scarbelly Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 oooh that blows... It frustrates me how much one of my good friends doesn't understand... I tested out my bp in a mortar with a baseball (like in the skylighter article) with him and all he could say to me was "you should make a pipe bomb."
Ventsi Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 Don't be too sad. Happens to damn near every pyro, I was just having a conversation the other day with someone who wanted to buy hand grenades and C4 from me the other day {Not that I had any or was intending to sell them if I somehow did.}. I've actually educated a few people that thought I was making bombs with a mild lecture about the differences of both.
scarbelly Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 Yeah I know. It's just annoying. But I guess I gotta learn to accept it. The thing is he is telling me I should do it with my time and my chemicals, and I have other, more fun, better things to do with those chemicals and that time than make a pipe bomb.
50AE Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 I have a friend that always asks me "It's going to be very loud, huh?", but he never asks me if it's going to be beatiful or not. I just reply to him that it doesn't matter.Hopefully I don't have friends who talk bullshit about pibebombs and shit. Some have made jokes with me, the most common is "You will blow the residential building someday" . I just laugh and don't pay attention, because the guys are cool. They admire my fireworks and ask me sometimes if I could show them more.
Richtee Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 Hopefully I don't have friends who talk bullshit about pibebombs and shit. Some have made jokes with me, I have had that too, and in a VERY serious tone... I said "NEVER joke about that" And I meant it.
RUUUUUN Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 Eskimo;You have the flu. Not swine flu, not KP inhalation... Just the good ol' flu... Which is odd considering it's flu season..... My friends joked with me about blowing things up for about the first year I was into pyro... after they saw that I wasn't going to: bomb school, blow up mailboxes, or vandalize peoples cars, they stopped making jokes about any pyro device as a potential weapon. Some of them even matured to the point of making comments on how rich the color was or how even the breaks were. Then I started messing around with HE....
scarbelly Posted October 14, 2009 Posted October 14, 2009 Yeah well I'm lucky in that my best friend understands at least. When I first started out I tried to drag him in with me, but he's just got no desire, which I'm cool with, his joys are his business, and you can't blame someone for not taking as much pleasure as us in pyro (although you can question their sanity ).He realizes that pyro isn't all about making the biggest bang, and for this, I am thankful.
Ralph Posted October 14, 2009 Posted October 14, 2009 i always educate my friends to the paint that they very quickly start using the correct terminology and i always have a dumbed down version of how all pyro devices work so i can explain things to people on a level they easily understand
flying fish Posted October 14, 2009 Posted October 14, 2009 I know how it goes with friends & pyro... They get all excited about blowing things up and other potentially irresponsible activities involving fireworks (which bugs the crap out of me, even though it is just "talk" on their part)... but when it comes down to watching fireworks they really do appreciate the pretty stuff. We went to a very very good fireworks show recently which everybody loved, and I basically told them: Irresponsibility with fireworks is competing with shows like this!
TheEskimo Posted October 14, 2009 Posted October 14, 2009 Blegh, I had some form of the flu. 101.5-103.8 for the last couple of days. It's getting better, but my chest hurts from couphing.I haven't really told that many people about what I do, and the few that I have told just think its a cool, but odd hobby.
Swede Posted October 14, 2009 Posted October 14, 2009 I hear you guys loud and clear. It is amazing how many people think that the goal is to "blow something up." More than one college educated adult I have mentioned my hobby to still says "Blown anything up lately? Ha Ha... Ha." Err... They think they are being funny and chummy, but it just gets old. It's a lot like the "drunk pilots" line we get at least once a day. "Har har har, I hope y'all haven't had too much to drink at lunch! Yuk yuk." They think they are being SO original, when the reality is, what they are saying is super-insulting to our professionalism. Tip: Don't make cracks about drunk pilots, we will instantly label you as an a-hole twit. TheEskimo - hope you feel better soon. The flu bites. You know it when you got it. If you can't decide if its the flu or a cold, it's a cold. The real flu is an ass-kicker. Good luck, get a bunch of good DVD's and kick back.
50AE Posted October 14, 2009 Posted October 14, 2009 I rarely raise the tone, it mostly depends of the joke. For example, if someone calls me a bomb builder everytime, I can get very mad. But the most of my friends don't even say "bombs", they talk more about explosives and fire. I just tell them a small "resume" about my hobby and they get it, they don't bother me anymore. They only wait for me for the New Year.
scarbelly Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 One thing that made me upset was when my dad told me I should "get into different kinds of chemistry, not terrorist chemistry..." Maybe I will get into less explosive forms of chemistry as an additional hobby, but many other types of basic chemistry experiments just seem so fruitless.
Gunzway Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 I think every enthusiast in this hobby has this very problem. It took a fair bit of talking and video showing, but my friends respect what I like doing and understand it is a lot more artistic rather than just explosions and 'blowing stuff up'. Some people just never really understand, it's especially unfortunate when they figuratively have a big mouth as well.
Ralph Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 well i have some of my friends begging for gliters now
scarbelly Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 (edited) To change the subject completely, I forgot to take a quiz in AP Chemistry for the second time in the last 4 weeks. How do you forget to take a quiz you ask? It's an online course, and you have to take quizzes and such by certain times, and since you're not sitting in a classroom being told what to do, it is not difficult to simply... forget. I am not used to taking online classes, and this is just all really new to me.The first time, I asked the teacher if there was anything I could do about it and she said no. I have gotten a zero on two quizzes now... Now, quizzes alone add up to 20 percent of the grade, but unless I did incredibly well on the midterm (which was last Friday), never forget to take another quiz, and do incredibly well on the Final as well, I have a pretty low chance of getting an A. Now, B's are not bad, I understand this, but if I do get a B, it will be my first academic grade below an A (I got a B in PE freshman year). What really frustrates me is that she won't let me retake it or anything, even for half credit... a 50% is infinitely times better than a 0... And having your only B be in chemistry when you're planning on being a chemist can't look awesome... To help reduce all of this negativity, something happy also happened today. I finally managed to get a motor for my ball mill that will work. It runs off of 120V at 1725 rpm. Plugged it in and gave her a go, and she worked like a charm. Now all I need to do is fix her up to fit into my ball mill.This is great considering my 10 year old rock tumbler just crapped out on me. Edited October 15, 2009 by scarbelly
Mumbles Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 Don't worry about your grades. Colleges have no idea what you're going to major in when they accept you. I even got a few B's in high school. A few were deserved, a few were not. Despite this being the depression thread I wont go into my rant on this matter. Even in college I have gotten far more B's in chemistry classes than A's, and I am applying to grad school here. Grades are not the best indicator of intelligence, just dedication and willingness to put in time. If I really wanted to I could get an A in an advanced level shakespear class, despite not knowing much on the subject. I hate to take her side on these things, but you'll have to get used to it. It's technically a college class, and that is how it works. If you miss a quiz or assignment or something, you're SOL. If it makes you feel any better at all I have a fun story, though not really related to the above subject. If I wasn't so smart, I'd definitely have been put in special classes when I was younger. Lets say I have a very vivid imagination, and it takes over my mind frequently to the point where I stop paying attention, yet I still pick up all the data the teacher is saying. It still happens all the time, although I can control it more, and at least make it appear I am not day dreaming about pretty girls and 6" multi-break shells. In middle school I was not a good student. I frequently skipped assignment just because I didn't care, and didn't want to do them. This was mainly english and reading. I would have much rather done my math and science homework and browse the internet. I almost failed one class actually. Eventually my lack of concern switched into science in 8th grade. We were learning about rocks and clouds and fairy dust and other stuff I could have given a shit less about, so I was of course blowing off assignments. I probably got a check or C or whatever in the class overall. What assignment I did do I dominated. My mom called her one day to see if it would be a good idea to take the advanced freshman chem course in high school. She told my mom that if I would be happy with a C or a D I could take it, but she wouldn't recommend it. I of course took the normal science course with all the morons of my grade. Within no less than 3 weeks I had the teacher talking to me about why I wasn't in the advanced freshmen class. Fast forward 4 years and I am the best science student in the school, state champion of chemistry, am consistently placing in the National level of the Chemistry Olypiad, and have a permenant plaque in my school from my accomplishments. My 8th grade teacher came in and we're talking a bit with my advisor in HS, and he's extoling my accomplishments, and she's pretending like she always knew I was a great science student. I think when I get my PhD and maybe win a few nobel prizes I am going to go back and rub it in her face.
scarbelly Posted October 16, 2009 Posted October 16, 2009 (edited) Yeah, you're right. I know that she's right, I was mainly just depressed at my own absentmindedness. In general I'm able to keep my cool pretty well, and so when I realized that I had forgotten it, I was upset for like 30 minutes. Now I'm cooled down. I understand that a B or even a C or D for that matter would not completely fuck up my life: there are plenty of people with those grades in ALL their classes who do just fine in life. That's an amazingly impressive list of accomplishments! Actually though, I'm cool with it. If I work hard I can still manage an A. If not? Whatever, it was my bad. Nice story , good thing you were able to figure it all out. Thank you for the inspiring post Edited October 16, 2009 by scarbelly
Swede Posted October 16, 2009 Posted October 16, 2009 I was a typical science dorkus in High School. Our HS did NOT offer AP chemistry; it was only offered across town AT THE ENEMY HIGH SCHOOL. Every HS has one major rival, with fistfights common, and a real hatred between the schools. Every day at 2:00 PM, I'd get bussed over to this hated HS for AP Chem. I had to sanitize my clothing, make sure I had nothing that would let these kids know they had an enemy in their midst. I thoroughly enjoyed fooking with their trophy case, destroying "spirit" banners, and doing minor, harmless acts of vandalism. I also mined a few ounces of Ag from a giant container of silver nitrate solution using solid copper. The class was boring in general... I did get A's there, but the stress wasn't worth it.
TheEskimo Posted October 16, 2009 Posted October 16, 2009 Goodness me Mumbles, yer a smartypants. I get straight As; anything below a 96 or so depresses me. Some classes this year are so boring, and the teachers so imperturbable (can anybody say "Bueller, Bueller, Bueller, Bueller, Bueller"?) that I find myself not doing any homework, and yet still getting a 99. The lack of interest being put in by the teachers is, I fear, leaching itself into my own veins, and has installed in a me a sense of complacency about deadlines that is quite alarming. The only class I am willing to do homework is calculus. I think that it is also my ability to wing off reasonable works at 11 at night that compels me to procrastinate. And that, my online friends, is my random bit o' the day.
Richtee Posted October 16, 2009 Posted October 16, 2009 . The only class I am willing to do homework is calculus. I think that it is also my ability to wing off reasonable works at 11 at night that compels me to procrastinate. Wait till you get to DiffeScrews. 11 will be early. I HATED that class.
Richtee Posted October 16, 2009 Posted October 16, 2009 (edited) DiffeScrews?Differential Equations. Or- mathematical torture. :{) Oh referred to as "DiffEq" Edited October 16, 2009 by Richtee
flying fish Posted October 17, 2009 Posted October 17, 2009 DiffEq was my lowest grade at Kettering (barely passed)... But then again I also had the hardest professor for that class! Not to mention I was a horrible student at that point in time (still am, really). My sister took the same class at the same university and got an A. Different prof. though.
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