Paul G2

Mexico also seems to have some kind thing about having the same time as the US. The divide between the countries is latitudinal, so there's no reason for time to change at the border, but it always does. On the other extreme, China, which is geographically similar to the US size wise, has only one time zone.

There is absolutely nothing funny about animal cruelty jokes. But posting this kind of garbage says a lot about you, none of it good!

Young whippersnappers - Don't you know a transistor radio battery when you see one? smoke alarm battery indeed.........

Means the poster is agreeing with the post they quoted or the post immediately preceding theirs. It's internet shorthand for "You hit the nail on the head."

??? Why would a hydroponic grow shop sell DE? I used to grow plants for the pharmaceutical industry using hydroponics and I can't recall DE having any part in the process.

I'm not quite sure what all of your made-up math symbols stand for, but if you use the alt codes shown below you can use the correct math symbols and it'll make your post way prettier. Link to alt code web site. They have alt codes for just about any symbol you can think of. ETA - Well, darn, the alt codes are in a table that refuses to copy here, but follow the link and they are all there.

As long as you are learning some things about wiring, thought you might like to know the reason behind a rule... As WotEver mentioned, that first wire you linked is unacceptable because it is solid core. On boats you always want to use the wire that has the core composed of multiple smaller wires. The reason for this is that solid core wire can break from the engine vibration - and you obviously don't want broken wires for any number of reasons. That's why you never use solid core wire on a boat.

A barge that size would probably have at least a 300hp bowthruster with its own dedicated engine driving it.. The bowthrusters on those big commercial barges usually don't use tubes. They deploy from the bottom of the ship. In quite a few cases they are 360° thrusters and can be used for propulsion if needed in an emergency. There are some better photos on this site.

I think it's amazing that they make a dialysis machine that is compact enough and affordable enough that you can have it in your home.