Quote from: Jenny07 on April 19, 2014, 02:43:39 AM
So how come no one from the Girls with guns thread has suggested blasting the jar open?
They seem to be packing.

Seem a logical use of a gun.

Good point!

OK USA girls, the challenge has been laid down!!
I still laugh over a Christmas event, my cisfemale scientist walked into my office with a container to be opened,  stopped, looked at me and said 'I'll page for a man' and walked out.

Mmm I think I pass

Jenny, I have to ask. What are electric gears on a bike? I ride a pushbike with electric power assist but just for interest what in you super pro bike are they?

Electric gears means that a servo changes the gear on the bike.  The main advantage is that the system requires less maintenance (other than battery changes).

It's very similar to normal gears in that you have to change them manually using the levers in the brakes but the mechanism is not a wire cable but an electric cable which runs inside the frame.

Faster shifts, can have multiple shifters for the same derailer which is not possible using wire cables.
Front auto trims so no chain rub and the system can take software updates. Oh no!
No cable stress on the frame.
Put it together myself and was fun playing around setting it up.

I ride Shimano Dura Ace which is top of the shelf for the road and the system is called Di2. Cost double the mechanical version, so it aint cheap.
Motors are in the derailers and are now very small. Zoom in and check it out.
A small battery pack is hidden away that powers the system.

It's pretty neat and since Cadel won the TdF using it in 2011, it has become mainstream in its use and nearly all pro teams use a version from either Shimano or Campagnolo.

Still it wont help open that pesky Jar.
I could ride over the jar but would damage my wheels. Don't want to do that.

So it is quicker?

I'm utterly ignorant, I have 6 gears in my car (MX5 sports) and 30 (?) on my bike. I use all six in the car and two on the bike.

Mmm

I know a pro cyclist like Jen uses her gears quickly, but how do you do it, and totally dumb, when and why?

Awesome!

Mine has an electric motor

I don't think I would keep up though.

I can do about 25 Km/hr.

I hate to ask, what does the peloton do?

Peleton?
Means I don't stop for lights.

It has 22 gears in total, I use about 6.
Idea is to keep constant pedalling rate no matter what the terrain.
The rest are for hills or going very fast, easily up to 70kph. Nice to have a bail out gear when riding up to Charlottes Pass.
I cruise around 30kph for 3 hour rides at the moment.
It's better to have the chain engaged in as many teeth at possible , ie big ring with larger sprocket on the rear.
Have ridden up to 250k in a day and chicken drumsticks get very tired.

OK speed!

I'm a speed bitch

Even though ive only been on HRT for almost three weeks now, there are some jars i find really difficult to open anyways. Ive always used the tip of a potato peeler and put it in the crease where the jar meets the rim of the lid and pried it out just enough to make the vacuum seal break. Works every time 

Remind me to run around and loosen everything in the house when my hrt starts!

You could nuke it. The flames or the explosion will do it. Either way, the fire brigade will stop by to take care of the problem.

SEMTEX!!! Uh, and a little distance!

Dear friends... such violence againt vegetables is just dethhhpicable!!! :-)

Let's hear it for fresh veggies!  Solves two problems, and none of you poor dears will need to sprain your wrists on any nasty lids.

Dinner's at me for 9pm ;-)

Quote from: Jessica Merriman on April 23, 2014, 01:27:51 PM
SEMTEX!!! Uh, and a little distance!

A LITTLE distance?  Most of these jars with screw on lids are glass, and the shards will carry for a long way.  As noted by Julia-Madrid "such violence!"

Hot water to expand the lid and a nice clingy rubber grip to make sure you have hold of it will solve the problem - AND - you can still eat the stuff in the jar that you were trying to get at in the first place!

I guess I am old-fashioned....


Erin

Quote from: LordKAT on April 23, 2014, 12:56:46 PM
You could nuke it. The flames or the explosion will do it. Either way, the fire brigade will stop by to take care of the problem.

Quote from: Jessica Merriman on April 23, 2014, 01:27:51 PM
SEMTEX!!! Uh, and a little distance!

While I do usually use as fresh as possible,  (I will even make my own stock and curry paste I'm that pedantic sometimes). Nukes, semtex now we are talking. All problems in life can be solved with enough explosives and a big BOOM


Dethhhpicable? You wouldn't be a fan of Daffy now would you Julia-Madrid?

OMG the feels! I can barely open a jar of blueberry jam without cursing or making a mess. So this is my new tactic...
*tries my best to open jar and makes sure any male family member was watching*
*one of them walks into the kitchen*
*gives them the googoo eyes*
and they go: what?
and I be shaking the jar while pouting.
*he opens jar for me*
Then I go: Yay!
*leaves open jar open on the table*
Brother: Hey aren't you going to toast your bread or something?
Me: Could you be a darling and prepare everything for me? Cos opening that jar was tiring stuff!*makes googoo eyes again*
Brother: Fine.. fine... only cos you're a chick now... pfft girls
Me: you promised to never talk about that again..
Brother: kay kay im sorry.. now go before I change my mind!
*skips away to my awesome giant bean bag*

So that's where I discovered my super girly power, and also where I made my point clear about not talking about when I was a guy. *shivers* those were the days alright, horrible days..
But now I'm as happy as ever! 

I am seriously rolling on the floor with laughter... This thread is too funny... Given I have yet to start HRT, the thought never even crossed my mind... Well I guess there are two things men are good for.... 

Quote from: Veronica M on April 24, 2014, 07:59:16 AM
... Well I guess there are two things men are good for.... 

Screwing and unscrewing... lids?

Dee (hee hee!)

Quote from: Dee Marshall on April 24, 2014, 08:03:49 AM
Screwing and unscrewing... lids?

Dee (hee hee!)

Pretty much...

Quote from: Veronica M on April 24, 2014, 07:59:16 AM
I am seriously rolling on the floor with laughter... This thread is too funny... Given I have yet to start HRT, the thought never even crossed my mind... Well I guess there are two things men are good for.... 

Well, there are other things...  My male counterpart serviced the snow blower a few months ago.  Not sure how that works as I ended up with a nasty broken fingernail.

Yikes!


Erin