[JohnE]

I love music. Of all kinds. My library goes from AC Reed to Zappa and ZZ Top, and all points in between. I love having it in the background of just about everything I do. I leave it going on teh shuffle all day when I can. The Frau does not. She likes country (New country...gross...) and top 40 from most ages. which the old punk kid in me finds disgusting commercialized pablum foisted upon weak minds by our corporate overlords in order to gain mindless compliance and control of our every thought and action. But I digress.

She always turns my tunes off. "You left the room, you werent listening anymore...its too loud anyway...cant you put some Abba on?"

She leaves the f@cking tv on for background noise, a reason that I cannot abide as our corporate overlords want to control our minds via the cathode ray tube delivery of malicious and vacuous ramblings and foolishness designed to stop independent thought and encourage mindless lemming like...wait, I already did that rant. I dislike tv anyway...Frank Azar just needs to go away, and take the prescription med adverts with him. Nuff said, right?

So anyway...

 

[6thElement]

Have you tried installing an ochain on her?

It will lead to less feedback and you won't be as tired at the end of your day.

 

[Westy]

She likes country (New country...gross...) and top 40 from most ages.

Divorce isn't on the poll?

Lately I have just been using bluetooth headphones to listen to music when I am up and about doing things.

 

[stevew]

Divorce isn't on the poll?

if the kids are gone....:divorce.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Noticed long distance hike was not an option.

 

[Adventurous]

Divorce isn't on the poll?

Lately I have just been using bluetooth headphones to listen to music when I am up and about doing things.

And let her take half his stuff? Nah. Better off going on a Grand Canyon hike and having her slip off the edge or over the railing on a cruise. Oopsie tootsie! That Frau was always so clumsy. What a silly goose.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

You’re not supposed to take her on the long distance hike @Adventurous. Go by oneself, gah. Can’t get very far away from your problems if you take them with you.

 

[jonKranked]

invest in a nice pair of noise cancelling wireless headphones..... you can hear your tunes and all time, and block her out. win/win

 

[Jm_]

 

[Fool]

Noise canceling headphones. Not earbuds. The big ol', 1970s-ass-lookin' ones that cover your whole-ass ears, upon which you can play the soothing sounds of your choice.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Have you considered Sonos? My wife can listen to her Belinda Carlisle BULLSHIT where she is while I'm playing Wu Tang over here...

 

[Jm_]

I mean, I get some of it, some punk is really really bad. Some pop is done well and not just musical filler. But country?

 

[Westy]

Noise canceling headphones. Not earbuds. The big ol', 1970s-ass-lookin' ones that cover your whole-ass ears, upon which you can play the soothing sounds of your choice.

I have been impressed with these

1MORE SonoFlow SE Noise Cancelling Headphones HQ30 - 1MORE

Immerse yourself in the quality sound of 1MORE SonoFlow SE Noise Cancelling Headphones HQ30. Unparalleled comfort, exceptional sound experience await you.

usa.1more.com

And after I replaced a broken driver in a friends set of Bose headphones I discovered that pretty much all headphones use the same $3 driver so no point in spending money on the fancy high fidelity bullshit.

 

[JohnE]

invest in a nice pair of noise cancelling wireless headphones..... you can hear your tunes and all time, and block her out. win/win

I actually got bluetooth capable hearing aids a little while back (...thank you punk shows, machine guns, arty and jet engines over the last 30+ years...) that do make staff meetings a pleasure nowadays. Nothing like listening to some good old SLF, Clash, DKs, Ed Kuepper or whatever while some clown drones on about whatever they are droning on about...

 

[stevew]

wife needs a better class of country

 

[Pesqueeb]

bluetooth capable hearing aids

Eh..... can this 25 year jet mechanic maybe get a link for these? My left ear is basically useless. I probably really ought to see an audiologist.

 

[kidwoo]

Zappa and ZZ Top,

I'd tell you to turn that garbage shit off too

 

[velocipedist]

Bluetooth Hearing Aids: A Comprehensive Guide for 2024

Want to stream audio directly to your hearing aids? Then you need Bluetooth hearing aids. Discover if they’re right for you with our guide.

www.ncoa.org

Eh..... can this 25 year jet mechanic maybe get a link for these? My left ear is basically useless. I probably really ought to see an audiologist.

 

[eric strt6]

I understand the absolute utter annoyance of the background TV Bullshit. Ruth will have a TV going in every room with the soundbar up to 11 all fucking day long. I retreat to the RV to escape. oh and heaven help me if I want to listen to something on my laptop at a normal conversation level after 7pm

 

[Westy]

Eh..... can this 25 year jet mechanic maybe get a link for these? My left ear is basically useless. I probably really ought to see an audiologist.

Get on it. Hearing loss can cause dementia.

Hearing Loss and the Dementia Connection | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Cochlear Center director Frank R. Lin explains why hearing loss has been linked to cognitive issues like dementia.

publichealth.jhu.edu

 

[Colonel Angus]

as our corporate overlords want to control our minds via the cathode ray tube delivery of malicious and vacuous ramblings

TVs don’t have cathode ray tubes anymore. Apparently there is some new technology available now.

 

[HardtailHack]

Have you considered Sonos? My wife can listen to her Belinda Carlisle BULLSHIT where she is while I'm playing Wu Tang over here...

I was really hoping to find a mashup with BC and WT but couldn't.

 

[JohnE]

Eh..... can this 25 year jet mechanic maybe get a link for these? My left ear is basically useless. I probably really ought to see an audiologist.

Oticon...

 

[JohnE]

TVs don’t have cathode ray tubes anymore. Apparently there is some new technology available now.

I was on a roll...

 

[JohnE]

I'd tell you to turn that garbage shit off too

Blablablah...everyones a critic. Like you have nothing in your collection that isnt uber cool?

 

[Montana rider]

I wasn't sure where to post this, but your marital "harmony" thread seems apropos (a-piss-pro...)

ETA: the TL;DR is put some TP in the bowl first

Physicists probe urination 'splashback' problem

The researchers hope their work will improve toilet hygiene and bring harmony to family bathrooms
By James Morgan
Science reporter, BBC News

US physicists have studied the fluid dynamics of urine "splashback" - and found tips to help men and women with their accuracy and hygiene.
Using high-speed cameras, the team filmed jets of liquid striking toilet walls and studied the resulting spray.
Splashback was low when the jets were used close up with a narrow "angle of attack", said the Brigham Young University team.
They will present their research at an American Physical Society meeting.

"In response to harsh and repeated criticisms from our mothers and several failed relationships with women, we present the splash dynamics of a simulated human male urine stream," reads their conference abstract.
But there is a more serious side to the research.

The work is led by Prof Tadd Truscott and Randy Hurd of the "Splash Lab" at Brigham Young in Provo, Utah, who jokingly refer to themselves as "wizz kids".
"People ask me, are you serious? I tell them yes, this may involve 12-year-old humour, but it's also a real problem," Prof Truscott told BBC News.
"We've all been in disgusting toilets with puddles on the floor - these places are a breeding ground for bacteria."
For example, the detergents used to clean hospital toilets could actually increase the spray of disease-causing bacteria, by reducing the surface tension of water, according to a recent study.

[VIDEO: Slow-motion video reveals the splashback when "urine" strikes toilet water]

One might think the physics of aiming urination had already been summarised by the formula: "get it all in the bowl". But micturation is still a messier business than it needs to be, according to the research.
Taking measurements live "in the field" did not appeal to the scientists, so the duo built a urination simulator. The "Water Angle Navigation Guide" is a five-gallon bucket with hoses connected to two types of synthetic urethra.

Chaotic spray
The team fired coloured water at various target "toilets" at the velocity and pressure of average human urination.
Then, using a high-speed camera, they captured the moment of impact in remarkable visual detail.

The apparatus was carefully designed to simulate male urination
Splashback was heightened by a phenomenon known as Plateau-Rayleigh instability, where a falling stream of liquid breaks up into droplets.
"The male urine stream breaks up about 6-7 inches outside the urethra exit," Mr Hurd explained.
"So by the time it hits the urinal, it's already in droplet form. And these droplets are the perpetrators of the splash formation on your khaki pants."
His advice? "The closer you are, the better. If you can get stream impact with the porcelain, it's a lot less chaotic."

Of course, in a domestic bathroom, distance from the toilet is governed chiefly by one variable: "to stand or sit".
"People are always arguing over which is better. Because when you sit close, you're also closer to getting wet," said Prof Truscott.
"In Germany there is a derogatory term 'sitzpinkler' for a man who sits down to pee. It means he's kind of a wuss.
"So we wanted to look at whether sitting down is really effective. What are the splash differences?"
To compare the two positions, the scientists gave rulers to their friends and sent them into the toilet.
"It turns out you are five times as far away when you stand up - and that's a pretty significant difference in impact velocity for those droplets of urine," said Mr Hurd.
Impact with the toilet water is captured in a video by the team.
"You can see the droplets create a large cavity in the water, which then collapses, causing even greater splashback. The amount of splash is considerable," Mr Hurd explained.
"It seems that sitting down is the best sure-fire way to avoid unwanted splashing in a traditional toilet."
Angle of attack
Above all, he says, "the biggest thing you can do" to reduce splashback - sitting or standing - is to alter the "angle of attack".
Aiming directly at a vertical urinal wall - a 90 degree angle - causes a nasty kickback, as does aiming directly at the toilet water.
"Narrowing the angle really helps," said Mr Hurd. For a typical urinal, "best practice" means standing slightly to one side, and aiming downwards at a low angle of impact.

The angle of impact and smoothness of the stream dictate the level of spray
"This way you take advantage of both splash-reduction techniques," Hurd explains.
Prof Truscott encourages men and women to "be artistic" with their aim and find an angle to suit the particular facility they are faced with.
The designs of public toilets and home bathrooms does not always help us achieve 100% efficiency, he said.
"Most surfaces you pee into, such as porcelain, are hydrophilic, which is a disadvantage. The water spreads across them, creating a puddle to splash into," said Mr Hurd.
He believes that hydrophobic coatings will ultimately make toilets more hygienic, with important benefits for hospitals, schools, and workplaces.
The Brigham-Young team has been "inundated" with commercial products to reduce spray - such as fabric inserts, urinals with triangular fins, and toilet bowls with unusually sloping angles.
"Some work fantastically - others really don't work at all. It's almost worse than nothing," says Truscott.
"My favourite is painting a fly on the wall to indicate where you should aim. Unfortunately, some companies put that fly in the wrong place."
Sega has even developed a "Toylet" urinal game, installed in Tokyo Metro stations to award men points for accuracy.
But Prof Truscott says one of the most effective tricks is also the simplest - drop a few pieces of tissue into a toilet bowl to soften the blow.
The Splash Lab team plans to investigate further toilet designs and find "the optimal approach for urinal usage", removing some of the obstacles between men, women and bathroom harmony.

Physicists probe urination 'splashback' problem

Scientists have studied the fluid dynamics of urine "splashback", with hygiene implications for men and women.

www.bbc.com

 

[TreeSaw]

While bacon is usually my go to option, I say keep the tunes. TV sucks....maybe get her some noise cancelling headphones.

 

[SkaredShtles]

I wasn't sure where to post this, but your marital "harmony" thread seems apropos (a-piss-pro...)

ETA: the TL;DR is put some TP in the bowl first

Physicists probe urination 'splashback' problem

The researchers hope their work will improve toilet hygiene and bring harmony to family bathrooms
By James Morgan
Science reporter, BBC News

US physicists have studied the fluid dynamics of urine "splashback" - and found tips to help men and women with their accuracy and hygiene.
Using high-speed cameras, the team filmed jets of liquid striking toilet walls and studied the resulting spray.
Splashback was low when the jets were used close up with a narrow "angle of attack", said the Brigham Young University team.
They will present their research at an American Physical Society meeting.

"In response to harsh and repeated criticisms from our mothers and several failed relationships with women, we present the splash dynamics of a simulated human male urine stream," reads their conference abstract.
But there is a more serious side to the research.

The work is led by Prof Tadd Truscott and Randy Hurd of the "Splash Lab" at Brigham Young in Provo, Utah, who jokingly refer to themselves as "wizz kids".
"People ask me, are you serious? I tell them yes, this may involve 12-year-old humour, but it's also a real problem," Prof Truscott told BBC News.
"We've all been in disgusting toilets with puddles on the floor - these places are a breeding ground for bacteria."
For example, the detergents used to clean hospital toilets could actually increase the spray of disease-causing bacteria, by reducing the surface tension of water, according to a recent study.

[VIDEO: Slow-motion video reveals the splashback when "urine" strikes toilet water]

One might think the physics of aiming urination had already been summarised by the formula: "get it all in the bowl". But micturation is still a messier business than it needs to be, according to the research.
Taking measurements live "in the field" did not appeal to the scientists, so the duo built a urination simulator. The "Water Angle Navigation Guide" is a five-gallon bucket with hoses connected to two types of synthetic urethra.

Chaotic spray
The team fired coloured water at various target "toilets" at the velocity and pressure of average human urination.
Then, using a high-speed camera, they captured the moment of impact in remarkable visual detail.

The apparatus was carefully designed to simulate male urination
Splashback was heightened by a phenomenon known as Plateau-Rayleigh instability, where a falling stream of liquid breaks up into droplets.
"The male urine stream breaks up about 6-7 inches outside the urethra exit," Mr Hurd explained.
"So by the time it hits the urinal, it's already in droplet form. And these droplets are the perpetrators of the splash formation on your khaki pants."
His advice? "The closer you are, the better. If you can get stream impact with the porcelain, it's a lot less chaotic."

Of course, in a domestic bathroom, distance from the toilet is governed chiefly by one variable: "to stand or sit".
"People are always arguing over which is better. Because when you sit close, you're also closer to getting wet," said Prof Truscott.
"In Germany there is a derogatory term 'sitzpinkler' for a man who sits down to pee. It means he's kind of a wuss.
"So we wanted to look at whether sitting down is really effective. What are the splash differences?"
To compare the two positions, the scientists gave rulers to their friends and sent them into the toilet.
"It turns out you are five times as far away when you stand up - and that's a pretty significant difference in impact velocity for those droplets of urine," said Mr Hurd.
Impact with the toilet water is captured in a video by the team.
"You can see the droplets create a large cavity in the water, which then collapses, causing even greater splashback. The amount of splash is considerable," Mr Hurd explained.
"It seems that sitting down is the best sure-fire way to avoid unwanted splashing in a traditional toilet."
Angle of attack
Above all, he says, "the biggest thing you can do" to reduce splashback - sitting or standing - is to alter the "angle of attack".
Aiming directly at a vertical urinal wall - a 90 degree angle - causes a nasty kickback, as does aiming directly at the toilet water.
"Narrowing the angle really helps," said Mr Hurd. For a typical urinal, "best practice" means standing slightly to one side, and aiming downwards at a low angle of impact.

The angle of impact and smoothness of the stream dictate the level of spray
"This way you take advantage of both splash-reduction techniques," Hurd explains.
Prof Truscott encourages men and women to "be artistic" with their aim and find an angle to suit the particular facility they are faced with.
The designs of public toilets and home bathrooms does not always help us achieve 100% efficiency, he said.
"Most surfaces you pee into, such as porcelain, are hydrophilic, which is a disadvantage. The water spreads across them, creating a puddle to splash into," said Mr Hurd.
He believes that hydrophobic coatings will ultimately make toilets more hygienic, with important benefits for hospitals, schools, and workplaces.
The Brigham-Young team has been "inundated" with commercial products to reduce spray - such as fabric inserts, urinals with triangular fins, and toilet bowls with unusually sloping angles.
"Some work fantastically - others really don't work at all. It's almost worse than nothing," says Truscott.
"My favourite is painting a fly on the wall to indicate where you should aim. Unfortunately, some companies put that fly in the wrong place."
Sega has even developed a "Toylet" urinal game, installed in Tokyo Metro stations to award men points for accuracy.
But Prof Truscott says one of the most effective tricks is also the simplest - drop a few pieces of tissue into a toilet bowl to soften the blow.
The Splash Lab team plans to investigate further toilet designs and find "the optimal approach for urinal usage", removing some of the obstacles between men, women and bathroom harmony.

Physicists probe urination 'splashback' problem

Scientists have studied the fluid dynamics of urine "splashback", with hygiene implications for men and women.

www.bbc.com

JFS.

 

[Jm_]

I wasn't sure where to post this, but your marital "harmony" thread seems apropos (a-piss-pro...)

ETA: the TL;DR is put some TP in the bowl first

Physicists probe urination 'splashback' problem

The researchers hope their work will improve toilet hygiene and bring harmony to family bathrooms
By James Morgan
Science reporter, BBC News

US physicists have studied the fluid dynamics of urine "splashback" - and found tips to help men and women with their accuracy and hygiene.
Using high-speed cameras, the team filmed jets of liquid striking toilet walls and studied the resulting spray.
Splashback was low when the jets were used close up with a narrow "angle of attack", said the Brigham Young University team.
They will present their research at an American Physical Society meeting.

"In response to harsh and repeated criticisms from our mothers and several failed relationships with women, we present the splash dynamics of a simulated human male urine stream," reads their conference abstract.
But there is a more serious side to the research.

The work is led by Prof Tadd Truscott and Randy Hurd of the "Splash Lab" at Brigham Young in Provo, Utah, who jokingly refer to themselves as "wizz kids".
"People ask me, are you serious? I tell them yes, this may involve 12-year-old humour, but it's also a real problem," Prof Truscott told BBC News.
"We've all been in disgusting toilets with puddles on the floor - these places are a breeding ground for bacteria."
For example, the detergents used to clean hospital toilets could actually increase the spray of disease-causing bacteria, by reducing the surface tension of water, according to a recent study.

[VIDEO: Slow-motion video reveals the splashback when "urine" strikes toilet water]

One might think the physics of aiming urination had already been summarised by the formula: "get it all in the bowl". But micturation is still a messier business than it needs to be, according to the research.
Taking measurements live "in the field" did not appeal to the scientists, so the duo built a urination simulator. The "Water Angle Navigation Guide" is a five-gallon bucket with hoses connected to two types of synthetic urethra.

Chaotic spray
The team fired coloured water at various target "toilets" at the velocity and pressure of average human urination.
Then, using a high-speed camera, they captured the moment of impact in remarkable visual detail.

The apparatus was carefully designed to simulate male urination
Splashback was heightened by a phenomenon known as Plateau-Rayleigh instability, where a falling stream of liquid breaks up into droplets.
"The male urine stream breaks up about 6-7 inches outside the urethra exit," Mr Hurd explained.
"So by the time it hits the urinal, it's already in droplet form. And these droplets are the perpetrators of the splash formation on your khaki pants."
His advice? "The closer you are, the better. If you can get stream impact with the porcelain, it's a lot less chaotic."

Of course, in a domestic bathroom, distance from the toilet is governed chiefly by one variable: "to stand or sit".
"People are always arguing over which is better. Because when you sit close, you're also closer to getting wet," said Prof Truscott.
"In Germany there is a derogatory term 'sitzpinkler' for a man who sits down to pee. It means he's kind of a wuss.
"So we wanted to look at whether sitting down is really effective. What are the splash differences?"
To compare the two positions, the scientists gave rulers to their friends and sent them into the toilet.
"It turns out you are five times as far away when you stand up - and that's a pretty significant difference in impact velocity for those droplets of urine," said Mr Hurd.
Impact with the toilet water is captured in a video by the team.
"You can see the droplets create a large cavity in the water, which then collapses, causing even greater splashback. The amount of splash is considerable," Mr Hurd explained.
"It seems that sitting down is the best sure-fire way to avoid unwanted splashing in a traditional toilet."
Angle of attack
Above all, he says, "the biggest thing you can do" to reduce splashback - sitting or standing - is to alter the "angle of attack".
Aiming directly at a vertical urinal wall - a 90 degree angle - causes a nasty kickback, as does aiming directly at the toilet water.
"Narrowing the angle really helps," said Mr Hurd. For a typical urinal, "best practice" means standing slightly to one side, and aiming downwards at a low angle of impact.

The angle of impact and smoothness of the stream dictate the level of spray
"This way you take advantage of both splash-reduction techniques," Hurd explains.
Prof Truscott encourages men and women to "be artistic" with their aim and find an angle to suit the particular facility they are faced with.
The designs of public toilets and home bathrooms does not always help us achieve 100% efficiency, he said.
"Most surfaces you pee into, such as porcelain, are hydrophilic, which is a disadvantage. The water spreads across them, creating a puddle to splash into," said Mr Hurd.
He believes that hydrophobic coatings will ultimately make toilets more hygienic, with important benefits for hospitals, schools, and workplaces.
The Brigham-Young team has been "inundated" with commercial products to reduce spray - such as fabric inserts, urinals with triangular fins, and toilet bowls with unusually sloping angles.
"Some work fantastically - others really don't work at all. It's almost worse than nothing," says Truscott.
"My favourite is painting a fly on the wall to indicate where you should aim. Unfortunately, some companies put that fly in the wrong place."
Sega has even developed a "Toylet" urinal game, installed in Tokyo Metro stations to award men points for accuracy.
But Prof Truscott says one of the most effective tricks is also the simplest - drop a few pieces of tissue into a toilet bowl to soften the blow.
The Splash Lab team plans to investigate further toilet designs and find "the optimal approach for urinal usage", removing some of the obstacles between men, women and bathroom harmony.

Physicists probe urination 'splashback' problem

Scientists have studied the fluid dynamics of urine "splashback", with hygiene implications for men and women.

www.bbc.com

Well fuck, I knew all that and I didn't have to study shit.











































I mean pee.

 

[kidwoo]

Blablablah...everyones a critic. Like you have nothing in your collection that isnt uber cool?

of course not

I'm awesome

 

[jstuhlman]

ooooh. someone start a new poll: "what does @kidwoo listen to"

 

[kidwoo]

ooooh. someone start a new poll: "what does @kidwoo listen to"

I can't wait to find out!

 

[eric strt6]

^^^^ lol