ClimbingPanther

Sad but very true. The attack itself obviously united us for a while, but that had nothing to do with Bush, and he squandered the so-called "capital" he got. I agree that his bull-headed tactics and persona are really not becoming of a president. The impression I get is that he's stuck as a 2-year old, still trying to fit the square block through the round hole. He won't learn even from his own experience that he's polarizing the world against us by fighting this threat his way. You gotta have clear objectives first, then bring great minds together to figure out how to get those objectives. He and others high up [iMHO Cheney is a bigger problem even than Bush; Bush=just weak, Cheney=criminal if anyone is] seemed to want to start something in Iraq with no clear objectives besides "kill!", and they've repulsed many true thinkers away from them. To answer about things Bush has done that were good, I do like the concept of the No Child Left Behind act. Schools need to be held responsible when kids aren't learning what they need. I think the tax cuts were theoretically a good step, but they had to be followed by Congress trimming their pork to keep the budget balanced. I'm very ashamed to be a Republican when we can't control spending and get the budget balanced. Didn't we harangue on the Dem's for generations about their love to spend? Good grief!

Watch yourself You mess with one molecule, you mess with the whole mole. Don't tear people down because if you're not going to be part of the solution, then you're part of the precipitate. Maybe you're just in a bad mood because you got a toothache in your molar.

Yeah, montypiton, use terms we can all understand. Who can possibly deduce the common meaning of shock-load as it relates to climbing? For some definition fun, as per a google definition search, Definitions of shock load on the Web: * The arrival at a water treatment plant of raw water containing unusual amounts of algae, colloidal mater, color, suspended solids, turbidity, ore other pollutants. [typically found soon after a resident shock loads his toilet ] www.nsc.org/ehc/glossar2.htm

word, me too.

do you have stock in youtube?

Yeah, sweet pics & TR

Ha! There is definitely something fishy lately. Sometimes it loads fast, other times it's butt-slow, and sometimes when I click Active Topics, it says "you can not make another search at this time. please try again later" what gives? I demand faster free service!

depends on what you mean by "bush" never used to think I'd say this, but... no I feel like I've been taken advantage of, kinda like when the ate my shirt on the colchuck moraine

didn't know that. thanks DID know that from experience removing a tough sticker Won't be using THAT nalgene for backup rock protection anymore Dru, I already got the isopropanol packed willstrickland, thanks for that post about the soy based stuff. great info! don't know if I'll get my hands on it by tomorrow though

I know it's one ingredient in some products, but not being a girl, I don't know what else is in it and if the "else" is OK in mass quantities for the environment. It may not be as potent as pure acetone??? It's an option for sure. I'll be sure to take some with me.

not exactly... they're comparing equal volumes quote from said article: "A low surface area to volume ratio helps to conserve heat" fat people have a lower ratio. my point. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergmann%27s_Rule also my point.

Because they don't overheat while running since they lose a greater percentage of their body heat

There's a lot of factors at work here, and how fast a person cools down depends not only on their s.a.:mass ratio [fat-advantage], but as you say on their metabolic capacity to generate heat to replace what's lost. I don't know the difference between fat & skinny people's ability to generate heat, but if it's the same regardless of size, then things even out. If fat people can generate proportionately more heat, then they will definitely outlast a skinny person no matter what. Unless they're gored by an introverted mammoth.

CBS is right. Larger people have more heat stored inside their bodies proportionate to the amount of surface area, therefore what they lose due to their increased surface area is less significant. Try telling your oven that the 40 lb. Thanksgiving turkey you bought has more surface area than chicken nuggets.

Acetone's not all that cheap either, when bought as a "chemical" for "research." That adds about 100+% to the price of something common though, so I'm sure you could find it cheaper. It ought to work. The tricky part would be to actually remove the paint instead of dissolving it while the acetone runs down the rock 3 inches then evaporates leaving the paint 3 inches lower and much, much uglier I'm sure it could be done. Does anybody know how to get a hold of acetone [or another relatively environmentally and people-friendly chemical that will remove said paint] cheaply and legally? I will possibly be at Vantage this weekend, weather permitting, and wouldn't mind helping out if I have the tools. Maybe I'll bring a little acetone and a couple other chemicals to test out our theories before anybody spends bucks on something that won't work.

then you have to think up a good title and live up to it. like minx just did. although I think you went a little soft on the scorn.

PHEW!!!

aagh, is the site having issues being slow or did I just get banananinated?

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I tried to get in to UWSOM for this year but got rejected. Are you in bed with any of the admissions staff?

who ARE you?

METH IS METH!!!!!!!

No, I'm an easterling. PNNL in the Tri-Cities. You? What's everybody doing up this late anyway?

cool man, so I guess some post I read a while back about being unemployed isn't true anymore. I do research more in biochemistry/physics, and we're working on developmental studies in (rat) brains.