Any reasonable person that's been in or around business for any length of time these past 30 years must know that such a story simply cannot be true. There just aren't any genuine computer geeks that can hold their liquor for entire happy hour, let alone the time it would take to design a PC.
SML -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd Williams Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 12:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Concealed plastic pipe I don't know, Steve. The original Compaq computer (and I believe the first portable computer) was designed by 3 guys at happy hour. At 01:16 PM 12/16/2010, you wrote: >Several years ago at a concert, a friend of mine tried to convince me >that if you cut the bottoms out of two beer cups and hang them on your >ears, the music sounds WAY better and more focused, especially the base >frequencies. Of course, this was at a Grateful Dead concert and the >last we saw of him for the day he was dancing through the crowd with >beer cups on his head. Since then, I have taken most scientific >theories put forth by my acquaintances with a dose of skepticism that is >exponentially related to the level (and quality) of their intoxication >during the period of "experimentation". > >SML > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >Richardson, R >Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 7:26 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: Concealed plastic pipe > >I certainly have doubts as well, but it should be noted that there was >an air space in the pipe > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd - >FPDC >Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 07:04 >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: Concealed plastic pipe > >Uh... If there wasn't a hole somewhere to relieve the pressure, it >could have exploded. I have my doubts. > >Sent from my iPhone > >On Dec 16, 2010, at 9:54 AM, "Richardson, R" <[email protected]> >wrote: > > > I have a friend who claimed to have filled a small section of CPVC >sprinkler pipe with water, capped it, threw it into the campfire, then >went back to drinking. The following morning the pipe was intact amongst >the ashes the next day. Could be a BS story, I don't know. > > > > Rich Richardson > > Seattle Fire Department > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dan Arbel > > Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 04:39 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: Concealed plastic pipe > > > > Probably when exposed to fire it is protected by the water spray >whilst > > above the tiles there is no immediate direct exposure no spray >protection > > was afforded. > > > > Dan > > > > http://www.riskmanage.com > > Dan Arbel > > T+972-4-8243337; > > F+972-4-8243278; > > M+972-52-2810593 > > M+972-52-6611337, > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Geir >Jensen > > Sent: 16 December, 2010 2:03 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Concealed plastic pipe > > > > We are assessing a case of plastic sprinkler pipework in concealed >space. > > There is an issue of correct listing or not. This is under European > > standards, however fairly similar to NFPA 13. > > > > What I want to know: What is the actual risk of using plastic wet >sprinkler > > pipe in a lowered ceiling space, given a listing as exposed plastic >wet > > sprinkler pipe? Maybe no concerns? I read NFPA 13 Annex A6.3.6 on >this and > > cannot really get my head around. Why is there a risk of removed >ceiling > > tile when the pipework is elsewhere directly exposed to fire? > > > > Geir Jensen > > COWI Fire > > Technical Director > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Sprinklerforum mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > > > To Unsubscribe, send an email >to:[email protected] > > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Sprinklerforum mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > > > To Unsubscribe, send an email >to:[email protected] > > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > > _______________________________________________ > > Sprinklerforum mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > > > To Unsubscribe, send an email >to:[email protected] > > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) >_______________________________________________ >Sprinklerforum mailing list >[email protected] >http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > >For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > >To Unsubscribe, send an email >to:[email protected] >(Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) >_______________________________________________ >Sprinklerforum mailing list >[email protected] >http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > >For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > >To Unsubscribe, send an email >to:[email protected] >(Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) >_______________________________________________ >Sprinklerforum mailing list >[email protected] >http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > >For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > >To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] >(Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) Todd G. 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