If I wanted to dissolve a chunk of cement

[arrfep]

1.) Drill Holes
2.) Fill with water
3.) Let freeze
4.) Sweep away pieces of broken pavement.

Just like nature does to the streets around here.

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

Originally posted by: arrfep
1.) Drill Holes
2.) Fill with water
3.) Let freeze
4.) Sweep away pieces of broken pavement.

Just like nature does to the streets around here.

This is a good idea.

 

[Zee]

coke and mentos

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: skyking

Originally posted by: compman25

Originally posted by: JMWarren
Doesn't gasoline dissolve asphalt?

Diesel screws it up when it's fresh asphalt.

Anything that will dissolve it will also fvck over the environment. Really shitty idea!

Riiiiight.

How dare he use petroleum based products on a petroleum based road surface!

Never mind the environment, diesel on the road will also fvck over any motorcyclists who try to brake or turn on it.

Less of a concern on a speed bump, of course...but nonetheless, oil, diesel, gasoline, and antifreeze don't belong on the roads.

 

[BabaBooey]

C4

 

[Aluvus]

Originally posted by: DVad3r
And wow, look at all these lawyers here.

"OMG, WHO OWNS IT< WHO OWNS IT< OMG WE MUST DEFEND THE WORLD, OMG, LULZ LULZ LULZ LULZ"

Relax, I won't smash apart your speed bumps. Take a chill pill.

Yes, how dare anyone question the motives of someone that asks the Internet to help him commit apparent acts of vandalism. Clearly they are acting like jerks.

 

[reallyfull]

A Concrete/Asphalt saw you can rent one.

 

[wwswimming]

cement - a microwave oven.

asphalt - just put it in a frying pan & turn up the heat to about 500.

soon the whole house will smell like a roofing worksite.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
Use thermite and C4 to orchestrate a controlled demolition. Then blame it on the Jews.

LMFAO :laugh:

KT

 

[olds]

Gasoline will break down asphalt.

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

A few pounds of high explosives could do the trick too.

 

[AMCRambler]

The drilling holes and filling with water idea isn't bad. You're not going to be able to do it discretely though. Drilling asphalt is going to require a pretty powerful drill. I don't think a cordless wil do it. A bigger a drill is going to be noisy as hell and you're going to need special bits for it.

The gasoline idea isn't bad. Readily available and it should act as a solvent on the stuff that holds the asphalt together. It should also evaporate and not leave much trace that it was there. It's going to take a while though and you're going to have to put some more on the spot like every day and chip away the chunks as it loosens up. Shouldn't hurt the environment unless you spill it on bare soil. The pavement will keep it from leeching into the ground.

 

[DVad3r]

Hmm some awesome ideas, going to sit down tonight and think about the best/discreet one. I will post pics after my mission has been accomplished.

Thanks guys

 

[dman]

If it's a motorcycle issue, perhaps you can appeal to the folks who installed it (or requested it installed) about an agreeable fix. I haven't seen any speedbumps that a motorcycle couldn't safely traverse or go around, but perhaps this one is just badly designed... and raising a safety issue could get it resolved without resorting to other means.

Google Search, revealed this thread...

 

[Slimline]

Originally posted by: dman
If it's a motorcycle issue, perhaps you can appeal to the folks who installed it (or requested it installed) about an agreeable fix. I haven't seen any speedbumps that a motorcycle couldn't safely traverse or go around, but perhaps this one is just badly designed... and raising a safety issue could get it resolved without resorting to other means.

Google Search, revealed this thread...

Good idea complaining about emergency access

 

[So]

Originally posted by: DVad3r

Originally posted by: ironwing
If asphalt, one of them there chipper bars (actual name escapes me at the moment) is your best bet. It may not seem like it but asphalt is fairly soft and breakable. Just chip away at it for awhile. If you don't want folks to be suspicious steal a couple traffic cones and buy a cheap hard hat and safety vest and work out in the open like you're supposed to be there. Anyone calls you on, shrug and say "They told me to take out this speed bump, so I'm taking out this speed bump."

That's a good idea man, I'm going to get a friend to pretend he's a worker and pwn that shit. A yes, the powerful minds of ATOT.

And wow, look at all these lawyers here.

"OMG, WHO OWNS IT< WHO OWNS IT< OMG WE MUST DEFEND THE WORLD, OMG, LULZ LULZ LULZ LULZ"

Relax, I won't smash apart your speed bumps. Take a chill pill.

You'll need fake paperwork, fake signage and a fake work order.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: ironwing

Originally posted by: Jeff7
1) Large old satellite dish
2) Lots of mirrors, or maybe a sheet of aluminized mylar.
3) Turn it into a giant reflector dish.
4) Wait for the proper angle of the sun, and direct a beam of searing heat at the speed bump.
5) Turn your new solar death ray on your neighbors.
6) Enjoy crispy Jones and Smith jerky.

Here ya go.


Burn baby, burn!


Or maybe just heat your meat, arrrh!

Edit: Fixed linkages.

How big is that thing?
Back home there was this old satellite dish sales place nearby, back when the damn things were around 10ft in diameter, or maybe more. He's still got some sitting around his yard.

I would've loved to see if I could have bought one super-cheap, and turned it into a huge solar oven of some sort.
10 feet in diameter, that's 3.048m, which would give around 7.3m² of area exposed to sunlight.
And let's say 1000W/m² insolation, so around 7000W (actual would of course be lower), focused into a fairly small spot.


I'd imagine that would be able to melt cement, or else burn it.

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: ironwing

Originally posted by: Jeff7
1) Large old satellite dish
2) Lots of mirrors, or maybe a sheet of aluminized mylar.
3) Turn it into a giant reflector dish.
4) Wait for the proper angle of the sun, and direct a beam of searing heat at the speed bump.
5) Turn your new solar death ray on your neighbors.
6) Enjoy crispy Jones and Smith jerky.

Here ya go.


Burn baby, burn!


Or maybe just heat your meat, arrrh!

Edit: Fixed linkages.

How big is that thing?
Back home there was this old satellite dish sales place nearby, back when the damn things were around 10ft in diameter, or maybe more. He's still got some sitting around his yard.

I would've loved to see if I could have bought one super-cheap, and turned it into a huge solar oven of some sort.
10 feet in diameter, that's 3.048m, which would give around 7.3m² of area exposed to sunlight.
And let's say 1000W/m² insolation, so around 7000W (actual would of course be lower), focused into a fairly small spot.


I'd imagine that would be able to melt cement, or else burn it.

I was gonna say - the foil on that dish doesn't look too terribly reflective. You're probably running around 10% efficiency after scatter-loss. I'd prefer to make an adaptive mirror array which would allow pinpoint focal targeting. Mmm... extra-crispy!

 

[Fern]

I agree with those who say gasoline/diesel.

I know diesel works. Once outside my home a contractor left of barrel of diesel on the road, it had a small leak. I don't remember how long it took, but the asphalt underneath became as soft as butter.

I don't know what effect temperature might have on the process, but if you could get diesel on the spots you want to remove it may work. Once it softens enough, just remove it.

Fern

 

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: SunnyD

Originally posted by: Jeff7

How big is that thing?
Back home there was this old satellite dish sales place nearby, back when the damn things were around 10ft in diameter, or maybe more. He's still got some sitting around his yard.

I would've loved to see if I could have bought one super-cheap, and turned it into a huge solar oven of some sort.
10 feet in diameter, that's 3.048m, which would give around 7.3m² of area exposed to sunlight.
And let's say 1000W/m² insolation, so around 7000W (actual would of course be lower), focused into a fairly small spot.


I'd imagine that would be able to melt cement, or else burn it.

I was gonna say - the foil on that dish doesn't look too terribly reflective. You're probably running around 10% efficiency after scatter-loss. I'd prefer to make an adaptive mirror array which would allow pinpoint focal targeting. Mmm... extra-crispy!

It was 8ft in diameter. I angled the dish away from the sun when I took the photo so it wouldn't white out the camera's sensor. The foil was pretty shiny; we wore welding goggles when moving food on and off the cooker. We used to have helicopters circle the house trying to figure out what it was. Based on our solar insolence, I estimated the power at 2700W.

We gave the dish away a couple years ago. What I'd like to try is to use an inverted dish as the roof on a gazebo or ramada structure and line the underside with mirror tiles. Then place a upward shining flood light in the focal point so that the light rains straight down on the room like a big search light.

 

[zinfamous]

Bash it with your head, repeatedly.

It's the only option.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: DVad3r

Originally posted by: JohnCU

Originally posted by: DVad3r

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
asphalt is not cement. Which one?


Amd for cement you would need a very strong acid. Easier to break it and then haul away.

Can't break it, too much noise. This must be done discretely. Honestly I'm not sure if it's cement or asphalt...sooo.

:evil: what are you destroying?

around 24 inches of 2 seperate speed bumps.

I freaking knew it. where do you live? I'm sure your city would not be too happy with your wanton destruction of tax-paid public property.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: compman25

Originally posted by: skyking

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: skyking

Originally posted by: compman25

Originally posted by: JMWarren
Doesn't gasoline dissolve asphalt?

Diesel screws it up when it's fresh asphalt.

Anything that will dissolve it will also fvck over the environment. Really shitty idea!

Riiiiight.

How dare he use petroleum based products on a petroleum based road surface!

Light oils and acids that will dissolve asphalt are a hell of a lot nastier than the road itself. It would make a nasty ass mess that the OP would not clean up.

And how do you know the OP would not clean it up?

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: DVad3r

Originally posted by: Common Courtesy

Originally posted by: DVad3r

Originally posted by: JohnCU

Originally posted by: DVad3r

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
asphalt is not cement. Which one?


Amd for cement you would need a very strong acid. Easier to break it and then haul away.

Can't break it, too much noise. This must be done discretely. Honestly I'm not sure if it's cement or asphalt...sooo.

:evil: what are you destroying?

around 24 inches of 2 seperate speed bumps.

Who owns the pavement?

No chemical is easily going to destroy it.

Paving compaines use backhoes or jack hammers to remove such items.


Destroying public propery will generate you a bill for repairs and possibly a visit by PD
This is not something that you can do descretely in a couple of hours of weeks.

I co-own it, and I am destroying a chunk big enough for my motorcycle to pass through, cars will still be forced to "BUMP". I dislike how my bike falls onto it as if it were to break in half, and walking over them is just a pain in the ass and gay. It's a pretty fat bump, very unecessary, I would provide pics but stalkers would figure out my location and tuch my special spots.

if you co-own go rent a damn backhoe and take it out in 10 min.

 

[DVad3r]

Alright, I am debating as to whether I should talk with the land manager here first about this, or just go straight for the kill? Talking might let me do it in peace, but then it would make me a prime suspect once I do take it out.

Choices!

Advice plz