Is 20 pound for the weight like 30 pounds if a guy lifts?

Jul 18 2007 | Vanity

[charming_harmonica]

No gym for home, work out floor with 30, but is it for 20 like 30 lb when you no lift it to be for men, for 30 lbs instead? or half is 10 for 20 pounds?

[fanfan]

LOL!
You ARE making me work tonight!

(day GOOS-ti-boos nohn est dis-poo-TAHN-dem)

Latin for “There’s no disputing about taste.”
Another version of this saying is “There’s no accounting for taste.”

Well!
I never!!!

(I am going to take this opportunity to sign off, in order to eat dinner to make you think you have completely offended me. Just because I have better taste in light bulbs than you, is no reason to insult me, you brute.)

;-)

[sionnsar]

"the discovery of that funny stuff good for plugging wind-holes"
I missed that one.
What's it called?

Glass. *\;-)

(Somewhere, maybe in Gaelic class, I remember learning the etymology of "window" in some language, and the root was explicitly from "wind" -- as it appears to be in English.)

[HKMk23]

We’ve got curbside collection of some hazardous wastes, here in CA, but they will NOT take fluorescent tubes 4 feet long, or longer. And the stuff they DO take has to be packed in containers that reasonably prevent breakage or spillage.

CFLs can just go in the trash, though I doubt for very much longer. Face it, I’m talking about a Legislature that went to the trouble to make Laws specifically for dealing with the mercury-filled light switches that some automakers installed under the hood and in trunk lids.

I use cFL’s (two of them) in my boy’s bedroom, because they usually neglect to turn off the lights when they leave the room. Other than that, I detest them entirely.

But, other than that I hate the tone and quality of the light they give off, I have some very practical reasons not to use them.

I have some fixtures that they won’t fit into.
I have some lights that are on dimmers, which I’d have to change to use the CFLs.
I have several fixtures, including my dining room chandelier, that take “decorator” bulbs.

If California ever gets down to banning incandescent bulbs, I’ll just bring them in from outta state. It’s THAT simple.

[darkangel82]

Oidhche mhath

Gesundheit.

[sionnsar]

But, other than that I hate the tone and quality of the light they give off, I have some very practical reasons not to use them.
I have some fixtures that they won’t fit into.
I have some lights that are on dimmers, which I’d have to change to use the CFLs.
I have several fixtures, including my dining room chandelier, that take “decorator” bulbs.

Dealing with CA government is one issue. I don't expect WA to be far behind (esp. as more & more CA libs move up here, but that's another story).

The light "quality" of CFLs has been rather variable. Early ones were not great (as in "wretched"), and we limited those to certain places of the house, sometimes mixed with incandescents. The worst we have still are outside over the woodpile and a "drafting" lamp over my workbench.

A pair in the kitchen (over the sink) have been doing duty for a while, though they're quite slow in starting. Elsewhere we have newer ones, most almost if not instant start. (Slower starts reside in "back" areas).

We also use them in bedside lamps and the like, always under shades. And, like I've said before, we're happy with them -- even though we have two very different sets of color perception in this household. Mine is near typical, but the goodwife appears to be one of those whose green receptors were replaced with red, making her effectively red-green color-blind, but the apparent difference in the wavelength response of her two sets of red receptors makes her VERY sensitive to differences in the colors generally called purple. (The announcement of this discovery this year has ended years of household arguments over color!)

But we too have fixtures into which CFLs won't fit, one dimmer fixture, and several "decorator" fixtures. These all use the same old "light-from-heat" lamps.

I'm not about to dictate what somebody else uses for their lighting, that's up to them, but I like what I'm using and even the eco-nazis aren't saying no to my choices.

[sionnsar]

"Oidhche mhath"
Gesundheit.

De nada.

[NicknamedBob]

But, other than that I hate the tone and quality of the light they give off, I have some very practical reasons not to use them.

I have some fixtures that they won’t fit into.
I have some lights that are on dimmers, which I’d have to change to use the CFLs.
I have several fixtures, including my dining room chandelier, that take “decorator” bulbs.

Well, at least keep up with the work on LED lights. Eventually, that’s going to be the wave of the future. Incandescent bulbs will cost you ten times their purchase price in electricity over 50,000 hours, while LEDs cost very little in their operating costs.

If you installed LED lights where they will work for you, (including, possibly, the candelabra!) on a gradual basis, you may become a convert.

If they get around to TV advertising, LED lights could make a big point by showing a house lit up by LEDs running on a small inverter powered by a car battery. In fact, they offer them in a twelve volt range. If I were building a new house, I would probably put in a twelve-volt lighting circuit just for emergencies.

By the way, LED light bulbs work on dimmer circuits.

[HKMk23]

Great point.

I’ve seen LEDs in a good range of colors, so there’s very likely to be something available that will produce a pleasant, steady glow.

Last I’d read, the dominant problems in LED usage were device intensity and direction of light radiation.

Have they got up to a 53W device that radiates fairly omnidirectionally?

[NicknamedBob]

They build higher capacity bulbs by adding more LEDs.

If they ever get around to making specific shapes, with surface emitters, they will be able to make them omnidirectional and very efficient.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see something like an old-fashioned candlestick, with an LED source, and a rechargeable battery. Heck, keep it in the living room window and let the sun recharge it.

[HKMk23]

Multiple emitters had got them to the place where they’re replacing traffic lights with multi-HILED units that I’d expect have their own integrated step-down transformer and DC rectifier.

Given that, there’s definitely hope we’ll soon see something other than a flashlight for residential use.

[NicknamedBob]

A lot of automobile tailights are composed of multiple LEDs.

You can usually spot them by moving your eyes rapidly past them. LEDs will leave static afterimages.

Incandescent lamps will leave a smeary trail.

They are bright enough now to do the job, and they last longer and don’t damage the plastics by overheating.

[HKMk23]

The telltale I’ve most noticed is the “instant off” property of the LEDs. Incandescent bulbs fade out. Quickly, but not instantly. The difference is noticeable.

[NicknamedBob]

Some fade can be built in, as it is for fluorescents and cathode ray tubes.

If you are seeking “white” light, you might want to use some fluorescent chemicals to spread the spectrum. That might tend to smear the timing as well.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Night Face!

BTW took pizza quiz. Interesting!

What Your Pizza Reveals

People may tell you that you have a small appetite... but you aren't under eating. You just aren't a pig.

You aren't particularly picky about pizza. It's so good... how could you be? You fit in best in the Western part of the US.

You like food that's traditional and well crafted. You aren't impressed with "gourmet" foods.

You are generous, outgoing, and considerate with your choices.

You are cultured and intellectual. You should consider traveling to Vienna.

The stereotype that best fits you is geek. You're the type most likely to order pizza to avoid leaving your computer.

What Does Your Pizza Say About You?

[beebuster2000]

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[beebuster2000]

re my above post. thats what it looks like in the original korean. really

[NicknamedBob]

"re my above post. thats what it looks like in the original korean. really"

Except perhaps your fonts didn't translate.

All I got was question marks and the occasional number.

[beebuster2000]

well i guess tht only shows one thing.

you dont speak korean. or do you?

[Tax-chick]

That’s them! Our old cat used to chase them around, but Wednesday is too boring.

[Tax-chick]

My grandmother said something bad would happen if you killed a spider in the house.

Bill found some black widows when he cleaned out the swallows’ nest over the front door. He killed ‘em. But that was outside, so Whatever won’t happen on their account.