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Rear windshield tint peeled off

I seriously recommend _against_ using carb cleaner inside your car. With that said, consider the following: Park car outside, spray windex on the glue, cover window with black trash bag (make sure surface tension of the windex holds it up), wait an hour or two, and the glue should come off...
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- Post #8
- Jul 17, 2009
- Forum: The Garage
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More pistons != better braking?

Another benefit: more pistons => larger caliper => larger thermal mass/dissipation => less brake fade => better overall performance during extreme usage (racing)
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- Post #13
- Jul 13, 2009
- Forum: The Garage
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Annual cost of car ownership as reported by AAA: $9,369

91 Honda Civic: Insurance: $400 /yr Gas: ~$500 /yr Maintenance: ~$200 /yr Registration/DMV Stuff: ~$50 /yr Depreciation: ~$0 (It's already worth pretty close to nothing) ----------------------- Total: $1150 /yr
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- Post #9
- Jul 4, 2009
- Forum: The Garage
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Need help identifying type of bolt and nut setup.

Best I could find are "allen nuts" http://www.mcmaster.com/#allen-nuts/=21zx4v Try searching the website for "nuts" to see their other selections as well
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- Post #6
- May 27, 2009
- Forum: The Garage
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Quick ?: Does density depend on gravity?

For all practical purposes, liquids are incompressible (i.e., the volume does not change). On a microscopic level, yes the volume will increase in incredibly small amount.
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- Post #10
- Apr 7, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Quick ?: Does density depend on gravity?

Yes/no. Volume of a gas can change if gravity is great enough, but typically solids and liquids are unaffected
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- Post #6
- Apr 7, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Is it possible to drop below ambient temperature

Wait a minute, that equation isn't quite correct. It's Q = sigma*E*A* (T_surface^4 - T_ambient^4). This tells you that if the object is already at ambient temperature, it won't radiate any heat at all.
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- Post #39
- Feb 23, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Vacuum seal computer parts to remove humidity?

I haven't vacuum packed computer hardware, but I have done successfully it for other humidity-sensitive stuff.
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- Post #8
- Feb 7, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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can I use FRAPS to record desktop activity?

Try Hypercam http://www.hyperionics.com/hc/ The free version puts a watermark on the videos you make, but hey, it's free.
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- Post #4
- Jan 29, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Share your strange bus riding experiences

A few years ago when I was a sophomore in college, several teammates and I got on a bus to take us to a fundraising event. I take a seat and this fellow staggers on, still drunk and very out-of-it. About 20 minutes into the ride the guy pukes all over the floor of the bus, and the lady sitting...
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- Post #36
- Jan 24, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Nitrogen chemical?

Yep.
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- Post #31
- Jan 13, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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if the Amish dont have electricity how do they heat with those Miracle heaters?

Gas generators
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- Post #3
- Jan 10, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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im not buying anymore blades for my Gilette M3 Power razor

Intuition tells me razor blades are made from stainless, not carbon steel.
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- Post #82
- Jan 6, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Every winter... This happens.

I second this. A cold/frozen battery will no put out as much amperage as a warm one (hence why they list Cranking Amps and COld Cranking Amps on the battery label)
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- Post #7
- Dec 18, 2008
- Forum: The Garage
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UPS Exception, wtf does this mean?

I've seen that a couple times, and for me it meant UPS went to the wrong address or couldn't find it (my business address is in the middle of nowhere, and I think there's another road that shares the same name, but doesn't have the correct number).
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- Post #7
- Dec 12, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club

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