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  1. image.thumb.png.dd6b493a7fa16a2f2add3207ae892c14.pngThe first post was made on December 31, 1969.

    Then the site sat idle for the next 33 years until 2002.

    And I'm assuming that's a glitch. Check out the forum announcement and go to page 7...

     

  2. I watched the falcon heavy rocket launch.

    That was amazing.

     

    1. Raider5678

      Raider5678

      The center core failed to land.

      Hit the water at 300 mph.

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  3. I watched the falcon heavy rocket launch.

    That was amazing.

     

    1. Raider5678

      Raider5678

      I saw.

      Very cool.

       

      Do we have a spaceX thread?

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  4. I watched the falcon heavy rocket launch.

    That was amazing.

     

    1. Raider5678

      Raider5678

      So did I.

      Now we have to wait until BFR for the next big test launch...

      Imagine Kennedy. "Today, I stand before you, to tell you were are sending people to the moon! On that big f**king rocket.

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  5. I watched the falcon heavy rocket launch.

    That was amazing.

     

    1. Raider5678

      Raider5678

      I didn't know if it'd even clear the launch tower.

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  6. Can anyone recommend a documentary that is not dripping with Bro-science and pseudoscience? Something light about food or anything like that. I watched too many Universe/Black hole/ Particle documentaries and I need a break. Any recommendation will be appreciated! :)

    1. Raider5678

      Raider5678

       

      It's not about food or anything like that. But it is interesting and pretty easy to understand.

      Trust me, it's MUCH more interesting then it seems.

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  7. Damn if it's not going to snow here again tonight. I moved here to get away from that crap.. 

  8. Damn if it's not going to snow here again tonight. I moved here to get away from that crap.. 

    1. Raider5678

      Raider5678

      I feel like that photo may have been staged.

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  9. You know you’re getting old when just yesterday you got spam about dating girls in your mailbox and now it’s either toe fungus medication or viagra.

  10. You know you’re getting old when just yesterday you got spam about dating girls in your mailbox and now it’s either toe fungus medication or viagra.

    1. Raider5678

      Raider5678

      Well I'm still stuck getting the hot russian wants to date you spam messages so yeah.

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  11. After some time on this forum, I have a theory that you are secretly Beppe Grillo. 

  12. If you're a teacher, don't say "Good job girls" to the female class. One might identify as a boy and you'll be charged. Seriously. Happened.

  13. If you're a teacher, don't say "Good job girls" to the female class. One might identify as a boy and you'll be charged. Seriously. Happened.

    1. Raider5678

      Raider5678

      From what I got out of it it was a single incidence. And I know even I've had slips on the tongues. Additionally, he said he immediately apologized. However, when interrogated on his believes he confessed he was a Christian and a pastor, and shortly after suspended.

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  14. I got to eat lunch and privately talk with a Senator!

    Okay, just a state Senator. But still. Pretty cool when a government official knows you by name.

  15. I'm basically set for life now, and I find that it's not all that fun. I've lost a lot of motivation to keep going higher.

    1. Raider5678

      Raider5678

      I have a path laid out. A very high paying job that I got after some crazy events unfolded that somehow landed me in front of a CEO of a multi-million dollar company. We were just talking though. Either way, for some incredibly weird reason, he decided that giving a kid an extremely high paying internship with the promise of a job after high school seemed like a good idea. So I accomplished what I had wanted to do most of my life: Get a nice, easy, high-paying job(internship currently). I do not plan on quitting my job right now. I plan on learning different stuff and attempt to jump to a different job.

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  16. I'm basically set for life now, and I find that it's not all that fun. I've lost a lot of motivation to keep going higher.

    1. Raider5678

      Raider5678

      Had a bit of a no motivation moment.

      I've decided to build a liquid fuel rocket engine and attempt to get a different job. 

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  17. I think I'm now forever an "organism."

     

    At least according to Science Forums. 

    I don't really mind, I just wanted to change my status.

  18. Time runs fast and now it is already September. Month of bers

    1. Raider5678

      Raider5678

      Actually Koti, where I'm at if someone says "berrrrr" it means they're cold. Like a shiver. Bers means multiple shivers. 

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  19. Does anyone have any knowledge about fluorescent light ballasts? I just got a replacement ballast and it has two wire too many!   

    1. Raider5678

      Raider5678

      The bulb plugs at each end are called "tombs"

      Well, that's what my boss calls them.

      Because they look like tomb stones.

       

      Anyways, yeah, those three things are pretty much all you need. 

      Although, Koti may know more then I do. I get the parts and put them in. I don't have to worry about whether they're compatible or not because my boss does that.

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  20. Does anyone have any knowledge about fluorescent light ballasts? I just got a replacement ballast and it has two wire too many!   

  21. Does anyone have any knowledge about fluorescent light ballasts? I just got a replacement ballast and it has two wire too many!   

    1. Raider5678

      Raider5678

      Sounds like it has all the wires to be, but it's possible you have a different light system then I'm accustomed to. The tombs(the metal things at either end that the wires hook up to) are just like regular circuits. There is a power line and a neutral line. So basically the ballast works like this:

      Image result for fluorescent light ballast wiring

      As you can see, each lamp is it's own circuit. With a 4 lamp set up, it's pretty well the same. But it's possible that's why there are 2 too few wires.  But that doesn't make sense to me because even with four lamps there should still be the same number of wires:

      Image result for fluorescent light ballast wiring for 4 lights

       

      Check the wiring instructions for the model of ballast you got.

      It's also possible the brown wires were ground wires and the whole system was bonded with the neutral. But that's a long shot.

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  22. Does anyone have any knowledge about fluorescent light ballasts? I just got a replacement ballast and it has two wire too many!   

    1. Raider5678

      Raider5678

      I work for an electrician and I've installed ballasts before, but I've never had too many wires. 

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  23. HOORAY - I AM A GRANDAD! Three years of gloom are pierced by a light in the form of my granddaughter.  I am over the moon with joy!

    1. Raider5678

      Raider5678

      Had a young girl walk up to my dad and ask how old he was. When he said 65 she screamed "OMG YOU"RE AN ANTIQUE"

       

      Teenagers....

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