Ah, yes the good ole days! I really enjoy these Friday stories. I have one to contribute this time. A few years ago when Doug Pauls and I worked together, he, I and two other co-workers had decided on a Friday that we were going to manufacture a potatoe cannon. So we went to Lowes and we bought a 3 ft long, 6 in diameter piece of PVC, a 3ft long, 3 in diameter piece of PVC, a reducer to connect the two pipes and a screw cap for the back. We also bought one steel bolt to use as a stop for the potatoe and a gas grill ignitor. Oh, and I almost forgot the most important ingredient, (1) can of AquaNet hairspray (very flammable). So we get back to the office and proceed assembling our potatoe cannon. Finally, the time came to see if our cannon was going to work (outside). We inserted a potatoe and filled the back of the cannon (6 in diameter portion) with AquaNet. One of the other co-workers was holding the cannon, just in case! We pointed it at a stone block wall, the ignitor was depressed and ....nothing. Finally, Doug looks at the gas grill ignitor and says.. "It's not grounded". Duh, so we ground the ignitor and fill the back of the cannon with more AquaNet. We attempt again and we nor the potatoe were prepared for the blast. The force was so great that potatoe was mashed before it left the cannon and was thus spread over the entire block wall. Next thing we know the police are running in the neighborhood with sirens and lights going. We scramble to hide the potatoe cannon in the ceiling tiles of the office. We must of looked so stupid to some of the other workers, but boy it was fun. We decided that if the police stopped and asked if we heard anything, that we would all play "dumb". We later learned that a slightly smaller potatoe could handle the blast and actually be propelled from the cannon without being mashed. We attempted another firing at a co-workers home during a company gathering and fired the potatoe at a barn half a football field away. The potatoe was completely smashed against the barn. We retired the cannon after that. Way to dangerous, especially when you stop to think all that was holding it together was PVC cement. Have a great Friday! Best Regards, Joe Russeau Process Analyst Precision Analytical Laboratory, Inc. 4106 Cartwright Dr. Ste. A Kokomo, IN 46902 P: 765-455-1993 F: 765-455-1996 E: [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ingemar Hernefjord (KC/EMW)" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 7:12 AM Subject: Re: [TN] NTC: electronic jokes > One of them was modified with a > spring-loaded plunger that came up through the slot when the seat was > depressed with a load of about 40 kg or more, purely mechanical. > > ....OUUUUUCH!!!...was the thing pointed?... > > /Ingemar > > --------------------------------------------------- > Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) > To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest > Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives > Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 > ----------------------------------------------------- > > --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------