What are some slang terms used among police officers?
The most derogatory terms for the bad guys and citizens who are just pains in the rectum:A.H. = Adam Henry (A-dam H-enry) If you don’t get it…..sometimes you will hear it as “Jack Hole”…..now what starts with an “A” that ends with HOLE ?RICHARD CRANIUM= What starts with a “D” and is a nickname for Richard ? What is the non-medical layman’s term for the Cranium ? Do these clues HEAD you in the right direction ?
Does anyone know if there is an actual book called "Without You" by Del James?
If you are a Guns N Roses fan, you might know what Im talking about. Some of the videos from Use Your Illusion were based on this book, it is actually called a short story. Ive heard it was never actually printed. Ive asked book stores for it and they can never find it in their systems. I would love to read it if it is actually out there.
What would happen if a bullet was thrown into a fire or exposed to an open flame?
If the scenario in the picture is anything you intend to try, it would be very stupid to carry it out, no matter whether your intent is as a prank or for actual harm. DO NOT DO THIS EVER.We are speaking about cartridges here, not bullets. A bullet is the projectile part only, and these do nothing if dropped in a fire, unless perhaps they happen to be tracer or incendiary bullets. They are generally just hunks of metal.A cartridge has flammable components, specifically a primer and propellant, also known as powder. These can be heated in a flame to their ignition point, causing the cartridge to discharge. However, in spite of common misperceptions about what happens at this point, there is not a lot of velocity imparted to the projectile when the cartridge ‘cooks off’. Without the chamber and barrel provided by a firearm to contain the gasses produced by the burning propellant, those gasses are released to the atmosphere once the projectile/bullet is pushed out of the cartridge case. The bullet will have some velocity and energy, but only a very small fraction of what it would normally produce in a firearm. With any reasonable distance (several feet or so) available, there is little risk of harm, though centerfire rifle rounds might warrant a bit more distance. As close as the picture shows, though, there would be risks of tissue punctures and severe burns from propellant burning at high temperatures.Again, DO NOT DO THIS. It is not an effective way to kill, and is way too dangerous to be a prank. If you did this intentionally to a person it would be highly illegal, resulting in the affected person needing medical treatment, and ensuing notification of law enforcement.
What's the most useless thing your significant other or spouse ever bought?
A2A by Sara TungMy significant other had bought this for me, but not for him a few months ago.So sweet of him!He had been to Hyderabad alone (usually we both go).After his return he said “Vijaya a surprise for you. You like cute kitchen gadgets isn’t it? So here I bought it for you. Our sister in law and family had been to ‘China Bazar’. There they purchased these things. I thought you may also love them so I bought them for you”.Hearing the words and kitchen gadget I became elated.He took out from his bag two packets. One packet contained this:It is called slicer cum chopper cum grater cum cutter. All in one!Another one was a herb cutter.“You like them?” he asked eagerly.“I love them” I said.There is an idiom in Telugu (Indian language) “Telu kuttina donga laga” which means “like a burglar stung by a scorpion”What happens if a scorpion bites a burglar? He will just keep quiet enduring the pain. That was how my situation then.What he didn’t know was that I had already purchased them online many months back.My strategy is, if the item lends itself to be useful, I show him proudly. If it becomes useless, I just toss it on the attic in the kitchen (I do it only with cheap items. For costly items I discuss with him).I don’t want to give him the opportunity to tease me. :)So these two items were already lying on the kitchen attic from months.After using them for three four weeks, I found that using ordinary kitchen knife and kitchen scissors is more easy.But I didn’t want to hurt him.My policy is if a thing does not give any utility value, it should at least give beauty to the house.So I hung that second item (herb cutter) like this on kitchen wall. It is the green colored one.Few days later husband asked me.“How are those items I bought?”“They are beautiful. See this is it not bringing beauty to the whole kitchen?” I said.“Yes indeed” he said.He never asked any questions after that.It is still hanging from the wall(removed just for dusting it) spreading its beauty to entire kitchen! :) and waiting to be used one day. :)
Why do light bulbs blow out if you flip the switch too fast?
Its not that you flip the switch too fast and that contact is made any faster when you do flip it forcefully.The incandescent bulb is made with a fine tungsten filament. The filament has a high positive thermal coefficient of resistance. When you turn it on it is cold and nearly zero resistance, A high inrush current (maybe 10 to 20 or more amps) heats it rapidly and the current drops to a mere amp or so for a 100W bulb but it does get very hot, which is how it produces light.The bulb ages and burns off tungsten and the glass it leaks some oxygen which oxidizes and embrittles the filament. Eventually it breaks. Often this occurs when it is switched on and the thermo-mechanical shock of the inrush current may cause it to break if it has been getting weaker. The sudden change of temperature exerts physical shock as the filament expands rapidly. I think that this is a common occurrence and while you probably associate flipping the switch with blowing the bulb its the coincidence of the thermo-mechanical driven shock with normal wearout that causes it to fail at that moment.