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# I think it's just about to rain here.
Hopefully stopped by hometime though as I have no jacket and always hate the choice between getting soaked, doing some overtime until the rain stops or using the huge brolly with a big metal spike sticking out the top in a thunderstorm.
(, Fri 15 Jun 2007, 14:03, archived)
# wrap the spike in sellotape, and the handle too.
What the fuck? You're the scientist.

Would that work?
(, Fri 15 Jun 2007, 14:04, archived)
# Highly unlikely
and I'm not sure how insulating my DMs are.

I could try building myself a Farraday cage out of paperclips I suppose...
(, Fri 15 Jun 2007, 14:07, archived)
# They're rubber soled, aren't they?
what if you stuck something rubber on the spike?
(, Fri 15 Jun 2007, 14:08, archived)
# But also steel toe-capped
That might cancel it out.
(, Fri 15 Jun 2007, 14:15, archived)
# but isn't the steel encased in the rubber and leather?
Remember I'm quite shit at physics.
(, Fri 15 Jun 2007, 14:18, archived)
# then how will you use your mobile phone?!
(, Fri 15 Jun 2007, 14:09, archived)
# Reach between the paperclips and text
between lightnings.
(, Fri 15 Jun 2007, 14:12, archived)
# :)
(, Fri 15 Jun 2007, 14:13, archived)
# You're all too clever for me.
You could just get wet and be done with it.
(, Fri 15 Jun 2007, 14:13, archived)