ClimbingPanther

hey fox, be fair now, she at least said "might." that's status quo for research, seriously. the more applicable you claim your results to be, the more likely you are to get more funding and keep your job. and the jump from mouse to human isn't that astounding, really. certainly there are differences genetically, but mouse and rat studies are the beginning of a vast number of useful studies. they mature fast, have extremely similar [to us] immune systems, and they sound kinda like popcorn when you break their neck.

I think that one IS the deadly one, when consumed in sufficient quantities

Oompa loompa doompety doo I've got another puzzle for you Oompa loompa doompeda dee If you are wise you'll listen to me What do you get when flyingpig gets banned? A keyboard so envious of what's now in his hand (cloven hoof?) Kevbone's alone, no one to back him up, What do you think will rhyme with up? The way that a cow does Oompa loompa doompety da Given good manners you will go far You will live in happiness too Like the Oompa Loompa Doompety do

So from what I've read, I think you need to chop that thing up, eat half of it, then spread the other half around your yard. In a couple months... hook me up!

arch, I can personally assure you that is not the Panther Cap mushroom, if it's what I'm thinking of

Yeah, that's true. On a completely unrelated topic, sometimes people ask me why I waited until 23 to be circumcised. I just tell them "It was about time."

I believe you are wrong on both counts there, Catbird. Those who have been given the silver chalice have neither been acquaintances of nor necessarily liked by those who grant the moderator status. but still, olyclimber's suggestion applies, right? and Dru, quit giving him false hope about not posting for a month. It's 10 years. If you knew anything about history, you'd know that this website started in 1990, but all the original moderater-wanna-be's had to wait until 2000 before anybody posted.

hey dechristo, a venerable sage like weekendclimberz is not vulnerable to your remarks. venereal disease, maybe, but not your remarks.

i take a fence to that. []______[]______[]______[]______[]______[]______[] []______[]______[]______[]______[]______[]______[] []______[]______[]______[]______[]______[]______[] []______[]______[]______[]______[]______[]______[] []______[]______[]______[]______[]______[]______[] GRASSGRASSGRASSGRASSGRASSGRASSGRASSGRASS a golfer could easily kill a chessmaster.

I don't know how much graffiti is there, but using a solvent to remove it is the best as far as its effects on the rock and its looks, but you probably wouldn't want to use methylene chloride. It sounds like that was special because it removed the graffiti but not the paint underneath. It's a potential carcinogen and probably 10x more expensive than something you could just buy at a hardware store. It will be a substantial cost no matter what method you use, 'cause paint, solvents, and sandblasters are all expensive in large scale.

Wait, you mean he wasn't wearing football pads either?!?!

Is it just me or did someone else notice how much more grown-up the discussion was today than yesterday? After a little research, this happens to be the first Friday in kevbone's viewable post history which he hasn't made a single post. Twilight zone? *music* ... or banninationism?

It's been a while and I can't remember the exact scenario, but I know all my draws have the gates facing the same way, and I think this particular draw was a half-dog-bone, though I don't remember which end had the fixed 'biner (probably the bolt-end, which I think is incorrect, but they don't come with manuals)? This link shows exactly what happened, though I'm still not sure how the draw rotated to get into this position and how to prevent it in the future: http://www.climerware.com/unclip.shtml

Yeah, it's easy to MAKE it happen by moving the draw around with your hand, but how can the rope pull the draw up above the bolt? That's where I'm not sure what happened. I'd love to know so it only happens to me once as well.

Dude, this same thing happened to me at Vantage once. I looked down below me and still can't figure out exactly how it got that way, but it was upside down and pressed into the bolt with the gate being held open. Not completely unclipped yet, but still...

So it seems that they are saying erosion isn't necessarily a function of ice movement, but rather it is dependent on the amount of till beneath the glacier. Since sub-glacial streams remove debris [and erodes a little too ], the glacier erodes the rock freely. When no effective method of debris removal exists, it builds up, slowing the erosion down dramatically by creating a buffer between the glacier and the ground below. I do agree now that glaciers with running water beneath them erode far more than glaciers without running water, but I still don't think the running water itself is actually doing the lion's share of erosion. Feel free to correct me if I missed something important (not that you need my permission ).

I was wondering if I am the only one who things this site has been slow recently? Maybe it's the overload of nonsense?

My only question anymore is, Dru, where did you learn about glacial eroding? I've posted sites from believeable sources that support the theory that abrasion is done by the glacier scraping rocks across rocks, and silty water flowing is more of a side note than a primary erosion method. Could you please enlighten us as to where you got this theory from so we can be enlightened as well? If it's true, I want to read about it.

It's OK, minx. We still love you. Now, start the countdown for kevbone agreeing and trying to make us believe he is above all that... 5... 4... 3... Unfortunately, that won't help us love him.

I've been very happy with my BD ATC for rapelling. No rope twist at all (I let the rope go down between my legs for as straight a line as possible). It glides pretty easily. It's not the ideal for belaying above though, because the rope slips through easily. Good for belaying the leader (some extra give in the system to minimize shock-loading), and it's not wrong for belaying the follower, just not the ideal. I still use it for both though. The theory is to minimize/eliminate the amount of rope that goes through the device if the follower falls to preserve his/her progress, however follower falls don't typically generate much force anyway.

8mm? 10mm???!!! Man, you are all living in the past! http://www.mountaingear.com/pages/produc...m/111319/N/1053

Dru, it is clear that you are not a complete idiot like kevbone because you form very coherent writings. However, I think you must be joking on this one...? Anybody who takes the ever-present cc.com advice (search the interweb) will find that glaciologists recognize two key forms of erosion, neither of which are silty sub-glacial streams. It's always abrasion (rock in glacier against rock under glacier) and quarrying (freeze-thaw popping loose chunks of sub-glacial rock which are then picked up). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier#Glacial_erosion http://gemini.oscs.montana.edu/~geol445/hyperglac/eroproc1/ http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF4/416.html

That theory has been discredited since the 1950s. Wake the fuck up and read the science before you spout off numbnuts It's the sediment-filled subglacial water that does all the erosion!!!! That IS what he was saying, that the streams do "all" (most) of the erosion. I certainly can't prove anything, but I don't believe it until someone proves my theory wrong

which is why glaciers tend to sink into narrow, stream-chiseled gorges... wait a second you see that stream-chiseled stuff way out away from glaciers, such as Box Canyon in MRNP, but not under the glacier itself, eh? not that I'm an expert, I'm just Satan's advocate. Personally I believe the rock is on the left and the glacier is on the right: