On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 07:54:30 -0700, Mark Fergerson wrote:
Jim Thompson wrote:
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 01:42:16 GMT, Joerg
wrote:

Hello Henry,

Do you know of other interesting devices or circuits good for misuse?

Six sawed off pieces of the pole of a busted market umbrella allowed me
to move a 1/2ton piece of furniture all by myself.

Oh wait, wrong category....

I've done that with 1" oak dowel.

I've done it with sheer adrenaline (I'm 6'0", 150#) after watching
three big bruisers horse around and get nowhere with an air conditioner
that was IN MY ****ING WAY!!! I stomped up, said "MOVE IT!", grabbed a
corner, shoved hard and walked past. And no, I didn't so much as bend a
fingernail.

For some reason, this brings to mind one of todays Top Nooz stories -
some woman who was jogging in the park was jumped by some guy who
wanted to assault her and she kicked the **** out of him. But they
noted that she was 6' and about 140#, and he was 5'6", 120#. It
was actually kinda refreshing to hear about someone defending herself,
but how stoopid do you have to be to attack somebody that's twice
your size? ?:-/

Cheers!
Rich