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John Henry Forge ([personal profile] x_maker) wrote2005-03-28 09:28 am

Because my roommate insists upon it...

Ten things I have learned in the past six months:

1: My dad's not a complete jerk. Might not seem like a big thing, but it was a rather large surprise to me.
2: Even if two people don't get along, you can still be good friends with both of them despite their disagreements.
3: Girls just plain don't make any sense. Pregnant girls, cat girls, subdermal metamorph chemistry girls, mystic punk witch girls - not a one of them.
4: The laws of physics are being rewritten every day. This just in - Unified Field Theory is a crock, in case anyone wanted to know.
5: Dancing is easier than it looks, although I still feel goofy DOING it.
6: Big blue doctors may be able to dunk from the free-throw line, but they can't shoot three-pointers. Mr. Marko could build a new wing onto the mansion with all the bricks Dr. McCoy throws up.
7: Newer may not always mean better, but when 'tradition' holds a people back, it's time to set it aside.
8: How you dress doesn't affect who you are, but it can affect how people perceive you, and I'm told that can be important.
9: Sometimes a blender is most efficient just being a blender.
10: Science can't solve everything.

[identity profile] x-forge.livejournal.com 2005-03-28 10:32 am (UTC)(link)
I brought a blender down to the machine shop about... three months ago? Something to make myself a banana smoothie with while I'm working - Dr. McCoy pointed out that potassium's important or something. So I look at it and I figure - well, if I increase the blade size and the RPM, it'll work even faster, right?

Except there's this thing called cavitation which makes an air bubble around the blades, and if you make them go too fast, then the stuff you're trying to blend won't go near them. So I got the idea to pressurize the container to counteract the cavitation. Only I was really hungry and neglected to take a close look at the tiny crack in the bottom of the blender cup. Lots of cleanup followed.

Moral of the story? Sometimes a blender just needs to be a blender.

[identity profile] x-rahne.livejournal.com 2005-03-28 10:49 am (UTC)(link)
Wow.

If I ever need an industrial-strength blender, I'll come to you and we'll remember to check for structural integrity, how's that?

[identity profile] x-forge.livejournal.com 2005-03-28 10:50 am (UTC)(link)
If I thought you were the sarcastic type, I'd probably think you were mocking me. But sure thing.

[identity profile] x-rahne.livejournal.com 2005-03-28 11:16 am (UTC)(link)
I was serious, actually. I'm not really sure why it would come up, but around here, I would not be very surprised if it did.

[identity profile] x-wildchild.livejournal.com 2005-03-28 10:53 am (UTC)(link)
As soon as I'm done laughing myself sick, I'm gonna go have a banana milkshake. Want one?

[identity profile] x-forge.livejournal.com 2005-03-28 10:55 am (UTC)(link)
That would be perfection.

[identity profile] x-wildchild.livejournal.com 2005-03-28 10:57 am (UTC)(link)
Excellent. I always make way more than I should and too many bananas and I'm unhappy for hours.