outer layer of duct tape. throw it and GET THE HELL AWAY. it has a chance of exploding. if it all goes correct, the magnesium should begin burning in air. WARNING 2Mg + O2 --> 2MgO + ALOT of heat and light. DO NOT GO NEAR. results could be painful.
Oh yes, this is ALOT more dangerous than the one described on page 4. try only when ALOT of water is readily available.
Disclaimer: I am not legally responsible if you die trying this.
Last edited by Aqua_volans; 05-03-2006 at 10:47 AM.
i have perfected my duct tape fireball design. first, a ball of masking tape soaked in PROPANE, then wrap it around with duct tape soaked in kerosene and cover with another layer of duct tape over it, keep its ball shape with magnesium ribbons. stick a lit match into a slit that you have to make in the outer layer of duct tape. throw it and GET THE HELL AWAY. it has a chance of exploding. if it all goes correct, the magnesium should begin burning in air. WARNING 2Mg + O2 --> 2MgO + ALOT of heat and light. DO NOT GO NEAR. results could be painful.
Oh yes, this is ALOT more dangerous than the one described on page 4. try only when ALOT of water is readily available.
Disclaimer: I am not legally responsible if you die trying this.
Dude -- NO! Bringing a lighted match near propane or kerosine is a BAD IDEA. Seriously dangerous. Not a good idea. D-a-n-g-e-r-o-u-s as in "Go straight to the emergency room, do not pass GO". Bad idea... VERY BAD. Life threatening.
And worse, good chance you won't be able to fence well again.
i was at a party where we duct taped someone to a chair and carried them around and stuff. it was fun, until they got stuck and we nearly ripped them to pieces getting them out.
Dude -- NO! Bringing a lighted match near propane or kerosine is a BAD IDEA. Seriously dangerous. Not a good idea. D-a-n-g-e-r-o-u-s as in "Go straight to the emergency room, do not pass GO". Bad idea... VERY BAD. Life threatening.
And worse, good chance you won't be able to fence well again.
We stuck duct tape on my friends chest and ripped all the hair off a two inch square. Then his skin turned all red and he was in pain for a full half hour.
Dude -- NO! Bringing a lighted match near propane or kerosine is a BAD IDEA. Seriously dangerous. Not a good idea. D-a-n-g-e-r-o-u-s as in "Go straight to the emergency room, do not pass GO". Bad idea... VERY BAD. Life threatening.
And worse, good chance you won't be able to fence well again.
I've stumbled into the wrong forum...
And I have found duct tape to be a suitable fix for a mask with a hole in the bib (even the kinds that have an actual duck for teh company trademark). Saves plenty of money and is durable enough to withstand a semi-direct hit from the opponent. Downside is when you actually have to get it fixed the glue won't come off and is nasty.
Last edited by Knarlinator; 05-08-2006 at 09:06 PM.
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