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What to do with full faulty can of foam :-)
"Lobster" wrote in message ... Just tried to use a new can of expanding foam but it failed on me - no amount of pressure on the trigger mechanism would elicit any response, until eventually the stuff started coming out around the nipple on the can, but from the wrong side of the rubber seal - and yes my hand is absolutely covered in the stuff! Dunno what went wrong but although it's unused it's quite old, which might be relevant. But anyway - the 12-year-old in me refuses to allow the can simply to be thrown out with the rubbish... a far more creative method of disposal is required. At least I would extract some benefit from my the mess my hand will be in for the next X days! Unfortunately I do not posess either (a) an air rifle or (b) a particularly large garden, which might constrain some of the more 'fun' ideas. The floor is now open... David Bonfire night approaches |
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What to do with full faulty can of foam :-)
Just tried to use a new can of expanding foam but it failed on me - no
amount of pressure on the trigger mechanism would elicit any response, until eventually the stuff started coming out around the nipple on the can, but from the wrong side of the rubber seal - and yes my hand is absolutely covered in the stuff! Dunno what went wrong but although it's unused it's quite old, which might be relevant. But anyway - the 12-year-old in me refuses to allow the can simply to be thrown out with the rubbish... a far more creative method of disposal is required. At least I would extract some benefit from my the mess my hand will be in for the next X days! Unfortunately I do not posess either (a) an air rifle or (b) a particularly large garden, which might constrain some of the more 'fun' ideas. The floor is now open... David |
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What to do with full faulty can of foam :-)
Lobster wrote: Just tried to use a new can of expanding foam but it failed on me - no amount of pressure on the trigger mechanism would elicit any response, until eventually the stuff started coming out around the nipple on the can, but from the wrong side of the rubber seal - and yes my hand is absolutely covered in the stuff! Dunno what went wrong but although it's unused it's quite old, which might be relevant. But anyway - the 12-year-old in me refuses to allow the can simply to be thrown out with the rubbish... a far more creative method of disposal is required. At least I would extract some benefit from my the mess my hand will be in for the next X days! Unfortunately I do not posess either (a) an air rifle or (b) a particularly large garden, which might constrain some of the more 'fun' ideas. The floor is now open... David The 12 year old in me once lit a small fire, placed a can of lighter gas nearby and retreated with my trusty Wienrauch 35 ( air rifle) single shot to the centre of the can.......... it took off like a small jet, most impressive :-) kinder than shooting the rabbits and pheasants we have in abundance here, but nowt to "put in't pot" :-) |
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What to do with full faulty can of foam :-)
"Lobster" wrote in message ... Just tried to use a new can of expanding foam but it failed on me - no amount of pressure on the trigger mechanism would elicit any response, until eventually the stuff started coming out around the nipple on the can, but from the wrong side of the rubber seal - and yes my hand is absolutely covered in the stuff! Dunno what went wrong but although it's unused it's quite old, which might be relevant. But anyway - the 12-year-old in me refuses to allow the can simply to be thrown out with the rubbish... a far more creative method of disposal is required. At least I would extract some benefit from my the mess my hand will be in for the next X days! Unfortunately I do not posess either (a) an air rifle or (b) a particularly large garden, which might constrain some of the more 'fun' ideas. The floor is now open... David Air rifle was my initial reaction but if thats not an option maybe a big homemade catapult or a bit of drainpipe with a block and an upturned six in nail at the bottom would suffice a mortar launcher? |
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TMC wrote:
"Lobster" wrote in message ... Just tried to use a new can of expanding foam but it failed on me - no amount of pressure on the trigger mechanism would elicit any response, until eventually the stuff started coming out around the nipple on the can, but from the wrong side of the rubber seal - and yes my hand is absolutely covered in the stuff! Dunno what went wrong but although it's unused it's quite old, which might be relevant. But anyway - the 12-year-old in me refuses to allow the can simply to be thrown out with the rubbish... a far more creative method of disposal is required. At least I would extract some benefit from my the mess my hand will be in for the next X days! Unfortunately I do not posess either (a) an air rifle or (b) a particularly large garden, which might constrain some of the more 'fun' ideas. The floor is now open... David Bonfire night approaches like it ! could get very messy. I bought a case of 6 builders foam from screwfix and they didn't work. screwfix sent me a replacement but didn't want the old ones so I still have them somewhere so if anyone comes up with a real doozer of an idea I'll try it out and video the results. I once had a can of shaving foam rust through. I was living in a flat and I heard this slow build whooshing noise. I'm not the scared type but this was a very strange, very real noise. I eventually tracked it down to the bathroom and there on the shelf was a huge 'brain' of shaving foam with a can in the middle. the can had a tiny pinhole at the bottom of it where all the foam had escaped from. I also saw one of those road marking spray cans on a country road which had obviously been discarded roadside, rusted through and jet propelled it's self along the side of the lane leaving a yellow splat each time it rolled over. as for the builders foam: putting it on a fire, would be very very messy. putting it in a microwave might be more fun. strapping it to one of those HUGE fireworks would be a right laugh but you wouldn't get to see the results unless you snapped the stick off the rocket which would be very, very messy indeed. strap it to a gatso and plink a pellet into it ? |
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TMC wrote: "Lobster" wrote in message ... Just tried to use a new can of expanding foam but it failed on me - no amount of pressure on the trigger mechanism would elicit any response, until eventually the stuff started coming out around the nipple on the can, but from the wrong side of the rubber seal - and yes my hand is absolutely covered in the stuff! Dunno what went wrong but although it's unused it's quite old, which might be relevant. But anyway - the 12-year-old in me refuses to allow the can simply to be thrown out with the rubbish... a far more creative method of disposal is required. At least I would extract some benefit from my the mess my hand will be in for the next X days! Unfortunately I do not posess either (a) an air rifle or (b) a particularly large garden, which might constrain some of the more 'fun' ideas. The floor is now open... David Bonfire night approaches like it ! could get very messy. I really, really wouldn't. Either microwave or fire. Not to mention the risk of bits of the can hitting you, there is the huge problem of the burning foam being very, very toxic when burned. To be boring, if you have an application that needs a whole can, you can simply punch a very small hole in it. |
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.. wrote: TMC wrote: "Lobster" wrote in message ... Just tried to use a new can of expanding foam but it failed on me - no amount of pressure on the trigger mechanism would elicit any response, until eventually the stuff started coming out around the nipple on the can, but from the wrong side of the rubber seal - and yes my hand is absolutely covered in the stuff! Dunno what went wrong but although it's unused it's quite old, which might be relevant. But anyway - the 12-year-old in me refuses to allow the can simply to be thrown out with the rubbish... a far more creative method of disposal is required. At least I would extract some benefit from my the mess my hand will be in for the next X days! Unfortunately I do not posess either (a) an air rifle or (b) a particularly large garden, which might constrain some of the more 'fun' ideas. The floor is now open... David Bonfire night approaches like it ! could get very messy. I bought a case of 6 builders foam from screwfix and they didn't work. screwfix sent me a replacement but didn't want the old ones so I still have them somewhere so if anyone comes up with a real doozer of an idea I'll try it out and video the results. I once had a can of shaving foam rust through. I was living in a flat and I heard this slow build whooshing noise. I'm not the scared type but this was a very strange, very real noise. I eventually tracked it down to the bathroom and there on the shelf was a huge 'brain' of shaving foam with a can in the middle. the can had a tiny pinhole at the bottom of it where all the foam had escaped from. I also saw one of those road marking spray cans on a country road which had obviously been discarded roadside, rusted through and jet propelled it's self along the side of the lane leaving a yellow splat each time it rolled over. as for the builders foam: putting it on a fire, would be very very messy. putting it in a microwave might be more fun. strapping it to one of those HUGE fireworks would be a right laugh but you wouldn't get to see the results unless you snapped the stick off the rocket which would be very, very messy indeed. strap it to a gatso and plink a pellet into it ? tape all six cans together and drop some thermite onto em, now that would be worth watching :-) |
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What to do with full faulty can of foam :-)
Lobster wrote: Just tried to use a new can of expanding foam but it failed on me - no amount of pressure on the trigger mechanism would elicit any response, until eventually the stuff started coming out around the nipple on the can, but from the wrong side of the rubber seal - and yes my hand is absolutely covered in the stuff! Dunno what went wrong but although it's unused it's quite old, which might be relevant. But anyway - the 12-year-old in me refuses to allow the can simply to be thrown out with the rubbish... a far more creative method of disposal is required. At least I would extract some benefit from my the mess my hand will be in for the next X days! Unfortunately I do not posess either (a) an air rifle or (b) a particularly large garden, which might constrain some of the more 'fun' ideas. personally I'd just bin the stuff if only to avoid getting any more on your hands.. it doesn't come off does it ! |
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Ian Stirling wrote:
. wrote: TMC wrote: "Lobster" wrote in message ... Just tried to use a new can of expanding foam but it failed on me - no amount of pressure on the trigger mechanism would elicit any response, until eventually the stuff started coming out around the nipple on the can, but from the wrong side of the rubber seal - and yes my hand is absolutely covered in the stuff! Dunno what went wrong but although it's unused it's quite old, which might be relevant. But anyway - the 12-year-old in me refuses to allow the can simply to be thrown out with the rubbish... a far more creative method of disposal is required. At least I would extract some benefit from my the mess my hand will be in for the next X days! Unfortunately I do not posess either (a) an air rifle or (b) a particularly large garden, which might constrain some of the more 'fun' ideas. The floor is now open... David Bonfire night approaches like it ! could get very messy. I really, really wouldn't. I probably will. |
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Staffbull wrote:
. wrote: TMC wrote: "Lobster" wrote in message ... Just tried to use a new can of expanding foam but it failed on me - no amount of pressure on the trigger mechanism would elicit any response, until eventually the stuff started coming out around the nipple on the can, but from the wrong side of the rubber seal - and yes my hand is absolutely covered in the stuff! Dunno what went wrong but although it's unused it's quite old, which might be relevant. But anyway - the 12-year-old in me refuses to allow the can simply to be thrown out with the rubbish... a far more creative method of disposal is required. At least I would extract some benefit from my the mess my hand will be in for the next X days! Unfortunately I do not posess either (a) an air rifle or (b) a particularly large garden, which might constrain some of the more 'fun' ideas. The floor is now open... David Bonfire night approaches like it ! could get very messy. I bought a case of 6 builders foam from screwfix and they didn't work. screwfix sent me a replacement but didn't want the old ones so I still have them somewhere so if anyone comes up with a real doozer of an idea I'll try it out and video the results. I once had a can of shaving foam rust through. I was living in a flat and I heard this slow build whooshing noise. I'm not the scared type but this was a very strange, very real noise. I eventually tracked it down to the bathroom and there on the shelf was a huge 'brain' of shaving foam with a can in the middle. the can had a tiny pinhole at the bottom of it where all the foam had escaped from. I also saw one of those road marking spray cans on a country road which had obviously been discarded roadside, rusted through and jet propelled it's self along the side of the lane leaving a yellow splat each time it rolled over. as for the builders foam: putting it on a fire, would be very very messy. putting it in a microwave might be more fun. strapping it to one of those HUGE fireworks would be a right laugh but you wouldn't get to see the results unless you snapped the stick off the rocket which would be very, very messy indeed. strap it to a gatso and plink a pellet into it ? tape all six cans together and drop some thermite onto em, now that would be worth watching :-) hmmm, thermite.... in his climate I'll end up doing a 10 stretch in GitMo !! |
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"Lobster"
Unfortunately I do not posess either (a) an air rifle or (b) a particularly large garden, which might constrain some of the more 'fun' ideas. The floor is now open... David Hmm - we we had some problems with some ginger beer that my wife made earlier this year. See... www.pix.gillandroy.com/odds/gbeer we had to dispose of it carefully... see.... (only for broadband) it's 27MB so takes a few mins to download .... pix.gillandroy.com/odds/gbeer/gbeer.avi :-) Roy |
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In message , TonyK
writes Air rifle was my initial reaction but if thats not an option maybe a big homemade catapult or a bit of drainpipe with a block and an upturned six in nail at the bottom would suffice a mortar launcher? Oooh, I *like* that idea. -- Clint Sharp |
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www.pix.gillandroy.com/odds/gbeer we had to dispose of it carefully... see.... (only for broadband) it's 27MB so takes a few mins to download .... pix.gillandroy.com/odds/gbeer/gbeer.avi :-) Roy A smaller, low res, version for non broadband... http://pix.gillandroy.com/odds/gbeer/gbeer_1MB.wmv enjoy... :-) Roy |
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Ian Stirling wrote: . wrote: TMC wrote: "Lobster" wrote in message ... Just tried to use a new can of expanding foam but it failed on me - no amount of pressure on the trigger mechanism would elicit any response, snip Bonfire night approaches like it ! could get very messy. I really, really wouldn't. I probably will. The fumes produced by burning foam are very, very toxic. Nearly all aerosols are safer to burn. |
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www.pix.gillandroy.com/odds/gbeer
we had to dispose of it carefully... see.... (only for broadband) it's 27MB so takes a few mins to download .... pix.gillandroy.com/odds/gbeer/gbeer.avi Try... http://pix.gillandroy.com/odds/gbeer/gbeer.avi |
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On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 17:15:07 +0100, "TMC" wrote:
"Lobster" wrote in message ... Just tried to use a new can of expanding foam but it failed on me - no amount of pressure on the trigger mechanism would elicit any response, until eventually the stuff started coming out around the nipple on the can, but from the wrong side of the rubber seal - and yes my hand is absolutely covered in the stuff! Dunno what went wrong but although it's unused it's quite old, which might be relevant. But anyway - the 12-year-old in me refuses to allow the can simply to be thrown out with the rubbish... a far more creative method of disposal is required. At least I would extract some benefit from my the mess my hand will be in for the next X days! Unfortunately I do not posess either (a) an air rifle or (b) a particularly large garden, which might constrain some of the more 'fun' ideas. The floor is now open... David Bonfire night approaches Putting any aerosol on a fire is just plain stupid ,apart from being dangerous and not necessarily to yourself . |
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"RzB" wrote in message ... "Lobster" Unfortunately I do not posess either (a) an air rifle or (b) a particularly large garden, which might constrain some of the more 'fun' ideas. The floor is now open... David Hmm - we we had some problems with some ginger beer that my wife made earlier this year. See... www.pix.gillandroy.com/odds/gbeer we had to dispose of it carefully... see.... (only for broadband) it's 27MB so takes a few mins to download ..... pix.gillandroy.com/odds/gbeer/gbeer.avi :-) Roy Excellent! Nearly as good as a case of coke and a box on mentos |
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Stuart wrote:
On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 17:15:07 +0100, "TMC" wrote: "Lobster" wrote in message ... Just tried to use a new can of expanding foam but it failed on me - no amount of pressure on the trigger mechanism would elicit any response, until eventually the stuff started coming out around the nipple on the can, but from the wrong side of the rubber seal - and yes my hand is absolutely covered in the stuff! Dunno what went wrong but although it's unused it's quite old, which might be relevant. But anyway - the 12-year-old in me refuses to allow the can simply to be thrown out with the rubbish... a far more creative method of disposal is required. At least I would extract some benefit from my the mess my hand will be in for the next X days! Unfortunately I do not posess either (a) an air rifle or (b) a particularly large garden, which might constrain some of the more 'fun' ideas. The floor is now open... David Bonfire night approaches Putting any aerosol on a fire is just plain stupid ,apart from being dangerous and not necessarily to yourself . behave yourself. I've put butane cylinders on big fires in the past. a large part of the fun is the danger, that's why dangerous things are fun. |
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Just tried to use a new can of expanding foam but it failed on me
The floor is now open... Toss it into a busy main road, then depart hurridly. |
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In message , RzB
writes "Lobster" Unfortunately I do not posess either (a) an air rifle or (b) a particularly large garden, which might constrain some of the more 'fun' ideas. The floor is now open... David Hmm - we we had some problems with some ginger beer that my wife made earlier this year. See... www.pix.gillandroy.com/odds/gbeer Pah - wimp I had a 25 litre water container full of fermenting mango must explode on me in Indonesia (at 5 am - I thought a bomb had gone off) .... useful things servants -- geoff |
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In message , Stuart
writes On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 17:15:07 +0100, "TMC" wrote: "Lobster" wrote in message ... Just tried to use a new can of expanding foam but it failed on me - no amount of pressure on the trigger mechanism would elicit any response, until eventually the stuff started coming out around the nipple on the can, but from the wrong side of the rubber seal - and yes my hand is absolutely covered in the stuff! Unfortunately I do not posess either (a) an air rifle or (b) a particularly large garden, which might constrain some of the more 'fun' ideas. The floor is now open... David Bonfire night approaches Putting any aerosol on a fire is just plain stupid ,apart from being dangerous and not necessarily to yourself . Yeah, but it's fun -- geoff |
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raden wrote:
In message , Stuart writes On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 17:15:07 +0100, "TMC" wrote: "Lobster" wrote in message ... Just tried to use a new can of expanding foam but it failed on me - no amount of pressure on the trigger mechanism would elicit any response, until eventually the stuff started coming out around the nipple on the can, but from the wrong side of the rubber seal - and yes my hand is absolutely covered in the stuff! Unfortunately I do not posess either (a) an air rifle or (b) a particularly large garden, which might constrain some of the more 'fun' ideas. The floor is now open... Bonfire night approaches Putting any aerosol on a fire is just plain stupid ,apart from being dangerous and not necessarily to yourself . Yeah, but it's fun Foam is significantly more dangerous than most other things. The stuff it lets off when it burns is really very nasty. Not to mention the fact that burning foam is probably a really, really bad thing to get on your skin. (if you must do it, put it 'upside-down' - so it throws the light top upwards, not at people) |
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"." wrote in message ... TMC wrote: "Lobster" wrote in message ... Just tried to use a new can of expanding foam but it failed on me - no amount of pressure on the trigger mechanism would elicit any response, until eventually the stuff started coming out around the nipple on the can, but from the wrong side of the rubber seal - and yes my hand is absolutely covered in the stuff! Dunno what went wrong but although it's unused it's quite old, which might be relevant. But anyway - the 12-year-old in me refuses to allow the can simply to be thrown out with the rubbish... a far more creative method of disposal is required. At least I would extract some benefit from my the mess my hand will be in for the next X days! Unfortunately I do not posess either (a) an air rifle or (b) a particularly large garden, which might constrain some of the more 'fun' ideas. The floor is now open... David Bonfire night approaches like it ! could get very messy. ... It could also act as an instant fire extinguisher, turning a nice bonfire into a mass of smouldering foam. But then, it might not. Sounds pretty dangerous in any case (which I ought to mention, in case someone actually does this and blames uk.d-i-y for the results). -- JJ |
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"Ian Stirling" wrote in message ... raden wrote: In message , Stuart writes On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 17:15:07 +0100, "TMC" wrote: "Lobster" wrote in message ... Just tried to use a new can of expanding foam but it failed on me - no amount of pressure on the trigger mechanism would elicit any response, until eventually the stuff started coming out around the nipple on the can, but from the wrong side of the rubber seal - and yes my hand is absolutely covered in the stuff! Unfortunately I do not posess either (a) an air rifle or (b) a particularly large garden, which might constrain some of the more 'fun' ideas. The floor is now open... Bonfire night approaches Putting any aerosol on a fire is just plain stupid ,apart from being dangerous and not necessarily to yourself . Yeah, but it's fun Foam is significantly more dangerous than most other things. The stuff it lets off when it burns is really very nasty. Not to mention the fact that burning foam is probably a really, really bad thing to get on your skin. Like napalm? |
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IainN wrote: Lobster Wrote: Just tried to use a new can of expanding foam but it failed on me - no amount of pressure on the trigger mechanism would elicit any response, until eventually the stuff started coming out around the nipple on the can, but from the wrong side of the rubber seal - and yes my hand is absolutely covered in the stuff! Dunno what went wrong but although it's unused it's quite old, which might be relevant. But anyway - the 12-year-old in me refuses to allow the can simply to be thrown out with the rubbish... a far more creative method of disposal is required. At least I would extract some benefit from my the mess my hand will be in for the next X days! Unfortunately I do not posess either (a) an air rifle or (b) a particularly large garden, which might constrain some of the more 'fun' ideas. The floor is now open... David Wedge it behind the wheel of a car belonging to someone you dont like. When they drive off, it bursts..... you have a foamy motor and a seriously fed up owner! -- IainN Youre on the right track, but you need a working can of foam to "get your'e own back" insert nozzle into recess along the front of all doors and give them a good squirt. Next morning laugh uncontrollably as said "target" cannot open doors for love nor money :-) Also equally destructive and costly is filling up the exhaust, this can cause enough back pressure to blow the head as it cant exhaust the gases. Or so I'm told......... ;-) |
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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Lobster saying something like: But anyway - the 12-year-old in me refuses to allow the can simply to be thrown out with the rubbish... a far more creative method of disposal is required. At least I would extract some benefit from my the mess my hand will be in for the next X days! Stand it on its own and let it leak gently... in the morning you will have a sculpture worthy of Henry Moore. -- Dave |
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Lobster wrote:
But anyway - the 12-year-old in me refuses to allow the can simply to be thrown out with the rubbish... a far more creative method of disposal is required. At least I would extract some benefit from my the mess my hand will be in for the next X days! Unfortunately I do not posess either (a) an air rifle or (b) a particularly large garden, which might constrain some of the more 'fun' ideas. Well, I thought I'd come back with one suggestion as to what NOT to do with such a can, in case anyone else finds themselves in a similar situation. Whatever you do, don't take it out in the garden and give it a whack with a nail at the end of a 6' pole to burst it. Because it just occurs to me, what might happen is that a jet of liquid foam might just emerge heading 20 feet into the sky, spraying the stuff all over your shed and garden, and over next door's fence into their garden... and worse, consider if it happened to be quite windy at the time (like it was today, spookily e, you might find the wind could break up the jet at around rooftop level, causing the stuff to float to ground level like large globules of sticky yellow snow over a large area - the house, garden, you, and next door. And then try explaining that little lot to the neighbour. So no, don't do that. Just do what I did and stick the faulty can straight in the bin. You know it makes sense. David |
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So no, don't do that. Sir, you have a vivid imagination ;-) Just do what I did and stick the faulty can straight in the bin. You know it makes sense. Right ho... perhaps we could have a new entry in the FAQ to go along with the canoe story? g -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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What to do with full faulty can of foam :-)
Lobster wrote:
Lobster wrote: But anyway - the 12-year-old in me refuses to allow the can simply to be thrown out with the rubbish... a far more creative method of disposal is required. At least I would extract some benefit from my the mess my hand will be in for the next X days! Unfortunately I do not posess either (a) an air rifle or (b) a particularly large garden, which might constrain some of the more 'fun' ideas. Well, I thought I'd come back with one suggestion as to what NOT to do with such a can, in case anyone else finds themselves in a similar situation. Whatever you do, don't take it out in the garden and give it a whack with a nail at the end of a 6' pole to burst it. Because it just occurs to me, what might happen is that a jet of liquid foam might just emerge heading 20 feet into the sky, spraying the stuff all over your shed and garden, and over next door's fence into their garden... and worse, consider if it happened to be quite windy at the time (like it was today, spookily e, you might find the wind could break up the jet at around rooftop level, causing the stuff to float to ground level like large globules of sticky yellow snow over a large area - the house, garden, you, and next door. And then try explaining that little lot to the neighbour. So no, don't do that. Just do what I did and stick the faulty can straight in the bin. You know it makes sense. David hehe. Or you could mass produce joke dog turds. Just hold the can up letting it dribble, and move it every so often. Dip in brown paint later. Really useful. NT |
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On Mon, 04 Dec 2006 19:31:56 GMT, Lobster
wrote: Lobster wrote: But anyway - the 12-year-old in me refuses to allow the can simply to be thrown out with the rubbish... a far more creative method of disposal is required. At least I would extract some benefit from my the mess my hand will be in for the next X days! Unfortunately I do not posess either (a) an air rifle or (b) a particularly large garden, which might constrain some of the more 'fun' ideas. How about a DIY sandstone garden..er..thingy? Dig a pit in the garden - 2ft square should be enough. Dig a can shaped sub pit at the bottom and place can in it - then fill the whole lot with dry sand. Find a pointy steel thing and drive it straight down through the sand into the tin. The foam should mix nicely with the sand, and when cured should leave an 'unusual' sandstone object d'art. You should be able to cut the can away to leave a reasonably flat base. Regards, -- Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations http://www.shwoodwind.co.uk Emails to: showard{who is at}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk |
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Lobster wrote:
Lobster wrote: But anyway - the 12-year-old in me refuses to allow the can simply to be thrown out with the rubbish... a far more creative method of disposal is required. At least I would extract some benefit from my the mess my hand will be in for the next X days! Unfortunately I do not posess either (a) an air rifle or (b) a particularly large garden, which might constrain some of the more 'fun' ideas. Well, I thought I'd come back with one suggestion as to what NOT to do with such a can, in case anyone else finds themselves in a similar situation. Whatever you do, don't take it out in the garden and give it a whack with a nail at the end of a 6' pole to burst it. Because it just occurs to me, what might happen is that a jet of liquid foam might just emerge heading 20 feet into the sky, spraying the stuff all over your shed and garden, and over next door's fence into their garden... and worse, consider if it happened to be quite windy at the time (like it was today, spookily e, you might find the wind could break up the jet at around rooftop level, causing the stuff to float to ground level like large globules of sticky yellow snow over a large area - the house, garden, you, and next door. And then try explaining that little lot to the neighbour. So no, don't do that. Just do what I did and stick the faulty can straight in the bin. You know it makes sense. David you didn't ? did you ? hahahhaha and full respect if you did ;-) got any footage :-) |
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"." wrote in message ... Lobster wrote: Lobster wrote: But anyway - the 12-year-old in me refuses to allow the can simply to be thrown out with the rubbish... a far more creative method of disposal is required. At least I would extract some benefit from my the mess my hand will be in for the next X days! Unfortunately I do not posess either (a) an air rifle or (b) a particularly large garden, which might constrain some of the more 'fun' ideas. Well, I thought I'd come back with one suggestion as to what NOT to do with such a can, in case anyone else finds themselves in a similar situation. Whatever you do, don't take it out in the garden and give it a whack with a nail at the end of a 6' pole to burst it. Because it just occurs to me, what might happen is that a jet of liquid foam might just emerge heading 20 feet into the sky, spraying the stuff all over your shed and garden, and over next door's fence into their garden... and worse, consider if it happened to be quite windy at the time (like it was today, spookily e, you might find the wind could break up the jet at around rooftop level, causing the stuff to float to ground level like large globules of sticky yellow snow over a large area - the house, garden, you, and next door. And then try explaining that little lot to the neighbour. So no, don't do that. Just do what I did and stick the faulty can straight in the bin. You know it makes sense. David you didn't ? did you ? hahahhaha and full respect if you did ;-) got any footage :-) Actually sticking a hole in the can with a nail IS the right thing, except you don't use a pole and stab at it. Wearing gloves you gently skewer the nail into the can until a tiny hole opens up whereupon you place the can on a dusty surface away from anything else and watch with interest as over a cubic foot of foam comes into existence. Andy. |
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On Tue, 05 Dec 2006 01:25:50 +0000, Owain
wrote: wrote: Would the council send the bill for cleaning the foam out of their wheelie bin wagon when it gets crushed? What's the volume of a can of foam, expanded, and the volume of a wheelie bin wagon i.e. how many cans would be needed to cause a visible overflow? I have a can here that says it yields 60x the can's contents. Allowing for marketspiel and other factors, a typical 750ml can should contain about half a litre of foam, at least. That makes 30 litres expanded. I've no ideas what the volume of a wheelie bin would be, but 15 empty 2 litre coke bottles would fill about a third of a bin, I reckon. Regards, -- Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations www.shwoodwind.co.uk Emails to: showard{whoisat}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk |
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Stephen Howard wrote:
I have a can here that says it yields 60x the can's contents. Allowing for marketspiel and other factors, a typical 750ml can should contain about half a litre of foam, at least. That makes 30 litres expanded. I've no ideas what the volume of a wheelie bin would be, but 15 empty 2 litre coke bottles would fill about a third of a bin, I reckon. I suppose the ideal would be your bin three quarters full of part A of a binary foam, and then dump part B in a neighbours bin! ;-) -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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John Rumm wrote:
Stephen Howard wrote: I have a can here that says it yields 60x the can's contents. Allowing for marketspiel and other factors, a typical 750ml can should contain about half a litre of foam, at least. That makes 30 litres expanded. I've no ideas what the volume of a wheelie bin would be, but 15 empty 2 litre coke bottles would fill about a third of a bin, I reckon. I suppose the ideal would be your bin three quarters full of part A of a binary foam, and then dump part B in a neighbours bin! ;-) lol, make sure you've got the camera ready NT |
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On Tue, 05 Dec 2006 12:05:46 +0000, Owain
wrote: Stephen Howard wrote: What's the volume of a can of foam, expanded, and the volume of a wheelie bin wagon i.e. how many cans would be needed to cause a visible overflow? I have a can here that says it yields 60x the can's contents. Allowing for marketspiel and other factors, a typical 750ml can should contain about half a litre of foam, at least. That makes 30 litres expanded. I've no ideas what the volume of a wheelie bin would be, but 15 empty 2 litre coke bottles would fill about a third of a bin, I reckon. A standard wheelie bin is AFAIK 300 litres, but it was the wagon I was wondering about, as that's where the cans will be crushed :-) I think this is one for one of those 'mythbuster' type programmes. I'd watch it! Regards, -- Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations www.shwoodwind.co.uk Emails to: showard{whoisat}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk |
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