Conversations NOT to have with your fiance...

[alittleoffkey]

Me: "Uh-huh." *on WB's forum, not really paying close enough attention to the conversation at hand...*
Will: "I made my capaciter explode."
Me (:eek:): "You did what?"
Will: "I knew that would get your attention."
Me: "Was it a big explosion? Are you okay?"
Will:"No..." *insert long pause* "It wasn't a..."
Me: "Okay, Will, next time ask if you're alright and the word 'explosion' is involved, answer that question first."
Will: "Okay."
Me: "..."
Will: "I'm fine."
Me: "Alright then, much better, now what about an explosion?"

In other words - if I ask if it was a big explosion and the answer is 'no', but immediately ask if you're alright - answer the second question FIRST as it is OBVIOUSLY the more pertinent of the two. :rolleyes:

He can tell you more about the explosion (or "fizz") when he gets back from supper. Just thought I'd share. :D

[Cat]

LOL - The first part of that was funny. Look forward to seeing the rest of the story.

[JackieB]

Tee! Hee! Better get used to it, ALOK. Husbands do that kind of stuff all the time. :) My wife has had to get on me for that type of stuff a lot over the years.

Glad you're OK, will. Health first, capacitor (or whatever) after. Got it?

[2ndtoleggy]

Okay so it wasn't an explosion, at least in the way the word makes you visualize. My Physics 2 professor overloaded a resistor and that thing exploded, sparks everywhere.
The physical thing that happened is that the two plates of the capacitor got overloaded to the point that they touched which caused an arc inside the capacitor. The arc made a loud popping noise, the metallic top of the device bowed out, and it had bubbles come out the top.
What happened in the class was the TA put up a diagram for the complex last circuit we had to make for the lab. I would do diagrams but I think it'd just make everyone's head hurt. In the end I thought the professor wanted me to tie a lead to a node connected to ground and +12V when he actually wanted it to just be tied to +12V. So I have it all tied down and flip the switch to turn it on. Only 1 light came on, which I later found out was supposed to be that way, but I thought it wasn't supposed to be. I turn to ask the TA for help and then behind me I hear *POP fzzzzz*. I say, “Okay so that's not right" and turn around, which is when I saw the fizzing top. I thought it would escalate to the exciting yet dangerous bigger explosion I remember from Phys 2 so I hit the off button. Good news is I got the TA's help first time I asked next time.
All in all we found out the mistake got a new 100 microfarad capacitor and went on with life. I think I should get bonus points :)

[alittleoffkey]

Yeah. What he said. :p

[Mercury]

Haha! Sounds totally familiar! I'm working on a nuclear engineering PhD and the fiance is working on a physical Chem PhD. He tries to purposly make things explode so sometimes things get nervous!

[alittleoffkey]

See Will, Mercury knows what you're talking about. :D

[IrisGreen]

Hahah This is great. Yep, I talk horse, Hubby ignores me and watches football! I get use to it....so far! But, I did make him learn how to pick out Muffins feet just this past weekend. Yep, all he could say was it was stinky! lol

Tell Will to stop hooking up the Capacitor leads back words and they won't blow up all the time! lol

Ok, So I admit I used to hook them up back words and blow them up and they do shoot out sparks when you blow them up that way....Maybe you shouldn't tell Will about that....ok, yeah, just don't mention anything I just said to him. lol

[rums_mom]

Oh my...how romantic! You sure know how to tech talk:whistle:

:confused:
Reminds me of a great pic my husband has of him at his 8th grade science fair ready to fire up his electric arc furnace..............he had such an evil look on his face. He still loves to blow stuff up..................:eek: He is the fireworks expert around these parts.

[cloedoll]

I think everyone likey the new smilies. ;)

That is really funny, Em! :D

[gabhainn]

that conversation is eerily similar to one I had Sunday, it went a little like this
"Carie where are my clippers"
"under your sink I think" she barely murmurs as her head is all wrapped around a costume she is making for the local ren faire
"ok"
"why"
" just hadda a little problem"
I now have her FULL attention as she looks at the soot smudged on my face and smells the singed hair on the side of my head
"WHAT THE "a long series of expletives a lllloooonnnnngggg series" did u do?"
" I burned my hair a little"
"HOW THE , yet another string of words that would shame a drunken marine, did you accomplish that"
" with fire"
It really went down hill from there, but you get the gist, I am now sportin a 1/4 burr makes me look like there is a pumpkin on my shoulders but according to Carie a pumpkin would be smarter than burning leaves by using premix from a chainsaw, esp one who is a volunteer firefighter.

[alittleoffkey]

" I burned my hair a little"

:hysterical:
That is absolutely, hands down, the most hilarious thing I've read all day. But I think Carie's right. ;)

I agree Caitlin, everyone loves the new smileys (and we all know I'm a smiley fiend). :D

[gabhainn]

as long as u got a laugh

[WashingtonBay]

I think if my honey really needed to tell me he exploded, he'd have to post a thread about it. :cool: