Moderators hazelnut Posted December 5, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 5, 2012 At one time kids lived on the edge with excitement and danger in their xmas boxes. Not anymore (just no fun these days!!) http://www.buzzfeed.com/ddisabatino/8-banned-kid-toys-from-yesteryear-6sel (it's a bit of a busy page so may take a moment to load.) Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 That cabbage patch seems like a fun toy. I also have a sizable collection of original hardy boys books, so woohoo, looks like I've got a fine collection of lead. winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted December 5, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 5, 2012 (edited) When my son was about about 10, we bought him a chemistry set. Had all the usual safety paraphernalia .. no harmful substances (poisonous or corrosive) etc. They didn't mention anything about being able to blow himself up, and surely he did just that. Didn't quite take the roof off, but we heard the bang downstairs and rushed up to find a huge grin on a black sooty face. We still laugh when we think about it now, and he still thinks it was hilarious. Whatever happened to kids chemistry sets ... http://www.bbc.co.uk...gazine-19050342 You should read what was in the very early chemistry sets. Great topic hazel. Edited December 6, 2012 by DennisD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Link seems to be broken, Dennis. winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted December 6, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 6, 2012 Thanks Win. Same link, out of the "link" box this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 How do you PM a moderator these days? I see no links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted December 6, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 6, 2012 mouse over our name? ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 How do you PM a moderator these days? I see no links. You must call a meeting with the Elder Council of the Golden Pear. winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted December 6, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 6, 2012 You should read what was in the very early chemistry sets. I got one of those for Christmas when I was young, whatever I mixed together ate a hole through the kitchen table, and then I was promptly un-gifted when mom took the chem set away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 I got one of those for Christmas when I was young, whatever I mixed together ate a hole through the kitchen table, and then I was promptly un-gifted when mom took the chem set away. Sounds like you could've been world's greatest bank vault thief, and your mother made a preemptive strike. winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted December 7, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 7, 2012 best chem set ever had warnings on what NOT to do. so, of course, being a kid and bullet-proof, that's a red flag to a bull. the instructions actually said; Warning: Do NOT let potassium permanganate mix with mineral oil and ethanol. it took a bit of experimenting (exactly what the set was designed to teach) but in the right combo the result was spectacular to a 12 year old. Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_B Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 55 years ago I was an apprentice at an instrumentation manufacturer. One of our customers had a large explosion in his rocket fuel production facility. We heard it was due to our ratiometric flow balancing equipment getting the blend out of balance. One of the engineers decided new scientific knowledge required testing, so he got an Oxy-Acetylene Welder and took the large Oxygen cylinder off the trolly and laid it on the factory floor, and replaced the pressure regulator with a loose fitting plug that had oil smeared across its threads, and then opened the stop valve to see if it was self propelling. We were all disappointed that nothing untoward happened. Industry was quite interesting before Health and Safety interfered with our liberties N.B. I heard that just before I started work there, an Oxygen Cylinder had been dropped on its top and the stop valve broke off, then the cylinder shot across the factory floor and went through a breeze block wall without any hesitation. Happy Days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 I've said it before Alan, but I don't think a second time would hurt: you should write a book. You always have interesting stories to tell us! winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy2 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 "Atomic Energy Lab". WOW. I wish it was still on sale. I certainly would buy it. I learned about "cloud chambers" in school. System setup: http://speccy.piriform.com/results/gcNzIPEjEb0B2khOOBVCHPc A discussion always stimulates the braincells !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted December 7, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 7, 2012 Seems so bizarre that a company could sell radioactive material as a kids toy. I remember seeing something on the history channel once where shoe stores used to use xrays to fit people for shoes. Technology has come a long way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_B Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 My mother took me to the special shoe shop which had one of those xray machines. She liked to be sure that I had "space to grow into them". Has anyone else got 6 toes per foot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroozer Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 If the shoe fits . . Quack museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted December 7, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 7, 2012 makes you wonder what we are using right now in our day to day lives that we don't give a second glance at that could be banned like the Fluoroscope? smartphones? soy milk? (it's just plain wrong) and what about those other past major blunders; asbestos lead paint Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 soy milk? (it's just plain wrong) Whole milk or no milk winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted December 8, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 8, 2012 soy milk - or LNG (liquefied natural grass) sorry Mods, it's off topic but a very important community awareness bulletin (PS: i did ask many posts ago and don't think i got a response - i take it off topic in the Lounge is more relaxed ?!?) Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Off topic in the lounge is generally a bit more relaxed than elsewhere, though we sometimes get far off "official topic" in places like the winapp2.ini thread. winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted December 11, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 11, 2012 sorry Mods, it's off topic but a very important community awareness bulletin We're all guilty of breaking that forum rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
login123 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I agree w/ Winapp, Alan, you should write a book, using any of that stuff that is declassified by now. In my long ago entomology class, each student made a horrific device called an insect killing jar. Used a toxic compound in cotton in a plain old glass jar with a lid. The professor warned us that the compound WILL kill people too, so keep the windows open if we kept the jar in our rooms. Within 2 weeks a friend of mine lost the jar. The CCleaner SLIM version is always released a bit after any new version; when it is it will be HERE :-) Pssssst: ... It isn't really a cloud. Its a bunch of big, giant servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted December 12, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 12, 2012 I agree w/ Winapp, Alan, you should write a book ... Not on here though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Within 2 weeks a friend of mine lost the jar. I can't help but think it was stolen by a criminal mastermind. winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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