crackeddryice
crackeddryice t1_j5d7ce1 wrote
Reply to comment by Hubro_q in [Image] "No matter what happens in life; you can always start over." by fm_ua_fm
An egg can be unboiled, though:
https://www.livescience.com/49610-scientists-unboil-egg.html
crackeddryice t1_j31wty2 wrote
Well designed plastic items can last a long time. My plastic garbage bin sits outside all year long--100F to 0F--and it's fine after 24 years.
I'm sure plastic things that break are either poorly designed for their purpose, or designed to some minimum spec that is expected by the designer to break after so much time or use.
crackeddryice t1_j31whut wrote
Reply to comment by winkman in Swedish sledges; bought 40 years ago. Still in use. by joepinapples
They were sold as sledges to get around a toy sled tax, but most people didn't use them as hammers.
crackeddryice t1_j1qmynu wrote
Reply to Carnac the Magnificent, Johnny Carson's comic character starting in 1964. A: "The La Brea Tar Pits." Q: "What do you have left after eating the La Brea Tar Peaches?" by L0st_in_the_Stars
When dad jokes get dressed up to go out for the evening.
crackeddryice t1_j1qmvtw wrote
Reply to comment by Castor_and_Pollux123 in Carnac the Magnificent, Johnny Carson's comic character starting in 1964. A: "The La Brea Tar Pits." Q: "What do you have left after eating the La Brea Tar Peaches?" by L0st_in_the_Stars
He got paid a lot of money to do that. Respect.
crackeddryice t1_j1i5aji wrote
He's used this head shot his entire career.
crackeddryice t1_j1bzblo wrote
Reply to Blu-ray player gathering dust? Turn it into a laser-scanning microscope | Not as powerful as a commerical one, but thousands cheaper. by chrisdh79
The only one I have is in my computer. It's from my previous build, but still worked, so I put it in this computer. It's about eight years old now. However, I still do rarely use it. Some movies I want to see aren't available any other way.
I can't think of any need for a laser scanning microscope--I think I'd rather not know, if you know what I mean.
crackeddryice t1_j152tyf wrote
Reply to Women delivering blocks of ice. 1918 by 305FUN
I suppose there might be some Antarctica expedition photos that are older and cooler. But, it's hard to beat a picture of pretty girls delivering ice over 100 years ago.
crackeddryice t1_j0pwfzb wrote
Reply to Mid 70's Citizen watch my dad gave me about a decade ago. Runs just as good as new with just a new batteries. by bannedandfurious
That LCD display was everything at the time. It's hard to overstate how cool it was.
crackeddryice t1_iz1srgl wrote
Reply to Lasko/Galaxy 3150/2150 12" oscillating fans circa 70s-80s. I've had the blue one for several years and just got the amber one to complete the set. Quiet, powerful, and efficient, they perform just as good as they look. by Xyspade
My dad worked graveyard and ran a fan in his bedroom during the day to help mask the noise while he slept.
He had an old GE fan like this when I was very young, I remember it clearly, for some reason even though it was 50 years ago.
I guess at some point it gave up, because I remember later he had one like OPs, and I'm pretty sure he still had it when he died a few years ago.
crackeddryice t1_ixstebx wrote
I had a big blue wagon, no brand I remember. We'd load it up with I-don't-remember-what and pull it around the neighborhood to various "secret" spots. One was an open space in the middle of a large bush. Around this same age, we'd steal oranges off the tree in my neighbor's front yard (CA).
As kids, we had zero respect for property boundaries, we'd hop fences to play with dogs and play on swing sets we didn't own, cut across yards, climb any tree we wanted to. I don't remember anyone giving us grief for this--except for stealing the oranges, but we were just quieter about it after that. The neighborhood was our playground, and so many houses had kids, it was almost like we were one big family.
Before I could ride a bike, I'd hang one leg out and push it around, steering with the handle.
crackeddryice t1_ixot0tz wrote
I'll bet the thermostats still work, too, and they're accurate.
crackeddryice t1_iu8skm9 wrote
Most refrigerators are replaced because of broken door shelves, or simple fashion (the stainless steel look sold a lot of appliances), not because they quit working.
crackeddryice t1_itx98sd wrote
This picture brings back childhood memories of camping vacations in California when I was a kid in the 70s, we went almost every summer vacation. Maybe I saw this same trailer then.
crackeddryice t1_iqtodmw wrote
Reply to 1970s Hollands 3.5” vise. by ScooterChillson
"The old man said to design a guard for the screw so people don't catch their sleeves and whatnot in it. What should we make it out of?"
"Steel. Quarter-inch hardened steel, like everything else."
crackeddryice t1_jdsaaff wrote
Reply to Cant decide between these mattresses :/ we need your help by livinginneverland
Consumer Reports rated Avocado the highest for durability recently. It will probably be my next bed, this year sometime.