why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)

Racer X 69 · 01-11-2015, 11:45 AM

Originally posted by Parallax

Most people don't realize that aluminum oxidizes; and it does so quite rapidly. It is a very thin layer, and discolors the metal very little so is nearly invisible. Except under extreme conditions it remains superficial and does no harm but it really interferes with paint being able to stick.

The aluminum used for the exterior of airplane skins is ALCLAD, which is an aluminum/copper/manganese/magnesium alloy coated on the exterior side with a very thin layer of pure aluminum. This is supposed to reduce the amount of corrosion.

Still, it requires care and maintenance to maintain the structural integrity of the exterior surface of the plane.

One airline, American Airlines, has a mostly bare and polished finish on their planes. I suppose that keeping it polished and shiny is no more labor intensive than washing a fully painted airplane.

Racer X 69 · 01-11-2015, 03:53 PM

Originally posted by tim60

I think you had three missing nothings in that number.

Oops!

Looks like I missed some nothings, to be sure. Can you ever forgive me? Either way I have returned to the scene of the crime and corrected my error.

Yes, there are now three nothings where there once were none.

All better now!

Parallax · 01-11-2015, 04:08 PM - **1 Like**

Much ado about nothing(s).

MarkJerling · 01-11-2015, 04:20 PM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

That's illegal where I live ... things seem to be a bit upside-down there down-under ...

Illegal Vanilla Coke!?!?! What's the world coming to!

---------- Post added 01-12-15 at 12:21 PM ----------

Originally posted by rod_grant

Certainly illegal in my house (where I make the laws!)
I don't drink a lot of soft drink but if it is cola it hast to be Pepsi.
I know it is not the 'real thing' but it is better!

---------- Post added 01-11-2015 at 10:14 PM ----------

...and I would like to hear how jac thinks we pour any sort of drink from a bottle into a glass, done here under.

Pepsi is a good drink, but not that big here.

---------- Post added 01-12-15 at 12:23 PM ----------

Originally posted by jac

Does this make you feel better. We're all squishy but Australia looks appropriately important.

Now, this is a good world map! One easily forgets how big Australia is, when looking at it the other way up. I do like the idea that New Zealand is almost at the top on this map.

**rod_grant** · 01-11-2015, 06:26 PM

Thanks jac, having seen your map, I went to the fridge and poured myself a drink (fruit juice & mineral water) and they poured so much more easily!
All is right with the world and Australia is rightly (nearly) on top, (including in the cricket!)

tim60 · 01-11-2015, 08:46 PM

Originally posted by Racer X 69

The aluminum used for the exterior of airplane skins is ALCLAD, which is an aluminum/copper/manganese/magnesium alloy coated on the exterior side with a very thin layer of pure aluminum. This is supposed to reduce the amount of corrosion.

Still, it requires care and maintenance to maintain the structural integrity of the exterior surface of the plane.

One airline, American Airlines, has a mostly bare and polished finish on their planes. I suppose that keeping it polished and shiny is no more labor intensive than washing a fully painted airplane.

AA did that in the early 2000s to reduce the mass of the plane by 150kg of dry paint, which in turn, at the prices in those days saves $50k per plane in fuel per year. I remember seeing a news story about it on one of my few visits to Malaysia.

---------- Post added 01-12-15 at 02:18 PM ----------

Originally posted by Racer X 69

Oops!

Looks like I missed some nothings, to be sure. Can you ever forgive me? Either way I have returned to the scene of the crime and corrected my error.

Yes, there are now three nothings where there once were none.

All better now!

When Coke introduced "zero" I wondered why they did not call it Coke Nothing.

ZoeB · 01-12-2015, 12:01 AM

Coke? Ugh. The only carbonated drink to pass my lips is beer. (And occasionally ginger ale if I'm on a plane or feeling really ill.)

**savoche** · 01-12-2015, 12:37 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

Oops!

Looks like I missed some nothings, to be sure. Can you ever forgive me? Either way I have returned to the scene of the crime and corrected my error.

Yes, there are now three nothings where there once were none.

All better now!

Are you serious?! I mean, for real?!!

I just ordered two because of the great price! And now this??

Damn, how am I going to explain this to the wife...

cbope · 01-12-2015, 06:41 AM - **1 Like**

Sorry to bring this thread back on topic, but the livE hociR has struck (or is that hociR livE?). My K-3 package landed on my desk this morning

**savoche** · 01-12-2015, 08:55 AM

Originally posted by cbope

Sorry to bring this thread back on topic, but the livE hociR has struck (or is that hociR livE?). My K-3 package landed on my desk this morning

Tokyo is doooooomed!!

(But I have to say it's a damn good camera - welcome to the club

)

Edit: Ok, this post is hereby declared NSFW - Not Safe for Whiners

Pioneer · 01-12-2015, 10:31 AM

I am blinded! I can no longer see!

Ohh...never mind. It helps to open my eyes and keep an empty mind...or maybe that was an open mind.

I think we need to have a warning before those kind of pictures are displayed. Like the Not Safe For Work...though those are often nice at work too.

Carry on.

cbope · 01-12-2015, 10:45 AM

Originally posted by Pioneer

I am blinded! I can no longer see!

Ohh...never mind. It helps to open my eyes and keep an empty mind...or maybe that was an open mind.

I think we need to have a warning before those kind of pictures are displayed. Like the Not Safe For Work...though those are often nice at work too.

Carry on.

Calm down, the effects of the hociR livE are only temporary. You'll be back to normal soon...

**savoche** · 01-12-2015, 10:50 AM

Originally posted by cbope

Calm down, the effects of the hociR livE are only temporary. You'll be back to normal soon...

Don't you believe it!

You'll never look at your K-5 in quite the same way again

Jean Poitiers · 01-12-2015, 10:55 AM

Originally posted by savoche

Don't you believe it!

You'll never look at your K-5 in quite the same way again

Yah ... "thanks so much" for that hociR image

... my ayoH K-5 looks ... it looks ... well, looks old. merde

**savoche** · 01-12-2015, 11:09 AM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

Yah ... "thanks so much" for that hociR image

... my ayoH K-5 looks ... it looks ... well, looks old. merde

Ah, but you, m'sieur, are a hopeless gear addict

Totally unlike me, of course

01-12-2015, 08:55 AM	#13450
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by cbope Sorry to bring this thread back on topic, but the livE hociR has struck (or is that hociR livE?). My K-3 package landed on my desk this morning Tokyo is doooooomed!! (But I have to say it's a damn good camera - welcome to the club ) Edit: Ok, this post is hereby declared NSFW - Not Safe for Whiners Last edited by savoche; 01-12-2015 at 10:48 AM.

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01-11-2015, 11:45 AM	#13441
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,073	Originally posted by Parallax Most people don't realize that aluminum oxidizes; and it does so quite rapidly. It is a very thin layer, and discolors the metal very little so is nearly invisible. Except under extreme conditions it remains superficial and does no harm but it really interferes with paint being able to stick. The aluminum used for the exterior of airplane skins is ALCLAD, which is an aluminum/copper/manganese/magnesium alloy coated on the exterior side with a very thin layer of pure aluminum. This is supposed to reduce the amount of corrosion. Still, it requires care and maintenance to maintain the structural integrity of the exterior surface of the plane. One airline, American Airlines, has a mostly bare and polished finish on their planes. I suppose that keeping it polished and shiny is no more labor intensive than washing a fully painted airplane.

01-11-2015, 03:53 PM	#13442
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,073	Originally posted by tim60 I think you had three missing nothings in that number. Oops! Looks like I missed some nothings, to be sure. Can you ever forgive me? Either way I have returned to the scene of the crime and corrected my error. Yes, there are now three nothings where there once were none. All better now!

01-11-2015, 04:08 PM - 1 Like	#13443
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Much ado about nothing(s).

01-11-2015, 04:20 PM	#13444
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,408	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers That's illegal where I live ... things seem to be a bit upside-down there down-under ... Illegal Vanilla Coke!?!?! What's the world coming to! ---------- Post added 01-12-15 at 12:21 PM ---------- Originally posted by rod_grant Certainly illegal in my house (where I make the laws!) I don't drink a lot of soft drink but if it is cola it hast to be Pepsi. I know it is not the 'real thing' but it is better! ---------- Post added 01-11-2015 at 10:14 PM ---------- ...and I would like to hear how jac thinks we pour any sort of drink from a bottle into a glass, done here under. Pepsi is a good drink, but not that big here. ---------- Post added 01-12-15 at 12:23 PM ---------- Originally posted by jac Does this make you feel better. We're all squishy but Australia looks appropriately important. Now, this is a good world map! One easily forgets how big Australia is, when looking at it the other way up. I do like the idea that New Zealand is almost at the top on this map.

01-11-2015, 06:26 PM	#13445
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	Thanks jac, having seen your map, I went to the fridge and poured myself a drink (fruit juice & mineral water) and they poured so much more easily! All is right with the world and Australia is rightly (nearly) on top, (including in the cricket!)

01-11-2015, 08:46 PM	#13446
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,755	Originally posted by Racer X 69 The aluminum used for the exterior of airplane skins is ALCLAD, which is an aluminum/copper/manganese/magnesium alloy coated on the exterior side with a very thin layer of pure aluminum. This is supposed to reduce the amount of corrosion. Still, it requires care and maintenance to maintain the structural integrity of the exterior surface of the plane. One airline, American Airlines, has a mostly bare and polished finish on their planes. I suppose that keeping it polished and shiny is no more labor intensive than washing a fully painted airplane. AA did that in the early 2000s to reduce the mass of the plane by 150kg of dry paint, which in turn, at the prices in those days saves $50k per plane in fuel per year. I remember seeing a news story about it on one of my few visits to Malaysia. ---------- Post added 01-12-15 at 02:18 PM ---------- Originally posted by Racer X 69 Oops! Looks like I missed some nothings, to be sure. Can you ever forgive me? Either way I have returned to the scene of the crime and corrected my error. Yes, there are now three nothings where there once were none. All better now! When Coke introduced "zero" I wondered why they did not call it Coke Nothing.

01-12-2015, 12:01 AM	#13447
ZoeB Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tromsø, Norway Posts: 886	Coke? Ugh. The only carbonated drink to pass my lips is beer. (And occasionally ginger ale if I'm on a plane or feeling really ill.)

01-12-2015, 12:37 AM - 1 Like	#13448
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by Racer X 69 Oops! Looks like I missed some nothings, to be sure. Can you ever forgive me? Either way I have returned to the scene of the crime and corrected my error. Yes, there are now three nothings where there once were none. All better now! Are you serious?! I mean, for real?!! I just ordered two because of the great price! And now this?? Damn, how am I going to explain this to the wife...

01-12-2015, 10:31 AM	#13451
Pioneer Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wandering the Streets Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,411	I am blinded! I can no longer see! Ohh...never mind. It helps to open my eyes and keep an empty mind...or maybe that was an open mind. I think we need to have a warning before those kind of pictures are displayed. Like the Not Safe For Work...though those are often nice at work too. Carry on.

01-12-2015, 10:45 AM	#13452
cbope Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Helsinki Posts: 664	Originally posted by Pioneer I am blinded! I can no longer see! Ohh...never mind. It helps to open my eyes and keep an empty mind...or maybe that was an open mind. I think we need to have a warning before those kind of pictures are displayed. Like the Not Safe For Work...though those are often nice at work too. Carry on. Calm down, the effects of the hociR livE are only temporary. You'll be back to normal soon...

01-12-2015, 10:50 AM	#13453
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by cbope Calm down, the effects of the hociR livE are only temporary. You'll be back to normal soon... Don't you believe it! You'll never look at your K-5 in quite the same way again

01-12-2015, 10:55 AM	#13454
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by savoche Don't you believe it! You'll never look at your K-5 in quite the same way again Yah ... "thanks so much" for that hociR image ... my ayoH K-5 looks ... it looks ... well, looks old. merde

01-12-2015, 11:09 AM	#13455
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers Yah ... "thanks so much" for that hociR image ... my ayoH K-5 looks ... it looks ... well, looks old. merde Ah, but you, m'sieur, are a hopeless gear addict Totally unlike me, of course