View Full Version : Pirate Hookers IV: Mutiny on the Booty
phishy
21 Feb 2006, 09:46 AM
Gameday, baby! Even have the red soccer tie on.
i'm sporting my brand new arsenal jacket.. hoping it has a lil mojo on it.
new lucky charm, i hope!!
surfcam
21 Feb 2006, 09:48 AM
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b) Cam! Nice guess my friend. 2 loads gone @ 2.4 tons, with what appears to be one load left. All to make room for a playset that we're now leaving behind. :rolleyes:
Nerd engineer here. To accomplish the calculation I looked up the dimensions for a standard brick and also got the unit weight for red brick. Then calculated the volume, multiplied this by the unit weight, and put in a small factor to account for the concrete block. There you go! :o :D
KevTheGooner
21 Feb 2006, 09:55 AM
Nerd engineer here. To accomplish the calculation I looked up the dimensions for a standard brick and also got the unit weight for red brick. Then calculated the volume, multiplied this by the unit weight, and put in a small factor to account for the concrete block. There you go! :o :D
Cheater!! ;)
I'm playing hooky this afternoon to watch the match. I"m going to pay for it tonight, burning the midnight oil (again) to get ready for a presentation tomorrow.
Phishy- You go with that mojo. We really need it today.
KevTheGooner
21 Feb 2006, 10:00 AM
Yep, a local non-profit (hey look at that TG!:D ) want to do some marsh restoration work. We are currently in the data collection mode (site visit, cursory enviro assessment, review historical aerials, etc.) and have a kick-off meeting on Thursday to figure out what we all want to do. Then we get stuck in with detailed investigations and design. Should be fun overall but being a big guy, walking in muck on a cold day is not too much fun. This skinny fellas don't have the same 'sinkage' problems I do!:D
Cool. I just got done assessing a potential dam removal project with an engineering company. They totally underbid the project just because they like working on these projects...otherwise they're working on hydraulic assessments for the Bureau of Reclamation or something, which pay great but are dull. This project even has local politicians beating them up...I think they actually enjoy it!
GriffinGunner
21 Feb 2006, 10:02 AM
Nerd engineer here.
Is there another kind? If there was I'd know: GT sports 17k of them! :D
arsenalgirl30016
21 Feb 2006, 10:04 AM
Nerd engineer here. To accomplish the calculation I looked up the dimensions for a standard brick and also got the unit weight for red brick. Then calculated the volume, multiplied this by the unit weight, and put in a small factor to account for the concrete block. There you go! :D
What actually makes you a nerd is that you told us! ;) We would have thought you were just a lucky "guesser"........... :D
GriffinGunner
21 Feb 2006, 10:06 AM
To accomplish the calculation I looked up the dimensions for a standard brick and also got the unit weight for red brick. Then calculated the volume, multiplied this by the unit weight, and put in a small factor to account for the concrete block.
An African or a European brick? :p
Miles Brasher
21 Feb 2006, 10:32 AM
Wow, discussions on calculating the weight of bricks, you guys sure know how to party !! ;)
Or are you just trying to avoid thinking about the game ?
Anyway doesn't the weight of the brick depend on the intensity of the firing process ?
GriffinGunner
21 Feb 2006, 10:34 AM
I'm sure there's a bricks/Pires' speed joke in there somewhere, it just hasn't hit me yet...
GriffinGunner
21 Feb 2006, 10:35 AM
Wow, discussions on calculating the weight of bricks, you guys sure know how to party !! ;)
Or are you just trying to avoid thinking about the game ?
Naw, just preparing ourselves in case sweat equity is required to pay off Ashburton Grove. :p
KevTheGooner
21 Feb 2006, 10:35 AM
Wow, discussions on calculating the weight of bricks, you guys sure know how to party !! ;)
We're still waking up on this side of the pond, Miles! You're close to pint-time over there!
feej92
21 Feb 2006, 10:36 AM
An African or a European brick? :p
you've got to know these things when you're king, you know.
what else floats on water?
oh, and does espn2 repeat their CL matches? probably not huh?
KevTheGooner
21 Feb 2006, 10:38 AM
oh, and does espn2 repeat their CL matches? probably not huh?
nope...they've got too much money to make showing poker.
Gunner Phan
21 Feb 2006, 10:39 AM
dont you have that, *ahem*, doctor's appointment this afternoon? ;)
right after lunchtime was it? :)
*cough, cough*
bready's sick today :)
Bluto11
21 Feb 2006, 10:40 AM
you've got to know these things when you're king, you know.
what else floats on water?
oh, and does espn2 repeat their CL matches? probably not huh?
i think the only one they've repeated was the final from last year because i watched that when i got home from work, even though the channel guide said they were supposed to be showing poker.
feej92
21 Feb 2006, 10:43 AM
i think the only one they've repeated was the final from last year because i watched that when i got home from work, even though the channel guide said they were supposed to be showing poker.
ugh. i've never watched a CL match live on TV. midweek fixtures suck. no, actually, work sucks.
Gunner Phan
21 Feb 2006, 10:44 AM
ugh. i've never watched a CL match live on TV. midweek fixtures suck. no, actually, work sucks.
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arsenalgirl30016
21 Feb 2006, 10:49 AM
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Getting a new satellite system installed next week! Will have a DVR then! Yay us! :D
KevTheGooner
21 Feb 2006, 10:49 AM
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surfcam
21 Feb 2006, 10:50 AM
Wow, discussions on calculating the weight of bricks, you guys sure know how to party !! ;)
Or are you just trying to avoid thinking about the game ?
Anyway doesn't the weight of the brick depend on the intensity of the firing process ?
I'm sure it does, but I took an ASTM average weight. Figured it would be close enough for this kind of 'back of the envelope' calculation.:D Just think if I put this much energy into my job!:D