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dericdesmond said:
30 pullups damn you’re ripped Timmy
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Richard338 said:
Timmy's great at pullups. It helps if you don't believe in gravity!
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bluemax_1 said:
Didn't see Timmy post his scores (unless he's actually Magnus Midtbo 😮).

Magnus's videos are pretty entertaining, especially the one with Alex Honnold (considering Magnus has been climbing a long time, it really shows that Honnold is a freak of nature 😅).
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DocJekl said:
The minute he had to go through the maze/labyrynth/tunnels I was out!

EDIT - let me rephrase that, I would've failed all the tests prior, but the tunnels is where I would quit.
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my score was 4 beers.

I had 4 beers before I turned that video off.
 
DocJekl said:
The minute he had to go through the maze/labyrynth/tunnels I was out!

EDIT - let me rephrase that, I would've failed all the tests prior, but the tunnels is where I would quit.
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When the guy was 'talking up' the tunnels, it piqued my curiosity (very) slightly.

I suppose it's really a claustrophobia sensitivity thing (some folks get claustrophobic in elevators), but I was a bit disappointed when I saw tgat there was ample room to crawl thriugh yhe whole thing.

Having delved into spelunking/caving where I went through crawls and squeezes where I had to turn my head to fit, and there was no room to change your arm positions (i.e. if your arms were stretched out in front, there wasn't any room to even pull them back beside you), including one particularly tight squeeze where I had to first hyperoxygenate, then exhale fully and complete the attempt before I ran out of the O2 in my blood, knowing that if I got stuck in the middle, it was too tight to be able to inhale/take a breath. That one was a little sketchy.

Only time I ever felt claustrophobia hit me, though, was going through am S-bend in a really small squeeze, where I had to turn one way, then the other. My size 12 boots got stuck, and I was twisted like a pretzel, and suddenly started to feel claustrophobic because I couldn't move forward or back, or even straighten out.

Had to mentally slap myself, "HEY! STUPID! You managed to wiggle yourself into this position. You can wiggle yourself out of it. You just need to calm the f### down, then do what you know you're supposed to do; methodically try small movements, one at a time".

*** not sure about other folks, but the ones I went spelunking with all agreed that there's a LOT of cussing, when you're tired and still have to push 😅

Other people on the trip said, "You got stuck there? Huh... never had a problem there". That was when I realized
A) never be the biggest person in your spelunking group
B) when everyone else is 5" - 6" shorter and tells you, "Oh, this one's easy", it might be, for them.
C) lifting weights with a goal of getting bigger and stronger, isn't conducive to spelunking. Haven't gone in decades.
 
bluemax_1 said:
When the guy was 'talking up' the tunnels, it piqued my curiosity (very) slightly.

I suppose it's really a claustrophobia sensitivity thing (some folks get claustrophobic in elevators), but I was a bit disappointed when I saw tgat there was ample room to crawl thriugh yhe whole thing.

Having delved into spelunking/caving where I went through crawls and squeezes where I had to turn my head to fit, and there was no room to change your arm positions (i.e. if your arms were stretched out in front, there wasn't any room to even pull them back beside you), including one particularly tight squeeze where I had to first hyperoxygenate, then exhale fully and complete the attempt before I ran out of the O2 in my blood, knowing that if I got stuck in the middle, it was too tight to be able to inhale/take a breath. That one was a little sketchy.

Only time I ever felt claustrophobia hit me, though, was going through am S-bend in a really small squeeze, where I had to turn one way, then the other. My size 12 boots got stuck, and I was twisted like a pretzel, and suddenly started to feel claustrophobic because I couldn't move forward or back, or even straighten out.

Had to mentally slap myself, "HEY! STUPID! You managed to wiggle yourself into this position. You can wiggle yourself out of it. You just need to calm the f### down, then do what you know you're supposed to do; methodically try small movements, one at a time".

*** not sure about other folks, but the ones I went spelunking with all agreed that there's a LOT of cussing, when you're tired and still have to push 😅

Other people on the trip said, "You got stuck there? Huh... never had a problem there". That was when I realized
A) never be the biggest person in your spelunking group
B) when everyone else is 5" - 6" shorter and tells you, "Oh, this one's easy", it might be, for them.
C) lifting weights with a goal of getting bigger and stronger, isn't conducive to spelunking. Haven't gone in decades.
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you ever see that movie where the group of (ahem) ''women'' go spelunking and get stuck underground? might literally be called claustrophobia I'll try and find it.
 
bluemax_1 said:
When the guy was 'talking up' the tunnels, it piqued my curiosity (very) slightly.

I suppose it's really a claustrophobia sensitivity thing (some folks get claustrophobic in elevators), but I was a bit disappointed when I saw tgat there was ample room to crawl thriugh yhe whole thing.

Having delved into spelunking/caving where I went through crawls and squeezes where I had to turn my head to fit, and there was no room to change your arm positions (i.e. if your arms were stretched out in front, there wasn't any room to even pull them back beside you), including one particularly tight squeeze where I had to first hyperoxygenate, then exhale fully and complete the attempt before I ran out of the O2 in my blood, knowing that if I got stuck in the middle, it was too tight to be able to inhale/take a breath. That one was a little sketchy.

Only time I ever felt claustrophobia hit me, though, was going through am S-bend in a really small squeeze, where I had to turn one way, then the other. My size 12 boots got stuck, and I was twisted like a pretzel, and suddenly started to feel claustrophobic because I couldn't move forward or back, or even straighten out.

Had to mentally slap myself, "HEY! STUPID! You managed to wiggle yourself into this position. You can wiggle yourself out of it. You just need to calm the f### down, then do what you know you're supposed to do; methodically try small movements, one at a time".

*** not sure about other folks, but the ones I went spelunking with all agreed that there's a LOT of cussing, when you're tired and still have to push 😅

Other people on the trip said, "You got stuck there? Huh... never had a problem there". That was when I realized
A) never be the biggest person in your spelunking group
B) when everyone else is 5" - 6" shorter and tells you, "Oh, this one's easy", it might be, for them.
C) lifting weights with a goal of getting bigger and stronger, isn't conducive to spelunking. Haven't gone in decades.
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My claustrophobia is a gift not a curse.
 
I just had these laser style headlights from BayOptiks installed by them in their shop in Dublin, CA in my 2008 BMW 335i E90 today.

I think they look really "cool" :cool:

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They added this and other pics of the install in my car to their product webpage, here: E90 3 SERIES LASER STYLE LED HEADLIGHTS (2005 - 2012).

The webpage says that the lights are Plug & Play w/no coding required but that is incorrect. The adaptive headlight function had to be deactivated and the headlight voltage sensitivty had to be changed.

The headlights cost me $1100 (including sales tax) plus $500 for the install & $125 for the coding. It's one of the more expensive mods that I've done to my car but the OEM headlight lenses were beyond repair. However, I kept them in case they're needed for any reason in the future.

What I really like about these new lights, apart from their updated look, is that they get rid of the amber corners and use a horizontal yellow directional lightbar at the top of the headlights instead, which isn't visible until the turn signals are turned on.

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Can't figure out how to embed the video of the lights in operation, but you can see it in action by clicking on this link: BMW Laser Style Headlight Video

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PS: My F250 is back in the shop for additional repainting. Unfortunately, a lot of hidden prior body damage was discovered. So, the cost will be slightly higher than previously estimated but it needed to be done & is still cheaper than buying a new truck.
 
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bluemax_1 said:
Having delved into spelunking/caving where I went through crawls and squeezes where I had to turn my head to fit, and there was no room to change your arm positions (i.e. if your arms were stretched out in front, there wasn't any room to even pull them back beside you), including one particularly tight squeeze where I had to first hyperoxygenate, then exhale fully and complete the attempt before I ran out of the O2 in my blood, knowing that if I got stuck in the middle, it was too tight to be able to inhale/take a breath. That one was a little sketchy.
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I've never thought about spelunking and after I saw the story about the Nutty Putty accident, there's no way I'd ever do it.
 
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