Thread Killer Champions: Franzbear & Moonbear

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The discussion revolves around the humorous concept of "thread killers" on a forum, where participants analyze who tends to end conversations with their posts. The top offenders identified include franznietzsche, Moonbear, and tribdog, with a playful tone suggesting a competition for the title of "thread killer." Participants debate the validity of counting last posts as a measure of thread-killing ability, arguing that it should be adjusted based on the total number of posts each user has made. The conversation shifts into a light-hearted narrative, likening thread-killing to a horror movie scenario, with participants playfully accusing each other of sabotaging discussions and attempting to "steal" the thread. The banter includes references to fictional scenarios involving dramatic rescues and humorous characterizations, maintaining a light and comedic atmosphere throughout.
  • #1,351
Artman said:
Once again, my ability to inhilalate a thread by just posting within it has been underestimated. Just for that, I am going to pull the plug on this thread.

<pitchunck, plop>

There, let's see how long this thread can last without power. :devil:
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  • #1,352
What sort of nonsense are the two of you up to? C'mon, you can do better by this thread than that! ramollari, don't think your late entry into this is going to be good enough to take the thread killing title. If you didn't have the guts to join in from the very beginning and outlast the other competition this long, you'll never beat me! :biggrin:

*pounces thread and runs*
 
  • #1,353
ramollari said:
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Power came back there a little at the end. :-p

Must be the emergency generator.

I'm going to disconnect the fuel line to that...

<snip, wronk, wronk, wronk, siissssssss, pthhhhhp.>

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  • #1,354
Artman said:
Power came back there a little at the end. :-p

Must be the emergency generator.

I'm going to disconnect the fuel line to that...

<snip, wronk, wronk, wronk, siissssssss, pthhhhhp.>

There.

*Uncaps fuel line*

ssssssssssssssssss

*strikes match*

BLAAAAAAAAAM[/size]

That should do it. Pardon me while I go draw in some new eyebrows.
 
  • #1,355
I believe asbestos can be made into thread.
 
  • #1,356
BicycleTree said:
I believe asbestos can be made into thread.
The Romans made tablecloths out of it. When they finished a banquet, they would throw the cloth into the fire and burn the food off, then just take it out and rinse it off. Amazing stuff. Yeah this thread could be made out of that. I wonder if this thread could develop cancer or asbestosis? Hum.

Breath deep little thread. Here, let me tear that fiber for you to inhale. o:) :devil:
 
  • #1,357
I think this thread is interlaced with Kevlar. Indestructible. :biggrin:
 
  • #1,358
I wonder why things are cleaned with water instead of with fire. You could put pottery or china into a medium hot fire and it would not be damaged, and that's what most dishes are made out of. Metal utensils could also be fire-cleaned. It seems like fire would clean more effectively than water (or when used in combination). In particular it sounds convenient to have a low-heat blowtorch to clean a sink.
 
  • #1,359
Well the usefulness of fire depends on temperature and composition of the combustion gases. If the fire is too hot, one can recrystallize or soften a metal. Also, if the flames are too lean (i.e. rich in oxygen), the metals may oxidize; too rich in carbon and metals will be carburized.

Metals and ceramics will also suffer from thermal fatigue. Heat up is not uniform and internal flaws will be subject to local stress concentrations. The differential stresses increase with flame temperature.

Food is a surface effect. Best just to wash it off without compromising the structural integrity of the dishes.

:biggrin:

Hey, this is PF, you know!
 
  • #1,360
BicycleTree said:
I wonder why things are cleaned with water instead of with fire. You could put pottery or china into a medium hot fire and it would not be damaged, and that's what most dishes are made out of. Metal utensils could also be fire-cleaned. It seems like fire would clean more effectively than water (or when used in combination). In particular it sounds convenient to have a low-heat blowtorch to clean a sink.
My wife brought home a cooking stone that you cook pizza, cookies, roasts, all kind of things on. To clean it, you scape it with a plastic scraper, use a little water and a paper towel (never use soap), then put it back in the still-hot oven.
 
  • #1,361
BicycleTree said:
In particular it sounds convenient to have a low-heat blowtorch to clean a sink.
This reminds me of my brother inlaw. He would like a stainless steel kitchen, so he can just hose it down. :biggrin:
 
  • #1,362
Artman said:
This reminds me of my brother inlaw. He would like a stainless steel kitchen, so he can just hose it down. :biggrin:

Hey, I wouldn't mind that either. Hmmm...add it to my list of things for my next house: stainless steel kitchen with a floor drain. :approve:
 
  • #1,363
An oven is only a few hundred degrees, and that doesn't damage stuff. You'd only need the fire to be hot enough to burn food matter--six or seven hundred degrees (Fahrenheit), say. Is there so much difference between 450 degrees and 600 degrees to a fork or cup?
 
  • #1,364
if it is plastic it won't matter. It would be a puddle.

How about installing fire sprinklers in the kitchen so it would clean itself every night and be dry by morning.
 
  • #1,365
First of all, from an energy standpoint - using hot water (say at 130°F (54°C)) would make more sense than to use an oven at 450°F (232°C) or 600°F (315°C).

As for the effect of tempertaure - let's assume the fork (cutlery) is stainless steel and the cup is something similar to whiteware ceramic. I am pretty sure 600°F (315°C) is below the recrystallization temperature, and one does not have to worry about transformations or oxidation until about 752°F (400°C).

Thermal fatigue at low temperature is not really a concern for metals, but would still be a concern for the ceramic. [I have had a cup handle break off while removing the cup from a dishwasher - mostly likely thermal cycling and fatigue damage].

Most ovens only get to about 500-550°F (260-288°C) and those temperatures will char food. And that is perhaps the key problem, some food will volatize, but the residue will char, and not be removed. In fact, a repetitive process may lead to accumulation of depositions, which then have to be scoured.

The Roman example was for asbestos where the flames 'burned' off the food. However, I imagine that there were some charred remnants.

I think it best to 'wash' the dishes with hot soapy water. :biggrin:
 
  • #1,366
Laser-clean them! I imagine a "laser box" that you would put your plates and utensils into and shut the door, then press the button and whoosh, instant surface incineration. How much power would that take?
 
  • #1,367
Any fool can see that soap and water are too slow ever to be practical.
 
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  • #1,368
BicycleTree said:
Laser-clean them! I imagine a "laser box" that you would put your plates and utensils into and shut the door, then press the button and whoosh, instant surface incineration. How much power would that take?
I would think time would be the key element in this method. Lasers are a very precise light, not a broad sweeping type. Perhaps microwaves would work better?

In the meantime, I'm going to place this little thread in the microwave for 15 minutes and see what happens. :biggrin:

<Places thread on a microwave safe (I think) dish, places the dish and thread in the microwave, shuts the door, sets the cook setting on HI, punches in 15:00 minutes on the cooking time and presses the SART button.>
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  • #1,369
Oooh, the thread in the microwave makes pretty colors. :cool: Oooh aaah.
 
  • #1,370
No way did this thread fit into a microwave.
 
  • #1,371
BicycleTree said:
No way did this thread fit into a microwave.

It's a REALLY BIG microwave, specially designed by the physicists here for the purpose of killing this thread. :approve: Though, it doesn't seem to work very well, as it's just making pretty colors, but the thread seems to still be alive and kicking in there. Darn thing seems to be making a miraculous recovery. I think I better recheck the contents of that bottle of orange liquid I injected it with...perhaps potassium overdose has opposite effects on threads as it has on people. :confused:
 
  • #1,372
Gosh guys, don't open the microwave door while it's cooking! And you really should just let it sit after the oven stops. :cool:
 
  • #1,373
Artman said:
Gosh guys, don't open the microwave door while it's cooking! And you really should just let it sit after the oven stops. :cool:

Yeah, maybe it will run out of oxygen in there if the microwaves didn't kill it. :devil:
 
  • #1,374
Someone should go through the thread and see how many various attempts have been made on its life.

We've tried several within the past few pages alone:

Leathal injection, microwave, shutting down power and emergency power, lighting fire to its fuel source, calling it a tax cut bill, burning it...and that's just in the past few pages! Poor thread.
 
  • #1,375
Artman said:
Someone should go through the thread and see how many various attempts have been made on its life.

We've tried several within the past few pages alone:

Leathal injection, microwave, shutting down power and emergency power, lighting fire to its fuel source, calling it a tax cut bill, burning it...and that's just in the past few pages! Poor thread.

Wow, this thread sure has made quite a few enemies in its short life. :-p

It's a pretty tough thread.
 
  • #1,376
You know, when you post that stuff in a thread, all you do is make it _think_ about "lethal injection, microwave, shutting down power and emergency power, lighting fire to its fuel source, calling it a tax cut bill, and burning it." By posting into its mind, you just make it morbid. And prepared.
 
  • #1,377
Has anyone tried bio-chem warfare yet. If that doesn't work, there is the nuclear option, but watch out for MAD.

If that doesn't work, one may have to progress to anti-matter.

However, I now suspect that this thread is clever. There is nothing more sinister and enduring than a clever thread.

A bit of trivia regarding microwave radiation. To keep warm, sailors on watch would stand in front of the radar antenna. The radar (microwaves) heated their bodies in the cold ocean air.
 
  • #1,378
Astronuc said:
Has anyone tried bio-chem warfare yet.
I tried to give it my stomach virus. Time to release the gas I guess.

Here is a franks and beans dinner. <hands big plate of franks and beans through computers to all posters.> Eat up. :biggrin:
 
  • #1,379
Astronuc said:
Has anyone tried bio-chem warfare yet. If that doesn't work, there is the nuclear option, but watch out for MAD.

Ooh, MAD gives me an idea (MADD). Here you go little thread, drink up. Chug! Chug! Chug! How about one more for the road? *hands thread the car keys and can of beer* Have a great time thread! :devil:
 
  • #1,380
Oooh! Beer to add to my franks and beans party! :biggrin:
 
  • #1,381
Artman said:
Oooh! Beer to add to my franks and beans party! :biggrin:

Does everyone still have their gas masks? I think we're going to be needing them again very soon!


*pblackt* Artman, was that you?!
 
  • #1,382
Does anyone have any sauerkraut?

Was what me? :rolleyes:
 
  • #1,383
Artman said:
Does anyone have any sauerkraut?

Was what me? :rolleyes:

Well, that seemed to temporarily clear the room, but the thread seems immune to that too. :rolleyes:

Ooh, one more idea...*tosses thread into washer on hot water[/color] setting, then into dryer on high heat.*
 
  • #1,384
russ_watters said:
test...

Hey! How'd you do that! Just when I was announcing the will reading for the thread, you come along and raise it from the dead again. :eek:
 
  • #1,385
Russ apparently has magic powers beyond our comprehension. :bugeye:
 
  • #1,386
Evo said:
Russ apparently has magic powers beyond our comprehension. :bugeye:

*builds shrine to Russ* It is so clear now the origin of his name must be because he can walk on water! Oh great one, you have brought a dead and buried thread back to life! We worship you! :devil:

:biggrin: :smile:
 
  • #1,387
Moonbear said:
Hey! How'd you do that! Just when I was announcing the will reading for the thread, you come along and raise it from the dead again. :eek:
How'd I do what? :-p
 
  • #1,388
Moonbear said:
Well, that seemed to temporarily clear the room, but the thread seems immune to that too. :rolleyes:

Ooh, one more idea...*tosses thread into washer on hot water[/color] setting, then into dryer on high heat.*
I wouldn't switch on that switch, the gas is still pretty concentrated in here and...
BLAAAAAAMMMMMMM!​
 
  • #1,389
Artman said:
I wouldn't switch on that switch, the gas is still pretty concentrated in here and...
BLAAAAAAMMMMMMM!​

:smile: Would you like to borrow my eyebrow pencil? :biggrin: Unfortunately, we already know the thread is completely immune to fire and explosions, I was just hoping I might be able to at least shrink it a bit to weaken it, but, it seems whoever guessed it's a kevlar thread is right.

(Did you even see it's bizarre behavior earlier? It was playing hide and seek, toying with us, playing dead hoping we'd go away. Fortunately, Russ noticed it peeking when it thought we weren't looking and called its bluff.)
 
  • #1,390
Come on, come on, the thread is immortal.
 
  • #1,391
BicycleTree said:
Come on, come on, the thread is immortal.

It seemed to be heading toward the light earlier today, but then it miraculously recovered again. I think it might be a demon thread. :smile:
 
  • #1,392
We are all demons.
 
  • #1,393
I keep playing with these buttons This looks like ahh.. not all that interesting how about this
 
  • #1,394
Uh, oh. I think Integral isn't going to give up until he "accidently" sends this thread into oblivion.

Hey Integral, maybe this thread might suddenly "disappear"? :smile: Just a few careless "clicks" eh? :wink:

I wonder how much it would be worth to the would be killers to not have their precious thread "vanish"? :devil:

Personally, I'm running low on dark chocolate...
 
  • #1,395
I like chocolot a lot also.. but not sure what the problem is looks fine to me.
 
  • #1,396
The thread was acting strange earlier today, but it seems fine now.
 
  • #1,397
Looks fine from my side, can't help but wonder what was going on.
Wonder who will finlly kill this thread anyway?
 
  • #1,398
Oh, I see Evo got my chocolate delivery. :biggrin:

Die thread, die! :devil:
 
  • #1,399
It was dead=locked for a few hours...It's alive (or at least appears to be) now...Dunno for how long,though.

Daniel.
 
  • #1,400
I was worried about you, poor little thread. Someone had you all locked up. You were probably tied and gagged, laying on a mattress in someones basement waiting for them to come and do awful, cruel, vicious, things to you.

They can't get away with that!

I want to be the one who does cruel things to this thread. :devil:
 

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