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Subject Author Date OT: Olympics BillT 02-13-2010  Re: Olympics vinny 02-14-2010  Re: Marx, horsepower, and of course the Olympics..... Cross-Slide 02-16-2010  Re: Marx, horsepower, and of course the Olympics..... Existential Ang... 02-16-2010
Posted by BillT on February 13, 2010, 9:08 pm Please log in for more thread options Thought the image projections used were amazing. The breaking ice and the whales underwater looked really cool. For me, the Olympics show what is truly right with the world. Very unfortunate for the Georgian luger... -- Bill Posted by vinny on February 14, 2010, 5:08 am Please log in for more thread options > Thought the image projections used were amazing. The breaking ice and the > whales underwater looked really cool. For me, the Olympics show what is > truly right with the world. Very unfortunate for the Georgian luger... > > -- > Bill Yep. I'm kinda glad they didn't revive him, from olympian to invalid in 1 second, not something you want to wake up to in a hospital. That said...I really miss the show of victory....and the agony of defeat...then they shown the skier totally wiping out for 5 seconds. Posted by Cross-Slide on February 16, 2010, 10:20 am Please log in for more thread options wrote: > > Thought the image projections used were amazing. The breaking ice and t= he > > whales underwater looked really cool. For me, the Olympics show what is > > truly right with the world. > > > Oh yeah, and all the weight lifting.... =A0weightlifting, however, is ver= y > hard to catch *anywhere*, even on effing overpriced over-rated Cable -- = =A0 > weight lifting itself is very under-rated ito drama, excitement, skill. > > From a machine-power pov, very few people are aware that elite powerlifte= rs > can generate momentary power expenditures of about 10,000 W -- for the > division-challenged (like jb), dats over 13 hp. > > Even more impressive, =A0from an energy *consumption* pov, this calcs out= to > *40,000-60,000* =A0momentary watts!!!!! > Enough to knock out shit in the avg garage shop, f'sure. > > The avg schleppy jogger (like me) can produce 100-150 W of mechanical pow= er, > over some prolonged period. > Altho, by looking at my face, you'd think I was powering all of NYC, =A0m= ebbe > NYState...... > > > -- > EA > Didn't you go ranting about "SEARS" horsepower on compressors? Sheesh. Posted by Existential Angst on February 16, 2010, 5:39 pm Please log in for more thread options wrote: > > Thought the image projections used were amazing. The breaking ice and > > the > > whales underwater looked really cool. For me, the Olympics show what is > > truly right with the world. > > > Oh yeah, and all the weight lifting.... weightlifting, however, is very > hard to catch *anywhere*, even on effing overpriced over-rated Cable -- > weight lifting itself is very under-rated ito drama, excitement, skill. > > From a machine-power pov, very few people are aware that elite > powerlifters > can generate momentary power expenditures of about 10,000 W -- for the > division-challenged (like jb), dats over 13 hp. > > Even more impressive, from an energy *consumption* pov, this calcs out to > *40,000-60,000* momentary watts!!!!! > Enough to knock out shit in the avg garage shop, f'sure. > > The avg schleppy jogger (like me) can produce 100-150 W of mechanical > power, > over some prolonged period. > Altho, by looking at my face, you'd think I was powering all of NYC, mebbe > NYState...... > > > -- > EA > Didn't you go ranting about "SEARS" horsepower on compressors? Sheesh. ================================================= Yes I did -- altho the subject appliance (blow-vac) was a Rigid.... same shit, same ripoff. AND, Wadn't I 100% correck??? Didja learn inything??? -- EA Similar Threads Posted OT: Olympics August 20, 2008, 8:23 pm OT:Beijing takes dog off the menu for Olympics July 12, 2008, 9:36 am