Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 19517501)

Nonsense - let's double-check our triple-check.

Originally Posted by topslop1 (Post 19517176)

Making a great case to get on a mountain bike :D:innocent:

Originally Posted by Scarbo (Post 19517548)

Everybody turns into a shriveled peanut sooner or later, with or without the help of the sun.

So, go forth and sun yourself my son!

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 19517501)

Nonsense - let's double-check our triple-check.

Originally Posted by Scarbo (Post 19517552)

I'm afraid Seeds is right. I looked it up. The word only applies to fuzzy parts that are actuated by the movement of blood.

Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 19517577)

Okay, you asked for it. Contrary to popular belief, tumescent doesn't mean hard or firm but rather swollen. So it really doesn't apply to bananas. Besides, as they ripen, like most fruit they actually shrink. Loss of water due to evaporation.

You're welcome.

Originally Posted by datlas (Post 19517378)

I read the wikipedia article about Lucy.

Fun fact: Lucy is a male elephant (because tusks).

Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 19517588)

That is absurd. Fuzzy has nothing to do with it. Blood has nothing to do with it except in a specific usage. There are other meanings or more graphical applications of the basic meaning, but for the basic definition swollen is just about it.

Originally Posted by Scarbo (Post 19517596)

Oh. So, swollen, perhaps, by gases caused by fermentation? Would that qualify? If so, then maybe a banana can be rightfully said to be tumescent.

Originally Posted by indyfabz (Post 19517592)

Wut?


Elephant Tusks - Elephant Facts and Information


Is it African? If so, both males and females have tusks.

Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 19517577)

Okay, you asked for it. Contrary to popular belief, tumescent doesn't mean hard or firm but rather swollen. So it really doesn't apply to bananas. Besides, as they ripen, like most fruit they actually shrink. Loss of water due to evaporation.

You're welcome.

Originally Posted by datlas (Post 19517621)

What's the difference between tumescent and turgid?

Originally Posted by Jadesfire (Post 19517649)

FWIW, in my work, tumescence is usually followed a day or so later by purulent discharge. Turgidity (-ness?) usually involves uninfected swelling.

Originally Posted by seedsbelize (Post 19517727)

This has been enlightening. Thanks all.

Originally Posted by Jadesfire (Post 19517649)

FWIW, in my work, tumescence is usually followed a day or so later by purulent discharge. Turgidity (-ness?) usually involves uninfected swelling.

Originally Posted by Dan333SP (Post 19517731)

Better or worse than racecar discussions?

Originally Posted by LAJ (Post 19516893)

Deal. :)

65 of us, and it was the 35+ open class. There were a couple older than myself, but not many. Ah well. It followed the same course as the TT to start, so that was good. I was at least familiar with what was coming up, but I was honestly surprised how steep these were, and that I was able to negotiate this stuff on my aero bars. Makes me a little more pleased with my TT deal, anyway.

It starts with a slight downhill, then a little one minute climb, basically rollers, with a final little nasty 30 second kicker before long descent. On this last kicker, there was a touching of wheels, and one fellow I knew went down. Sad, but at least it wasn't the downhill section. That muddied it up a bit, and I had to chase on the downhill to catch on. Of course, every little hill, there was a surge, so it was hard work.

Caught on, the corner at the bottom is about a 120 degree turn, with yet another kicker. About another minute of hell. another descent, and here comes the corner I had the flat on the previous day. Negotiated that OK, and recovered a bit, as this was the headwind part. Turned towards the sustained climb, and of course, they ramped it up again. I hung with as folks went off the back, and just as we neared the top, they gunned it even harder. I was redlined by then, off the back, and had to make a deal with myself to keep racing. I could see my truck from there, and it was so tempting....

I knew the next two laps were going to be hard, as now I had the wind all to myself. Just as I hit the hard little kicker before the descent to the 120 degree turn, I was caught by 5 riders, so that was nice. We took turns pulling until the sustained climb, then it was everyone for themselves. Myself and a Cat 2 guy dropped them on the hill, then he was able to recover a little quicker, and dropped me. One more lap to go.

Sort of a rinse and repeat, though I was by myself until the turn up the final hill, then another group caught me that started 5 minutes behind, and some of my bunch had tagged a ride in there. Either way, the hill was long, a couple got by me as they had a little recovery time in that other bunch, I dropped a few, and I pretty much left every ounce of everything I had out on the course.

I set pr best power numbers in multiple 5' 10' 15' times. I was close in 20's, but when I train in 20's, I don't have another hour and a half to go. :)

It was a good day, even though I was 45 of 65.

Originally Posted by seedsbelize (Post 19517754)

No comparison. But I do have another question for the camera buffs. Having finally built a rudimentary light table, I'm going through the negatives I inherited from my dad. Some of them, from the war years, are individual 2 x 3" negatives. Maybe 1.5 x 2. What kind of camera (or film)would produce such?

Originally Posted by Dan333SP (Post 19517780)

Probably 120 film-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/120_film

Don't know much about film cameras, but maybe something like a Kodak Brownie would have been era-appropriate.

Didn't you tell us at some point that your dad flew bombers? Those would be some amazing photos.

Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 19517577)

Okay, you asked for it. . . .

You're welcome.

Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 19517588)

That is absurd. Fuzzy has nothing to do with it. Blood has nothing to do with it except in a specific usage. There are other meanings or more graphical applications of the basic meaning, but for the basic definition swollen is just about it.

Originally Posted by Dan333SP (Post 19517731)

Better or worse than racecar discussions?