Change for a Nickel

**steve** · 08-06-2006, 01:40 PM

Originally Posted by L7

Don't cross post this to Epicski unless you want to be inundated with the physics of how you destroyed the ski through ruining it's balance and flex. You may not even be able to turn them anymore.

You see, that would only apply to me if I didn't suck at skiing.

**TahoeHuckerSchmucker** · 08-06-2006, 02:39 PM

yeah, wow, looks great.

**fiddler** · 08-06-2006, 03:26 PM

Steve, I don't think you can wait to test this. You must go out to Timberline immediately.
Perhaps South America or New Zeeland would give better test results for cold weather though.
The expense would be nothing compared to the knowledge gained.

**hutash** · 08-06-2006, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by steve

yes.. nothing budged.
I'm not sure if the cold+plex will kill it, the vibrations+flex are what have me concerned...

Stay on the green runs and you will be fine. Can you imagine the projectile speed of those pennies when thay pop due to the flex of landing a 40 foot huck?

**steve** · 08-06-2006, 04:54 PM

Originally Posted by hutash

Stay on the green runs and you will be fine. Can you imagine the projectile speed of those pennies when thay pop due to the flex of landing a 40 foot huck?

I'd be more worried about flying femur splinters if I attempted a 40-ft huck.

**gh444** · 08-06-2006, 06:28 PM

i am currently selling this collection. buy anything and mount it to your skis.

http://bowersandmerena.com/auctions/...=1&searchcats=

-aaron

**gh444** · 08-06-2006, 06:29 PM

or even this one: http://bowersandmerena.com/auctions/...stings%2Echtml

-aaron

**gh444** · 08-06-2006, 06:34 PM

or a real expensive piece: http://www.legendcoin.com/2005/1913.html

-aaron

**splat** · 08-06-2006, 06:41 PM

I believe the highest paid was for The King of Coins, which was the 1804 Liberty Dollar.

**gh444** · 08-06-2006, 07:29 PM

Kinda: The King of Siam Set sold for 8.5m but its a set of coins. all dated 1804, including the dollar. Previous to that sets sale, the most expensive set or single coin was 7.6m for a 1933 $20 Gold Piece. It was thought to be the only 1933 $20 and after some legal battles it became legal tender. in the last year however, 10 more have been confiscated by the feds. so the 1933 $20 is not unique anymore (niether is the 1804 dollar or the 1913 nickel). I would say that the new leader is the unique 1787-dated "Brasher Doubloon".

-aaron

G · 08-07-2006, 12:02 AM

That should help the dampening qualities of the ski a little.

You have waaaaay too much free time, dude.

**rideit** · 08-07-2006, 12:05 AM

Originally Posted by Geoff

That should help the dampening qualities of the ski a little.

That proceedure in no way made his skis permanantly moist.

(damPING).

G · 08-07-2006, 06:46 AM

Yes, I try to make sure I keep my skis completely dry at all times. I refuse to go skiing in wet conditions.

**steve** · 08-07-2006, 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by Geoff

That should help the dampening qualities of the ski a little.

You have waaaaay too much free time, dude.

The TGR board wasn't getting a lot of activity that night.
Low TGR activity=free time.

**steve** · 11-29-2006, 12:53 PM

well, 1 penny didn't even make it to day one.. and the rest of 'em popped off one by one, until all of them were gone after about ten runs at K-mart.

probably 5 runs in:

I am going to try again, with crazy glue. if that doesn't work, UCONN chemistry alumni snowsprite suggested something silicon-based.. I think..

**snowsprite** · 11-29-2006, 01:06 PM

You could also try a methyl methacrylate like Extreme 300 Resin. But regular old adhesive caulk will do the trick!

Sprite

**boarddad** · 11-29-2006, 01:12 PM

The pennies popped off because of the flex and vibration in the ski, not because of the force exerted on the pennies. Don't go with a stronger glue, go with something more flexible - think clear silicon.

**MrDirt** · 11-29-2006, 01:15 PM

Snowsprite, did you get your masters or Ph.D. in chemistry from UCONN? My O-chem professor got his Ph.D. from there. When did you graduate?

**snowsprite** · 11-29-2006, 01:27 PM

I never did a masters or phd in chem...got a masters in Public Administration instead (lot of good that did...lol!).

Anyway I graduated in '94. Who is your professor?

Also, I always liked Pchem better than OChem...even though I had a tough time in Pchem. Working those problems really got the noggin working.

I really liked those little organic model sets though. I had 2 of them, and gave them to my kid to play with once he was too big to choke on the pieces.

Sprite

**MrDirt** · 11-29-2006, 01:42 PM

Matt Luderer, he's now the safety chair and an associate professor of chemistry at university of pittsburgh at greensburg. He's in his early thirties, so I think he would have been there around the same timeframe. I'm actually continuing research of some pseudoephedrine based ligands that were created by one of the professors at UCONN. I cant remember his name, but I'll try to figure it out.