How about a hollow-point silver bullet with garlic?
But isn't a wooden bullet just a fast stake?
I miss Buffy... :-(
| No, Jim. You use silver bullets, or a wooden stake!
|
| --
| Steve C. Ray
| (Replace "mail" with "36db"
in message
| | > They load training rounds with wooden bullets, I wonder
if
| > they are really intended for vampires?
| >
| >
message
| > | > | Exploding bullets, sounds like fun.
| > |
| > | About the same as shooting wooden arrows out of my
| > compound bow when it's
| > | set to 65lbs (except your hand might be in the way
| > |
| > |
| > | "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm>
wrote
| > in message
| > | | > | > The plastic used to make a CD is a polycarbonate
(Lexan
| > is a
| > | > trademark name) and all plastics age and become
brittle.
| > | > Popping a CD in and out of a jewel case, or
mechanical
| > | > stress risers anywhere on the surface can lead to a
| > crack
| > | > which will cause problems.
| > | > I think that 1x CD are slower than 3600 rpm. A
Google
| > | > returned info that 1x may be as slow as 200 to 500
rpm,
| > but
| > | > that would still make a 52x drive spin at 10,000 to
| > 25,000
| > | > rpm
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > BTW, a rifle bullet fired from a modern high
velocity
| > rifle
| > | > can be spinning at over 400,000 rpm. The velocity
may
| > be
| > | > over 3500 feet per second and the rifling twist is
| > sometimes
| > | > as fast as one turn in 6 inches, that is 7000 rps or
| > 420,000
| > | > RPM. Years ago a target shooting buddy got a good
deal
| > on a
| > | > bunch of .30 caliber bullets which he loaded in his
300
| > | > Magnum. He took it to the range to sight in his
rifle
| > and
| > | > could not hit the target at all at 200 yards. We
stood
| > | > behind him to see if we could see where hits bullets
| > were
| > | > hitting and were surprised to see a streak a few
yards
| > in
| > | > front of the firing line. Seems the bullets were
| > designed
| > | > for a low velocity rifle such as a 30-30 (2200 fps,
1
| > turn
| > | > 12") and his 300 Magnum was firing the bullets at
3300
| > fps 1
| > | > turn 10". The jackets were just coming apart in
| > mid-air.
| > | >
| > | >
| > message
| > | > | > | > | Just watched a show the other night (Discovery
channel
| > I
| > | > think) where these
| > | > | guys were actually testing the claims being made
for
| > speed
| > | > etc. and hearsay
| > | > | rumors of exploding cd's. They reasoned that 1x cd
| > speed
| > | > is 3600 rpm and
| > | > | each incrase in read speed correspondingly must
| > increase
| > | > the rpm as there's
| > | > | nothing actually different about the cd so it's
| > density of
| > | > informaion
| > | > | remains constant.
| > | > |
| > | > | Doing a little math you can easily see what rpm's
must
| > be
| > | > required for
| > | > | claims of 50x etc. as at even 8x you're up to
almost
| > | > 30,000 rpm. Series
| > | > | speed along outer edge of cd!!! Part of the show
was
| > | > actual recording of
| > | > | them running tests. They set up an unenclosed
drive
| > | > (actually big plexiglass
| > | > | box around whole test rig) using a direct drive
motor
| > that
| > | > they could
| > | > | control the speed. I don't think they even reached
40x
| > | > before cd's started
| > | > | exploding. It was amazing watching how the cd's
| > started
| > | > distorting, flexing
| > | > | etc. ( and I do mean FLEXING) especially under
slow mo
| > | > before they blew
| > | > | apart. Yes, the pieces could kill you based upon a
| > test
| > | > dummy they had
| > | > | placed within the enclosure. Obviously in real
life,
| > the
| > | > pieces would more
| > | > | or less remain within the confines of the drive so
I
| > don't
| > | > think it's that
| > | > | big a safety issue. I now have no doubt it's
happened
| > to
| > | > at least some
| > | > | people as surely there's "weaker" poorly made cd's
out
| > | > there although I
| > | > | personally have never met or experienced it
myself..
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | > | | > | > | > Thansk so much for the info here - Some research
| > | > (google) Exploding
| > | > | > CD-ROMS -- hummmm, apparently it's happening
more
| > and
| > | > more often (when the
| > | > | > CD explodes - the RPM makes it (the pieces) tiny
| > | > bullets - the parts
| > | > | flying
| > | > | > off are moving at about 427 mph.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Currently, (the concensus) is that it can be the
| > fault
| > | > of either the drive
| > | > | > or the disk - or a combination of both due to
higher
| > | > CD/DVD rom speeds.
| > | > | > Nobody will "claim" responsiblity as evidently
there
| > | > have been several
| > | > | > people slighly injured. My only injury -
slighly
| > | > bleeding fingers from
| > | > | > unbelievably razor sharp disk pieces - they can
| > shatter
| > | > into sharp edges
| > | > | > that surpass even a scalple - who knows.
Thanks
| > for
| > | > you input. Axel.
| > | > | > "Rob Schneider"
| > <rmschne@removetheones_b1e1e1b.net.net>
| > | > wrote in message
| > | > | > | > | > | > > I've heard of this happening. Do the calcs
and
| > you
| > | > discover there is a
| > | > | > > lot of circular speed and energy in that
drawer
| > when
| > | > the CD is spinning.
| > | > | > >
| > | > | > > See
| > | >
| >
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;
326246
| > for
| > | > | > > replacement CD.
| > | > | > >
| > | > | > > Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.
| > | > | > >
| > | > | > > rms
| > | > | > >
| > | > | > >
| > | > | > >
| > | > | > > AXEL wrote:
| > | > | > > > I was installing Word 2000 from my works
package
| > | > this morning when . .
| > | > | .
| > | > | > > > BOOM it went to pieces inside the CD drive -
I
| > have
| > | > bright shiny
| > | > | pieces
| > | > | > > > everywhere. This software was purchased a
| > couple of
| > | > years ago but it
| > | > | > more
| > | > | > > > than adequate for our purposes here - until
now.
| > | > | > > >
| > | > | > > > Will Microsoft replace this disk? And is
there
| > | > somwhere I can contact
| > | > | /
| > | > | > > > write regarding this matter.
| > | > | > > >
| > | > | > > > Needless to say - while the computer is less
| > than 60
| > | > days old, the
| > | > | > CD/DVD
| > | > | > > > drive is a bit trashed. Any help would be
| > | > appreciated.
| > | > | > > >
| > | > | > > > TIA
| > | > | > > >
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