From the Depths of Wikipedia

The poor charge retention on the battery worries me. If you have it hooked up to charge constantly you definitely run it down as well so is it really worth it?

Whatever · Post by **Whatever** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 7:20 pm

Maxus wrote:Holy crap, the golden plates link just made the Dragonlance Discs of Heavy-Ass Metal make sense to me.

Oh snap, good call.

Meikle641 · Post by **Meikle641** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 8:45 pm

Cynic wrote:The poor charge retention on the battery worries me. If you have it hooked up to charge constantly you definitely run it down as well so is it really worth it?

From what I've read you have to alternate the amount you're charging, to avoid problems. They definitely have some downsides, but the decades of longetivity is pretty impressive when compared to like, 5 for lead-acid. Of course, you're also looking at at least 1k for a battery bank, up to $10k or so. Still, if treated well the same batteries you bought could be working for your kids.

I wonder how much one of the chinese Ni-Fe car batteries cost. Finding one with the improved cold-weather electrolytes would be nice for up here.

Cynic · Post by **Cynic** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 1:23 pm

Not really wikipedia but TV isn't real!

Well at least the idea that most of tv is a figment of the imagination from one tv series' fucked up ending.

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 7:08 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakure_Kirishitan

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 11:38 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_toys

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 12:10 am

There's also a number of Bane Fetishes which are sold as children's toys in Werewolf the Apocalypse.

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 8:34 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanzo_the_razor

Keep reading until you get to it.

nockermensch · Post by **nockermensch** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 9:11 pm

Ancient History wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanzo_the_razor

Keep reading until you get to it.

ಥ_ಥ WHY

EDIT: wait, nevermind. It's Japan, nothing from there surprises me anymore.

nockermensch · Post by **nockermensch** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 9:24 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammolite

When I found about that I got thinking about the wacky possibilites of fossils and mineral formations on a world with real magic. What kind of petroleum do you get if you bury dragons instead dinosaurs?

Meikle641 · Post by **Meikle641** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 10:40 pm

nockermensch wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammolite

When I found about that I got thinking about the wacky possibilites of fossils and mineral formations on a world with real magic. What kind of petroleum do you get if you bury dragons instead dinosaurs?

Probably something like Dragon-Energists from Escaflowne.

Cynic · Post by **Cynic** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 5:56 pm

The Hijra

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 8:02 pm

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Duros_lending_tradition

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:31 pm

http://www.kalimedia.com/Atlas_of_True_Names.html

This is awesome.

Whatever · Post by **Whatever** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:39 pm

Oh, it is!

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 9:27 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous ... n_response

Cynic · Post by **Cynic** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:12 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Althing

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:54 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazonomachy

nockermensch · Post by **nockermensch** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 9:09 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fayum_mummy_portraits
We know how the greeks/romans did some pretty nice realistic sculptures, but I never had seen their paintings.