Bandwidth Exceeded

[Lavos]

MATT NEEDS TO BURN IN ONE OF THESE VIDEOS

[Motoken]

since when is "internet" a quantity?

[empath]

since when is "internet" a quantity?

Well, since it has been expressed as multiple entities: "...the Internets..." if there can be 'a bunch', logically it's a quantifiable amount.


But, all kidding aside, it's just a silly little misuse of the word "internet" to represent the word "bandwidth" by the characters in the skit.

[Tim]

Explaining the word "internets" makes the internet sad.

[HomerTheBrave]

since when is "internet" a quantity?

Since it was funny.

Frozen peas. Classic.

By the way: TinyTIM

[dangermcjebus]

Explaining the word "internets" makes the internet sad.

no it doesn't haven't you ever heard Senator Ted Stevens' explanation of the internet, it is quite amusing.

[Matt]

Explaining the word "internets" makes the internet sad.

no it doesn't haven't you ever heard Senator Ted Stevens' explanation of the internet, it is quite amusing.

You missed the point of his post. he meant "it is sad that we have to explain to someone the reason why we used the term 'internets' versus 'internet'"

-m

[wilson_x1999]

...um 4 in both ears, eyebrow, labret, tongue and nipples. 13 all together.

Must... Not... Say... "Pic or it didn't happen"... Damnit.

[Yukikaze]

Why, afraid she'd post 'em?

magnets only endanger the crappy regular earrings in my ears the rest of them aren't attracted to magnets. don't ask how I learned that.

Okay, I won't.

I don't need to. Turns out, stainless-steel nipple barbells are apparently nonmagnetic. This is why I thought of cast-iron nipple barbells, but you'd want to laminate it with something to prevent rust.

Just for Cake: no, I do not have any piercings of my own. A couple of guys I know got their nipples pierced, though.

And I always have to wonder whenever I see Ash's signature: where's the violent clown sex? I'm going to have to put that in the AskLRR.

[CyberTractor]

Anyone else like Tiptoe through the Tulips or Living in the Sunlight?

[Cake]

Just for Cake: no, I do not have any piercings of my own.

I wouldn't have asked in this case, I would have just assumed. Thanks for thinking of me though.

[Loggins]

Anyone else like Tiptoe through the Tulips or Living in the Sunlight?

Yeah, back when YTMND was funny they had an entire series of YTMNDs that featured that song and images of the G-Man from HL running through a field and engaging in general craziness.

[The Pious Flea]

I don't need to. Turns out, stainless-steel nipple barbells are apparently nonmagnetic.

That's... very odd, because steel magnetizes very easily. (Which is why magnets stick to refrigerators.)

Are you sure that's what the barbells are made of?

[Lord Chrusher]

There are types of stainless steel which are not ferromagnetic.

[The Pious Flea]

My sources indicate that the non-magnetic types tend to have relatively large amounts of nickel, which seems odd for something intended to be worn. Doesn't nickel tend to cause allergic reactions in people?

[tak197]

Seriously? We're talking about magnets in Ash's nipples? Seriously?

[emma]

My sources indicate that the non-magnetic types tend to have relatively large amounts of nickel, which seems odd for something intended to be worn. Doesn't nickel tend to cause allergic reactions in people?

Any reputable tattoo parlor uses stainless steel.

[The Pious Flea]

Any reputable tattoo parlor uses stainless steel.

Yes, I understand that. But most of the stainless steel formulations my research turned up are also ferromagnetic. The ones that aren't seem to be partially composed of nickel.

Well, she has them. And they're not magnetic. And presumably they're not causing an allergic reaction. So they must be okay. (shrugs)

[browncoat]

Aparrently the nickel is somehow bound in the steel so that it does not cause any reactions (says Wikipedia).
In Europe most piercings are either made of Titan or PTFE (Teflon).

[empath]

Well, the nickel allergy isn't that common; my wife does have it, and gets rashes from cheap watches, jewelry, one cheap pair of eyeglass frames she had (red marks on her temples where they touched, but the earpieces were incased in plastic - she just put varnish over the frames and she was fine). She even started getting a red sore spot just below her navel, once. Turned out it was the nickel-based snap in her jeans.

All in all, it seems nickel is a 'cheap substitute'. And more and more it's getting phased out in favour of other metals (her current frames are titanium).

But here's something that bugs me about this whole tangent: think back to grade-school science, and the lessons on magnetisim. What three elements out of the WHOLE periodic table are magnetic?

Iron, cobalt, and... ?


EDIT: after reading my post to my wife, she pulled a stainless steel stud earring out, and handed it to me with the words "let's test". Grabbed a fridge magnet and nothing happened - it won't even stay on the magnet. I'm guessing (in rudimentary terms) there's way more carbon than iron in this forumation of S.Steel...

And I would think that "Surgical stainless steel" would be even less magnetic - kinda distracting to have your scalpel or forceps getting tugged a bit by something magnetic in the operating room; I frequently hear the term used in reference to many piercing rings and studs.

[Alja-Markir]

To my knowledge, stainless steel is technically ferromagnetic, but the work required to actually produce magnetization in it is quite high. You could use a high powered electromagnet to partially magnetize stainless steel, but it probably won't pick it up from normal weak magnets.

~Alja~

[The Pious Flea]

What three elements out of the WHOLE periodic table are magnetic?

Iron, cobalt, and... ?

Yes, I also thought that was odd. Seems the non-magnetism is a result of the particular crystal structure of the steel-nickel alloy.

[AlexanderDitto]

"My Oprah newsletter!"

What?

"My Offer-o-trucking newsletter."

I lol every time I hear this.

Also: COCKATRICE!

Also also: Yay for magnetism!

[Lord Chrusher]

Correction: Only three elements (iron, cobalt, nickel) are ferromagnetic at room temperature. Gadolinium is ferromagnetic at temperatures slightly below room temperature while dysprosium is ferromagnetic at liquid nitrogen temperatures.

[Wraith]

"My Oprah newsletter!"

What?

"My Offer-o-trucking newsletter."

Offer-o-trucking?

I think he said "off-road" trucking.




What the hell is "offer-o-trucking"?