Thought of the Day

[mikephillips]

Or when living in a small town as a kid and the phone was a "party" line, so you didn't know if a call was even for your house....

 

[maynard]

 

[maynard]

Or when living in a small town as a kid and the phone was a "party" line, so you didn't know if a call was even for your house....

Not too long ago, I lived in rural Minnesota and had a party line, with all the modern conveniences. Call forwarding? 2 longs and a short, I knew it was for me, no matter where I was. Voice dialing? I dialed O and could say things like call my father and would be connected. Voice mail? The operator would take a messages.

 

[maynard]

 

[Basil]

Everyone blames NetFlix and streaming services for the decline in movie theater attendance.
I rather think it might be the $22 popcorn, $6 small sodas and $8 M&Ms.​

 

[AngliaGT]

Do they charge for parking,like Disneyland does?

 

[John Turney]

Do they charge for parking,like Disneyland does?

Ours doesn't - yet.

 

[Basil]

Oh my...

 

[maynard]

In 1950, children could get the Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab—a kit allowing them to make nuclear reactions at home using ACTUAL RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL.
Someone figured out it wasn't a good idea and pulled it off the market the next year.

 

[equiprx]

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In 1950, children could get the Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab—a kit allowing them to make nuclear reactions at home using ACTUAL RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL.
Someone figured out it wasn't a good idea and pulled it off the market the next year.

What could POSSIBLY go wrong?????

 

[PAUL161]

So they had a year for their kids to get nuked up? I wonder if they got their money back?

 

[Bayless]

Couldn't be any worse than the chemistry lab I had that allowed me to make hydrogen sulfide if I remember right. I guess I should have done it outside.

 

[AngliaGT]

Sheldon probably had one of those.


Does it glow in the dark?

 

[equiprx]

Sheldon probably had one of those.


Does it glow in the dark?

Yes he tried to get the enriched uranium but foiled.

 

[maynard]

Yes he tried to get the enriched uranium but foiled.

When I was a science teacher we got a new gung-ho principal who told us to ask for any thing we needed. I asked for U235.

 

[John Turney]

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In 1950, children could get the Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab—a kit allowing them to make nuclear reactions at home using ACTUAL RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL.
Someone figured out it wasn't a good idea and pulled it off the market the next year.

Darn, I missed it. But, a few years later, I got to play with the real thing.