Accidental innuendoFreddy Woo writes, "A woman I used to work with once walked into a car workshop to get her windscreen replaced, and uttered the immortal line, "Have you seen the size of my crack?"
What innuendos have you accidentally walked into? Are you a 1970s Carry On film character?
Extra points for the inappropriateness of the context
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chthonic, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 12:05)
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Science in-your-end-oh! (pt.6)The latest on the interferometer that was the subject of pt.5.
Well, we left it on the optical bench in the lab so its box could receive a thorough pumping before we went in and turned it on. Unfortunately, despite all this, it still wasn't behaving as it ought to. Thus, we were forced to take the top off to gain access to the delicate components within. We thought at one point we might have to open up the bottom to gain access to the motor. That wasn't necessary in the end, but we did slap a sticky resin over the components, which should harden up nicely overnight so I can go in there and fire things up tomorrow morning.
I realise I also forgot to mention the polariser - it's built onto a very fine membrane. Unfortunately, we don't have any spares, and since it's crucial to the workings of the interferometer: "If we break the membrane, it's fucked."
Do let me know when you're all sick and tired of me plugging away at this one.
(, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 17:07, Reply)
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