Pointless ExperimentsPavlov's Frog writes: I once spent 20 minutes with my eyes closed to see what it was like being blind. I smashed my knee on the kitchen cupboard, and decided I'd be better off deaf as you can still watch television.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 24 Jul 2008, 12:00)
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ElectroplatingSomeone mentioned electroplating a silver ring in another thread, which reminded me.
I use electroplating solutions at work from time to time, and one day decided it would be fun to plate some coins. I made for myself a collection of nickel-plated 1p and 2p coins and copper plated 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p, so they all appeared the wrong colour for their denomination.
If you don't put very much metal on, they still work in vending machines, as the weight is still within tolerance. I have also spent them in shops, and although I occasionally had one refused for being a 'funny-looking coin', most of the time I've got off with it.
I'm not actually doing shops out of money by doing this as I hand over the correct denominations (albeit with the wrong colour), but it's fun to see the confusion on the faces of the till jockeys.
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K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 24 Jul 2008, 16:22,
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Got away with itSorry, 'got off' sounds like I was arrested and subsequently acquitted, doesn't it?
Takes a lawyer to spot that.
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K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 24 Jul 2008, 16:30,
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@KI think she means because 'got off with' means 'snogged' to lots of people
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Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Thu 24 Jul 2008, 16:32,
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It certainlymeans that to Ms Swipe.
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AlsoI first read that as she got off with as in snogged lots of people.
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yupsnogging is what it is
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