I am fine paying full price for labor and shop time but it always irks me when a friend marks parts up on me.

I worked at a local hardware store as a kid. Some lady yelled at me for not carrying the correct brake fluid for her car. Her anger was based on the fact that we didn’t carry “ALB (anti-lock brake) fluid” we only had fluid labeled “ABS (all braking system)”. I tried to clarify her error but she was having none of…

My point was that the words 3d printing when describing laser sintering or laser curing of a material are not new.

Stereolithography (SLA) is basically the same idea as laser sintering, and that has been called 3d printing since the 80s. According to wikipedia Chuck Hull’s original patent actually used the language “apparatus for making solid objects by successively “printing” thin layers of an ultraviolet curable material”

Exactly, that off hand threat is what changed this story from autistic girl causes minor and understandable disruption during flight to plane makes emergency landing.

If I had to guess, it probably went downhill when the mom mentioned that her daughter would turn violent if she had a meltdown. Airlines take that sort of thing very seriously. Up until that point the howling was probably just a minor disturbance.

No it’s not off the menu! GOOOOOO. Take video. I want to laugh.

That’s what I was looking for! Thanks!

That’s what I was looking for! Thanks!

Anytime I passed Massachusetts state inspection as a kid I screamed “VICTORY” on my way out of the parking lot.

Did a similar thing with my first motorcycle. Passed inspection, wouldn’t start, awkwardly push started it on my way out of the garage.

0.005” is pretty typical for a machine tolerance. I would imagine the success rate is probably pretty high, they probably just scrap a percentage more parts.

A friend of mine somehow got 33 MT tires to fit under his mid 80s caprice wagon back in highschool (tons of rubbing obviously). We off roaded it, I got to ride in the rear facing third row. Fun was had.

It has pretty consistently been guessing I am 35-39 even though I am actually 25 too. I honestly didn’t think any of my photos really made me look all that old either. I’m gonna blame it on the beard.

I believe that, like miata, wrangler is almost always the answer.

Thats ridiculous! How can the city justify that?

Oh sweet, a golden eagle edition.

Is that a true story? Is there any evidence? That is absolutely ridiculous. I have my leatherman on me at all times with the exception of flying. I've had it on me in NYC several times.

Yeah, I think its a fake race to be honest. Or hes a terrible rider. Or the sled had no studs in its track.

Didn't one of the floating bridges sink like 20 years ago?

This was available in Washington state when I checked last year. I just couldn’t bring my self to have a custom plate.