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Old 02-23-06, 11:10 PM   #16 (permalink)
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And that, kids, is why you shouldn't smoke..

Not exactly a pun, but I could still see somebody saying that..
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Old 02-24-06, 12:36 AM   #17 (permalink)
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DAYTONA BEACH · Dennis Crouch had already slashed himself. And when he refused to drop his knife, Daytona Beach police Officer Betsy Cassidy decided she had no choice.

"Taser! Taser!" Cassidy shouted as she sent a two-pronged wire, packing 50,000 volts, at Crouch's chest. What happened next stunned everyone.

A Taser probe pierced the pocket of his khaki shirt -- and ignited the butane lighter inside. Cassidy's pocket exploded in flames.
Um...No one noticed that there's something wrong with that last line? Like, why was the police officer's pocket exploding? Though I could see why he might drop the knife after that too ;)

Evidently, someone at the Sun-Sentinal was alerted to it and it was corrected to:
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A Taser probe pierced the pocket of his khaki shirt -- and ignited the butane lighter inside. Crouch's pocket exploded in flames.
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Old 02-26-06, 11:24 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by kulnet
Dang... The things people will go through to get a light.
Like walkin' a mile for a Camel?
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Old 02-26-06, 12:50 PM   #19 (permalink)
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I'm out of witty banter. My writer should be fired..

Ok, so I had one more. And a bad one at that.
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That's just the classic "one-stroke engine" demo. It's quite well known that electric sparks can ignite vaporized fuels. (Besides the common gasoline engine, most new furnaces and gas water heaters use a high voltage transformer for ignition.)

On a side note, I remember the time (about a month ago) when Jessica Simpson and I were working on a science experiment involving mini rockets powered by hydrogen and oxygen. We varied the ratio of the gases, trying to find the most powerful combination. We finally found it (2H2:1O2, just like we expected), and then we brought it up to the launch pad where the instructor set it off with a Tesla coil. It flew pretty far. Lots of fun.
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Originally Posted by star882
That's just the classic "one-stroke engine" demo. It's quite well known that electric sparks can ignite vaporized fuels. (Besides the common gasoline engine, most new furnaces and gas water heaters use a high voltage transformer for ignition.)

On a side note, I remember the time (about a month ago) when Jessica Simpson and I were working on a science experiment involving mini rockets powered by hydrogen and oxygen. We varied the ratio of the gases, trying to find the most powerful combination. We finally found it (2H2:1O2, just like we expected), and then we brought it up to the launch pad where the instructor set it off with a Tesla coil. It flew pretty far. Lots of fun.
That was about the time my wife sent me to 7-11. I remember it specifically because I had to reformat my computer that day.
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Old 02-26-06, 11:22 PM   #22 (permalink)
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As the female officer approached the suspect she was sure she heard him say, "Come on baby light my fire!"
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Originally Posted by stevenator65
That was about the time my wife sent me to 7-11. I remember it specifically because I had to reformat my computer that day.


he/she said launch PAD !!!!

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Old 02-27-06, 01:37 AM   #24 (permalink)
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As the female officer approached the suspect she was sure she heard him say, "Come on baby light my fire!"
Wow!


Also... Kazkin... I dont get it...
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Originally Posted by Pebu
Wow!


Also... Kazkin... I dont get it...

I'll let "stevenator65" explains his "monthy" errand to you :p
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