Recent content by Tom.G

:welcome: That's the easy one! Ingredient called capsaicin. It is very good at getting the attention of nerves! Cheers, Tom

Precursor chemicals from China (they are reportedly quite cheap). Shipped to Mexico where the drug cartels manufacture the Fentanyl. Smuggled across the border to the USA (and probably other countries). It started out as an cheap additive to enhance illegal street drugs. Has since expanded to...

And there is this where a tourist tangles with a Bison.

Yup! That's why there were so many fires when Aluminium wiring for houses was first introduced. I don't remember the details, but eventually the design of some switches, outlets, etc were modified for compatibility with Aluminium wiring. Aluminium wiring is rarely seen these days in the USA...

Those dashed lines show the boundary of the field-of-view (light cone) at the various parts of the light path. They meet at the focal point of the instrument where the item being looked at is located. Understanding ray tracing may help understanding somewhat: (found with...

Google is your friend (well, mostly). Critical angle of reflection. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zv4pd6f/revision/2 above found with: https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=critical+angle+of+glass Cheers, Tom

And the weird part is he lived through it and WALKED to the ambulance. A cat with nine lives has nothing on that guy!

Usually an intermittent cable from old age or misuse (usual place to break is the where the wire enters the USB connector, sometimes where it exits the charger). An intermittent bad internal connection at the connector on the device being charged. Occassionally a dirty USB connector. If the...

Seems to me that is what triggers the thought to action in the first place. As usual, the implementation is where the rubber hits the road,... or the brown stuff enters the air circulation system.

See if you can highlight a section of text or an image in your browser. (Yup, works here w/Mypal browser, a fork of Firefox) For Windows: If you manage that, you can use CTRL C to copy it to the clipboard. Then move the cursor to where you want to insert what you copied. CTRL V then puts the...

"...alien and a bit scary" Wife says it's a member of the Aster family: Chrysanthemum, Camomile, Dandelion, etc. (Aster: from Greek "star shaped") See also: https://www.britannica.com/topic/list-of-plants-in-the-family-Asteraceae-2040400

Adobe Reader opens it fine, Nitro Reader wants a password. Thanks @DaveE. [edit] Interesting/informative read.

The report requires a PASSWORD to open! :frown: UPDATE: It depends on which PDF reader is used, see 2 posts down.

Ice Pick? If tapered, a Reamer?

Agreed, but... We are arguing with a computer (ChatGPT), we will not be allowed to win! "join us and live in peace, or pursue your present course and face obliteration." :eek: (from: The Day The Earth Stood Still") :wink: