• (disco)

    With regards to the first error'd: I don't know how much of a kick those little batteries might give. Looks like they're only good against bad breath.

    9V batteries on the other hand...

  • (disco) in reply to JBert

    Well, it's a 10-pack. Put them in series and they can give you a nice kick.

    Or maybe you're supposed to pop them like Mentos...

  • (disco)

    Serious hat on. Do not swallow button cells. Keep them well away from children. They really are quite dangerous.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-29610570

  • (disco)

    "Woo hoo! Check it out. My phone has a direct link to the CLOUD, baby!,"

    What's this all about? The error'd looks like yet another size calculation WTF. Is there more to it than that?

  • (disco) in reply to boomzilla
    boomzilla:
    > "Woo hoo! Check it out. My phone has a direct link to the CLOUD, baby!,"

    What's this all about? The error'd looks like yet another size calculation WTF. Is there more to it than that?

    Because the CLOUD! Everything's different in the CLOUD.
  • (disco) in reply to JBert
    JBert:
    Because the CLOUD! Everything's different in the CLOUD.

    Well, of course. I mean...I see a little cloud picture in the graphic. But...erm...I think the caption got associated with the wrong screenshot. Unless someone has a theory about what Aaron meant.

  • (disco)

    Message posting: OK. Post exists - It's Friday, have a beer!

  • (disco) in reply to RobyMcAndrew

    I was hoping to start up some gastric electrolysis and manufacture hydrogen gas. I guess I won't!

  • (disco)

    It could be that I'm not awake enough yet, but this reads as utter gibberish to me:

    "With many systems that get butchered over the days/weeks/months/years certain columns, once used solidly for single responsibility, get hacked and overtaken by sales people. So instead of just having an error message, they started to report on a confirmation status because the Status of OK wasn't enough. A Bit like when people press a button that is already lit. (You never know it really might be broken),"

    wut?

  • (disco) in reply to monkeyArms

    You read the texts between the screenshots? You must be new here.

  • (disco) in reply to RobyMcAndrew
    RobyMcAndrew:
    Serious hat on. Do not swallow button cells. Keep them well away from children. They really are quite dangerous.

    Captain Obvious here. Anyone who would swallow button cells based on what they read here deserves their Darwin Award.

  • (disco) in reply to antiquarian
    antiquarian:
    Captain Obvious here. Anyone who would swallow button cells based on what they read here deserves their Darwin Award.

    Wait; there's an AWARD?

    Omnomnom.

  • (disco) in reply to error
    error:
    Wait; there's an AWARD?

    Omnomnom.

    Should we petition @PJH for some new badges to go with that award?

  • (disco) in reply to error
    error:
    Wait; there's an AWARD?

    for improving the fitness of the human race by removing yourself from via your own stupidity.... yes. there is an award for that.

  • (disco) in reply to accalia
    accalia:
    for improving the fitness of the human race by removing yourself from via your own stupidity.... yes. there is an award for that.

    I'm a winner!

  • (disco) in reply to mott555

    Would you like fries with that?

  • (disco) in reply to aliceif

    Only if they're fried in cyanide.

  • (disco) in reply to aliceif
    aliceif:
    Would you like fries with that?

    Would you like franchise with that? In Pensacola.

  • (disco) in reply to error
    error:
    I'm a winner!

    If i'm still talking with you after winning that award then this is a story i want to hear.

    one moment while i make some popcorn.

  • (disco) in reply to accalia
    accalia:
    If i'm still talking with you after winning that award then this is a story i want to hear.

    There's more than one way to remove yourself from the gene pool.

  • (disco) in reply to error

    true, but if it's the result of a deliberate choice to have a surgical operation it's not generally considered a candidate for a darwin.

  • (disco) in reply to error

    I'm afraid to Google search for it, but I recall a news story from a few years ago about a rather kinky couple that enjoyed using an empty shotgun during copulation. The man liked inserting his appendage into the barrel and having his wife pull the trigger.

    It made the news because one time the shotgun was actually loaded.

  • (disco) in reply to accalia
    accalia:
    true, but if it's the result of a deliberate choice to have a surgical operation it's not generally considered a candidate for a darwin.

    http://darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin2005-14.html

    DIY surgery counts.

  • (disco) in reply to aliceif

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Mumbai_workers_Victor_Grigas_Random_Shots-9.jpg teh sentence read i like it they are gud for funny. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Mumbai_Street_Dog_Victor_Grigas_Random_Shots-2.jpg

  • (disco) in reply to error

    Note: Police reported that Geoff had a history of mental problems, so he may not have been of sound mind at the time. If so, this is regarded as a disqualification for a Darwin Award.

  • (disco) in reply to accalia
    accalia:
    > Note: Police reported that Geoff had a history of mental problems, so he may not have been of sound mind at the time. If so, this is regarded as a disqualification for a Darwin Award.

    You read the texts beside the article? You must be new here.

  • (disco) in reply to error

    well if you read the text of the article while the incident was confirmed true it is still only a nomination. it's right there under the title.

    filed under: reading the text to the side is a boon to loquacious argumentation

  • (disco) in reply to RobyMcAndrew

    Well it's pretty obvious that swallowing one would not be a good idea, but I hadn't appreciated exactly how bad a thing it was. I'm not going for the tongue tickle any more, nor popping one between my lips cos I've run out of hands. Uncontrollable fatal internal bleeding several weeks later isn't an obvious side effect. Oh and small children don't qualify for Darwins

  • (disco) in reply to RobyMcAndrew
    RobyMcAndrew:
    Oh and small children don't qualify for Darwins

    true.

    to quote the rules of darwin awards:

    Actual winners must meet the following criteria:

    Reproduction

    • Out of the gene pool: dead or sterile. Excellence
    • Astounding misapplication of judgment. Self-Selection
    • Cause one's own demise. Maturity
    • Capable of sound judgment. Veracity
    • The event must be true.
  • (disco) in reply to RobyMcAndrew
    RobyMcAndrew:
    Serious hat on. Do not swallow button cells. Keep them well away from children. They really are quite dangerous.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-29610570

    So… like anything small and metallic then.
  • (disco) in reply to RaceProUK
    RaceProUK:
    So… like anything small and metallic then.
    But worse, cause chemicals in battery = unstoppable internal bleeding. Ouch.
  • (disco) in reply to sloosecannon
    sloosecannon:
    But worse, cause chemicals in battery = unstoppable internal bleeding. Ouch.
    We managed to keep AAA batteries away from children for years; why would button cells be any different?
  • (disco) in reply to RaceProUK
    RaceProUK:
    We managed to keep AAA batteries away from children for years; why would button cells be any different?

    Because evidently to some children, they look like candies or something (Oh yay! Iron-aluminum blend! My favorite!!!!!)

  • (disco) in reply to sloosecannon
    sloosecannon:
    But worse, cause chemicals in battery = unstoppable internal bleeding. Ouch.

    Reading this stuff is giving me heartburn. Yuck.

  • (disco) in reply to sloosecannon
    sloosecannon:
    Because evidently to some children, they look like candies or something (Oh yay! Iron-aluminum blend! My favorite!!!!!)
    Where are people finding this candy that looks like chrome-plated medical pills‽
  • (disco) in reply to boomzilla
    boomzilla:
    heartburn

    quite literally, depending on exactly where in the esophagus it gets lodged.

  • (disco) in reply to error
    error:
    Wait; there's an AWARD?

    Omnomnom.

    No, but there's an achievable, with a platinum trophy titled, "Will Troll No More"

  • (disco) in reply to monkeyArms
    monkeyArms:
    It could be that I'm not awake enough yet, but this reads as utter gibberish to me:
    "With many systems that get butchered over the days/weeks/months/years certain columns, once used solidly for single responsibility, get hacked and overtaken by sales people. So instead of just having an error message, they started to report on a confirmation status because the Status of OK wasn't enough. A Bit like when people press a button that is already lit. (You never know it really might be broken),"

    wut?

    Thank you. I thought it was just me that couldn't figure out how to parse that first sentence.

  • (disco) in reply to RaceProUK
    RaceProUK:
    Where are people finding this candy that looks like chrome-plated medical pills‽

    That's an excellent question, but apparently it's a thing. Or kids don't know what colors are (?) - from the linked article

    She said the button-shaped batteries "look like sweets" to children but can cause severe internal bleeding which medics struggle to treat.

    No, I don't get it either...

  • (disco) in reply to RaceProUK
    RaceProUK:
    Where are people finding this candy that looks like chrome-plated medical pills‽

    Cake decorations.

    [image]
  • (disco) in reply to nightware
    nightware:
    Cake decorations.

    <img src="/uploads/default/12868/9596a8c2c5ac7d40.png" width="499" height="499">

    But they're ball-bearings, not button cell batteries :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
  • (disco) in reply to RaceProUK

    http://www.quickmeme.com/img/03/03a15943d62ed1529618ea8b4a0b5dacdff6c401c2c750f803edc6584beb2cb9.jpg

  • (disco)

    Used to use the button batteries in my old Minimed 508 insulin pump, now use a single Lithium AA in my Animas OneTouch Ping. Outside of that, I don't think that I've ever used a watch battery. The one in my Casio calculator watch would last forever. That, and watches are out of style for me, with all the technology that I'm wearing. I currently have 3 clocks on me, no watch.

  • (disco) in reply to RaceProUK

    Closer?

    [image]
  • (disco) in reply to nightware
    nightware:
    Closer?

    <img src="/uploads/default/12871/31d297993e19f55a.png" width="397" height="500">

    Yes
  • (disco) in reply to nightware

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  • (disco) in reply to sloosecannon
    sloosecannon:
    Because evidently to some children, they look like candies or something

    Where did this buttumption come from that "they look like candies, therefore the babies and toddlers want to try it?"

    Ever notice that very young children taste EVERYTHING? It's part of being curious about their environment. And you remember what you taste.

    Example: what does a couch taste like? You'd be surprised how many people know! Well, at some point you (they) put your mouth on a couch somewhere (likely in your parent's living room) when you were very young and remember that taste. It is also likely that at some point in your life you observed a very young child putting their mouth on a sofa somewhere...reason: kids are curious. It's that simple.

    If it's candy, BONUS!

  • (disco) in reply to redwizard
    redwizard:
    : what does a couch taste like?

    about the same as your shirt tastes like.

    unless you have leather then i'm not sure. never had leather couch. are they better to chew than cloth?

  • (disco) in reply to redwizard
    redwizard:
    what does a couch taste like?

    Farts?

  • (disco) in reply to accalia
    accalia:
    about the same as your shirt tastes like.

    unless you have leather then i'm not sure. never had leather couch. are they better to chew than cloth?

    I guess it'd depend; are we talking real leather, or that fake plastic shit that's normally called 'leather'?

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