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Old May 15, 2007 | 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Does anyone above this post qualify for having a life after posting about their crushing and shelling abilities? j/k ...or uh...am I?
Hmmm...I think not. Ok, the obsessive compulsion to test the compression strength of M&M'* is pretty bad. To admit to it publicly takes a truely sick mind. But then again, this is the BonnevilleClub..where sick minds hang out all the time.

Pass me another handfull of M&M'*...I think I got the hang of this crush test thing....
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Old May 15, 2007 | 08:53 AM
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I'm surprised you can pull yourself away from rebuilding lifters...lol
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Old May 15, 2007 | 10:48 PM
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So was this a scientific test, with force meters? Wouldn't a right handed person be able to put more force easier with the fingers of his right hand, thus making it appear as if more force was needed with the left? Which hand was used for each? What was the control? What if you're are subconsciously biased toward a particular color...say...yellow. How would that affect the test? I demand a retest! The test is flawed, I tell you.....flawed!!!

Where'* Stan? Stan - put down your thermocouples for a while, and get on this!
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Old May 16, 2007 | 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Archon
So was this a scientific test, with force meters? Wouldn't a right handed person be able to put more force easier with the fingers of his right hand, thus making it appear as if more force was needed with the left? Which hand was used for each? What was the control? What if you're are subconsciously biased toward a particular color...say...yellow. How would that affect the test?
all very good points. you get 4 cool points for bringing those things up.
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Old May 16, 2007 | 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Archon
So was this a scientific test, with force meters?
I do stuff like crush food with force meters for a living. Give me about a week and I'll find out which color m&m'* are manly and which are femme.

So, who wants to place bets?
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Old May 16, 2007 | 02:44 AM
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I couldnt even do this if i tryed, my hands are always sweating and I would more likely melt the M&M'* than anything else.
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Old May 16, 2007 | 06:38 AM
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Nah, remember the commercials? M&M'* melt in your mouth, not in your hands.
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Old May 16, 2007 | 09:49 AM
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Sometimes if I have a really bad day, I do this same thing with my employees heads.

(Just kiddding. I don't have any employees)
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Old May 16, 2007 | 11:08 AM
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Wow...4 cool points! When and where can I spend them?

Agrazela - Hmmm...not sure on the bets, but I'm getting ready to go back to my red M&M avatar, just in case!
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Old May 16, 2007 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Archon
Wow...4 cool points! When and where can I spend them?
cool points have a monetary worth of 1/100th of a cent. if you manage to accrue 100 cool points, send me a self-addressed and stamped envelope along with return postage, and i will be happy to send you a genuine lincoln penny.
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